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legacy with the decisions we are making today. … In my opinion, we have to continue to be a very attractive place, a place with good jobs but physically well planned and well maintained." Patterson will step down from the board in November after four terms. Though a 2012 Florida Supreme Court ruling on a term lim- its case necessitated her retirement, she had told the news media beforehand that she was ready to leave in 2014. Prior to her first elec- tion to the County Commission, she served two terms on the Sarasota City Commission. Patterson reminded the March 1 audience that during the SKA's 2013 annual meet- ing, she had pleaded, "Please, let's not kill the golden goose." This time, she wanted to add, "Let's not injure the beauty of Sarasota because we're so enthusiastic coming out of the recession. Please, let's not weaken further [the] past efforts to plan for our future, just for immediate profit. Let's see that we don't let slip from our hands the very things that cause us to move here and to love Sarasota and her islands." Then Patterson identified the focal point of those comments: the revision of the county's 2050 Plan. It was intended to serve as a roadmap for 50 years of planning regarding lands "previ- ously eligible only for rural development," she explained. Although "the 2050 Plan can certainly stand changes [because] it's complex, it's tough to read," she said, "major, major changes will (From left) The new Siesta Key Association directors are Troy Roberts, Bob Stein and Paul Wilkinson. Photo by Rachel Hackney Sarasota News Leader March 7, 2014 Page 75