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Robinson noted, some challenges remain, among them, addressing homelessness. And community activists cite concerns about how recent County Commission policy deci- sions will play out, including limited public access to commission emails, how the county will handle ethics inquiries and what the crit- ics call the county's failure to protect the public and hold the Suncoast Aquatic Nature Center Associates Inc. (SANCA) account- able in the Nathan Benderson Park rowing agreement. "The overriding problems with the county right now are not related to Mr. Harmer. They are related to the culture and decisions of the commission," said Cathy Antunes, an advo- cate for open government who is a supporter of Harmer. "Thank goodness for term limits," she added. Asked if he plans more 100-day updates, Harmer replied that he will be focused on quarterly and annual messages instead. '[L]IKE NIGHT AND DAY' The First 100 Days list is full of ambitious projects and indications of collaboration with other local governments, noted Robinson. Perhaps the most important to her is No. 88: "Developed a new budget process." "It's so small and buried," Robinson, a staunch advocate for keeping spending under control, told the News Leader. "But it catches my eye because that is my thing. It affects every other item on the list." Tom Harmer had a big smile on his face in late January after the County Commission asked him to remove the 'interim' from his title as county administrator. Photo by Norman Schimmel Sarasota News Leader May 30, 2014 Page 31