Sarasota News Leader

07/11/2014

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and more uncontrolled growth, the cities are going to pay the price for it," he said. Caragiulo declined to take a stance on the issue, saying the 2050 plan "can be good" but that any plan should consistently be evaluated and tweaked. "I don't think it's functioning as desired, the way it stands right now," he said. Other debate revolved around the interchange at University Parkway and Interstate 75 and the heavy traffic anticipated there with the opening of The Mall at University Town Center this October. Snyder criticized the County Commission for allowing new construction to go through without requiring adequate infra- structure first. He said the situation would "take at least 20 years to straighten out." When Control Growth Now President Dan Lobeck asked specifically whether the candi- dates would restore road impact fees, which have repeatedly been slashed by the current City Commissioner Paul Caragiulo listens to discussion during the joint City/County commissions meeting on homelessness on June 23. Photo by Norman Schimmel Alexandra Coe is a candidate for the District 2 seat. Image from her campaign website City Commissioner Shannon Snyder sits at the County Commission dais during a joint city/county meeting in June. Photo by Norman Schimmel Sarasota News Leader July 11, 2014 Page 20

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