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CONTENTS OUR NEAREST COMPETITOR OUR NEAREST COMPETITOR FOCUSED ON THE ECONOMY NEWS & COMMENTARY Bradenton experiencing just the beginning of booming times — Stan Zimmerman FOCUSED ON THE ECONOMY NOT HOW THEY RECALL IT 12 Christine Robinson seeking her first elected term on the Sarasota County Commission — Rachel Brown Hackney County commissioners surprised to learn that what they thought was written policy regarding land management never was put into the code MORE GLOOM ON ST. ARMANDS A DIFFERENT TAKE Parking issue has the 'squeaky wheel' of St. Armands business owners needing a lot of grease from City Hall — Stan Zimmerman Firefighters' pension board cuts rate of return and mulls a potential snag with the county — Stan Zimmerman TALENT SEARCH EXTENDED SOME MORE TWEAKS ON THE DECLINE City allowing itself more time to find a new finance director and new utilities director, with yet a third department chief position coming open soon — Stan Zimmerman Arts Alliance to more closely document its outreach efforts in South County — Cooper Levey- Baker Once a staple on the campuses of Sarasota County Schools, portables have been disappearing as enrollment has decreased — Scott Proffitt 22 26 30 32 34 36 38 COVER PHOTOS: Front - Robert Hackney; Sarasota Leisure - Norman Schimmel