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NOT HOW THEY RECALL IT TOP STORIES County commissioners surprised to learn that what they thought was written policy regarding land management never was put into the code — Rachel Brown Hackney A County Commission vote was unanimous this week regarding use of future revenue to manage environmentally sensitive lands, but it followed about 20 minutes of discussion over lack of cod- ified policy relative to past use of funds for the same purpose. Commissioners were surprised to learn about that lack of written policy. The Oct. 23 vote was to authorize county staff to proceed with processing a pro- posed comprehensive plan amendment to allow for a portion of revenue from the sale of transfers of development rights (TDRs) to be used for the management of property in the county's Environmentally Sensitive Lands Protection Program (ES- LPP). (Full story here) MORE GLOOM ON ST. ARMANDS Parking issue has the 'squeaky wheel' of St. Armands business owners needing a lot of grease from City Hall — Stan Zimmerman If the Sarasota City commissioners were sailors, they would be reefing like mad. A storm is brewing along St. Armands Key over parking, and it is about to blow hard through City Hall. We reported the first winds after the circle's Business Improvement District meet- ing on Oct. 9. By the Oct. 24 Parking Advisory Committee meeting, the winds had grown to a squall. "It's an impossible situation," said Jim Morrison with the Kingston Arms Condo- miniums on South Washington Drive. He was joined in his view by a cascade of business operators and property owners along the popular shopping circle. The problem is a one-size-fits-all parking enforcement policy adopted by the Sara- sota City Commission March 5. In the dramatic aftermath of indecision over paid street parking (aka "those damn meters"), the city commissioners decided to allow free on-street parking but coupled it with stringent enforcement. (Full story here) AT A GLANCE