Golf carts for downtown transit, Sarasota-style?
A cart from Jonny's Free Beach Rides on Siesta Key. Sarasota is looking at allowing similar golf carts to scoot people around downtown
Sarasota - Start a Business, Retire, Or Both
Siesta Beach in Sarasota, Florica was crowned America’s best seashore. Sarasota is a great place to start a business, or retire, or both, which is what my wife and I have done.
Here are some of the attaboys that have come our way over the past few years:
• Money Magazine calls Sarasota-Manatee one of the “Best Places to Live and Launch a Business.”
• Money Magazine, CNBC and Portfolio.com each awarded Sarasota-Manatee their top designation as “Best Place to Retire.”
• Money Magazine named Sarasota-Manatee the “Best Place to Retire Young.”
Sarasota Economic Development
Green energy composite materials manufacturer 5D Composite Inc. to create 120 jobs with move to Sarasota County from Canada
5D Composite Inc., based in Ontario, Canada, plans to relocate part of its manufacturing operation to Sarasota County in 2011 and create 120 jobs over five years, according to Mark Huey, president and CEO of the Economic Development Corporation of Sarasota.
Municipal Gift Catalog
Gift Catalog for a Community
You can create a simple Gift Catalog for your community. The Gift Catalog can be a simple one page flyer. You simply provide a way for a citizen who wishes to give a gift to the public a way to send money or real estate to the Village Clerk.
The following is sample language for your own community gift catalog. Adjust the gifts to fit your community and add your own logo and graphics. Please feel free to use it.
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GIFT CATALOG
Citizens can give gifts for public improvements for the people of their community. The gifts will enhance the community while providing a way for citizens to memorialize a loved one. The following are some possible gifts and estimated costs.
Trees $ 350
Park Benches $ 500
Landscaping, Evergreens, Flowers, Trees $ 750
Ornamental Lighting $ 2,500
Sculpture and Outdoor Art $ 20,000
Jogging, Bike and Nature Trails $ 100,000
City Hall Park Improvements with small fountain $ 900,000
Streetscape & Beautification $ 2,000,000
Swimming Lagoon Pool / Skating Rink $ 3,000,000
Farm $ 5,000,000
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The Village Manager of Beecher, Illinois just advised me that a citizen gave the Village $50,000 for a Veterans Memorial. The Village used that gift as the match for another State $50,000. Nice to see the Gift Catalog work.
Sarasota County Energy Efficient Community
| Imagine the possibilities for Sarasota County to create an economically sustainable, energy efficient community |
 Sarasota County is working hard to:
These goals are reflected in Sarasota County’s plan to create an Energy Economic Zone, which would be implemented through an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan. The Florida Legislature authorized Energy Economic Zones in 2009 to promote economic diversification and reduce greenhouse gases. The legislation identified several strategies to accomplish these purposes:
Sarasota County’s proposed Energy Economic Zone amendment is an innovative approach to land use planning that adopts sustainable development practices and energy efficient solutions.
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