- 10/15/2024 – Tuesday @6:30pm – Neighborhood meeting. (Location TBD, but likely at Northminster Presbyterian Church)
- 10/22/2024 – Tuesday – County Commissioners Hearing and vote. Location: County Admin Building 1660 Ringling Blvd
Please check back for updates. We are following up to find out if Benderson has modified their plan based on the denial by the County Planning Commission.
We know that strong representation by concerned residents does carry weight with the Commissioners. Please consider speaking up to oppose the precedent of rezoning a residential lot outside of the University Parkway Corridor Plan area to non-residential use.
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On August 15th, The Sarasota County Planning Commission voted 4-3 to recommend denial of the petition by Benderson Development to develop 3 lots at the corner of Shade and University. Many thanks to the 19 Desoto Acres residents who spoke at the hearing. Based on comments by the Commissioners, the large presence and specific reasons given in opposition to the project were influential in the vote.
The ball is now back in Benderson’s court. It is likely that they will bring the project forward to the Sarasota County Board of County Commissioners for a final vote.
Benderson may also choose to modify their project to take into account some of the observations of the Planning Commissioners, but for the moment the project still looks like this:
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