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In addition to the regularly scheduled Planning Commission and Board of County Commissioner (BCC) meetings, there are several other meetings in Sarasota this month that our Bee Ridge neighbors should be aware of and might consider attending. Two are being organized by likeminded groups concerned about various aspects of overdevelopment taking place on the same day and at almost the same time. Another meeting which takes place a week later, largely in response to resident conc

Getting ready for a new year. Things seem to slow down on the development and local governance front at end of most years, but 2026 with local, state and national elections, an uncertain economy, no job or wage growth and weak consumer confidence suggests many surprises in store requiring continued citizen vigilance and involvement. Traffic and parked cars everywhere. Growing traffic volumes in the Bee Ridge neighborhood and peak hour congestion resulted in a multi-vehicle a

This is our year-end/new-year update focused on growth, governance, infrastructure, and civic engagement in Sarasota County, with a particular emphasis on the Bee Ridge neighborhood. It warns that 2026 will bring heightened challenges due to elections, economic uncertainty, rapid development, and strained public infrastructure, and it repeatedly calls for increased citizen vigilance and involvement. The outline format below may be sufficient for many of our readers. Those in