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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

Bee Ridge Neighbors, we plan to meet on Monday evening at the Fruitville Branch Library Meeting Room to discuss recent developments in and around the Bee Ridge Neighborhood. We will take stock of the impacts we have experienced and consider how best to work with the various stakeholders in order to mitigate the traffic, noise and visual disruptions and protect our properties and lifestyles. We would like to hear from as many of you as possible in person. For those unable to

Greetings SEERD members, Bee Ridge neighbors, and other interested followers. The following message is to announce the start of a minimum annual membership contribution effective January 2026, explain why we are requesting this support from our neighbors, and to invite you to a meeting later this month for all of our SEERD followers. First, allow us to reiterate a few points which may be helpful in understanding where we are, what we have learned and the challenges ahead. 1.