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One week from today on Monday April 7th from 6:15-7:30 pm we will be holding our Annual General Meeting at the Fruitville Library on Apex Road here in Sarasota. We hope you can join us to share what we accomplished and learned during the past year and what we hope to do to protect our neighborhood and work with the County to better manage growth in the future. Please RSVP to Brenda Stocks at brendastk@yahoo.com so we know how many of our neighbors will be able to join us.

On February 21, 2025, Judge Stephen Walker of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit Court in Sarasota County ruled in SEERD’s favor and quashed the Sarasota County Commission’s approval of The Classical Academy’s (TCA) modification to its special exception to allow the 30 modular classrooms at its new site at 8000 Bee Ridge Road. The 29-page order found that the County Commission “departed from the essential requirements of law”, and “failed to support its decision with competent subs

Victory in the Courts!   Sarasota East Enders for Responsible Development (SEERD) proudly announces a significant victory in the courts! On February 21, 2025, Judge Stephen Walker of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit Court in Sarasota County ruled in SEERD’s favor and quashed the Sarasota County Commission’s approval of The Classical Academy’s modification to its special exception to allow the 30 modular classrooms at The Classical Academy site at 8000 Bee Ridge Road. The 29-page