All entries for August 2014
Caragiulo to Call for Snyder Appointment on City Commission
Sarasota CIty Commissioner Paul Caragiulo on Tuesday will raise the issue of re-appointing City Commissioner Shannon Snyder to a board both had to resign from to run for higher office. Caragiulo on Tuesday defeated Snyder in the Republican primary for Sarasota County Commission District 2. Florida's resign-to-run law required both city commissioners to resign their posts effective in November in order to run for the county commission. The resignation, effective in November, cannot be rescinded. However, the City Commission is allowed to re-appoint the same person to the vacated post. "It would make a lot of sense, providing he wants to do it, and there is only one way to find out," Caragiulo said. "My intention is to keep things relatively stable." Snyder could not be reached for comment. Of course, the Sarasota City Commission before the primary already laid out a plan for finding replacements to fill both Caragiulo's and Snyder's seats on the board. The city will begin accepting applications for the post starting Tuesday and the commision planned to make the appointment in November, after both commissioners leave the board. Caragiulo faces independent Alexandra Coe and two write-in candidates in the county commission election, escheduled for Nov. 4. 
Sarasota, Manatee Realtors Consider Merger
Leadership for the Sarasota Association of Realtors and the Manatee Association of Realtors voted today to merge the organizations. Members for both groups will decide if such a move should take place in mid-September. The membership vote will be held in each associations' offices on Sept. 16 at 1pm. "The reality today is that the perceived barrier between Sarasota and Manatee counties has eroded and we are now one regional marketplace," said Sherry Grooms, MAR President. "Merging the two associations allows us to eliminate duplication and operate more efficiently and cost-effectively." "We are stronger together," said SAR President Peter Crowley. "By combining our more than 5,000 members, we will become a stronger voice for our profession, which allows us to be more effective in advocating for property rights. It also gives us increased representation, and therefore more clout, at the state and national levels of the organization." Leaders said the merger has been discussed for two months. The move, according to board members for both associations, would both save on resources and boost the market prominence in MLS searched and within such associations as Florida Realtors and the National Association of Realtors. If approved, the change would take place Jan. 1 and the merged association would be rebranded as the Suncoast Realtor Association. Such a change would also need the blessing of the National Association of Realtors for the new organization to be recognized as a new association.
Carpenter, Kennedy Win Manatee School Board. Aranibar, Cantrell Head to Runoff
School Board member Karen Carpenter beat challenger Frank Brunner to win re-election with 57.39 percent of the vote, and newcomer Charlie Kennedy with 50.52 percent beat Rodney Jones for an open seat. But in District 5, incumbent Julie Aranibar heads to a runoff against Mary Cantrell. The candidates got 38.18 percent and 36.28 percent respectively, but they did eliminate James Golden and Les Nichols.
Gallen, Smith in recount territory in Manatee County. DiSabatino wins.One major race in Southwest Florida was too close to call Tuesday night. Manatee County Commissioner Michael Gallen trailed challenger Charles Smith, a Palmetto City Commissioner, by just five votes when... More »
Marsh, Ziegler head for Sarasota School Board runoff. Goodwin, Brown win re-electionTwo Sarasota School Board members coasted to re-election on Tuesday night, and a third is preparing for a November runoff. Bridget Ziegler, who was appointed to the School Board by Gov. Rick Scott earlier... More »
Gonzalez, Caragiulo, Maio win in Sarasota
Polls Close, Stay Tuned for Election Results
United Adds Sarasota-Newark ServiceUnited Airlines just announced it will add seasonal non-stop service between Sarasota and Newark starting February 12. The non-stop daily service will run from Feb. 12 through May 15 in 2015. The flight... More »
Town Hall to Tackle Mental Health from Sandy Hook to Robin WilliamsFrom the Sandy Hook shootings to the death of Robin Williams, a remarkable number of national news stories have put mental health in the headlines. Locally, the topic had been an underlying issue in the... More »
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