Monday, May 2, 2022

History of the Southwest Quad - Background Links

The links below go to Background on the Southwest Quad - the one James Gabbert wanted for his WTF (Waste Transfer Facility). 

The Board is now promoting a plan to move the Florida House to the SW Quad Parcel for use as a building industry showcase - in violation of the Easement the County granted with unanimous Board Approval in December 2019.

                                                        Thanks to Adrien Lucas for this selection.

Useful Links,
Supporting Material &
Some Helluva Good Press from the Past Week!

Observer, Eric Garwood | February 20, 2022

ABC Channel 7 by Rick Adams | November 6, 2019

Filmed by Daniel Perales, produced by Adrien Lucas

Herald Tribune by Anna Bryson | November 2, 2019

ABC Channel 7 by Taylor Torregano | Nov. 1, 2019

ABC Channel 7 by Taylor Torregano | Nov. 1, 2019

Herald Tribune by Carrie Seidman | Oct. 31, 2019

Citizen's for Sarasota County Blog by Tom Matrullo | Nov. 3, 2019

Sarasota News Leader by Rachel Brown Hackney |Oct. 24, 2019

Fresh Start for the Celery Fields, a real-time blog holding any and 
all things related to the Celery Fields and Sarasota County government. 
Great place to learn what we are up against. A useful site for 
appropriate cut and paste sentences for writing why you oppose 
the sale of the Quads.

a breakdown on the proposed county staff Celery Field Quad 
CAP analysis to Sarasota planner Mr. Kirk.

A video of Fresh Start's presentation to the Board of Sarasota County Commissioners on Sept. 12, 2018 that apparently fell on deaf ears. 

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Image from the Sarasota News Leader

The Manatee Sarasota Building Industry Association - a local 
developer lobbyist group - proposes for the SW Quad a showcase that 
would feature the construction industry. Originally proposed 
for the NW parcel which the county still retains, the group has now 
switched to the SW parcel.