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Wednesday, September 29, 2021

Fixing the Sarasota Ditch begins NOW!

Great news on a project in District 1 that has been a long time coming!!

Sarasota Street in the Floridian Subdivision off of Blue Angel Parkway has had a big problem brewing for over a decade.   The backyards of 7 houses were being eroded and were falling into a massive gully on the adjacent property.

For years, residents tried and tried to get action on this problem--with no luck.

About two years ago, I met with residents and said I would commit staff and resources to the issue.  We looked at MSBU's, which were not a workable option.  I ponied up $400K of D1 discretionary LOST money to make the project go.  Between the staff, enginerring, and legal---we developed a plan and put the project in motion.  Recently--staff was successful at having the project funded through a grant--which is a tremendous win because it puts my discretionary allocation back in the county coffers where it can be used for other worthwhile drainage and infrastructure construction.

Kudos to neighbors who pushed (especially Zoey DiChristopher) and for staff that were steadfast in brining this project to fruition.  I look forward to getting this solved and completed by early next year.

It took too long---but perseverance pays!  See County's Notice of Commencement, below.



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