tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1836380046779985413.post9092763305785861924..comments2024-03-27T13:03:44.162-04:00Comments on Citizens for Sarasota County: Also near the Celery Fields - Restaurant Depot proposalSarasota Vision 2050http://www.blogger.com/profile/16808119584776554550noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1836380046779985413.post-75552307390047737702017-02-07T11:43:39.983-05:002017-02-07T11:43:39.983-05:00This rezoning was suspicious at best. First, thi...This rezoning was suspicious at best. First, this use is not a light industrial use as permitted, but is in fact a commercial retail use for the sale of food supplies and equipment to all the 2000 restauranteers in the area along with anyone they deswignate as a representative of the business, which will greatly exacerbate the already insufficient road situation. . Even more suspicious is the fact that not only is the county the seller and beneficiary of this land sale, but that it is not a straight land purchaase. There involves the inclusion of an existing County fire station on this land with an initial two year leaseback for $1 per year, and cheap rent after that. Sweet deal for the county! The fact that the county attorney has said that a rezone cannot be halted as the result of a traffic issue, should not apply here as the business use of Restaurant Depot does not even meet the intended light industrial use. While the questionable approval by the staff and county attorney is greatly beneficial to the county coffers, it is not beneficial to the constituents who voted the planning and county commissioners into office. This was a negotiated backroom deal made by the county attorney and the applicants attorney that is being misrepresented and pushed for the benefit of the county and to the detriment of the residents of the area and the citizens of Sarasota County . This blatant conflict of interest needs to be investigated!Affected citizenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07728624087204770923noreply@blogger.com