We are Tatum Ridge United
Advocating for Tatum Ridge 
 

Attend the May 20th meeting. We cannot overstate the importance of you being there. They have money, lawyers, and influence. But we have us. The Commissioners need and want to see that citizens care. Otherwise, they have no reason to deny the developer. Call in sick Take a vacation day Bring your laptop and work from 1660 Ringling Blvd Bring a friend Car pool Wear a yellow shirt Be there! May 20, 2025 @ 10am - 1660 Ringling Blvd

YES. More than 1,003 registered voters in the area my lose their properly recorded property interest in the golf course/open space. The Commissioners will listen to a united group of concerned citizens. It worked before. Back in 2017, many of you fought and beat a concrete crushing business that wanted to open shop just outside our community. Residents banded together, wore yellow shirts, and won. The Yellow Shirt Brigade was successful because residents showed up. It was that simple.

Attend the May 20th meeting - a show of force is by far our best chance of winning. If you need transportation assistance, call 203.291.5133 - leave a message. We will return the call. OR email: thelegends.golfcourse@gmail.com Write an email to the Commissioners - see the "email" menu item for details Pledge money to our Legal Defense Fund - if we win on May 20th, we win! We don't know the developer's next move BUT it'll be hard for him to get another bite at the apple. So winning is critical (SHOW UP ON MAY 20). But, if we lose... it's not over yet. It just get complicated and expensive. To pledge money call: 203.291.5133 - leave a message. We will return the call. OR email: thelegends.golfcourse@gmail.com

To protect what we love. Let's appreciate what we have and not lose it. Our area is very unique in Sarasota. We are very close to shopping, transportation, restaurant, municipal services, churches, etc, and we enjoy a very spacious, open space quality of life. There is not another community like ours. Other neighborhoods have homes stacked one upon one another, with very high HOA fees (and CCD fees) and/or are nowhere near as accessible as is our area. Why should we let a developer ruin this for us? We have documented property interests that protect and preserve what we have. On principle alone, every area resident should be angry and willing to fight. Attend the May 20th meeting!

Email Instructions All Area Residents: PLEASE attended the May 20th meeting at 1660 Ringling Blvd @ 10am – this is critical. AND send an email !!! Your email must be sent to the email addresses below The subject of your email MUST BE: Vote NO on CPA 2024-B Remember to replace <<neighborhood>> in the template below with your neighborhood name and/or street name Remember to replace <<name>> and <<address>> with your name and address at the bottom Below are 3 different email templates which can be used to get your creative juices flowing. Feel free to add personal insights as you wish but please don't delete the rationale for why the Conservation Subdivision Amendment should be DENIED. To: rcutsinger@scgov.net , tknight@scgov.net , tmast@scgov.net , jneunder@scgov.net , mhsmith@scgov.net, planner@scgov.net Subject: Vote NO on CPA 2024-B Dear Commissioners, I am a resident of <<neighborhood>>, and I strongly urge you to vote NO to CPA 2024-B. The proposed CPA seeks to expand the area where Conservation Subdivision developments can greatly increase density within the Rural Heritage/Estate Resource Management Area designated lands. According to the County Staff analysis, “all current conservation developments have not significantly contributed to the intent of the Conservation Subdivision policies” and appear “no different than a conventional subdivision.” The policy is broken. Further: We need stronger floodplain and stormwater management policies before expanding the area where density incentives can be used to increase the number of roof tops in conservation subdivisions. Let’s fix Conservation Subdivisions not expand them. Please VOTE NO to CPA 2024-B Sincerely <<name>> <<address>> To: rcutsinger@scgov.net , tknight@scgov.net , tmast@scgov.net , jneunder@scgov.net , mhsmith@scgov.net, planner@scgov.net Subject: Vote NO on CPA 2024-B Dear Commissioners, I am a resident of <<neighborhood>>, and I strongly urge you to Vote NO to CPA 2024-B. I support the County Staff’s recommendation to strengthen the Conservation Subdivision Policy before we expand their adoption. We need stronger buffers, open space standards, floodplain and stormwater management policy reviews before expanding the area where density incentives can be used to increase the number of roof tops in conservation subdivisions. We must ensure Conservation Subdivisions align with the Rural Heritage/Estate vision and contribute to a connected countywide open space network. The current policy is broken. Let’s fix Conservation Subdivisions not expand them. Please VOTE NO to CPA 2024-B Sincerely <<name>> <<address>> To: rcutsinger@scgov.net , tknight@scgov.net , tmast@scgov.net , jneunder@scgov.net , mhsmith@scgov.net, planner@scgov.net Subject: Vote NO on CPA 2024-B Dear Commissioners, I am a resident of <<neighborhood>>, and I strongly urge you to Vote NO to CPA 2024-B. The County Staff says the current policy is failing. According to their analysis, “all current conservation developments have not significantly contributed to the intent of the Conservation Subdivision policies” and appear “no different than a conventional subdivision.” The current policy is broken. Let’s fix Conservation Subdivisions not expand them. Please VOTE NO to CPA 2024-B Sincerely <<name>> <<address>>

It's complicated. The Legends does not own the golf course land. Mistake. We could/should have bought the land. When the current owner bought the course back in 2020, they promised to continue to run the business. We believed them. Mistake. Shortly after they purchased the course, the owner approached The Legends with a request to modify one of several easements The Legends has on the land. The owner made promises. We believed him and granted his request. He never followed through. Mistake. On May 20, the owner is asking County Commissioners to modify the rules of a zoning overlay called a "Conservation Subdivision" so that the golf course can be classified as a Conservation Subdivision. The golf course land currently does NOT qualify for this type of zoning overlay. The golf course owner wants to re-write the rules so that the land does qualify. If successful, the rezoned golf course land could qualify for a HIGH DENSITY subdivision - 400+ homes. The course owner wants to change the rules that have existed for years to meet his specific desires and will, in the process, harm 1,003 area voters.

NO. When The Legends was developed back in the late 1990's, Sarasota County required the golf course land remain as "a golf course and open space". Period. At that time, the documented agreement was that The Legends could be built as cluster homes ONLY if the golf course land remained undeveloped forever. For nearly 30 years, the land has been properly and duly recorded in the County records as Open Space and has remained such without challenge. Until now. The golf course owner is seeking to re-write the rules and to undo a 30 year old commitment blessed by the County. If successful, the owner will open the golf course land (and a lot of other Sarasota land) to high density development. Not fair.