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customers
for
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first
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underpinning of a forward-thinking the financial stake you have in your home will
again. From retail and manufacturing to tourism
On the other hand, if you are meeting your
community is the depth of its commitment likely
be enhanced.
and home sales, 2014 has been an exceptional agent for the first time, you may be asked
to maintaining superior public schools.
If renewed, the 1-mill property tax will
year for each of the region’s major
to rendezvous at the agent’s branch
On Tuesday March 25th, the voters of collect a projected $42 million during the 2014economic drivers. Moreover, we suspect
office in advance of your first round of
Sarasota County are being asked to reaffirm 2015 year. Among other operational uses, the
the sizzle will only intensify as another
property showings. Before leaving on
the proactive approach to better schools they proceeds will enable the district to offer more
season of bitter cold and snow — amid
your appointments you will be requested
resoundingly opted for a dozen years ago. In advanced science, technology, engineering and
drastically lowering gas prices and rising
to submit identification in the form of a
2002, voters in a landslide said “yes” to a 1-mill math classes; while preserving art, music and
consumer confidence — conspire to
driver’s license, passport or some other
property tax assessment for supplemental public drama programs. It will extend the school day
bring winter-weary visitors here again in
official form of photo I.D. The make and
school funding. Today, Sarasota County is not by 30 minutes — the equivalent of 14 extra
record numbers.
model of your automobile, plus its license
only an “A” school district; but also one of only days of instruction per year — and empower
As our busiest season for home buying plate number will also be requested and verified.
five of Florida’s 67 districts to earn a perfect the district to attract and keep outstanding
approaches, the agents of Michael Saunders &
Solo agents are being strongly discouraged
grade in 2013.
teachers.
Company look forward to helping you claim from meeting new clients for the first time at a
In the upcoming referendum, county voters
There are no other issues on the ballot. Thus
your place in the Florida sun; and thus dig out property of interest; or at any other location far
are being asked to approve a continuation when you enter the voting booth, the only
once and for all from winter’s nastier surprises. removed from the public eye. They are also being
of the 1-mill property tax assessment they question put before you will read as follows:
That being said, events of the recent past have advised to alert someone in their office where
first ratified in 2002; then overwhelming
provided a sobering reminder that real estate they are going, when they expect to return; and
re-approved in both 2006 and 2010.
Shall the Sarasota County School District
agents everywhere must begin the New Year by to not show properties after dark unless there is
The referendum in no way seeks to raise
ad valorem millage increase of 1.00 mill per
rededicating themselves to matters of personal a very good reason for doing so and a strong level
school taxes beyond their current level. Instead,
year adopted by the voters in March 2010 for
safety and security during the daily discharge of of familiarity with both the buyer and seller.
by voting “yes” you are simply choosing to
fiscal years beginning July 1, 2010 and ending
their duties.
We believe these to be prudent and potentially
maintain the 1-mill school funding assessment
June 30, 2014 be continued for the fiscal
REALTORS® typically earn their living life-saving requests for information that any
of the past 12 years, which equates to one
years beginning July 1, 2014 and ending June
working solo, often escorting people they’ve serious, well-intentioned buyer will be all-toodollar for every $1,000 of a property’s taxable
30, 2018 for operating expenses necessary to
only just met through properties that are vacant happy to comply with. Such renewed emphasis on
value. A homeowner with a property valued at
maintain the quality of Sarasota County’s
or temporarily unoccupied—and frequently safety, however, is also calibrated to provide sellers
$200,000 will continue to pay $200 per year
public school system?
on a moment’s notice. Unfortunately, such with an extra measure of security by knowing that
toward maintaining the county’s top-rated
circumstances often set them up as targets for our agents are diligently verifying the identity of
schools — a relatively modest price given the
It is important to read the entire question
criminal activity. This past summer, for example, buyers before they preview your home.
benefits
that
accrue
over
time
to
our
children
carefully
before casting your vote, as the word
an agent in Arkansas was reported missing
If you are thinking of selling your home,
and
community.
“increase”
in its
may prompt
oneinto
after showing a rural home to someone whom safety should
bephraseology
as much a priority
as price
Every
homeowner
should
be
eager
to
cast
a
incorrectly
conclude
that
they
are
approving
hindsight shows had no intention of buying. your discussions with prospective listing agents.a
“yes”
in after
the referendum.
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of the primary
tax increase.
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comparative
quality
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level
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school
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continues to attract buyers from all over the the duration of the listing period; and removing
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ANNA MARIA ISLAND
HOLMES BEACH. 512 56th Street.
$850,000. Michael Habony, 941-920-2494.
#M5902020
BRADENTON
RIVERFRONT. 4700 Riverview Blvd.
$1,500,000. Pamela Goodwin & Fran
DeDona, 941-812-0754 or 941-812-5023.
#M5841639
WATERLEFE GOLF & RIVER CLUB.
807 Whooping Crane Court. $539,000.
Joe Foster & Susan Laielli, 941-812-7634.
#M5903504
WATERLEFE GOLF & RIVER CLUB. 9711
Portside Terrace. $398,000. Karen Enis,
941-224-0297. #M5903021
MILLBROOK. 1143 Millbrook Circle.
$290,000. Kimberly Walters, 941-907-0164.
#M5903223
PALMA SOLA TRACE. 4010 Bridlecrest
Lane. $289,000. Megg Faillace, 941-7139144. #M5902327
CASEY KEY
CASEY KEY. 2120 Casey Key Rd.
$3,999,000. Kaitlin Kuhn, 941-400-7861.
#A3974035
EAST MANATEE COUNTY
UPPER MANATEE RIVER. 934 Mill Creek
Road. $389,900. Marcia Frost, 941-8128493. #M5901351
ENGLEWOOD
MANASOTA KEY. 7815 Manasota Key
Road. $3,349,000. Tamy DeVore, 508813-8696. #D5901677
MANASOTA KEY. 4 0 0 0 N B each
Road. $2,690,000. Ellen Baker & Michael
Hollenbeck, 941-268-4999. #D5901787
MANASOTA KEY. 7810 Manasota Key
Road. $2,450,000. Reatha Valera, 941875-4770. #D5901411
MANASOTA KEY. 6360 Manasota Key
Rd. $2,399,900. Ellen Baker & Michael
Hollenbeck, 941-268-4999. #D5796394
MANASOTA KEY. 7440 Manasota Key
Rd. $1,930,000. Melba Jimenez PA, 941356-3970. #A3997461
MANASOTA KEY. 7760 Manasota Key Rd.
$1,799,000. Marcia Cullinan, 941-662-5878.
#D5795338
MANASOTA KEY. 6040 Manasota Key
Road. $1,475,000. Jennifer Putnam, 941539-6768. #A4102307
MANASOTA KEY. 7040 Manasota Key
Road. $1,375,000. Brian Faro, 941-2702220. #D5902264
MANASOTA KEY. 7535 Manasota Key
Road. $1,100,000. Maryann Casey, 941468-3741. #D5900165
REDFISH KEY. 1375 B each Road.
$529,000. Sonya Myers, 941-468-6535.
#D5901786
REDFISH KEY. 1375 Beach Rd # 308.
$499,000. Lillian Alvarez, 941-536-5737.
#D5798161
HAM MOCKS C APE HA ZE . 8 561
Amberjack Cir # 101. $214,900. Scott
Hensen, 941 460-6394. #D5798431
MANASOTA KEY. 5095 N Beach Road #
D-7. $199,900. Randy McLendon, 941-5045675. #D535917
ENGLEWOOD GARDENS. 235 S Oxford
Drive. $189,900. Mike Maier, 941-475-6459.
#D5902257
HAM MOCKS C APE HA ZE . 8 561
Amberjack Circle. $179,900. Scott Hensen,
941-460-6394. #D5798432
ENGLEWOOD. 6076 Ronda Street.
$159,000. Lynn Bessell, 585-410-5721.
#D5902273
LAKEWOOD RANCH
L AKEWOOD R ANCH COUNTRY
CLUB. 6931 Winners Cir. $1,597,500.
Nancy Phillips, 941-400-6078. #A3989315
L AKEWOOD R ANCH COUNTRY
CLUB. 7509 Greystone Street. $1,149,000.
Richard Hearn, 941-313-1591. #M5901893
L AKEWOOD R ANCH COUNTRY
CLUB. 7606 Silverwood Court. $514,000.
Heidi Cox, 941-685-1529. #A4106113
RIVERWALK VILLAGE. 11109 Hyacinth
Place. $459,000. Gloria Totti-Cervoni, 941544-7746. #A4105158
LIDO KEY
ST. ARMANDS DIV. 35 S Washington
Drive. $3,450,000. Jane Rees, 941-5863970. #A4103424
ST. ARMANDS DIV. 556 N Washington
Drive. $1,200,000. Diana Kryszak, 941-9934078. #A4100385
LONGBOAT KEY
COUNTRY CLUB SHORES. 580 Putting
Green Lane. $2,250,000. Francoise Borel,
941-228-3768. #A4107938
LONGBEACH VILLAGE CONDO. 7001
Gulf Of Mexico Drive #23. $624,900.
Maureen Horn, 941-539-3384. #A4108442
CASA DEL MAR. 4621 Gulf Of Mexico
Drive 5F. $399,900. Maureen Horn, 941539-3384. #A4107726
NOKOMIS/NORTH VENICE
4 BAYS. 607 4 Bays Drive. $1,875,000. Terri
Healey, 941-320-0389. #A4106516
NOKOMIS. 2405 Bayshore Road. $1,850,000.
Lee Byron, 941-350-5542. #A4107329
SHAKETT CREEK POINTE. 730 Shakett
Creek Drive. $875,000. Dan Freed, 941735-0770. #A4106620
ELK INLET. 403 Sabal Lane. $425,000. Greg
Oberlander, 941-468-1460. #N5901369
SORRENTO WOODS. 1187 Wyeth
Drive. $359,000. Joyce Cann, 941-7358596. #A4105380
INLETS. 41 Inlets Boulevard. $274,900.
Marilyn Tibball, 941-350-1832. #N5900026
INLETS. 34 Inlets Blvd # 34. $264,000.
Marilyn Tibball, 941-350-1832. #N5783875
OSPREY
OAKS. 95 Osprey Point Dr. $2,200,000.
Michael Moulton, 941-928-3559. #A3993216
SOUTHBAY. 285 Lookout Point Drive.
$1,850,000. Victoria Stultz, 941-387-5676.
#A4108793
THE OAKS. 680 N Macewen Drive. $1,167,000.
George Harmon, 941-780-9339. #A4102085
MERIDIAN AT THE OAKS. 409 N Point
Road. $529,000. Lee Dillon, 941-928-5012.
#A4107733
PINE RUN. 717 Pine Run Drive. $128,000.
Carolyn Kenney, 941-223-7111. #A4106904
PARRISH
RIVER WOODS. 11327 30th Cove E.
$369,900. Stacy Burton-Cunneen, 941730-6194. #M5903672
LAKESIDE PRESERVE. 5308 120th Avenue
E. $249,900. Stacy Burton-Cunneen, 941730-6194. #M5903314
PUNTA GORDA
DEEP CREEK. 321 San Ambrosio Street.
$279,900. Sheila Meeks, 941-661-2257.
#C7204222
BURNT STORE MARINA. 3071 King
Tarpon Drive. $279,000. Jennifer Taberski,
565-300-9483. #C7203237
ROTONDA WEST
ROTONDA WHITE MARSH. 9 Medalist
Way. $359,000. Joanne Pattona, 941-6260880. #D5901399
SARASOTA
HUDSON CROSSING PH-A. 888 S
Orange Ave # PH-A. $1,950,000. Kathryn
Mullin, 239-776-4118. #A3977537
WEST OF TRAIL/DESOTA PARK. 1971
Datura Street. $1,595,000. Barbara May &
Julia McClung, 941-312-1302 & 941-3566499. #A4106129
PHILLIPPE PARK. 2300 Wason Rd.
$1,500,000. Marcia Salkin, 941-376-6121.
#A3993244
FOUNDERS CLUB. 4047 Mayors Ct.
$1,475,000. Mark McCann, 941-685-7624.
#A3992409
CHEROKEE PARK. 1671 North Drive.
$1,199,000. Kramer-Thompson Team, 941928-0790. #A4108516
THE LANDINGS. 5164 Kestral Park
Terrace. $749,000. Cour tney Church,
941-323-0028. #A4108750
SILVER OAK. 8858 Bloomfield Blvd.
$699,000. Chris Lowe, 941-587-4767.
#A3993622
DEER CREEK. 8443 Cypress Hollow
Drive. $649,000. Elizabeth Van Riper, 941993-6842. #A4107962
DEER CREEK. 8488 Woodbriar Drive.
$579,000. Janet Montgomery, 941-5447031. #A4108223
LANDINGS. 1711 Starling Drive. $559,000.
Tara Lamb & Judy Greene, 941-266-4873.
#A4108818
VILLA D ESTE. 7350 Villa D Este Drive.
$429,900. Jackie & Ed Clemons, 941-7243377. #A4107281
SOUTHGATE WATERFRONT. 2504
Tanglewood Drive. $375,000. Barbara
McDonald, 941-356-5367. #A4101723
SHERWOOD FOREST. 4685 Little John
Trail. $349,000. Denise Mei, 941-685-3198.
#A4100400
ALINARI. 800 N Tamiami Trail. $325,000.
Kristina Skepton, 941-323-5118. #A4107425
4433 Chase Oaks Dr. $309,900. Arlene
Mitchell, 941-302-1049. #A3997254
ESSEX HOUSE. 707 S Gulfstream Avenue.
$299,900. Kandy Donnelly, 941-961-3500.
#A4104437
CASTEL DEL MARE. 1622 Stickney Point
Rd # 202. $238,900. Brian Loebker, 941735-4393. #A3998249
COLONIAL GABLES. 3738 Sharondale
Drive. $229,999. Kelly Mooney, 941-5878430. #A4104351
5301 Chase Oaks Drive. $224,500. Arlene
Mitchell, 941-302-1049. #A4104806
SUN HAVEN. 5741 New York Avenue.
$171,995. Paul Romley, 941-350-4933.
#A4107138
F O R E S T L A K E S V I LL AG E . 2 526
Clubhouse Drive. $78,500. Judy Nimz,
941-374-0196. #A4108225
SIESTA KEY
SIESTA KEY. 1430 Point Crisp Road. $3,200,000.
Larry Zeigler, 941-228-2612. #A4108308
BAY ISLAND. 3625 White Ln. $1,365,000.
Kim & Patty Gilliland, 941-809-5151.
#A3996530
SANDY COVE. 5 Sandy Cove Road.
$650,000. Alix Wexler, 941-350-2742.
#A4108001
ISLAND REEF. 8776 Midnight Pass Rd #
404C. $525,000. Marlene Marshall, 941539-8850. #A3972932
EL PRESIDENTE. 6326 Midnight Pass
Road. $499,000. Veronika Bajtala, 941504-0307. #A4108959
LA SIESTA. 925 Beach Road. $377,000.
June Howell, 941-350-7521. #A4106583
LA SIESTA. 925 Beach Rd # 408. $375,000.
Tracy Deramo, 941-650-4988. #A3999105
UNIVERSITY PARK
KENWOOD PARK. 8242 Abingdon
Court. $625,000. Judy Nimz, 941-3740196. #A4103811
VENICE
SANTA MARIA PLACE. 284 Santa Maria
Street. $869,900. Martha Pike, 941-7164392. #N5901315
VENETIAN FALLS. 20522 Pezzana Drive.
$372,500. Joan McMahon, 941-306-9353.
#N5901434
WATERFORD. 1748 Kilruss Drive. $365,000.
Teddi Harsch, 941-223-3691. #N5901235
GRAND OAKS VENICE. 2078 Piave
Lane. $301,550. Jim Litton, 941-234-0432.
#D5900735
SOUTHWOOD. 4934 Laurel Hill Drive.
$285,000. Magda Cetta Whelton, 941-4084047. #N5901431
CASA DEL LAGO. 104 Casa Del Lago
Way. $170,000. David Smith, 941-468-4214.
#A4107802
CAPRI WEST. 760 Village Circle. $144,900.
Robert Harsch, 941-223-3690. #N5901703