- December 22, 2024
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From hurricane damage to government legal fees, here are some of the most notable figures in 2024.
The purchase agreement amount for New College to acquire 30.9 acres from Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport. That sale never went through, as the FAA was likely to deny permission.
The number of passengers served in 2023 at SRQ Airport. That was up 12% from 2022 and 218% since 2018. A similar passenger count is anticipated for 2024.
The first full-year cost of implementing the citywide vacation rental registration and enforcement ordinance. The City Commission expanded the ordinance from the barrier islands to the entire city limit in 2024.
The attorney fees Sarasota County must pay after losing Siesta Key anti-hotel lawsuits won by private residents of Siesta Key in 2023.
The number of city-owned affordable and workforce housing units City Manager Marlon Brown proposed to the Sarasota City Commission. Brown’s plan was to build the apartment towers across First Street from City Hall.
The maximum number of residential units to be built at Martin Luther King Jr. Way and North Tuttle Avenue with 370 of them priced as affordable housing.
The maximum number of residential units that could be built in the redevelopment of Crossings at Siesta Key. The apartments are part of a multi-use town center-type of development to include residential, retail and commercial spaces.
The maximum amount of the city-approved design agreement with Renzo Piano Building Workshop for a new Sarasota Performing Arts Center. The architecture firm is responsible for hiring and paying all design phase vendors.
The amount of a federal grant requested by the city for 10th Street and Boulevard of the Arts complete streets projects. The grants were denied, putting the projects on hold.
The county funding to the Economic Development Corporation of Sarasota County that was revoked with the repeal of a countywide business tax.
The total legal fees for City Commissioner Kyle Battie, of which the city must pay $25,000 in his defamation case brought by resident Kelly Franklin. The case against Battie was dismissed twice by the 12th Circuit Judicial Court.
The inches of rain dumped on Sarasota by Hurricane Debby according to the National Weather Service, resulting in widespread flooding of coastal and inland areas.
The number of drivers who exceeded the school zone speed limit at Cardinal Mooney High School over a five-day study period, prompting the Sarasota City Commission to approve speed monitoring devices in several school zones.
The number of anticipated jobs to be created by Pilatus Business Aircraft’s $40 million investment at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport. Pilatus is one of several aviation ecosystem companies locating around the airfield.
The number of years Midnight Pass was closed before it was reopened by Hurricane Milton. The inlet remains open to join the Gulf of Mexico and Little Sarasota Bay.
The preliminary estimate of the cost of repairs at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall after Hurricane Milton.
The estimated cost to repair damage to the roof and inside Concourse B at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport caused by Hurricane Milton. The damage forced the airport to shut down operations for nearly a week.
