Mineola Island

05/05/2025

03/08/2025

Community Alert - Sarasota County will not be including South Gate or the “oxbow” canals in their proposed plans to dredge Phillippi Creek. Time to take action South Gate! This is the only way we will get this done. We need Steps 1, 2, and 5 from everyone! Super easy and takes less than 5 minutes. 🚨 This is time critical. ⏱️

HOW TO HELP:

In the aftermath of the 2024 storm season, Sarasota County will not be including South Gate or the “oxbow” canals, which create the islands on Mineola and River Ridge, in their proposed plans to dredge Phillippi Creek. As many residents already know, the main channel and oxbow canals have become...

03/05/2025

🚨 South Gate Community – We Need Your Voice! 🚨

In addition to writing to our County Commissioners, the county just released its Resilient SRQ Recovery Draft Plan, and NOW is the time to take action! We need to flood their comments with two critical requests:

✅ Dredge Phillippi Creek all the way to Pinecraft – Restoring full water flow is essential to reducing future flood risks. We currently have several islands built up in front of our Community Center.

✅ Dredge the oxbows – This means dredging all the way around the two islands in our community, not just the Phillippi Creek side. These oxbows are critical for stormwater runoff, and without proper dredging, we are at a much higher risk of flooding!

💬 How You Can Help:
🔹 Submit a comment online: 2024storms.resilientsrq.net/action-plan
📧 Email your feedback: [email protected]
📬 Mail written comments to:
Resilient SRQ, 301 N. Cattlemen Road, Suite 200, Sarasota, FL 34232

🗓️ Attend a Resilient SRQ Public Hearing:
📍 March 4, 6–8 PM – R.L. Anderson Administration Center, 4000 S. Tamiami Trail, Venice
📍 March 14, 6–8 PM – Sarasota County Administration, 1660 Ringling Blvd., Sarasota

⏳ Deadline to submit feedback: April 3, 2025!

📢 Let’s come together to protect South Gate! The more voices we have, the stronger our impact. Share this post and make sure our community is heard! 🏡💙

Sarasota County will receive $210 million in Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds to support long-term recovery efforts from the 2024 Storms Debby, Helene and Milton. Funds can be used for restoration of infrastructure and housing, economic revitalization and mitigatio...

10/30/2024

Plans are to redevelop the former Southgate Mall in a mixed-use lifestyle center that includes up to 848 residential units.

08/14/2024

https://www.businessobserverfl.com/news/2024/aug/13/southgate-mall-redevelopment-takes-another-step-fo/

Benderson Development plans to redevelop the site, now called Crossings at Siesta Key, into a mixed-use town center.

05/16/2024

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1041545474642350&id=100063607208802

The city's planning board grants approval that marks next step toward revitalizing the former Southgate Mall.

03/02/2024

https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2024/feb/29/sarasota-named-best-date-night-city/

When it comes to a night on the town, Sarasota tops 160 cities across the country.

11/29/2023

Most beautiful private island in Sarasota😍