Building a Safer Sarasota
Thursday, April 10th, 2025 | 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
How safe do YOU feel walking around downtown Sarasota? Do residents feel enough is being done to promote a crime free environment in which to experience all downtown has to offer? What mechanisms are available for residents to make suggestions or report safety concerns, suspicious activities, hazards and violations. Do they feel safe walking through our parks? Crossing our streets? Are the buildings we live in built to safely stand the test of time? Learn from our panel of experts what our city is doing to keep its residents safe today and beyond!
Explore the latest in crime prevention from the Sarasota Police Department. Learn what our city’s transportation department is doing to ensure safer and walkable streets.
Hear from Sarasota’s planning department about what changes will be made to ensure its residents feel comfortable walking around downtown
Join us in discussing what the real estate industry is doing today that will keep condo owners safe well into the future. Discover what our city’s parks department has in store for us to ensure its residents can safely stroll our parks and green space.
Speakers:
Drayton Saunders, President, Michael Saunders & Company
Jerry Fogle, Director of Parks and Recreation, City of Sarasota
Steve Cover, Planning Director, City of Sarasota
Nik Patel, City Engineer, City of Sarasota
TBA, Sarasota Police Department
Moderated by:
Diana Sada, Esq., Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardome. P.C.
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