Letter to the Editor: Pelican Press Response to "Who Will Lead Sarasota?" April 20, 2006 issue The Tower of Babel was less confusing than this letter writer's effort to convince us that "The Citizens for Sensible Growth" should basically encourage anarchy toward our duly elected County Commission and the County Administrator. We already have a County Government; we don't need some shadow government just because the writer doesn't like the Commission's leadership & direction. The writer reminds me of the kid who would bring the ball to the baseball game but didn't get to play much so he ended the game when he said, "I want my ball back and I'm going home" What is really disconcerting is the writer's justification for his position with weak comments like; "It has become apparent to many citizens*" that's his opinion and has no statistical evidence to back it up but just some gut feeling from some lemmings who would believe whatever he says. Or how about this comment, "our pell-mell rush to pave." Maybe the writer should view the facts: From 1990-2000 the State of Florida's population grew at a 23.5% rate: Sarasota grew at a 17.3% rate, the lowest of all 5 Southwest Counties: Manatee: 24.7% increase; Charlotte: 27.6% increase; Lee: 31.6% increase and Collier, a whopping 65.6% population increase. I think our County Commissioner and Administrator are handling our growth quite well without any need for the "Citizens for Sensible Growth" red-herring issues about abdicated leadership and out of hand density increases. The free market will also play a major role in these issues without some trumped up super majority referendum they want on the November ballot for zoning changes or maybe the writer didn't see today's (April 24) blaring headlines in the Sarasota Tribune's Business Weekly section: "Labor Shortage Cuts off Growth" * Low unemployment, high land prices are forcing businesses out." The market will correct itself without useless meddling interference by some know-it-all who thinks he's right on top of it. The writer needs to work within the system and if he doesn't like what the County Commission is doing then vote for your own candidates come November so he can drive them up the Tower of Babel as well. Michael Patrick Fehily 5643 Midnight Pass Rd 34242