Sarasota County homeowners could face a new assessment to help fund the purchase of the former Gulf Gate Executive Golf Course after commissioners directed staff to gauge support for a potential funding plan.
The county is seeking to acquire the 48.9-acre property for a stormwater project supporters say could improve water quality and reduce flooding in parts of the Gulf Gate area.
That’s the gist of the direction the Sarasota County Commission gave staff Sept. 8 on a 4-0 vote with Commissioner Joe Neunder absent…