SARASOTA — Ben Quartermaine is in his second week on the only job that could lure him back into the public sector — director of Sarasota County’s new Stormwater Department.
He said in an interview Monday that he thought his position at Stantec, an engineering firm, would be his last job. Then, in July, the County Commission decided to split stormwater operations off from Public Works in reaction to issues with flooding from recent storms and hurricanes.
Having grown up in the county, he saw an opportunity to serve it again, including his family and friends, he said…