St. Armands receives $13.5M to address flooding concerns

As the hour hand crossed the noon threshold near the end of two-plus hours of lobbying by residents for Resilient SRQ funding, Sarasota County Commission Chairman Joe Neunder pleaded with his colleagues for a brief break.

Still to enter into the agenda items of the marathon Dec. 16 meeting Neunder, a chiropractor, in a twist of irony said he needed to stand and move because, “My back is killing me.” 

He was pobably not alone.