Status: Closed — this petition is no longer accepting signatures.
Final supporters
Long Bar Pointe is the last unspoiled mangrove shoreline on Sarasota Bay – and needs your help.
A new housing development called Aqua by the Bay could threaten this irreplaceable treasure.
It comes up for a vote at the Manatee County Commission May 4. By signing this petition, you will be urging the commissioners to deny the General Development Plan for Aqua by the Bay.
The General Development Plan would let Aqua by the Bay:
Dredge a lagoon 2½ miles long right behind the mangrove fringe.
Erect a seawall behind the lagoon and 2,900 homes above the seawall.
Build at least one building 145 feet tall – four times the legal limit.
Install dozens of docks along the shore.
Under separate state and federal permits, Aqua by the Bay could:
Trim of more than a linear mile of flourishing mangrove forest.
Impose a conservation easement overriding Manatee County’s authority on its own coast.
Aqua by the Bay would:
Violate a multitude of local wetland protection laws.
Devastate the mangroves and their ecological function.
Endanger the healthiest seagrass, best shorebird habitat and finest fishing ground on the Bay.
Destroy the character of this peaceful Old Florida coastline.
With your support, the Manatee County Commission can save the last great place on Sarasota Bay.
By supporting this petition, you can show our commissioners that our community stands firm against this approval and request they use our land development rules as intended to protect our valuable environment, and deny this development.
Thanks for your help – Manatee/Sarasota Sierra Club and Suncoast Waterkeeper.
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Updates
April 9, 2017
The petition has reached one thousand signatures. This milestone confirms that our community remains committed to protecting the Sarasota Bay coastline from unnecessary development.
Reached 1,000 supporters
April 8, 2017
April 7, 2017
The momentum surrounding this effort has reached a level that far exceeds my initial expectations. This collective commitment to protecting the Long Bar Pointe shoreline proves that the preservation of our natural landscape remains a priority for the community.
April 5, 2017
The petition has officially reached one hundred signatures. This level of interest demonstrates that our community values the protection of the Sarasota Bay mangroves.
Reached 100 supporters
April 3, 2017
706 Comments
I have lived here 60 years, we have spoiled almost everything we have touched. Stop this project before we nothing left that's good and beautiful. Also what are we going to do with this new growth, we can't get over the Cortez bridge now.
I think the birds and marine life that already inhabit this sensitive area should take precedence over destroying an entire ecosystem for overpriced and unnecessary housing. Look out for the whole of Florida, not for the interests of a few wealthy individuals.
I live in the area. I just took a boat trip along this area just over a week ago. it would be unfair to the wildlife to develop along this shoreline and would damage of of the lovely nature areas that make FL so atrractive to tourists and the wildlife itself.
I live in this area and have been fishing near Longboat for many years, precisely because it's one of the last wild areas in all of SRQ Bay. Carlos Beruff and friends have enough money without trashing another public treasure for private gain. Vote no.
This is a beautiful area of Sarasota Sound and we need to preserve our estuaries and allow this natural area to remain undeveloped in this time when sea levels are rising the sea temperatures are increasing. Keep the development back where the tomato farms were.
When will it stop?
Please do not let these developers ruin what beautiful waterways we have left in FL
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Status: Closed — this petition is no longer accepting signatures.
Final supporters
Long Bar Pointe is the last unspoiled mangrove shoreline on Sarasota Bay – and needs your help.
A new housing development called Aqua by the Bay could threaten this irreplaceable treasure.
It comes up for a vote at the Manatee County Commission May 4. By signing this petition, you will be urging the commissioners to deny the General Development Plan for Aqua by the Bay.
The General Development Plan would let Aqua by the Bay:
Dredge a lagoon 2½ miles long right behind the mangrove fringe.
Erect a seawall behind the lagoon and 2,900 homes above the seawall.
Build at least one building 145 feet tall – four times the legal limit.
Install dozens of docks along the shore.
Under separate state and federal permits, Aqua by the Bay could:
Trim of more than a linear mile of flourishing mangrove forest.
Impose a conservation easement overriding Manatee County’s authority on its own coast.
Aqua by the Bay would:
Violate a multitude of local wetland protection laws.
Devastate the mangroves and their ecological function.
Endanger the healthiest seagrass, best shorebird habitat and finest fishing ground on the Bay.
Destroy the character of this peaceful Old Florida coastline.
With your support, the Manatee County Commission can save the last great place on Sarasota Bay.
By supporting this petition, you can show our commissioners that our community stands firm against this approval and request they use our land development rules as intended to protect our valuable environment, and deny this development.
Thanks for your help – Manatee/Sarasota Sierra Club and Suncoast Waterkeeper.
Updates
April 9, 2017
The petition has reached one thousand signatures. This milestone confirms that our community remains committed to protecting the Sarasota Bay coastline from unnecessary development.
Reached 1,000 supporters
April 8, 2017
April 7, 2017
The momentum surrounding this effort has reached a level that far exceeds my initial expectations. This collective commitment to protecting the Long Bar Pointe shoreline proves that the preservation of our natural landscape remains a priority for the community.
April 5, 2017
The petition has officially reached one hundred signatures. This level of interest demonstrates that our community values the protection of the Sarasota Bay mangroves.
Reached 100 supporters
April 3, 2017
706 Comments
This seems to be a faulty proposal for many reasons. Please deny it. Developer has a right to use the property, but it must be within the zoning regs....please, no waivers. And do what you can to lessen the environmental damage. Thank you.
I have lived here 60 years, we have spoiled almost everything we have touched. Stop this project before we nothing left that's good and beautiful. Also what are we going to do with this new growth, we can't get over the Cortez bridge now.
I think the birds and marine life that already inhabit this sensitive area should take precedence over destroying an entire ecosystem for overpriced and unnecessary housing. Look out for the whole of Florida, not for the interests of a few wealthy individuals.
I live in the area. I just took a boat trip along this area just over a week ago. it would be unfair to the wildlife to develop along this shoreline and would damage of of the lovely nature areas that make FL so atrractive to tourists and the wildlife itself.
I live in this area and have been fishing near Longboat for many years, precisely because it's one of the last wild areas in all of SRQ Bay. Carlos Beruff and friends have enough money without trashing another public treasure for private gain. Vote no.
This is a beautiful area of Sarasota Sound and we need to preserve our estuaries and allow this natural area to remain undeveloped in this time when sea levels are rising the sea temperatures are increasing. Keep the development back where the tomato farms were.
When will it stop?
Please do not let these developers ruin what beautiful waterways we have left in FL
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This seems to be a faulty proposal for many reasons. Please deny it. Developer has a right to use the property, but it must be within the zoning regs....please, no waivers. And do what you can to lessen the environmental damage. Thank you.