CGN is non-partisan. We work for all people who want to preserve our unique lifestyle and environment. So, while we're pleased for the wins, we realize that the losses (in some cases influenced by developers) mean Control Growth Now will need to get busier than ever. And that will require your help.
Engage: Follow us on social media and spread the word where you can.
Join: Becoming a member of Control Growth Now means you'll be an active participant in Sarasota County's future. Annual membership dues are only $20 a year. Click here to join.
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Donate: Whether or not you're a CGN member, donations of any amount support our ability to further the cause—and they're welcome at any time. In fact, you can donate to CGN now.
Again, thank you for being part of the CGN community. Together, we will make sure our tax dollars are going toward the best possible future for Sarasota County!
If you live, work or visit in the City of Sarasota, please save the date of
August 3, 2026. That will be a public hearing and vote of the Sarasota City Commission on a Comprehensive Plan amendment we call the War on Motorists. It would repeal traffic limits and related constraints on Developers, promote an expansion of paid parking and otherwise embrace traffic congestion and make it difficult to drive, in a goal to force people out of their cars to somehow walk, bike and bus everywhere we need to go. Watch our Facebook page or group for updates.
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For more than 35 years, Control Growth Now has attempted to protect and enhance all that makes Sarasota County a special place to live, work and visit.
Together, we endeavor to balance the big developers who use their largess with politicians to gain at the expense of our mobility, neighborhoods, environment, schools and quality of life. We work to control development in a way that is responsible and to make growth pay its own way rather than placing the costs of growth on the backs of the taxpaying public.
We also seek integrity in our elected officials, by calling out breaches of the public trust and supporting ethical candidates who seek to serve you, not just the special few.
Join like-minded Sarasotans and become a member of Control Growth Now. It's the best way to support our efforts with the small annual dues and connect with the people and information needed to maintain a reasonable growth path for Sarasota!