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227,637 verified financial records across 485 primary-source documents (15,983 pages, as of June 17, 2026)
VERIFICATION
The Scope of Our Analysis
Before a single claim, the work. This is exactly what we read, counted, and cross-referenced — every figure traces to a public document you can open.
- 485 primary-source government documents reviewed
- 15,983 pages analyzed — 15,193 measured from PDF metadata + 790 estimated from archived web minutes (text-based)
- ~799,150 lines of public record read
- 692 MB (0.68 GB) of source files
- 227,637 structured financial records cross-referenced
- 4 jurisdictions: Sarasota County, North Port, Longboat Key, and Venice/other
- 2021–2027 fiscal years covered
What we reviewed
Sarasota County
- Adopted / Annual Budgets — FY2024–FY2027 · 13 documents · 4,067 pages
- Board Agendas — FY2023 · 1 document · 5 pages
- Board Minutes — FY2023–FY2026 · 259 documents · 1,262 pages
- FL EDR Fiscal Data Sets · 14 documents · 292 pages
- Other Primary-Source Documents — FY2023–FY2026 · 70 documents · 1,157 pages
- Resolutions — FY2024–FY2026 · 85 documents · 265 pages
North Port
- Adopted / Annual Budgets — FY2023–FY2026 · 7 documents · 2,752 pages
- Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports — FY2021–FY2024 · 4 documents · 816 pages
- FL EDR Fiscal Data Sets · 2 documents · 35 pages
- Ordinances — FY2025 · 2 documents · 218 pages
- Other Primary-Source Documents — FY2022–FY2025 · 12 documents · 876 pages
Longboat Key
- FL EDR Fiscal Data Sets · 2 documents · 35 pages
- Other Primary-Source Documents — FY2022–FY2025 · 6 documents · 2,633 pages
City of Sarasota
- Other Primary-Source Documents — FY2023–FY2025 · 3 documents · 885 pages
Venice
- FL EDR Fiscal Data Sets · 2 documents · 35 pages
- Other Primary-Source Documents — FY2023–FY2025 · 3 documents · 650 pages
County Financial Reports (CAFRs)
Audited annual financial reports — the backbone of the $876M analysis. Every spending and debt number traces back to these documents.
Source: Sarasota County Clerk of the Circuit Court / CliftonLarsonAllen LLP
County ACFR FY2025
Latest audited financials. +24.7% spending spike — largest single-year increase in the modern record (FY2021–FY2025 CAFR series).
County ACFR FY2024
Expenses grew 27.8% in one year. Revenue grew 3.5%. The structural deficit begins.
County ACFR FY2023
Net pension liability peaked at $449M — the high-water mark. By FY2025 it had declined to $372.7M.
County ACFR FY2022 (Full)
The BASELINE year. Neunder and Smith take office. Spending: $823M. Bonds: $630M.
County ACFR FY2021
Pre-Neunder/Smith baseline. The last fiscal year before the spending explosion.
Property Appraiser Annual Reports
Property values, market trends, government land holdings, millage rates, exemptions, and new construction data.
Source: Sarasota County Property Appraiser (Bill Furst, CFA)
PA Annual Report 2025
Latest assessment. 302K+ parcels. Government owns 39% of county land (143,729 acres).
PA Annual Report 2024
Market value $154.3B (record). Taxable +10.27%. New construction: $3.6B. Full color with charts.
PA Annual Report 2023
Post-COVID boom peak. Taxable value +15.18% in a single year.
PA Annual Report 2022
First year under Neunder/Smith. Taxable value surged +22.48%.
County Budget & Revenue Reports
Comprehensive financial reports, revenue/debt analysis, and impact assessments from the county.
Source: Sarasota County Government
Comprehensive Report FY2025
Full financial overview. $2.5B budget. $1.11B in bonds. Reserve ratio dropped to 89%.
Comprehensive Report FY2024
The year expenses grew 8x faster than revenue. $2.24B budget adopted.
Revenue & Debt FY2024
Consolidated revenue sources and outstanding debt obligations.
Impact Report FY2025
County's own assessment of fiscal impact and service delivery.
City & Municipal Budgets
Adopted budgets for incorporated cities. North Port built a city for $6,018/person while the county spent $20,508/family.
Source: City of North Port / City of Sarasota
North Port Budget FY2026
How a city of more than 88,000 manages growth responsibly. Compare to county's $2.5B.
City of Sarasota Budget FY2026
City operations budget. Compare city spending per capita to county overhead.
Tax Data & Millage Rates
FL Department of Revenue tax tables, property valuations, and Property Appraiser office budgets.
Source: FL Dept of Revenue / Property Appraiser
FL DOR — Tax Table 1
Taxable values and millage rates for all 64 Sarasota County taxing authorities.
FL DOR — Tax Table 2
Levied taxes by authority and district. Shows where every tax dollar goes.
Property Valuation Report
County property valuation methodology and assessment data.
Raw Data Downloads
Primary sources too large for web hosting.
SCPA Public Parcel Database →
308,307 parcel records — too large for web hosting (89MB). Download from the Property Appraiser.
Property Appraiser
FL EDR County Fiscal Data →
All 67 FL counties, FY2005-2024. 73,442 expenditure rows.
FL EDR
Census Bureau ACS 2023 →
Demographic and income data. Median household income $80,633.
U.S. Census Bureau
County Budget Documents →
Adopted budgets and five-year projections. FY2026: $2.5 billion.
Sarasota County
Complete Data Archive
All source files from the war room — CAFRs, budgets, EDR data, and more.
FL EDR State Data
2 consolidated entries (134 source files)XLSX
FL EDR County Fiscal Data — All 67 Counties, FY2005-2024
73,442 expenditure records + 123,123 revenue records merged from 134 individual spreadsheets
~27 MB total (134 xlsx files) · Source: edr.state.fl.us/Content/local-government/data/revenues-expenditures/cntyfiscal.cfm
XLSX
FL EDR Municipal Fiscal Data — Venice, North Port, City of Sarasota, Longboat Key, FY2007-2024
Revenue and expenditure data for all 4 incorporated cities in Sarasota County
8 xlsx files · Source: edr.state.fl.us/Content/local-government/data/revenues-expenditures/munifiscal.cfm
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Methodology & Data Integrity
How we collect, validate, and present financial data.
Challenge Our Numbers
We invite anyone — county officials, journalists, political opponents, data professionals — to independently verify our analysis using the same government source documents linked above. Every script is available. Every data source is a public government website. If you find an error, we will correct it publicly.
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