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CITIZENS OF SARASOTA
The People Paying For It
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She taught your kids for 30 years. They 'cut' the tax rate — her bill went up anyway. +$64M — collected under a rate they called a cut. SarasotaCountyFacts.org. /features/teacher-millagewww.sarasotacountyfacts.org
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Raising two kids here takes $87,170. The average job pays $60,112. −$27,058 — the gap between Sarasota's wages and Sarasota's price. SarasotaCountyFacts.org. /features/family-gapwww.sarasotacountyfacts.org
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They did everything right. The county raised the price anyway. $87,170 — what a family now needs to live here. SarasotaCountyFacts.org. /features/did-right-smithwww.sarasotacountyfacts.org
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She serves Sarasota's paradise. She can't afford to live in it. $28.90/hr — the average Sarasota wage — 12% below national. SarasotaCountyFacts.org. /features/server-two-sarasotaswww.sarasotacountyfacts.org
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She cares for this county's elders. This county priced her out. $33,280 — a CNA's salary in the county she serves. SarasotaCountyFacts.org. /features/cna-neunderwww.sarasotacountyfacts.org
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She cares for this county's elders. This county priced her out. $33,280 — a CNA's salary in the county she serves. SarasotaCountyFacts.org. /features/cna-smithwww.sarasotacountyfacts.org
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He earns $35 an hour — more than this county's average wage. It's still not enough. $87,170 — what a family of four needs — his family is six. SarasotaCountyFacts.org. /features/family-six-neunderwww.sarasotacountyfacts.org
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He earns $35 an hour — more than this county's average wage. It's still not enough. $87,170 — what a family of four needs — his family is six. SarasotaCountyFacts.org. /features/family-six-smithwww.sarasotacountyfacts.org
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They worked their whole lives. Now it's pills, rent, or food — pick two. +$64M — what the county collected under a rate they called a CUT. SarasotaCountyFacts.org. /features/retirees-trailerwww.sarasotacountyfacts.org
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He already paid his debt to this country. Now he's carrying theirs. $2,838 — county debt per person served — up 67% on their watch. SarasotaCountyFacts.org. /features/veteran-debtwww.sarasotacountyfacts.org
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They grew up in Sarasota. Their baby may not get to. 56% — the share of an average paycheck rent now eats. SarasotaCountyFacts.org. /features/expecting-neunderwww.sarasotacountyfacts.org
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They grew up in Sarasota. Their baby may not get to. 56% — the share of an average paycheck rent now eats. SarasotaCountyFacts.org. /features/expecting-smithwww.sarasotacountyfacts.org
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They're too young to vote. They're not too young to owe. $2,838 — the county debt already on each of their heads. SarasotaCountyFacts.org. /features/grandmother-debtwww.sarasotacountyfacts.org
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Four paychecks. One apartment. Still short. 56% — rent's bite of an average Sarasota paycheck. SarasotaCountyFacts.org. /features/roommate-mathwww.sarasotacountyfacts.org
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Two degrees. Two jobs. Did everything right. Still can't afford Sarasota. $80,000 — their combined pay — a family here needs $87,170. SarasotaCountyFacts.org. /features/college-couplewww.sarasotacountyfacts.org
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Sarasota raised them. Sarasota priced them out. $87,170 — what it takes to live here — on starting wages, impossible. SarasotaCountyFacts.org. /features/uhaul-priced-outwww.sarasotacountyfacts.org
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They agreed to pay double what he paid two years ago. $18.1M — what the county agreed to pay for waterfront the seller bought for $8.9M in January 2024. Smith moved the motion; Knight alone voted NO. SarasotaCountyFacts.org. /features/captain-stickneywww.sarasotacountyfacts.org
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You paid for it. They moved in. ~$100M — their new administration building, with a TV studio and a wellness center. SarasotaCountyFacts.org. /features/taxpayer-buildingwww.sarasotacountyfacts.org
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Her books have to balance. Theirs just have to pass 5-0. #5 of 66 — where Sarasota ranks among Florida counties for the cost of its General Government. SarasotaCountyFacts.org. /features/shopkeeper-bookswww.sarasotacountyfacts.org
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CANDIDATE RECORDS
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Joe Neunder campaigned on fiscal responsibility. Then he voted YES on every record budget and bond — $876 million in new spending and debt. /features/neunder-recordwww.sarasotacountyfacts.org
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Mark Smith won District 2 by 373 votes — then voted YES on every record budget and bond, $876M in new spending & debt, and cast the LONE vote to keep paying a $7.5M grant to a developer-tied nonprofit. /features/smith-recordwww.sarasotacountyfacts.org
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No budget or bond NO votes between them. Three years. $876 million in new spending & debt. /features/duo-recordwww.sarasotacountyfacts.org
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NEUNDER & SMITH ADDED $876M IN SPENDING & DEBT. FIXED INCOME.
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$876 million in 3 years. While families can't feed their kids and retirees skip prescriptions. Sarasota County Commissioners Neunder and Smith added $876 MILLION in new spending and debt. See the proof: www.sarasotacountyfacts.org
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HE EARNS $38,000. THEY EARN $112,580. NEUNDER & SMITH ADDED $876M IN SPENDING & DEBT.
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They work. They pray. They pay taxes. They obey every law. They still can't feed their kids. Because Commissioners Neunder and Smith added $876 million in new spending and debt in just 3 years. 227,637 government records prove it. www.sarasotacountyfacts.org
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SHE EARNS $33,280. ADMIN EARNS $460,000. NEUNDER & SMITH APPROVED IT.
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She earns $33,280 saving lives at the hospital. The County Administrator earns $460,000. Both paid by YOUR taxes. Neunder and Smith approved every penny. www.sarasotacountyfacts.org
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HE SERVED 22 YEARS. NEUNDER & SMITH GREW COUNTY DEBT 76% TO $1.1B.
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He served his country for 22 years. Now he can't afford his property taxes because Neunder and Smith grew the county's debt 76% to $1.1 BILLION. They never served a day. www.sarasotacountyfacts.org
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SHE TEACHES FOR $47,500. RENT: $2,119/MO. THEY BUILT A ~$100M OFFICE.
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A teacher in one of Florida's wealthiest counties grades papers in her car. Because she LIVES in it. Starting salary: $47,500. Rent: $2,119/month. Meanwhile Neunder and Smith built themselves a ~$100 million building. www.sarasotacountyfacts.org
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$47 IN TIPS. 12-HOUR SHIFT. BABY IN THE CAR. NEUNDER & SMITH MAKE $112,580.
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12 hours on her feet. $47 in tips. Her baby is in the back seat. Her rent is late. Commissioners Neunder and Smith make $112,580 each. NOT ONE VOTE AGAINST A BUDGET OR A BOND — FY2022–FY2025. www.sarasotacountyfacts.org
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HE FIGHTS FIRES FOR $48,000. SARASOTA RANKS #5 OF 66 FOR GENERAL GOVERNMENT SPENDING.
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He runs into burning buildings for Sarasota County. His family eats rice and beans because they can't afford meat. The county ranks #5 of 66 in Florida for General Government spending per person. Neunder and Smith voted for every dollar. www.sarasotacountyfacts.org
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THEY BUILD $950K CONDOS. CAN'T AFFORD RENT. NEUNDER & SMITH ADDED $876M.
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They build $950,000 condos. They can't afford a 2-bedroom apartment. The people who build paradise can't afford to live in it. Neunder and Smith added $876 million in new spending while workers go $219 in the hole every month. www.sarasotacountyfacts.org
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MEDICINE OR DINNER. NEUNDER & SMITH GREW DEBT 76% TO $1.1B.
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Her husband passed last year. She lives on $1,907 a month. After rent and medicine there's nothing left. She's 81 and afraid. Neunder and Smith added $876 million in spending & debt and want 4 more years. www.sarasotacountyfacts.org
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$876M IN SPENDING & DEBT. BONDS UP 76%. ZERO BUDGET OR BOND NO VOTES.
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$876 million in new spending and debt in 3 years. Bonds up 76%. #5 of 66 counties for General Government spending. Zero NO votes on any record budget or bond. Republican primary: August 18, 2026. www.sarasotacountyfacts.org
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NEUNDER SWORE AN OATH. THEN ADDED $876M IN SPENDING & DEBT. #5 FOR ADMIN.
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Commissioner Joe Neunder swearing in as $876 million in taxpayer money burns behind him. He promised small government. He delivered #5 of 66 Florida counties for General Government spending. www.sarasotacountyfacts.org
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SMITH SWORE AN OATH. THEN ADDED $876M IN SPENDING & DEBT. WON BY 373 VOTES.
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Commissioner Mark Smith swearing in as $876 million in taxpayer money burns behind him. He admitted spending was unsustainable — then voted YES anyway. Won by 373 votes. $876 million later, he wants 4 more years. www.sarasotacountyfacts.org
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THE $80,633 MEDIAN MISLEADS. That median is inflated by retired millionaires. Real workers average $60,112. A CNA earns $33,280. County Commissioners Joe Neunder & Mark Smith earn $112,580 each. Admin earns $460,000. They added $876 million in new spending & debt and never voted NO on a record budget or bond. www.sarasotacountyfacts.org
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WHY YOU CAN'T MAKE IT IN SARASOTA COUNTY. Rent eats 56% of a worker's income. Workers go $219 in the hole EVERY MONTH. CNA goes $785 in the hole. County Commissioners Neunder & Smith added $876 million in new spending & debt — debt up 76% to $1.11 billion. Admin makes $460,000. They built a ~$100M office for themselves. www.sarasotacountyfacts.org
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THE PAY GAP THEY DON'T WANT YOU TO SEE. Admin: $460,000. Commissioners Neunder & Smith: $112,580. Firefighter: $48,000. Teacher: $47,500. CNA: $33,280. The admin earns more than 12 food service workers COMBINED. Zero NO votes on any record budget or bond. $876 million in new spending & debt in 3 years. www.sarasotacountyfacts.org
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$876 MILLION. Not someone else's money. YOUR money. Sarasota County commissioners Joe Neunder and Mark Smith approved $395 million in new spending AND took on $481 million in new debt — in just 3 years. The record is public. www.SarasotaCountyFacts.orgwww.sarasotacountyfacts.org
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28 FACTS they don't want you to know. Sarasota County commissioners approved $876 million in new spending and debt in just 3 years. Every fact is documented. Every number is sourced. Read them for yourself. www.SarasotaCountyFacts.org/the-factswww.sarasotacountyfacts.org
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Two Republicans are fighting to take back Sarasota County. Jim DeNiro (District 4) and Kristina Sargent (District 2) are challenging the commissioners who blew $876 million of your money. www.SarasotaCountyFacts.org/candidateswww.sarasotacountyfacts.org
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FOLLOW THE MONEY. Sarasota County commissioners approved $876 million in new spending and debt and the local media barely covered it. We did. Read our investigative reporting — every claim sourced to official government records. www.SarasotaCountyFacts.org/articleswww.sarasotacountyfacts.org
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Think we're making this up? We're not. 227,637 verified financial records across 485 primary-source documents — budgets, audits, bond filings, salary data — all published by the governments themselves. Every number we report has a source. Challenge us. www.SarasotaCountyFacts.org/sourceswww.sarasotacountyfacts.org
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We are your neighbors. We pulled 227,637 government records from 485 official documents and found the largest spending explosion in the county's modern record. No party. No agenda. Just facts. If someone sent you this — read it for yourself. www.SarasotaCountyFacts.org/aboutwww.sarasotacountyfacts.org
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We pulled 227,637 government records from 485 official documents and published every one. No party. No agenda. Just the receipts. Read the record and share it with a neighbor. www.SarasotaCountyFacts.orgwww.sarasotacountyfacts.org
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$395 MILLION OVERSPENT. $481 MILLION IN NEW DEBT. 3 YEARS. These aren't opinions — they're the county's own numbers. Interactive charts. Official data. Zero spin. See exactly where your money went and who approved it. www.SarasotaCountyFacts.org/datawww.sarasotacountyfacts.org
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GOT QUESTIONS? We have answers. What is the $876 million? Who are Neunder and Smith? Why does this primary matter? How do I vote? Everything explained in plain English — backed by official government records. www.SarasotaCountyFacts.org/faqwww.sarasotacountyfacts.org
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$876 million in new spending and debt in three years — every dollar catalogued against the county's own audited books. Read it. Verify it. Share it. www.SarasotaCountyFacts.orgwww.sarasotacountyfacts.org
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DISTRICT 2 — the record is on the ballot. Commissioner Mark Smith voted YES on $876 million in new spending and debt. Kristina Sargent is challenging him on August 18. www.SarasotaCountyFacts.org/district-2www.sarasotacountyfacts.org
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DISTRICT 4 — the record is on the ballot. Commissioner Joe Neunder voted YES on $876 million in new spending and debt. Jim DeNiro is challenging him on August 18. www.SarasotaCountyFacts.org/district-4www.sarasotacountyfacts.org
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DON'T KNOW WHICH DISTRICT YOU'RE IN? Find out in 10 seconds. Enter your address and we'll tell you who represents you, what they did with your money. www.SarasotaCountyFacts.org/district-lookupwww.sarasotacountyfacts.org
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SARASOTA COUNTY FACTS. Follow the Money. Know the Truth. Share this site with a neighbor who's wondering why everything costs more. www.SarasotaCountyFacts.orgwww.sarasotacountyfacts.org
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