Bay Vista Boulevard Section of Englewood is in Sarasota County District 5
(Evan) Ron Cutsinger is our County Commissioner representing District 5
Cutsinger was recently voted to Chair the Board of County Commissioners in 2026.
It all looks good until some important facts come to light. Investigative reporter Michael Barfield uncovers the details of Commissioner Cutsinger’s efforts to profit from his position and spend lots of county money and county resources in that pursuit. The link to Barfield’s article in the Florida Trident is below.
https://floridatrident.org/commissioner-seeks-to-profit-from-land-donated-to-county-for-conservation
Cutsinger’s Lemon Ave property is not too far from Bay Vista Blvd.
Quote from the article in the Florida Trident.
The Hardie family acquired property in Sarasota County after World War I. “In 1916 my great grandfather bought several pieces of property in and around Venice and Englewood,” Hardie said. The Manasota Waterfront Corporation—established in 1928 by the family—and its heirs held title to the properties until 1998. As generations unfolded, the family wanted to keep the land preserved.
Three deeds were recorded on the same day in April 1998 by the Hardie family gifting land to Sarasota County, including the parcels west of Bay Shore Drive. The other two deeds transferred approximately 192 acres of waterfront and conservation-priority land that today comprise parts of public parks and preserves managed by the county.