Sarasota-Manatee Airport Authority Considering Buying 76 Acres of Farmland

The Sarasota-Manatee Airport Authority is looking to pick up 76 acres owned by the estate of a Tallevast Road pioneer. The land in consideration at 2105 Tallevast Road is owned by the Estate of Heidi Boothe, the philanthropist who bequeathed $3 million in combination of money and 100 acres of land to New College of Florida. Boothe died in 2011 at the age of 90 and managed a cattle farm on Tallevast Road and was also one of the first woman pilots in the Sarasota Flying Club, according to her obituary.