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First hurdle cleared for 10,000-acre Hi Hat Ranch development plan in Sarasota County SARASOTA COUNTY – A blueprint for one of the largest housing projects ever planned in the rustic, wide open area east of Interstate 75 has been OK’d by Sarasota County’s planning board.    The Planning Commission’s unanimous decision last week brought the owners of the 10,000-acre Hi Hat Ranch closer to its vision for replacing much of the rural landscape with a cluster of villages, retail shops ...