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   <news:title>Modifications involving Myrtle Street and Casey Key Road to be pursued for county’s 2045 Thoroughfare Plan</news:title>
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  <lastmod>2026-10-01T22:18:40Z</lastmod>
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   <news:title>D.R. Horton, Smith family maintain that County Commission failed to provide legally defensible denial of rezoning petition for property next to Celery Fields</news:title>
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  <loc>https://sarasotanewsleader.com/fifth-district-court-of-appeal-opinion-upends-12th-circuit-judges-ruling-in-favor-of-county-in-saba-sands-case/</loc>
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   <news:title>County commissioners provide more direction to staff with goal of setting up vacation rentals registration program, including purchase of software that can help locate people not paying Tourist Development Tax</news:title>
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