17 Jul 2020

 


TOP STORIES:

 

New county public hearing notice signs expected to be implemented in the fall, with clearer designs and links to details about land development applications


‘Bed tax’ revenue down about 54% for May, compared to 88% drop in April, as a result of pandemic


Kompothecras files preliminary plans for 83-foot hotel and 47-foot parking garage on Old Stickney and Stickney Point roads on south Siesta Key


Workshop planned in late September for county commissioners to debate staff recommendations and proposals from barrier island associations regarding shoreline hardening


$140,000 transfer from City of Sarasota General Fund to St. Armands Parking Fund necessary to cover bond debt for garage on North Adams Drive


With dredge in place, sand removal from Big Pass expected to begin July 17 or 18


Final formal step taken by County Commission to effect its assumption of authority over Siesta Key roads, beginning in September


Court of Appeal denies efforts of Siesta couple to expedite Cosentino appeal over final Circuit Court ruling in favor of them and Sarasota County in North Beach Road vacation case


Avenida Leona residents on Siesta Key win parking restriction for their street and a change in the petition process for the county’s Traffic Advisory Council


Schimmel appointed to another four-year term on county’s Tourist Development Council


Siesta Seen


CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE (free):

 

Commissioner Hines suggests need for county mask ordinance if COVID-19 case data from counties and cities with such mandates show definitive decrease in spread of novel coronavirus


OPINION (free):

 

Cartoon of the Day


OTHER NEWS (free):

Photo essay: Nothing so fine as a summer day


Sarasota Memorial Hospital first in Florida to offer experimental, dual-action antibody treatment for virus


Suspect sought in vandalism at two Jewish temples in Sarasota, Sheriff’s Office announces


Digital Curb Challenge to get underway in city of Sarasota as a pilot program


Demolition of equipment at site of former Siesta Key Water Reclamation Facility to get underway soon


Suspected skimming device found at 7-Eleven on North Tuttle Avenue on July 13