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Operator of vessel that repeatedly struck 10-year-old Sarasota Youth Sailing student cited for careless operation of vessel on the water
Hearing to be scheduled on change to Sarasota County Code that would prevent as few as 20 registered voters from proposing publicly initiated Comprehensive Plan amendments
County Commission approves advertisement for affordable housing project proposals for 114-acre county parcel at 2501 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way
Sandy Cove community on north Siesta Key experiencing significant erosion, just as Army Corps of Engineers’ model predicted if dredging of Big Pass took place
Damage to air release valve results in about 48,000 gallons of raw sewage being spilled into Phillippi Creek and one of its tributaries
Approximately 70,000 county residents age 65 and up remain to be vaccinated against COVID-19, Health Officer tells the County Commission (free)
Please help the snowy plovers as they once again try to nest on Siesta Key, county’s Shorebird Stewardship and Monitoring coordinator asks the public (free)
Siesta Key Coalition working to hire consultants and raising funds to pay for them in fight against proposed high-rise hotels that would increase density on the island
Atkins North America wins county contract for design of roundabout at Beach Road/Midnight Pass Road intersection on Siesta Key
About 1,800 gallons of sewage spilled into stormwater pond after electrical problem at Sarasota County’s Fruitville Master Lift Station
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