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57% of county voters support keeping Single-Member Districts voting method for county commissioners
Sarasota city attorney to work with city manager and Police Department to craft simpler version of Sound Ordinance for City Commission review
New Sarasota County staff report requested on voluntary demolition and reconstruction of condominium complexes that do not meet current building code standards
With roughly 76,000 people counted on Siesta Beach just between lifeguard stands the first week of March, Sheriff’s Office focused on education and enforcement (free)
City commissioners formally accept report of Charter Review Committee, with special, daylong meeting set for March 28 to review recommendations
County’s COVID-19 positivity rate down to 5.75% as of seven-day average through March 10, CDC says (free)
After hours of debate, Sarasota city commissioners ask staff to craft further revisions to tree ordinance
Ziegler raises potential of county’s acquiring property for a public beach on northern Siesta Key
FDEP awards $487,000 grant to City of Sarasota for wetlands project on Bobby Jones Golf Club property
$10.5 million approved for partial funding of county’s new Planning and Development Services building on Northwest Quad
Atkins North America awarded about $148,000 more to modify design of roundabout planned at intersection of Beach Road and Midnight Pass Road on Siesta Key
One word tweaked in bond question for November General Election referendum related to county’s penny sales tax program
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