10 Feb 2023


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Mast collects $46,100 in January in her bid for District 1 County Commission seat in 2024 election


Property owners and developers behind 2 Siesta Key hotel projects seek to consolidate lawsuits fighting the planned construction


Allison Foster named interim superintendent of Sarasota County Schools


Conflict between State Attorney’s Office and Public Defender’s Office limiting referrals to jail diversion program, Commissioner Moran tells colleagues


Charter Review Board members to review entire Charter with eye to recommending clarifications or updated language reflecting modern practices


Back-in parking to be allowed in city of Sarasota except on streets and in garages and public lots with angled spots


Exacerbated traffic congestion during high tourist season remains big focus of Siesta residents, with South Siesta Beach Repair Project looming


County commissioners refuse to reconsider vote on proposed apartment complex on North Honore Avenue hours after denying application for land-use change


Benderson Park Conservancy names Bruce Patneaude the new chief operating officer


County’s COVID positivity rate down again, to 9.22%


On unanimous vote, County Commission approves lower park and library impact fees, and lower mobility fees, for affordable housing units


FDOT inviting public to participate in creation of I-75 North Corridor Master Plan, involving area from River Road in South County to Moccasin Wallow Road in Manatee County


Plans for new house and accessory structures at 3761 Casey Key Road, extending 68 feet seaward of Gulf Beach Setback Line, win County Commission approval


Red tide remains evident at all 16 Sarasota County beaches, county Health Department staff reports


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OTHER NEWS (free):

Vote-by-mail (absentee) ballot requests through 2024 General Election cycle being accepted


Bayfront Park playground closed in Sarasota with work underway on new construction


New K-9 unit member joins Sarasota Police Department