17 Feb 2023


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Judge rules against consolidating the two Siesta Key hotel lawsuits but leaves possibility open for later consideration


South Siesta Beach Repair Project bids opening delayed until March 1


Icard Merrill land-use attorneys plead with County Commission for wider array of changes in county’s Coastal Setback Code


Venice resident files for District 3 County Commission seat that Detert will give up in 2024


19 Sarasota residents seek to overturn Planning Board approval of plans for Bath & Racquet Club redevelopment


Cutsinger wins commission colleagues’ approval of plans for duplex development on Manasota Key


Hearing on administrative law challenge to County Commission approval of Lakewood Ranch Southeast plans delayed from March to July


County COVID positivity rate up again, to 11.14%


‘Bed tax’ revenue continues to climb this fiscal year


About 192,000 gallons of reuse water spills into stormwater collection system on Palmer Ranch


‘Dr. Beach’ nominated for World Health Organization World No Tobacco Day Award


Sarasota County man charged with 10 felony counts, including sexual assault of 70-year-old woman, theft of vehicle and fleeing to elude officers


21-year-old man dies after fall at condominium construction site at the Quay Sarasota


About 2,500 gallons of raw sewage spilled on South Packinghouse Road after worker runs over pipeline


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OTHER NEWS (free):

Team representing Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation to review Sarasota Police Department practices in late March


Registration open for Gulf Coast Community Foundation’s free Better Together event on March 16


Lobeck to discuss recent and anticipated legislation regarding condominiums in Feb. 21 remarks to Siesta Key Condominium Council members


City and county facilities to be closed for Presidents Day holiday on Feb. 20