3 Feb 2023


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Saying they were strengthening Sarasota County’s protections for Grand Trees, commissioners unanimously approve County Code changes


Court of Appeal rules against Siesta resident who has tried to halt installation of Avenue B and C stoplight


With proposed final orders filed, Ramirez awaiting decision in Florida Division of Administrative Hearings challenge over Calle Miramar hotel on Siesta Key


County Commission denies Gilligan’s Island Bar & Grill’s application for live musical performances after 10 p.m.


Nine tree species added to master county list for landscaping purposes and for replanting in accord with county Trees Code


County commissioners decline to allow county’s Environmentally Sensitive Lands Oversight Committee to expand its purview


County’s COVID positivity rate down to 9.99%


Sarasota Police Department seeking help from public as officers investigate 2 fatal hit-and-run crashes


Two women arrested after alleged attack on Sarasota resident in dispute over relationship with a man


County commissioners approve $28 million in bonds to help pay for approximately $77.5-million cost of new County Administration Center


About 3,000 gallons of raw sewage spills from Laurel Road lift station following electrical failure


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OTHER NEWS (free):

Haley to retire from Visit Sarasota County at end of September


Annual Say ‘I Do’ Again ceremony to be held on Feb. 14 on Siesta and Nokomis beaches


Barancik Foundation board approves nearly $8 million in grant funding


On Feb. 11 in Venice, students to re-enact historic speeches of suffragists arrested in 1917 for picketing outside White House


Osprey Library at Historic Spanish Point to be closed on Feb. 4 and Feb. 18