Dec 20, 2024 TOP STORIES: Unanimously agreeing on need to protect Myakka River, County Commission denies variance for two seawalls at Diocese of Venice retreat Modification of breakaway walls section of County Code wins unanimous County Commission support County Commission formally requests that West Coast Inland Navigation District designate Midnight Pass a ‘public waterway’ Franklin decides not to appeal November ruling for Battie in her defamation case in Circuit Court LaCivita, Pember reappointed to county Planning Commission, with Fiedler to join them Mid-County Tax Collector’s Office to be renamed in honor of outgoing Tax Collector Ford-Coates, County Commission decides No alarms sounded and no fire suppression equipment found at Sarasota hotel where one victim died, Fire Department reports 22-year-old man arrested on attempted murder and related charges in connection with Dec. 13 shooting of woman in Venice Neunder to serve as County Commission chair in 2025, with Cutsinger as vice chair Two teens arrested in connection with ‘string of bicycle thefts,’ Sarasota Police Department reports OTHER NEWS (free): Storm debris collections to conclude on Friday, Dec. 20, in city of Sarasota SMH-Venice celebrates emergency room expansion Bank of America names Children First its 2024 Neighborhood Champion for Sarasota and Manatee counties Sheriff’s Office’s Eighth Annual Toy Drive ends up with almost 1,800 gifts, plus gift cards adding up to $3,935 City and County of Sarasota announce holiday closings Parking enforcement to resume on St. Armands and Lido keys on Jan. 2, 2025 Sheriff’s Office produces videos to educate the public about scams Sarasota Police Department warning the public about rising trend in thefts of electric bikes and dirt bikes sold through online marketplaces Recent grants support All Faiths Food Bank programs Safe Children Coalition announces public launch of Youth Shelter Campaign Sarasota Opera calling for male supernumeraries for ‘Cavalleria rusticana’
