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Leaders of four community foundations urge County Commission to reconsider behavioral health and human services grants for 2025 fiscal year
Sheriff Hoffman seeking to expand patrol sectors and hire 39 new employees, 28 of whom would be sworn officers
Businessman behind proposed 112-room hotel on Siesta’s Midnight Pass Road uses comments by a deputy county attorney to contend in motion that Circuit Court should rule in his favor in complaint against county
Planning Commission members unanimously oppose proposed new county policy regarding voluntary demolition and rebuilding of condo complexes on Siesta Key, citing likelihood of ‘unintended consequences’
Off-duty Sarasota County lifeguard rescues seven people in Gulf of Mexico offshore of Lido Beach (free)
County commissioners indicate continued support for installation of sensors at Siesta’s two beach parks, to alert public about spaces available
In two incidents, about 22,300 gallons of sewage spills from Sarasota County Public Utilities facilities in Sarasota
Proposed expansion of Siesta trolley route to downtown Sarasota might be nixed, county commissioners indicate during June 19 budget workshop discussion
New void opens up on Casey Key Road, this time as a result of effects of ‘Invest 90L’
It could take up to two more years for FDOT to complete North River Road project, county’s Public Works director tells commissioners
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