Jun 28, 2024


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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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2024 report spotlights Sarasota Memorial’s ‘monumental growth, service to community’


Clerk of Court Rushing honored as Statesman of Year by Florida Court Clerks and Comptrollers Association


City and County of Sarasota to close facilities in observance of July 4 holiday


Sheriff’s Office arrests 15 people on multitude of charges as a result of Operation Stamp Out


Mangrove Coast Fly Fishers organization raises $9,000 for Conservation Foundation of Gulf Coast