May 9, 2025 TOP STORIES: County commissioners take further steps to facilitate dredging of Phillippi Creek On 4-1 vote, County Commission finally approves latest Lakewood Ranch Southeast project area Sarasota City Commission majority agrees to start city manager search ‘from scratch’ Mast tries again to get County Commission colleagues to agree to advertisement for sale of property Architecture Sarasota calls home in downtown Sarasota County administrator declines commissioners’ offer of funding for more employees to handle stormwater work, in wake of 2024 storm season Nearly $967,000 approved as payment to Sarasota Performing Arts Foundation for city’s share of architectural firm’s concept design fee for new venue County Stormwater Division has new ‘point person’ to assist residents on Phillippi Creek Loraine appointed again to county’s Environmentally Sensitive Lands Oversight Committee 33-year-old Sarasota man named as suspect in May 1 homicide OTHER NEWS (free): Project Pride SRQ announces Pride Month events Sarasota County Fire Department honored for providing and enhancing pediatric emergency care Neighbors by Ring mobile app among tools being utilized by City of Sarasota for community outreach Community Foundation of Sarasota County awards $322,000 to 29 area nonprofits Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office’s Training Academy graduates second class Historic Spanish Point Campus commemorating 50 years on National Register of Historic Places
