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Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
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Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Local Government
Sarasota agenda targets brownfield rezoning, food truck rules
The Sarasota City Commission's Oct. 5 agenda included a final vote on rezoning the contaminated Marian Anderson site in Newtown for industrial use, a zoning code overhaul allowing food trucks in the Downtown Bayfront and more than $4.1 million in US 41 safety agreements with FDOT. Official results have not been released.
Local Government
Myakka River protection bill clears House subcommittee
H.R. 642, the Myakka Wild and Scenic River Act, cleared a House subcommittee hearing Sept. 2 after Rep. Greg Steube testified in support of federal protection for a 34-mile Sarasota County stretch of the Myakka River, backed by a broad local coalition including the Sarasota County Commission.
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Local Government
Sarasota agenda targets brownfield rezoning, food truck rules
The Sarasota City Commission's Oct. 5 agenda included a final vote on rezoning the contaminated Marian Anderson site in Newtown for industrial use, a zoning code overhaul allowing food trucks in the Downtown Bayfront and more than $4.1 million in US 41 safety agreements with FDOT. Official results have not been released.
Local Government
Myakka River protection bill clears House subcommittee
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Local Government
Sarasota agenda targets brownfield rezoning, food truck rules
The Sarasota City Commission's Oct. 5 agenda included a final vote on rezoning the contaminated Marian Anderson site in Newtown for industrial use, a zoning code overhaul allowing food trucks in the Downtown Bayfront and more than $4.1 million in US 41 safety agreements with FDOT. Official results have not been released.
Local Government
Myakka River protection bill clears House subcommittee
Sarasota, FL
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Local Government
Sarasota plans Pineapple Avenue overhaul, sets Oct. 21 meeting
The City of Sarasota will hold a public meeting on Oct. 21 to present planned improvements to South Pineapple Avenue, including new pavement, drainage, sidewalks, curb extensions and LED street lighting along a downtown corridor stretching from Orange Avenue to just south of Ringling Boulevard.
Local Government
Former Sarasota officer faces battery, database misuse charges
Former Sarasota Police officer Cory Waiters, 38, appeared in court Tuesday on battery and database misuse charges after allegedly searching the same license plate more than 335 times through a law enforcement surveillance system.
Local Government
Sarasota voters get five candidate forums before Nov. 3 election
The League of Women Voters of Sarasota County and Suncoast Searchlight are co-hosting five nonpartisan candidate forums via Zoom ahead of the Nov. 3 general election, covering races for city commissions, city council and the state Senate.
Local Government
Sarasota City Hall hosts free reception for 1,000-year exhibit
A free opening reception for "Echoes of Sarasota," a 19-piece exhibit spanning more than 1,000 years of regional history, runs 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17 at Sarasota City Hall.
Local Government
Lucile Pizza & Wine Bar closes Saturday for Main Street rebrand
Lucile Pizza & Wine Bar at 1660 Main St. in downtown Sarasota serves its final meal under that name Saturday, Sept. 12, before a permitted remodel brings a new concept to the space.
Local Government
Sarasota board weighs hotel, apartments for Midtown Plaza site
Sarasota's Planning Board will hold a public hearing Sept. 9 on a proposal to replace a vacant Winn-Dixie and surrounding commercial space at Midtown Plaza on South Tamiami Trail with a 145-room hotel, 91 apartments and retail.
Local Government
Booker High students help flip Sarasota school board
Booker High School students, the Sarasota Next Gen Democrats and a group of retired educators called "the Fountaineers" ran a months-long canvassing and postcard campaign that helped flip the Sarasota County School Board to a progressive majority on Aug. 18, with one seat still headed to a Tuesday, Nov. 3 runoff.
Local Government
Sarasota County faces four lawsuits over Live Local Act vote
Four developers are suing Sarasota County after commissioners voted unanimously in April to exclude two zoning districts from Florida's Live Local Act, with more than 4,000 proposed apartment units and personal liability for commissioners at stake.
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Local Government
Sarasota County ranks oldest population among large U.S. counties
New Census Bureau data shows 38.8 percent of Sarasota County residents are 65 or older, ranking it No. 1 among large U.S. counties in median age and senior population share.
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Local Government
Lynette Herbert takes over as Sarasota County health officer
The Sarasota County Commission confirmed Lynette Herbert as the county's new health officer on Aug. 25, replacing 15-year veteran Chuck Henry who retires Sept. 30.
Local Government
Glover, Brandt advance to Nov. 3 Sarasota school board runoff
Democrat-backed Jimmy Glover and Republican-backed Heidi Brandt will compete Tuesday, Nov. 3, for the Sarasota County School Board District 1 seat vacated by Bridget Ziegler, with Brandt distancing herself from the outgoing conservative majority's policies.
Local Government
Sarasota County opens $100M administration center east of I-75
Sarasota County officially opened its new $100.15 million administration center at 1 Apex Road on Tuesday, Aug. 25, holding a ribbon-cutting and its first commission meeting in the new chambers after years of planning and hurricane damage to the old downtown headquarters.
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