By Jane Bartnett September signals the height of the hurricane season. “Now is the time to plan ahead and to be aware of weather conditions,” advises Sarasota County’s Chief of Emergency Management Ed McCrane. The last time that Siesta Key Read More
South Siesta Key shoreline damaged by Hurricane Hermine in 2017 to be restored in late fall 2024 through truck haul of sand from inland mine, County Commission agrees
By Rachel Brown Hackney SarasotaNewsLeader.com If all goes as planned, in a little more than four years, residents on the southern portion of Siesta Key will be seeing trucks hauling sand to the shoreline to fill in areas eroded by Read More
FPL at work on hurricane-hardening measures on the Key
By Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeader.com For several months, Siesta residents have been seeing plenty of signs of a hurricane-hardening project Florida Power & Light Co. (FPL) is undertaking. After receiving some inquiries about facets of the project, SNL contacted FPL for Read More
New Sarasota County evacuation procedures to be implemented this year if a hurricane approaches
By Rachel Brown Hackney Along with significant changes in how Sarasota County will order evacuations in advance of an approaching hurricane, staff also has established a list of 17 “rally points” to aid people who cannot drive themselves to Read More
Advice and Entertainment
SKA members who have seen Sarasota County Emergency Management Chief Ed McCrane make presentations on preparations for hurricane season know McCrane is a man with a good sense of humor. McCrane sprinkles in plenty of anecdotes to drive home his Read More