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EPA received more than 9,000 comments on proposed ‘fish farm’

Published on March 30, 2020 by author

Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeader.com Although 67 people pre-registered to make public comments during a Jan. 28 hearing on a “fish farm” proposed to be situated 45 miles off the Sarasota County coast, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) received more than Read More

Siesta Key split into two county districts

Published on November 26, 2019November 26, 2019 by author

New County Commission district lines approved on basis of map submitted by Siesta resident By Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeader.com During a Nov. 19 special meeting, the Sarasota County Commission had three choices, as several of the 36 speakers who addressed the Read More

Keeping stormwater as clean as possible a big key to improving overall water quality, Siesta Key Association members hear

Published on June 28, 2019June 28, 2019 by author

By Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeader.com In an average year, Sarasota County gets about 53 inches of rain, and on occasion, it all seems to fall “at one time,” the coordinator of Sarasota County’s Neighborhood Environmental Stewardship Team (NEST) told members of Read More

TripAdvisor to remit ‘bed tax’ revenue to Sarasota County in connection with accommodations services provided through its website

Published on March 29, 2019March 29, 2019 by author

By Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeader.com The Sarasota County Commission has approved an agreement with TripAdvisor that will allow the Sarasota County Tax Collector’s Office to collect county “bed tax” revenue from owners of accommodations advertised through the website. The unanimous vote Read More

County residents save about $7 million a year on cost of flood insurance, thanks to county participation in federal program

Published on March 1, 2019March 1, 2019 by author

By Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeader.com Thanks to Sarasota County’s voluntary participation in an initiative offered through the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), Sarasota County property owners save $7 million a year on the cost of flood insurance. That was the good Read More

Say I DO, AGAIN

Published on March 1, 2019March 3, 2019 by author

By Trebor Britt More than 400 romantic couples celebrated a renewal of their wedding vows at sunset on beautiful Siesta Key Beach, recognized numerous times as America’s number one beach. The nondenominational annual event is organized by Sarasota Parks, Recreation Read More

Judge dismisses Siesta Key Association’s Big Pass case in 12th Judicial Circuit Court

Published on October 30, 2018 by author

By Rachel Brown Hackney A 12th Judicial Circuit Court judge dismissed a verified complaint the Siesta Key Association (SKA) filed against the City of Sarasota in early 2017, seeking to stop the dredging of Big Sarasota Pass to renourish about Read More

Sgt. Mruczek now Lt. Mruczek — and off the Key

Published on October 30, 2018 by author

By Rachel Brown Hackney During the October 2016 meeting of the Siesta Key Association (SKA), members greeted Sgt. Jason Mruczek, the new leader of the Siesta Key substation of the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office. As a deputy, Mruczek had worked Read More

Sarasota County voters will decide on Nov. 6 whether commission-proposed changes to citizen-initiated petition drives for Charter amendments become law

Published on September 27, 2018September 30, 2018 by author

By Rachel Brown Hackney All eight speakers during an Aug. 29 public hearing argued against changes the Sarasota County Commission has proposed for the section of the county Charter that governs citizen-initiated petition drives. Nonetheless — with the addition of Read More

Casey Key couple wins Class II Emergency Variance to stabilize deteriorating cabana on the beach while they seek permanent solution to the situation

Published on July 13, 2018July 27, 2018 by author

By Rachel Brown Hackney SarasotaNewsLeader.com It took just under 24 minutes on June 12 for the Sarasota County Commission to grant a Class II Emergency Variance to a Casey Key couple so they could stabilize a cabana at risk Read More

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