Dear Neighbors, Thanks to everyone who attended the LSCG meeting on 7/27. The information to be distributed is too much for a post or an email. Please, read the summary of the meeting and the next steps moving forward. If you wish to help or have questions, please email keithcrusso@gmail.com Thanks. First, an open letter, then more details below. To no one’s surprise, the attendees of the Lake Sarasota Community Group meeting on July 27th unanimously decided to fight the new development proposed by developer Josh Graber and his agents. We are opposed to this type of development, not to the current zoning for single-family dwellings. No number of amenities or concessions offered by the developer in the neighborhood workshop were persuasive to the twenty-thirty people who came or attended via video last night. The community wanted me to share this message, too: please, know that this and other developments in the area will affect every one of us, from Molokai to Berkshire, From Jarv
Siesta Beach, 948 Beach Road, Siesta Key, the #1 beach in the country according to Dr. Beach, is expected to be one of the busiest places in the state this weekend.
Sarasota County government offices, including libraries, recreation centers and the History Center will be closed Monday, Sept. 5, for the Labor Day holiday. 
A public meeting on proposed increases in Sarasota County Area Transit (SCAT) fares will be held from 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 8, in Room 112 of Sarasota City Hall, 1565 1st Street, Sarasota. Three public meetings were held in August and an additional meeting was requested to gather more public feedback. 
With more than 1 million items in circulation and virtually every one of them offered for free, the Sarasota County library system provides the best deal in town if you have a Sarasota County library card. September is Library Card Sign-up Month, and Sarasota County libraries are encouraging residents and visitors who do not have a library card to stop in at any one of the eight libraries to sign up. 
Sarasota County Community Services will host a volunteer event, 9 a.m.-noon, Saturday, Sept. 24, at Sleeping Turtles Preserve North, 3462 Border Road, Venice, to help celebrate the 18th Annual National Public Lands Day. 
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