Sarasota County Updates for Memorial Day and Week

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A ribbon-cutting ceremony is set for 10 a.m. on Friday, May 24 to mark the completion of a two-year, major construction project to extend and improve North Cattlemen Road from Richardson to DeSoto roads. The event will take place at the western bridge to the regatta island in Nathan Benderson Park lake.
   
   
 

  Memorial Day 

 
Most Sarasota County government offices, libraries, recreation centers and transit services will be closed Monday, May 27, to observe the national Memorial Day holiday.
However, Payne Park Tennis Center will be open from 7:30 a.m.-9 p.m. and the Arlington Park Recreation Center will be open from noon-5 p.m. 
Sarasota County Area Transit (SCAT) will not operate on Memorial Day.




Sarasota County Advisory Board Openings

Sarasota County Government values the participation and input of its residents in the decision-making process. To further that goal, the county has more than 30 citizen advisory boards, councils and committees, with members appointed by the County Commission.  If you are interested in applying for membership to an advisory board, click here to find a list of vacancies, as well as applications and instructions.
Community Events
 
Enjoy Memorial Day parades and ceremonies in Sarasota and Venice
   

The Sarasota Patriotic Observance Committee and the Venice Area Veterans Council, in coordination with Sarasota County's Veterans Benefits Unit, will host Memorial Day parades and ceremonies in Sarasota and Venice.

The Sarasota parade will begin at 10 a.m. Monday, May 27, at Main Street and Osprey Avenue. The route will be west along Main Street to Chaplain J.D. Hamel Park on Gulfstream Avenue.

The ceremony at Hamel Park will begin immediately after the parade. John Rosentrater, Director of Sarasota National Cemetery, will be the guest speaker.

The Venice ceremony hosted by Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 8118 will begin at 10 a.m. Monday, May 27, at Patriots Park at the northern junction of Business 41 and Bypass 41.     
Attendees to the events should bring their own chairs. Water will be provided. 

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