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Bee Ridge Update: Work this Saturday; Partial Roundabout at Aberdeen

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Temporary roundabout underway at Aberdeen: Bee Ridge Update

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Talk about bicycling, walking Sat., Olympic trials at Benderson

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Dear Lake, Welcome to Sarasota County's community e-newsletter. If you have questions, ideas for articles, or feedback on the system, contact us at communications@scgov.net .  Comprehensive Plan Update workshop on Cycle 2 - Mobility,  June 20   Help us shape the future of Sarasota County and attend a workshop on Cycle 2 of the Comprehensive Plan focusing on Mobility.   Discuss traffic circulation, bicycle, pedestrian, trails, public transit, aviation, water transit and rail.  Sat., June 20  from  11 a.m. to 1 p.m.  at the Sarasota County Administration Building, 1660 Ringling Blvd., Sarasota. Help available for North Port residents seeking wind-resistant windows, shutters Sarasota County is offering financial assistance to help lower-income North Port residents install wind-resistant windows or hurricane shutters. Summer storms can produce flood waters Local health officials encourage all residents to be sure they have a current tetanus vacci

D.R. Horton building homes to North and East of Lake Sarasota

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If you drive to the East end of Mauna Loa Blvd. and look across the boundary stream between Lake Sarasota and Bent Tree, you'll see some clearing and contouring of Bent Tree acreage bordering on the stream. What you're seeing is the relocation of a portion of Bent Tree's golf course to accommodate 78 new homes. The homes will be built back upon a new interior road, and will have a separate gated access point within Bent Tree. A portion of the golf course is being moved toward the stream. Presumably this means folks on the Lake Sarasota side will simply get a closer look at the skills of the players at the country club, not at backyards or a road. The homes are to be built by D.R. Horton , one of the largest home builders in the US. Horton also plans to build 89 Town Homes in the Bee Ridge Park of Commerce -- far to the rear of the property behind Racetrac at N. Mauna Loa. Entitled Baytown, the town homes will be attached homes starting at the mid $200s. TerraC

County Update: Water Conservation Course, Beach Runs, more...

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Welcome to Sarasota County's community e-newsletter. If you have questions, ideas for articles, or feedback on the system, contact us at communications@scgov.net .  New 'Every Drop Counts' program will teach homeowners strategies to conserve water Sarasota County UF/IFAS Extension and Sustainability and Sarasota County Public Utilities are offering a new course to help residents save water and money in their homes. "Every Drop Counts: Water Conservation Inside Your Home" will help residents understand where their water comes from, how it is treated and specific strategies to reduce water usage in the kitchen, bathrooms, appliances and pool. Sarasota County's 2014 Water Quality report goes electronic Sarasota County Public Utilities announced this week that the 2014 Sarasota County Drinking Water Report is now available online. In an effort to save tax payer's the cost of printing and postage the Public Utility Department

Reminder: No June LSCG Meeting

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The Lake Sarasota Community Group will not hold its regularly scheduled on June 11, as no action items are currently pending. The next regularly scheduled meeting is Thursday, Sept. 10, 7 pm. Keep up with what's going on at the Lake Sarasota Community at Nextdoor and to the neighborhood page on Facebook, where folks regularly share information. At the moment, we are receiving complaints about an abundance of mosquitoes - is this something many are noticing?

Night Work Scheduled for June 14-19 on Bee Ridge

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Updates from Sarasota County

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Welcome to Sarasota County's community e-newsletter. If you have questions, ideas for articles, or feedback on the system, contact us at communications@scgov.net .  Walton Ranch ribbon-cutting ceremony set for June 8 The community is invited to a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening of the Walton Ranch site at  10 a.m. , on  Monday, June 8 . 'Escape the Ordinary' 2015 Adult Summer Reading Program An adult summer reading program offered by Sarasota County Libraries will return for its second year beginning June 1. Reading, feeding and lots of fun at county libraries this summer Sarasota County Libraries' summer plans including reading, feeding and lots of fun for all ages. Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Master Plan survey closing on  July 5 The community has a chance to guide the future of parks, preserves and recreation services in Sarasota County over the next 20 years by participating in an online survey, but th