The Lake Sarasota Community Blog

We've just found out that Lake Sarasota still has $331 left of grant money that was never used - it was from an old Neighborhood Grant that helped pay for mulching and planting in the medians, and for the pocket park at Hina. The money is there if we want to use it for a project. Any ideas? One suggestion has been to put a bicycle rack in near a bus stop used by kids going to school. If you have an idea, post it here or send it to lakesarasota (at) gmail (dot) com.

Come out to the Fire Station #8 to celebrate the start of the widening of Bee Ridge Road,  the single most significant transformation of the area in decades. The Groundbreaking is at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 11.  Learn about how the roadwork will proceed, and find out how it will look when done. Plenty of parking available around the Firehouse. Free refreshments!

Greetings! Welcome to Sarasota County Community Connections.  Contact us if you have questions, ideas for articles, or feedback on the system, at  communityconnections@scgov. net.   History Center puts 'Florida  in Context'   FRIDAY:  An exhibit of fine art photography by Virginia Hoffman, Matt Allison, Salvatore Brancifort, Brian Braun, Dale Ann Clancy and Richard Porter will be on view from March 1 - April 10 at the Sarasota County Visitor Information Center and History Center Museum. Mowing schedule for Feb. 25-March 8 The schedule for Sarasota County's roadside mowing and median maintenance program for Feb. 25-March 8, subject to weather conditions. Sarasota K-9 Search and Rescue seeking volunteers  If you're interested, attend the "Meet and Greet" session for potential recruits at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 9, in the conference room at Animal Services, 8451 Bee Ridge Road, Sarasota.  Need a neighborhood...

If you happen to have a free moment, come out and see Hina Point Park -- it's underway today:

How would you spend $5,000? The LSCG has over $5,000 in grant funding and is seeking ideas on how to spend it before a December '08 deadline. One idea, to purchase a solar light for the flagpole, was approved at the July 8th meeting. Other ideas on the table include: Fund a Fall Festival. Develop a mini-neighborhood park on land at Hina and Palau. Add to the landscaping at both the Mauna Loa and Westminster entrances. The Beautification Committee will be looking at possible landscapers and plants. Plan a Christmas Holiday event. We are still seeking ideas. It was noted that the front entrance signs, which were purchased about a year ago: are already peeling in places... Brainstorming There were also several ideas put forward for future meeting agendas. Among those mentioned: Getting a speaker from the County Appraiser's office. An expert on green landscaping from Florida House or the County Extension Office. Learning about neighborhood emergency preparedness. Follow these link...