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Greetings! Welcome to the Sarasota County Community Connections eNewsletter. We hope you will share this eNewsletter with family, friends and neighbors. Contact us if you have questions, ideas for featured articles, or feedback on the system at email communityconnections@scgov.net . Hope for Homeowners free seminar on Aug. 9 Sarasota County homeowners who need help with foreclosures, bankruptcy or credit problems can attend a free "Hope for Homeowners" seminar from 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 9, at the Selby Library auditorium, 1331 1st St., Sarasota. (MORE) SCAT to hold public meeting Aug. 9 on proposed bus fares The Sarasota County Transportation Authority (SCTA) has proposed a new fare schedule for Sarasota County Area Transit (SCAT), and a public meeting will be held 4-6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 9, in the Juliano Room at North Port Public Library, 13800 S. Tamiami Trail, North Port. (MORE) Urfer Family Park nominated for 'America's Favorite Park' Sarasota County Pa...

We have just learned that Sarasota County has nominated Urfer Family Park in the America's Parks Contest run by Coke. You can help win $100,000 for Urfer Family Park. Click on this link and click on VOTE. Under Search for a Park, type Urfer Family Park or type Sarasota, FL and click GO. Then click on RED bubble and VOTE for Urfer. While you are on the website you can vote multiple times and you can come back and vote as much as you like through September 6. If you are in Urfer Park you can vote from your mobile phone on Facebook -- the park get 5 points every time you do that. VOTE OFTEN ! http://www.livepositively.com/#/americasparks/vote

Check out the pictures from the birthday party for Urfer Family Park on the new Civics 101 blog . The event also marked the opening of the C.B. Wilson House, an historical landmark.

Sarasota's newest park, Urfer Family Park, will open on Nov. 14th. From the county's site: The grand opening ceremony for Urfer Family Park, 4000 Honore Ave., Sarasota from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. will showcase Sarasota County’s first foray into all-ages physical fitness with outdoor exercise equipment stationed a various places on a paved one-mile walking path. In addition, the park boasts separate playground structures for toddlers, youngsters and teens. The park’s namesakes, Jack and Thelma Urfer will be on hand during the grand opening celebration, which will feature live entertainment, guided nature walks, food, and activities for the whole family. Home to cattle, tortoise and scores of native Florida plants, the 55-acre Urfer Family Park will continue to serve as a refuge for flora and fauna while providing recreational amenities for young and old alike. Continued preservation along with an enjoyable experience for families will fulfill the vision of the Urfers, who in 2008 mad...