County News and Updates

By -


Welcome to Sarasota County's community e-newsletter. If you have questions, ideas for articles, or feedback on the system, contact us at pubcom@scgov.net.   
Sarasota County Government offices, including libraries, Sarasota County Historical Resources and recreation centers, will be closed Thursday, Nov. 27, and Friday, Nov. 28, for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Here are the waste collection schedules for the Thanksgiving holiday for Sarasota County.
The Knights Trail Park Pistol and Rifle Range will be closed to the public on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 27-28. The range will resume normal operations on Saturday, Nov. 29.
As families prepare Thanksgiving meals, keep safety in mind, since cooking fires are more likely to occur on Thanksgiving than on any other day of the year. 
Enjoy a run and lots of holiday fun as the 38th Annual Sandy Claws Beach Run returns to Siesta Beach on Dec. 13. 
Other entertainment includes music by The North Port Chorale, The North Port Woodwind Quintet and The Fiddle Crabs String Band; demonstrations of quilting, wood carving and spinning; and dramatic performances by storyteller Katie Adams in a unique version of the Johnny Appleseed story told through quilts.
Registration is still open for the two-week class series, scheduled for 9-11 a.m. Dec. 1-5 and 6-8 p.m. Dec. 8-12. Each participant will have the opportunity to create and take home unique items including homemade wreaths and natural home cleaning products.
Twenty-two individuals and groups from the more than 2,500 people who participated in KSCB events this year were honored at the Nov. 12 dinner at the Circus Arts Conservatory - Sailor Circus Arena following a nomination and selection process.
Mediation is an informal and voluntary process to resolve disputes before resorting to litigation. It saves filing fees and is free to any person living in the 12th Judicial Circuit. No problem is too small or too large, and locations are available in Arcadia, Bradenton, Sarasota and Venice.
Sarasota County Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources invites residents to share their thoughts regarding the draft Walton Ranch concept.
The candidate, Rocky A. Burke, of Lexington, Ky., has more than 15 years of leadership and management experience within the public transit industry. 
The county has extended a conditional offer of employment to a new director of the Office of Financial Management (OFM). The candidate, Kimberli Radtke, has spent the past eight years working as the county's operating budget manager. 
The county's goal of promoting quality of life for its residents will get a lift from the hiring of Patrick Lui as its new bicycle and pedestrian coordinator.
The Florida Department of Health in Sarasota County's (DOH-Sarasota) Health In Motion Mobile Medical Unit staff will provide free and low-cost health services at 11 sites around the county during December. 
Residents and visitors are advised that Caspersen Beach in Venice is experiencing erosion due to natural tidal changes and recent storms, but the beach remains open to the public.
Local health and school officials have teamed up to "Teach Flu A Lesson" during National Influenza Immunization Awareness Week, Dec. 7-13.
No-cost children's flu vaccines to be available at schools across the county on Dec. 10-11.
 
About Us
Sarasota County Government 
1660 Ringling Blvd., Sarasota, 
Florida 34236 
TTY: 7-1-1 or 1-800-955-8771

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Bee Ridge Road Public Hearing: Update

By -
On Wed., Oct. 28, at 1 p.m., the Sarasota County Commission will hold a public hearing concerning plans for Bee Ridge Rd. east of I-75. Engineers will explain plans and probably answer questions, and presumably public comment will be invited. The hearing will be in the Commission chambers on Ringling Blvd. For more background on Bee Ridge projects, click here . Important update from the Bee Ridge Neighborhoods Committee : The Public Hearing is still at 1 pm, but the actual presentation from the Engineers has been moved to 4:30 pm on Wed. Oct. 28: County Staff has met with Commissioners earlier this week to secure their input and questions in preparation for the Wednesday, Oct 28 Commissioner meeting. This meeting will begin at 4.30 PM. Bee Ridge Road Construction will be the third agenda item. The County Administration Building is located downtown on Ringling Boulevard, across from the Post Office, just east of Orange Avenue. Come early to secure parking, located behind the building...
Read more

Water Moccasin or Water Snake?

By -
Image
At the Lakeview Park Clean-Up, some residents were picking up some branches of a tree when a dangerous Water Moccasin slithered out and dashed into the water. It might be useful to know one when you see it, but the differences between the venomous Florida Water Moccasin (or Cottonmouth) and the wholly harmless Water Snake can be subtle. Here are a few images and links that might help. First, here's a Water Moccasin Another shot of a Water Moccasin (click for a huge image): Here's the plain old harmless Florida Water Snake: Another clue (thanks Ray): When in water, Water Moccasins move on top of the water - almost as if they were gliding on the surface, like this: Water Moccasins are to be met with extreme caution. "When a moccasin is nesting or has her young in their nest it will aggressively defend that area," says Ray. "Moccasins have aggressively attacked people." Water Snakes tend to be partly submerged, partly out of the water, more like this: Click f...
Read more