Notice of County Comp Plan Review

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REMINDER: Public Hearings for Comprehensive Plan Update onJune 8 and 10

Public hearings for the Comprehensive Plan Update will be held on June 8 at 1:30 pm and on June 10 at 9 am. These hearings are for Board of County Commissioners to consider transmitting the Comp Plan to the State for review. Adoption by the BCC will take place after the State review, with target dates of October 2016.

Documents have been posted online for the public hearings. The documents include:

Please take note of the public hearing dates, times and topics listed below. Meetings will be held at the Sarasota County Administration Center, Commission Chambers, 1660 Ringling Blvd., Sarasota.

You can watch the hearing live on Access TV (19 on Comcast and 32 on Frontier). You can also watch online, both live and on-demand afterwards. 

Thank you for your role in shaping 
a better Sarasota County.
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