The Lake Sarasota Community Blog

Greetings! Welcome to Sarasota County Community Connections. Please share this with family, friends and neighbors. Contact us if you have questions, ideas for articles, or feedback on the system, at  communityconnections@scgov.net Paddle Palooza repeats SATURDAY:  The  popular boating celebration  is back from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, May 19, with dragon boat, canoe and kayak races. Learn to paddle board, and enjoy great barbecue and music. It all takes place at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota.   Time for the kids to go fish!  SATURDAY:  Children 14 and under are invited to the annual Sarasota County Parks and Recreation Spring Fishing Tournament . The event will be held from 8-10 a.m. Saturday, May 19, at Nokomis Beach. Snook Haven concession closes temporarily The  Snook Haven Restaurant in Venice  will close for the summer while Sarasota County performs maintenance and seeks a new co...

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 . Celebrate 100 years of fire service downtown Current and former county, city and Fire Department officials will celebrate 100 years of fire service at a noon ceremony Sunday, Sept. 25, at Fire Station 1, 1445 4 th St., Sarasota. Hammering out a scrap metal purchase ordinance On Sept. 26, Sarasota County and the Sheriff's Office will hold a workshop to discuss proposed changes to a county ordinance regulating the purchase of secondhand goods, precious metals and scrap metal . Public workshop on retail comp plan amendment Sarasota County will hold a public workshop to discuss allowing retail uses in Major Employment Center areas already zoned Industrial Light Warehousing, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27, a...

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 . SCAT fares to increase Oct. 3 The regular, one-way Sarasota County Area Transit fares on fixed-troute service, including the SCAT trolley, will increase fro 75 cents to $1.25. Here is a complete list of fare increases. Selby Public Library closing temporarily for remodel The next phase of the $1.2 million remodeling of Selby Public Library includes a temporary closing on Saturday, Oct. 1 . All other Sarasota County libraries are open 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. Selby will reopen at 10 a.m., Monday, Oct. 3. County scores high in survey Most Sarasota County residents say their quality of life is excellent, according to results from the 2011 Sarasota County Citizen Survey. See how else the county scored in spending,...