The Lake Sarasota Community Blog

Welcome to Sarasota County's community e-newsletter. If you have questions, ideas for articles, or feedback relating to this newsletter, contact us at  communications@scgov.net .  2016 Atlantic hurricane season began on June 1 Sarasota County urges residents to be prepared for an emergency and prepare an all hazards kit.  Public hearing for Comprehensive Plan Update on  June 10 Sarasota County is hosting a public hearing at  9 a.m.   at the Administration Center at 1660 Ringling Blvd., Sarasota, to discuss land use, economic development, mobility and public utilities. ***NOTE: See some of the controversy surrounding this "Update" here. Summer Youth Activities Guide now available Find hundreds of free events for children, tweens and teens in the  2016 Sarasota County Public Library Summer Youth Activities Guide . Explore your library and its free programs, computers, books movies and more. Sarasota County hosting ope...

The major hearing on the "Fiscal Neutrality" component of proposed changes to the Sarasota 2050 plan is this evening at the County Commission Chambers in the admin building on Ringling Blvd. Members of the public will have the chance to voice their views - each person is given 3 or 5 minutes. More here , and see links below. Cathy Antunes The Growth Machine: Sarasota’s USB, 2050 and Portland, Revisited Ron Saba on 2050: Putting New Development Costs on the Blood Sweat and Tears of Taxpayers is Unfair Bill Zoller: The Process is a Travesty Cathy Antunes: Free Market or Free Ride? County 2050 Plan Site County 2050 Maps William Zoller: Protect 2050’s “Fiscal Neutrality” Strong Towns Sarasota County Sustainability Factsheet Sarasota County Chugs Along with More Changes to 2050 It's not NIMBY, it's NIMP-B (Cathy Antunes’ video about infill) Observer: County Takes Another Look at 2050 County eyes changing ‘2050’ Eastern grow...

The Planning Commission will review TerraCap and Peter Dailey's request to rezone the Bee Ridge Park of Commerce from PCD to CN, and to create a right-in/right-out turn on Bee Ridge so cars heading West can enter 460 feet East of the Mauna Loa intersection.

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...