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 .  Supervisor of elections offers tips to ensure smooth election day March 14  is municipal election day in Sarasota County. Registered voters in the cities of Sarasota and North Port and the Town of Longboat Key will elect local commissioners and, in the case of Longboat Key, decide on two ballot questions. Feel the breeze, open-air circulator service coming to Siesta Key Sarasota County Area Transit has contracted with private vendor Ride Right Transit to provide open-air vehicle circulator service on Siesta Key.  Health in Motion services during March Sarasota County's Department of Health will provide no-cost health screenings and referrals for general health and wellness during March. County names new director of Planning and Development Services Sarasot...

Dear Lake, Welcome to Sarasota County's community e-newsletter. If you have questions, ideas for articles, or feedback on the system, contact us at  communityconnections@scgov. net.     New oral history project presented Jan. 30 TODAY:  Come see - and hear - the 2014 Sarasota Oral History Project presentations, "Celebrating Our Water Heritage," Thursday, Jan. 30, at  6 p.m. at New College of Florida. 'Muck City' author comes to Sarasota TODAY:  Meet the author of "Muck City: Winning and Losing in Football's Forgotten Town" Jan. 30 and 31. The program is free and open to the public.  Fire Fest wraps up Fire Awareness Week SATURDAY :  In recognition of Florida's "Prescribed Fire Awareness Week" Jan. 26 - Feb. 1 , the county is hosting Fire Fest 2014 on  Saturday, Feb. 1 . SCAT tests new pilot route serving Pinecraft SCAT will operate a pilot route from  Feb. 1 to May 2  to test rider demand ...

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 Memorial for firefighter   FRIDAY:  A memorial service will be held Friday, May 11,  for Firefighter and Paramedic Deborah Schuster,  who served as a member of the Sarasota County Fire Department for 10 years. Got overdue books?   Relax. Sarasota County libraries forgives you. From May 14-19, patrons with overdue items may  return them without penalty  to any Sarasota County library. Items must be returned in person. Fines will not be waived for items returned in book drops or by mail. County awards contracts Sarasota County has awarded  contracts totaling nearly $1.8 million  for construction of the Bee Ridge Road Force Main Replacement Project and  the P...