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Deadline for south county park name submissions extended until May
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Public meeting set May 24 on design, permitting, construction
of new Gulf Gate Library |
 Sarasota County Parks and Recreation officials are accepting ideas
on a name for one of the county's recently acquired sites that
will be home to a future park. The Myakka River / U.S. 41 site
is located at 9083 South Tamiami Trail in Venice and was the
subject of a recent public input session where residents
provided ideas on what they would like to see in the park.
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 Sarasota County Public Works will hold a public meeting on
Thursday, May 24, about the design, permitting and construction
of the new Gulf Gate Library. Citizens can attend the
open-house-style meeting anytime between 5-7 p.m. at St. Andrew
United Church of Christ, 6908 Beneva Road, Sarasota.
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Sarasota County Libraries celebrate '2012 Library of the Year'
Award |
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Sarasota County libraries will offer
Amnesty Week, May 14-19 |
 When
it comes to library systems in the state of Florida, the
Sarasota County Library System is the best of the best. On
Friday, the Sarasota County Library System was presented with
the Florida Library Association's (FLA) "2012 Library of the
Year" award at the the
association's annual conference in Orlando. The Sarasota County
Library System was recognized for demonstrating ...
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 Patrons
of Sarasota County libraries who have outstanding overdue items
will be able to return the items without penalty May 14-19 to
any Sarasota County library location. Items must be returned in
person to the circulation desk in order for the transaction to
be completed and recorded. Fines will not be waived for items
returned in book drops or by mail.
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Second World Cafe event in North Port
scheduled May 31
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County Emergency Management Chief Ed
McCrane to be featured speaker at disaster orientation event on
May 29 |
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in North Port by popular demand, The World Cafe event will be
held on Thursday, May 31, from 5:30-8 p.m. at the North Port
Library, 13800 S. Tamiami Trail, North Port. The World Café is a
forum for people with diverse points of view to come together
and explore ways to work together to build a sense of community.
"Adults of all ages and high school students are encouraged to
participate in a lively discussion where everyone has a voice,"
said Sarasota Partnership for Children Project Director Liza
Leonard.
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County Emergency Management Chief Ed McCrane will be the
featured presenter at a faith-based and neighborhood association
disaster orientation entitled "Applying the Lessons Learned."
The event will be from 8:30-10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 29, at the
Emergency Operations Center (EOC) on the sixth floor of the
Sarasota County Administration Center, 1660 Ringling Blvd.,
Sarasota. Registration for the free program begins at 8:30 a.m.
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New county online procurement system
goes live May 21 |
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Snook Haven Restaurant to close for
the summer |
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 Sarasota
County's new online procurement system, eProcure, is going live
May 21, replacing the current online service (DemandStar) with a
free, single website for Sarasota County solicitations,
policies, procedures and forms. Effective May 21, vendors must
register with eProcure to participate in any solicitation
opportunities of $3,000 or higher. Vendors who register with
eProcure will be automatically notified when solicitations are
issued that potentially match their qualifications.
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 The
Snook Haven Restaurant located in Snook Haven Park, 5000 E.
Venice Ave., Venice, will close for the summer while Sarasota
County Parks and Recreation performs maintenance and seeks a new
concessions vendor. The current vendor, Sunrise Sunset
Concessions LLC, has notified the county that it is unable to
live up to the terms of the agreement, and will vacate the
premises by June 7. The public will continue to have access to
the park, including the popular canoe/kayak launch on the Myakka
River.
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