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December 2008 |
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New parking lot
opens for north section of The Legacy Trail |
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New food concession
vendors come to Blind Pass and Manasota beaches |
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Fast-track Swift
Road resurfacing project to begin Dec. 22 |
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Government offices
close for Christmas holiday |
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Jack and Thelma
Urfer donate $1 million for park |
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Captain Curt’s and
Hurricane Glass Shield join Green Business Partnership
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County awards $1.8 million
resurfacing contract, first of 15 capital-improvement
projects expected to total up to $70 million |
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Sarasota County asks employees and
residents to ‘Get Energy Smart’ |
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County honors ‘2009 Grow
a Green Community’ calendar winners |
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Sarasota County sends
sea grass survey success story to Ozello |
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Eastbound lanes of Clark
Road rerouted due to water main break at Clark and
Beneva Road intersection |
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Keep Sarasota County
Beautiful wins President’s Circle Award |
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County to break ground
Dec. 8 on ‘green’ Palmer Ranch Fire Rescue Station 15 |
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Sustainable Communities
Workshop organizers announce keynote speakers |
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Tax payment drive-thru
service started |
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Health In Motion brings
health services to needy residents |
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November 2008 |
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County seeks concession
services for Siesta Public Beach |
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Health Department
receives grant to expand diabetes education
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Cold weather can bring
fire and carbon monoxide dangers |
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Popular recycled paint
giveaway scheduled for Dec. 6 |
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Three county
commissioners take oath for four-year terms |
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Last chance to see Clyde
Butcher exhibit for half price |
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Section of State Road 72
to be dedicated as Veterans Memorial Parkway at Nov. 17
ceremony |
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T. Mabry Carlton Jr.
Memorial Reserve temporarily closed due to prescribed
burn |
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Nokomis residents to
receive Citizen Planning Award |
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Get your flu shot
protection now |
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Sarasota County
seeks catering services |
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Green Business
partnership adds three more members in October |
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Laurel to celebrate
neighborhood improvements Nov. 13 |
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Construction begins
on new Honore Trail Park |
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Dixieland Jazz come
to Phillippi Estate Park |
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9th annual chili cook-off
set for Nov. 9 |
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Work on central
sewer project in South Gate area to begin
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Come watch the 13th
annual Sarasota County Games For Life |
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The original
‘Insider’ clears the air about the tobacco industry |
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Register now for
Winter Vacation in the Park and Mad Science Camps
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Sarasota County
Government closes for Veterans Day |
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Veterans’ Day
parades and ceremonies set for Nov 11 |
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Fast-track
resurfacing project to start Nov. 12 |
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Carolyn Mason
elected to Sarasota County Commission |
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Discussions with Red
Sox end |
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Make a day of it, AIDS Walk and
World AIDS Day Health/Wellness Expo
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October 2008 |
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Time change Nov. 2 means
it’s time to change those batteries |
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Keep children safe on
Halloween |
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SOE urges voters to
ensure absentee ballots are returned by 7 p.m. on
election day |
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Sections of five roads
slated for resurfacing under economic stimulus program
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County seeks removal of
political signs from public property |
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Rx drug
abuse: Call to action for shared community solutions
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Public
encouraged to attend Literacy Summit II |
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Public
parking areas expanded for early voting
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Clyde
Butcher art exhibit at Phillippi Estate Park |
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Firefighters
Benevolent Fund scares up 6th annual haunted house |
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Free forum: “Bariatric
Surgery – The Last Resort” |
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North Port CHAT
meeting update |
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Firefighters Benevolent
Fund scares up 6th annual haunted house |
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Drive-thru flu shot
clinic serves two purposes |
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Public invited to attend logic and
accuracy testing |
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Clyde Butcher art exhibit coming
to Phillippi Estate Park |
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County Utilities converting to
cost-saving billing system Oct. 22 |
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Sustainable Communities Workshop
scheduled for Dec. 12-13 |
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It’s cleanup time for South Venice
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Public parking areas expanded for
early voting |
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County and city suspend
negotiations with Boston Red Sox |
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SCAT and MCAT will host
statewide transit conference Oct. 19-21
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County urges residents to
use candles with care |
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Green Business
partnership adds five more members in September |
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County libraries to close
Oct. 24 for Staff Development Day |
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Shannon Staub named
to key roles with the National Association of Counties |
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SCAT ridership hits
all-time high for year and month in September |
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Sarasota County sets
gold standard with prestigious Green Local Government
designation |
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Bring out the brooms
in Osprey |
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County recognized for energy
conservation measures in buildings |
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September 2008 |
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Medical volunteers
provide vital health services to low-income uninsured
residents |
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Health In Motion
brings health services to needy residents |
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Hispanic AIDS
Awareness Day - Take the HIV Test! |
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Green Business
partnership hits the big 5-0 and then some |
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Sarasota County Fire
Department promotes four officers |
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15 drive thru flu shot clinics
available this flu season |
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Roads in
eight neighborhoods will be micro-surfaced under
economic stimulus program |
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Public can
view plans for Venice roundabout at Sept. 25 meeting |
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Stanford
Financial Group invests in Green Business Partnership
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Historic
Nokomis Beach Plaza to re-open |
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Green
Business Partnership is prime real estate for REMAX
Alliance Group |
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Health In Motion brings health
services to needy residents |
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Hispanic AIDS
Awareness Day - Take the HIV Test! |
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County adds information
on waterways program to Web site |
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Health Department Receives
National Award |
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FAC appoints Shannon
Staub to Water Policy Congress |
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County residents will get
rain and wind gusts from Ike tonight |
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Register now for the 13th
annual Sarasota County ‘Games for Life’ Senior Games |
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Commissioners review 2008
Citizens Survey results |
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Sarasota County seeks
volunteers to mark trails, remove exotic plants
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Public
meeting on Beach Road drainage improvements set Sept. 16 |
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County EOC
monitors Hurricane Ike |
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Green
Business Partnership is prime real estate for REMAX
Alliance Group |
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Drop off
household hazardous waste, get a free microfiber
cleaning cloth |
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Sarasota
County repairing break to force main on Siesta Key |
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County celebrates Pollution
Prevention Week Sept. 15-21 |
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Dearborn Street ribbon-cutting
ceremony scheduled Sept. 5 |
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August 2008 |
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Get 'energy smart,'
save money and help the environment this summer |
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Sarasota County libraries host
second annual SustainAbility Month |
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County seeks concession services
for Manasota and Blind Pass beaches |
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Florida House offers
'Master Conservationist' volunteer training |
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Newest Green
Business Partner gets the bugs out of toxic pest control |
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Sarasota County School District to
host 2008 College Fair Sept. 4 at Robarts Arena |
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Community
forum: Affordable health care and prescription coverage |
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Green Business Partnership gets a
little 'Zest! of Sarasota' |
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Newtown community cleanup
cancelled |
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Sarasota County flushes
excess water usage down the drain |
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Emergency Management
monitors Tropical Disturbance |
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Get ‘energy smart,’ save money and
help the environment this summer |
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Summit to engage community in
economic jump-start strategies |
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County warns residents against
fraudulent phone water testing calls |
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Keep Sarasota County Beautiful
seeks volunteers for Coastal Cleanup |
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Sarasota County begins timber
thinning at Knight Trail Park and Venice Minerals
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Sarasota County seeks applicants
for Value Adjustment Board |
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Sarasota Beach Update: Advisory
Posted |
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July 2008 |
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Jacaranda Public
Library hosts Israeli photographer's vision |
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Calloway European
Automotive drives home a Green Business Partnership |
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Selby Public Library
celebrates 10th anniversary |
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Sarasota County seeks applicants
for Value Adjustment Board |
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Sarasota County Libraries
celebrate local history month |
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Back to School preparations:
Ensure your child has health insurance
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Just 30 days until school starts –
get school shots now! |
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Regional transit
workshop scheduled July 24 in Venice |
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It's spic and span time in Lake
Sarasota |
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Sarasota Beach
Update: Advisory Posted |
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Just 30 days until school starts -
get school shots now! |
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Health In Motion
visits 13 community sites during August
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Carlson Studio
designs a Green Business Partnership |
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Grants class shows the way for
neighborhood projects |
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Sarasota County receives improved
bond ratings |
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Sarasota County
earns Audubon International Green Community Award |
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County to begin
removal of exotics on Rattlesnake Island |
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Award-winning
illustrator coming to Jacaranda Public Library |
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Lifeguards will compete
in regional competition at Siesta Beach |
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Neighborhood Grant class scheduled
for North Port |
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Sarasota County asks marinas to
line up for monofilament recycling program
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SCAT and MCAT to host
transportation workshops July 10 |
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Groups target
priorities to enhance community’s quality of life |
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June 2008 |
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‘Aspire’-ing social marketing
company is newest Green Business Partner |
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Jurors return verdict of $176,000
in trial seeking $7.3 million against Sarasota County |
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Sarasota County health department
urges rabies awareness |
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Sarasota County Talking Book teams
up with Pinellas Cooperative |
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County government offices close
for July 4 holiday |
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Seek safe shelter from
lightning and thunderstorms |
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How do you make a sea
scallop grow? Simple, seed it |
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Grants class shows the
way for neighborhood projects |
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Children’s supply company
finds uniform ways to be green |
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How do you make a sea
scallop grow? Simple, seed it |
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Sarasota Beach Update:
Advisory Remains Posted |
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Coppola Realty Group
is Sarasota's newest Green Business Partner |
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Public hearing on
Englewood Interstate Connector set for June 19 |
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Sarasota County Fire
Department opens Fire Station 17 |
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John Cannon Homes is
building a better, greener home |
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Supervisor of
Elections appeal to voters: Help us test the system! |
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Renew now to save -
boating fees increase July 1 |
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County Utilities
payment center moving to 1301 Cattlemen Road |
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Animal Services
hosting "Adopt-a-thon" Saturday |
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PGT donates windows
for new North Port Family Service Center |
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"Life is Good" for
Sarasota County's newest Green Business partner |
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Supervisor of
Elections appeal to voters: Help us test the system! |
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Sarasota County takes a hike June
7 for National Trails Day |
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New county Web site lists all
prescribed burns |
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‘Kids’ Summer Beach Runs’ returns
to Siesta and Venice |
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Commissioners proclaim June 2-6 as
Code Enforcement Officers Appreciation Week |
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May 2008 |
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Venice Community Center hosts
Battle of the Bands |
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Sarasota County Commission recalls
request for beach parking proposal |
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Final ‘Get on Board’ workshops
scheduled for May 30 and 31 |
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Sarasota County is 2008
All-America City finalist |
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Sarasota County to
hold hurricane drill June 5 |
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SCAT offers new
services and schedule changes starting June 14 |
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Sarasota County
seeks applicants for new advisory committee |
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Sarasota County
marks first summer-restricted season for new fertilizer
ordinance |
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County libraries’
Lullaby Concert Series receives grant funding
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Round ‘em up for the
Equipment Road-eo |
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Sarasota County
adopts tobacco-free hiring policy |
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Get outside the box
and ‘Get on Board’ with Sarasota County in May |
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Vandals strike Sarasota
County’s Red Bug Slough Preserve |
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Sarasota
County government offices closed Memorial Day |
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Memorial Day
parades and ceremonies scheduled May 26 |
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Keep
Sarasota County Beautiful announces 'heavyweight' lineup
for awards ceremony |
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Officials
urge wildfire vigilance |
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County wants
kids' input on how to build a playground |
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Sarasota County reacts to
new EPA air quality standards |
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County's stormwater
program ranks highest in Florida |
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Sarasota County will
recognize local ‘Hall of Famers’ |
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Sarasota County adds major seaside
resort to Green Business Partnership |
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Zoning changes will
be subject of May 8 workshop |
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It’s spic and span
time for Proctor community |
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Home-based
contractor paints itself into a Green Business
partnership |
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Gulf Coast Diabetes Foundation
donates to Selby Public Library |
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Commissioners
proclaim May 5-11 as Building Safety Week |
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'Going Green'
broadcast comes to Sarasota |
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April 2008 |
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Bang! Pow!
Socko! Free Comic Book Day at Sarasota libraries |
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Early voting
begins for May 6 referendum |
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Bee Ridge
Lighting & Design brightens Sarasota County's Green
Business Partnership |
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Sarasota
County to test PSN emergency call system |
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County asks community to 'Get on
Board' May 22, 30 and 31 |
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Keep Sarasota County
Beautiful seeks nominations to honor top volunteers |
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Manatee habitat gets
a helping hand at Warm Mineral Springs Creek |
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SCAT Summer Youth
Passes are back by popular demand |
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Sarasota County plants a forestry
partnership with G.WIZ |
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Center Road project receives state
and regional awards |
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Construction begins on major stormwater
upgrades at Little Five Points downtown
Little Five Points
map |
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Green Business
Partnership is no taxing matter for Jackson Hewitt |
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Home Front Homes, LLC joins
Sarasota County's Green Business Partnership |
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Bigfoot sightings coming to
Sarasota! |
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Green Home Building Pro becomes
newest Green Business Partner |
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Sarasota County
takes ENERGY STAR Challenge to improve energy efficiency |
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County seeks
public's help in completing private road indemnity
agreements |
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atLarge, Inc.
Advertising Agency named Green Business Partner |
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Sarasota County and
City of Sarasota celebrate Earth Week April 21-25 |
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Community cleanup
scheduled for Laurel |
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Sarasota County
receives budget award |
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Libraries and SCAT
offer 'Ride and Read' during National Library Week |
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County seeking
concessionaire for Venice Train Depot
Request for Proposal
#8793JH |
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Local
manufacturer Sun Hydraulics is Sarasota County’s newest
Green Business Partner |
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County
libraries and Sarasota Reds team up to promote reading |
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Truckers
invited to Big Truck Day competition |
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9-1-1 open
house and YMCA Healthy Kids Day |
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March 2008 |
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Mid-county
roads slated for micro-surfacing in April |
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The Legacy
Trail officially opens Friday, March 28 |
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Selby Public Library hosts W. C.
Burnett Art Exhibition |
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Keep Sarasota County Beautiful
seeks applicants for annual volunteer recognition |
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Overbrook Road Bridge to close
temporarily during construction |
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Truckers invited to Big Truck Day
competition |
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Sarasota County Master Gardeners
relocate |
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Sarasota County prepares for
mid-year budget reduction |
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Governor proclaims March
Florida-friendly Landscaping Month |
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Free workshop explains how
conservation easements save land and taxes |
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Sarasota County Commission, School
Board kick off Soccer Complex |
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Sarasota County/Schools CIO Hanson
named one of nation’s best |
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Final preparations under way for
The Legacy Trail Grand Opening |
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Concessionaire sought for Venice
Train Depot |
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Second water main break prompts
new precautionary boil water advisory on Siesta Key |
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County invites residents to
discuss Roberts Bay North Watershed |
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Precautionary boil water advisory
issued after water main break on U.S. 41 |
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Change smoke alarm/weather radio
batteries Sunday, March 9 |
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County libraries choose
‘Sweetheart Deal’ for One Book, One Community |
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Access Sarasota to air Florida
legislative session Tuesday |
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Parks and Recreation programs
offer spring break fun for kids |
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Precautionary boil water advisory
issued after water main break on Siesta Key |
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February 2008 |
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Lemon Bay/Myakka Trail gets scenic
highway designation |
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It's spic and span time in
Englewood |
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SCAT launches Sunday and
late-night service Feb. 25 |
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Libraries and All Faiths Food Bank
team up on healthy reading |
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Government
offices close for national Presidents Day holiday |
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Lovins and
Polyzoides added to ‘Get EmPowered’ energy symposium
Feb. 22 |
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‘Get
EmPOWERed’ at alternative and renewable energy symposium
Feb. 22 |
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County accepting bids on 5-acre
parcel on Bee Ridge Road Extension |
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Learn to be
Firewise at Feb. 16 workshop |
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Manasota Beach
Drawbridge to close overnight for repairs |
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North county streets
slated for resurfacing |
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Say I Do
Again |
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It's spic
and span time in Nokomis |
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'Get
EmPOWERed' at alternative and renewable energy symposium
Feb. 22 |
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Valentines
Day nature walk will have you seeing red |
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February is
Black History Month |
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January 2008 |
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WilsonMiller, Inc. Joins Sarasota
County’s Green Business Partnership |
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Two Nokomis neighborhoods slated
for micro-surfacing |
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Sarasota County facilities host
free AARP tax help sites |
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Popular positive publication joins
Green Business Partnership |
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National global warming "teach-in"
comes to Sarasota |
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Bring out the brooms for
Newtown community cleanup Jan. 26 |
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Green Business
Partnership goes online for newest member |
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County replacing sod in
medians with low-maintenance alternatives |
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South Siesta Key Beach
maintenance scheduled for Jan. 22-23 |
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Selby Public Library
hosts 10th Annual Invitational Art Exhibition
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Paving of The Legacy
Trail begins next week |
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Meeting set to discuss Florida
scrub-jay Habitat Conservation Plan |
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Siesta Key’s Glebe Park to re-open
Monday |
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‘Tuesdays with Morrie’ comes with
with author reading at Selby |
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Grants class shows the way for
neighborhood projects |
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Construction to begin Jan. 7 on
sidewalks, water main |
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Community urged to use caution in
cold weather conditions |
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