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News Release Archives 2007-
2008 |
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December 2009 |
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County continues to
monitor stormwater pond after spill |
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Sarasota County issues
tips for handling holiday trash |
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Sarasota County to
dedicate Wallenda historical marker |
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Conditions improving
after sewage spill in Nokomis |
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Boardwalk construction at
county parks in Venice to begin next week |
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Register now for the 21st
Annual Gulf Coast Senior Games |
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Government offices close
for New Year’s holiday |
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Health In Motion provides
range of services during January |
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Sarasota County to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions at landfill |
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Sarasota County bonds get
high financial agency ratings |
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Sarasota County honors
students for sustainability calendar illustrations |
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Fifth H1N1 (swine) flu
death confirmed in Sarasota County |
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Sarasota County wins two
top state communications awards for ‘virtual’ Town Hall
meeting |
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County opens first
‘green’ fire station in Dec. 10 ceremony
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Sarasota County offers
holiday fire safety tips |
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Spring training
facilities team to hold informational public meeting |
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Reduced animal adoption
fees for a limited time |
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Sarasota Environmental
Aquatics Team receives Gulf Guardian award |
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Climb safely while using
ladders for holiday decorating |
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Sarasota region wins
national award for ‘Night Out’ program |
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H1N1 flu
vaccinations now available for all Sarasota County
residents |
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November 2009 |
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Four new members join Sarasota
County’s Green Business Partnership
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Use caution with turkey fryers and
cooking over the holidays |
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‘Hope for Homeowners’ foreclosure
seminar set for Dec. 5 |
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Sarasota County
Festival Steering Committee established |
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Work begins Nov. 30
to replace Indian Mound Park docks
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Great American
Smokeout goes to the beach |
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Urfer Family Park
earns stop on Green Homes Tour |
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Free H1N1 flu
vaccinations available to people in CDC risk groups |
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Limited tee times left
for KSCB Golf Tournament |
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Government offices close
for Thanksgiving holiday |
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Sarasota County’s online
GIS is revitalized |
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A cappella group to
perform at Venice Community Center |
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County announces changes
to commission meeting schedule |
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North Port Health Center
closes for move on Friday, Nov. 13 |
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H1N1 flu vaccinations
available to children in more age groups later this week |
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Commission approves $2.57
million in construction, repair projects |
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Sarasota County Emergency
Services monitoring Tropical Storm Ida |
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Registration opens for
Parks and Recreation Winter Camps |
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Public hearings continue
on comprehensive plan changes |
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Local health officials
issue tick-borne disease advisory |
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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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Keep Sarasota County
Beautiful tees it up for a beautiful community |
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October 2009 |
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H1N1 flu
vaccine clinics for elementary and Pre-K students begin |
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National
energy expert to address Sustainable Communities
Workshop |
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North
Sarasota Library celebrates fifth anniversary |
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County
reminds residents of time and battery changes on Nov. 1 |
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Exchange
students thrive on sustainability in Sarasota |
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Sarasota
County Libraries and SCAT team up for Bus Books |
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Health In Motion will visit sites
throughout county in November
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Keep children safe on Halloween |
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Grand opening of Phillippi
Farmhouse Market delayed |
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Bring out the brooms in
South Venice |
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Sarasota County seeks
resident input on yard waste collections |
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Fruitville Road project
will close SWFWMD main entrance for a month |
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The ‘33rd Annual Sandy
Claws Beach Run’ is coming to Siesta |
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Sustainable Communities
Workshop is scheduled Nov. 3 |
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Sarasota County receives
nine NaCO Achievement Awards |
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West side of Bay Street
will close Oct. 26 for up to two weeks
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Urfer Family Park to open
on November 14 |
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Sarasota County
Commission endorses Lime Lake concept plan |
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West side of Bay Street
will close Oct. 26 for up to two weeks
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Public meeting on Red Bug
Slough restoration set for Oct. 15 |
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National Latino AIDS
Awareness Day – Take the HIV Test! |
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Elsie Quirk
Library teams with Arts Alliance of Lemon Bay |
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Swift Road
sewer work will require lane shifts, road closures
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First doses
of H1N1 (swine) flu vaccine have arrived
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Lime Lake
residents move ahead with improvements |
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Public
hearings begin on comprehensive plan changes |
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Sarasota
County supervisor of elections offers early voting |
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Fourth flu
death confirmed as H1N1 (swine) flu in Sarasota County |
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Fire
Prevention open house is great family fun |
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Sarasota
County holds ‘Watershed Awareness’ events, Oct. 12-18 |
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It's spic and span
time in Osprey and Vamo |
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September 2009 |
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Convocation
explores community corrections, jobs, sports authority |
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Exotic plant
removal continues on The Legacy Trail |
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‘Hope for
Homeowners’ foreclosure seminar set for Oct. 3 |
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Health
officials encourage residents to get protection from
seasonal flu viruses |
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Weekly H1N1 (swine) flu update for
Sarasota County |
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Sarasota Beach water
advisory information – Ringling Causeway beach area
affected |
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Sarasota County receives
grant to support home energy efficiency |
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Shannon Staub named to
top NACo leadership roles |
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Look out germs, “Clean
Hands” are coming |
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Sarasota Beach Update:
Beach water advisory lifted for Ringling Causeway beach
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Sarasota Beach water
advisory information: Ringling Causeway beach area is
affected |
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Selby Library will host
foreclosure workshop Sept. 21 |
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Sarasota County seeks
volunteers for Coastal Cleanup on Sept. 19 |
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Selby Library hosts
Community Preparedness Day |
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Groundbreaking Sept. 18
for Honore Avenue extension |
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Roll up your sleeve –
Drive-Thru Flu Shot Clinics now available
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‘Hope for Homeowners’
foreclosure seminar set for Oct. 3 |
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Sarasota County
celebrates 10 years of protecting environmental lands |
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Venice Community
Center offers season pass for 2009/2010 concerts |
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Nokomis Beach Plaza
luau postponed |
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Kensington Park
celebrates trees and more |
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Repairs scheduled
for Venice Beach parking lots |
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Third flu death
confirmed as H1N1 (swine) flu in Sarasota County |
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Sarasota County libraries
offer audiobooks 24/7 |
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Community cleanup
scheduled Sept. 19 for Laurel |
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National Gay Men's
HIV/AIDS Awareness Day scheduled Sept. 27 |
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Protect yourself from
pneumonia caused by flu |
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Residents rate quality of
life high, worry about jobs in survey |
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Public invited to Town
Hall on H1N1 and seasonal flu preparations
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Sarasota County seeks
public defenders of natural lands |
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Nearly $17.3 in capital
improvement contracts awarded |
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August 2009 |
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Phillip Estate Park hosts
back-to-school movie night Sat., Aug. 22 |
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Health and school officials issue
flu guidelines for parents |
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Two August open houses set on Bus
Rapid Transit (BRT) project |
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Sarasota County libraries host
career assistance day |
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County seeks concession services
for Siesta Public Beach |
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Housing Office taking applications
for homebuyer assistance |
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Budget Task Force to meet Friday,
Aug. 21 |
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Osprey residents invited to plan
development of waterfront property |
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Public hearings conclude on
comprehensive plan changes |
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Siesta Key Beach Ambassadors win
state voluntary service award |
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Sarasota County offers
businesses free mercury collection |
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Designated beach smoking
area signs installed at area beaches |
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Four new members join
Sarasota County’s Green Business Partnership
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Public hearings continue
on comprehensive plan changes |
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SCAT plans bus route
changes in south and north county this fall
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Sarasota County asks
visitors and residents to keep beaches dark for sea
turtle hatchlings |
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July 2009 |
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Test borings close Siesta beach
Access 12 until noon Thursday |
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Back-to-school preparations:
Ensure your child has health insurance
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Free Saturday seminar
offers tips to avoid home foreclosure |
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Budget Task Force to meet
Wednesday, Thursday |
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Need health services?
Visit the Health In Motion Mobile Medical Unit
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Scallop seeding program
by volunteers begins second year |
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Sarasota County hosts
Lime Lake neighborhood improvement meeting
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School resumes in about
30 days: Get school shots updated now |
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Sarasota County
signs Baltimore Orioles for spring training |
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H1N1 (Swine) Flu
confirmed in four students |
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Board approves $31.2
million in capital improvement contracts |
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Sarasota County
reaches tentative agreement with Baltimore Orioles |
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Groundbreaking for
Fruitville Road improvements set July 28 |
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Volunteer seagrass
monitoring program picks up three awards |
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County seeks concession
services for Brohard Beach |
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Sarasota County plans
meetings to update flood insurance maps |
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Public hearings begin on
comprehensive plan changes |
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Plans for Celery Fields
will be subject of July 15 public meeting
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Second H1N1 (Swine) Flu
death in a Sarasota County resident |
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Break out the brooms for
Lake Sarasota community cleanup |
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Saltwater anglers need
new licenses |
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First H1N1 (Swine) Flu
death in a Sarasota County resident |
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Public meeting set July
16 for major Honore Avenue improvements |
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Seating still available
for North Port neighborhood grant class |
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‘National Night Out’
fights crime with police-community partnerships
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Budget Task Force to
hold special meeting |
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‘Hope for Homeowners’
seminar offers free foreclosure information |
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Citizens Budget Task
Force to meet July 1 |
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June 2009 |
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Siesta Key Village
Beautification to be celebrated at July 6 community
event |
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Pediatrician joins staff
of North Port Health Center |
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SCAT introduces four
smaller hybrid buses to its fleet |
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Renew your licenses by
Sept. 1 to save money |
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Selby Library hosts
‘Similar Contradictions’ Art Exhibition
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Sarasota County libraries
enter the Twitter world |
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County government offices
close for July 4 holiday |
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Sarasota County
provides tips on hot weather energy savings |
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Sarasota County
warns residents about use of fireworks |
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Seek safe shelter during
lightning strikes |
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Fire Chief, Sheriff hold
news conference on fireworks safety |
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Small section of
Prestancia Boulevard closed for emergency repairs |
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Take precautions this
summer to prevent H1N1 (swine) flu |
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Citizens’ Budget Task
Force announces meeting schedule |
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Seek safe shelter
during lightning strikes |
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Sarasota County
warns residents about high temperatures |
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Friends of Venice Public
Library win Business of the Year Award |
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Sarasota County names new
fire chief |
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Blackburn Point Swing
Bridge will reopen this afternoon |
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Sarasota County gives 50
youths real world work experiences |
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Need health services?
Visit the Health In Motion Mobile Medical Unit
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Friends of North Sarasota
Library host bicycle safety rodeo |
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FPL helps Sarasota County
adopt plug-in cars to save fuel, cut missions |
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Citizens' Budget Task
Force to hold meetings |
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Poachers destroy four sea
turtle nests on Sarasota County beaches |
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County offers summer
employment opportunities for youth |
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County, area educational
leaders will discuss collaboration opportunities |
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More than 1,200 children expand
their imaginations through reading |
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County libraries and Sarasota Reds
team up to promote reading |
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County awards $1.47 million
contract for construction of Gulf Gate sidewalks |
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June 27 is National HIV Testing
Day – take control, take the test |
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Learn about worksite wellness
tools and resources |
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Hurricane season arrives – get
prepared now! |
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‘Green’ Fire Station
10 groundbreaking ceremony set June 8 |
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Public invited to
‘virtual’ Town Hall on Sarasota County budget |
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May 2009 |
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Gulf Gate library closed
due to power outage |
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SCAT Summer Youth Pass
takes effect June 1 |
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Five new members join
Sarasota County’s Green Business Partnership |
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Sarasota County
libraries announce summer youth programs |
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Sarasota County holds
workshop on comprehensive plan changes |
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Sarasota County hosts
‘virtual’ Town Hall on budget |
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Sarasota County
Library System success touted at statewide conference |
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Commissioners approve
neighborhood grant awards |
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Sarasota County receives
first 'PerfectPlayground' |
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Sarasota EOC Twitters
for 2009 hurricane season |
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‘PerfectPlayground’ to be
dedicated at Longwood Park |
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City partners with
Veteran’s of Foreign Wars for proper flag disposal
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Fourth case of H1N1
(swine) flu in Sarasota County |
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Memorial Day parades
and ceremonies scheduled May 25 |
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County schedule set
for Memorial Day holiday May 25 |
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Sarasota County
neighborhood leaders invited to conference |
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Sarasota County
receives budget award |
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Sarasota County receives
budget award |
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Third confirmed case of
H1N1 (swine) flu in Sarasota County |
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13th Annual Big Truck Day
goes green and adds ‘Cars’ |
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Bring out the brooms for
Proctor Road Community cleanup |
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Sarasota County has two
probable cases of H1N1 (swine) flu |
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Communities urged to take
protective measures |
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‘Ride into the future’ at
May 16 transit forum in Newtown |
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Commissioners proclaim
May 3-9 as Building Safety Week |
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Three new members join
Sarasota County’s Green Business Partnership
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Blackburn Point Swing
Bridge to close for repairs May 26 |
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Cape May warbler makes
rare appearance at Curry Creek Preserve in Venice |
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April 2009 |
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Sarasota County receives
national award for economic stimulus initiative |
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North Sarasota Library to
debut ‘Imagination Library’ |
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Sarasota County wins APWA
award for project Web site |
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Rothenbach Park to open
with family picnic and events |
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44th Annual Florida
Scholastic Rowing Association State Championships come
to Sarasota County |
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Historic Law & Order
Café seeks operator |
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Three new members
join Sarasota County’s Green Business Partnership
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Public invited to
post-disaster planning forum |
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Hospitals and Health
Departments celebrate Earth Day |
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Preparations under
way for exploratory deep well drilling at Central County
Water Reclamation Facility |
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County seeks
committee members for manatee speed zone review |
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Sarasota County
marks Arbor Day by restoring historic tree walk |
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U.S. Chamber of
Commerce and Siemens Corporation honor Sarasota County
for accomplishments in sustainability |
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SCAT Summer Youth
Pass provides popular ‘ticket to ride’
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44th Annual Florida
Scholastic Rowing Association State Championships come
to Sarasota County |
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County fire
officials urge wildfire vigilance |
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Community cleanup
scheduled for Laurel |
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Sarasota County
celebrates Earth Day, oysters and seagrass volunteers |
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County seagrass
study results to be unveiled on Earth Day |
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Philip Fairey joins
the local ‘Conversation on Energy and Climate’
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Elvis has left the
building, or has he? |
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Sarasota County
declares impasse in negotiations |
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Florida
Intercollegiate Rowing Association State Championships
come to Sarasota County |
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Free prescription card
Fact Sheet |
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County recognizes service
of 9-1-1 operators to community |
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New fire station to be
built off Fruitville Road east of Interstate 75
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Rothenbach Park to open
with family picnic and events |
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Construction to begin
Monday on Wilkinson Road sidewalks |
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New stricter watering
restrictions do not apply to Sarasota County |
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IT consulting firm shows
how easy it is to be green |
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March 2009 |
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Sarasota County libraries
to host annual Sustainability Month in April |
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North Sarasota Public
Library goes ‘Prime Time’ with family literacy
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‘MEET HERE! PLAY HERE!’
Sarasota County has something for everyone |
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Health services for
residents who lack health insurance |
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Author and journalist
Thomas Swick presents travelogue workshop at Selby
Public Library |
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9-1-1 Open House and YMCA Healthy
Kids Day scheduled |
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Three new members join Sarasota
County’s Green Business Partnership
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Schedule of events announced for
‘The Legacy Trail’ anniversary |
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Free tax aid brings benefits
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Sarasota County seeks comments on
comp plan changes |
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Landlord and tenant issues are the
topic at ‘Law at the Library’ program |
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Sarasota County libraries to host
annual Sustainability Month in April |
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Improved Siesta Beach concept plan
to be unveiled |
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Keep Sarasota County Beautiful
calls up volunteers for the 2009 Great American Cleanup |
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Local public health officials
investigate whooping cough (pertussis) cases
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Award winning exhibit highlights
History Center Museum opening |
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Sarasota County
supervisor of elections offers early voting |
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NPR “Space Expert” Pat
Duggins at Selby Public Library |
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SCAT ridership expected
to reach record 2.6 million mark in 2009
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Governor declares March
Florida Seagrass Awareness Month |
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Sarasota County initiates
mid-year budget reductions |
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Share the legacy, share
the fun March 28 on The Legacy Trail |
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Daylight saving time
affects lawn irrigation systems, too |
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County asks citizens to
join the ‘Community Conversation on Energy and Climate’
April 22 |
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Cameras click for ‘Art in
the Parks’ photography contest |
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Cigarettes contribute to
fire risk |
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Weighing in
on sleep – How sleep affects our weight |
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Gas line
break under repair in Venice area |
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Daylight
savings time is time to change batteries on smoke alarms
and weather radios |
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Venice rolls
the dice for a casino night fundraiser |
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County
invites residents to Lemon Bay Watershed workshop March
21 |
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Registration
begins for Parks and Recreation summer camps |
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Access
Sarasota to air Florida legislative session Tuesday,
March 3 |
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February 2009 |
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Officials urge wildfire vigilance |
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Sarasota
County wins gold and silver ADDY Awards |
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A Call to
Action: Reducing the impact of HIV/AIDS on women
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Health In
Motion brings mobile health services to residents in
March |
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Three
companies join Sarasota County’s Green Business
Partnership |
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Sarasota
County supervisor of elections offers early voting for
LBK election |
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Volunteers
offer free evening FCAT tutoring at Newtown Estates Park |
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Fire safety
for people with disabilities |
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Registration
begins for Parks and Recreation summer camps |
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Sarasota
County hires smart growth director |
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Sarasota
region fights crime and wins national award |
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Parks and Recreation
programs offer spring break fun for kids |
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County upgrades
coastal lights, educates public to protect sea turtles |
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County awards
resurfacing contract for north and south roads |
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New documents
required to obtain or renew driver license |
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County schedule set
for Presidents Day holiday Feb. 16 |
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Commissioners ratify
contract with firefighters |
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Public invited to
attend logic and accuracy testing |
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New Medical Director appointed
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‘Law at the Library’
to focus on foreclosure help |
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Sarasota County
hires smart growth director |
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‘Smart
transportation’ supports ‘smart growth’ |
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County Commission to
meet with Rep. Buchanan on stimulus project list |
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Cold weather
shelters open in Sarasota and Englewood |
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Section of Venice
Avenue to be closed Feb. 6-9 |
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Absentee ballots for
March 10 City of Sarasota Regular Election to go out
this week |
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Voter Registration
Deadline Nears For March 17, 2009 Longboat Key General
Election |
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January 2009 |
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Green Business
Partnership adds three new members |
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Planning Services to
close for training |
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Bringing out the brooms
in Nokomis |
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Sarasota Music Archive
renovates front office and Gift Shop at the Selby Public
Library |
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Hearing scheduled on
preference for local contractors |
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County awards $18.5 million
contract to expand landfill |
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Free tax aide available |
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Health In Motion not running this
week |
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Voter Registration Deadline Nears
For March 10, 2009 Election |
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Health In Motion – 15 convenient
locations in Sarasota County |
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“Law at the
Library” series returns to Selby Public Library |
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County
begins reconstruction of Manasota Beach boat ramp |
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Community
cleanup scheduled for Newtown |
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Southwest
Florida braces for cold winter blast |
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South Siesta
Key Beach restoration maintenance to begin Jan. 15 |
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Government
sets schedule for Martin Luther King Jr. holiday |
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Register now
for the ‘20th Annual Gulf Coast Senior Games’ |
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Sarasota County Web site offers
foreclosure assistance network |
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Residents reminded smoke alarms
save lives |
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Lack of rain heats up Florida’s
wildfire risk |
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All-America City Quilt on display
at Sarasota County Administration Center |
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Constitutional officers, Sheriff
to be sworn in Jan. 6 |
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County to dedicate Skip Stasko Park at Jan. 9 ceremony |
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Get your feet wet this winter during county’s winter
seagrass survey |
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