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A library at Town Center Green and transportation are on the agenda for the joint discussions.

At first commission meeting of the new year, road and transportation projects will be discussed.

While patrolling around Coon Key in the Gulf, Lee County Sheriff’s Office deputies came upon a rare Kemp's Ridley sea turtle in obvious distress.

1 month ago Share The city, county and state are collaborating on a new public transportation route, though city officials are pushing to make it more expansive. This summer, residents and tourists will be able to take a trolley from downtown Sarasota to St. Armands Circle. (Or a bus with a wrap designed to look like a trolley, at least.) Sarasota County, the Florida Department of Transportation and the city of Sarasota are partnering on a transportation service linking downtown...

SARASOTA – The shadow cast by the COVID-19 pandemic’s financial impact – both in the past and projecting forward for the coming new year – hovered over Friday morning’s meeting of the Sarasota County Legislative Delegation as it heard requests and local priorities for the 2021 session. Delegation chairman Rep. Will Robinson, R-Bradenton, was quick to note that the state could be trying to dig itself out of an anticipated budget hole of between $2 and $3 billion when it meets next sp...