County officials said the intent is to build a floodwater retention area similar to the Celery Fields in Sarasota County for about $35 million, to help address local flooding issues as well as a ...

Sarasota County has outlined plans to spend $75 million to dredge local waterways, but flooded residents are wondering why it wasn't done before.

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Notably, the board resoundingly squashed a contested proposal to develop single-family homes near the Celery Fields in February. Sarasota County Commissioner Tom Knight during a meeting Tuesday ...

Sarasota County is in the midst of moving its administration center east and out of its administration building on Ringling ...

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The county sold its current downtown Sarasota administration building to Benderson Development for $25 million in December ...

Doing county government business in Manatee County is primed to have an "out east" feel to it in the near future.

In late April, Sarasota County commissioners set into ... as a breach in the earthen berm that holds excess water in Celery Fields, dumping water into Laurel Meadows. From there, it rushed ...

Sarasota County Schools and Sarasota County recently celebrated the grand opening of a new multipurpose lighted track and field, soccer, and athletic facilities at Oak Park School. The school ...

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