On Monday, Sarasota City Commissioners will discuss how to replace retiring City Attorney Bob Fournier. On Tuesday, the Manatee County Commission will likely face public wrath over flooding from Lake Manatee water release. A massive mixed-use project near downtown Sarasota takes its first steps in a community workshop on Tuesday.
Monday (08/12)
City of Sarasota Commission workshop (agenda)
Highlights: The commissioners will discuss how to replace retiring City Attorney Bob Fournier. They will also get a presentation about a multi-modal transportation impact fee.
9:00 AM
City Commission Chambers, 1565 First Street, Sarasota
Tuesday (08/13)
Manatee County Commission regular meeting (agenda)
Highlights: Expect public comment by people whose homes were flooded after emergency water release from the Lake Manatee reservoir. Commissioners will discuss the issuance of $1.9 billion in health system revenue bonds for BayCare Health System by the Hillsborough County Industrial Development Authority, and a plan for oyster bed restoration in Manatee River.
9:00 AM
Manatee County Administration Building, Chambers, First Floor, 1112 Manatee Avenue West, Bradenton
City of Sarasota community workshop (agenda)
Highlights: Presentation by a developer who wants to turn several blocks off Fruitville Road and US 301 into a large-scale mixed-use project. The company requests higher density for the particular parcel before this workshop, to accommodate 52 townhomes.
5:30 PM
Selby Library, Geldbart Auditorium, 1st floor, 1331 First St., Sarasota
Wednesday (08/14)
Bradenton City Council regular meeting (agenda)
Highlights: Citizens may comment about massive sewage spills after Tropical Storm Debby. City council members will hear a presentation about a mobility study, discuss expansion of alcohol sales beyond midnight, and approve spending for a water treatment plant emergency repair.
8:30 AM
City Hall chambers, 101 Old Main St., Bradenton
City of Sarasota Development Review Committee regular meeting (agenda)
Highlights: Meeting postponed from last week. Beneva Road Townhomes, a D.R. Horton project next to the Bobby Jones golf course and park; Pier 550, a luxury condo high-rise on Golden Gate Point, consolidating six lots; modernization of Orioles spring training facility; transfer of development rights to preserve historic structures.
9:00 AM
City Commission Chambers, 1565 First Street, Sarasota
Thursday (08/15)
City of Sarasota community workshop (agenda)
Highlights: Community workshop presenting Temple Beth Shalom’s request to change the zoning of the land the temple sits on, at the corner of Tuttle and Bahia Vista, to add a four-story apartment building with up to 270 units.
5:30 PM
Veterans of Foreign Wars building meeting hall, 124 S. Tuttle Ave., Sarasota
Manatee County Commission land-use meeting (agenda)
Highlights: County impact fees; removing transportation concurrency from comprehensive plan; changes to the Seaport Manatee master plan.
9:00 AM
Manatee County Administration Building, Chambers, First Floor, 1112 Manatee Avenue West, Bradenton
Friday (08/16)
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