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This Week in Local Government

Written by on Sunday, February 15, 2026

On Tuesday, City of Sarasota Commissioners will vote on a tax to fund the undergrounding of power lines on St. Armands and Lido Key. On Wednesday, the Manatee County Commission will discuss a request by Mosaic Corp. to expand phosphate mining operations.

 

Monday (02/16)

Presidents’ Day – no meetings.

 

Tuesday (02/17)

City of Sarasota Commission regular meeting (agenda)

Highlights: Report on employees’ pension plan; evaluations of city attorney and city clerk; special assessment at the South Poinsettia Park neighborhood to fund street lighting; special assessment on St. Armands and Lido Key to fund the undergrounding of power lines; allowing Lightshare Behavioral Wellness & Recovery to build an office addition on 10th Street and changing their lease agreement; setting aside money to fund waste collection after disasters; annual Sarasota County Stormwater Utility update.

9:00 AM

City Hall, commission chambers, 1565 First Street, Sarasota

 

Manatee County Commission regular meeting (agenda)

Highlights: County Animal Services Advisory Board; establishing an Animal Services Technical Advisory Board; Budget 101 meetings; Manatee County Day; providing two county-owned properties at 907 and 1003 63rd Avenue East to CASL to build housing for adults with developmental differences.

9:00 AM

Manatee County Administration Building, chambers, 1112 Manatee Avenue West, Bradenton

 

Sarasota County School Board regular meeting (agenda)

Highlights: Public hearing and comment about K-12 textbooks in English Language Arts; purchase of gap year instructional materials for English Language Arts; charter renewal for Dreamers Academy; school start times.

10:00 AM

Landings Administrative Complex, 1980 Landings Boulevard, Sarasota

 

 

Wednesday (02/18)

Manatee County Commission land-use meeting (agenda)

Highlight: Expansion of Mosaic phosphate mining operations.

9:00 AM

Manatee County Administration Building, chambers, 1112 Manatee Avenue West, Bradenton

 

City of Sarasota Development Review Committee (agenda)

Highlight: Kompose Hotel, a four-story, 60-room project on airport land.

9:00 AM

City Commission chambers, city hall, 1565 First Street, Sarasota

 

Thursday (02/19)

None

 

Friday (02/20)

None