On Tuesday, Sarasota County Commissioners will discuss a settlement over a controversial land swap on Siesta Key; Manatee County Commissioners will discuss extending the contract of County Administrator Charlie Bishop. On Thursday at a land-use meeting, they will try to manage fast growth in the Parrish area.
Monday (04/20)
City of Sarasota Commission regular meeting (agenda)
Highlights: Developer seeks upzoning for the Alderman Oaks Retirement Center property; special event permits; financial update; floodplain management plan.
9:00 AM
City Hall chambers, 1565 First Street, Sarasota
Manatee County Commission hearing officer (agenda)
Highlights: Lift station building variance; Risen Savior church campus expansion; allowing Casa de Milagros church to operate on 4 acres of agricultural land.
3:00 PM
Manatee County Administration Building, Manatee Room, 5th fl., 1112 Manatee Avenue West, Bradenton
Tuesday (04/21)
Sarasota County Commission regular meeting (agenda)
Highlights: New member of the planning commission; adding Hawkins Ranch to the Environmentally Sensitive Lands Protection Program priority list; update from Bay Park Conservancy; proposed settlement in Siesta Key property swap; county administrator’s update on the 2026 policy agenda; evaluation of the CareerEdge Funders Collaborative workforce development program; fire marshal user fee study.
9:00 AM
Robert L. Anderson Administration Center, 4000 S. Tamiami Tr., Venice
Manatee County Commission regular meeting (agenda)
Highlights: Port Authority meeting; county administrator contract; Model Manatee County Government Civics Education Program; update on federal disaster recovery funds; lease agreement with Friends of the Pelicans; dogs at Bishop and jail facilities.
9:00 AM
Manatee County Administration Building, chambers, 1112 Manatee Avenue West, Bradenton
Sarasota School Board regular meeting (agenda)
Highlights: Charter renewal for Dreamers Academy; meeting to settle Mary Andrews v school board; approving revised school board policies, including on student protest.
10:00 AM
Landings Administrative Complex 1980 Landings Blvd., Sarasota
City of North Port Commission regular meeting (agenda)
Highlights: Special exception to build an apartment complex at S. Toledo Blade and Woodhaven; impact fee deferrals; creating a North Port Youth Council; city attorney performance evaluation.
6:00 PM
4970 City Hall Blvd., North Port
Wednesday (04/22)
Sarasota County Commission transportation workshop (agenda)
Highlights: Department roles and responsibilities, thoroughfare plan update, current funding and alternative funding, funded and unfunded road projects.
9:00 AM
Robert L. Anderson Administration Center, 4000 S. Tamiami Tr., Venice
Thursday (04/23)
Manatee County Commission land-use meeting (agenda)
Highlights: Denial of a rezone for a 2,000-home Lennar project in Parrish; Local Development Agreement for the 3,500-home Crosswinds Ranch project in Parrish; adding a building to the North County middle school project, raising it from 1,141 to 1,704 students; rezones of 31 acres of agricultural land at Rye Road and Mulholland Road, 15 acres at SR 64 and Uihlein Road, and 10 acres at Lewis Court near Rye Road to “Planned Development”.
9:00 AM
Manatee County Administration Building, chambers, 1112 Manatee Avenue West, Bradenton
Friday (04/24)
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