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The city planning commission votes unanimously to recommend approval of a Home Depot site plan. Critics focus on traffic.

Existing McCown Towers residents oppose it, but the neighborhood association wants public parking.

On Monday, the Sarasota City Commission will discuss 2026 transportation project priorities. On Tuesday, Tal Siddique will chair his first meeting of the Manatee County Commission and deliver the ‘State of the Chair’ presentation. The Sarasota school superintendent will update board members on the ‘Future Focused Initiative’.

Trustees vote to raise tuition, but that seems to go against an agreement the college president is eager to sign.

The angle: 1776 Ringling Condominiums would offer two ‘attainable’ apartments. But it would first tear down a dozen affordable rentals.

At board retreat, they also discuss whether the county can plan for flooding with more intense storms in mind.

At least a dozen cases of teacher misconduct lead to arrests, lawsuits, and parent outcry.