On Tuesday and Wednesday, the Sarasota County Commission will discuss constitutional officer budgets, arts grants, budgets for Phillippi Creek and Hudson Bayou dredging, and funding for Sheriff’s Office headquarter expansion and for a site of the Clerks Records Office.
Monday (07/06)
City of Sarasota Commission regular meeting (agenda)
Highlights: Award to the City of Sarasota for 80 years of council-manager form of government; Planning Board annual report; vacating the Osprey Court right-of-way to a developer; allowing food trucks at the Bayfront.
9:00 AM
City Hall chambers, 1575 2nd Street, Sarasota
Tuesday (07/07)
Sarasota County Commission regular meeting (agenda)
Highlights: Tax millage rates for 2027; $600,000 for the University of Florida’s Innovation Station Sarasota County; contracting cash payment option for utilities customers to a third-party vendor; approving a $20m loan for the Rosedale affordable housing project in North Port; approving $33m in bonds for construction of the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office headquarters addition and the Alligator Creek Stream Restoration Project; allowing the stockpiling of more than 50,000 cubic yards of fill at a recycling plant on Fruitville Road; budget discussion for property appraiser, public defender, state attorney, and tax collector.
9:00 AM
Robert L. Anderson Administration Center, 4000 S. Tamiami Tr., Venice
City of North Port Commission regular meeting (agenda)
Highlights: Creating the “Activity Center 6 and 10” Dependent Special District; changing code for manufactured homes; raising construction fees; increasing the Warm Mineral Springs Building Rehabilitation Project budget by $4.1m; borrowing $34m for capital improvements;
6:00 PM
City hall chambers, 4970 City Hall Blvd., North Port
Wednesday (07/08)
Sarasota County Commission regular meeting (agenda)
Highlights: Approve the Arts and Cultural Alliance 2027 budget; approve $2.1m worth of Tourist Development Cultural/Arts grants; approve a $8.3m budget for Visit Sarasota; update on data centers; approve $45m for ‘maximum allowable dredging’ of Phillippi Creek and add another $419,000 to Phillippi Creek dredging; approve $15m for Hudson Bayou dredging; $1.2m for Knights Trail fuel site; lease and option to purchase site for the Clerk Records Center Facility; commercial center in Englewood.
9:00 AM
Robert L. Anderson Administration Center, 4000 S. Tamiami Tr., Venice
City of Venice Council budget workshop (agenda)
Highlights: Millage rate discussion.
9:00 AM
City Hall chambers, 401 West Venice Avenue, Venice
City of Sarasota Planning Board meeting (agenda)
Highlights: Rezone and Comprehensive Plan amendment for the Benderson mixed-use project at the former County Administration Center; Saravela parking access; wall sign for Aster & Links.
1:30 PM
City Hall chambers, 1575 2nd Street, Sarasota
Newtown CRA Advisory Board meeting (agenda)
Highlights: Newtown Sidewalk Project update; NCRA marketing; Tempo News; MLK Way redevelopment projects; Baker gas station environmental studies; Town Hall Building assessment; Newtown Business Incubator location discussion; FY26-27 Nonprofit Mini-Grant Program awards; Salvation Army Street Teams; Dr. MLK Visioning Project; Florida Main Street.
5:30 PM
Robert L. Taylor Community Center, 1845 John Rivers Street, Sarasota
Thursday (07/09)
None
Friday (07/10)
None