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Budget season for governments is upon us and we are about to embark on a process that will end in September with final hearings for a budget starting Oct. 1 of this year. Before we begin to look forward, it is just as important to look backwards and evaluate how we...
VENICE — Between efforts to improve the water supply, clean up stormwater runoff and improve wastewater treatments, Sarasota County government and taxpayers have spent almost $1 billion over the past 25 years in improving water quality, county officials said. Almost...
It’s not just your septic tank, if you have one, that’s going to come under scrutiny in the coming year. A panel of county leaders pointed out the myriad projects and efforts underway to address red tide and blue-green algae at a Friday luncheon hosted by The Argus...
SARASOTA — Fresh from monitoring medical marijuana hearings in Tallahassee, where legislative opposition to smoking prescription cannabis is rapidly disintegrating, legalization advocate Adrian Moore told a conservative Argus Foundation audience Friday that...
On March 15, The Argus Foundation in partnership with South County Tiger Bay will host a water quality meeting called, “Water Quality: What is Sarasota County doing about it?” As red tide has faded, and tourist season has set in, the memories of some are...
Argus Foundation urges board to pursue new septic-to-sewer projects, as no funding for such work has been approved after the current fiscal year ends. At the urging of a former county commissioner, the Sarasota County Commission has asked County Administrator Jonathan...
"Sarasota needs to take a deep breath and understand that growth is coming — trying to stop it with more procedures and regulations will only exacerbate the affordable-housing problem. Sarasota needs to take a hard look at the direction California is taking and find...
