Welcome to The Argus Foundation weekly government report! Find out what is going on in local government for the week of March 30, 2020 in Sarasota County. Covering the Sarasota County School Board, the Sarasota County Public Hospital Board, the Sarasota City Commission, the City of Venice, the City of North Port and the Sarasota…

Welcome to The Argus Foundation weekly government report! Find out what is going on in local government for the week of March 23, 2020 in Sarasota County. Covering the Sarasota County School Board, the Sarasota County Public Hospital Board, the Sarasota City Commission, the City of Venice, the City of North Port and the Sarasota…

We are now getting a reminder about why business is so important to our lives here. COVID-19 is causing businesses to be completely shut down, and therefore, residents are losing their jobs. We are watching small businesses owners stop paying themselves and trying to hang on as long as they can to pay their employees.

But on a more local note, writing this column gives an opportunity to dedicate the rest of my comments to an individual who recently passed; someone who had a profound and positive effect on our community, including the airport. Kerry Kirschner, previously executive director of the Argus Foundation, passed away March 4th. Kerry served this…