Sarasota County staff mowing continues

Sarasota County operations and maintenance Director Dave Cash told Sarasota County Commissioners last week said county staff would continue mowing two regions throughout the week, according to an email exchange obtained by the Pelican Press.

Reynolds Mowing Inc. will begin pruning the Rural South Zone no later than Aug. 6, and firms competing for a contract to maintain the Urban North Zone, which comprises 838 acres in north Sarasota County, must submit price quotes by Aug. 2. The subsequent steps in procurement protocol could last as long as a month before contracted mowing can begin.

County staff this week played hot potato with the top spot in government operations during the grassy quagmire. Public Works Director Jim Harriott served over the weekend in place of County Administrator Randall Reid while he began international travel, and Second Deputy County Administrator Bill Little took over the interim position Monday when he returned from vacation.