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City commission approves downtown projects

→ The Sarasota City Commission unanimously approved a list of downtown projects Monday that include a Main Street streetscape projects.

AThe Sarasota City Commission unanimously approved a $4.7 million Main Street streetscape project for downtown Sarasota Monday with one stipulation: Commissioners must sign off on projects before they start to monitor construction timelines and make sure they don’t coincide with season.

The project includes wider sidewalks, improved lighting and brick accents in certain parts of Main Street, with brick sidewalks planned from the Five Points roundabout to Gulfstream Avenue ... [click

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Sarasota Memorial among top 5% for patient safety

→ For the ninth year in a row, Sarasota Memorial Hospital received HealthGrades' "2012 Patient Safety Excellence Award."

Sarasota Memorial Hospital’s Health Care System received HealthGrades’ “2012 Patient Safety Excellence Award” this morning – a designation given to the nation’s top 5% hospitals for patient safety. It is the ninth consecutive year that Sarasota Memorial has received the independent healthcare rating organization’s safety award ... [click

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County preps for hurricane season

→ Members of various Sarasota County agencies have started training for the 2012 hurricane season, which is expected to bring about 10 storms, at the Emergency Operations Center.

Sarasota County Administrator Randall Reid led a presentation yesterday aimed at preparing for the 2012 hurricane season using the oath: “Always be prepared.”

Ed McCrane, the county’s emergency management chief, reiterated Colorado State University’s Tropical Meteorology Project prediction of 10 storms expected to hit Florida this season. He stressed the importance of preparation noting some behaviors to be avoided ... [click

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