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City to utilize 'green' utility bills

Sarasota expects to save about $1,000 per month by billing customers online.

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  • May 5, 2009
Two homes in River Wilderness top this weeks transactions

Two homes in River Wilderness top this weeks transactions

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  • May 5, 2009
River Club South home sells for $500,000

River Club South home sells for $500,000

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  • May 5, 2009
School impact fees may be suspended

School board members will ask the county to give new homeowners and builders a one-year break on impact fees.

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  • May 5, 2009
Court dismisses Cropsey case

A U.S. District Court rules in favor of Manatee County Public Schools in a case in which former Mills Elementary teacher Mary Cropsey alleged wrongful termination.

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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • May 5, 2009
Brenner denied another term

The Longboat Key Town Commission chose former zoning board members over its current Planning Board chairman, David Brenner, creating more friction between the two groups.

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  • May 4, 2009
City puts the brakes on parking decision

Commissioners once again table the discussion to buy a Michael Saunders-owned property to create more parking for Burns Square.

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  • May 4, 2009
Brenner resigns his post as EDC chairman

David Brenner resigned as chairman of the LLSA Chamber's Economic Development Council Friday, May 1.

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  • May 4, 2009
First turtle nest of the season found on Longboat

Mote Marine Laboratory volunteers found Longboat Key's first loggerhead turtle nest of the season Monday, May 4.

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  • By Jessica Luck
  • May 4, 2009
First turtle nest of the season spotted

A Kemp's ridley turtle was seen nesting April 25, on Casey Key. The nest is only the third Kemp's ridley nest verified in Sarasota County.

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  • May 4, 2009
Manatee braces for school closings

The district is asking parents to make preparations following a probable swine flu case in Hillsborough County.

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  • May 4, 2009
MVP Arena Sports launches indoor paintball

MVP Sports now offers indoor paintball at its facility inside the Ellenton Ice and Sports Complex.

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  • May 4, 2009
East County schools nab top tech honors

Lakewood Ranch High School, Haile Middle School bring home second- and third-place awards.

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  • May 4, 2009
East County schools nab top tech honors

Lakewood Ranch High, Halie Middle School bring home second-and-third-place awards.

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  • May 4, 2009
Application hinges on road

Longboat Club Road is a point of contention in The Longboat Key Club and Resort's Islandside application.

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Cindy Ritchell, Ann Quackenbush, Brenda Korthauer, Beverly Sutton and Kit Torchia all lend a helping hand in packing seeds to send internationally to farmers who need them. Quackenbush is a driving force behind Hope Seeds, a charitable ministry through Christ Church of Longboat Key.
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Manatee County commissioners approve reducing speed limits throughout the county.
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The library will be constructed on the light green area depicted on this map within Longboat Key's Town Center Green. The entire library would be around 11,230 square feet with the possible enhancements.
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