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  • September 25, 2013
NEWS BRIEFS

Get caught of with East County news in this week's news briefs

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  • Mark Gordon
  • September 25, 2013
Sarasota University boasts roots in Lakewood Ranch

Licensed psychologist and former college professor Dr. Ronald Ogrodnik is going back to school.

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1744 South Drive
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  • Robert Plunket
  • September 25, 2013
Three Things: Home Sweet Home

The ideal family home has a variety of living areas, bedrooms for everybody and that indefinable feeling of comfort and security. In Sarasota, with so many retirees and empty nesters, a house that a family can really spread out in and make their own can be hard to find.

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trivia
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  • Nick Friedman
  • September 24, 2013
TWIS Tour Guide: Trivia Nights

TWIS Tour Guide: Trivia Nights

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City Commissioners approved a budget and millage rate Tuesday that will take effect Oct. 1., the beginning of the new fiscal year.
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  • David Conway
  • September 24, 2013
City Commission adopts budget, millage rate

The $191 million FY2014 budget will be accompanied by an 8.5% millage rate increase, as City Commissioners approved both at a public hearing Tuesday night.

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Sarasota County commissioners throughout the rest of 2013 will consider several changes to Sarasota 2050.
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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 24, 2013
Initial Sarasota 2050 changes jump first hurdle

Sarasota County commissioners OK public hearing for the first changes to the long-range planning document.

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City of Sarasota utilities crews are pumping wastewater directly out of the system to alleviate flow from the heavy rainfall.
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  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 24, 2013
Storm stretches wastewater capacity

The city of Sarasota has tapped extra personnel and equipment to handle the heavy rainfall's effect on its wastewater systems.

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Robin Meyer, pictured in May 2012, shortly after he assumed the role of PZB director.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • September 24, 2013
Longboat Key P&Z director resigns

Robin Meyer's departure comes less than a year-and-a-half after he was hired to lead the department.

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The Sarasota City Commission will hold the second and final public hearing regarding its proposed FY2014 budget and millage rate this evening.
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  • Observer Staff
  • September 24, 2013
Sept. 24: Daily Headlines

Today's Stories: Longboat commission sets millage at 2.0760; City Commission to vote on finalizing budget, millage rate; Alleged drug smugglers busted at airport; Flood watch in effect for Sarasota County

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  • Jen Blanco
  • September 24, 2013
SCS falls to SWFC

The Sarasota Christian volleyball team fell to Southwest Florida Academy 25-15, 25-21, 17-25, 25-18 Sept. 23.

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  • Jen Blanco
  • September 24, 2013
Lakewood Ranch set to tee off for Fall Golf Classic

The Lakewood Ranch High athletic department will hold its 2013 Fall Golf Classic Oct. 5, at the Legacy Golf Club in Lakewood Ranch.

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All Manatee County School District staff will see pay raises this year except senior management.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • September 24, 2013
School district gives more pay raises

Not long after giving state-funded raises to teachers and internally funded raises to municipal employees and paraprofessionals, the Manatee County School Board approved a 2 percent pay increase for remaining staff members.

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Construction on five custom model homes and 10 additional homes in The Concession are expected to be completed in Spring 2014.
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  • Josh Siegel
  • September 24, 2013
The Concession to build new homes

The Concession, the luxury community at the eastern end of University Parkway in Lakewood Ranch, has announced the ground-breaking of five new custom model homes.

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A special City Commission meeting will be held at 6 p.m. tonight at City Hall regarding approval of the city's 2014 budget and millage rate.
    By
  • David Conway
  • September 24, 2013
City Commission to vote on finalizing budget, millage rate

The Sarasota City Commission will hold the second and final public hearing regarding its proposed FY2014 budget and millage rate this evening.

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The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office charged 29-year-old Joan Williams for several residential burglaries in the Bent Tree area.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 24, 2013
Woman caught stealing jewelry

Sarasota County deputies arrested a 29-year-old woman for multiple residential burglaries in Bent Tree.

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