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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 22, 2010
Siekmann declines Key Club meeting

Commissioner Robert Siekmann declined an invitation by Key Club officials to meet with him one-on-one about proposed code changes.

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  • Robin Roy
  • April 22, 2010
Businesses want wider sidewalk

More than a dozen business owners on the 1300 block of Main Street signed a petition that requests the city triple the width of the sidewalk to make way for more pedestrians and outdoor-dining tables.

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  • Robin Hartill
  • April 22, 2010
Siesta residents talk trash

Sarasota County's pack-in, pack-out philosophy is meant to encourage sustainability in its parks and beaches.

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  • Robin Roy
  • April 22, 2010
Neighbors want park proposal rescinded

A group of Hudson Bayou residents nominated a vacant property for park acquisition, but that property is located in Harbor Acres.

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  • Robin Roy
  • April 22, 2010
Lawsuit accuses county official of influencing bid

A lawsuit against the county accuses division Director Larry Arnold of using his friendships to help award two contracts dealing with a spring-training stadium.

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  • April 22, 2010
Observer Updates

Commission approves new bus rapid-transit route; Brick pavers are ruled out for Main Street; Parking garage holds groundbreaking

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  • April 21, 2010
Man on the Street: Going Green

April 22 is Earth Day, so The Observer asked folks around downtown Sarasota what they do to be environmentally conscious.

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  • April 21, 2010
In Brief

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  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 21, 2010
Memorial may have home

CDD2 supervisors are considering Lakewood Ranch Town Hall as the site for the Fallen Heroes Memorial.

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  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 21, 2010
County endorses new MTI campus

Commission Chair Donna Hayes said the new campus will be 'like a gateway to (the) East County.'

  • East County
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 21, 2010
Italian, Mexican cuisines to add spice to Ranch Main

LWR Commercial Realty officials recently secured an Italian restaurant for Main Street. Two more restaurant leases are out, including one for a Mexican eatery.

  • East County
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 21, 2010
Student interaction yields special education

Under the leadership of Mill Creek resident Donna McGarry, students from Ashton Elementary School in Sarasota visited students enrolled at Pinnacle Academy in Lakewood Ranch.

  • East County
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  • Michael Eng
  • April 21, 2010
Faith to host second prom for residents with special needs

The theme for this year's prom will be 'Night with the Stars.'

  • East County
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 21, 2010
Pension, budget woes mount

A status of the town's three pension plans and the certainty of another shortfall in next year's budget were presented to the Town Commission Thursday, April 15.

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  • April 21, 2010
Business Observer 04.22.10

Two East County physicians, Dr. Arun Khazanchi and Dr. Harvey Mishner, purchased recently the former Wachovia Bank building, 11505 Palmbrush Trail, Lakewood Ranch.

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