A CONSULTING FIRM HIRED BY THE CITY OF VENICE SAYS THE CITY’S FIRE DEPARTMENT COULD STAND A TWENTY PERCENT REDUCTION IN FIRST RESPONDERS. THE FIRE CHIEF SAYS THAT CAN’T HAPPEN WITHOUT RISKING LIVES. AT A WEDNESDAY BUDGET MEETING, CHIEF JOHN REED SAID HE HAS...
A NUMBER OF ONLINE SERVICES PROVIDED BY SARASOTA COUNTY WILL BE TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE BEGINNING AT 5PM TODAY AND LASTING THROUGH SUNDAY WHILE THEY ARE RELOCATED TO THE COUNTY’S NEW DATA CENTER AT 5875 BAHIA VISTA ROAD. IN ADDITION TO THE COUNTY’S MAIN WEBSITE AT...