myakka river in sarasota county is overflowing. some are saying that s because there s a levee broken there. no indication that as happened, we haven t gotten confirmation, but out of an abundance of caution and because the river itself is surging and that was expected, not to the degree it is right now that they closed i-75 in both directions. they re worried about possible flood surges that could continue especially if the lee see is broken. it s about a levee is broken. it s about an hour south of tampa and, again, in sarasota county which includes city of sarasota, northport and all that, population half a million folkses. but again, in that a chunk of area you can t move in either direction so it s obviously complicating traffic. as we learn more, we will pass that along. if that s the worst of woes for floridians to face right now, probably, probably welcome development here at this stage. you know, a lot of people have incredible stories to tell like the last couple here w
de deploy. as it continues to traverse to the northeast, the next group, maybe the city of sarasota, eventually long boat key is an idea. we had to evacuate them completely. their first responders, the sarasota high school area, hunkered down waiting to deploy. it will go from south to north. the other thing that happens when we stop sending out vehicles at 45 miles an hour, our 911 operators have to talk people through how to do it. our first responders want to get out there. action we deploy and clear the roads, our first responders will be out there also. we ll set up locations for logistical stages areas to bring in food, water and generators and resources like that. we ve been working very closely.
City of Sarasota commissioners vote to start process of reinstating mask mandate Commissioner suggests curfew for Sarasota. (Source: WWSB) By ABC7 Staff | April 5, 2021 at 9:41 PM EDT - Updated April 5 at 10:07 PM
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The City of Sarasota commissioners has voted to start the process of reinstating a mask mandate.
According to Vice Mayor Erik Arroyo, a permanent ordinance will go into effect at the end of May, at the latest, if they vote for it during a second hearing.
The vote on Monday night received 3-2 for the reinstatement of the mask mandate. The city will have at least one more hearing before the mask mandate is fully reinstated.
FDOT working to clear hurdles on pedestrian bridge project in downtown Sarasota FDOT looking at building pedestrian bridge in downtown (Source: WWSB) By Seshmi Hayes | March 16, 2021 at 6:27 PM EDT - Updated March 17 at 6:08 AM
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The Florida Department of Transportation says they want to get a pedestrian bridge over U.S. 41 up as soon as possible. But, they say they have a few more hurdles to clear before that can happen.
According to the FDOT project manager, the bridge would be built near First Street and allow pedestrians to cross over Tamiami Trail, near the Ritz-Carlton. Residents who live and work in the area say they’ve seen their share of close calls.