With the exception of the environmental park, none of the city parks meet the definition of what Sarasota County considers a regional park one of which includes being roughly 100 acres in size.
The City Commission briefly entertained the prospect of selling the environmental park to Sarasota County but decided against that on April 27.
Between ongoing maintenance, capital costs and hiring of personnel to handle scheduling at the parks, the city will have to come up with roughly an additional $1.3 million to take over the parks.
In March, the Sarasota County Commission agreed to raise its fee schedule for parks from $2 per game for youth leagues and the school district to $5 per game an 150% increase.
Penn State among top US, international institutions in 2021 THE Impact Rankings
Times Higher Education s rankings based on the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals place Penn State in the top 3% of universities worldwide
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April 21, 2021
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Penn State ranked fourth in the U.S. and 32nd in the world out of 1115 international institutions that participated in the Times Higher Education (THE) University Impact Rankings, released today (April 21), placing the University in the top 3% of universities worldwide.
The Times Higher Education Impact Ranking is a broad multidimensional assessment of a university’s research, community outreach and education and campus operations. The criteria used in the assessment are linked to the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), global goals adopted by all U.N. Member States that look to improve life for all people and protect the planet.
More than 40 events scheduled as part of national festival
Penn State and central Pennsylvania will host more than 40 events this spring in conjunction with the “Remake Learning Days Across America” festival of innovation.
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Penn State, central Pennsylvania host Remake Learning events in April, May
April 16, 2021
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Penn State and central Pennsylvania will host more than 40 events this spring in conjunction with “Remake Learning Days Across America,” a festival of innovation intended to encourage creativity, perseverance and curiosity among youth from pre-K through high school.
Festival events in central Pennsylvania will start on Earth Day, April 22, with an in-person, socially distanced nature journaling event at Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center.
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