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So far, though, Gov. Ron DeSantis has taken a longer view of the disaster. He said it was important to review eventual findings by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, part of the U.S. Commerce Department, before recommending next steps.
He recently reiterated that position, according to media reports.
Any state push for requirements for condo inspections would come during the 2022 legislative session that begins in January and would likely not take effect until July 2022.
Arroyo told the Herald-Tribune he plans to get ahead of whatever happens at the state level and look into the possibility of tailoring a local law to the specific needs of Sarasota.
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3 weeks ago Share Orchestra supporters and park advocates will be watching closely as the City Commission revisits a conversation about building a music hall in the Payne Park area.
Roger Barry wants to keep the Sarasota Orchestra close to downtown. Kelly Franklin wants to preserve the entirety of Payne Park.
Nearly two years ago, orchestra supporters and park defenders took opposite sides of a contentious debate over the orchestra’s proposal to build a music hall on 7 acres in Payne Park. Although the city rejected that proposal in May 2019, officials are now returning to that conversation, reconsidering the prospect of a site in or around Payne Park.
Sarasota City Commission supports plan to narrow Ringling Boulevard by two lanes for bikes
SARASOTA – Sarasota’s vision for safer streets that accommodate cars, bikes, buses and pedestrians received a formal stamp of approval on Monday when the City Commission passed a resolution several years in the making.
The plan – which outlines a ‘complete streets’ program to add seven-foot-wide protected bike lanes between Lime and Pineapple avenues and other safety elements on Ringling Boulevard – passed unanimously.
A handful of people spoke to the issue, with half supporting the city’s desire to eliminate two of the four lanes on Ringling Boulevard to accommodate bicyclists.