NORTH PORT – North Port city commissioners will consider acting on a citizens’ petition to contract the city boundaries and remove more than 15,900 acres of prime development west of the Myakka River, as proposed last year by residents who live in Wellen Park.
The commission will review a citizens petition filed in October 2020, as well as a feasibility study of the idea by Fort Lauderdale-based Munilytics, at a special meeting starting at 9 a.m. Thursday at North Port City Hall, 4970 City Hall Blvd.
The final study draft suggests that the city could lose nearly $21 million in tax revenue over the first five years if the commission were to approve an ordinance contracting the city’s boundaries.
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Sarasota School Board urges governor to prioritize schools personnel
Correction: An earlier version of this story misstated the level of raises that School Resource Officers can receive.
The Sarasota County School Board is urging Gov. Ron DeSantis to include school personnel in the list of those receiving top priority for the COVID-19 vaccination.
The governor has prioritized senior citizens, with initial doses of the vaccine going to people age 65 and older, along with medical workers and nursing home residents.
While the district is working with the Department of Health to ensure that a small cadre of district employees who are in that age group get top priority, the School Board is asking state officials to expand that group of recipients to all school personnel, as supplies become available.