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Venice planning director outlines parks master plan process and upcoming county‑city park transfers
Summary
Roger Clark, the city’s planning and zoning director, presented the scope and timeline for a new Parks Master Plan and explained an executed interlocal agreement with Sarasota County that shifts maintenance responsibilities and adds city‑controlled parks starting Oct. 1, 2026.
Roger Clark, planning and zoning director for the City of Venice, told the Citizens Advisory Board that the city will start a new Parks Master Plan process and that an executed interlocal agreement with Sarasota County will change who maintains many parks beginning Oct. 1, 2026.
“For the record, Roger Clark. I am the planning and zoning director for the city of Venice,” Clark said, and walked the board through the comprehensive‑plan and ordinance requirements that mandate an up‑to‑date parks master plan.
Clark reviewed the history: a prior consultant‑led plan presented to City Council in October 2016 was remanded back to the planning commission and…
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