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Sarasota County and Venice outline Wellfield Park conveyance, $40 million redevelopment plan and phased timeline
Summary
County and city officials described a conveyance of Wellfield Regional Park to Sarasota County, a funding agreement pledging at least $40 million ($20M city, $20M county minimum), and a phased master‑planning, design and construction timeline beginning with community engagement in late 2025 and phased construction by mid‑2027.
Sarasota County and the city of Venice presented the status of the Wellfield Regional Park conveyance and redevelopment plan during a joint meeting May 16, confirming a funding package and a multi‑year schedule for planning, design and phased construction.
"This interlocal agreement, really, is based on the county's 2016 parks master plan," James Clinch, assistant city manager for Venice, told the joint body, and he and Nicole Rissler, Sarasota County director of Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources, outlined steps the agencies will take to transfer the park and begin redevelopment.
Rissler said three agreements approved last year set the framework: a new interlocal agreement, a conveyance agreement for Wellfield Park and a funding agreement for redevelopment. The interlocal term…
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