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County approves agenda for October affordable‑housing workshop, adds focus on obstacles

5740105 · September 9, 2025
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Sarasota County commissioners finalized the agenda and guest list for an Oct. 7 Affordable Housing Workshop, adding a requested session on obstacles, challenges and opportunities and asking staff to include recent changes to the Live Local Act.

The Sarasota Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday finalized the agenda for an Affordable Housing Workshop set for Oct. 7 at the Venice Community Center, adding a specific session on obstacles, challenges and opportunities for local affordable‑housing development and directing staff to include updates from the recent legislative session on the Live Local Act.

Mattis Drought, director of the Planning and Development Services Department, reviewed the proposed workshop agenda and a list of subject‑matter experts and organizations the board had…

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