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Central Venice Coalition urges city to assume maintenance of Curry Creek stretch, asks council to pause related site development
Summary
Central Venice Coalition told council the city should add a 0.45-mile stretch of Curry Creek (Sawgrass area) to its routine stormwater maintenance contract and asked the council to hold site development approvals in the joint planning area until flooding issues are resolved.
Representatives of the Central Venice Coalition presented priorities to the City Council on May 20, urging the city to address ownership and maintenance confusion along Curry Creek and to consider adding a 0.45-mile stretch in the Sawgrass neighborhood to the city's quarterly stormwater maintenance program.
Why it matters: Coalition leaders said neglected waterways and unclear maintenance responsibility increase flood risk and disaster-recovery costs for nearby homeowners and HOAs. They asked the city to coordinate with Sarasota County at a joint meeting scheduled for May 16 (city'county meeting date in the record) and to direct staff to evaluate adding the Sawgrass section into the city's maintenance program.
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