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Commission authorizes mayor to back county Resilient SRQ funding requests for dredging and stormwater projects

Sarasota City Commission · November 3, 2025
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Summary

Sarasota commissioners authorized Mayor Alpert to sign letters supporting the county’s Resilient SRQ funding applications on Nov. 3. The city’s support targets dredging for Whitaker and Hudson bayous and infrastructure projects including St. Armands resiliency, Whitaker Bayou resiliency and Sarasota stormwater improvements.

The City Commission on Nov. 3 approved a request that the mayor sign letters supporting Sarasota County’s Resilient SRQ grant applications for dredging and stormwater infrastructure projects. County staff scheduled two relevant county commission meetings: Nov. 18 (dredging projects) and Dec. 16 (infrastructure projects). City staff presented the projects and requested formal mayoral support for the county’s competitive applications.

Projects described in the county packages include two dredging efforts (Hudson Bayou and Whitaker Bayou; part of the program’s dredging allocation) and three city‑area infrastructure proposals requested under the stormwater/infrastructure bucket: St. Armands resiliency (an evacuation route and business district priority), Whitaker Bayou resiliency…

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