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After heated testimony, commission directs staff to pursue idle/no‑wake zone at South Lido and return with ordinance language
Summary
Following months of complaints about high‑speed vessels at Ted Sperling Park (South Lido), commissioners directed staff to return with ordinance language establishing an idle/no‑wake (minimum‑wake) zone and a permitting and enforcement plan; staff will coordinate FWC/DEP/USCG/Army Corps reviews and a public education period.
Sarasota County commissioners voted Nov. 18 to pursue an idle/no‑wake boating regulation near Ted Sperling Park (South Lido Beach) and directed staff to return at a future meeting with draft ordinance language, permitting steps and an enforcement plan.
Parks staff proposed two alternatives: a 300‑foot vessel exclusion (no motorboats within 300 feet of shore) or a more limited idle/no‑wake zone. Staff, the Sarasota Police Department Marine Unit, the Sheriff’s Office, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the West Central Florida Interlocal Navigation District (WCIND) provided written…
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