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Sarasota County staff recommends phasing out stormwater interlocal with City of Sarasota; options include staged handover
Summary
County Public Works director told commissioners staff recommend moving away from county-provided stormwater services inside the city and presented options: immediate cutover on a set date or phased, geography-based transition; commissioners requested detailed cost, equipment-transfer and assessment information.
Spencer Anderson, the Sarasota County Public Works Director and county engineer, briefed the joint meeting on the countys review of the stormwater interlocal agreement with the City of Sarasota after the 2024 storm season. Anderson said county staff concluded it "does make sense for the county to suggest that we move away from providing services within the city" and proposed two options for transition: a single cutover date (for example, October 1, 2027) or a staged geographic phase-out by ZIP code to spread…
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