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Residents urge action on concrete-crushing dust; county directs staff to report on enforcement options
Summary
Neighborhood leaders told the Sarasota County Commission that concrete crushing and recycling activity is fouling nearby streets, parks and schools with dust and uncovered truck loads; the board assigned staff to report back on enforcement authority, monitoring options and potential referrals to state agencies.
Residents from North Sarasota and surrounding neighborhoods pressed the Sarasota County Board of County Commissioners on Monday over dust and truck traffic from concrete-crushing and recycling operations they say have blighted their community.
Laurel Quarberg, president of the Central Coconut Neighborhood Association, and other speakers showed officials what they described as concrete dust collected near parks and homes and asked the county to conduct air-quality monitoring while operations are running. Ronald Cashton, who said he chairs an ad hoc strategic air-quality…
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