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Sarasota County delays charter-boat permit program for six months; approves transit fare changes and data collection
Summary
After presentations and public comment, commissioners voted to delay a commercial water‑based charter/tour operator permit program for six months to allow hurricane recovery work at water access parks; they also approved advertised on‑demand transit fare changes with board-directed data collection on rider age (including 80+ consideration).
Sarasota County commissioners on June 3 voted unanimously to delay implementation of a proposed commercial water‑based charter-boat and tour-operator permit program for six months and to ask staff to return with a status report. Parks Director Nicole Ressler told the board that many water‑access parks suffered hurricane damage and that some recommended launch sites remain limited or closed; the task force had recommended a zoned permit/medallion model and a cap on permits tied to…
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