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Sarasota News Leader May 3, 2013 Page 55 COUNTY OFFERS NEW FEATURE FOR BUILDING PERMIT APPLICANTS As part of its continuing efforts to enhance building and permitting services for customers, Sarasota County Planning and Development Services began offering a new feature as of May 1. the Robert L. Anderson Administration Center, 4000 S. Tamiami Trail, Venice," the release adds. Applicants may make payments through the county's Interactive Voice Response (IVR) sysThe county will send an email to an applicant tem by calling 861-6441 or going online if they when the requested building permit is ready are registered users of the county's permitting to be issued, a news release says. "The email web page. also will list the amount due and a reminder to bring the Notice of Commencement and other For more information, contact the Saraforms, if applicable, to the permitting office at sota County Call Center at 861-5000 (TTY: either the Sarasota County Operations Cen- 711) or visit the Sarasota County website at ter, 1001 Sarasota Center Blvd., Sarasota, or www.scgov.net. THREE COUNTY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS WIN AWARDS Two Sarasota County capital improvement projects have garnered statewide awards and a third has won national recognition, the county has reported. NAEP and the Association of Environmental Professionals, held in Los Angeles, the news release says. That award, for which the county was nominated by Stanley Consultants of Sarasota — the county's construction, engineering and inspection firm on the project — was given on April 2 to representatives of Stanley Consultants and Kimley-Horn and Associates Inc., the permitting and design firm that worked on the project. The Honore Avenue improvements project and the installation of a water main connection between south Siesta Key and Casey Key each won statewide American Public Works Association (APWA) Project of the Year Awards. The recognition came on April 26 during the Florida APWA Chapter Annual Conference in The approximately $18 million Honore AveJacksonville, a county news release says. nue project extended the road from Fruitville Capital Assets staff in the Sarasota Coun- to Bee Ridge roads. "The 2.7-mile-long [segty Public Works Department accepted the ment] was a critical missing link in one of the awards on behalf of the county, the release major north-south county thoroughfares," the notes. release points out. "The project was designed Additionally, the Celery Fields Regional to protect the neighborhood character with Stormwater Facility Phase 3 project won an minimal intrusion, yet provide greater mobilEnvironmental Excellence Award in the Con- ity for residents and visitors by constructing servation category from the National Associa- an appealing two-lane divided roadway with tion of Environmental Professionals (NAEP). sustainable, environmentally friendly features, It was presented at the joint conference of the including Florida-friendly landscaping, bio-