Sarasota News Leader

08/23/2013

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Sarasota News Leader August 23, 2013 Page 36 YET ANOTHER UNRESOLVED ISSUE Anderson wrote, "Staff has been working to Along with the news of the latest failed contracts, Anderson provided an update in his Aug. 16 email regarding the board's April 23 authorization for the hiring of 21 new full-time employees (FTEs) to maintain University Parkway, Honore Avenue, Beneva Road, North Cattlemen Road, Fruitville Road, Jacaranda Boulevard, U.S. 41 in Venice and State Road 776. The latter is a 25-mile route that links southern Sarasota County to Charlotte County. hire these new FTE's but, to date, the existing labor pool has not produced sufficient qualified applicants. Therefore, these maintenance crews are operating with reduced personnel or reduced crews." He added, "Positions will remain advertised and we will process applicants until the positions are filled. With reduced County resources, this zone is being maintained but not as frequent as planned … every 20 days rather than every 10 days. We are utilizing approved overtime funds to further close the The commissioners approved those new gap on planned vs. actual cycle times." positions, they said at the time, out of de- Robinson summed it all up for the News sire to make certain the community's "gate- Leader: "We're going to keep working on it. way roads" were as presentable as possible … We've got some good companies that are to tourists. doing [the mowing] now." % SARASOTA'S HAIR COLOR SPECIALIST John-Norman Tuck (941) 928-1203 John-Norman Tuck is Sarasota and Bradenton's premier hairstylist and hair color artist. Getting his customer's hair to look and feel it's best is his passion. John-Norman started fulfilling his customers' hair dreams in his Pasadena, CA salon and now has brought his talents to Sarasota. Located Upstairs In the Green Ginger Salon 3 6 9 S t . A r m a n d s C i r c l e • S a r a s o t a • J o h n - N o r m a n Tu c k . c o m

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