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Sarasota News Leader October 4, 2013 Representatives from the Sierra Club, Audubon Society, Sarasota Bay Estuary Program and the Butterfly Club also will be present with information about their activities, the release continues. Page 65 Sweetbay Nursery is located at 10824 Erie Road in Parrish. From Interstate 75, take Exit 224, then go east on U.S. 301, turn left onto Erie Road and travel 4 miles to the nursery. Visit www. SweetbayNursery.com for more information. OSPREY COMMUNITY CLEANUP IS SCHEDULED FOR OCT. 5 Sarasota County Planning and Development Services and Code Enforcement staff members will hold their annual free community cleanup for Osprey area residents on Saturday, Oct. 5, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., the county has announced. Dumpsters will be provided at two locations for residents to dispose of discarded household items, yard waste, tree trimmings, junk and other refuse, a news release says. The dumpsters will be located on Church Street at the intersection of U.S. 41 (east of the Tamiami Trail) and on West Oak Street at the intersection of U.S. 41 (west of the Tamiami Trail). Hazardous materials, paint, auto parts, electronics, televisions and computers will not be accepted at either location, the release points out. Hazardous waste may be taken to a county facility at 8750 Bee Ridge Road in Sarasota from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday of every week. FIELD WORK TO BEGIN ON LIFT STATION 87 PROJECT Field work is scheduled to begin on Oct. 7 for Once completed, the LS 87 Project is expected the City of Sarasota's Lift Station 87 Project, to improve wastewater service and reliability the city has announced. for City of Sarasota customers and protect the environment, the release points out. The McKim & Creed, the new engineer of record new LS 87 will replace existing Lift Station 7, on the project, will have crews in the field located at 935 Pomelo Ave. Wastewater flow performing supplemental surveys and soil will be redirected from LS 7 to LS 87, located borings, a news release says. in Luke Wood Park, via a new gravity sewer "There may be partial lane closures as crews pipeline that will need to be constructed work along Pomelo Avenue, Alta Vista Street under Hudson Bayou, the release adds. and South Osprey Avenue," the release adds. A project website will be developed to keep "Crews will also be working in Luke Wood residents informed about the work schedPark. Residents are advised to use caution ule. For more information about the LS 87 when driving, bicycling or walking in these Project, visit www.sarasotagov.com/OALP_ areas." Utility_Project/. Interested persons also may Initial field work is expected to be completed subscribe to email updates at www.egovlink. by Oct. 25, the release notes. com/sarasota/subscriptions/subscribe.asp. facebook.com/SarasotaNewsLeader