Sarasota News Leader
January 17, 2014
Page 77
LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES TO CLOSE FOR KING DAY
Most Sarasota County Government offices,
including the Florida Department of Health
in Sarasota County, will be closed Monday,
Jan. 20, for the national observance celebrating the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., the
county has announced.
Additionally, all City of Sarasota administrative offices will be closed, according to
a city news release. As a result, the regular
City Commission meeting will be held on
Tuesday, Jan. 21, at 2:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. in the
Commission Chambers in City Hall, located
at 1565 First St. in downtown Sarasota.
All Sarasota County libraries will be closed,
as will all Sarasota County recreation centers
with the exception of the following, a county
news release says:
• Arlington Park Recreation Center, open
from noon to 5 p.m.
Government offices will be closed on Jan. 20
to honor the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Image courtesy Sarasota County
Trail Road in Nokomis will be open, but the
• Payne Park Tennis Center, open from 7:30 administrative office will be closed.
a.m. to 9 p.m.
The gun range at Knight Trail Park will be
Sarasota County Area Transit (SCAT) will closed.
be on a normal bus schedule on Jan. 20,
but the customer service stations at SCAT Sarasota County's chemical collection centers
Administration and the downtown transfer at 8750 Bee Ridge Road in Sarasota and 250
station will be closed that day, the release S. Jackson Road in Venice will be closed, too;
however, the Citizens Convenience Center
notes.
at 4010 Knights Trail Road in Nokomis, will
The collection schedule for solid waste, yard be open.
waste and recyclables will not be affected in
the city or county by the holiday, according For more information, visit www.scgov.net
to the news releases from both local govern- or contact the Sarasota County Call Center at
ments. The county landfill at 4000 Knights 861-5000.
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