About eight years ago, residents of Old
Miakka gathered with representatives of
the Sarasota County Neighborhood Services
Department to work on a plan largely designed
to preserve the rural character and nature of
their community.
"Old Miakka is particularly rich in local his-
tory," says the document resulting from that
initiative, the Old Miakka Neighborhood
Plan. The community comprises about 57
square miles, or 36,590 acres, in the Myakka
River Watershed, according to the document.
Photos from the 2007 Old Miakka Neighborhood Plan show the 1914 schoolhouse surrounded by
residents involved in an array of activities. Image courtesy Sarasota County
PRESERVING A
COUNTY TREASURE
THE COUNTY COMMISSION AWARDS A GRANT TO PAY FOR
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE HISTORIC OLD MIAKKA SCHOOLHOUSE
By Rachel Brown Hackney
Editor
