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• Lido Pool: regular hours, 10 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. • Robert L. Taylor Community Complex: open 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. • Steigerwaldt-Jockey Children's Fountain on the Sarasota bayfront: closed. In the county, all libraries and recreation centers will be closed, a county news release says. Payne Park Tennis Center, located at 2050 Adams Lane in Sarasota, will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sarasota County Area Transit (SCAT) will not operate on July 4; it will resume normal weekend hours on Saturday, July 5, the release adds. The Orange Avenue Parking Lot, located at the southeast corner of Orange Avenue and Second Street in downtown Sarasota, will be closed from Wednesday, July 9, through the end of the month, the City of Sarasota has announced. The temporary closure is necessary while crews make much needed drainage improve- ments to the flood-prone area and reconstruct and repave the parking lot, a news release explains. The project was scheduled during the summer to lessen the impact on the public, the release adds. Drivers are encouraged to use available on-street parking as well as the nearby First Street Parking Lot and the Second Street garage (adjacent to Whole Foods), "both just a short walk away," the release notes. The project manager and the city's parking manager have been in contact with nearby business owners about the temporary closure and have recommended alternative parking options, the release adds. A p p r o x i m a t e l y 2 0 s p a c e s w i l l b e affected. Three on-street spaces along Orange Avenue also will be unavailable for approxi- mately one week, the release notes. ORANGE AVENUE PARKING LOT TO BE CLOSED AT SECOND STREET The City of Sarasota will close the parking lot at the intersection of Orange Avenue and Second Street on July 9 so repairs can be made to it. Image from Google Maps Sarasota News Leader July 4, 2014 Page 90