Without comment on July 8, the Sarasota
County Commission approved the purchase
of 6.5 acres for a new 9,100-square-foot Mid-
County Tax Collector Office and driving
test range.
It also agreed to a loan from an internal fund
to pay for the land and early phases of the
project.
The facility is necessary because of the
Florida Legislature's mandate that county tax
collector offices take over the issuance of all
drivers' licenses by June 30, 2015.
The total purchase price for the new facility,
which will be located at 5000 Sawyer Loop
Road, south of Clark Road, is $1,550,000,
according to a July 8 memo from county staff
to the commissioners. The county plans to
buy two parcels. The first, from Culverhouse
Limited Partnership, comprises 2.96 acres. Its
cost is $805,000. The second, with a total of
MID-COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR OFFICE SITE PURCHASE APPROVED
A county map shows the Sawyer Loop Road site of the planned Mid-County Tax Collector's Office.
Image courtesy Sarasota County
Sarasota News Leader July 11, 2014 Page 78
