Sarasota County recently completed a $750,000 property purchase officials say will allow for the expansion of a county park in Englewood and provide waterfront access to Lemon Bay.
The sale of 200 Winson Ave. closed Dec. 18, 2025, enabling the county to add the 0.48-acre site to Indian Mound Park. The seller was Anne G. Hammond, according to Sarasota County property records.
A single-family home on the premises will be demolished to create park and water access, according to a proposal county staff provided to commissioners in May, which says the house and dock on the site were severely damaged by hurricanes Helene and Milton…