Hundreds report water violations as enforcement varies across Sarasota County

Ava Lasseter does not like the view in front of her Sarasota County home.

A house under construction. Port-a-potties. And, a few weeks ago, a sprinkler running mid-day while Southwest Florida grapples with its most severe drought in nearly a decade.

So she filed a complaint with Sarasota County over the violation of local water restrictions. Since then, she hasn’t seen any more daytime watering from her neighbors…

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