SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) – Sarasota County says its environmentally sensitive lands and neighborhood parkland programs will continue through 2049.
The extension authorizes the existing property tax through Dec. 31, 2049, according to the county. County officials said the funding will support efforts to identify, maintain and protect environmentally sensitive land, water resources and parkland.
Since the Environmentally Sensitive Lands Protection Program was established in 1999, the county says it has protected more than 100 properties totaling about 42,000 acres through land purchases and conservation easements…