SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) — Sarasota County opened up three self-serve sandbag sites Wednesday ahead of the anticipated heavy rainfall this week.
There was a steady flow of cars coming and going from the site at Ed Smith Stadium all throughout the day.
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Some residents experienced flooding during hurricane season last year. Others said they don’t want to take any chances.
“This past season woke me up, and I’m like okay, we need to really be prepared as possible, and so I just wanna do everything I can to be prepared because God only knows what we have coming ahead of us for the rest of the season,” Carolyn Clark said…