VENICE — Sarasota County approved the acquisition of three parcels of land through hurricane recovery funds, including property in rural Venice and on the shore of Myakkahatchee Creek in North Port.
The lots are in a flood zone, and the plan is to demolish the homes on them so the lots can return to nature.
At Wednesday’s meeting, the County Commission approved the first two applicants to Resilient SRQ‘s voluntary buyout program, which they approved the scoring criteria for in June 2025…