SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. — The City of Venice said it will hold a self-service sandbag station for residents on Sunday, Aug. 10.
This sandbag location will be open in addition to three other locations in Sarasota County. The county is encouraging residents to utilize the sandbag opportunities to help protect their homes from potential flooding and storm impacts amid hurricane season.
Residents can fill their own sandbags and load them into their vehicles. Please bring a shovel. Limited shovels will be available on site. Sandbags are first-come, first-served with a limit of 10 bags per vehicle.
Sandbag Locations:
- Venice
- 252 Seaboard Ave
- South Venice
- South County Fleet
- SR 776/Englewood Road
- Sarasota
- Ed Smith Stadium
- 2700 12th St
- Twin Lakes Park
- 6700 Clark Road
- Ed Smith Stadium
All locations will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. If you can't make it on Aug. 10, the county will have another event at the same time and locations on Sunday, Sept. 14.
“You know, it might just be time we take a look if HOAs are really even necessary.
Maybe we should just do away with homeowner associations as a whole.”
South Florida lawmaker Rep. Juan Carlos Porras (R-Miami) says it may be time to do away with homeowners associations altogether, as more Floridians speak out about rising fees, costly lawsuits, and even arrests tied to HOA disputes. He said this week that he is considering filing legislation in the next session that would abolish HOAs statewide.
