For Tuesday, August 18, the following will be closed until 1 p.m. for staff training:
Admin Office at the Landfill, 4000 Knights Trail Road, Nokomis. Please note disposals will not be impacted.
Admin Office and Chemical Collection Center, 8750 Bee Ridge Road, Sarasota.
Chemical Collection Center, 250 S. Jackson Road, Venice.
WHAT: Manasota Key Road between Manasota Beach Road and Beach Road
(Area north of Blind Pass Beach Park)
WHEN: August 19th to August 20th from 9:00 PM - 5:00 AM
WHY: ROW-26-000168: Relocation of FPL poles and utilities
WHAT: Paw Park “Beach” Closure. As construction equipment and vehicles move through the area and renourishment activities occur, access to the beach portion of the park will be restricted. The fenced dog park area will remain open and available for public use during the beach closure
WHO: Sarasota County Parks, Recreation, and Natural Resources (PRNR) – Beaches and Water Access Division
WHY: To ensure safety of people and their dogs
WHERE: Paw Park Beach: 1850 S. Harbor Drive Venice, FL 34285
WHEN: August 12th – August 19th 2026 (or until safe to reopen)
CONTACT:
Primary: Luke Thema 941-415-4263 (PRNR)
Secondary: Tim Treece 941-415-4281 (PRNR)
Public Information Officer (City of Venice):
Lorraine Anderson
landerson@venicefl.gov
941-915-3530
WHO: Sarasota County Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources
WHAT: Siesta Beach green lifeguard stand will be removed for repairs and painting
WHEN: Beginning August 3, 2026
WHERE: Siesta Beach, 948 Beach Rd. Sarasota FL 34242
WHY: Routine maintenance repairs and repainting
WHO: Beach renourishment contractors for City of Venice and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
WHAT: Parking lot closure
WHEN: June 10th, 2026 through Fall 2026
WHERE: North Jetty parking lot
WHY: Contractors working on the Venice Island Beach Renourishment Project, which will restore approximately 3.2 miles of critically eroded shoreline, will utilize a staging area at North Jetty Park.
To accommodate project operations, a portion of the southeast section of the parking lot will be temporarily fenced off for contractor use (see below). The closure is anticipated to begin as early as June 10, 2026, and is expected to remain in place through fall 2026.
The kayak launch area located directly north of the staging area will remain accessible to the public.
This temporary closure is a necessary part of the project and will help ensure that the beach renourishment work can be completed safely and efficiently. The project will provide long-term benefits by restoring beaches that have experienced significant erosion from storms since the previous renourishment effort in 2015.
