Federal shutdown forces pause in park recovery projects

Federal shutdown forces pause in park recovery projects

Just as the Sarasota City Commission concluded the long-standing issue of selecting a new city manager, news of a delay of another sort emerged.At the conclusion of the Feb. 27 special meeting during which the commissioners unanimously chose Karie Friling as its next city manager, Interim City Manager Dave Bullock informed them that the long-awaited repairs to several waterfront city parks damaged by the named storms of 2024 have been paused as …