Siesta Key Coalition

Due to the current US National Weather Service Tampa Bay Florida forecast for heavy rain later this week, self-service sandbags will be offered to Sarasota County residents Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 24-25, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the following locations:

Twin Lakes Park, 6700 Clark Road
Ed Smith Stadium (parking lot), 2700 12th St.
South County Fleet Services, 4571 State Road 776/Englewood Road

Limit is 10 bags per vehicle.

For more information, visit scgov.net/helene.

Update as of 8:30 p.m. 9/23: Sarasota County Government offices will be closed on Tuesday, Sept 24, out of an abundance of caution to focus on storm preparations for Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine.

• Solid Waste will be operating normally for Tuesday, Sept. 24 including curbside collection services, and the Landfill will be open during normal hours.

• All Breeze services (Breeze bus and trolley routes, Breeze OnDemand, and non-medical Breeze Plus trips) will operate on a normal schedule for Tuesday, Sept. 24. Visit https://loom.ly/9jz-8a4 for service updates.

We encourage our community to sign up for alerts, and 311 Call Center will be available to answer calls with extended evening hours on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Stay up-to-date by following on social media , visiting https://loom.ly/Y7SWLvE or subscribing to our Emergency Updates newsletter at https://bit.ly/3Cajfjz