Sarasota County Important Information:
Area: 563 Square Miles
Population: (4/99) 321,044
Established: 1921
Named after: Shrouded in dispute, the name “Sarasota” may be based on a Spanish word meaning “a place for dancing” in honor of dance ceremonies that took place near the bay shore, or it may be for Sara Sota, daughter of the Spanish explorer Hernando De Sota, or for the Indian word meaning “Point of rocks”.
Major Attractions: Sarasota Ballet, Sarasota Opera, Theater Works, Mote Marine Aquarium, Ringling Museum of Art & Ca’d’Zan, Cincinnati Reds spring training center, Center for the Performing Arts, Myakka River State Park, & Oscar Scherer State Park, Siesta Key Beach and St Armand’s Circle.
| Sarasota County Extension Service: | (941) 316-1000 | Area Code | 941 |
| Univ. South FL/NewCollege | 359-4200 | Sarasota Tax Collector | 362-9888 |
| Sarasota Airport | 359-5200 | Water/Sewer | 861-6790 |
| Sarasota Herald-Tribune | 365-6060 |
Waste Management (Garbage Pickup) |
924-1254 |
| Comcast Cable Television | 371-6700 |
Suburban Propane (Gas) |
755-1531 |
| Verizon
Phone Res.
Verizon Phone Bus. |
1-800-483-4000 1-800-483-5000 |
Sarasota Memorial Hospital Doctors Hospital |
917-9000 342-1100 |
| FPL (Florida Power & Light) | 917-0708 | Sheriff’s Office Sarasota | 951-5800 |
|
Driver License Motor Vehicle Registration |
361-6222 361-6219 |
Sarasota Police | 316-1199 |
| Sarasota Post Office | 1-800-275-8777 | Sar.Chamber of Commerce | 955-8187 |
Bright house Networks (cable) 748-1822
Teco People Gas 877-832-6747