Sarasota County public safety building scheduled to start in October

Sarasota County government has started its final regulatory steps to build a new public safety facility on a 6.4-acre parcel at 6062 Porter Way, Sarasota. The 40,502-square-foot is planned as the permanent home for the county's emergency 911 call center and emergency operations.

Both departments are currently based out of the Sarasota County Administration Center on Ringling Boulevard, but that building is only built to withstand up to a Category 2 hurricane.