One-stop shop complex for planning, development breaks ground

Ground broke Friday for the new Sarasota County Planning and Development Services One Stop facility near Interstate 75 and Palmer Boulevard, close to the Celery Fields.

Design for the project began in summer 2022 and lasted more than a year, according to Director of Planning and Development for Sarasota County Matt Osterhoudt. He expects construction will be complete in fall 2025.

Once the building opens, it will house the Planning and Development Services staff in one place; currently, personnel are divided between buildings.