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Free Sandbag Materials For Sarasota County Residents Saturday, July 19

Sarasota County is offering free, voluntary, self-service sandbag locations this Saturday, July 19, to support residents in protecting their homes and property from potential tropical weather as they make their hurricane season preparations.  

Each self-service station will have empty bags and sand free of charge at three locations

The sandbag operations will be held at the following locations on July 19, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.:  

·     South County Fleet, 4571 SR 776/Englewood Road, Venice.

·     Ed Smith Stadium, 2700 12th St., Sarasota. 

·     Twin Lakes Park, 6700 Clark Road, Sarasota.  

These opportunities will supplement the county’s existing sandbag operations, which are activated prior to the arrival of a storm, to give residents time to prepare. The next summer sandbag operations opportunity will be Aug. 10.

Residents are encouraged to utilize these free sandbag opportunities to help safeguard their homes from potential flooding and storm impacts. 

Residents will be expected to fill and load their own sandbags into their vehicles and should bring their own shovels and gloves. For individuals who do not have shovels at home, there will be limited shovels for use on-site. Each vehicle will be provided with 10 empty sandbags to fill.

For more information on Sarasota County’s hurricane preparedness programs, visit scgov.net.

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