CLERK ’ S CORNER
Original splendor : Preserving our historic courthouse
On July 1 , 2021 , Sarasota County will be celebrating its 100th anniversary with documentary films , county-wide events , historical tours and library programs geared toward commemorating our past while looking ahead to our future . Here
CLERK ’ S CORNER
The origins of our county have been well-documented by numerous historical groups in the region . Originally a part of Manatee County , citizens throughout the county were dissatisfied by a lack of good roads and inadequate representation in Tallahassee . After a series of public hearings during the summer of 1920 , Sarasota County came into existence and began its journey as a newly formed district one year later .
Initially , the vision for the county was to govern from a new courthouse , which would include all branches of county government . For more than five years , the county operated out of the Hoover Arcade along Main Street and from a temporary building on Oak Street . It wasn ’ t
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