Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brooke Walters tells her students at Sarasota High School that a big part of success in life is knowing the rules and then ...

Property owners who suffered damage from Hurricane Debby may be entitled to reductions in their property taxes, according to an email from Sarasota County Property Appraiser Bill Furst's office.

Furst also wrote that such maintenance activity increases the assessed value of a home, irrespective of the homestead exemption – and he boldly declared that state laws "don’t give a property ...

It’s early in the budget cycle for Sarasota County — closer to the first day of 2026’s spending plan than the last — but elected officers from constitutional departments last week nevertheless ...

Brooke Walters tells her students at Sarasota High School that a big part of success in life is knowing the rules and then following them. The veteran Spanish teacher sees herself very much as a rule ...

In an Oct. 8 guest column, Sarasota County Property Appraiser Bill Furst attempted to justify his position that repairs to or replacements of worn-out roofs, not due to a calamity or misfortune, ...