Local Services  Click a highlighted item for more information.

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Sarasota County Sheriff's Office: (941) 861-5800

Nokomis Volunteer Fire Department:   (941) 488-8855
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Hospitals

• ​Sarasota Memorial Hospital           (941) 917-1286
• Doctors Hospital                             (941) 342-1100
• Englewood Community Hospital     (941) 475-6571

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Transportation: ​Sarasota County Area Transit (SCAT)  (941) 861-1234 ​

Utilities and Waste

• ​Florida Power and Light          (941) 379-1424
• Sarasota County Utilities        (941) 861-6100
• ​Sarasota Solid Waste:            (941) 861-5000
• ​Waste Management               (941) 493-4100 (recycling bins)
  • Solid Waste/Recycling         364-4444
  • Trash/Garbage Collection    378-6188

​​Library:   ​Venice Public Library  (941) 486-2338

​Sarasota County Schools

• ​Laurel/Nokomis Elementary/Middle School (K-8) 
• ​Venice High School (9-12)​
• ​Oak Park South School at Venice Middle School
• ​Pine View School for the Gifted

US Post Office

• ​​Nokomis,  303 Laurel Road West   (941) 488-1954 
• Laurel, 302 Laurel Road East         (941) 480-1703

​​Newspapers

• Sarasota Herald Tribune (941) 953-7755
• Venice Gondolier Sun     (941) 207-1000
• Your Observer (free)       (941) 366-3468​

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