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![[Flag of Palisades Clermont, Florida]](../images/u/us-flsar.gif)
image by Masao Okazaki, 14 April 2025
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The flag of the City of Sarasota, Florida, has a white (or silver) background and city logo on it. The logo on the flag is the Statue of David, which represents the City's strong tie to the cultural arts within the community. Information by Jan Thornburg, City of Sarasota, Public Information Officer.
About the city:
"Sarasota is a city located in and the seat of Sarasota County on the southwestern coast of the state of Florida in the United States. Its current official limits include Sarasota Bay and several barrier islands between the bay and the Gulf of Mexico. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Sarasota had a population of 52,488 in 2007." - from Wikipedia:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarasota,_Florida.
Official city website: www.sarasotagov.com/index2.html.
Valentin Poposki, 4 September 2009
As noted in the announcement of the seal contest, the flag of Sarasota doesn't use a seal but instead uses a logo, which features a silhouette of the statue of David and was adopted in 1988. https://www.sarasotafl.gov/Home/Components/News/News/2790/
Recent photo of the flag: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=869870138511395&set=pb.100064652501103.-2207520000&type=3
Masao Okazaki, 14 April 2025
![[City logo]](../images/u/us-flsar).gif)
image located by Masao Okazaki, 14 April 2025
Sarasota adopted a new city seal in November 2022 following a contest. https://www.brandsarasota.com/about
Image of the seal: https://www.sarasotafl.gov/home/showpublishedimage/9582/638035233218530000
![[City logo]](../images/u/us-flsar)-o.gif)
image located by Masao Okazaki, 14 April 2025
The previous seal was adopted soon after Sarasota was incorporated as a town in October 1902. The seal included the motto "May Sarasota Prosper" and consists of a mullet, palmettos, and shells at its base.
https://www.sarasotafl.gov/home/showpublishedimage/8723/637864814643700000
Masao Okazaki, 14 April 2025
![[City logo]](../images/u/us-flsar-l.gif)
image located by Paul Bassinson, 24 June 2019
Source:
http://sarasotadems.com
Paul Bassinson, 24 June 2019
![[Police Department]](../images/u/us-flsar-pol.jpg)
image located by Paul Bassinson, 13 January 2022
Source:
https://www.facebook.com/SarasotaPoliceDepartment/photos/a.2617632314942896/2617634131609381
Paul Bassinson,
13 January 2022
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