OREANDA-NEWS. Fitch Ratings has affirmed the following Sarasota County, FL ratings:

-- $94 million outstanding infrastructure sales tax bonds, series 2008A, 2008B, 2014 and 2015 at 'AA+';
-- $18 million outstanding communication services tax (CST) revenue bonds, series 2006 and series 2010 at 'AA+';
-- $17.6 million outstanding capital improvement revenue bonds, series 2010A and series 2010B (sales tax bonds) at 'AA+';
-- $16.5 million outstanding second guaranteed entitlement (SGE) revenue bonds, series 2013 at 'AA+';
-- Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'AAA'.