S&P Global Ratings assigned its 'AA-' rating to Sarasota County, Fla.'s approximately $14.540 million series 2024A tourist development tax (TDT) revenue bonds. The outlook is stable. Securing the bonds is 70% of the 6th cent of revenues received by the county from the TDT that are legally available to pay principal, premium if any and interest on the 2024 bonds. We rate the bonds under our priority-lien tax revenue debt criteria (published Oct. 22, 2018), which factors in both the strength and stability of the pledged revenue, as well as the general credit quality of Sarasota County (the obligor's creditworthiness [OC]). Bond proceeds will be used to fund the construction of a Science Education Aquarium in partnership with Mote Marine