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Sarasota News Leader November 22, 2013 Voters luncheon asked Marbut, an expert who has tackled homelessness for three decades, about a key aspect of his anticipated report: Has he found a site for a permanent homeless shelter? Page 50 Marbut calls the facilities "transformational centers." Pinellas Safe Harbor in Clearwater, which he helped open, is a model local government officials have discussed during recent City and County commission meetings. Marbut replied that he has looked at 65 places, Both the city and county have set aside and he has narrowed his list down to four $500,000 towards the construction of a shelter. or five suitable sites for a potential Sarasota Talk about the location for such a Sarasota shelter. facility, however, has been a contentious one In his answer to the next question, he touched among city commissioners. The vote to set on a controversial aspect of the plan to open aside city funding for a shelter was a 3-2 decia center in Sarasota. sion. Vice Mayor Willie Shaw has objected to Wayne Applebee takes the microphone at the League of Women Voters luncheon on Nov. 15. Photo by Roger Drouin