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Sarasota News Leader January 17, 2014 Page 36 the commissioners: "Does anybody want to sign off on that property? Raise your hand." The question was met only with laughter. County Attorney Stephen DeMarsh said his interpretation of the 2003 agreement — in the form of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) — differs from Fournier's. The county has carried out its part of the bargain by keeping its administration building downtown, so the city should carry out its share of the agreement, DeMarsh pointed out. "It's a little troubling to think the other party doesn't think it is enforceable," DeMarsh said Tuesday in reference to the MOU. Charles Hines is the new chairman of the County Commission. Photo by Norman Schimmel The Judge Lynn N. Silvertooth Judicial Center, to the west of the old Police Department site, will need to be expanded in the future, county leaders say. File photo