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but also from the other municipal leaders in the county as well as the County Commission. School Board member Shirley Brown told her colleagues on June 17 that she learned from Detert that both the Governor's Office and the Florida Department of Education are excited about the project "because they haven't had a brand new technical school built in the state for over 10 years." Deputy Superintendent Scott Lempe reported to the board that district staff has settled on a 35-acre parcel that is in foreclosure in the Toledo Blade corridor of North Port. However, he said, the district needs only about 20 to 25 acres for the campus. "At $50,000 an acre, it doesn't make sense to buy 10 or 15 more acres than you need," he pointed out. The main SCTI campus is located at the intersection of Beneva and Proctor roads in Sarasota. Photo courtesy Sarasota County Schools Sarasota News Leader June 20, 2014 Page 47