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11/30/2012

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Sarasota News Leader November 30, 2012 Page 19 after the vote. "We're going to be back to the The same 3-2 majority that shot down the Instarting point, and that's where this commis- vitation to Negotiate approved a motion to resion just took us." quest another face-to-face meeting with the County Commission. It is unclear when that The vice mayor said opposition to the plan might take place, but the county board is set reflected only a "desire to make it really look to discuss the springs during its Dec. 4 regular bad that we bought" the springs. meeting in Venice at the R.L. Anderson Center, located at 4000 S. Tamiami Trail. "That's too bad," he said. Yates tells the News Leader she is not opposed to keeping the springs as a "public asset," but she felt the purchasing process was rushed and that it is vital to have her questions answered now, before committing to a long-term agreement. Yates says she wants the commissions to ink a short-term concessionaire deal with a private company to manage the property as is when the current deal expires next June. Despite the vote to halt the Invitation to Negotiate, she says she is confident there will not be a "stalemate" in planning for the springs' future. % Someone you know needs Planned Parenthood • Lifesaving cancer screenings • Parent & teen education • Annual GYN exams • Birth control Planned Parenthood Of Southwest And Central Florida • Sarasota 941-953-4060 • MyPlannedParenthood.org Enter To Win A New iPad When our "Likes" on Facebook reach 1,000, we will randomly select one of our subscribers to receive a new iPad. 1 Click to Subscribe 2 Then Like Us On Facebook The contest concludes when The Sarasota News Leader achieves 1,000 "Likes" on Facebook, One winner will be selected at random from among subscribers. Only subscribers are eligible to win the iPad, regardless of having "Liked" our page on Facebook. Contest is open only to residents of Sarasota County. Selected winners must provide a valid Sarasota County street address to receive the iPad. Contest is void where prohibited by law.

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