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Sarasota News Leader December 14, 2012 Page 33 ���That���s still ahead,��� Patterson pointed out. ed the CEI cost from the $21.5 million. She ���We hear your complaints about the CEI el- was concerned the project still was too exement,��� Schneider said. ���We���ll try and turn pensive, she added. [this] around in the next few weeks and get that thing advertised about as quick as possi- She and representatives of other Siesta organizations had agreed with Smith���s assessment ble.��� that a number of items could have been omitAfter Barbetta made his motion to proceed ted from the base project, she added. with the completion of the design work, the hiring of a construction manager and bidding The primary concern of the island groups, out the project without exceeding the $21.5 Luckner has pointed out, is that they want to million budget, Patterson said, ���I think it���s too see the project completed in a timely fashmuch. I think we should try to make it less.��� ion; they have said it does not need as many ���bells and whistles��� as the design team has ���That���s why I said ���not to exceed,������ Barbetta proposed. replied. In an interview, Smith told the News Leader, ���I guess I just want it clearly understood that ���I think there is a certain fatigue with the projI think that cost is too high,��� Patterson said. ect, but [the commissioners] made the right ���I think we all agree it���s too high,��� Hines said, decision in moving forward.��� ���and that���s why we want to get the bids out He was pleased the vote included the hiring of there ��� and then we can decide whether to a construction manager, he added, ���to bring approve [the contract].��� this project in on budget.��� THE AFTERMATH Parks and Recreation General Manager Brown Following the vote, SKA President Catherine told the News Leader, ���I���m happy that we got Luckner told The Sarasota News Leader she some direction and can move the project forfelt the commissioners should have subtract- ward.��� % 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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