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Sarasota News Leader December 21, 2012 Page 19 had cleared the legality of the deal during the Speakers during the public comment secoriginal buying process. ���We wouldn���t have tion were divided about what to do with the moved on that without that legal opinion,��� he springs. Some said the ���deterioration��� of the said. Blucher has vocally supported the city���s and county���s push to explore options to redevelop the springs property ��� a notion that was shot down weeks ago when the North Port commission blocked an Invitation to Negotiate (known as an ITN) that would have solicited concept plans from interested developers. ���All we are trying to do with the documents that are in front of you is to try to get some people in the private sector ��� to come up with some ways of improving the springs,��� said Blucher, referring to the ITN. ���Remembering that the No. 1 goal is to protect the springs, No. 2 is to promote tourism and economic development within the city.��� A Sarasota County staff presentation to the County Commission in February included a copy of an old postcard about Warm Mineral Springs. Image courtesy Sarasota County An aerial map shows the proximity of Warm Mineral Springs to U.S. 41 outside North Port. Map courtesy Sarasota County