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Sarasota News Leader January 11, 2013 Page 48 we made a lot of progress … and what it ended up doing is costing us more money." Brown continued, "Looking back, I feel I made a mistake on that vote. I was surprised at the changes that were made to the design … but I know that when we try to solve everyone's problems … it ends up costing us money and causing other problems down the line. It cost us more money on Riverview because of the delays that we did … that I voted on." Brown added, "We have these continuing delays now on Sarasota High School. I went out on a limb for you over Riverview. … I'm not going to do it this time." Board member Caroline Zucker continued in the same vein. "While you said that the glass is half full, I would just like to say that the glass is full, because we are keeping the Rudolph Building as it was proposed on the sheets that you all signed off on [following an early June charrette on the project]. We have done nothing different. … We have worked with you in good faith. We have done exactly what we said we would do. … We've spent an extra $5 million to make the changes that were required." A Sarasota Architectural Foundation publication addresses the coming renovations at Sarasota High School, focusing on original design work of Paul Rudolph, who was an eminent member of the Sarasota School of Architecture. Photo by Scott Proffitt is of great concern to me. The thing that I am most concerned with is safety and security." Scott Lempe, the school district's chief operating officer, told the board, "Compare it to Riverview High School. … We demolished the buildings. At Sarasota High School, we start Zucker went on, "It is almost impossible to off by not demolishing the buildings. The Rumake everyone happy at this time …." dolph addition is staying there." Board member Carol Todd voiced a similar reluctance to revisit the matter: "I just don't see where this is an issue that is worthy of conversation at this point in time, for me." "The bottom line is they are gutting the interior totally," Minker told The Sarasota News Leader after the board meeting. "There are ways you can address some of the things they are doing. We want to honor some basic deGoodwin added, "I have reviewed with the artails that make [the Rudolph building] so spechitects the plans, and the one concern that I cial." have personally was the floating hallway, because of security, and the ability of students to Goodwin told the News Leader the demolition jump down or fall down or drop books down of the interior is expected to begin shortly. %