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Sarasota News Leader January 25, 2013 Page 35 She added that she could see both sides of the building on U.S. 41 — the planned home of issue. the museum — as part of the rebuilt campus. Then Sarasota City Commissioner Shannon Snyder pointed out that he had expertise in school security — he was with the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office before he retired. Scott Lempe, chief operating officer for the district, pointed out during a School Board meeting last summer that one big concern for the campus renovations was keeping students "I understand that you all have concern for in a more confined area, away from the 1928 our student safety," he said, "and that modern structure, to improve security. building doesn't lend itself to that." No one responded to Snyder's comments Snyder added, "Perhaps we want to switch during the convocation. buildings." Jim Brown, mayor of Longboat Key, also lent He pointed out that school district staff could his support to preserving as much of the intecontact Larry Thompson, president of the rior of Building 4 as possible. Noting he also Ringling College of Art + Design, about put- is an architect, he added, "We talk about this ting the Sarasota Museum of Art in Building [community] as a cultural area, and these are 4 and using the original 1928 Sarasota High cultural things that need to be preserved." % Manuel R. Chepote, LUTCF Chepote Insurance Inc. 1300 Main Street • Sarasota, Florida (941) 366-0100 Serving Sarasota & Manatee Counties Auto • Home • Life Renters • Motorcycles Flood • Business • Annuities Financial Services Click for driving directions agents.allstate.com/manuel-r-chepote-sarasota-fl.html