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Sarasota News Leader February 15, 2013 Page 22 ���That���s almost 25 percent over budget,��� Com- ���And you���re going to run this by the stakeholdmissioner Joe Barbetta pointed out. er group?��� Robinson asked. The PowerPoint slide about the EOC project shows its construction cost pegged at $13.2 million, with another $830,000 for equipment. The county has received federal grants totaling $1.3 million to help pay for the facility. ���Oh, definitely,��� Stuckey told her. The stakeholders had about 40 meetings over the past 10 months, he noted. Along with county Emergency Management Department officials, the group includes representatives Stuckey told the commissioners staff already from the Sarasota County Sheriff���s Office, the had determined it could reduce the overage 911 Call Center and the county���s Call Center. by $1 million by modifying plans for window He added that the group would like about glazing. three more weeks to examine the latest cost Additionally, Stuckey said, the EOC���s central estimate and consider alternatives before reenergy plant originally had been designed to porting its findings to the County Commission. stand apart from the building; connecting it to Stuckey anticipated the presentation would the facility ���will save a lot of money,��� he added. be ready in about a month. Although plans had called for a two-way traffic flow as part of the Siesta Beach Park improvements, the Sarasota County Sheriff���s Office has asked county staff to maintain a one-way flow for safety reasons. File photo