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Sarasota News Leader February 22, 2013 Page 34 items throughout the proceedings, apparently that if it fails to approve Walmart���s request, anticipating the case would end up in court. the company is ready and able to take the issue to Circuit Court. As for the muscle, Porter brought it out in his very first sentence: ���Bill Galvano, our litiga- While ���evidence and testimony��� are supposedly the only things commissioners can consider tion counsel, is sitting next to me.��� in making their decision, staring across the Galvano is a Florida state senator from Bra- table for hours at a state senator ready to sue denton. By calling him ���our litigation coun- them surely cast a psychological pall over the sel,��� Porter put the City Commission on notice proceedings. Site plan material provided by Walmart to the City of Sarasota shows landscaping plans for the parking lot. Image courtesy City of Sarasota