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SHOWDOWN CONTENTS IT'S A GO! Click Any Headline To Go Directly To That Article NEWS & COMMENTARY SHOWDOWN8 Future of Warm Mineral Springs the hot topic at joint county-city meeting — Cooper Levey-Baker PROCEED WITH REPLACEMENT 12 RETURN TO SENDER 19 CITY ELECTIONS 23 IT'S A GO! 27 A QUANDARY 32 CITY COMMISSION PREVIEW 34 MORE ACCOUNTING QUESTIONS 38 A BIG IDEA 43 NEWS BRIEFS 46 Amid concerns about 'bugs' in the technology, a split County Commission approves buying new public safety communications equipment — Rachel Brown Hackney The St. Armands Business Improvement District feels the ballots on the future of the BID never reached the right people and will explore a new vote — Scott Proffitt Chapman supporters decry Dorfman's remarks — Stan Zimmerman The County Commission votes to allocate tourist development tax revenue to Suncoast Charities for Children so it can host the Suncoast Grand Prix this summer — Rachel Brown Hackney North Port halts discussion sparked by commissioner's medical leave — Cooper Levey-Baker Tax increase, Chalk Festival, sidewalks on the April 15 agenda — Stan Zimmerman The County Commission puts off a decision on continuing extra beach maintenance funding while staff untangles the figures — Rachel Brown Hackney Tom Brokaw brings his vision for unity to Sarasota — Vicki Chatley PHOTO CREDITS Front cover: Springtime - Norman Schimmel Sarasota Leisure: St. Armands Circle - Norman Schimmel