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Sarasota News Leader April 12, 2013 Page 47 information] certainly would help me to make April 1 City Commission meeting regarding figures staff had provided him about the exa decision." penditures. According to Turner, she said, "I'm fine with that," Commissioner Joe Bar- the majority of the money had been spent betta concurred. "I think there's always "on enhanced landscaping in the downtown, been a concern as to what the money's been enhanced maintenance in the downtown and spent on …" added police in the downtown." He added that the City and County commissions should get the information about the CRA's history of expenditures at the same time it is provided to the committee. Those expenditures, he indicated, normally would be expected to come out of the city's general fund, Patterson noted. Nonetheless, Turner noted the city could not afford to lose that CRA revenue for such expenses because Robinson said she expected the committee of its other pressing budget needs. members to make a judgment call on how the money was utilized. "I thought that was interesting and something I wasn't really expecting to hear," After the vote, Commissioner Nora Patterson Patterson added. updated the other commissioners on remarks Rachel Brown Hackney City Commissioner Terry Turner made at the BOBBY JONES GOLF CLUB TO HOST MEN'S CITY CHAMPIONSHIP The Bobby Jones Golf Club, Sarasota's municipal golf course, will host the 42nd Men's City Championship the weekends of April 27 and May 4, the city has announced. The tournament is open to any amateur male golfer. The field is limited to the first 144 paid entries, a news release notes. The deadline to register is Monday, April 22, at 5 p.m. The registration fee is $185; it includes a golf The Bobby Jones Golf Club is located on Circart, green fees, prizes, an awards banquet cus Boulevard in Sarasota, near the interand refreshments, the release adds. To downsection of Beneva and Fruitville roads. Photo load a registration form click here. Completed courtesy City of Sarasota forms should be dropped off at the course or mailed to Bobby Jones Golf Club, 1000 Circus with tee times starting at 7:30 a.m. each day, the release adds. Blvd., Sarasota, FL 34232. The Bobby Jones Golf Club is owned and opThe Men's City Championship, a 72-hole tour- erated by the City of Sarasota; it offers three nament, will be played on the British course courses with a total of 45 holes.