SHOWDOWN
Warm Mineral Springs draws tourists from around the world. Photo by Rachel Levey-Baker
FUTURE OF WARM MINERAL SPRINGS THE HOT TOPIC AT JOINT COUNTYCITY MEETING
By Cooper Levey-Baker
Associate Editor
"Doodle-oodle-oodle-ooh, wah-wah-wah." Yep,
it's showdown time for the Sarasota County
and North Port commissions, which meet next
Wednesday morning, April 17, to discuss and
debate the future of Warm Mineral Springs.
monious meeting, held last July, things have
not gone so smoothly.
In November, after the election of two new
commissioners, the North Port board voted
to reject the Invitation to Negotiate and to reThe last time the city and county held a joint quest another sit-down with the county. Frusmeeting, the two boards agreed unanimously
trated, the county scuppered that suggestion a
to issue an Invitation
week later. Shortly afto Negotiate to solicit
ter that, the North Port
ideas for how to deI never know what to expect when board moved to rid itvelop and manage the
it comes to two governing boards.
self of the issue comsprings, which was
pletely, voting to sell
purchased by the two
Linda Yates
Mayor
its 50 percent share in
entities for $5.5 million
City of North Port
in 2010. Since that harthe springs property.
