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Sarasota News Leader April 26, 2013 Page 14 If the Walmart were not allowed there, Barbetta said, the site could end up being the home of a combination bank and office building, "which would generate equal to or greater the traffic than [the Walmart] is proposed to do." Moreover, Barbetta said, he believed the Walmart was going to draw a lot of its business from the residents who already live in that area. Commissioner Charles Hines said he would support the rezoning as well. "I'm really struggling with the neighbors saying there'll be increased new traffic from people out of the area," he added. A staff analysis based on standard traffic formulas indicated the potential of 251 more trips per day through the Beneva/Bee Ridge intersection People fill most of the seats in the County Commission chambers for the Walmart discussion on April 24. Photo by Norman Schimmel County Planner Tim Lampkin makes a presentation to the County Commission about the Walmart proposal. Photo by Norman Schimmel