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Sarasota News Leader April 26, 2013 Commissioner Charles Hines cast the "No" … The pending selling of the city's vote after about 20 minutes of discussion interest [in Warm Mineral Springs] is during the County still there. Commission's regular Linda Yates meeting on April 23 in Mayor City of North Port Sarasota. On April 17, as part of a process outlined by state law, the two commissions met with a facilitator to discuss how to break a months-long impasse over Warm Mineral Springs. In July 2012, the two commissions agreed to pursue an Invitation to Negotiate on the long-term management of the resort. The election of two new North Port commissioners in November 2012 shifted that board's majority to one opposing the ITN process. Page 21 North Port and the county jointly acquired the 81-acre springs property for $5.5 million in 2010. After eight hours of facilitation on April 17, however, a North Port Commission majority embraced the idea of a short-term lease followed by an ITN-like process. Then North Port Commissioner Rhonda DiFranco sent an email at 5:30 a.m. April 18 to North Port City Manager Jonathan Lewis saying she had changed her mind. County Commissioner Joe Barbetta asked on April 23 how the County Commission should proceed. County Attorney Stephen DeMarsh replied that the city and county needed to A sign welcomes visitors to Warm Mineral Springs. Photo by Ebaybe via Wikimedia Commons