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Sarasota News Leader May 3, 2013 Regarding Siesta Public Beach, he added, "We haven't put any money in that place in I don't know how long, and it's a huge revenue generator for us. … The last thing I want is for staff to invest a lot of time, and the public expects something, and then we start picking it apart again." Page 40 (Discussion last year about delays in completing the design focused on a report that staff suggestions for extra features had caused the estimate to balloon. To keep the cost at the level the commission had approved, Capital Projects staff had to ask the design team to remove some of those later additions. ) Botelho said he felt Barbetta and Patterson County Administrator Randall Reid pointed both would have their concerns alleviated out to Patterson that the board can set the once the CM at risk was on board. budget for any project and specify the cost Robinson pointed out that she had voted will not exceed that figure. against bonding the beach project because she knew the commission was going to be consid- Finally, Patterson said, "I think we all want to ering how to pay for a number of other infra- get to the same point ultimately, but it's a bit structure projects as well as overdue mainte- of a struggle at this price." nance. "I believe Siesta Key Beach needs to be improved," she added, "but I believe we have During the afternoon discussion, prior to the to phase it because of other outstanding needs vote on direction for staff, Robinson said, "I … This is a want, as far as I see it right now." think we need to look at Siesta Key, but I was on the losing end of that [bond] vote." Patterson told her colleagues, "I've been consistently saying it sounds like an awful lot of "I don't know that you were on the losing end money for this project. That's not a new objec- of the Siesta Key thing," Patterson told her. tion on my part at all. I went ahead [with the "There were three people who have reservabond vote] on the assumption that somehow tions." … we were going to get a lower price, and I don't believe this commission has delayed [the If the price could be reduced, Patterson addproject]. It seems as though it has been delayed ed, "then you would have some dollars for other things." % … I couldn't tell you what has delayed it." FREE SUBSCRIPTION Don't have your own subscription to The Sarasota News Leader? Subscribe for FREE and receive a weekly notification when the latest issue is available online.