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THE SHERIFF AND THE EOC One option for a new Sheriff's Office campus would include structures fronting on Cattlemen Road. Image courtesy Sarasota County THE COUNTY COMMISSION AGREES A NEW SHERIFF'S OFFICE CAMPUS SHOULD BE ADJACENT TO THE PLANNED EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER ON CATTLEMEN ROAD By Rachel Brown Hackney Editor Sarasota County Commissioner Joe Barbetta pus of the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office's remained adamant this week on a point he has should be close to the county's new 911/Emermade numerous times in the past: The county gency Operations Center at 1301 Cattlemen should sell "prime frontage" property it owns Road. on Cattlemen Road inBarbetta later did opstead of putting govpose the withdrawal of ernment structures I think we should be choosing the a petition to rezone a there. ideal and safest site, and I think [the 2.1-acre parcel at that However, he agreed Cattlemen property] is it. Cattlemen site — acwith his fellow board tion the board initiatNora Patterson Commissioner members on May 21 ed in August 2012 with Sarasota County that the future caman eye to the potential