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Sarasota News Leader June 21, 2013 Page 26 RESORT EXPENSES Before the commissioners began their indepth discussion of the draft interlocal agreement Lewis had sent them, County Administrator Randall Reid asked Carolyn Brown, director of the county's Parks and Recreation Department, to provide an overview of what it would take to keep Warm Mineral Springs open on a short-term basis. Brown told the commissioners she and her staff had been collaborating over the past few days with City of North Port staff, "although our plans differ." To keep just the swimming area open — with lifeguard and janitorial services provided — would necessitate 16 employees working seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Brown said. That expense would be about $17,000 per week, she noted. Moreover, she recommended an inspection of the buildings on the property. "It's our understanding that there are some significant items that would have to be addressed" from a safety standpoint, Brown told the board. County Attorney Stephen DeMarsh. Photo by Norman Schimmel When Hines asked whether the North Port city attorney was providing the board that advice, Robinson replied, "I didn't say that." DeMarsh also demurred on identifying the source of the information. However, he said, it was his understanding that the North Port PARSING THE POINTS commissioners felt "they give up some rights During the county commissioners June 19 dis- as tenants in common" if that section is incussion of provisions they wanted to put back cluded. "It's not a belief I share in," DeMarsh into the interlocal agreement, Vice Chairman told the county commissioners. Charles Hines pointed to the "equal partners" If the North Port commissioners felt that lanwording. "It's a statement of fact. … We're tenguage should not be included, Hines said, ants in common with this. … We should be "then they're telling us they're willing to proworking together, moving this forward." ceed individually without us" in managing the future of the resort. Barbetta agreed: "It should be in there." However, Robinson and DeMarsh explained it was their understanding that the North Port commissioners felt they were waiving rights by including that section in the document. Hines added that he did not believe the public ever had indicated it wanted the city to act on its own. Such a scenario "turns into a major disaster," he said.