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NEWS BRIEFS Joe Barbetta Larry Bustle Paul Blackketter Randy Benderson Ed Hunzeker Randall Reid WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS PRESENTATION GOES WELL Sarasota and Manatee county officials will learn in about a week whether Nathan Benderson Park will be recommended as the host for the 2017 World Rowing Championships, Sarasota County Administrator Randall Reid told The Sarasota News Leader this week. Although the Ordinary Congress of the Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d'Aviron — the International Federation of Rowing Associations (FISA) — generally accepts the recommendation of its Council, Reid added, that is not a given. (Above) Among the local delegates participating in the International Federation of Rowing Associations presentation in Switzerland were Paul Blackketter of the Suncoast Aquatic Nature Center Association, Sarasota County Commissioner Joe Barbetta, Manatee County Commissioner Larry Bustle; Randy Benderson, president of Benderson Development, Manatee County Manager Ed Hunzeker and Sarasota County Administrator Randall Reid. Contributed photo