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Sarasota News Leader August 2, 2013 joint agreement to hire Marbut, who lives in San Antonio, TX. Sarasota County staff then sent an email to town officials in Longboat Key, Venice and North Port, asking if they would be open to joining the process and contributing funding. Page 11 Leader the day before the committee meeting. Hiring the consultant would clear the way for officials to move into "action mode," Barwin added. In the meantime, Sutton said he would call Marbut and let him know there was an "overFor the past six months, Barwin has been a whelming vote to bring him here." proponent of bringing Marbut in to work on The committee is scheduled to continue meetSarasota's homelessness issues. ing monthly. The next session will be held at "I think we are ready to pull the trigger," he 10 a.m. Aug. 15 at the Sarasota County Adminsaid in an interview with The Sarasota News istration Center on Ringling Boulevard. Valerie Guillory sits on a bench at her homeless shelter near Gillespie Park. Photo by Stan Zimmerman