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Sarasota News Leader August 2, 2013 Page 10 Salvation Army's space is sheltered, too, mak- Salvation Army to open the emergency family ing it especially welcoming during spells of housing. inclement weather. "If there is a family of four without a home, The Salvation Army is also relocating people they don't want to wait for four months to see enrolled in programs such as drug rehabili- the results of a study," Sutton said. tation, so other persons needing emergency With the committee Wednesday having enshelter do not have to wait for it. Further, tem- dorsed the hiring of Marbut, the City and porary emergency housing designed for fam- County commissions will likely act soon on ilies will open later this month, an initiative the recommendation. The County CommisMarbut proposed during his visit to Sarasota. sion will return Aug. 20 from its summer reSutton pointed out that the issue of homeless cess. children in the community has gone unad- After conversing on July 24, County Admindressed for too long. That is one reason local istrator Randall Reid and City Manager Tom officials are trying to work quickly with the Barwin decided to collaborate in preparing a People sat on the sidewalk bordering Five Points Park when the city had the park fenced off for improvements in May. Photo by Norman Schimmel