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Sarasota News Leader August 30, 2013 Page 18 annual interest on the bank loan staff propos- Jerry Sparkman, a principal with Sweet Sparkes to take out to pay for the improvements, he man Architects in Sarasota, told the board the project team members were "super excited" added. "We need to get this thing moving." about the design. The commission is scheduled to receive the guaranteed maximum price of the project on Referring to the original pavilion — which Oct. 22 or 23, enabling it to cast a final vote Brown noted dates to 1960 — Sparkman said to set the two years of work in motion. In the it "is really a significant part of our cultural meantime, staff this week wanted to know the history. … We want to clean off the barnacles board's views on the "extras" included in a to make it as good as it was. … This is the inlist last presented in December. Those can be troduction to our special beach." added to the project if expenses do come in Sparkman said he invited renowned Sarasota lower than originally anticipated, staff noted. architect Tim Seibert, who designed the paBefore the ranking review began, however, vilion, to come to the beach to talk with him about the structure. During that visit, Seibert staff provided an overview of the project, with asked the design team to protect the pavilion, Carolyn N. Brown, director of parks and recSparkman added, which the plans do. reation, pointing out that the goal is to create features that would enhance "the No. 1 beach The new public safety building on the site will be "floated" atop a storage structure near the in the nation." Dune walkovers will be elevated 19 feet. Image courtesy Sarasota County