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Sarasota News Leader August 30, 2013 Patterson then asked whether staff had checked with the owners of Southgate Mall and Gulf Gate shop owners to determine whether they would be supportive of more people parking in those locations to take the trolley to Siesta. (The Turtle Beach route is planned to stop at Gulf Gate.) Page 59 Staff will continue those discussions, Blanchard said. Patterson next asked for clarification about the grant parameters for the trolley. Approximately the same number of operators would be needed for the Siesta route as for the University Parkway service, Blanchard "You wouldn't have as brisk a ridership," she said. However, no grant funds have been seadded, without that support. cured for the latter route, she pointed out. Blanchard replied that staff had just begun County Administrator Randall Reid said Manatalking again with Southgate representatives. tee County Area Transit (MCAT) had received "Parking was raised as a concern by the shop- an FDOT grant for service along University ping center last year," Blanchard conceded, Parkway starting in the 2015-16 fiscal year. with mall management voicing disapproval Blanchard noted the MCAT grant was for the of SCAT riders taking spaces that should be same amount as Sarasota County had received available to shoppers. for the Siesta trolley: $1,087,000, which was A map shows the proposed new University Parkway bus route. Image courtesy of Sarasota County