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Sarasota News Leader September 13, 2013 Page 44 According to the guidelines her board envisioned, she continued, the funding pool would not pay for more than 50 percent of any project. An organization could apply for up to $350,000 per year or $700,000 spread over two years. The funding cycle would be two years, Haley noted. To be eligible, the resulting capital project would have to be open to the public and located in Sarasota County. It would also have to be publicly owned and operated and fall into one of the following categories: convention center, sports stadium, sports arena, coliseum or auditorium. It also could be an aquarium or museum, zoological park or fishing pier or nature center that was either publicly owned and operated or operated by a nonprofit or- Visit Sarasota County President Virginia Haley addresses the County Commission in July. Photo by Norman Schimmel A chart shows how funds from each of the five pennies of the county's Tourist Development Tax are allocated. Image courtesy of Sarasota County