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Sarasota News Leader October 11, 2013 Page 9 — did not provide the necessary documen- Meagher, said in his bid that he spent 22 years tation before 5 p.m. on Oct. 9, North Port in the motel and restaurant business before Assistant Manager Daniel Schult told the moving to Port Charlotte in 1979. News Leader on Oct. 10. In his Oct. 9 email, Pogrebinsky cited conInstead, Lewis received an email on the night cerns expressed in letters that he said were of Oct. 9 from Dr. Grigory Pogrebinsky, one of sent to administrative staff on Oct. 3 and 6. the principals of WMS Sarasota Management, Among them, he noted, were the state of the saying the firm remained committed to the septic system, water quality and water pressprings, "provided the life/health/safety issues sure at the site. that we have raised with the City administration are adequately addressed, since we In an Oct. 3 letter to Kevin Russell, attorcannot in good conscience … take upon such ney for WMS Sarasota Management, Schult serious public obligation as operating such pointed out that eight new showerheads an environmentally sensitive property as the would be installed in the women's locker room. "Water pressure is an 'AS IS' issue and Springs in its current conditions." can't be changed," Schult added. The other firm that bid on the short-term contract was Cambridgeshire Investment LLC, In an Oct. 8 letter to Russell, Schult wrote based in Port Charlotte. Its principal, Michael that the septic system was being delivered The solicitation for a short-term operator included an aerial map of Warm Mineral Springs. Image courtesy City of North Port