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YET ANOTHER HOLDUP A class works out in the water at Warm Mineral Springs prior to its closing on June 30. Photo courtesy City of North Port THE RECOMMENDED SHORT-TERM OPERATOR FOR WARM MINERAL SPRINGS WANTS MORE REPAIRS COMPLETED BEFORE REOPENING THE RESORT By Rachel Brown Hackney Editor The question of short-term management for Warm Mineral Springs will be back on the North Port City Commission's agenda next week, because the firm that won the bid to reopen the resort is demanding more repairs be made first, The Sarasota News Leader has learned. an executed contract. If we do not receive a signed contract by the end of today, I will be requesting Commission add an agenda item" to the Monday meeting, Oct. 14, regular meeting. Lewis added, "The purpose of this item would be to consider rejecting the previously awarded North Port City Manager Jonathan R. Lewis bid due to failure on the part of WMS Sarasota Management LLC to sent a memo Oct. 9 to provide an executed his board and to County agreement." We'll get it open. Administrator Randall Reid saying that as of his writing, "WMS Sarasota Management LLC has not provided Daniel Schult Assistant Manager City of North Port The firm — one of two that bid on a year-long contract to operate the springs