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Sarasota News Leader November 1, 2013 Page 12 noted, referring to the 12th Judicial Circuit in spent on public transit, including a "circulaSarasota. tor" — or trolley — that has been discussed for downtown Sarasota. At some point, Robinson said, the county would get those extra judges, and it would Gable also noted that county plans develneed space for the courthouse facilities to oped years ago called for the relocation of the expand. Sarasota County Area Transit (SCAT) transfer station from Lemon Avenue to Ringling Commissioner Nora Patterson, who is in Boulevard, in the Criminal Justice Center. her fourth term on the County Commission, However, Gable noted, "I don't believe that responded that the MOU with the city had whole proposal is far enough along." focused partly on the need for a new courthouse tower. "I had actually forgotten that," "Hopefully, we can move the SCAT transfer Patterson added. station there," Barbetta said. "I agree with Commissioner Robinson," Barbetta said. It made no sense to accommodate cars and not people, he continued. Instead of spending money on new parking garages, he pointed out, those funds could be When Barbetta asked whether Gable had seen "a huge demand for more parking" in that area of Ringling Boulevard, Gable replied that the city zoning code would necessitate the creation of more parking if the county A graphic shows the area being searched for an existing facility that could be leased by the Tax Collector's Office. Image courtesy Sarasota County