Sarasota News Leader
November 1, 2013
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added a new courthouse tower or expanded During a County Commission budget workthe jail, which is across the street from the shop in August, Liz Klaber, the deputy chief
tax collector, explained that the office would
Silvertooth Judicial Center.
expect to see an extra 137 customers per day
Robinson reminded her colleagues that at the Terrace Building once it took over that
the Sarasota County Tax Collector's Office service from the state, as mandated by the
also will need more parking spaces when it Florida Legislature.
takes over all the issuance of Florida driver's
Barbetta countered that he could not see taklicenses beginning in June 2015.
ing "a prime piece of property" and putting a
In June, Tax Collector Barbara Ford-Coates parking garage on it.
discussed with the commissioners her need
for expanded space in the Terrace Building THE DRIVER'S
— located at the intersection of U.S. 301 and LICENSES CONUNDRUM
Ringling Boulevard in downtown Sarasota During an interview with the News Leader
— to enable her staff to accommodate the on Oct. 29, Ford-Coates said it already is too
number of people who will come to that office late for the county to purchase a parcel and
to apply for and renew licenses.
construct new facilities to accommodate the
A graphic shows plans for remodeling space in the Terrace building to accommodate more driver's
license customers starting in June 2015. Image courtesy Sarasota County
