Sarasota News Leader
November 1, 2013
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"The tower [design] is not what people are
building," Spitler added.
Security is a major concern, he continued. If all the Sarasota County Sheriff's
Office administrative facilities were combined with new training space, the Medical
Examiner's Office, the Forensics Unit and
evidence storage in one structure, Spitler
said, more staff time would be required to
admit people into the building and make
certain they went where they said they
Looking west on Ringling Boulevard in downtown Sarasota, the entrance to the Sheriff's Office's
administrative facilities and the State Attorney's Office (right) is adjacent to the jail and the historic
courthouse. Photo by Rachel Hackney
