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Sarasota News Leader November 15, 2013 Page 48 discover we can save $1,000 per bus shelter, The minimum staff could install in the curthat means more bus shelters in the end …" rent fiscal year, she added, would be 25, if the board approved the fourth contract amendShe added, "It's a struggle … but for me, being ment with Brasco International Inc. able to squeeze out those extra shelters in the That action would allow SCAT to continue end is the way I would like to go." with the design of shelters for 16 locations, for which it has received funding from the Then, she continued, she could look taxpay- Florida Department of Transportation, Carter ers in the eye and let them know the board and explained, and provide for six new shelters staff had pursued a comprehensive review of in conjunction with county road projects the issue and had determined the most effi- planned for this fiscal year. cient way to proceed. Finally, Carter said, renewing the contract would enable staff to continue with the THE STATUS QUO replacement of parts in older structures as well as maintenance of existing shelters. In her presentation to the board on Nov. 6, Carter pointed out that staff installed 51 shel- Referencing earlier comments Barbetta had ters in the 2013 fiscal year, calling it "a great made about Manatee County shelters costing less than those in Sarasota County, she accomplishment." A chart explains why SCAT bus shelters are more durable. The Brasco firm in Detroit has been supplying the structures since 2010. Image courtesy Sarasota County