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Sarasota News Leader January 3, 2014 that have been under water in years past. The owners of the parcels at 162 and 168 Beach Road wanted to build a three-story residence on each lot, but elements of the structures would have been seaward of the Gulf Beach Setback Line. The North Port City Commission reaffirms its desire to rid itself of Warm Mineral Springs, in the wake of a 3-2 vote on Dec. 18 to sell the 81-acre resort the city and Sarasota County jointly purchased in 2010. State Sen. Eleanor Sobel, a Democrat from Hollywood, files a bill for the fifth consecutive Page 11 year in the Florida Legislature to create a statewide domestic partnership registry. It is expected to be heard first in the Children, Families and Elder Affairs Committee when work begins on bills in February, according to legislative sources; Sobel chairs that committee. On Jan. 16, the County Commission votes to lock in reduced impact fee rates for another two years, bypassing a staff recommendation to extend the reduction only until July. Impact fees accounted for $3.5 million in revenue in 2012, according to County Engineer James K. Harriott Jr. The County Commission turns down a petition by the owners of property at 168 Beach Road on Siesta Key to build a house on the site. Image courtesy Sarasota County