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Sarasota News Leader January 3, 2014 (Serious Bodily Injury); three counts of Driving Under the Influence (Property DamageMisdemeanor); and one count of Leaving the Scene of an Accident with Property Damage (Misdemeanor). He also is ordered to surrender his driver's license for the remainder of his life, attend and complete DUI School and perform 50 hours of community service. He has 30 days from the time of his release to enroll in DUI School, and he must complete it on his first attempt, the plea deal notes. Sarasota County will enter into negotiations to sell Benderson Development 42 acres off Fruitville Road where the company wants to create what Vice President Larry Fineberg calls "basically a product that doesn't exist in Page 118 Sarasota County right now" — an attractive center for industrial light manufacturing. That is the 3-2 decision of the County Commission during a special meeting on Nov. 26. Vice Chairman Charles Hines and Commissioner Nora Patterson are in the minority. Hines voices concern that the project could be competition for facilities that already exist in the county, while Patterson says the Benderson plan "really changes the whole concept of what's been thought of for the Fruitville area." She adds, "This is like your key chess piece in this whole development," referring to the Fruitville Initiative. However, Commissioner Christine Robinson says of the Benderson proposal, "I was interested in a stable economic driver … The track record that Benderson has had brings a lot of relief to me as far as their ability to attract quality tenants …." % Benderson Development representatives are negotiating with Sarasota County for the purchase of 42 county acres off Fruitville Road. The company has proposed a business park for light manufacturing, warehouses, distribution, research and development on the site. Image courtesy Sarasota County