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Sarasota News Leader January 3, 2014 Page 41 million. Erickson Consulting Engineers of Sarasota has offered to forgo about $6,000 of its approximately $200,000 to $250,000 in billings to the county as a result of its inadequate estimate, but Commissioner Christine Robinson says, "It's almost a slap in the face to give that small amount back to us." demolish the Ringling Shopping Center and build a "supercenter." The company had until April 24 to file an appeal. Instead, the owner of the shopping center has filed a last-minute appeal in 12th Judicial Circuit Court to reverse the city's Feb. 26 decision. The Doyle Family Trust — represented by Lewis and Diana Doyle — is challenging the city action. Attorney John Harllee of Bradenton will After almost three hours of comments represent the trust. Reached by telephone, during an April 24 public hearing, the County Harllee will only say, "No comment." Commission approves an amendment to the county's comprehensive plan and the rezoning of 4.033 acres to allow a Walmart The Sarasota County Commission votes April Neighborhood Market to be built on the south24 to approve a request for a special enterwest corner of Bee Ridge and Beneva roads. Plans call for the market to be open 24 hours tainment exception for the White Buffalo a day, seven days a week. Commissioner Saloon, the newish watering hole near the Nora Patterson is the sole board member to intersection of McIntosh and Ashton roads in oppose the project, saying she has concerns Sarasota. The exception allows White Buffalo about the additional traffic the store will bring to offer live entertainment after 10 p.m., a to that intersection and about a legislative rarity in many parts of the county, and parchange that allows a developer to pay a "pro- ticularly in White Buffalo's neighborhood. portionate share" of the cost for needed road County Project Manager Mark Loveridge says improvements, instead of a higher expense his office sees special exception requests "fairly infrequently," and the ones that do through impact fees. exist are mostly in Gulf Gate or out on Siesta Key. "We've really only had a handful of them Walmart will not fight a Sarasota City probably in the last 10 years," he tells The Commission decision denying its proposal to Sarasota News Leader. % Someone you know needs Planned Parenthood • Lifesaving cancer screenings • Parent & teen education • Annual GYN exams • Birth control Planned Parenthood Of Southwest And Central Florida • Sarasota 941-953-4060 • MyPlannedParenthood.org