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before Feb. 12, according to county staff. In this concept, Connelly highlights a "9-to-10- story" hotel project at 20 N. Washington Blvd. The tower would feature a 115,000-square- foot, 150-room Kimpton Hotel; lobby bar; terrace bar; swimming pool; 120-seat, full-ser- vice restaurant; and 6,000 square feet of meeting space. Under Connelly's initial proposal, presented at the Oct. 23, 2013 County Commission meeting, the developer said he would trans- fer to the county a separate parcel, located at 2051 Main St., to replace the parking spaces that will be eliminated by the hotel proj- ect. In addition to offering that separate lot, SHD Partners said it would pay the county $662,567, due at closing. That offer was expected to change. Recent discussions with the developer indicate he is now offering the county more money at closing, said Lin Kurant, the county's real estate services manager. "The offering price went up," noted Kurant. However, because the developer had not yet signed a contract, those figures had not been made public as of press time on Feb. 7. The board will be presented with all the facets of the new proposal at Wednesday's meeting, said county spokesman Curt Preisser. SUPPORT AND SOME CONCERN During the October meeting, then-Vice Chairman Charles Hines said he favored a hotel over Ruben's proposal for a financial institution. The parcel at 20 N. Washington Blvd. has a view of the Synovus Bank building on the southwest corner of the intersection. Photo by Norman Schimmel Sarasota News Leader February 7, 2014 Page 23