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B u t j u d g i n g f r o m the "snapshot" she brought home from her trip to Pinellas County, Patterson said on March 4, the Safe Harbor facility is well run, clean and orderly, and people she saw around it were respectful. Patterson added that although some residents socialized in a courtyard, she spotted no congregation of homeless people on the perimeter of the shelter. "They didn't have a bunch of homeless peo- ple hanging around outside," Patterson pointed out. After Tuesday's meet- ing, Wayne Applebee, the county's home- lessness coordinator, told the News Leader h e b e l i e v e s t h e Sheriff's Office, which is expected to manage the Sarasota shelter, and the Police Department, which will be responsible for patrolling the perimeter, will come up with a collaborative approach. But it is too early to work out a specific plan, he added, because a site has not been chosen or an architectural design approved. Applebee noted that at Pinellas Safe Harbor, additional officers have not been needed to patrol the site and adjacent neighborhood. A map shows the location of the Salvation Army facility on 10th Street in Sarasota. Image from Google Maps It was said that none of the municipalities in Pinellas County contribute to Safe Harbor. That is just not true. Christine Robinson Vice Chairwoman Sarasota County Commission Sarasota News Leader March 7, 2014 Page 28