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one point during the public comments por- tion of the meeting. A THIRD SITE County Commissioner Nora Patterson led the initiative to include the third site in the process. She said she would like to see two parcels on North Lime considered, if the cost was not too high. City commissioners, however, ruled out the second of those sites, the parcel at 1011 N. Lime Ave., because of its proximity to a res- idential community. That property is also in the middle of planned redevelopment, noted Mayor Shannon Snyder. T h e s i t e a t 1 5 0 2 N . L i m e s e e m e d more promising. City Commissioner Paul Caragiulo, who has spoken about the need for a shelter in the city, said it was a positive development to add that property to the list. "More choices and more due diligence is a good thing," Caragiulo pointed out. Regarding crime, or perceived crime, in con- junction with the establishment of a shelter, Caragiulo said residents such as Singer, who had voiced anxiety about the possibility of sexual offenders and violent crimes, get everyone's attention. However, he wanted to know if those concerns were well founded. "As father of two girls, nothing could scare me more than the potential abduction of a child," Caragiulo said. "Has there been any analy- sis with regard to serious, violent crime?" A second potential shelter site is at 1800 N. East Ave. Photo by Norman Schimmel Sarasota News Leader April 4, 2014 Page 13