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Both city and county staffers would need time to look over the report before it was offered to the news media, Gaubatz added. "This is staff's first look at a report we commissioned, and we are trying to make sure the assump- tions the consultant had when they went in are accurate — some of that has to do with zoning — and that issues raised in the draft are accurate … It is fairly complicated stuff." He continued, "I am hesitant to get any of this out there until we can get as many eyes on it as we can." Some information still needed to be added to the draft, Gaubatz pointed out. The previous day, April 16, county staff told the News Leader the report would be avail- able to the public at some point on Thursday. Finally, the News Leader received the draft report by email early Thursday afternoon. OTHER POSSIBLE SITE ISSUES On another front, the property at 1330 N. Osprey Ave. looked a little more feasible as a shelter site after city staffers recently pro- posed a city lease of nearby land on Osprey Avenue across from 12th Street. That property could be used as a staging area for construc- tion of a shelter at 1330 N. Osprey. The lease A 'For Sale' sign stands at the corner of the 1800 N. East Ave. property. Photo by Norman Schimmel Sarasota News Leader April 18, 2014 Page 15