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A shelter in the city is the anchor for Marbut's strategy for addressing homelessness in Sarasota County. Among his other recom- mendations are the creation of a team of social service and law enforcement officials to reach out to homeless people; the devel- opment of other facilities, such as a center for helping homeless families and children; and the establishment of a county-funded Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) that would be used by all local home- lessness service agencies. PROPONENTS AND OPPONENTS Of all the facets of the Marbut plan, it is the shelter that has attracted the most attention and sparked the greatest degree of contro- versy. Some residents and business owners have spoken out against it, while others have pleaded with local officials to build it soon. That debate continued on Tuesday. Steve Lanning, owner of Lanning Tire on Lime Avenue, was among those who expressed concerns about the potential impacts a Wayne Applebee, coordinator of homelessness issues for the county, poses outside the Commission Chambers before the meeting begins. Photo by Norman Schimmel Sarasota News Leader April 25, 2014 Page 32