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not like we can't do anything over there." He says the Hamilton Center project could remain on the college's list of needs next year, or new, unanticipated improvements could displace it. "It's always sort of a mov- ing target." A second local education cut is hitting Bradenton's Visible Men Academy, a year- old charter school that caters to boys from low-income families in kindergarten through second grade. Scott's veto eliminated $50,000 in funding for the academy. Visible Men Principal Neil Phillips did not respond to News Leader voicemails seeking informa- tion about how that money might have been spent, but a budget document compiled by the Florida House lists the project as "School and Instructional Enhancements." John Tupps, a spokesman for Scott, points out to the News Leader that New College did receive $2.8 million in funding for other improvements, and Visible Men Academy already receives state money through the state's K-12 funding distribution formula. State Rep. Jim Boyd, the Republican whose district includes half of the New College campus, did not respond to News Leader questions about the reasons for the cuts to New College and the academy. (Parts of the campus lie in the district of state Rep. Darryl Rouson, a St. Petersburg Democrat, as does Visible Men.) So what did survive Scott's veto flurry? A num- ber of cultural grants, millions for the airport, money for road resurfacing and $3 million for A slide presented to local elected officials during the Sarasota County Convocation of Governments in January listed a number of career opportunities that a Sarasota County Technical Institute campus could provide in North Port. Image courtesy Sarasota County Schools Sarasota News Leader June 6, 2014 Page 14