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no political will to do anything but a swim- ming hole." Robinson asked for compromise. "We can't do it 'my way or the highway,'" she said, ask- ing the North Port board members for points on which they would be willing to budge. "I'm offering you an olive branch. Please don't stab me in the eye with it." But the discussion died. With that, the Springs will close once the current short-term man- agement deal with National runs out Aug. 31. Because of the way the agreement was structured, it cannot simply be extended or re-upped. The contract must be sent back out to the public for bids, a process that could take months. Ultimately, with no short- or long-term plan in place, no one knows how long the Springs might be shut down. The day after the joint county-city meeting, the North Port board met to discuss other mat- ters, but the conversation inevitably circled back to Warm Mineral Springs. Commissioner Linda Yates proposed that the city send a let- ter to the county asking it to agree to begin the solicitation process for another short- term agreement, one that would last a year. That motion passed, with Mayor Blucher The cow is out of the barn. Close the door and move on. You have a fascination for, the next day, after the damage is done, to try to put your finger in the dike. You can't put your finger in the dike now. Marty Murphy Candidate For North Port Commission Sarasota County Commissioner Joe Barbetta. File photo Sarasota News Leader June 27, 2014 Page 18