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Sarasota High. Representatives of architec- tural groups and preservationists urged the board to save the Rudolph buildings at the school because of their historic value in the community. A compromise was reached during a 2012 charrette so the buildings could remain part of the campus. SOME OTHER GOOD NEWS The Sarasota High project's higher cost is a direct contrast to the district's experi- ence in rebuilding the SCTI campus. Lempe reminded the board members that when staff first asked representatives of Shenkel Schultz Architecture 10 years ago for an estimate of that expense, they came back with a range whose top was $200 million. The final amended budget for that project is $76,014,736, according to the 2014-15 tenta- tive budget. A note accompanying the figure says, "[I]t is anticipated approximately $2 million will not be expended" and therefore made available for other capital projects. "To be able to talk about completing [SCTI] for under $75 million is incredible," Lempe pointed out. "We never would have thought it was possible." The tentative capital budget for 2014-15 also shows an expected balance of $737,763 after the Booker High rebuild is complete. That project, which began in the 2008-09 fiscal year, included $1,272,686 to reroute Orange Avenue so it no longer split the campus. The capital budget executive summary showed The construction of new buildings at Sarasota County Technical Institute began in the 2005-06 school year. Photo by Norman Schimmel Sarasota News Leader August 1, 2014 Page 14