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$59,178,395 had been spent or encumbered through June 30, 2014. The district will have $432,591 remain- ing after the completion of the Venice High rebuild, the capital budget says. As of June 30, $87,954,645 had been spent or encum- bered for that project. The City of Venice contributed $7.5 million toward the construction of the Performing Arts Center, which will be a community facility. Work on the center is running "a little behind," Lempe noted on June 17. However, the Venice Symphony already has sold 1,000 tickets for its early November performance in the facil- ity, he continued, "so we have a real hard timeline for opening that [center] up." Indications are that all construction workers will be off the Venice High campus by the end of December, he added. Since the Booker High rebuild was substan- tially completed, he continued, he has been telling people, "It is the most beautiful campus in our district." Now, he pointed out, "Venice is going to give [it] a run for [its] money." Additionally, a balance of $47,366 remained after a new heating and air conditioning sys- tem was installed in Booker Middle School in Sarasota, Weidner said. The project cost $9,255,340. Referring to lower totals than the original estimates for projects, board member Shirley A $9 million project is under way to provide a new cafeteria and art and music facilities at Bay Haven School for Basics Plus in north Sarasota. Construction of the cafeteria is scheduled to begin this summer. Photo by Norman Schimmel Sarasota News Leader August 1, 2014 Page 15