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Commissioners pull Bayshore vacation from agenda after questions about 1998 Hardy-family donation
Summary
Following public and commissioner concern about ownership and historical deed language, the Board voted 3–2 to remove item 30 — a staff recommendation that would have included surplusing lands — and directed staff to get more information from the Hardy family and county attorneys before taking further action.
The Sarasota Board of County Commissioners voted 3–2 on June 3 to remove agenda item 30, a proposal related to vacating Bayshore Drive and a staff recommendation that had included surplusing certain county-owned parcels. The motion, made by Commissioner Ron Kutzinger and seconded by Commissioner Smith, pauses staff action while county attorneys and staff gather additional information requested by the board and the public.
Kutzinger told the board he had recused himself from the vote because he owns a parcel on Bayshore but said he had submitted a letter excluding his property…
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