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Sarasota County OKs Longboat Key library enhancements, approves donor naming and payment schedule
Summary
The Sarasota Board of County Commissioners unanimously moved to authorize the Longboat Key funding proposal for enhancements to a future Longboat Key Library, including naming rights tied to large multi‑year gifts and a donor payment schedule.
The Sarasota Board of County Commissioners on June 4 unanimously approved a Longboat Key request to accept donor-funded enhancements for a future Longboat Key Library and to allow naming in recognition of major donors.
The board approved the town’s funding model and a proposal to name the library in recognition of a $1,000,000 donor and to name the meeting room and terrace for $500,000 donors. The commission voted to move both naming and the funding proposal forward for final resolution; the motion was made by Commissioner Cutzinger and seconded by Commissioner Smith and passed unanimously.
Renee Deepilato, director of Libraries and Historical Resources for Sarasota County, told commissioners the project is governed by a principles of agreement the county and town approved in…
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