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Commission redirects $7.5M away from private trades institute, tells staff to prioritize waterways
Summary
After weeks of public comment and a contentious presentation by the Building Industry Institute, the Sarasota County Commission voted to withhold execution of the BII subrecipient agreement and to reallocate the $7.5 million Resilient SRQ award pending staff proposals; commissioners cited fundraising shortfalls, oversight concerns and urgent dredging needs.
The Sarasota County Commission voted April 22 to withhold the county administrator'level signature on a conditional $7.5 million subrecipient agreement with the Building Industry Institute (BII) and directed staff to identify ways to reallocate the award toward waterways and dredging projects. The move follows weeks of public comment pressing for accelerated dredging after a severe storm season and a lengthy presentation by the BII and its Suncoast Builders Association partners.
Board members said they supported trades training in principle but raised questions about BII's readiness to manage federal funds and about the group's ability to…
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