Warm Mineral Springs Building Rehabilitation Funding

Urged the commission to stop delaying and fund the Warm Mineral Springs renovations to protect the city's income-generating asset.

Urged the commission to take final action on Warm Mineral Springs and criticized missing agenda attachments.

Spoke as an architect working on the project, urging the commission to approve the adaptive reuse plan for the historic buildings.

Advocated for using surtax funds to restore Warm Mineral Springs as a vital geological, historical, and economic asset.

Urged the commission to stop stalling and finally move forward with the Warm Mineral Springs project.

Urged commissioners to stop procrastinating and start construction on Warm Mineral Springs immediately.

Spoke on behalf of the Gulf Coast Community Foundation in strong support of investing in Warm Mineral Springs as a unique regional amenity.

Spoke for the Sarasota Alliance for Historic Preservation supporting the historic preservation and climate-adapted flood-proofing of the campus.

Spoke as the historic preservation consultant who prepared the national register nomination, urging approval of the project.

Emphasized that historic preservation is an economic engine that drives tourism and community identity.

Spoke as a local realtor about the immense real estate and tourism value Warm Mineral Springs brings to the region.

Urged commissioners to cross the finish line and approve the ordinance to restore the springs.

Shared personal history diving at the springs since 1985 and thanked the commission for preserving local heritage.