Arts organization declines county's damage restoration ultimatum

Arts organization declines county's damage restoration ultimatum

It’s back to square one with A Squared (A2) for hurricane damage restoration at Hermitage Artist Retreat in the middle of Manasota Key. With little discussion among Sarasota County commissioners at their Oct. 21 meeting, the county accepted the Hermitage Board of Trustees decision to not exercise the “Option 3” offer extended at its Oct. 8 meeting to the lessee of county property. Commissioners had offered the organization a lump sum of $172,258…