Residents of the South Gate community had to face a decision that many business owners often find themselves in: keep the doors open for the community or sell.
Members of the South Gate Community Association on Tuesday voted whether to sell the South Gate Community Center and its 4.4 acres to Sarasota County or keep it, despite the burden it puts on the association’s finances.
And they had a resounding answer: keep the building.
About 260 people of the approximately 300-member association voted. Of those, 42 were in favor of selling, 27 were opposed to the sale but in favor of continuing conversations with the county and 190 were opposed to the sale outright.
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