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NEWS RELEASE
City Hall
1565 First Street
Sarasota, FL 34236

For Immediate Release: October 24, 2008

SPRING TRAINING BASEBALL
WEB PAGE AVAILABLE

Sarasota, FL: A web page dedicated solely to information about attracting Major League Baseball Spring Training to Sarasota is now available on the City of Sarasota home page www.sarasotagov.com. By clicking the baseball icon on the right hand side of the page, you will be linked directly to the page.

The web page contains information regarding the latest efforts to attract the Boston Red Sox to Sarasota. Included on the page:

• Memorandums from the City Manager to City Commissioners
• Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Sarasota and Sarasota County
• Scope of services for the current negotiations facilitator
• Video links to City Commission meetings
• Spring Training economic impact study
• Frequently Asked Question newsletters

“This is one-stop shopping for people interested in gathering information about Spring Training in Sarasota,” said Public Information Officer Jan Thornburg. “You can watch a City Commission meeting from this past August when the Commission discussed acquiring property adjacent to Payne Park. You can review the FAQ newsletters or you can read the memo detailing the scope of services for the company currently facilitating negotiations with the Boston Red Sox. It’s all there.”

 

For more information, please contact:
Jan Thornburg, Public Information Officer (941) 954-2613
jan.thornburg@sarasotagov.com

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