G. WIZ, City Move Forward After Relocation Debate

G. WIZ: The Science Museum is staying put and the city will begin lease negotiations after the museum is under compliance with the city’s grants policy.
The brew-ha-ha between G. WIZ and Sarasota City Commissioners began two weeks ago during a review for vacant city-owned parcels that could be sold.
One with a value of more than $1 million sits beside the museum was a prime target and prompted commissioners to brainstorm a package with the G. WIZ property if the museum could be swayed into relocating inland as suggested by Commissioner Shannon Snyder.
“The idea [G. WIZ] would be sold on the steps was never the intenion of anyone at this table,” Commissioner Paul Caragiulo said.
But it’s all a moot point.
Not only can the Sarasota City Commission not sale a vacant parcel on Boulevard of the Arts beside G. WIZ, but the

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