SARASOTA COUNTY — A Tiger Bay Club meeting Friday that was supposed to highlight Warm Mineral Springs Day Spa general manager Gene Vaccaro’s vision of the future of the Springs quickly turned into a session knocking the North Port City Commission’s decision to sell its half of the 81-acre property.

Sarasota County and the city of North Port jointly purchased the Springs from Cypress Lending for $5.5 million in December 2010. The co-owners have been deadlocked over the property since the City Commission voted to sell its half in December. The matter is now in a dispute-resolution process initiated by the county against the city, and is headed for a joint meeting of the county and city commissions with a mediator in the next few weeks.