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  • Josh Siegel
  • June 5, 2013
Manatee County to allow backyard chickens

The Manatee County Board of County Commissioners voted 4-2 yesterday to approve a new ordinance and changes to the county Land Development Code, allowing residents to keep four female chickens.

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ODA's Gabriella Costa adjusts her hair after putting on her cap.
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  • June 5, 2013
Hats off: East County students graduate

East County high school seniors celebrated the end of their high school careers last week, during commencement ceremonies for the Class of 2013.

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  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 5, 2013
Man killed in accident in Lakewood Ranch Corporate Park

Randy Hedrick, of Bradenton, died in a one-vehicle accident Tuesday night.

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  • Josh Siegel
  • June 5, 2013
Austere budget behind a new model

The Manatee County administrator's fiscal year 2014-15 budget calls for lower property taxes, raises for employees and capital investment but no growth in the size of government.

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  • Josh Siegel
  • June 5, 2013
District office leads new Manatee Schools' plan

The Manatee County School District has announced 96 cuts to district office staff and the addition of new positions as part of a $21.9 million savings plan.

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Panelists Neal Communities President Pat Neal, John Tuccillo, chief economist for Florida Realtors, Michael Saunders & Co. CEO Michael Saunders and Rex Jensen, Schroeder-Manatee Ranch president and CEO
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  • Josh Siegel
  • June 5, 2013
REAL ESTATE: BOOM OR BUST?

Prominent Manatee/Sarasota real-estate executives say high prices and sales put the area in a boom period, not a bubble.

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  • Josh Siegel
  • June 5, 2013
Sales-tax vote brings ramifications

In part III of our preview series on a June 18 referendum on a half-percent sales tax increase, the East County Observer details how Manatee County would respond if the vote failed to pass.

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Supervisors on Lakewood Ranch Community Development District 6 said they are committed to making the Balmoral Woods Boulevard entrance transponder-only, but plan to defer the project by one year.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 5, 2013
CDD 6 delays Balmoral gate changes

Supervisors on Lakewood Ranch Community Development District 6 will give themselves more time to study the closure of the gate.

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"There's going to be discipline here, just like if you (train with) the Sarasota Ballet," said Michelle Teyke, who will open Ovation School of Musical Theatre this weekend. "I want to have the fun coming out of the discipline and joy of doing it right."
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 5, 2013
A new song and dance

Longtime musical-theater star Michelle Teyke will open Ovation School of Musical Theatre, in Lakewood Ranch.

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Burlgars fled primarily with cameras, lenses and other equipment.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 5, 2013
Photography store burglarized

Burglars stole more than $100,000 in inventory from Johnson PhotoImaging May 26.

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Christina Meiser, 17. File photo.
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • June 5, 2013
River Club youth heads up food drive

Teenager Christina Meiser will collect food for the Salvation Army from her neighbors.

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  • June 5, 2013
East County remembers beloved Realtor, friend

Former Lakewood Ranch resident and Realtor Randy Huartson died May 18, in his San Diego home, surrounded by family, after a battle with colorectal cancer.

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  • June 5, 2013
News Briefs

Habitat for Humanity earns grant for veteran program; Scott signs school safety bill

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DueAll Construction, the contractor Willowbrook’s homeowners association hired, began repairs to buildings in October.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • June 5, 2013
DueAll to begin more work on more Willowbrook homes

The contractor completing repairs on 51 homes in Willowbrook defends the pace of its work.

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This bike is one of 13 spray-painted bikes locked up at shopping centers along University Parkway.
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  • Josh Siegel
  • June 5, 2013
New company utilizes colorful marketing ploy

OrangeTheory Fitness, a new gym set to open off University Parkway in August, has a colorful marketing ploy to match its unique offerings.

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