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Manatee County Commission District 5: Vanessa Baugh

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  • September 24, 2020
Manatee County Commission District 3: Matt Bower

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Manatee County Commission District 1: James Satcher

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The Luxe on Tenth developer has filed preliminary plans with the city, but a detailed application is still to come. Image via city of Sarasota.
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  • September 24, 2020
Developer pitches higher-density housing for Tenth Street

The team behind the proposed Luxe on Tenth project must secure a series of approvals from city officials before construction can begin.

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Island residents have drawn the city’s attention to issues associated with large vacation rentals in their neighborhoods like this seven-bedroom Lido Key home advertised as “sleeping 25.”
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  • September 24, 2020
City to pursue rules targeting ‘hotel houses’

A lobbying campaign from barrier islands residents has spurred officials to take action against large vacation rentals in single-family neighborhoods.

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  • September 23, 2020
Sarasota County Commissioners adopt $1.3 billion budget

Commissioners also adopted a millage rate of 3.46.

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Although Selby Gardens said reducing the height of a proposed 450-space parking garage represented a compromise from the last master plan proposal, some residents continued to object to the mass of the structure. File image.
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  • September 23, 2020
Planning Board endorses revised Selby Gardens plans

Supporters of the botanical gardens’ proposal framed it as a compromise that would ensure the organization’s long-term sustainability, but some resident critics weren’t won over.

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Florida House District 74: Lisa Stortstrom

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Florida House District 73: David Reeves Fairey

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Florida House District 73: Tommy Gregory

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Footage from a body camera shows a Manatee County Sheriff's Office deputy responding to a scene in the Lakewood Ranch area. Courtesy image.
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  • September 23, 2020
Manatee deputies to get body cameras

Manatee County Sheriff's Office to purchase body cameras for deputies.

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Florida House District 72: Drake Buckman

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State Representative District 72: Fiona McFarland

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Florida House District 71: Will Robinson

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Florida House District 71: Andy Mele

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