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Last week, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection approved the pumping of wastewater into the Tampa Bay ecosystem from a reservoir at Piney Point – a former phosphate plant in Manatee County. A leak in the liner of the reservoir has caused a partial breach in one of the containment walls and officials hope that pumping more than 30 million gallons of wastewater out of the reservoir will relieve pressure on the walls and reduce the chance of an uncontrolled major breach.
Check back to this story for the latest updates on evacuations, the status of the breach and the responses from officials and others.
Manatee sheriff investigating commissioner behind VIP vaccine event
According to a complaint, Manatee Commissioner Vanessa Baugh may have violated prohibitions on misuse of public position, official misconduct and misuse of confidential information.
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By Jessica De Leon
Updated Feb. 25
The Manatee County Sheriffâs Office is investigating whether Commissioner Vanessa Baugh broke state laws when she helped organize an exclusive COVID-19 vaccine event in Lakewood Ranch and created a list of people to be vaccinated that included herself and Lakewood Ranch developer Rex Jensen.
On Monday, Sarasota paralegal Michael Barfield filed a complaint with the sheriffâs office detailing Baughâs actions related to last weekâs vaccine event held at Premier Sports Complex. According to Barfieldâs 26-page complaint, which includes supporting documentation, Baugh may have violated at least one of three state statutes: misuse of public position, official misconduct a
How does Manatee County pick who gets a COVID-19 vaccine? It is entirely random Jessica De Leon, The Bradenton Herald
Feb. 6 MANATEE Tens of thousands of Manatee County seniors are waiting their turn to get the COVID-19 vaccine. But while vaccine supplies remain low, the odds of getting vaccinated are greater than winning the Florida lottery.
As of Friday morning, there were 10,359 people in Manatee County who had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the Florida Department of Health.. Another 20,197 people have received the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
At the current rate, Manatee County has a long way to go to vaccinate all of its approximate 100,000 residents who are 65 years old or over. That is leaving many in the community frustrated and questioning whether the county s COVID-19 vaccination standby pool is the fairest and most effective way to select when someone gets their shot.
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