2 hours ago Share Manatee County Commissioners said safety was the main concern for the Myakka City property at S.R. 64 and C.R. 675.
Land use verdicts
Where: 1.54 acres near the northeast corner of State Road 70 and County Road 675
Decision: 5-2 in favor of denial
What: Moore property rezone from urban fringe with 3 dwelling units per acre to residential with 4.5 units per acre
Where: 39 acres near the southwestern corner of State Road 64 and Uihlein Road
Decision: Unanimous approval
Manatee County Commissioners voted 5-2 to deny a rezone request for “the triangle,” a 1.54-acre parcel of land near the northeast corner of State Road 70 and County Road 675 in Myakka City, from general agriculture to neighborhood commercial small at an April 15 land use meeting.
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March 10, 2021 6:35PM (UTC)
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks during a press conference about the opening of a COVID-19 vaccination site at the Hard Rock Stadium on January 06, 2021 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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Local attorney Jennifer Hamey filed an ethics complaint against Manatee County Commissioner Vanessa Baugh for her role in a Lakewood Ranch pop-up clinic. (Shutterstock)
MANATEE COUNTY, FL A complaint filed with the Florida Commission on Ethics targets Manatee County Commissioner Vanessa Baugh for her role in a pop-up vaccine clinic held Feb. 17-19 in Lakewood Ranch for residents of two of the county s wealthiest ZIP codes.
Baugh, the representative of District 5, which includes Lakewood Ranch, selected the ZIP codes for the state-run event, and also created a VIP list of five people to receive the vaccine at the event and told the county s Public Safety Director, Jacob Sauer, to add their names to the list of those being vaccinated at the pop-up clinic. The list included Baugh and Lakewood Ranch president and CEO Rex Jensen, though Baugh didn t receive the vaccine.
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