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Bradenton CRA approves redevelopment grant for Cottonmouth; members weigh new sound‑mitigation aid

3504399 · May 23, 2025
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The Community Redevelopment Agency approved a $50,000 redevelopment grant application for Cottonmouth Soul Kitchen at 1114 Twelfth Street West while discussing a possible new grant to help pay for sound mitigation after neighbor complaints about outdoor live music.

The Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Bradenton approved a redevelopment grant application for the property at 1114 Twelfth Street West, the home of Cottonmouth Soul Kitchen, and directed staff to return with options to address outdoor noise complaints.

Neighbors and CRA advisory members urged the agency to consider a targeted funding program for sound mitigation after months of intermittent complaints about amplified outdoor music in the Village of the Arts. Carrie Price, a member of the CRA advisory board and a neighbor of the business, said she supported the redevelopment grant but emphasized the need for compliance with the city’s noise ordinance: "We are supportive of them, but they also need to be in compliance with the ordinance that have existed this entire time."

The grant application approved is a redevelopment grant intended to…

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