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Longboat Key and Manatee County discuss North End community center; county open to purchase of Childs property
Summary
Longboat Key commissioners and residents pressed for a North End community center and presented a partially renovated Childs property (about 1.5 acres) as a likely site; county commissioners signaled support for acquisition discussions and said they prefer ownership over leasing Whitney Plaza after storm damage.
Longboat Key officials and North End residents urged Manatee County to help secure a dedicated community space for the island’s north end and identified a partially renovated Childs property — an approximately 1.5‑acre parcel with a small existing building and parking — as a leading candidate.
Town Manager Howard Tipton and town staff described the need: older condominium buildings on the North End lack meeting rooms and the community lost its prior art…
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