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Manatee County rezones land around Premier Sports Campus but bars hotel as allowable county use
Summary
The Manatee County Board of County Commissioners voted Nov. 6 to rezone about 126 acres at the Premier Sports Campus to Planned Development — Public Interest to allow more mixed sports and public‑private partnership uses, but members removed hotels from the list of allowable county uses.
The Manatee County Board of County Commissioners voted Nov. 6 to rezone about 126 acres at the Premier Sports Campus to Planned Development — Public Interest (PDPI) to unify the campus and allow a range of public and private partnership uses, but the board removed a hotel as an as‑of‑right use.
County staff described the request as an effort to "unify the campus and provide flexibility" to support public‑private partnerships and generate revenue to maintain and operate campus facilities. The updated general development plan the board approved lists uses including athletic fields, an aquatic center, multi‑use buildings and a possible indoor sports complex; no specific project was approved for construction on Nov. 6.
The proposal drew support from…
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