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Commission advances Manasota Beach Road public–private proposal and directs staff to remove Keyway from thoroughfare plan
Summary
The board approved consideration of an unsolicited public–private partnership to complete Manasota Beach Road and voted to begin a comprehensive plan amendment to remove Keyway Road from the county thoroughfare plan after extensive resident opposition citing wetlands, utilities and property‑value concerns.
Sarasota County commissioners on April 23 authorized staff to pursue an unsolicited public‑private partnership proposal for roughly two miles of Manasota Beach Road and unanimously directed staff to begin the process of removing Keyway Road from the county’s thoroughfare plan after residents and technical witnesses raised engineering, environmental and cost concerns.
Spencer Anderson, county public works director, introduced the item under statute (state statute cited during remarks). Pat Neal of the Economic Stimulus Working Group presented the unsolicited proposal, describing prior public‑private projects his group has delivered and asserting potential cost savings and construction schedule advantages. Neal urged the board to consider Minnesota/Manasota…
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