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Residents push back on Manasota Beach Road alignment and urge in‑person neighborhood workshops

Sarasota Board of County Commissioners · May 20, 2025
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Summary

Multiple Sarasota residents urged the board to reconsider the proposed Manasota/Minnesota Beach Road alignment, citing traffic, water access and property‑value impacts; commissioners debated restoring in‑person neighborhood workshops versus keeping virtual or hybrid options and paused for further outreach.

A cluster of public commenters from Sarasota National and surrounding neighborhoods used the Board’s open‑to‑the‑public time to press commissioners on the proposed Manasota/Minnesota Beach Road extension and on neighborhood‑workshop rules. Speakers described the proposed alignment as running 40 feet behind some homes, cited estimates of…

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