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Bradenton reports court win in 70-year bus-bench dispute; city negotiating removal settlement
Summary
City officials told the council a Manatee County circuit judge denied Metro Bench's request for a preliminary injunction, and staff are negotiating a settlement that would require Metro to remove advertising benches in the city and exchange mutual releases. Council signaled support for a negotiated, no-fee resolution and proposed a 120-day removal timeframe.
City attorneys and council updated the City Council on Feb. 11 about long-running litigation with Metro Bench over advertising benches in Bradenton.
Councilmember Perry described a hearing in Manatee County circuit court in which the city argued that Metro Bench's contract terms were nonterminable and that many benches failed engineering, accessibility and FDOT…
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