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Bradenton council highlights regatta success, downtown coordination, homelessness concerns and new federal funding
Summary
Councilmembers praised the recent regatta and public-art efforts, discussed efforts to convene downtown merchants and Main Street programming, raised concerns about tent encampments and informal feeding, and received notice of approximately $4 million in federal entitlements for stormwater and transportation planning.
Councilmembers used their reports to highlight recent events, public-safety coordination and several community concerns.
Mayor Jean Brown and councilmembers praised the regatta, drone show and fireworks and thanked public-works, police, fire and METV staff for event coordination and cleanup. Jeff Burton and others noted public-art installations and the Main Street program as tools to support downtown economic activity; Burton said the CRA plans to help fund Main Street startup work…
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