Safer Manatee
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Manatee Board of County Commissioners appropriated millions towards a safer Manatee County which includes full funding for the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office and Emergency Management Services.
- Expanded community presence for Manatee County Sheriff’s Office
- New fleet and aviation facilities
- Artificial Intelligence-led traffic light sequencing to reduce response times
- 530,000 9-1-1 calls answered in 2023
- Higher average for cardiac resuscitations than Florida and Nation
- 9,000 new street lights to provide increased safety countywide
Preserved Manatee
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Manatee County has over $35,000,000 in new funding for land-preservation initiatives and millions more for water quality and restoration projects.
- 28,000 acres currently under conservation management
- 16 nature preserves fully funded and functioning with 5 new major conservation land purchases under review; newest purchase includes 68 acres of pristine wetlands
- Approved purchase of 97-acre parcel near Emerson Pt. for conservation
- Largest gopher tortoise sanctuary in Florida
- Record investments in water quality improvements
Prosperous Manatee
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Keeping Manatee affordable and prosperous is a key policy point for your Board of County Commissioners. We are working to make government more efficient and reducing taxes while eliminating regulations.
- Tens of millions of dollars in property tax cuts in just three years
- First tax cuts in decades
- Multiple public-private partnerships for affordable housing
- Eliminated fees at County Parks and County transit
- County spending preferences given to local companies and local small businesses
- Protected economic freedoms and the right to work
- Streamlined government agencies to increase efficiencies and save your tax dollars
Honoring Manatee
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There are an estimated 40,000 veterans living in Manatee County. Your Board of County Commissioners is making sure their sacrifice is honored.
- Assisting veterans through the office of Manatee Veterans Services so they get the benefits they earned
- $6,000,000 investment with the Tunnel to Towers organization to house Manatee County homeless veterans
- Planning a veterans park to honor our hometown heroes
Moving Manatee
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In a historic move, your Board of County County Commissioners invested over $700 million in traffic-relieving infrastructure projects. This injection of capital will jumpstart decades of planned but neglected, shovel-ready projects.
- Fort Hamer Bridge and Upper Manatee River Road Expansion
- US 301 and I-75 interchange improvements
- Lane additions to 75th Street, 59th Street, 63rd Avenue, Lorraine Road and Canal Road
- Enhancing cross-country mobility by connecting 44th Avenue and Lena Road
- DeSoto Bridge replacement