Sounds like fun and I will probably check into the tour.
However: "Adults-ONLY Spooky Fun: A thrilling, ADULTS-ONLY experience—perfect for group outings, date nights, private events, or team bonding with a chilling twist."
Followed by: Tickets for adults are $20, and for children, they are $12.
Does not compute. There is a contradiction that does not make sense.
Is it Adults Only or is a Family Affair where Children are Welcomed?
A friend has used the service. Sometimes the car arrives on time, other times it never arrives. The service still has a few wrinkles in the communication department. The drivers are generally friendly.
But would someone from Bradenton explain to me why Palmetto has five grocery stores and Bradenton downtown has one Hispanic grocer. We have been requesting one for years and have heard we don't have enough residents.
Really? And Palmetto has enough for five major chains?
If Bradenton is serious about becoming a walkable city they MUST get a full service grocery store. Walmart to Whole Foods or anything in between would suffice.
Maybe a movie theater for entertainment.
Another great add for walkability: a trolley for getting around from Wares Creek to Braden River, along Manatee/6th Ave and another Trolley line from the Hospital to the new apartments at Desoto Mall, then down past the bus station with a stop there and then circle back north up 9th Street West. Run them regular so folks don't need cars to get to work or grocery shopping or the doctors.
First a real grocery store in downtown Bradenton...PLEASE?
So glad that, 6 months ago, Commissioner Kruse and this new board decided to put its foot down and lay down the law. This new commission was going to be 'for the people' and 'all about transparency.' They all sang *** bay yah together, patted themselves on the back and put an end to these last minute agenda items. No more would the public be left in the dark, with no advanced notice. Nope, there was a new sheriff holding the gavel and this board was gonna be run the right way, the ethical way, the transparent way. Oh wait, never mind. Actually, the rule is that there is to be no last minute agenda items, unless someone wants to do add one. Almost every meeting, we've seen this so-called new policy ignored. Every time, Kruse eloquently makes an excuse as to why this one needs to be an exception. This time, the all-purpose excuse of "approaching storm season" was used. Oh, and there was the fear-factor added that the county management would be "overwhelmed" unless this was approved right now. Overwhelmed? Really? - where there are already two Deputy Administrators, each Department has a Department Director plus at least one Deputy Director. Each Division has a manager... Yep, my God, I don't know how they've survived with so few managers. I'm so glad this new BOCC and Chair ended those shenanigans of the prior board that we soundly voted out. See how different things are?
Congratulations to supporters of the Ringling Museums, USF-SM and the Sarasota Bradenton Airport for protecting them from political overreach by one party state government.
Paraphrase of a famous quote:
First they came for the illegal immigrants, and I did not speak out—because I was not an illegal immigrant. Then they came for the legal immigrants, and I did not speak out—because I was not a legal immigrant. Then they came for the liberals, and I did not speak out—because I was not a liberal. Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.
The following changes can reduce costs while increasing government services:
Remove the cap on earnings for social security FICA which is currently 12.4% half from individual paychecks and half from the employer. This would increase Social Security revenue by over 1 Trillion dollars. This amount would not be needed so the FICA should be reduced putting more take home pay in workers paychecks and revenue in the employers’ business. The increased earnings would be subject to federal taxing adding revenue to the general fund but there is still a net gain for the employee and business.
Eliminate Medicare advantage plans. Medicare advantage plans are for profit insurance companies that cost Medicare more than traditional Medicare while lowering the quality of care.
Move Medicaid eligible people into Medicare and close that program. This will reduce both a State and Federal government expense. Medicaid is paid for 50% by the Federal government and 50% by the State.
Make all Medicare recipients eligible for the federal government's 340-B pharmacy program. This would dramatically reduce the cost of medications for Medicare recipients. This would eliminate for profit part d Medicare plans.
Move part B Medicare into part A, have one plan. This eliminates the cost of for profit part B supplemental plans.
Allow individuals and businesses to purchase Medicare plans directly from the government. The plans would be purchased with a 3% margin that would be used to offset FICA rates.
Make every bill passed by congress stand alone, eliminating the practice of tacking on irrelevant bills that would not pass on their own. Good bills should not be held hostage by bad bills.
Our sheriff is supposed to be securing our right to free speech and to assemble. He is more like a henchman for the radical anti constitution blokes we have now in the State of Florida and the national government!
Year after year after year, the Sheriff asks for and receives, no questions asked, double digit budget increases. This year a whopping 16.8%. The sheriff department could successfully invade a small country. They have military equipment, a fleet of helicopters, multiple mobile command centers, a fleet of SUVs. Hundreds of new deputies are added each and every year. They are a small army that no commissioner ever questions. Every year, another increase of 12,14, 16%. How much is enough?
Let the Parks fall apart. That way developers can take them over and they will be gone. I wonder is there anything in this state that's not controlled by developers that have bought the whole Republican Party?
“……we will kill you.” This a comment from a county sheriff? Where do people like this emerge from more so how do they become a sheriff? James F Tierney Bradenton
He's using the same BS marketing tactics as he did in the first term with Portland Oregon. A friend in downtown Portland shared that on four separate occasions he saw the news and Trump saying a riot was happening, but he heard nothing from his house. He went driving around looking for it and found nothing even resembling violence. Downtown Portland is not big enough to miss a riot if it's happening.....
Trump is a con artist.
What's most frustrating to me is the espousing of dedication to the Constitution while undermining it for ideological, personal or professional gain at the same time.
Even just the clearing of the preserve was against the donors intent, and the agreement that granted that land to New College. That land was supposed to stay natural, as was agreed upon. That agreement was the only reason the got it. It would not surprise me if the grand plan was to cause NC to fail so that real estate comes up for the developers to pillage....
The indoctrination of New College was a major violation to the local community.
I thank every Commissioner to FINALLY doing the right thing and voting to having these impact fees now set at 100%, to go in effect in 90 days. This has been delayed far to long. Ruth Lawler
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