Jackson Falconer
BRADENTON – At
a Nov. 18 meeting, Bradenton City Council members voted to have Tim Polk, the city's Director of Planning and Community Development, respond to the county's objections concerning a plan to annex almost 10 acres of property into the city. At
Tuesday's BOCC meeting, board members are set to discuss Polk's letter.
In the letter, Polk argues that:
- Giving mailed notice about such a project to property owners in proximity to the discussed property, which was not done by the city, is not a required action, despite the county's opposing claim.
- The city does not need the county's approval for the city's plan to change the property's future land use designation under its Comprehensive Plan from Suburban Commercial Corridor to Residential-3. The county is arguing the city would need approval from the county first, because such a land use change "would result in a significantly 'greater intensity and density."
- The county's claim that 64th Street Court East would not be able to handle commercial uses due to being a shell road is not accurate, as the road is actually a paved two land roadway. "Any impact to it would be addressed at the time when the application develops the property and applies for a county right of way permit," Polk says in the letter.
The 9 a.m. meeting takes place one day before the city and county attend a Joint Planning Committee meeting, which will feature discussion on the matter.
In other business:
- A resolution to establish a funding system for participating healthcare providers will be voted on. The funding system would be used to make payments for indigent residents' necessary healthcare services, and would be funded by using $1,250,000 from the county's General Fund Reserves for Health Care.
- The board will hear citizen comments on the county's 2014-15 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER). Completed on Sept. 30 and released to the public on Nov. 15, the report (see here and here) details the county's progress in implementing the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME), and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) programs for the 2014-15 year.
- A vote will be made on accepting a presented and developed strategy for the county's Bicycle/Pedestrian/Trail planning. According to the meeting's agenda, the presentation "will discuss a range of potential improvements, such as, revised pavement markings for wider bike lanes, paved shoulders for inclusion of bike lanes, and sidewalks or trails."
This article was last updated at 10 a.m. on Nov. 30.
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