While county commissioners work toward limiting development, their options to do so could be limited by the state.

Its web page features maps covered in ... for the poor drainage. The county acquired the “Unit 11” property over a decade and worked to restore the original wetlands. It's now part of ...

Florida is packed with excellent beaches, but these spots in the Sunshine State take the fun under the water with seriously ...

They'll work on around 200 sites identified as challenging, removing fallen trees, limbs and brush clogging critical drainage systems ahead of any storms.

Manatee County Commissioner Mike Rahn voted against bringing back expanded wetland buffers for fear of legal consequences.

Some Manatee County commissioners called for more infrastructure improvement before approving more development.

Tropical storm Debby brought flooding that had never been seen in many parts of Manatee County. Hurricanes Helene and Milton didn’t help.

The protections, which had been on the books for decades in Manatee County to shield sensitive environmental areas from development, required buffers of 30 to 50 feet between wetlands and new ...

(WFLA) — A foul situation in Manatee County was causing ... spewing the raw wastewater into nearby wetlands. Leo Govoni locked out of his Pinellas County businesses as court seeks to recover ...

McClash's lawsuit, filed in November 2023, was supported by many Manatee County residents who opposed the reduction of wetlands buffer requirements from 50 feet to 25 feet, the hiring of a ...