Episode 374: WSLR News, Fri., Aug. 22: Manatee showdown avoided; Q&A with Sarasota's stormwater czar; Sarasota County: tough talk, no cuts; local reactions to Alligator Alcatraz ruling
Description
The Manatee County Commission was set for a showdown this week with state authorities and developers over controls for new development. It did not happen, and WSLR News reporter Dania Hefley explains.
Next up: Everybody is riled up about flooding. WSLR News reporter Ramon Lopez got Sarasota County’s new stormwater management czar in front of his microphone, and he asked Ben Quartermaine a few questions.
Then: After hand-wringing about runaway spending and a possible deficit opening up in a few years, Sarasota County Commissioners agreed to hold a fifth budget workshop this week. It ended with few, if any, cuts, as Suncoast Searchlight reports.
Finally: A Miami judge just upended the immigrant detention center in the Everglades set up by the state government. We get local reactions.
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