Compromise gives Lakewood Ranch-area development another shot

Compromise gives Lakewood Ranch-area development another shot

Manatee County Commissioner George Kruse has a solution for traffic woes in east county: approve more commercial development. Kruse said it made sense to turn a denial into an approval for a 195,000-square-foot commercial development on the north side of State Road 64 where it intersects with Uihlein Road. Kruse, along with commissioners Mike Rahn and Tal Siddique, voted to approve the project when it was first presented in December. The project…