Palmetto lawyer vies for District 1 Republican nomination

Palmetto lawyer vies for District 1 Republican nomination

With two attorneys already seated on the Manatee County Commission — Amanda Ballard and Bob McCann — another attorney has entered the race for District 1: Leland Taylor. Taylor said lawyers can make good county commissioners because they’re open-minded, know how to apply the Constitution, and are adept at reading statutes and ordinances.  “There are so many different areas to learn, you can’t know it all,” Taylor said. “But you have an approach …