Powerful Florida developer hears a rare response from Manatee County: No!

Powerful Florida developer hears a rare response from Manatee County: No!

Ongoing flooding problems at the site of the proposed Pope Ranch development led neighbors to oppose new development there. (Photo by Kate Horne)There’s a tradition that when someone sings Handel’s “Hallelujah Chorus,” everyone has to stand. So please rise as I warble several heartfelt hallelujahs over what the Manatee County Commission did last week. The headline in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune tells only half the story: “Manatee County commissi…