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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 ...
BRADENTON, Fla. — The utilities director and deputy administrators for Manatee County will be leading a tour Wednesday of the Lake Manatee Dam in hopes of answering questions about dam ...
Emergency repairs to the Lake Manatee Dam are underway in hopes of fixing it before the 2025 hurricane season ramps up.
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Emergency repairs to Lake Manatee Dam
Manatee County officials approved $3M in emergency repairs to the Lake Manatee Dam to ensure that the 60-year-old structure ...
MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — Emergency repairs have begun at the Lake Manatee Dam after inspections last month revealed surface cracks and signs of deterioration. Manatee County Commissioners recently ...
After the most eventful hurricane season in years and widespread criticism of how flood control was handled, Manatee County officials recently approved about $3 million in emergency repairs to the ...
Bear Warriors United filed the lawsuit in 2022, after Florida had a record 1,100 manatee deaths in 2021, with the largest number, 358, in Brevard County. Many deaths were linked to starvation. The ...
Six months after Hurricane Debby deluged hundreds of Manatee County homes, new reports answer questions about the Lake Manatee Dam’s role in the flooding. Some residents have wondered whether ...
Charlie Hunsicker, Manatee County’s Dir. of Natural Resources, talks about flooding from Hurricane Debby during a tour of the dam for local media in September.
Manatee Dam maintenance work complete, water levels lowered ahead of Helene by: Allyson Henning Posted: Sep 24, 2024 / 07:17 PM EDT Updated: Sep 24, 2024 / 07:23 PM EDT ...