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🌱 Could an Ellenton sports complex siphon Bradenton Beach tax dollars?

Ellenton, Florida Patch AM: a 3 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • Could an Ellenton sports complex siphon Bradenton Beach tax dollars?

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Today's riddle: What has hands but isn’t able to clap? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 83 and low of 63 degrees.
  • Thursday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 82, low: 62.
  • Friday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 81 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Bradenton Beach Commission discusses CRA, tourist tax revenues (amisun.com) — Bradenton Beach officials debated how much benefit the city really gets from county tourist and property tax revenues, even as their CRA brings in over $900,000 a year. One member warned that projects like a possible sports complex in Ellenton can divert tax dollars away from the island and other beach needs.
   

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Sarasota

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has hands but isn’t able to clap?" — A clock! (Thank you Lois R. for sending it in!)
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