Citizen-led group clamors for economic development

The growth vs. no growth conundrum is on full display in one Manatee County town. Will the business community win the day?

Mark Wemple. The Rural Development Committee in Parrish, including, from left to right, Evan Guido, Gretchen Fowler, Norma Kennedy and Alan Jones, would like to see more businesses come to this part of north Manatee County.
Mark Wemple. The Rural Development Committee in Parrish, including, from left to right, Evan Guido, Gretchen Fowler, Norma Kennedy and Alan Jones, would like to see more businesses come to this part of north Manatee County.
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Prolific area developer Carlos Beruff is so confident in the future of Parrish, one of the last large rural pieces of undeveloped land in north Manatee County, he’s not just building homes there.

 

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