City of Bradenton seeks to buy Tropicana land for $5.25M

The Bradenton City Council is scheduled to vote this week on whether to acquire property from Tropicana in the city for $5.25 million so it can relocate its public works facilities there.

The deal involves 32.39 acres near the intersection of U.S. 301 and Ninth Street East by the railroad tracks. Officials say it will be used for Public Works and Utilities enterprise facilities. Currently these facilities are located off 13th Avenue West, and the plan is for them to be relocated, according to minutes from a Nov. 28, 2023, council meeting.

Staff working on the relocation wanted to ensure the new facilities would be on at least 10 acres centrally located and zoned properly for the use. After city personnel researching locations met with Tropicana, they announced there was an opportunity to purchase the 32-acre site.