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Prolific builder Pat Neal: Developers must help improve region's infrastructure

The population surge in Florida shows little signs of slowing, making vigilant preparation a key to managing the growth properly.

  • By Pat Neal
  • | 1:30 p.m. August 20, 2025
Sarasota County and Neal Communities are working together on a public-private partnership project on Manasota Beach Road in south Sarasota County that would connect Wellen Park to the Placida Peninsula and State Road 776.
Sarasota County and Neal Communities are working together on a public-private partnership project on Manasota Beach Road in south Sarasota County that would connect Wellen Park to the Placida Peninsula and State Road 776.
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While there is a popular sentiment among some state residents that “Florida is full” in an attempt to discourage more Northerners from relocating here, the reality is growth is not slowing and there isn’t much anyone can do to stop it — short of closing the border.

 

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