Manatee County OKs $23.5M administrative building purchase out east

Doing county government business in Manatee County is primed to have an "out east" feel to it in the near future. 

The reason: Manatee County commissioners unanimously approved a purchase — for $23.5 million — of a 101,312-square-foot building in Lakewood Ranch that would serve as the new county administration building. The current administration building is located in downtown Bradenton. about 15 miles northwest of the Lakewood Ranch property, at 9000 Town Center Parkway.