Thursday's big meeting over Benderson Development's revived megamall plans for just south of the Manatee/Sarasota county line ended with a couple of chuckles between the developer's leaders and Sarasota county officials.
Paula Wiggins, transportation planning manager, triggered a round of laughs when she pressed Benderson's Derek Watts on when she'd see plans for "my theater" (Wiggins is especially eager to see a boutique movie theater as part of the proposed 276-acre University Town Center, to be located at University Parkway and I-75). Watts said he's still working on it.
Their comments inspired Tom Polk, the county's planning director, to chime in on one of the most popular tenants at Benderson's Shoppes at University Center, which are located on the Manatee County side of University Parkway.
"I'm still mad that World of Beer isn't on our side!" Polk joked, referring to the franchise that carries 500 brands of beer.
Watch the Bradenton Herald to see how University Town Center progresses.
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Benderson is making way for a national retailer in the Shoppes of Paradise Bay in Bradenton and in the process is forcing out one of Manatee County's top rated preschools. They are using their muscle to force the school out and basically force their doors closed. Don't worry children, you may not have a school any longer but you will have a nice store to shop at! What we don't need, another educational sacrifice!
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