Mayor Bryant Stakes Out Palmetto's Stance on Ballfields in Open Letter to Stakeholders

PALMETTO – In the continuing saga of the Palmetto Little League fields, many parties involved are still trying to figure out the convoluted chain of events that led to an announcement earlier this month that a site which they had all been moving forward with since 2010 was off the table. In an open letter to all stakeholders on Tuesday, Palmetto Mayor Shirley Groover-Bryant sought to clarify what her city's government knew and when, as well as its current position.The original fields were used as the site of the new elementary school in 2009. A land swap was then arranged involving the school district, the City of Palmetto, Manatee County and the Manatee Fruit Company, with the intent being that a former citrus grove would be converted into a regulation Little League complex that would be managed and maintained by the county. Cost

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