More than four years after engineers first warned that Manatee County’s downtown parking garage required major repairs and additional investigation, the structure’s long-term future remains unresolved as officials await a second engineering opinion and reassess potential repair, redevelopment, or replacement options.
The 11 million renovation budget does not include the cost of a 12-million-dollar generator that was hidden or just overlooked because the county wanted to get away from the downtown building so fast and move to .5 miles from Sarasota County.
The 11 million renovation budget does not include the cost of a 12-million-dollar generator that was hidden or just overlooked because the county wanted to get away from the downtown building so fast and move to .5 miles from Sarasota County.