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THE SUN
AUGUST 4, 2021
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Four hoteliers keep their seats on the TDC BY JASON SCHAFFER SUN CORRESPONDENT | jschaffer@amisun.com
BRADENTON – Four hoteliers have been reappointed to the Manatee County Tourist Development Council (TDC). In a meeting July 27, county commissioners voted to retain the four TDC members for another four-year term. The four members are: Ed Chiles, Juten Patel, Eric Cairns and Rahul Patel. Commissioners voted for each seat individually, meaning they could choose to keep the current member or replace them with an applicant who meets the criteria for membership and garners enough Board votes to take the seat. The TDC is made up of nine volunteer
members who make recommendations to the County Commission concerning the operation of projects set forth in the Tourist Development Plan. They also make recommendations on Tourist Development Tax revenue is spent. Members are appointed by the commission in the following categories: • Three elected officials; • Four owner/operators of hotels, motels or other short-term rental accommodations in Manatee County that are subject to the 5% resort tax; • Two citizens who are involved in the tourist industry and who have demonstrated an interest in tourism but are not subject to the 5% resort tax in Manatee County.
Medium levels were detected at Longboat Pass boat ramp on July 26, the Rod and Reel Pier in Anna Maria on July 26, the Seafood Shack Marina on July 22, and Key Royale on July 22. Low levels were detected at the Skyway Fishing Pier on July 26. Current forecasts are available at habforecast.gcoos.org and at visitbeaches.org. Red tide-related fish kills were reported over the past week in Manatee, Sarasota, Pinellas, Hillsborough, Charlotte, Lee and Collier counties. Health officials warn against swimming near dead fish, and advise keeping pets away from dead fish and seafoam, which can contain high
concentrations of algae. Pets are not allowed on Anna Maria Island’s beaches, but are allowed on the Palma Sola Causeway on Manatee Avenue. Officials also warn that consuming shellfish exposed to red tide can cause neurotoxic shellfish poisoning. Five conservation groups filed a lawsuit on June 24 against the owners of Piney Point and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, claiming that the discharge of 215 million gallons of nutrient-rich wastewater from the Piney Point phosphogypsum stack in Manatee County could be feeding the algae bloom. The nutrients nitrogen and phosphorus act as fertilizer for the toxic red tide algae.
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