Voted Down but Developer gets a re-vote

This is how bad politicians are--we have been talking about this forever it seems and that is why we need Amendment 4. This is why the process is corrupt when you have politicians deciding on land use changes and cater to developers' every whim and not the voters. When does a vote count?

At first, commissioners voted down a controversial amendment in Bradenton to a comprehensive land-use plan that would have increased the number of homes to be built in Hawthorn Park, a Neal Communities development in northwest Bradenton.

However, developer Pat Neal asked that a re-vote be held Monday because commissioner Ron Getman was absent. The request was granted and Getman will be present Monday by phone.

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