The Pace Center for Girls will be expanding educational and recreation facilities in Manatee County following approval by county commissioners.
Commissioners discussed the expansion on Thursday during a public land use meeting, where they also considered changes to the Parrish Lakes development plan, a new housing project on Rye Road, denied a proposal by Yoder Land Holdings, and appointed two new members to the county planning commission.
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Pace Center for Girls expansion
Commissioners approved zoning changes and a development plan to accommodate an expansion of the Pace Center for Girls Bradenton.
The center opened in 1989 and provides holistic social, academic, and career-building services to Manatee County girls. Thursday’s vote changes the zoning of about two-thirds of an acre of land at 3508 26th Street West in Bradenton, from residential single-family to planned development office zoning. The project includes plans for a 16,800-square-foot facility that offers additional office and educational space and 23,144 square feet of open space.