BRADENTON — Several City of Bradenton residents await the anticipated second hearings for three application requests by the Westminster Communities of Florida to be scheduled before the Bradenton City Council. The transmittal of a requested Comprehensive Plan Text Amendment related to the city’s Coastal High Hazard Areas already received unanimous support from the council in February.
During a Feb. 12 City Council meeting, the applicant—Westminster Communities of Florida—presented their application proposals to the Bradenton City Council for a long-term expansion and redevelopment project for the Westminster Point Pleasant location in downtown Bradenton positioned along the Manatee River near the mouth of Wares Creek.
Westminster Point Pleasant is a retirement community that has provided independent and assisted living residency and skilled nursing facilities for the past 50 years. The site comprises 13 parcels totaling approximately 16 acres located on the peninsula north of Manatee Avenue West and east of 15th Street West…