The Manatee County School Board told Manatee County commissioners that Lakewood Ranch High School is overcrowded and a second high school is needed in the area.
In response, commissioners Bob McCann, Jason Bearden and Carol Felts said the roads surrounding the high school on Rangeland Parkway are overcrowded and voted to deny approval of the high school’s site plan during the Nov. 4 commission meeting.
By all accounts, Lakewood Ranch High School is over its capacity and Lorraine Road needs upgrades to handle the volume of traffic. But four of the seven commissioners felt that an over-capacity school should take precedence after well over an hour of debate…