A 7-Eleven is being planned for the southwest corner of 44th Avenue East and White Eagle Boulevard in Lakewood Ranch to the dismay and disdain of many surrounding residents.
The property’s zoning allows for a gas station and convenience store, so there will be no public hearing on the matter.
The application is in the late stages of an administrative review. As long as the site plan complies with Manatee County’s land development code and the framework of the Development of Regional Impact, the county’s staff must approve the proposal…