East County’s Mark Stanoch has a prediction for Manatee County: If the Board of County Commissioners focuses on economic development, residents will sit in less traffic.
Stanoch is running to represent District 1 on the commission, where traffic is a major concern, especially in the Parrish area.
“Stop the development” is a familiar rallying cry among many Manatee County residents and some commissioners and candidates, too, but Stanoch sees another solution to the county’s traffic congestion — “rational development.”…