The Brief
- Manatee County commissioners voted to demolish Annie’s Bait and Tackle due to damage it suffered during last year’s hurricanes.
- The 70-year-old bait and tackle shop in Cortez Village will be replaced with a new two-story shop and marina.
- Manatee County recently acquired the property Annie’s Bait and Tackle sits on.
CORTEZ, Fla. – Manatee County Commissioners voted in favor of demolishing a 70-year-old bait and tackle shop in Cortez Village to make way for a new two-story shop and marina.
Yet, Bruce Shearer, owner of Annie’s Bait and Tackle, believed the building could be salvaged.
Manatee County recently acquired the property Annie sits on. …