Manatee County commissioners may soon impose a curfew preventing minors from being unsupervised in public at certain hours.
The Board of County Commissioners voted 6-1, directing county staff to refine a curfew ordinance for final approval at a later date. Commissioner George Kruse was the one dissenting vote.
The curfew would make it unlawful for minors under the age of 17 to be in public places or establishments from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. on Sundays through Thursdays, and from midnight to 5 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays…