Manatee County commissioners denied plans for a new housing development on the Braden River, citing concerns about flooding and traffic in the area.
Sarasota developer Palm One Group requested to build a project called The Point on a roughly 9-acre peninsula that juts into the river, immediately north of State Road 70 and about half a mile west of Interstate 75. The plans called for a three-story apartment building with 36 units and parking as well as a four-story, 100,000-square-foot “mini storage facility.”
About half of the peninsula is wetlands, and about 3.5 acres are buildable, according to plans presented by the developer in September…