A 2,000-home project near Bradenton has been rejected by local leaders over concerns about a lack of infrastructure and amenities to support new residents.
Manatee County commissioners heard arguments for and against the “Lone Valley” project proposed by Miami-based Lennar Homes. The project, in unincorporated Parish, would have added up to 2,047 homes to a rapidly developing area.
Lennar Homes is the developer for several other residential communities in Manatee County, including Seaire, Legends Cove and Rye Ranch in Parrish. The company planned to build the Lone Valley project north of the North River Ranch neighborhoods along Moccasin Wallow Road and U.S. 301…