BRADENTON — Manatee County’s Lakewood Ranch administration building, located at 9000 Town Center Parkway, will soon be receiving a backup generator system through a 20-year Supplemental Power Services Agreement with Florida Power & Light. The upgraded equipment and service package will cost $52,744 per month, plus taxes, and will be added to the building’s regular monthly power bill.
Commissioners approved the agreement on Tuesday in a 5-1 vote, after Commissioner Bob McCann—who was the lone dissenter—pulled the item from the consent agenda for discussion.
“This is a 20-year agreement,” McCann said while questioning property management staff about the need for the contract. “That comes to $12.48 million,” he added, calculating the total cost of the monthly payments over the life of the agreement…