Water park negotiations a 'go'

Manatee County is one step closer to adding a regional water park to its list of amenities. 

Manatee County Administrator Ed Hunzeker today authorized county staff to begin negotiations with Manatee Lost Lagoon Development, which has proposed to construct a roughly 20-acre water park facility at Tom Bennett Park.

Hunzeker's action signs off on a recommendation by an evaluation board to move forward with the project, which still will have to go through the public hearing process.

Contact Pam Eubanks at [email protected].