BRADENTON BEACH, Fla. — During special meeting on May 7, the Bradenton Beach City Commission unanimously declined the Manatee County Sheriff's Office $1.35 million to help provide the city's law enforcement services.
According to officials, the Bradenton Beach Police Department will remain the city’s law enforcement agency.
Officials cited the decision came after much public support.
Bradenton community responds after 20-year-old volleyball star dies from disease that affects 2 in a million
The 20-year-old IMG Academy volleyball star and Under Armour All-American died Sept. 16 after a three-month battle with the rare blood disorder — even though doctors had found her a 100% bone marrow match, her mother, Tanya Mack tells Tampa Bay 28 reporter Haley Zarcone.
