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Manatee County commissioners reverse course, restore wetlands buffer zone to 50 ft after Debby flooding

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Residents in Manatee County have been calling for accountability following severe flooding from recent storms.

At the county commission meeting Tuesday , commissioners voted to reverse their controversial decision to reduce wetlands buffer zone protections.

That decision brought the regulation in line with the state minimum of a 25-foot buffer zone between sensitive wetlands and construction sites.

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