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Beruff will torpedo hopes for third bridge to AMI

In this May 4, 2017, file photo, Carlos Beruff talks about sea walls in the proposed development with his attorney, Ed Vogler, right, as the Manatee County Commission met to consider a permit for Aqua by the Bay, Carlos Beruff's development.
In this May 4, 2017, file photo, Carlos Beruff talks about sea walls in the proposed development with his attorney, Ed Vogler, right, as the Manatee County Commission met to consider a permit for Aqua by the Bay, Carlos Beruff's development. Zack Wittman zwittman@bradenton.com

We can all forget about a third bridge to the islands by extending 53rd Avenue. When Carlos Beruff gets his automatic OK to develop that coastline, all hopes for a bridge will go up in smoke.

Don Cummings

Bradenton

This story was originally published June 6, 2017 at 12:22 PM with the headline "Beruff will torpedo hopes for third bridge to AMI."

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