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Clear deplorable wooded lot

I live near the WaWa convenience store-gas stationon the corner of 53rd Avenue and 14th Street West, and I would like to comment on the deplorable condition of the wooded lot on the corner nearby — deplorable!

It is a breeding ground for a lot of homeless people in Manatee County. It is also an unsafe place to live near; it’s an unsanitary garbage dump that needs to be demolished by whoever owns it.

May I add there are quite a few others like it. These spots are certainly not what tourists and residents come to Florida for to see...

John De Quinzio

Bradenton

This story was originally published August 24, 2016 at 3:41 PM with the headline "Clear deplorable wooded lot."

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