National Purple Heart Honor Mission Calls On Local Travel Agency
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National Purple Heart Honor Mission Calls On Local Travel Agency

When Colonel Russ Vernon (Ret.), Executive Director of The National Purple Heart Honor Mission, called Marc Bokoff, owner of Bokoff Tours & Travel, Bokoff didn’t hesitate to offer his services. Vernon was looking for a travel professional to help get Purple Heart recipients from all 50 states to the organization’s annual program in New York at the end of September.

County Commissioners unanimously approve tax reduction without reducing County services, projects
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County Commissioners unanimously approve tax reduction without reducing County services, projects

Budget includes largest five-year Capital Improvement Plan in Manatee County history, totaling more than $997 million of investments in infrastructure, public safety, parks and environment over five years. Read more about this major budget approval.

Time To Create New County Commission Districts
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Time To Create New County Commission Districts

Once a decade we redraw our political districts to reflect the population changes. With information from the 2020 census delayed by the coronavirus pandemic, we recently received the data and have to redraw the boundaries in short-order. Read more as Commissioner Servia gives an update on this process.