Ex-commissioner says 'something is rotten' in Manatee County government
Betsy Benac tells Bellamy, Servia and Whitmore to 'not play nice' against commission's conservative majority and county administrator.
Betsy Benac left the Manatee County Commission in 2020, deciding not to run for re-election to a third term. Since leaving office, Benac, a Republican, has been harshly critical of the commission and the direction the board’s conservative Republican majority and Administrator Scott Hopes have taken the county government.
Commissioners and othe…
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