Kevin Van Ostenbridge has done enough for voters to demand change

Ethics commission investigation again shows KVO is unsuitable to hold office in Manatee County.

Manatee County Commissioner Kevin Van Ostenbridge — “KVO” to his friends and detractors alike — has got to go, and not just because two months ago he attacked residents, including children, who unsuccessfully lobbied county commissioners to maintain existing protections of wetlands, as pawns of a “communist” billionaire financier. When they went high, V…