It’s a very large hotel and with the roundabout, as it is, traffic will back up to the bridge itself,” said Jensen. “The resort is very nice and I think a lot of us understand that but at the same time, it’s at a very congested intersection. He said the area is already congested with the roundabout at that corner frequently getting backed up. I think it would interrupt that feel and vibe of the island,” said Howha.Īnother major concern Jensen addressed was the traffic. “I think it would completely interrupt the feel, like that new building, all that new interaction and everything that it’s bringing. After hearing about Jensen’s petition, he decided to sign it. Howha said he’s never been to an area quite like Bradenton Beach before, especially after growing up in the northeast where he described beaches as commercialized. That will hinder the experience of people coming to the island.”Ĭhristopher Howha just recently moved to the area and said he immediately fell in love with the “old Florida” feel of the area. “Putting a large hotel like that at a very historic place where people are very fond and they remember that pretty much their whole life. “People could go to Clearwater, they could go to Siesta Key, but they come to Anna Maria for those history vibes and the historic aspect of it and the quaintness,” said Jensen. After hearing about the proposal and talking with other residents Jensen decided to start a petition to save Bridge Street, which now has over 100 online signatures. Hunter Jensen is a Bradenton local with a love of the historic atmosphere on Bridge Street and Gulf Drive South. The proposed hotel is 206,987 square feet with 103 units and would fall on the corner of Bridge Street and Gulf Drive South. (WWSB) - A proposal for a new hotel complex landed on the desks of Bradenton Beach commissioners Dec.
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