Taylor Ranch is trying to rezone a piece of agricultural land to build 4500 homes surrounding Bradenton Motorsports Park and The Freedom factory. There is another company that will follow this up with another 3500 homes. THATS 8000 HOMES SURROUNDING BOTHE RACE TRACKS! This will effectively close the tracks. I have seen this movie many times. If you can’t attend today, please please send a respectful email to ALL of the following email addresses. You can simply put
I Oppose Application PA-21-09/Ordinance – Large Scale Comprehensive Plan Map and Text Amendment 23-11 PLN2111-0048
In the subject and content of the email. You can also add more details. Be respectful. YOU MUST PUT YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS! Send the emails to all of the following email addresses
james.satcher@mymanatee.org, amanda.ballard@mymanatee.org, kevin.vanostenbridge@mymanatee.org, mike.rahn@mymanatee.org, vanessa.baugh@mymanatee.org, jason.bearden@mymanatee.org, george.kruse@mymanatee.org
Thank you.
Steve Jackson
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Anyone wanting to watch the Manatee Board Of County Commissioners meeting where they will hear Cleetus talk, its here live now at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtLphWDw7BU
This happens world wide….certainly has happened here I New Zealand….pisses me off….don't matter how you try and fight it the beuracratical tyrants will change rules to shut you down…
They just took a lunch break coming back at the 1pm est Taylor ranch is first topic then
Century village built near Miami Hollywood speedway in1990 and a year later the track was gone. Big business wanted PBIR (moroso) and its gone. I was planning to move to Bradenton, and now it's facing doom. It's hard to win against mega developers, but I hope we can.
Thanks for taking time to help out the track .and for making the comments about resoectful e mails this is a serious matter and only calm serious objections will be concidered..we are losing tracks accross the country and thier is a real threat from government to not only close down racetracks but to eliminate older automobiles entierly..the aftermarket parts manufactures are coming under assult and junkyards accross the country are being targetted by epa everyday .there intentions are clear..make it difficult to keeep old cars on the road .this is an assult on our freedom to drive old cars anywhere not just on race tracks..any how we must make our objections to these measures kniwn in a professonal calm and respectful manner in order to be heard and taking seriously.i know that summit and jegs have links to ways to help the speed industry fight back so next time you order parts ask them what you can do to help them fight back as well.thanks steve eep the win lights coming on ! Brendan.Neighborhood Complaint # 4
I wish YouTube and other social media was so popular even 5 or 10 years ago. We lost many tracks to date to similar situations and I think the outreach that is being done now to save future tracks and a welcome site to see. I hope we can stop potential future track closings.
Sorry to see this happening what most people don’t realize is that local governments don’t care what people have to say they are just dishonest people in powerful positions and nothing will keep them from approving this ,homes will be built,racetracks will be gone
I have a circle track near me, and it’s loved by the residents. I thought that was the case in many places. I learned I was wrong. I used to have a client in the Bradenton area. Brought up that I race and would love to get there with my vehicle one day, and the response was how much they can’t stand the track. Sad.
Same thing happend to Dallas drag strip in Dallas ga, soooo pitiful I loved that place
keeps telling me the email address is no longer valid with all of the above
Steve i shot all theses people a email my family lived in florda & was in court with a flower grow place houses were built around and did deal to move them on land that they bought & moved the whole company there! (this was done by house builders) my ex uncle said it was odd they paid for everything i just told them what needed done, i said this might not be done with 2 race tracks but a sound stopping or dead-ing wall around the whole place both race tracks & a 10 year sound rule and then house people owner know of this race track and sound rules!
You are the man Stevie. This is something all us fans should get behind.
Sounds just like an episode of Yellowstone
I don't know if you remember Shuffle town dragstrip in Charlotte but,the same thing happened there ! That's where I first saw Scotty Cannon
Done , even though I'm in the UK , I hope it helps .
God you’re a good man. Email sent. The MX track I have announced at for 23 years has houses right up against the FENCE. They hope that we fold, because the “throw away” land from the mid ‘80s is now where they intend to put a 36 hole golf course for Northern Quest Casino and Spokane Casino. The spot where I announce from, is the proposed “ProShop”.
#Saveourtracks
STOP THE YUPPIE LIBERALS
Save All/Florida Tracks!
Stevie I'm a GA boy and look what happen to Atlanta Dragway the same crap . The track I spent over 35 years going and watching NHRA – Fun Ford Weekend – NMRC/NMCA events like that and watching the rivalries between Tony Christian & Pat Musi back in the day and now NHRA don't even come to the state anymore it's sad to see these tracks have to battle to stay in business keep up the great work and Thank You for what you do for the drag racing world
They closed down my home track (Atlanta Dragway, Commerce Ga ) to build condos. And literally nobody gave af anymore than to just say "well that sucks". So that means NHRA has Zero dates in Georgia now and we no longer have a 1/4 mile track for big events and our own racing. But again. Literally nobody fkin cared. Everyone was like "well that sucks. Oh well, what can ya do". And although this already has gotten 200% more attention and effort than ATL Dragway got. Bradenton is going to be the next one to go. Do you honestly think that those developers don't have the judges and others in their pockets? This isn't a fair, even and legal playing field that we're playing on. And until everyone realizes that it's never going to stop. Bradenton will be gone and the people who voted it through will have their pockets lined in the process.
I saw this happen in New Jersey too many times! Best of luck !
About to lose Houston raceway park and my son cried like his dog died because i was a dream of his to pit crew our car there one day
The houses they are building will be around 4k/year in property tax revenue. Tough to beat that. Remember freedom isn't free. It cost you a race track.
You got it buddy. We lost our local track Southeastern Dragway in Dallas, GA. to similar circumstances. And now Commerce is gone as well.
I will definitely send the emails even though I’m on the west coast and have never been there. I think it’s crazy and in American that developers get the rights to cover every square inch of gods green earth with track homes and strip malls!!
This is what happens when your government has a war against gas and oil. This includes shutting down race tracks and racers. It's not about noise it's the climate agenda. I hope race car enthusiasts stop voting dem because they are trying to cancel gas at every angle. Including cars running down a 1/4 mile
They need to stand behind the wall in the ZMAX pro pits to know that sound wall is a false economy lol it’ll never work to deafen the sound
Thanks Stevie!!!
You know me. I usually post comedic comments on your vids. Not today. I lived in the Bradenton area for years. Worked for John Deere at their test facility less that one mile from the track. Went to MANY races there, including several Snow bird races. The thing I don't understand, is them wanting to build homes there. They would have to sell in the 200k -500k price range. I am very educated in the finance world, and the housing market is in the gutter now, and will only sink further as the inflation/ interest rates climb. My dad was instrumental in building my local track in 1962, and it is still very active to this day. Phone calls, emails, and hand written letters are on my agenda tomorrow. It's too late for the snail mails to be sent today, but Imma hammer them tomorrow. Fight the good fight, Stevie. We appreciate you for it. Hammer down. SUPERPOOF!
Their even pulling the shit in the great white north
We have 3 local tracks, two of them have small towns a few miles away, all you can hear from town is pro mods and fuel cars doing burnouts, which isn't that often, and nobody cares. Building a 8000 homes right beside a track, they know exactly what they're doing, shame.
I tried to email to no end and after a few phone calls I received a response that we shut down the server and it could not take any more emails
Cleet and vic are fighting for their livelihood and other full time race families that depend on them for their livelihood
As a former solider this is a bigger slap in the face then living all those weapons in Afghanistan both times. NHRA IHRA and SEMA should have been all over this.
Call SEMA NHRA AND IHRA
Mr. Fast,,, glad to see you stand up. With your fellow racers, I wish you luck.
Man, if I'm the Freedom factory I hire a person to hand out flyers right at the sales office or model homes.
The local committee members got there cut they pushed it through the state will approve within 10 years tracks will be closed
Democracy is dead #changemymind
Man this is just a sad situation. I have never been to those facilities but seen a lot of them via videos, you tube etc. some of the top facilities around and to have these developers wipe them off the map reminds me of what Wal Mart likes to do. Unfortunately the city council doesn’t see it this way and passed the measure to have them build. They don’t care if they wipe them out and delete them from their county. Garret said last night over 15,000 of us emailed and it did zero good. I sure hope Victor and Garret are up for the fight of their lives to save their businesses/tracks. Our local track in Noble Ok was just sold at the end of the season and they have only promised to keep it open a year at a time. Closest track to us is 2hrs away and if it’s gone there’s tributes to some very close people gone, memories gone, relationships gone, and the economic impact of Outlaw Armageddon and the 75 other races that happen here every year gone to a very small town of less than 10,000 people. These developers don’t care and are just land grabbing anywhere they can regardless of who’s in the way!
Hey Steve maybe you will see this cause Garrett doesn't read any .have him call fred mercurio he is a awsome lawyer in southwest fl tell him al taft sent him trust me he has dealt with taylor ranch they are friggin huge
Peaceful noncompliance folks. The community needs to stand in their way. Simply say no, don't allow them on the land. Get your own power/water/etc. Your neighbor has no authority on your property!
Is there a wastewater treatment plant close by that can handle 8,0000 homes. If not, this project should be stopped before the next meeting. That's why we lost our West Palm Beach track. No septic tanks allowed in wildlife and wetland areas in our situation. And the County Commision knew it. The property just sits quiet!!