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Manatee County is on firm financial footing in the debt and credit realms, ranking fifth in among Florida’s counties in credit ratings.
As Detroit and local governments around the country struggle with debt and fiscal crises, Manatee faces smooth sailing in the near future, according to a debt and credit update.
The commission and county staff has handled borrowing and payments on projects’ debt much better than many of the other 66 Florida counties.
“They are very, very well managed from…