Manatee County Commissioner Misty Servia, a Republican, criticized the selection of these two areas at a Board of County Commissioners work session on Tuesday. "You're taking the Whitest demographic, the richest demographic in Manatee County and putting them ahead of everyone else," Servia said. Jensen is the CEO of Schroeder-Manatee Ranch, the parent company of Lakewood Ranch, according to the company's website. "If Manatee County doesn't like us doing this, then we are totally fine with putting this in counties that want it," DeSantis said. Barnott noted that Baugh coordinated the use of the site, as well as use of the Manatee County registry of people who had signed up for vaccinations.

Source: CNN February 17, 2021 20:48 UTC