Sarasota’s Hi Hat Ranch is one step closer to turning nearly 10,000 acres of green space into a development that could house almost 30,000 people.. Sarasota County commissioners voted Wednesday ...

Sarasota County and Hi Hat will also each pay at least $14 million to widen a one-mile stretch of Bee Ridge Road − from Bent Tree Boulevard to Lorraine Road – which would lead to the extension.

Hi Hat Ranch says it is helping Sarasota County by offering to pay half for widening Bee Ridge Road. Some aren't sure it needs to be done at all.

Sarasota County and Hi Hat will also each pay at least $14 million to widen a one-mile stretch of Bee Ridge Road − from Bent Tree Boulevard to Lorraine Road – which would lead to the extension.