The Palmer Ranch community in Sarasota County encompasses 9,000 acres in the developed portion west of Interstate 75, and more than 14,000 housing units.
It is one of the largest and best-known developments in the region, and well-established after nearly four decades in existence. It attracts national builders such as DiVosta, Pulte and Lennar.
Palmer Ranch developer Hugh Culverhouse estimates that around 30,000 people are living there, if you assume 2.2 people for every dwelling unit. The majority of residents probably are over age 65 and would qualify for the COVID-19 vaccine, he said.
But when Gov. Ron DeSantis looked to establish pop-up vaccine clinics at developments in Southwest Florida, Palmer Ranch didn’t make the list.
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is facing bipartisan criticism of playing politics with the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Southwest Florida. The criticism stems from DeSantis’ recent selection of COVID-19 vaccine pop-up clinic sites in Charlotte and Manatee Counties.