Manatee County officials are calling on the people who live and vote here to participate in another round of redistricting discussions next week.

Manatee County Commissioners on Tuesday will take up the County’s proposed redistricting maps during a 10 a.m. discussion on Tuesday, Oct. 25 in the first floor chambers of Manatee County Administrative Building, 1112 Manatee Ave. W. Later in the day, Commissioner Joe McClash will make a lunchtime (12:15 p.m.) presentation on the maps to the Bradenton Kiwanis Club, 1401 21st Avenue West.

“Tuesday’s discussion provides for additional discussion and awareness of the public’s opportunity  to be engaged in determining  the district boundaries where they live,” said Deputy County Administrator Karen Windon who has coordinated the County’s redistricting process. “The redistricting process is a way to truly get involved in local democracy.”

The Premier Sports Campus at Lakewood Ranch (5895 Post Blvd) is undergoing big changes this week, investing over $1 million in making sure the regional economic impact seen this year by visiting sports teams is one that can continue in the future.

Specifically, the success of the Premier Sports Campus has dictated the investment of $1.1 million in the installation of lights on 8 fields to facilitate longer field play by major tournaments coming to the area over the next year. The installation will take place on Monday September 26, from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

PHOTOS: Premier Sports Campus at Lakewood Ranch

Starting on Friday, light poles began arriving for installation at the sports campus. “The lights make us very unique in that we are the ONLY local facility that is privately owned that has playing fields with lights,” Mulqueen said.  “We can now be host to at least nine national events – events that will be massive in terms of economic impact and exposure to the area that we could not have secured without lights.”