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Schroeder-Manatee Ranch vice president of strategic affairs. Schroeder-Manatee is also making the com- mitment to build a number of new roads to "fortify the roadway network" and offer alter- natives for locals who use Interstate 75 for short north-south trips. Additionally, the com- pany will contribute $7.5 million toward either an extension of Iona Road south of Fruitville Road or to an overpass that would cross I-75 just south of Nathan Benderson Park. Thirty-nine percent of the Lakewood Ranch project consists of affordable housing, a planning decision Pokrywa says was driven by the development's proximity to major employment centers. Patterson credited Schroeder-Manatee for going above and beyond the affordable housing requirements in 2050, which she said added greatly to the overall "attractiveness" of the proposal. Kevin Cooper, a vice president of the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce, noted that other communities are looking to Sarasota County's "village" developments as a "model" for the region. He urged the commission to approve Schroeder-Manatee's plan, adding that the Villages of Lakewood Ranch South A graphic offers details about the neighborhoods planned for Lakewood Ranch South. Image courtesy Sarasota County Sarasota News Leader May 23, 2014 Page 30