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August 2, 2022
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Rental issues lead to penalties

HOLMES BEACH – Special Magistrate Michael Connolly is giving the family of one property owner time to come into compliance with city codes before facing fines, but not much time. Connolly ruled ag…
August 1, 2022
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Candidate opposes parking garage

While Holmes Beach commissioners seek to ban multi-level parking structures, apparently County Commissioner Kevin Van Ostenbridge seems to believe a three-story parking garage built at Manatee Beach…
August 1, 2022
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Tree house owners push for trial date

Tree house owners push for trial date

HOLMES BEACH – Tree house owners Lynn Tran and Richard Hazen may soon be getting their wish – it looks like their case is going to trial. Manatee Circuit Court Judge Charles Sniffen has ordered at…
July 25, 2022
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Commissioners work to clean up beach litter

HOLMES BEACH – Commissioners are looking at two ordinances to help combat litter and the negative environmental impacts it brings. The first ordinance would prohibit smoking on the beach and in ci…
July 25, 2022
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Parking garages on chopping block

Parking garages on chopping block

HOLMES BEACH – Parking garages are one step closer to being officially banned in Anna Maria Island’s largest city. Commissioners have voted unanimously to pass the first reading of an ordinance ba…
July 25, 2022
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Anna Maria mayor endorses Whitmore

I have worked with County Commissioner Carol Whitmore over the past eight years during my tenure as mayor of the city of Anna Maria. During that period of time, she has shown a keen interest in our c…
July 18, 2022
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Public gets first look at proposed city budget

HOLMES BEACH – A first look at the city’s proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year shows increases in most departments, but not in the millage rate. That doesn’t mean that city taxpayers aren’…
July 4, 2022
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Parking garage poses problems for commissioners

HOLMES BEACH – Parking is still creating problems for city commissioners. Commissioners relaunched a conversation concerning banning parking garages in the city during a June 28 work session. Unfo…
June 28, 2022
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County commissioner accused of theft

County commissioner accused of theft

HOLMES BEACH – Manatee County voters are no strangers to political antics when it comes to local elections, but the case of the disappearing election signs has turned serious, with an accusation of t…
June 28, 2022
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Hit-and-run suspect sentenced to jail time

Hit-and-run driver sentenced to jail time

MANATEE COUNTY – Cierra Shannon, 28, of Holmes Beach, was sentenced on June 20 to four years in prison after pleading no contest on April 11 to a first-degree felony charge of leaving the scene of a…
June 28, 2022
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Fire district to reallocate taxpayer funds

MANATEE COUNTY – Property owners who are confused by a six-page letter arriving from West Manatee Fire Rescue District staff are not alone. The letter, legally required to be mailed to every prope…
June 21, 2022
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Gloves come off in parking garage discussion

Gloves come off in parking garage discussion

HOLMES BEACH – The gloves are off in the fight between city leaders and Manatee County Commission Chair Kevin Van Ostenbridge after the county commissioner made an appearance during a city commission…
June 13, 2022
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Getting coconutty on AMI

Getting coconutty on AMI

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Very few things bring to mind the feeling of lazing on a white sand beach enjoying the ocean breeze like drinking from a freshly cracked coconut. The couple behind AMI Coconuts is…
June 13, 2022
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Committee to focus on prevention

Clean water group poses solutions to algae blooms

HOLMES BEACH – As members of the city’s Clean Water Ad-Hoc Committee seek solutions to water quality issues already plaguing the area, Mayor Judy Titsworth wants them to shift focus to their overall…
June 5, 2022
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Holmes Beach parking changes planned

HOLMES BEACH – More parking changes are being proposed for Anna Maria Island’s largest city, but this one doesn’t affect the number of available parking spaces, just how they’re used. During a May…

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