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October 19, 2020
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Commissioners ready autocycle moratorium

Commissioners ready autocycle moratorium

HOLMES BEACH – Officials here are working towards putting some restrictions on autocycle operations and rentals in the city. The moratorium, which is scheduled to begin as soon as the ordinance pa…
October 19, 2020
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Increases coming for parking violations

Increases coming for parking violations

HOLMES BEACH – Commissioners agreed unanimously to move a draft ordinance raising parking fine violations to a first reading. During an Oct. 13 work session, Holmes Beach Police Chief Bill Tokajer…
October 19, 2020
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CARES Act funding applications reopen

MANATEE COUNTY – Applications are reopening for local nonprofit managers, small business owners and residents financially affected by the COVID-19 pandemic to request CARES Act funding through the co…
October 13, 2020
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Stanley Cup visits Holmes Beach

Stanley Cup visits Holmes Beach

Last weekend, Tampa Bay Lighting Coach Jon Cooper brought the Stanley Cup trophy to D Coy Ducks in Holmes Beach and handed it to Tanner Pelkey as they stood in front of a painting of Pelkey’s lat…
October 12, 2020
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Candidates give last word on the election

HOLMES BEACH – With the Nov. 3 election nearly upon us, mail-in voting already begun and early in-person voting beginning Oct. 19, voters have a limited amount of time to finish making their selectio…
October 12, 2020
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Check your ballot status online

Check your ballot status online

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Voters who requested mail-in ballots for the Nov. 3 election are reporting problems after ballots are sent in and the Manatee County Supervisor of Elections Office isn’t reaching…
October 4, 2020
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Repeal the 1995 net ban

As you present the facts about the mesh sizes of the gill net that releases the juvenile fish compared to the cast net that catches them, thus reducing the fresh from Florida fish being harvested; as…
September 28, 2020
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State order invalidates local mask ordinance

State order invalidates local mask ordinance

HOLMES BEACH – Commissioners may have extended the city’s mandatory mask ordinance until their first meeting in January, but Gov. Ron DeSantis has other plans. DeSantis announced Sept. 25 that the…
September 27, 2020
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Thank you, Holmes Beach

I would like to thank the residents, city staff and the city commissioners for all of your support during my first term as mayor. The commission has worked hard this year given the challenges of COVI…
September 20, 2020
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MPO unveils long range transportation plan

New bridges, roundabouts in AMI’s future

MANATEE COUNTY – Work is finally done on the Sarasota/Manatee Metropolitan Planning Organization’s (MPO) long-range transportation plan and it lists some big changes for Anna Maria Island. New rou…
September 20, 2020
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Special magistrate to levy fines in October

Rental property owners could be fined in October

HOLMES BEACH – Special Magistrate Michael Connolly is offering one last chance for property owners to come into compliance with his previous rulings on code violations before he levies fines in Octob…
September 14, 2020
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Commission approves first budget reading

HOLMES BEACH – It took a little while to work out, but commissioners and city staff finally have a budget and a millage rate that they can agree on. Commissioners voted unanimously to approve the…
September 14, 2020
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Commissioners extend mask ordinance into 2021

Holmes Beach extends mask ordinance into 2021

HOLMES BEACH – After being extended by Mayor Judy Titsworth on a weekly basis three times, commissioners have voted unanimously to extend the mandatory face mask ordinance for a little longer – until…
August 30, 2020
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WMFR hosts first budget hearing

BRADENTON – The budget for West Manatee Fire Rescue’s 2020-21 fiscal year is one step closer to approval. Commissioners held a first public hearing for the new budget during an Aug. 25 meeting hel…
August 30, 2020
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Welcome home, Roger

HOLMES BEACH – Roger the mannequin is back home in one piece, and his owner, Maggie Patall, is thrilled. “He’s happy to be home with his community,” Patall said after Roger’s missing limbs were fo…

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