Anna Maria
June 5, 2022
Vacation rental owner responds to public nuisance declaration
ANNA MARIA – Property owner Mukesh Patel feels that city officials are overreaching in their efforts to declare his vacation rental home at 313 Magnolia Ave. a public nuisance because of repeat noise…
May 30, 2022
Speed tables produce compliments, complaints
ANNA MARIA – City officials want to reevaluate three speed tables recently installed in the 500, 600 and 800 blocks of South Bay Boulevard as part of a street paving project.
On May 26, commission…
May 29, 2022
Anna Maria taking vacation rental owners to court
ANNA MARIA – The city plans to file a lawsuit against the owners of a vacation rental home cited for five noise ordinance violations within a nine-month period.
Located at 313 Magnolia Ave., the r…
May 24, 2022
Planning board reviews 105 Elm right of way permit
ANNA MARIA – The right of way permit application needed to build a beachfront home at 105 Elm Ave. has been reviewed by the Planning and Zoning Board and is headed to the city commission for a final…
May 22, 2022
Noisy vacation rental home declared public nuisance
ANNA MARIA – Special Magistrate Jerry Buhr has declared a vacation rental home at 313 Magnolia Ave. to be a public nuisance due to repeated noise ordinance violations.
The city of Anna Maria now p…
May 16, 2022
City receives one bid for Reimagining Pine Avenue project
ANNA MARIA – Sarasota-based C-Squared CGC Inc. is the only construction firm that submitted a bid proposal in response to the request for proposals (RFP) issued for the Reimagining Pine Avenue projec…
May 9, 2022
Permitting efforts continue for 105 Elm Ave.
UPDATED May 10, 2022 – ANNA MARIA – A silt fence has been erected on the undeveloped beachfront property at 105 Elm Ave., reigniting interest in an ongoing permitting process.
Bradenton resident F…
May 2, 2022
Commission formally extends Mote Marine deadlines
ANNA MARIA – The city and Mote Marine Laboratory have agreed to a lease addendum formally establishing the deadlines for Mote to begin and complete the installation of its Anna Maria City Pier Marine…
April 24, 2022
Mote Marine off the hook – for now
ANNA MARIA – Mote Marine Laboratory now has until March 1, 2023, to complete its installation of the Anna Maria City Pier Marine Education Outreach Center.
While the project will be a year late, i…
April 18, 2022
City asks governor to veto proposed legislation
ANNA MARIA – The mayor and city commission are asking Gov. Ron DeSantis to veto Senate Bill 620, also referred to as the Local Business Protection Act.
The commission took this action when adoptin…











