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Quality Marine to demolish City Pier walkway
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Quality Marine to demolish City Pier walkway

Jun 3, 2025 – Joe Hendricks
May 12, 2025
By Joe Hendricks
MCSO Anna Maria Unit honored for hurricane response

MCSO Anna Maria Unit honored for hurricane response

ANNA MARIA – For their dedication and service during and after Hurricanes Helene and Milton in 2024, Sgt. Brett Getman and Manatee County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) Deputies Edward Aleppo, Matt Daughert…
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May 6, 2025
By Joe Hendricks
Ferry landing requires city commission approval

Ferry landing requires city commission approval

ANNA MARIA – When discussing three conceptual scenarios for a Manatee County-funded Gulf Islands Ferry stop in Anna Maria, Mayor Mark Short said city commission approval is needed for any ferry landi…
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April 24, 2025
By Joe Hendricks
Anna Maria issuing new re-entry passes

Anna Maria issuing new re-entry passes

ANNA MARIA – The city of Anna Maria is issuing new, bright yellow “State of Emergency” re-entry passes to Anna Maria property owners and business owners. One side of the new pass says, “In the event…
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April 14, 2025
By Joe Hendricks
Commission not waiving fine for non-permitted repairs

Commission not waiving fine for non-permitted repairs

ANNA MARIA – City commis­sioners rejected homeowner Dena Dalquist’s request to waive $1,614 in building permit fees that included a $1,076 triple penalty for home repairs made without a permit. A st…
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March 24, 2025
By Joe Hendricks
Heritage Day celebrates historical museum’s recovery

Heritage Day celebrates historical museum’s recovery

ANNA MARIA – The annual Heritage Day Festival took on even greater significance this year because of the storm surge damage that the Anna Maria Island Historical Museum suffered during Hurricane Hele…
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March 19, 2025
By Joe Hendricks
Mayor addresses building permit applications

Mayor addresses building permit applications

ANNA MARIA – The city has implemented a new process that helps address recent social media comments questioning its ability to review and issue hurricane-related building permits in a timely manner…
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March 18, 2025
By Joe Hendricks
Report identifies cause of pier walkway failure

Report identifies cause of pier walkway failure

ANNA MARIA – The combined impacts of Hurricanes Helene and Milton caused the Anna Maria City Pier walkway to fail, according to an inspection report provided by the George F. Young engineering firm…
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March 3, 2025
By Joe Hendricks
City officials seek funding for pier repairs

City officials seek funding for pier repairs

ANNA MARIA – Mayor Mark Short estimates it will cost approximately $8 million to repair the damage that Hurricane Milton inflicted on the City Pier in 2024. During the Feb. 27 Anna Maria City Commis…
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February 24, 2025
By Joe Hendricks
Duncan Real Estate, Murphy named Citizens of the Year

Duncan Real Estate, Murphy named Citizens of the Year

ANNA MARIA – Duncan Real Estate and former mayor Dan Murphy are the city of Anna Maria’s Distinguished Citizens of the Year for 2024. Murphy and Duncan Real Estate owner Darcie Duncan received the a…
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February 10, 2025
By Joe Hendricks
Improved CRS rating increasing flood insurance discounts

Improved CRS rating increasing flood insurance discounts

ANNA MARIA – Anna Maria prop­erty owners who carry flood insurance policies issued through FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) will receive an additional 5% discount effective Oct. 1. On…
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