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Additional signs allowed for hurricane-impacted businesses

Nov 26, 2024 – Joe Hendricks
November 4, 2024
By Joe Hendricks
Commission supports mayor’s pier repair request

Commission supports mayor’s pier repair request

ANNA MARIA – City commissioners support Mayor Dan Murphy’s request to pursue a proposed $331,992 contract with the George F. Young engineering firm to assist with the repair of the hurricane-damaged…
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November 4, 2024
By Joe Hendricks
Commission discusses debris removal, recovery efforts

Anna Maria debris removal responsibility shifts

ANNA MARIA – The deadlines have passed to place hurricane-relat­ed household and landscaping debris streetside to be removed by the city. But both types of debris piles can still be found alongside c…
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October 29, 2024
By Joe Hendricks
Household debris removal ends in Anna Maria

Anna Maria completes household debris removal

ANNA MARIA – The city of Anna Maria is done removing hurricane-related household debris and the removal of any remaining household debris is now the responsibility of the property owner. Thursday…
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October 27, 2024
By Joe Hendricks
Gulf Island Ferry service resuming soon

Gulf Island Ferry service resumes

ANNA MARIA – Manatee County’s Gulf Island Ferry service between downtown Bradenton and Bradenton Beach will resume on Friday, Nov. 1. Ferry service to Anna Maria remains on hold due to concerns ab…
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October 24, 2024
By Joe Hendricks
City Pier badly damaged, temporary ferry landing installed

City Pier badly damaged, temporary ferry landing installed

ANNA MARIA – The Anna Maria City Pier fared well during Hurricane Helene, but Hurricane Milton erased a large chunk of the pier walkway. According to Mayor Dan Murphy, the remaining portion of the…
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October 20, 2024
By Joe Hendricks
Anna Maria debris removal nearly complete, deadline set

Anna Maria debris removal nearly complete

ANNA MARIA – The city is suspending its hurricane debris removal efforts at midnight on Thursday, Oct. 24. The debris removal deadline was discussed and approved during the Anna Maria City Commiss…
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October 18, 2024
By Joe Hendricks
Son's Rod & Reel Pier memorial plaque returned to parents

Parents reunited with Rod & Reel Pier memorial plaque

ANNA MARIA – A memorial plaque that hung on a wall at the Rod & Reel Pier in memory of 10-year-old Max Schiller has been returned to his parents, United Kingdom residents Shira and David Schiller…
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October 15, 2024
By Joe Hendricks
Anna Maria checkpoint, curfew suspended

Anna Maria checkpoint, curfew suspended; emergency declarations extended

ANNA MARIA – Sunday morning, Mayor Dan Murphy renewed for seven additional days two previously issued hurricane-related emergency orders. Monday morning, he discontinued the nightly curfew and the…
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October 6, 2024
By Joe Hendricks
Anna Maria, Manatee County preparing for Hurricane Milton

Anna Maria, Manatee County preparing for Hurricane Milton

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – City and county officials are preparing for Hurricane Milton as the Hurricane Helene recovery efforts continue. Mayor Dan Murphy and the Anna Maria City Commission held an emer…
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October 6, 2024
By Joe Hendricks
Vacation rentals still allowed in Anna Maria

Vacation rentals still allowed in Anna Maria

ANNA MARIA – Prior to the approach of Hurricane Milton, Mayor Dan Murphy and city commissioners decided they would not enact a vacation rental moratorium. Unlike the city of Holmes Beach, the citi…
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