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City cleans up minor damage following Debby
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City cleans up minor damage following Debby

Aug 12, 2024 – Leslie Lake
July 27, 2024
By Joe Hendricks
County administrator seeks favor from mayor

County administrator seeks favor from mayor

BRADENTON BEACH – Manatee County Administrator Charlie Bishop put Bradenton Beach Mayor John Chappie in an awkward position when he sought the mayor’s assistance in shortening his anticipated wait ti…
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July 22, 2024
By Leslie Lake
Commission terminates parking talks with Kaleta

Commission terminates parking talks with Kaleta

BRADENTON BEACH – City commissioners voted unanimously on July 18 to terminate parking lot management agreement discussions with Beach to Bay Investments Inc. for a paid parking lot between Church an…
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July 22, 2024
By Joe Hendricks
Bradenton Beach budgeting begins

Bradenton Beach budgeting begins

BRADENTON BEACH – City officials will maintain the current 2.3329 millage rate as part of the $4.85 million budget being prepared for the 2024-25 fiscal year that begins Oct. 1. The proposed budge…
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July 22, 2024
By Leslie Lake
City threatens shutdown of Bridge Street parking lot

City threatens shutdown of Bridge Street parking lot

BRADENTON BEACH – A city-threatened shutdown of the paid parking lot at 101 Bridge St. prompted its management to begin to fix one long-standing issue, but due to non-compliance with other city requi…
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July 2, 2024
By Leslie Lake
City’s vulnerable areas identified

City’s vulnerable areas identified

BRADENTON BEACH – In the second step required by a Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) grant to prepare a vulnerability assessment document for the city, a town hall meeting was hel…
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July 1, 2024
By Leslie Lake
Pier team discusses Bridge Street improvements

Pier team discusses Bridge Street improvements

BRADENTON BEACH – A monthly pier team meeting on June 26 at city hall covered a host of topics including feedback about the Gulf Island Ferry, the installation of cameras on the city pier, road closu…
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June 25, 2024
By Leslie Lake
City commissioners question paid parking contract

City commissioners question paid parking contract

BRADENTON BEACH – City commissioners took issue with multiple provisions of a proposed parking lot management contract between the city and Shawn Kaleta-owned Beach to Bay Investments Inc., opting to…
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June 25, 2024
By Leslie Lake
City commission approves Bridge Street parties

City commission approves Bridge Street parties

BRADENTON BEACH – City commissioners approved Australian pine tree removals, monthly street parties on Bridge Street, a new member of the Scenic Highway Committee and donations to local community cen…
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June 17, 2024
By Leslie Lake
Tingley Library to be tented for termites

Tingley Library to be tented for termites

BRADENTON BEACH – Commissioners approved termite tenting at Tingley Memorial Library on June 6. “We have to tent,” said Bradenton Beach Police Chief John Cosby, who is also acting as interim Public…
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June 17, 2024
By Leslie Lake
Another coconut palm falls on Bridge Street

Another coconut palm falls on Bridge Street

BRADENTON BEACH – One of the recently-planted coconut palm trees on Bridge Street toppled over onto the sidewalk during heavy rains on Sunday evening and city workers attended to it on Monday morning…
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