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Bradenton Beach officials want Australian pines removed

Jun 6, 2021 – Joe Hendricks
May 25, 2021
By Joe Hendricks
Bradenton Beach commission proposes eliminating term limits

Bradenton Beach commission proposes eliminating term limits

BRADENTON BEACH – In the upcoming fall elections, Bradenton Beach voters will again be asked if they want to eliminate the term limits currently imposed on the city’s elected mayor and city commissio…
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May 24, 2021
By Joe Hendricks
Duncan selected for dock expansion project

Duncan selected for dock expansion project

BRADENTON BEACH – Sarasota-based Duncan Seawall, Dock and Boat Lifts is the Community Redevelopment Agency’s (CRA) first choice to install finger piers to the floating dock next to the Bridge Street…
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May 18, 2021
By Cindy Lane
Grand jury finds insufficient evidence for homicide in Morris death

Grand jury finds insufficient evidence for homicide in Morris death

A Manatee County grand jury found that evidence in the Jan. 1, 2009 death of Sheena Morris in a hotel room in Bradenton Beach was insufficient to establish a homicide, according to a May 14 press rel…
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May 18, 2021
By Joe Hendricks
Judge orders Mapes to pay city $19,760

Judge orders Mapes to pay city $19,760

BRADENTON BEACH – Circuit Court Judge Edward Nicholas has ordered Sunshine Law lawsuit defendant Reed Mapes to pay the city of Bradenton Beach $19,760. According to the written ruling Nicholas iss…
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May 10, 2021
By Joe Hendricks
Bradenton Beach map revision discussions continue

Bradenton Beach rezoning discussions continue

BRADENTON BEACH – The Bradenton Beach Planning and Zoning Board (P&Z) has made several more recommendations regarding potential zoning and future land use map revisions. The proposed revisions…
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May 2, 2021
By Joe Hendricks
Map revisions could impact Bradenton Beach property owners

Map revisions could impact Bradenton Beach property owners

UPDATED May 5, 2021 at 3:15 P.M. – BRADENTON BEACH – The city’s ongoing efforts to resolve inconsistencies between its future land use and zoning maps could potentially impact property values and the…
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May 2, 2021
By Joe Hendricks
Boat and personal watercraft collide near Longboat Pass

Boat, personal watercraft collide near Longboat Pass

UPDATED May 3 at 1:20 p.m. – BRADENTON BEACH – While operating a tour boat for Paradise Boat Tours on Sunday, Captain John (Mike) Draayom helped pull a male and a female from the Intracoastal Waterwa…
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April 26, 2021
By Joe Hendricks
TDC supports Bradenton Beach dock expansion

TDC supports Bradenton Beach dock expansion

BRADENTON BEACH – The Manatee County Tourist Development Council (TDC) is supporting the city’s funding request for the expansion of the public dock near the Bridge Street Pier. The request, from…
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April 12, 2021
By Joe Hendricks
News banners help promote Old Town Tram

New banners help promote Old Town Tram

BRADENTON BEACH – Banners are now in place as part of the Bradenton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency’s (CRA) ongoing efforts to make more people aware of the free Old Town Tram service. The fr…
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April 12, 2021
By Joe Hendricks
City seeks $31,645 from last Sunshine Law lawsuit defendant

City seeks $31,645 from last Sunshine Law lawsuit defendant

BRADENTON BEACH – The city is seeking $31,645 in attorney fees, paralegal fees and legal costs from lawsuit defendant Reed Mapes. Mapes is the only defendant who has not settled with the city in t…
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