Bradenton Beach
July 30, 2019
City seeks reimbursement for Sunshine lawsuit expenses
BRADENTON BEACH – The city will try to recover some or all of the estimated $450,000 in attorney fees and legal costs city taxpayers incurred in the Sunshine Law lawsuit filed two years ago by the ci…
July 23, 2019
Vessels break free, threaten new dock
BRADENTON BEACH – Two boats in the unmanaged anchorage near the Bridge Street Pier broke loose Saturday afternoon, one making contact with the new floating dock being installed along the south side o…
July 23, 2019
Force main replacement comes to Bradenton Beach
BRADENTON BEACH – Manatee County’s force main sewer pipe replacement project is going to soon impact residents and business owners south of the Cortez Bridge.
Bradenton Beach officials hope to avo…
July 22, 2019
Judge rules CNOBB members violated Sunshine Law
BRADENTON – Manatee County 12th Circuit Judge Edward Nicholas ruled Friday that former Planning and Zoning Board members Reed Mapes, John Metz, Patty Shay and Bill Vincent, and former Scenic WAVES Co…
July 16, 2019
Floating dock installation begins
BRADENTON BEACH – The long-delayed floating dock is now in the initial stages of being installed alongside the Bridge Street Pier.
A four-man crew from the Gibsonton-based Hecker Construction Comp…
July 15, 2019
Sunshine trial gets underway
BRADENTON – The Sunshine Law lawsuit involving the city of Bradenton Beach and six former city advisory board members is underway.
The civil trial began today. The suit was filed in 2017 on behalf…
July 9, 2019
Metz deposed in Sunshine lawsuit
BRADENTON – Former Planning and Zoning Board member and Sunshine Law lawsuit defendant John Metz has been deposed, but his computer may be subjected to a forensic examination.
Representing the cit…
July 2, 2019
County submits Coquina Beach tree replacement plan
BRADENTON BEACH – Manatee County has provided the city with a landscape plan that shows where 103 new trees will be planted at Coquina Beach. The new trees will replace 103 Australian pines to be rem…
June 30, 2019
Commission considers, rejects three Sunshine lawsuit settlements
BRADENTON BEACH – Bradenton Beach commissioners have rejected three proposed Sunshine Law lawsuit settlement offers.
Earlier that day, Friday, June 28, lawsuit defendants Bill Vincent, Rose Vincen…
June 26, 2019
Sanclemente honored as Certified Municipal Clerk
BRADENTON BEACH – Bradenton Beach City Clerk Terri Sanclemente has been officially recognized as a Certified Municipal Clerk (CMC).
That recognition occurred at the Thursday, June 20 Bradenton Bea…











