Bradenton Beach
August 9, 2017
Sunshine lawsuit filed
BRADENTON BEACH – Six current and former city board and committee members are named as defendants in a Sunshine Law suit filed Friday.
“This is an action of the Government-in-the-Sunshine Law agai…
August 9, 2017
Petition drives start in Bradenton Beach
The Concerned Neighbors of Bradenton Beach (CNOBB) group is conducting a petition drive in hopes of getting three charter amendment questions placed on the November ballot.
CNOBB members want city…
May 24, 2017
Charter county concerns city officials
BRADENTON BEACH – Vice Mayor John Chappie is concerned about the push to make Manatee County a charter county, and he wants City Attorney Ricinda Perry to monitor these efforts.
During the May 18…
April 27, 2017
Rental-inspired LDC amendments proposed
BRADENTON BEACH – The Bradenton Beach Planning and Zoning Board has completed the second phase of its efforts to regulate vacation rentals.
After previously crafting recommended vacation rental re…
March 22, 2017
What it takes to change a bridge timing
ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Michael Lieberum, Chief of Bridge Operations for the United States Coast Guard’s Seventh District, explained last week how the bridge timing requests for two Island bridges will b…
March 2, 2017
Commission conditionally approves water ferry service
BRADENTON BEACH – The Sarasota City Commission has unanimously approved a conditional city-issued water taxi permit that will allow Sherman Baldwin and Tevatan LLC to operate a water ferry service be…
February 24, 2017
Amended anchorage ordinance proposed
BRADENTON BEACH – City officials are working on an ordinance that would provide for greater enforcement of the navigable waters and unmanaged anchorage south of the Historic Bridge Street Pier.
Ci…
February 13, 2017
Police officer Steve Masi praised
BRADENTON BEACH – During last week’s Bradenton Beach Commission meeting, Mayor Bill Shearon asked Deputy Clerk Marie Montoya to read aloud an e-mail that praised the efforts of Officer Steve Masi…
July 12, 2012
Landscaping project wilts
BRADENTON BEACH – A landscaping
project for Bradenton Beach’s gateway area
at Cortez Road and Gulf Drive, coordinated
by Commissioner Gay Breuler, never made
it to a vote last week.
Breuler, w…













