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Holmes Beach residents organize to fight garage

Jun 12, 2023 – SUN contributor
May 15, 2023
By Jason Schaffer
Pedestrians struck while crossing street

Pedestrians struck while crossing street

HOLMES BEACH – The intersection of Gulf Drive and Marina Drive in Holmes Beach was temporarily closed May 12 after two female pedestrians were struck by a truck while crossing the street in a marked…
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May 15, 2023
By SUN contributor

City leaders continue garage fight

HOLMES BEACH – The Florida House of Representatives and Senate may have passed House Bill 947 on to Gov. Ron DeSantis’s desk, but that doesn’t mean that city leaders are done fighting against the con…
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May 1, 2023
By SUN contributor

City seeks Seaside Gardens residents’ input

HOLMES BEACH – City leaders are considering a proposal to allow property owners in Seaside Garden to raise their homes above the FEMA base flood elevation height to help save the homes from rising se…
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May 1, 2023
By SUN contributor
Garage bill rolls through House, next stop Senate

Garage bill rolls through House, next stop Senate

TALLAHASSEE – With unanimous approval from 116 Florida state representatives, a local bill to build a parking garage at Manatee Beach in Holmes Beach has moved to the Florida Senate for consideration…
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April 3, 2023
By SUN contributor

Garage bill rolling through House

TALLAHASSEE – Proponents of a parking garage facility at Manatee Beach in Holmes Beach had another good week in the state capital with a bill to allow the garage to be built passing its final committ…
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March 27, 2023
By SUN contributor

Parking garage bill speeds through committees

TALLAHASSEE – A bill proposing to build a three-story, 1,500-plus-space parking garage in Holmes Beach is speeding toward approval. House Bill 947, proposed by Manatee County Rep. Will Rob…
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March 20, 2023
By SUN contributor
Parking garage bill in high gear

Parking garage bill in high gear

TALLAHASSEE – A bill in the Florida House of Representatives to circumvent Holmes Beach ordinances and build a three-story, 1,500-plus space parking garage has passed its first roadblock on the w…
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March 20, 2023
By SUN contributor

Holmes Beach opposes vacation rental bill

HOLMES BEACH – Another bill in the Florida House of Representatives is proposed to undo local vacation rental regulations, pushing control to the state. House Bill 105 is designed to preempt local…
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March 6, 2023
By SUN contributor
One proposed bill would pave way for parking garage at Manatee Beach

One proposed bill would pave way for parking garage at Manatee Beach

HOLMES BEACH – There’s a bill in the Florida House of Representatives that would allow a three-story parking garage to cover the entire parking lot at the Manatee County-owned Manatee Beach. If HB…
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February 20, 2023
By SUN contributor
Bill filed to build beach parking garage

Bill filed to build beach parking garage

HOLMES BEACH – Just like the traffic headed to Anna Maria Island on holidays, an effort by Florida legislators to build a parking garage at Manatee Beach is inching forward. House Bill 947 was filed…
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