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Island city leaders set sights on beach concession funds

Oct 18, 2022 – SUN contributor
August 29, 2022
By SUN contributor
City center project set for September start date

City center project set for September start date

HOLMES BEACH – City leaders have spent more than a year planning for improvements to be made at city center, the intersection of Gulf and Marina drives, but those plans haven’t had an anticipated sta…
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August 29, 2022
By SUN contributor
Beach access remains closed

Beach access remains closed

MANATEE COUNTY – The battle between neighbors for beach access on 78th Street in Holmes Beach came to a close when a judge ruled against granting a temporary injunction to reopen the path to the sand…
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August 22, 2022
By SUN contributor
Beach access hearing continues Friday

Beach access hearing continues Friday

HOLMES BEACH – A case about beach access is set to go to trial in the coming weeks, but nearby residents are hoping to regain use of a path leading from the end of 78th Street to the sand before then…
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August 8, 2022
By SUN contributor
The Island’s most recognizable sign turns 21

The Island’s most recognizable sign turns 21

HOLMES BEACH – Everyone sees the sign that says, “Welcome to Holmes Beach on Anna Maria Island” as they cross the Anna Maria Island Bridge, but not everyone knows how the 21-year-old sign originated…
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August 2, 2022
By SUN contributor

Rental issues lead to penalties

HOLMES BEACH – Special Magistrate Michael Connolly is giving the family of one property owner time to come into compliance with city codes before facing fines, but not much time. Connolly ruled ag…
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August 1, 2022
By SUN contributor
Tree house owners push for trial date

Tree house owners push for trial date

HOLMES BEACH – Tree house owners Lynn Tran and Richard Hazen may soon be getting their wish – it looks like their case is going to trial. Manatee Circuit Court Judge Charles Sniffen has ordered at…
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July 25, 2022
By SUN contributor

Commissioners work to clean up beach litter

HOLMES BEACH – Commissioners are looking at two ordinances to help combat litter and the negative environmental impacts it brings. The first ordinance would prohibit smoking on the beach and in ci…
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July 25, 2022
By SUN contributor
Parking garages on chopping block

Parking garages on chopping block

HOLMES BEACH – Parking garages are one step closer to being officially banned in Anna Maria Island’s largest city. Commissioners have voted unanimously to pass the first reading of an ordinance ba…
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July 18, 2022
By SUN contributor

Public gets first look at proposed city budget

HOLMES BEACH – A first look at the city’s proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year shows increases in most departments, but not in the millage rate. That doesn’t mean that city taxpayers aren’…
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July 4, 2022
By SUN contributor

Parking garage poses problems for commissioners

HOLMES BEACH – Parking is still creating problems for city commissioners. Commissioners relaunched a conversation concerning banning parking garages in the city during a June 28 work session. Unfo…
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