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Treehouse owners consider removal

Jun 14, 2021 – SUN contributor
May 30, 2021
By SUN contributor
Memorial Day weekend parking sparks drama in Holmes Beach

Memorial Day weekend parking sparks drama in Holmes Beach

HOLMES BEACH – The ongoing saga of beach parking in the biggest city on Anna Maria Island is hitting a fever pitch over the busy Memorial Day weekend. In a bid to gain more parking for Manatee Cou…
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May 10, 2021
By SUN contributor
Holmes Beach commissioner receives noise warning

Holmes Beach commissioner receives noise warning

HOLMES BEACH – Issues between two neighbors in an attached duplex caught the attention of police when one accused the other of violating the city’s noise ordinance. The neighbor on the receiving end…
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May 9, 2021
By SUN contributor
More fines added to treehouse owners’ tab with Holmes Beach

U.S. Supreme Court refuses to hear treehouse owners’ case

HOLMES BEACH – The U.S. Supreme Court has dealt another legal blow to the owners of the beachfront treehouse at Angelinos Sea Lodge. Owners Lynn Tran and Richard Hazen had appealed to the court to…
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April 26, 2021
By SUN contributor
More fines added to treehouse owners’ tab with Holmes Beach

More fines added to treehouse owners’ tab with Holmes Beach

HOLMES BEACH – Lynn Tran and Richard Hazen are no strangers to having issues with city leaders after having ongoing litigation for nearly a decade over their beachfront treehouse. Now, those issues a…
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April 19, 2021
By SUN contributor
Illuminated sign vote on hold

Illuminated sign vote on hold

HOLMES BEACH – Commissioners are skipping a vote on the city’s new sign ordinance, at least for the time being, while they make allowances for suggested changes by city staff and get legal advice on…
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April 12, 2021
By Jason Schaffer
Holmes Beach gets ATVs through grant

Holmes Beach police get two new ATVs with COVID grant

HOLMES BEACH – The Police Department has two new Polaris side-by-side ATVs thanks to a grant set aside for COVID enforcement activities by law enforcement agencies. “We decided to get a couple of th…
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April 12, 2021
By SUN contributor
Parks members set sights on former bank property

Parks committee members set sights on former bank property

HOLMES BEACH – Members of the city’s Parks and Beautification Committee are working on a proposal which, if approved by city commissioners, could create an acre of green space at the city’s commercia…
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March 29, 2021
By Cindy Lane
Treehouse owners get harassing calls

Treehouse owners get harassing calls

HOLMES BEACH – Treehouse owner Huong Lynn Tran isn’t answering her phone much these days, afraid of more calls like the one she received earlier this month. “Everybody on this Island hates you and…
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March 29, 2021
By Jason Schaffer

Holmes Beach parking permits prove controversial

HOLMES BEACH – City commissioners may have more questions than ever after a lengthy discussion about charging residents a $15 fee for parking decals allowing them to park on designated “permit-only”…
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March 28, 2021
By Joe Hendricks
Holmes Beach mayor declines Van Ostenbridge's meeting request

Holmes Beach mayor declines Van Ostenbridge’s meeting request

HOLMES BEACH – Holmes Beach Mayor Judy Titsworth declined Manatee County Commissioner Kevin Van Ostenbridge’s request to meet and discuss the city’s past elimination of street-side parking spaces…
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