Holmes Beach
August 30, 2019
Holmes Beach holds off on emergency declaration
HOLMES BEACH – With Hurricane Dorian’s path uncertain, Holmes Beach Mayor Judy Titsworth is holding off on declaring an emergency in her city.
Titsworth said that she’s holding off until either Su…
August 20, 2019
Help spot severe storms with SKYWARN
HOLMES BEACH – The National Weather Service’s Tampa Bay office is looking for some volunteers to help make their forecasts and severe weather warnings more accurate.
More than a dozen community me…
August 6, 2019
Special magistrate rules in favor of city
HOLMES BEACH – There were eight cases on the docket for a code compliance special magistrate hearing July 31. Six cases were granted a continuance to a Sept. 11 hearing. The continuance requested for…
July 30, 2019
Holmes Beach budget questions answered
HOLMES BEACH – City leaders began budget talks for the 2019-20 fiscal year beginning in July. With two budget hearings now set for September, The Sun is taking your questions to city leaders to get a…
July 30, 2019
Grassy Point expansion plans stall
HOLMES BEACH – Commissioners are concerned about what a potential donation of 26 acres to Grassy Point Preserve in exchange for road access along a city-owned right of way might mean for a 28th Stree…
July 16, 2019
Holmes Beach budget talks begin
HOLMES BEACH – The city’s initial budget workshops are completed and city leaders have a budget that they’re prepared to present to residents in September at two budget hearings.
Holmes Beach Trea…
July 16, 2019
Skate park design nears completion
HOLMES BEACH – The preliminary designs are in for the city’s new cement skate park, but funds are still needed to construct the bowl addition.
Tito Porrata, lead designer and project manager with…
July 16, 2019
Mobility program dropped in favor of ban
HOLMES BEACH – The wait is over for the owners of Mobile Muttley’s, at least in Holmes Beach. Commissioners agreed in a 3-2 informal vote during a July 9 work session to not move forward with a one-y…
July 2, 2019
More changes proposed for VRC program
HOLMES BEACH – At their June 27 work session, commissioners continued the discussion on how to amend the city’s vacation rental certificate program ordinance, ending the discussion with some decision…
July 2, 2019
Progress made on park improvements
HOLMES BEACH – City engineer Lynn Burnett gave a presentation on capital improvement projects during the June 27 commission meeting and gave commissioners hope that progress will soon be seen in city…













