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Holmes Beach to extend non-conforming structure permit deadline  
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Holmes Beach to extend non-conforming structure permit deadline  

Mar 24, 2025 – Joe Hendricks
March 18, 2025
By Joe Hendricks
Commissioners support latest Key Royale parking proposal

Commissioners support latest Key Royale parking proposal

HOLMES BEACH – Parking along Key Royale Drive from Marina Drive to the bridge will not be limited to the north side of the street as previously discussed by city commissioners on Feb. 25. When discu…
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March 18, 2025
By Joe Hendricks
Report identifies cause of pier walkway failure

Report identifies cause of pier walkway failure

ANNA MARIA – The combined impacts of Hurricanes Helene and Milton caused the Anna Maria City Pier walkway to fail, according to an inspection report provided by the George F. Young engineering firm…
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March 18, 2025
By Joe Hendricks
City staff praised for recovery efforts, flood insurance discounts

City staff praised for recovery efforts, flood insurance discounts

HOLMES BEACH – The city’s hurricane recovery efforts earned praise from FEMA representatives, and property owners will soon be eligible for 25% flood insurance discounts. Director of Development Ser…
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March 18, 2025
By Leslie Lake
Annie’s Bait and Tackle given 30-day notice for demolition

Annie’s Bait and Tackle given 30-day notice for demolition

CORTEZ – Manatee County has issued a 30- day demolition notice for the removal of Annie’s Bait and Tackle Shop. “We haven’t received the letter yet, but I was told it’s coming,” Annie’s co-owner…
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March 11, 2025
By Joe Hendricks
Seawall regulation revisions discussed

Seawall regulation revisions discussed

HOLMES BEACH – The efforts to revise the city’s seawall regulations remain a work in progress and seawall height allowances and the installation of adaptive seawalls are among the considerations bein…
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March 10, 2025
By Leslie Lake
Palmer lays out timeline for permit backlog

Palmer lays out timeline for permit backlog

BRADENTON BEACH – Bill Palmer, the city’s new building official, began work on March 5 and has laid out a timeline for the order of business as he steps into his new role. “My initial focus as build…
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March 10, 2025
By Joe Hendricks
Alternative Key Royale parking solution proposed

Alternative Key Royale parking solution proposed

  HOLMES BEACH – City officials have come up with an alternative to prohibiting parking along the south side of Key Royale Drive between Marina Drive and the bridge. The alternative solution…
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March 10, 2025
By Leslie Lake
Dates set for hearings on Drift-In application

Dates set for hearings on Drift-In application

BRADENTON BEACH – The per­mitting process is moving forward for the reopening of the Drift-In with hearings scheduled within the next several weeks. The city commission will consider a temporary use…
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March 10, 2025
By Joe Hendricks
Hurricanes hit tourist development tax revenues

Hurricanes hit tourist development tax revenues

BRADENTON – Featuring two new members and a new chairperson, the reconfigured Manatee County Tourist Development Council (TDC) recently met for the first time this year. On Feb. 24, the council welc…
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March 10, 2025
By Leslie Lake
County decides to demolish iconic Annie’s in Cortez

County decides to demolish iconic Annie’s in Cortez

CORTEZ – Following recommenda­tions and a review by a structural engineer, fire officials and the Florida Department of Emergency Manage­ment, Manatee County commissioners have voted 6-1 to demolish…
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