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Detours, road closures continue

Mar 19, 2025 – Sun staff
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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March 3, 2025
By Joe Hendricks
City officials seek funding for pier repairs

City officials seek funding for pier repairs

ANNA MARIA – Mayor Mark Short estimates it will cost approximately $8 million to repair the damage that Hurricane Milton inflicted on the City Pier in 2024. During the Feb. 27 Anna Maria City Commis…
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March 3, 2025
By Leslie Lake
Commissioners appoint vice mayor, CRA leaders

Commissioners appoint vice mayor, CRA leaders

BRADENTON BEACH – The city commission appointed CRA leaders and liaisons to community organizations at its Feb. 20 meeting, and appointed Commissioner Deborah Scaccianoce as vice mayor. “What we hav…
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March 3, 2025
By Leslie Lake
Bradenton Beach permitting issues prompt home rule discussion

Bradenton Beach permitting issues prompt home rule discussion

HOLMES BEACH – The appeals of two Bradenton Beach businessmen frustrated by city permitting issues launched a discussion about home rule, consolidation and steps citizens can take when dissatisfied w…
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February 26, 2025
By Joe Hendricks
State law prohibits renting, selling self-repaired homes for one year

State law prohibits renting, selling self-repaired homes for one year

HOLMES BEACH – Duplex owner David Phillips was shocked to learn that if he pulls the permits to repair his hurricane-damaged structure himself, he can’t rent it out or sell it for one year. Phillips…
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