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Oct 24, 2023 – Joe Hendricks
October 10, 2023
By Joe Hendricks
Planning begins for expanded Pine Avenue project

Pine Avenue project expanded to Spring, Magnolia

ANNA MARIA – Additional planning is underway for the expanded Reimagining Pine Avenue project which now also includes Spring and Magnolia avenues. The long-discussed project includes the installatio…
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October 10, 2023
By Leslie Lake
Expert to review ‘big red flag’ in zoning irregularities

Expert to review ‘big red flag’ in zoning irregularities

BRADENTON BEACH – In what City Attorney Ricinda Perry described as a “concerning situation” at an Oct. 5 city commission meeting, a city building official has determined that several properties in th…
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October 10, 2023
By SUN contributor
Lawmakers go silent on consolidation

Lawmakers go silent on consolidation

BRADENTON – The Manatee County Legislative Delegation did not address their plans for a consolidation study of Anna Maria Island cities as expected at an Oct. 5 meeting, the deadline they set for the…
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October 4, 2023
By Joe Hendricks
New Pines Trailer Park owners raising the rent

New Pines Trailer Park owners double some rents

BRADENTON BEACH – Pines Trailer Park mobile home residents will experience significant rent increases that will take effect Jan. 1, in some cases more than doubling their lot rent, according to a let…
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October 3, 2023
By SUN contributor
Commissioners consider going vertical in Seaside Gardens

Commissioners consider going vertical in Seaside Gardens

HOLMES BEACH – It’s been more than two months since commissioners first began their discussion on whether or not to allow property owners in Seaside Gardens to raise their ground floor homes above th…
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October 3, 2023
By SUN contributor
Holmes Beach logo

Holmes Beach mayor responds to consolidation threat

HOLMES BEACH – City leaders are making sure that state leaders know where they stand on the idea of consolidating the three Anna Maria Island cities. Prior to an upcoming Manatee County Legislative…
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October 3, 2023
By Joe Hendricks
P&Z reviews sandwich board sign ordinance

P&Z reviews sandwich sign ordinance

ANNA MARIA – The Planning and Zoning Board (P&Z) has requested modifications and clarifications regarding a proposed ordinance that would amend the city’s sandwich board sign regulations. City c…
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October 3, 2023
By Jason Schaffer
Wanted man found hiding on Holmes Beach roof

Wanted man found hiding on Holmes Beach roof

HOLMES BEACH – In the early afternoon of Sept. 24, Holmes Beach Police Officer Chris Liotti responded to a dispatch call about a possible fraudulent renter with a bad credit card at 210 72nd St. Whe…
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October 3, 2023
By Joe Hendricks
Board suggests allowing dogs in City Pier Park

Board suggests allowing dogs at City Pier Park

ANNA MARIA – Efforts are afoot to allow leashed dogs at City Pier Park. Section 38-28 of Anna Maria’s code of ordinances addresses domestic animals and currently prohibits dogs and other domestic an…
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October 3, 2023
By Joe Hendricks
Mayor’s letter addresses consolidation study

Mayor’s letter addresses consolidation study

ANNA MARIA – Mayor Dan Murphy has sent State Sen. Jim Boyd (R-Manatee, Hillsborough) and State Rep. Will Robinson Jr. (R- Manatee, Sarasota) a written response to their continued push for a state-fun…
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