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Beach parking meeting reaps results
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Beach parking meeting reaps results

May 9, 2022 – SUN contributor
May 2, 2022
By SUN contributor
Battle for beach access continues

Battle for beach access continues

HOLMES BEACH – As residents on 78th Street fight beachfront property owners for the right to walk a path to the beach, city leaders say that because the path is located on private property, they can’…
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May 2, 2022
By SUN contributor
Ugly Grouper expansion planned

Ugly Grouper expansion planned

HOLMES BEACH – Commissioners weren’t in agreement on the issue but the Ugly Grouper’s owners will be allowed to increase the restaurant’s seating size. During an April 26 meeting, attorney Scott R…
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May 2, 2022
By Joe Hendricks
FDEP inspects Aqua’s mangrove trimming, results remain unknown

FDEP inspects Aqua’s mangrove trimming

MANATEE COUNTY – State environmental authorities have conducted their initial inspection of the mangrove trimming that recently occurred along the shoreline of the Aqua property being developed adjac…
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May 2, 2022
By Joe Hendricks
Commission formally extends Mote Marine deadlines

Commission formally extends Mote Marine deadlines

ANNA MARIA – The city and Mote Marine Laboratory have agreed to a lease addendum formally establishing the deadlines for Mote to begin and complete the installation of its Anna Maria City Pier Marine…
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April 25, 2022
By Joe Hendricks
FDEP investigating Aqua’s mangrove trimming

FDEP investigating Aqua’s mangrove trimming

MANATEE COUNTY – The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) is investigating complaints about mangrove trimming along the Aqua development’s shoreline. Formerly known as Long Bar Po…
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April 24, 2022
By SUN contributor
Neighbors clash over beach access path

Neighbors clash over beach access path

HOLMES BEACH – A battle is brewing on 78th Street between a beachfront property owner and neighbors insisting on using a longstanding beach access. The owners of the beachfront home at 101 78th St…
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April 24, 2022
By Joe Hendricks
Mote given 2023 deadline to complete City Pier facility

Mote Marine off the hook – for now

ANNA MARIA – Mote Marine Laboratory now has until March 1, 2023, to complete its installation of the Anna Maria City Pier Marine Education Outreach Center. While the project will be a year late, i…
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April 18, 2022
By Joe Hendricks
City asks governor to veto proposed legislation

City asks governor to veto proposed legislation

ANNA MARIA – The mayor and city commission are asking Gov. Ron DeSantis to veto Senate Bill 620, also referred to as the Local Business Protection Act. The commission took this action when adoptin…
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April 18, 2022
By Joe Hendricks
Speed bumps being added to humpback bridges

Speed bumps to be added at humpback bridges

ANNA MARIA – Speed bumps will soon be installed at the humpback bridges on Crescent Drive and North Bay Boulevard. The speed bumps will be placed at both ends of each bridge and be accompanied by…
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April 18, 2022
By Joe Hendricks
Anna Maria requiring pool alarms at rental properties

Anna Maria to require pool alarms at rental properties

ANNA MARIA – The city is in the process of adopting a new pool safety ordinance that will require pool alarms at all residential rental properties. “We’ve had some near tragedies with regard to po…
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April 9, 2025
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The Off-Stage Ladies of the Island Players, April luncheon meeting