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Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor, Opinion

Thanks to Carol Soustek

Nov 11, 2025 – SUN contributor
January 15, 2025
By SUN contributor

Letter to the Editor: Residents insist on equal protection in noise ordinance

The Holmes Beach Commission is working diligently on the Island Bazaar site plan for the old Wells Fargo location in addressing the noise issue, the discussion of which was initiated by the mayor. We…
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December 24, 2024
By SUN contributor

Letter to the Editor: Holmes Beach residents lament development vote

We would like to extend a special thank you to all who spoke during public comment at the public hearing for the extensive site plan application for the former Wells Fargo property in Holmes Beach Ci…
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December 16, 2024
By SUN contributor

Letter to the Editor: Heavenly cartoon

I was so impressed with the cartoon on page 6 of the Dec. 11 issue of The Sun. What a wonderful tribute to Hoss, the rescue beach horse that was killed on the way home from his “work.” I drive on the…
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December 16, 2024
By SUN contributor

Letter to the Editor: Thanks to cleanup crew

During the tragedy that was Hurricanes Helene and Milton, there were many teams of helpers that were hired to pick up our precious memories that we had to place at our curbside. Most did a marvelous…
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December 3, 2024
By SUN contributor

Thanks for Thanksgiving Together

We wish to express our heartfelt gratitude to Darcie Duncan and to all participating local businesses and volunteer workers for organizing and staging the extraordinary “Thanksgiving Together” celebr…
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September 3, 2024
By SUN contributor

Letter to the Editor: Flooding solution needed

Holmes Beach flooding has become a major problem. The causes appear to be two areas of road construction – the Manatee County Force Main Project and the Holmes Beach City Center project. First, the…
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August 27, 2024
By SUN contributor

Letter to the Editor: Mayor appreciates voters

I want to thank the citizens of Manatee County for all of their help in taking back our county. This was a tremendous victory for our county and for our Island cities as it couldn’t have happened any…
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August 27, 2024
By SUN contributor

Letter to the Editor: Thanks for voting

I would like to do a big “shout out” to all the islanders that showed what passion and dedication can do; how a community can rally together, put political differences aside and come together for a c…
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August 5, 2024
By SUN contributor

Letter to the Editor: Open letter to the governor

Dear Gov. DeSantis, I am a lifelong Republican and a 20+ year Manatee County, Florida resident. I have always supported you and your policies – until recently. It greatly troubled me when you appoi…
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July 23, 2024
By SUN contributor

Letter to the Editor: Preserve our neighborhoods

We inadvertently became involved with city issues a decade ago. We attended almost every Holmes Beach Commission meeting and work session for several years. We have attended some Anna Maria, Manatee…
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