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Letter to the Editor: Nightmare at Gulf Drive and Holmes Boulevard

Oct 25, 2022 – SUN contributor
August 8, 2022
By SUN contributor

Thanks to the mayor

Dear Mayor (Judy) Titsworth, I want to strongly thank you and any other Holmes Beach commissioners who have stood against county plans to remove Australian pines and the sand and shell parking fro…
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August 1, 2022
By SUN contributor

Candidate opposes parking garage

While Holmes Beach commissioners seek to ban multi-level parking structures, apparently County Commissioner Kevin Van Ostenbridge seems to believe a three-story parking garage built at Manatee Beach…
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July 25, 2022
By SUN contributor

Anna Maria mayor endorses Whitmore

I have worked with County Commissioner Carol Whitmore over the past eight years during my tenure as mayor of the city of Anna Maria. During that period of time, she has shown a keen interest in our c…
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May 16, 2022
By SUN contributor

Battery victim’s family grateful to AMI

Referring to the incident that happened on Wednesday, March 23, 2022 with Evan Purcell: As horrific and traumatic as it was for everyone, including Evan and the family, we would like to thank everyon…
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March 14, 2022
By Sun staff
Historic Island house saved

A long time coming

Back in the dark ages of flower power and love beads, everyone in Manatee County knew these three things about Anna Maria Island. Anna Maria was the rich end of the Island. Holmes Beach was the…
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February 13, 2022
By SUN contributor
Wish You Were Here

Letter to the Editor

I am a resident of Bradenton Beach. I remember the discussion prior to the rebuild of the Anna Maria City Pier that the new pier would be as similar as possible to the old pier. The old pier had a re…
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September 4, 2021
By SUN contributor

No to deep well injection at Piney Point

Dear Commissioners: ManaSota-88 respectfully requests the Manatee Board of County Commission withdraw the application for an Underground Injection Control Well at Piney Point and place this item o…
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June 28, 2021
By SUN contributor

Letter to the Editor: Third of July Parade?

This letter is about the action the city commissioners on Anna Maria Island took over the changing of the date of the Fourth of July celebration procession. Let me start by saying that yes, I am a…
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May 16, 2021
By SUN contributor

Letters

Dear Editor, The priest from St. Bernard church started Rosary on the Beach every Wednesday morning at the Café on the Beach in 2000. That is where we met Theresa and Kim Rash. We spent time prayi…
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March 8, 2021
By SUN contributor
Island Branch Library

Thanks, everyone

The Friends of the Island Library Board of Directors wanted to send our thanks to all of our friends who continue to support the public library on the Island through generous contributions, visiting…
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