Anna Maria Island Sun June 13, 2018

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New details emerge for high-span bridge

Homeless man arrested on carjacking charges The stolen Corvette was involved in a multi-vehicle accident on the Longboat Pass Bridge.

While funding might not yet be available for the high span replacement for the Anna Maria Island Bridge on Manatee Avenue, that’s not stopping the Florida Department of Transportation from making plans.

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ANNA MARIA ISLAND – There’s been a lot of talk from the Florida Department of Transportation about high level bridges coming to the Island. The first one expected to arrive is the planned 65-foot, fixed-span replacement bridge for the current drawbridge on Manatee Avenue. Despite a lack of available funding, FDOT representatives are still making big plans for the Anna Maria Island Bridge.

FDOT project manager Roxann Lake and Ryan Forrestel, project manager for American Consulting Professionals, appeared before elected officials at the Island Transportation Planning Organization meeting to discuss those plans. They discussed what the

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The hammerhead style piers supporting the bridge are planned to be blue with an impression of sea turtles on every fourth pier. new bridge is planned to look like and what may change on the Island when the new bridge extending Manatee Avenue to Holmes Beach is finally built.

“Our job is essentially to get the job done and on the shelf incase funding becomes available,” Forrestel said.

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A graphic illustrates how the bottom of the proposed Anna Maria Island Bridge will look with mudline footings for piers below the water to make more room for boaters to navigate underneath the 65-foot vertical clearance bridge.

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BRADENTON BEACH – Rick Jeffrey Rowland, 43, remained in jail Sunday afternoon after being arrested on felony charges of carjacking and exploitation of an elderly person or disabled adult, according to the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office website.

Rowland The charges stem from a Wednesday, June 6, incident that started at Coquina Beach and ended with a multi-vehicle accident on the south side of the Longboat Pass Bridge on Gulf of Mexico Drive in Longboat Key. The Bradenton Beach Police Department investigated the criminal charges. The Longboat Key Police Department investigated the bridge accident that resulted in multiple non-life-threatening injuries.

Bradenton Beach Police Officer Steven Masi’s report states the carjacking occurred in the 1400 block of Gulf Drive South at about 11:46 a.m. The victim was Parrish resident Bradford Mackenzie, 56, whose occupation is listed as medically retired. The stolen car was a silver 1998 Chevy Corvette.

“The description of the carjacker fit a known transient I have dealt with in the past and earlier this day,” says Masi’s report, which lists Rowland’s address as homeless.

According to Det. Sgt. Lenard Diaz, Rowland was a former liveaboard boater near the Bridge Street Pier.

While in route to the crime scene, Masi was advised of a crash involving several cars on the Longboat Pass Bridge, including the stolen Corvette.

Lt. John Cosby proceeded to the crash scene while Masi interviewed Mackenzie and several witnesses.

“It was very clear that Mackenzie was unnerved due to what had just taken place. He was putting items in the trunk of his Corvette when he felt a strike of some sort to the back of his head. He looked up, dazed and confused, at who he described as a tall, white male wearing a dark baseball cap and tattoos. The white male was screaming ‘Give me your (expletive) keys or you’re gonna get hurt worse,’” the report says, noting that Rowland snatched the keys from Mackenzie and pushed him.

Mackenzie told Masi he tried to stop Rowland but was no match due to his handicapped condition. Rowland then sped off, headed south toward Longboat Key. SEE CARJACKING, PAGE 35

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Pier demolition firm selected Engraved pier planks are expected to be available for pickup beginning Monday, July 2.

BY JOE HENDRICKS SUN CORRESPONDENT | jhendricks@amisun.com

ANNA MARIA – The city now has a firm under contract to demolish the city pier.

On Wednesday, June 6, the City Commission voted 4-1 in favor of Mayor Dan Murphy being authorized to execute a $732,000 contract with Largobased Speeler & Associates.

Speeler & Associates was the city’s second-highest ranked demolition bidder. Murphy entered into fact-finding conversations with the firm earlier this week after he and Sully’s Quality Projects owner Sean Sullivan were unable to agree on payment terms for a proposed $673,530 demolition contract.

Sullivan wanted a $53,822 payment before mobilizing to the pier worksite.

Murphy and the commission deemed those terms unacceptable, and on Monday, June 4, Murphy was authorized to begin discussions with Speeler & Associates.

“This contract has been reviewed

by our city attorney. We both feel very comfortable that this is a good and fair and equitable contract,” Murphy said.

“You’ll see progress here shortly.”

The contract was signed Wednesday. It calls for an initial payment of $100,000 after the company has completely mobilized at the pier worksite by the end of June. The pier will be fenced off and barge-based cranes will be stationed at the end of the pier.

The contract calls for a total of four payment phases including a final payment of $109,000 when the work is finished.

Speeler & Associates was given until Monday, June 11, to secure a performance bond that guarantees the firm fulfills its contract. The contract calls for the pier demolition to completed on or before Sept. 30. The contract includes a $500 per day penalty for each day the work exceeds the agreed-upon completion date.

“They do anticipate that they can do it sooner than that and because of these payments, they’d like to do it sooner than that. That’s the carrot on a stick,” Murphy said of the demolition timeline.

Murphy said one clause was added to

You’ll see progress here shortly.”

Dan Murphy, Anna Maria Mayor the contract regarding any additional work requested by the city beyond what Speeler & Associates included in its bid document response to the city’s request for proposals.

“If we come up with something extra we want them to do outside the bid document, we’re going to pay extra for it. That seems only logical,” Murphy said.

When it was time to vote, Commissioner Dale Woodland opposed with additional comment Commissioner Carol Carter’s motion to authorize Murphy to execute the contract with Speeler & Associates.

During a previous meeting, Woodland said he could not support the selection of a demolition firm because he does not support the demolition of the pier. He believes the existing pier and pier structures should be repaired and/or rehabilitated.

PIER PLANKS

Later in the week, Murphy said local contractor Frank Agnelli and his crew from Agnelli Pools Construction and Mason Martin Builders are scheduled to begin pulling the engraved pier planks later this month.

Engraved pier planks will be returned to those who formally requested their return. The unclaimed planks will be stored by Agnelli and used later by the city to build memorial walls at City Pier Park and in the historical park at the Anna Maria Island Historical Museum.

A notice at the city website lists Monday, July 2, as the estimated pickup date for the engraved planks.

The planks will be available at city hall, 10005 Gulf Dr., Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to noon, excluding July 4.

The pier has been closed since September due to damage sustained to the T-end decking, restaurant space and bait shop during Hurricane Irma. The new $4.5 million pier, restaurant space and bait shop are slated for completion in late 2019.

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IN BRIEF

Steve Traves, of AMI Outfitters

‘Pint Night’ fund-raiser this Friday AMI Outfitters, 401 Pine Ave., Anna Maria, will host its first “Pint Night” fund-raiser for Suncoast Waterkeeper on Friday, June 15, from 5-8 p.m. A $10 donation at the door rewards donors with a pint of craft beer and after that it’s pay as you go.

All of the proceeds will go to Suncoast Waterkeeper and assist with the nonprofit group’s environmental preservation efforts. A Kahala Hawaiian shirt will be raffled off. Space is limited and reservations are recommended. Call 941-254-4996.

Roundabout conversation goes in circles At the June 4 Island Transportation Planning Organization meeting, Bradenton Beach Mayor John Chappie said the Florida Department of Transportation has no plans to eliminate the roundabout at Bridge Street and Gulf Drive. During an FDOT meeting June 8, Longboat Key Commissioner Jack Daly said his city would continue to pursue removal of the roundabout with FDOT, hopefully with the support of Bradenton Beach city leaders.

Chappie said that support isn’t likely to be forthcoming. He did say he’d spoken with FDOT representatives about the roundabout and some changes would be coming to help improve safety at the intersection including additional lighting, safety bollards for pedestrians and other improvements to make the roundabout “smoother and easier to understand.”

Center to kick off summer soccer The Center of Anna Maria Island is kicking off the summer with the launch of a summer youth indoor soccer league. The league is open to players age 3 to 17. The last day to register is June 30 with the season starting July 10. Games will be played at 6 p.m. on Tuesday nights with some Wednesday night games depending on the number of players.

Evaluations will be held on Monday, July 2. Players in the 8 to 10 age group will be evaluated at 6:30 p.m., 11 to 13 age players are at 7:15 p.m. and evaluations for 14 to 17 year-olds will be at 8 p.m.

No evaluations will be held for the 3 to 5 age group or the 6 to 7 age group.

The cost for the season is $10 for Center members and $96 for non-members. A $10 late fee will be assessed for anyone registering after the deadline. For more information or to register, call 941-778-1908, go online to www.centerami.org or visit the Center at 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria.

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The crowd awaits the ribbon-cutting of the historic Burton/Bratton store on the Florida Maritime Museum grounds.

Community celebrates the coast

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CORTEZ – The Coastal Community Celebration at the Florida Maritime Museum Thursday evening drew more than 100 people to celebrate World Oceans Day (June 8) a day early.

Established at the 1992 Earth Summit and declared an international holiday by the United Nations in 2009, World Oceans Day is a reminder of the importance of the ocean and keeping it healthy.

At the event, kids learned how hard it is to clean a drop of oil out of a pan of water – much less the ocean – looked at a cross section of a hatching sea turtle nest and touched the skull of a loggerhead sea turtle.

Adults took in the maritime heritage of the historic Cortez commercial fishing village, including displays of a 1932 pole skiff built in Cortez, and the event of the evening, the grand opening of the Burton/Bratton Store, relocated to the museum grounds and restored as The Folk School at Florida Maritime Museum.

Under a palm tree’s shade, Nathan Meschelle demonstrated how to make and mend fishing nets. Inside, people learned “The Meaning Behind Maritime” in a new, interactive exhibit inviting community members to share what maritime means to them on 3-by-3 canvases.

Visitors picked up their Cortez

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Above, visitors to the Coastal Community Celebration check out a 1932 pole skiff built in Cortez. Right, Nathan Meschelle demonstrates net mending on the museum grounds at the Celebration, which was sponsored by The Anna Maria Island Sun newspaper. passports, which entitles bearers to a free Cortez Explorer jersey-style T-shirt after having their passports stamped at 12 or more participating businesses.

Free passports can be obtained at any participating location: AMI Dolphin Tours, Annie’s Bait & Tackle, Beach’n Rides & Rentals, Bradenton Boat Club, Bunny & Pirates, Cortez Bait & Seafood, Cortez Cafe, Cortez Deep Sea Fishing, Cortez Kitchen, Cortez Surf & Paddle, Cortez Watersports, Flippin’ Mullet Sports

Bar, King Triton Excursions, Legend Fishing Charters, O’Shucks Raw Bar & Grill, The Sea Hagg, Seafood Shack, Star Fish Company, Swordfish Grill, The Beach Shop, Tide Tables, Tyler’s Ice Cream, YOLO adventures and WAVES Social Boat Club.

The Florida Institute for Saltwater Heritage (FISH), the Cortez Cultural Center and the Florida Maritime Museum and Folk School also are participating in the passport program.

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Bridge Tender Inn survives electrical fire The fire damage was limited to the electrical system and some lost perishables.

BY JOE HENDRICKS SUN CORRESPONDENT | jhendricks@amisun.com

BRADENTON BEACH – The Bridge Tender Inn reopened Friday afternoon after closing late Wednesday afternoon because of an electrical fire.

The fire occurred just after 4 p.m. on Wednesday, June 6, and the damage was limited to the meter box, the exterior electrical system and some lost perishables.

“We lost a lot of food and all of our kegs in the bar, but at least we still have the Bridge Tender Inn and all was safe,” manager Shannon Dunnan said.

Bradenton Beach resident Steve Schewe was at the Bridge Tender Inn’s Dockside Bar when the short-lived fire started.

“I was across the street when it suddenly started making huge popping sounds like it was ready to explode.

Flames leapt from the breaker box and the pole on the roof,” Schewe

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Det. Sgt. Lenard Diaz and Lt. John Cosby were among those who responded to the fire at the Bridge Tender Inn. Right, this is what remained of the Bridge Tender Inn’s meter box after the fire.

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City Commissioner Jake Spooner was playing trivia inside the Bridge Tender Inn dining room at the time.

The fire that ensued was on the outside wall at the west end of the dining room.

“It was crazy. First the lights dimmed inside, and I said, ‘That’s not good.’ Alaska Joe said, ‘This thing’s about to blow.’ We started smelling

smoke and everybody was saying ‘Get out of the building,’” Spooner said.

“I walked around to the Drift In and that’s when the electric meter blew.

There was a flash and a loud bang.

It was nuts. They got real lucky,” he added.

Spooner said only the meter box and the feed pole were on fire.

When asked if the outdoor bar remained open, Spooner said, “The fire

department made everybody leave the entire premises.”

The Bradenton Beach Police Department was the first to respond. Lt. John Cosby said the fire was contained to the electrical connections at the west end of the building.

“The inside of the restaurant wasn’t damaged,” he said.

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Sun Facebook comments On the plan to demolish the Anna Maria City Pier and replace it with a new structure.

Jonathan Edward Webber: "Total vandalism and a waste. Should have been repaired to keep old Florida charm, which brought us to the Island in the first place."

Pamela Messina Casali: "Goodbye City Pier. You hold a loving place in my heart."

Sandy Grubich: "Destroying history is progress???"

Michael Velasco: "Great shame."

Sandra Gillis: "Such a landmark."

Rick Lewis: "What a waste!"

Mary Niermeyer Stucki: "NO!" On the sale of One Particular Harbour Marina, which is still under construction at Perico Island.

Suncoast Cuisine: "The owner forever changed the beautiful landscape of Perico Island - put his stamp on it and wants to sell it to the best bidder - who knows what they will do. Sad

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

History lesson

I recently read comments made by the ad hoc committee looking at the form of government for the city of Holmes Beach that I felt needed a little history lesson on our great town. One comment was made that it all started in 2013 by the commission regarding rentals in the city. As a 49-year resident, former city commissioner and mayor, I can tell you this is not correct.

I brought up limiting rentals in R2 and other areas over the entire city while I was a city commissioner in the 90s. It was an agenda item that went to work session and never made it for a vote. Many Realtors and businesses came to the meetings protesting imposing restrictions. I again tried as mayor and was told again by the

majority of the commission that we had no problems and it did not go any further.

I wanted to clarify the facts that can be confirmed by your city attorney that whomever was on the board in 2013 was not the one that caused this issue. I still believe today we should have had rental restrictions in the city but that chance of ever happening has long gone thanks to the state mandating that our Home Rule means nothing anymore.

If our citizens want to be taxed for a city manager or administrator, so be it. I support both sides on this issue so glad the citizens can make this important decision.

Carol Whitmore Holmes Beach

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June 26, 6 p.m. – City Commission meeting followed by work session

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Roser-Robics chair-based exercise class, Roser Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria, 9:30 a.m.

Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce June Networking Luncheon, Pier 22, 1200 First Ave. W., Bradenton, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., $15 for members and $25 for prospective members. Reserve to 941-778-1541 or info@ amichamber.org.

Gentle chair yoga, Anna Maria Island Art League, 5312 Holmes Blvd., Holmes Beach, noon.

Gulf Coast Writers, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 12:45 p.m.

THURSDAY JUNE 7

Veteran Services Information, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 9 a.m.

Zumba and mat pilates for seniors, The Paradise Center, 567 Bay Isles Rd., Longboat Key, 10 a.m., $10 per class.

Reserve to maryannbrady@ theparadisecenter.org or 941-383-6493.

Didgeridoo Down Under with Darren Leibman, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 10 a.m.

Knit and crochet, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 2 p.m.

Jam in the Sand, Anna Maria Island Beach Café, 4000 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, 5 to

8 p.m.

Tri-Chamber Business and BBQ on the Bay, The Resort at Longboat Key Club, 3000 Harbourside Drive, Longboat Key, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., $25 in advance or $30 at the door. Reserve to 941-7781541 or info@amichamber. org by June 1.

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Roser-Robics chair-based exercise class, Roser Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria, 9:30 a.m.

Forty Carrots, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 10 a.m.

Intermediate bridge session, The Paradise Center, 567 Bay Isles Rd., Longboat Key, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., $10, includes coffee and cookies. Reserve to maryannbrady@theparadisecenter. org or 941-383-6493.

Mahjong, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 11:30 a.m.

Alzheimer’s caregiver support group, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 2 p.m.

Sunset drum circle, Manatee Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, 5 to 8 p.m.

SATURDAY JUNE 9

NEST Nature Days, Robinson Preserve, 1704 99th St. NW, Bradenton, 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m.

Origami, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 10 a.m.

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FIRE: Bridge Tender Inn survives electrical fire FROM PAGE 5

FIRE MARSHAL’S INSIGHT

Wednesday evening, West Manatee Fire Rescue Fire Marshal Jim Davis explained what happened.

He said three engine companies from West Manatee responded, and another from Longboat Key was canceled en route. Davis said the fire was out by the time they arrived.

“A couple bystanders hit the electrical box with dry chemical extinguishers. There was smoke, and we had to check out the whole building.

Electricity’s kind of funny. You never know where it’s going to start or end, so we had to check the whole building out to make sure there was no extension,” he said.

“It was definitely electrical, and it occurred between the street power where the transformer is and the building’s electrical system. It appears to have occurred from an electrical short in the weatherhead – the pipe that sticks up and has an elbow on the top where the wires come off the pole,” Davis explained.

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Fire Marshal Jim Davis was told wires might have shorted inside this elbow-shaped pipe. A new meter box was installed before the Bridge Tender Inn reopened Friday afternoon.

“The FPL (Florida Power & Light) guy said it looks as though the hot wire where that elbow is got together with the ground wire and energized the ground wire. That caused the power to go back and forth from the building and the pole, increasing the surge every time. It acts as if the building needs more power, so it will keep sending more until something gives.

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“The fuse on the pole did what it was supposed to do and gave way, but it had already burned out the electric meter and everything in the box behind the meter,” Davis said.

Davis said the meter cover was thrown more than 10 feet by the power surge.

“You couldn’t even recognize it. It was just a blob of melted plastic,” he said.

“We stood by until Florida Power got there to completely kill the power to the building. Once they did that, we were clear to go. When we left, their electrician, United Electric, was already trying to evaluate the situation to get them up and running as soon as possible,” Davis said.

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Where have all the clams gone?

Southern hard-shell clams were once abundant in local waters, but now are almost entirely gone.

Sarasota Bay Watch (SBW) is working to bring them back.

Since late 2016, the notfor profit organization has been growing 200,000 native clams under the watchful eye of a clam farmer in the Boca Grande area.

The first harvest is complete, producing 32,000 clams that have been released into Sarasota Bay. Over the summer, SBW volunteers plan six more releases.

Clams were spawned in a shellfish hatchery and spent the first few months of their lives there, growing into 4 mm big seed stock. They next were placed in fine mesh nursery bags that were placed on the bay bottom, where they stayed for 71 days until they outgrew their temporary home. The clams were then harvested and moved

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Some of the 200,000 clams being grown since 2016 by Sarasota Bay Watch. into larger mesh grow out bags until their release.

Clams grow more slowly than bay scallops, which are fully grown in one year. The released clams are just over one year old, yet are only

young adults. SBW took extra care and time to grow them to a larger size (past the size that restaurants use) both to make them less desirable to poachers and so that they will be more predatory proof.

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of the perils of growing up in the bay are behind them.

The native clams will live for 30 years or more, with each adult filtering up to 50 gallons of water per day.

Clams reduce excess nutrients in the water, allowing sunlight to penetrate deeper, which promotes more seagrass growth, creates food for marine life and consumes red tide.

Venturing into clam restoration is a natural extension of SBW’s scallop restoration program, intended to bring back thriving and self-sustaining populations of shellfish to local waterways, making bays cleaner, fisheries larger and marine ecosystems stronger and more resilient.

The project is funded by START, the Disney Conservation Fund and numerous local businesses and individuals.

Harvesting clams is not allowed in Sarasota Bay.

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Vacasa sign is compliant

START expands oyster recycling program

The Oregon-based vacation rental company operates offices in Anna Maria and Holmes Beach.

BY JOE HENDRICKS SUN CORRESPONDENT | jhendricks@amisun.com

ANNA MARIA – The new sign in front of the Vacasa vacation rental and property management office on Pine Avenue is compliant with Anna Maria’s formula commercial establishment (franchise) ordinance.

“They didn’t use their logo and their symbol on the sign. They omitted the logo and changed the font,” Anna Maria Mayor Dan Murphy said when asked about the recently painted sign.

The single-story structure at 419 Pine Avenue formerly housed Island Real Estate’s Anna Maria office. In November, Island Real Estate owner Larry Chatt sold the vacation rental portion of his business operations to the Oregon-based Vacasa vacation rental company. The Manatee County Property Appraiser’s website still lists Chatt as the owner of the building.

In February, City Attorney Becky Vose told city commissioners she was contacted by a realtor interested in opening a Premier Sotheby’s International Realty and Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Florida Realty office in Anna Maria.

Vose told the inquiring realtor the businesses being inquired about would not be allowed in the city if they contained elements defined in the city’s formula com-

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The new Vacasa sign was created without using the vacation rental company’s standard logo and font. mercial establishment ordinance.

Adopted in August 2017 to prevent franchise business from moving into Anna Maria, Ordinance 17-831 defines formula retail and commercial establishments as those having three or more establishments worldwide.

It further defines formula commercial establishments as those that maintain two or more of the following features: standardized merchandise, standardized building façade, standardized décor and color scheme, standardized uniform apparel, standardized signage or a trademark or service mark.

Vose told commissioners the Sotheby representative responded to her by saying Vacasa was an international vacation rental management company and had already moved into the city. Vose also told commissioners it was her understanding that Vacasa was not in violation of the formula busi-

ness establishment ordinance, but if they became in violation that would need to be addressed.

At the time, the sign was painted white and contained no lettering or artwork, and the Island Real Estate color scheme, minus the company name, still adorned the building’s exterior.

On Feb. 12, The Sun spoke with Vacasa Senior Integration Director Zac Monahan about the company’s plans for signage and business operations in Anna Maria.

“We want to be good neighbors and members of the community.

We will be working closely with the mayor’s office to ensure we are in compliance with the ordinance,” Monahan said.

In March, the sign remained blank after the building was painted dark blue with yellow trim.

On Sunday, Vacasa’s website listed 272 vacation rentals on Anna Maria Island.

Solutions To Avoid Red Tide (START) is expanding its Gulf Coast Oyster Recycle and Renewal (GCORR) program with a grant from the Manatee Fish and Game Association.

The new grant will fund permitting for new oyster habitat and, with Realize Bradenton, fund START’s Shoreline Shindig on Saturday, Oct. 13, from noon to 3 p.m. on the Riverwalk in Bradenton.

The free event will feature food and beverages, kids’ games and educational displays demonstrating the importance of preserving shorelines and the role oysters can play.

Oysters are a keystone species in the marine environment as active water filterers that play a major role in improving water quality in coastal waterways.

The GCORR program began a year ago with a grant from the Tampa Bay Estuary Program to START, the Chiles Group of restaurants, the Manatee County Parks and Natural Resources Department, the Gulf Shellfish Institute and the University of Florida IFAS program.

Used oyster shells from diners at the Sandbar, Beach House and Mar Vista restaurants are collected by the restaurants’ staff in 32-gallon recycling bins and delivered twice a week to a special storage area at Perico Preserve.

After a period of curing to eliminate remaining organic debris, the shells are then bagged by volunteers and added to a natural structural base that attracts oysters to build a new oyster colony. The new oyster habitat will help reduce nutrients that cloud the water, block out needed sunlight for seagrass and feed red tide.

The GCORR program also reduces needless waste by keeping used shells from the participating restaurants out of local landfills, and eliminates the environmental damage and cost of digging up fossil shells that traditionally have been used in creating new oyster habitat.

The live shells from the restaurants have so far produced 19 percent more new oysters than fossil shells, according to START.

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Candidates sought for commission, mayor and charter review Three seats on the Holmes Beach dais will be on the November ballot – the mayor and two commission seats , along with five seats on the charter review commission.

BY KRISTIN SWAIN SUN STAFF WRITER | kswain@amisun.com

HOLMES BEACH – Qualifying opens for candidates seeking one of two seats on the city commission and the mayoral position, along with five seats on the charter review commission.

The commission seats held by Commissioners Judy Titsworth and Pat Morton will be up for grabs in the November election by qualified candidates. Titsworth already has announced her intent to run for the mayoral position being vacated by two-term Mayor Bob Johnson. Johnson has said he will not be running for re-election.

Morton, who was re-elected to a one-year term by voters in 2017, is up

for re-election again this year to get his seat back in the proper election rotation. The seat was held for one year in 2016-17 by former Commissioner Marvin Grossman when he was appointed to the seat after failing to qualify to run for re-election due to a paperwork error.

The winners of both the commission and mayoral seats will serve a twoyear term. The salary for the mayor is $24,000 annually with commissioners given a stipend of $6,000.

Charter review commission members will serve an unspecified length of time while the charter review and amendment creation process is ongoing. Any amendments to the city’s charter suggested by the charter review commission will be placed on the ballot for voter approval or rejection the following November, unless a special election is called. Charter review commissioners are uncompensated.

To qualify as a candidate, the person must be a citizen of the United States, a registered Manatee County voter and a resident of Holmes Beach for at least two years prior to the start of

the qualifying period. Candidates are required to appoint a campaign treasurer, open a campaign account, file a candidate statement, file a candidate oath for nonpartisan office and a statement of financial interests.

Candidates must pay an election assessment fee equal to 1 percent of the annual salary of the office being sought, $240 for mayor or $60 for commissioner, or file an undue burden oath. Candidates are required to collect 15 petition signatures from Holmes Beach voters and file a residency affidavit.

All documentation and fees must be received by City Clerk Stacey Johnston no later than noon, June 22. The qualifying period runs from noon on Monday, June 18 to noon on Friday, June 22. Required forms can be found on the Manatee County Supervisor of Elections website at www.votemanatee.com, the Holmes Beach city website at www.holmesbeachfl.org or at city hall, 5801 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach.

For more information, contact Johnston at 941-708-5800.

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Island traffic study enters final phase As the barrier island traffic study enters the home stretch, recommendations are beginning to solidify and researchers are concerned about staying within budget.

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ANNA MARIA ISLAND – The Sarasota/Manatee Barrier Island Traffic Study is entering its final phase, Phase 3, but the results of this last segment of the study may depend on how much money is still available to researchers.

Representatives from the Florida Department of Transportation hosted a steering committee meeting June 8 at CrossPointe Fellowship in Holmes Beach where they discussed the results of Phase 2 of the study, which is currently ending, and the expectations for Phase 3, scheduled to begin in the fall.

FDOT representatives Nathan Kautz and Bessie Reina were joined by Frank Domingo, of Stantec, the company contracted to conduct the study. With Phase 2 ending, Kautz said how in depth researchers can go with their recommendations in Phase 3 will depend on how much funding is still available.

The study, projected at its inception in 2017 to cost $675,000, does not yet have a final price tag. While Phases 1 and 2 have yielded extensive lists of recommendations to help improve traffic, Phase 3 is planned to build on those recommendations to create a transportation management plan and recommend infrastructure improvements.

Kautz said the second phase of the study has looked at operational improvements. Some of

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The Anna Maria Island delegates on the traffic study’s steering committee ask questions about improvements proposed by researchers. This map shows the limits of the Sarasota/Manatee Barrier Island Traffic Study. All three Island cities lay in the northern section of the study while Longboat Key, St. Armand’s Key and Sarasota are in the southern zone.

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the recommendations include short-term fixes such as extending sidewalks and adding pedestrian crossings at Coquina Beach and North Coquina Boat Ramp, completing sidewalks through Bradenton Beach to Longboat Pass along Gulf Drive and along Marina Drive in Holmes Beach and extending the westbound right turn lane on Manatee Avenue at Gulf Drive. Shortterm fixes are defined as those that could feasibly be completed within the next three years.

Mid-term suggestions include a water shuttle in Bradenton Beach, creating a mainland park-andride service to the Island beaches, creating the Anna Maria Island SUN Trail complete streets project along primary Island traffic corridors and creating a transit priority lane along Cortez Road across the Cortez Bridge to allow transit vehicles to move more quickly than other vehicle traffic.

Another suggestion is the installation of two roundabouts in Holmes Beach, one at the intersection of Manatee Avenue and East Bay Drive, already being considered as a part of the Anna

Maria Island Bridge replacement project, and another at the intersection of Marina and Gulf drives at the city center.

Long-terms suggestions are to create an electronic system to help people find parking spaces or take advantage of off-Island parking alternatives and ride transit to the beach and to create a transit-only lane across the Anna Maria Island Bridge on Manatee Avenue, when the bridge is eventually replaced.

Kautz said in order to make something like a park-and-ride or transit options feasible, first, visitors need to be made aware of the options, and, second, those options need to be incentivized. Offering a transit-only lane to allow vehicles to speed past motorists is one suggestion, while making beach access parking paid parking to discourage visitors from bringing their cars to the Island is another.

“We can improve the traffic, but you won’t see earth-shattering, massive changes,” Kautz said.

“The people aren’t going to stop coming.”

He added that the best option

for Island city leaders is to encourage mass transit and attempt to reduce dependency on motor vehicles, both while coming to and on the Island.

“There are challenges, but it doesn’t mean we can’t overcome the challenges,” he said.

Considerations for the future include how people are moving to and around the Island, where their destinations are, what the weather considerations are and who the solutions would be targeting. Implementation coordination and cost for transit alternatives, Kautz said, are likely to be placed on the three Island cities because the transit would be specifically for that area.

“The reality of the future is that there are other transit options,” Holmes Beach Mayor Bob Johnson said. “You need to look at the options not as an isolated Island problem but as a Florida problem.

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to move low speed vehicles out of vehicular traffic lanes. Domingo said the idea is to re-designate bicycle lanes to allow the motorized vehicles to share the lanes and then require bicyclists and drivers to yield to each other. Kautz said another path also could be designated for cyclists.

Holmes Beach Police Chief Bill Tokajer was skeptical of the idea, adding that it’s against state law to have motorized vehicles in bicycle lanes.

“Anything in a bike lane has to be human powered,” he said, citing safety concerns with combined lanes.

Kautz said the ideas offered by the study are just concepts for consideration until local governments decide to make the projects a reality.

“The study is for you to use,” he said. “How you implement it is up to you.”

Moving forward into Phase 3, Johnson had a few words of encouragement for researchers.

“Think outside the box,” he said.

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Community events planned to help local business When the iconic West Coast Surf Shop suffered damage from an electrical fire April 15, community members began searching for ways to help owners Jim and Ronee Brady recover and reopen the oldest surf shop on Florida’s Gulf Coast. Now two events are scheduled to help the community rally around two of their own.

On Thursday, June 21, from 5 to 9 p.m. Acqua Aveda Salon and Spa is hosting a solstice party with 20 percent of sales going to support the Bradys and the West Coast Surf Shop. The event will feature raffle prizes, light bites from The Blue Marlin and The Island Fresh Market. AMI Spirits will be providing rum samples and the Bowled Life Food Truck will be on-site for the event. Salon specials also will be available for attendees.

For more information, contact the salon at 941-7785400. Acqua Aveda is located in the Waterline Shoppes at 5311 Gulf Drive in Holmes Beach.

Community members also are invited to come out and support the Bradys at a Hawaiian-style luau hosted by several friends of the couple at The Center of Anna Maria Island. The event takes place Saturday, June 30, from 3 to 7 p.m. and will feature food and drinks from local businesses along with a raffle and silent auction.

Local musicians offering their talents for the event include Trevor Bystrom, Terry Helm, Marco Ciceron and Natural Vibes, Chuck Cladell, Koko Ray and Barbara Allen. All proceeds will benefit the Bradys and the West Coast Surf Shop.

Anyone who would like to volunteer for the event is invited to contact Susanne Arbanas at 941-330-5388.

For more information, contact Brandi Brady at 561267-0847. The Center is at 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. No reservations are necessary to attend.

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Kilts on the beach The New World Celts of Sarasota, a nonprofit group dedicated to preserving Celtic heritage, gathered over the weekend at Coquina Beach to celebrate all things Celtic with a Kilts on the Beach cookout. The group is known for honoring their heritage by not only throwing a good party, but also by sponsoring scholarships for young bagpipers and Celtic dancers, among other charitable causes.

BRADENTON BEACH – The newlyconvened Charter Review Committee (CRC) held its first meeting Friday, June 8, at city hall.

The first order of business was City Attorney Ricinda Perry’s review of the Sunshine Law that applies to the committee member conversations and communications outside of their committee meetings.

The members elected Mary Bell to serve as committee chair and Anne Leister to serve as vice-chair. Committee members Debra Cox and Randy Milton attended the meeting and member Dan Morhaus participated by phone.

The CRC members have been asked to review the city charter that serves as the city’s constitution. The City Commission has asked them to better define the term resident as it applies to commission candidates. The CRC has been asked to review four proposed charter amendment ballot initiatives being pursued by the Keep Our Residential Neighborhoods (KORN) political action committee.

The committee also has the authority

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The Bradenton Beach Charter Review Committee is, from left to right, Randy Milton, Anne Leister, Dan Morhaus (not shown) Debra Cox and Mary Bell, with assistance provided by City Attorney Ricinda Perry. to propose new charter amendment questions it feels should be placed on the fall ballot. Only the voters of Bradenton Beach can amend the city’s charter based on the ballot questions put before them.

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KORN’s ballot initiative petition forms have been turned in to City Clerk Terri Sanclemente, and she is responsible for delivering the forms to the Supervisor of Elections Office so that

office can verify that enough signatures were obtained from registered city voters.

In addition to seeking a full-time manager, the KORN amendments seek a citywide prohibition on multi-level parking garages; a citywide prohibition on the construction of anything other than fences, utilities services and driveways in setbacks; and an amendment that would eliminate the commission’s SEE CHARTER, PAGE 16

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Whale sharks spotted off AMI

BY CINDY LANE SUN STAFF WRITER | clane@amisun.com

Five whale sharks – the largest fish on Earth – were spotted about 40 miles off Anna Maria Island this weekend, and Mote Marine Laboratory scientists are asking people to report new sightings immediately.

The reasons for their rare visit are unknown, but whale sharks are thought to occasionally filter feed on local blooms of plankton or fish eggs, according to Mote.

Eight years ago this month, 10 whale sharks were spotted off Sarasota, about two months after the three-month-long April 20, 2010, Deepwater Horizon oil spill began. The unusual occurrence allowed Mote divers four hours to satellite tag several of them.

Dr. Bob Hueter, director of the Center for Shark Research at Mote, told The Sun that the spill could have been the culprit: "We don't know that the spill is pushing large animals into our waters, but this

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Whale sharks are easily identified by their massive size, up to about 45 feet, and their polka dot coloration. unusual grouping of whale sharks suggests that we should consider that hypothesis."

If more whale sharks are reported during their visit this month, Hueter wants to attach a special type of satellite tag to one or more

of the gentle giants to collect data on their location and the temperatures and depths they encounter over a six-month period.

The tag trails behind the shark’s first dorsal fin on a short tether, and whenever the shark is at the

surface, the tag transmits a precise location data. Retrieving the tag will yield extensive data, but if it cannot be recovered, the scientists will still receive real-time GPS signals from the tag, revealing where the shark is traveling, along with summarized

data on depth and temperature.

“It’s important to understand where these sharks migrate, feed and carry out other key parts of their life cycles, so that resource managers can successfully protect them,” Hueter said in a press release.

“We have placed satellite-linked tracking tags on numerous whale sharks at a major feeding aggregation off Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula in the past decade, but it’s rarer that we can find and tag these huge fish off Florida’s Gulf Coast.”

Mote asks that boaters report any whale shark sightings in the Gulf of Mexico immediately from your boat or just after disembarking, within 24 hours at most, to Dr. Bob Hueter at Mote’s Center for Shark Research at 941-302-0976.

Note the number of whale sharks spotted, the date, time, location and exact GPS coordinates if possible.

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ability to fill vacant commission seats by commission appointment.

The CRC did not discuss parking garages or setbacks at last week’s meeting.

CITY MANAGER

Bell said it can be difficult to work for several bosses at the same time and a lot of cities have switched to the city manager form of government.

Milton estimated a city manager would cost $100,000, plus benefits. Cox agreed and suggested a pay raise for city commissioners as a means of attracting more commission candidates. Morhaus questioned whether the results would justify the cost

of hiring a city manager. Leiter said she likes the current system of city government and management. She said hiring a city manager would be “a waste of money.”

Concerns were expressed about all city employees working at the pleasure of the city manager, including the police chief, which KORN has proposed.

The charter currently requires the support of three City Commission members to terminate the police chief, city clerk, city attorney, building official or public works director. Department heads are given the authority to hire, fire and supervise the employees in their departments.

There was CRC consensus to pursue a charter amendment question that if ad-

opted would codify the city’s existing weak mayor government that, for the most part, provides all five commission members, including the mayor, with equal powers.

RESIDENCY AND WARDS

The charter does not currently define the term resident and the CRC members support the idea of City Commission candidates being required to prove their city residency by providing a certain number of documents from a larger list of documents that help establish residency.

Milton said he had to provide a copy of his voter registration card to serve on the CRC and the same should be required of commission candidates. City voters elimi-

nated the registered city voter requirement for candidates last fall when adopting a citizen-initiated charter amendment that also eliminated geographical-based City Commission wards.

The CRC requested voter location data from the Supervisor of Elections Office before further debating a potential return to some form of geographical-based commission wards. The committee also requested data on the number of commissioners elected and appointed in recent years.

The CRC will meet again at 9 a.m. on Thursday, June 21, and public input is welcome.

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Planning commission applicants sought Three spots are opening up on the Holmes Beach planning commission. City commissioners are scheduled to appoint new commissioners or reappoint those currently on the commission who reapply during the June 26 meeting. If an alternate moves into a full planning commission position, alternates will be appointed to fill those unexpired terms.

Planning commissioners serve three year terms. Newly appointed planning commissioners will serve beginning July 1.

Any Holmes Beach resident can apply to join the planning commission.

Applications are available online at www.holmesbeachfl.org under Forms or at the city clerk’s office at City Hall, 5801 Marina Drive, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Applications must be submitted by Tuesday, June 19, for consideration.

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Sweet sorrow Fifth-graders at Anna Maria Elementary School get high fives from the other students as they walk the halls as students for the last time. There were tears from some of them and tears also from some of the moms.

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ooking and writing are fun.

It is time for more cooking fun.

The Bistro menu is getting a facelift – the best steak tartare anywhere with quail eggs and American prime, some new Mexican mole presentations and a revisit to the Bistro foie slider.

The Doc Office is getting meat pies and Eat Here some street corn and pork chops.

They are all building amazing new vegie creations, and it is time the Island got some crabcakes with real American crab.

My writing will move to the Bistro website. Anyone who tells one of our eateries that they read my article will get a glass of bubbly. You can lie if you want.

I picked this story to say by-for-now because it is my favorite.

Jazz, our family pet, is the dumbest Jack Russell in history.

Some time ago we shared an airplane nightmare.

We were returning from a family visit to Seattle. The first leg on the return trip was Seattle to Vegas.

I had learned on the trip west that Jazz was resistant to tranquilizers and hated airplanes.

Jazz yipyapped the whole way to Seattle.

It was a long six hours.

For the return event, the vet recommended a different tranquilizer.

He said two tablets.

I set my mind on four.

At eight in the morning I gave Jazz a pill.

At nine I gave Jazz another pill.

At 10 I was at the airport, and Jazz was more alert than I was.

I walked her through the terminal.

There was no sign the tranquilizers were working.

She did not like the escalators, but she was nimble in her entrance, rise and exit.

Jazz barked at all the black people and tried to pee on all the food vendors.

I was horrified by her treatment of the black people.

I cut her some slack on the food vendors.

Jazz has standards.

She gets a lot of Bistro take home.

At the waiting area she barked aggressively at a poor skinny kid sitting next to us who appeared to be recovering from chemo.

The kid looked decimated, weak and sad, and Jazz barked at him incessantly.

The kid got up and left for another seat.

I gave Jazz another pill.

Jazz should have been out cold by then.

I am an old white guy.

It has been my observation that old white guys travelling alone with little dogs are viewed askance.

I was getting that look in the airport.

“Oh, look at the old, white guy with the little dog barking at the black people.”

While waiting in the Southwest line Jazz whined and barked and tried to get out of the carrier.

People were looking at me disapprovingly.

“Look at the old, white guy hurting the little dog.”

We got on the plane.

“No, you can’t sit in the exit row you have a dog. You are an old white guy with a little dog, and you would be no good in an emergency.”

“No, you don’t get to put a bag with a book under the seat because that’s where the dog goes.”

I put Jazz’s backside under the seat in front of me.

I moved into the aisle so a young black couple could get seated.

Jazz barked at them because apparently Jazz always barks at black people.

They looked at me. “Great – an old, white guy with a little dog that’s been trained to bark at black people.”

Throughout takeoff Jazz barked and whined and wriggled.

It was time for Plan B. Plan B involved a small dropper bottle of marijuana CBD oil developed for dogs with anxiety.

I had scored some at a pot shop in Seattle. I also had a baggie of salami.

Plan B was to feed Jazz salami coated with CBD oil.

I steadied Jazz between my knees, and dripped oil onto the salami and into Jazz.

Jazz gobbled the salami.

People were staring. They smelled pot.

“That silly, old ,white guy is doing drugs with that dog.”

The bottle started leaking. The oil was on my fingers. It was on my clothes.

Everyone smelled pot and salami.

I smelled like a freshman pizza party.

Jazz got the munchies from the oil. Jazz wanted all that salami – NOW !!

Jazz was scrambling from the carrier – SEE MURPHY, PAGE 27

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The evolution of Homosassa tarpon fishing

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t was in the mid to late 70s when the floodgates opened up in the area. It was a time when the world’s greatest fly anglers and guides made an annual May migration to Homosassa. Billy Pate, Joe Robinson, Al Pflueger, Captain Eddie Whiteman, Carl Navarre, John Emory, Captain Bill Curtis, Captain Dale Perez, Captain Steve Huff, Captain Jim Brewer, Tom Evans, Captain Cecil Keith Jr., baseball legend Ted Williams, Captain Nat Ragland and Captain Lee Baker were regulars. The fishing was so incredible that world records never made it to the IGFA record books because they were broken day after day.

Billy Pate, the most visible angler fishing Homosassa, was one of the first Keys anglers on the scene. Pate had been guided by Captains Hank Brown and Lee Baker in the late 70s before Captain Nate Ragland became his guide. Ragland remembers the parties Pate would throw at the Riverside Inn, the gathering place for the Keys’ guides and their clients. Pate’s seven day stints in Homosassa would include six days of fishing and one

Reel Time RUSTY CHINNIS day off.

Ragland fished Pate over the course of 13 years. Ragland remembers some incredible days when there were few anglers and thousands of tarpon. One of Ragland’s clearest memories is of the day Pate fished with a broken foot from a water skiing accident.

They hadn’t been seeing much until they happened on a laid up tarpon on a rock pile (laid up tarpon were rare).

Pate made three unusually bad casts, lining the fish three times. The tarpon ate the fly on the third cast even though it had been lined.

When Ragland noticed the fly line going under the boat, Pate jumped down from the platform just as the boat pitched bringing him down on the bad foot and breaking two

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One of the many large tarpon caught on fly off Homosassa in the late 70s and early 80s. more bones as well as the handle off the reel.

Not to be defeated, Pate had his wife Patti remove the handle from another reel and re-

placed it. To make matters worse, as Ragland was chasing the fish, his push pole caught in the bottom, and he lost it. After turning the boat around with the electric motors, they chased the fish down and caught it.

Another day that really stands out in my memory is the day Pate hooked six fish out of a seven fish string, says Ragland. Ragland and Pate’s favorite flies included the Dirty Nellie, Purple Pimpernel, Black Death and the Little Brown.

Anglers fishing Homosassa used tackle and techniques developed in the Florida Keys. The rod of choice was the Scientific Anglers Great Equalizer. The most popular reels were the #3 Fin-Nor Wedding Cake, the Sea Master anti-reverse and the Emory reel, developed by Miami’s John Emory.

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Tarpon fishing dependent on conditions CAPTAIN RICK GRASSETT

Anglers fishing with me recently, out of CB’s Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had some action in Sarasota Bay catching and releasing trout and a red on CAL jigs with jerk worms and shad tails. Another angler caught and released a blacktip shark on a threadfin while fishing the coastal Gulf with me.

Several days of tarpon fishing were either canceled or rescheduled due

west winds causing rough and dirty water. However, Hal Lutz from Parrish, was able to get out for tarpon in the coastal Gulf a couple of days with me.

Hal hooked up on a fly one day and Jeff Stressing, also from Parrish, caught and released a blacktip shark on a threadfin on another trip.

Longtime clients Scott Heidler, from Ohio, and Scottie Heidler, from Miami, fished a day with me last week. We were

scheduled to tarpon fish, but conditions wouldn’t allow it so we fished Sarasota Bay instead.

They had some action catching and releasing trout on deep grass flats and a red in shallow water on CAL jigs with jerk worms and shad tails.

Tarpon fishing in the coastal Gulf is very dependent on conditions, so when conditions are good, we should have some opportunities. There should also

be good action with trout, blues and Spanish mackerel on deep grass flats of Sarasota Bay. Fishing shallow water for snook and reds with lures and flies is challenging, although they should also be a good option now.

Fishing dock lights in the ICW at night is always a good option for snook and more. Our natural resources are under constant pressure, please limit your kill; don’t kill your limit.

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From left, Jeff Stresing, from Parrish, and Capt. Rick Grassett with a blacktip shark that Jeff caught and released on a threadfin while fishing the coastal Gulf with Capt. Rick Grassett.

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grisly hackles on each side, palmered hackles and an orange fluorescent head. The big rods required a large line. The most popular was a yellow Scientific Angler #13 with a green sink tip. Bite tippets were generally 100 to 125 pound test. In 1976, Evans backed John Emory to design and build his fly reel.

"I guarantee you that that the Emory reel caught more large tarpon than any ever built’" says Evans. "I know because we caught them." It took them two plus years to sell 220 reels. "If I had known that the worse the fishing gets the more reels you could sell, I would have gone in the business," he relates with a

laugh.

This was a time when boats were evolving and the first anglers poled off of the cowling of their motors or backwards from the bow.

Eventually boats with poling platforms and trolling motors appeared on the scene. Sidewinders, Makos and Challengers gave way to Hewes Bonefishers, Dolphin Super Skiff, Shipoke’s, Mavericks and Silver Kings.

Local Homosassa guides began fishing tarpon from modern flats boats. Captain Mike Locklear learned the trade from Freddy Archibald (builder of the Shipoke), of St. Petersburg. He remembers Archibald loaning him a Shakespeare Wonder Rod and practicing fly casting a few days before he got his first opportunity.

"I had five tarpon eat the fly before I ever jumped one," says Locklear. "He would just laugh and let me try again. I was trying to set the hook like I had a bass on."

Other local guides including John Bazo, Earl Waters, Steve Kilpatrick, Jimmy Long and Billy Hampton also began leading anglers to tarpon

in the 80s and 90s.

Probably no other angler has experienced more of the evolution of Homosassa tarpon fishing than Tom Evans. From 1977 to 80 Evans and Captain Steve Huff fished three weeks every May, a time that produced six world records on four different line classes.

"I’ll never see fishing like that again in my life," says Evans. "Homosassa gave me the best fishing I’ve ever experienced, and recently the worst fishing I’ve ever seen."

The numbers Evans reports reveal the weight of his words. "In the 70s we landed 200 tarpon a season, in the 80s 100 fish, during the 90s the number dropped to 50 and within the last 10 years numbers have fallen to 5 to 7 fish."

Evans calculates that 10 percent of the tarpon he caught were 150 pounds or larger.

By his calculations he has landed 300 plus fish over 150 pounds.

Evans doesn’t know what’s wrong with the fishery now. "There’s no pressure," he relates.

Evans still puts in time on the flats every year with Captain Al Dopirak. "There are no jetskies, few boats, no bait and very few fish."

The tarpon still come to the Homosassa area during May and June, but their num-

bers are down exponentially from the 70s.

Theories abound as to why they don’t return in the great numbers seen then. Some think the pressure of the ever increasing boat traffic kept the tarpon from the shallow inshore waters. Others think the increase in shrimp boats off the coast were responsible for a reduction in the available forage food.

Probably the most credible explanation is that the outflows from the local springs are down by as much as 75 percent. Captain Dale Perez remembers when every fish they landed in the 70s spit up pieces of crabs. That doesn’t happen now according to Evans. Perhaps the mixing action of fresh and saltwater that created the perfect habitat for crabs is the problem.

One thing is for sure, we will never know why the fish stopped showing up in great numbers. Seasoned anglers know that there are cycles happening that are far beyond our comprehension. Next year, the large schools of the tarpon could return. If fly fishing has its Camelot, the waters around Homosassa were unquestionably a place where a magical time of almost mythological action is forever etched into angling’s collective consciousness.

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FOOD & WINE

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Enjoying the summer fare

Brian Mathae

Watermelon Salad (serves 6-8) Ingredients

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1 c. of cherry or grape tomatoes, halved 2 c. cubed seedless watermelon 1/4 c. extra virgin olive oil 2 Tbs. balsamic vinegar sea salt to taste Fresh ground black pepper to taste 1 1/4 c. crumbled feta cheese 1/4 c. basil leaves, roughly torn

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lthough we live in a warm climate year round, it’s when summer approaches that I crave traditional summer food. To me that means more grilling, more fresh fruits and vegetables and perhaps a homemade peach pie.

Nothing says summer more than watching over a grill full of meat and vegetables with a cold one in hand. As I write this, in my mind I can hear the marinade dripping into the flames and sizzling away.

I can smell the fresh herbs wafting up in the smoke and heat.

While marinades are often used to tenderize tougher cuts of meat, my preference is to marinate almost everything that goes on the grill. The oils help seal the flavor into the food when it hits the hot grill, and the seasons add to the taste. A perfect example of this would be grilled bok choy. The marinade oil helps the leaves become crisp on the grill, and the herbs enhance an otherwise subtle vegetable.

I think the heat of summer (and humidity around here) also changes our eating habits this time of year.

Heavy food just doesn’t sit well when you are overheated. Fruits and vegetables are more easily digested, saving us some energy to keep moving in the heat. Plus their water content helps us stay hydrated.

Today’s recipe includes watermelon which is 92 percent water by

Directions

1. Combine the tomato and watermelon in a glass bowl, lightly salt and let stand for a few minutes.

2. Slowly wisk together oil and vinegar adding salt and pepper to taste.

3. Add feta and basil to tomato and watermelon.

4. Pour dressing over all ingredients and lightly toss.

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The flavers of summer come together in this colorful salad featuring watermelon and tomatoes. volume. Some studies have suggested that eating watermelon after intense physical activity may hydrate your body better than drinking water because it also provides

you with natural sugars, amino acids, mineral salts and vitamins that are lost in exercise. It is also high in lycopene which is a powerful antioxidant.

Another main ingredient in today’s recipe is tomato, which is also rich in lycopene. It’s also technically a fruit, which could make for some fun science lessons for kids at the dinner table!

There are really only a few components to the recipe, and they nicely complement each other. You get flavors of salty and sweet with a hint of acidity, textures of ripe but firm fruit and soft cheese and the incredible scent of fresh herbs. Its simple, its tasty and its perfect for summer.

Enjoy.

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ENTERTAINMENT

FAMILY FUN

EDUCATION

AT THE LIBRARY

LUNCH AND LEARN

The Island Branch Library, at 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, has a number of activities for young and old. This week’s listings include: •. Thursday, June 14, a veteran services professional will be available to help those with problems, 9 to 11 a.m.; Elliot Smith, magician, 10 to 11 a.m.

• Friday, June 15, Forty CarrotsPartners in Play, 10 to 11 a.m.; Mahjongg 1 to 3 p.m.

• Saturday, June 16, meditation, 11 a.m. to noon; tweens do-it-yourself marbled bookmarks.

• Tuesday, June 19, preschool story time, “Monster Mayhem,” 10 to 11 a.m.; Mahjongg, 11:30 to 1:30 p.m.

Call the library at 941-778-6341 for information

SENIOR ADVENTURES FUN DAY

On Friday, June 15, the van will leave Annie Silver Community Center, 103 23rd St. N., Bradenton Beach, at 10 a.m. for a trip to Ellenton. They will stop at a vegetable market and have lunch at Hickory Hollow. Call Kaye Bell at 941-5380945 to make a reservation. The van fee is $5.

PRIVATEERS' RAFFLE BEGINS

The Anna Maria Island Privateers are selling tickets for their Lottery Board Raffle and Drift-In Invasion on Saturday, June 16, from, 6:30 to 9 p.m. Get tickets at the Drift-In, 120 Bridge St, Bradenton Beach.

The winner is guaranteed $100 in cash and a whole bunch of lottery scratch off tickets.

Raffle tickets are one for $5, three for $10 or eight for $20. Stop by the Drift In on Bridge Street anytime between 7 and 2:30 a.m. to get tickets.The winning ticket will be drawn at 8 p.m. on June 16, as the pirates Invade the Drift-In with their 60-foot Pirate Ship Skullywag.

Come on out and have some fun with pirates and wenches, but you need not be present to win. The Lotto Board Raffle is a fundraiser for the Anna Maria Island Privateers, a 501c3 not for profit to continue their mission – Privateers for Kids & Community.

The Center and the Anna Maria Island Chamber are partnering to create a series of educational seminars for small businesses members called Lunch and Learn. The first Lunch and Learn will be on Thursday, June 21, at noon at The Center of Anna Maria Island, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. It will cover cybersecurity and technology for small business Speaker Ed Bush is an IT engineer with over 20 years of experience. He has a master of science in cybersecurity and holds several industry certifications. Protecting a business from the dangers of cybercriminals can seem overwhelming.

This lunch and learn will simplify the most important steps you need to take to secure your business and improve efficiencies in plain English..

The cost is $10 and it includes a box lunch. The deadline for reservations and payment is June 19 in order to ensure there is a boxed lunch prepared for all attendees.

Contact the Chamber at 941-7781541 to RSVP.

LIVING WITH TOXINS IN THE WORLD

Kathryn (Cass) Robertson, Anna Maria Island resident and retired family nurse practitioner, will discuss the subject of toxins at the next session of JOY (Just Older Youth) on Wednesday, June 13, at 11 a.m. in the fellowship hall of Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria.

Robertson will answer questions such as, "What are the most prominent toxins and where do they come from?" "How do they affect us?" "How can we decrease their presence and influence on our health?" "How does our diet affect our ability to handle toxins?" and "How can we detoxify our body and home environment?"

Everyone is welcome. Bring a brown bag lunch; beverages and dessert will be provided.

JOY usually meets the second and fourth Wednesdays each month in the Roser Community Church fellowship hall. For more information go to www.roserchurch.com/joy.

A VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY

The Manatee County Parks and Natural Resources is looking for volunteers to work at Robinson Preserve, 1704 99th St. N.W., Bradenton, in the cool of the evening to read stories about nature and perform restoration projects related to the stories they read.

The next Science and Service Book Club will be held on Thursday, June 14, from 5:30 to 7 p.m.

The subject this month will be “A Land Remembered,” by Patrick Smith. The program is suitable for bookworms 14 and up.

RSVP by emailing michelle. leahy@mymanatee.org or calling 941-742-5923, ext. 6035, to register.

LEARN TO TEACH

Project WILD comes to Robinson Preserve, 1704 99th St. NW, Bradenton,on Tuesday, June 19,from8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Learn about the new edition of Project WILD. This class is for those who teach, whether in classrooms or home school. Get a hands-on feel for new lessons as you learn about featured activities.

This free educational workshop will teach you how to use Florida’s wildlife and habitats in exciting new lessons. The workshop will include activities to use with students. Participants will get their own copy of the completely new Project WILD Activity Guide.

Get a chance to meet Florida’s Project WILD Coordinator Anita Forester and discuss other opportunities to expand your educational repertoire. Coffee and light refreshments will be provided, but pack a lunch. Workshop co-sponsored by Project WILD Florida. Reservations are required. Email melissa.nell@ mymanatee.org

ART WATERCOLOR ART CAMP OFFERED

Local artist Cory Wright will lead a summer art camp on watercolors for kids seven to 11 years old at the Studio at Gulf and Pine, 10101 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria, from Monday, June 25, to Thursday, June 28, from 9 to 11 a.m. This is an opportunity to explore fun, new techniques for

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drawing and mixing colors that will tap into and enhance kids’ natural creativity. Projects include fun and engaging ways to paint landscapes, self-portraits, still-lifes and animals.

Space is limited to 10 kids, so sign up now to reserve your space.

The camp is $175 and includes art supplies. Call Cory at 813-758-7057 or email her at cmurals@verizon. net for more information.

FOLLOW THE CULTURE

Anna Maria Island Cultural Connections, in conjunction with the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce and the Bradenton Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, is in the process of developing an Island Culture Map. The plans for this guide are to include both a print and digital component. It is scheduled to be released in Nov. 2018.

Those interested in making recommendations for places of cultural or historical significance to be included are asked to send those in to the AMI Chamber for the Island Culture Map committee to review for consideration. Send suggestions or recommendations to info@ amichamber.org.

NATURE PADDLERS ENJOY A NEW ROUTE

Bring your kayak or canoe and travel a new route from Anna Maria Island’s Bayfront Park to Passage Key on Wednesday, June 20, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Experienced paddlers will enjoy a guided open water trip

by WayneAdventures to Passage Key National Wildlife Refuge to explore the waters between Anna Maria and Passage Key where dolphins, rays and sharks are often seen.

Adults with prior open water experience, rescue skills and appropriate kayak are required. This area is subject to currents and winds. Participants must have their own canoe or kayak and safety gear suited for open water trips (spray skirt or sit-on-top kayak, etc.).

This program is suitable for adults with advanced kayaking experience who can meet the county's minimum eligibility requirements.

All participants must wear a life jacket. Reservations are required.

Call 941-742-5757. ext. 7.

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OBITUARIES Freida Sclafani Williams Freida Sclafani Williams, of Anna Maria and Lakeland, died on June 3, 2018, after a long fight with cancer.

Born on Aug. 10, 1944, in Deland, Fla., the only child of Rosie and John Sclafani, Freida was full of ambition. As a young girl, Freida was a talented dancer, with the skill and dedication to make this her profession. Instead, she went on to forge one of the most successful court reporting careers in Florida.

Court reporting piqued her interest at an early age. When she was 9 years old, she placed the carbon between sheets of paper to help her mother type transcripts for the court reporting firm then-named Rosie Sclafani and Associates. After attending the University of South Florida, she became the judicial assistant to former Circuit Judge A. H. Lane. In 1962, Freida enrolled in the Stenotype Institute of Jacksonville and joined her mother’s firm as a court reporter in 1971.

In 1979, Freida was appointed a state official court reporter and served in that position until 1995. During this time, she also oversaw the daily operations of the

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6/2, boating under the influence, Jewfish Key. The deputy on marine patrol observed the defendant violating the speed limit. He boarded the defendant’s boat and found him to be impaired. He was arrested.

Lakeland office. In 1980, the name of the firm was changed to Sclafani Williams Court Reporters, Inc. Five years later, Freida became president of the company to continue her mother’s legacy once Rosie fell ill. Under Freida’s keen management, the business was the first in the area to integrate new technologies, such as video conferencing, and digital reporting, and by the end of her career, she had opened six office locations.

Among her many recognitions and achievements, Freida served as FCRA President 1999-2000, and was awarded with the prestigious Florida Court Reporting Association’s Distinguished Service Award in 2002. She was the recipient of the National Association of Women’s Business Owners' Woman of Distinction Award and Sclafani Williams Court Reporters, Inc., was listed in the Tampa Bay Business Journals’ Top 75 women-owned businesses in the state of Florida in 2003 and 2004. She also served as the vice president of the Florida Official Court Reporter Association (FOCRA) an organization committed to court reporting education.

More often than not, Freida wore black, red, and white with a sparkling swan pin, symbolizing her love of Lakeland. She will be remembered for her commitment to serving both the court reporting and Polk County communities, while helping others achieve their dreams. Throughout her 36year career, she mentored and encouraged countless court reporting interns— teaching them business strategies and best practices.

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6/1, speeding, driving with no license, 700 block of Manatee Avenue. The officer clocked the defendant’s car at 58 mph in a 35 mph zone and stopped her.

She had no driver’s license. She was ticketed.

6/1, driving with a suspended license, 500 block of Manatee Avenue. The officer ran a computer check on the defen-

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In addition, she was heavily involved in the Society for Technological Advancement of Reporting, eventually becoming president in 2007, and was part of the Florida Court Reporter Association, the Daughters of the American Revolution, the National Court Reporters Association, the National Association Women Business Owners, the Lakeland Chamber of Commerce and the National Network Reporting Company. In Polk County, she helped fundraise for the restoration of the historic Polk Theater, supported the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) and provided pro bono video conferencing services to the Polk Museum of Art. Freida believed that being involved in the community she loved gave her strength , “You never know how strong you are, until being strong is your only choice.” (BM) She will be missed.

There will be a Mass on Saturday June 16th 2018, at 10:30 a.m. to be held at St Joseph Catholic Church , 210 W Lemon St., Lakeland, Fla. 33815.

Robert E. Baublitz Robert E. Baublitz, 61, Bradenton, died June 8, 2018. He moved to Bradenton from Maryland, he was a member of the Moose of Anna Maria Island and Crime Stoppers. Robert loved dant and found her license had been suspended for failure to attend elected traffic school. He issued a citation for a mandatory court appearance.

6/2, burglary, 4800 Gulf Drive. Four fishing rods and reels were stolen overnight from the bed of a pickup truck that was backed onto the driveway.

6/2, grand theft, 700 block of Key Royale Drive. The victim reports a large amount of cash was stolen from a safe.

life to its fullest. He loved to golf. He also loved to cook for his family and friends.

Robert was humorous, always telling a joke and making people laugh. He was a very generous man who loved his family and friends and would do anything for anyone.

He was a great father, grandfather, uncle and wonderful husband. Predeceased by his father, Melford, and his brother, Ronnie, he is survived by his wife of 25 years, Jaye-Lynn; his sons, Scott (Kelly) and Brent (Samantha McConville); daughter, Heather; mother, Mildred; brother, Sam; sisters, Debbi Ross and Patricia Brooks; grandchildren, Dillan, Aydan and Addelyn.

A memorial visitation will be 10 to 11 a.m. with a celebration of life to follow at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 16, 2018, at Brown & Sons Funeral Homes & Crematory, 43rd Street Chapel, 604 43rd St. W., Bradenton, FL 34209. Memorial donations to Tidewell Hospice, Inc. 5955 Rand Blvd, Sarasota, FL 34238. Condolences to www.brownandsonsfuneral.com.

Carol Kederich Broden Carol Kederich Broden, of Bradenton, passed away peacefully at home on June 1, 2018, at the age of 87. She was the daughter of the late Lawrence Conrad Kederich and Violet Husted Kederich.

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She suspects a painter she hired took it.

6/2, noise and alcohol violations, 200 block of 71st Street. At a noisy party for a high school graduate, police observed drinking with teenagers present. The occupants were ordered to vacate the house overnight. The graduate’s father, who rented the house, needed to be present before they would be allowed to enter. The officer forwarded the paperwork to code enforcement.

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MURPHY: A writing respite FROM PAGE 21

SALAMI! More SALAMI! She dove at the bag of salami. I dropped the CBD bottle, and it rolled, dribbling, into the aisle.

Then it occurred to me.

We were 35,000 miles in the air.

We were not on the ground in Seattle where there is a liberal attitude toward marijuana use.

We were on an airplane – federal jurisdiction -–where marijuana is still an illegal substance – and the feds take a very dim view of anyone screwing around on an airplane.

I was going to jail with this dog.

We were not arrested, but Jazz was manifestly stoned by the time we landed in Vegas.

She staggered off the plane.

She had done her weight in drugs.

A canine Hunter S Thompson.

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

I am grateful we both survived.

I will never again travel with a dog on an airplane.

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REAL ESTATE

JUNE 13, 2018

Mortgages ain’t what they use to be T

he end of the super low, mortgage interest rates has just about arrived. From of low of 3.31 percent for a fixed rate, conventional home mortgage in 2012 , we are, as of this writing, up to between 4.4 percent and 4.5 percent. This also happened pretty fast considering as recently as January of this year the rates were still below 4 percent.

In addition, we’re probably not done with rate increases since the Federal Reserve has said it expects to raise short-term rates two to three more times this year and again three times next year. In real money to home buyers, this has a big effect on monthly payments. A 4 percent rate on a $250,000 loan is a monthly payment of $1,194, but at 5 percent, the monthly payment goes up to $1,342. In higher end homes with larger loan amounts, this monthly payment figure goes up at a faster rate, potentially keeping buyers in all price ranges from qualifying.

Typically, buyers who don’t qualify for mortgage financing because of rate increases

Castles in the Sand LOUISE BOLGER readjust their price range. However, because housing inventory all over the country is almost at an all-time low, buyers, especially in the entry level category, have no place to go.

Meanwhile back in Manatee County, April was a much better month than March. Not really surprising since April has always been a busy month for real estate closings, so here are the numbers: April single-family homes had a median selling price of $311,000, up 5.4 percent from last year and an average selling price of $405,020, up 11.7 percent from last year.

The median time to sell was only 91 days and the median selling price was 95.8 percent of

the origional list price. If you recall March’s median selling price dropped below $300,000 to $285,000, which I predicted would turn around this month.

April condo sales had a median selling price of $209,950, 23.1 percent higher than last year and an average of $256,789, 20.5 percent higher than last year. Days to sell were 80, quite a bit less than single family, and the median price to sell was 95.4 percent of the original list price, almost the same as single-family. For both single family and condos, the months’ supply of available properties are both low with single family dropping to 3.9 percent and condos staying stable at 4.5 percent. Statistics are from the Realtor Association of Sarasota and Manatee website.

It’s always nice to have high appreciation, but are we setting ourselves up for another bubble? Possibly, since so far this year the housing market has the strongest growth since 2005, and since mid-2012 home prices have increased 28 percent, according to data

from the American Enterprise Institute.

Some of this potential bubble is being caused by lower underwriting standards by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, which as government agencies underwrite 80 percent of all home purchase mortgages. Both agencies are expanding their 3 percent down mortgages, and new government regulations will allow delinquent taxes to be excluded from credit scores pushing credit scores up.

Do we really want to go through another housing crisis because of exotic mortgage products with lax underwriting? Fannie and Freddie need to re-evaluate their underwriting standards, which are the benchmark for the industry, and put a lid on this before it gets out of control again.

Very little is the way it once was, and mortgage lending and rates are continually in a flux. Whatever the mortgage rates are, people always must sell and people always must buy. There just may be fewer of them for quite a while.

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OBITUARIES FROM PAGE 26

Carol Kederich Broden Hollow Manor, NY. She attended Stoneleigh Prospect Hill Boarding School, Greenfield, Mass., and University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, Va. She married Willard Cannell Broden in 1953, and they were together over 56 years until Bill passed in 2010. They lived in Vienna, Va., Barrington, Ill. and Bradenton, Fla. Carol was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. In her early years, she was a competitive equestrian and field hockey player. She loved animals, enjoyed playing bridge, attending performing arts events and singing in the choir. Carol was strong in her Christian faith and lived her life by the

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word of God. She was active in the Episcopal Church wherever she lived, member of Daughters of the King, a service order of Episcopal women, serving as president in Florida for three years, along with Diocesan Representative.

Carol is survived by her children, Bruce Broden, Barbara Broden Patterson (Lawrence), Pamela Broden Othen, Scott Broden (Nancy), Robert Broden; grandchildren, Kimberly Patterson Plagge (Robert), Lindsay Othen, Tyler Othen, Silas Broden, Zane Broden; great-grandchild, Edward Plagge.

A memorial service for Carol Kederich Broden will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018, at Episcopal Church of the Annunciation, 4408 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach.

Internment in the church memorial garden will follow with a reception in the parish hall. Brown & Sons Funeral Homes & Crematory, 43rd Street Chapel, Bradenton, is in charge of arrangements. Condolences to www.brownandsonsfuneral.com TOM VAUGHT | SUN

Sustainable lunch Sandbar restaurant Executive Chef Rich DeMarse holds the first of nine Chiles Group cooking classes at The Studio at Gulf and Pine, 10101 Gulf Drive. The classes are held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Thursday until Aug. 2, Chiles Group executive chefs will demonstrate cooking techniques using locally sourced ingredients. For more information, call Caryn Hodge at 941713-3105 or chodge@chilesgroup.com.

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Sunshine lawsuit depositions continue Some in the room were cautioned against sending signals to the defendant.

BY JOE HENDRICKS SUN CORRESPONDENT | jhendricks@amisun.com

BRADENTON BEACH – Former Planning and Zoning Board member Patty Shay is now the third Sunshine lawsuit defendant deposed by attorney Robert Watrous.

Shay was deposed Tuesday, June 5, at a court reporting office in Bradenton.

Assisted by paralegal Michael Barfield, Watrous represents the city of Bradenton Beach and resident Jack Clarke as co-plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed last August. The lawsuit alleges four planning board members and two Scenic WAVES Committee members violated the Florida Sunshine Law by discussing past and potential board and committee business at Concerned Neighbors of Bradenton Beach (CNOBB) meetings and in private emails.

Watrous referenced the Sunshine Law training required of all Bradenton Beach commission, committee and board members.

He asked Shay if she referred to that training regarding CNOBB discussion topics. She said she did not.

Watrous reviewed in detail the April 12 and April 19 Planning and Zoning Board meetings. Those included the board’s review of an updated Community Redevelopment Agency

(CRA) plan that referenced the possibility of a CRA-funded parking garage.

Watrous used meeting transcripts, agendas and other documents to establish that Shay participated in discussions about a parking garage in her official capacity as a board member.

“If a parking garage was to be built, the proposal would have to come before the P&Z, correct?” Watrous said.

“That is correct, but remember we were an advisory board. We did not make decisions,” Shay said of her planning board duties.

As part of the Sunshine Law, Florida Statute 286.011 says, “Any public officer who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a noncriminal infraction.”

The definition of a public officer in Florida Statute 112.313 includes “any person serving on an advisory body.”

At one point, Watrous said it was brought to his attention that some in the room, including at least one co-defendant, were nodding their heads yes or no in response to his questions.

Watrous and Barfield said they heard some in the room saying yes or no in response to Watrous’ questions. Watrous said he would bring these concerns to the judge if the behavior continued.

“I don’t need people seeking to coach the witness,” he said.

“I am under oath, and no one has done anything to suggest that I answer in a certain

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Sunshine lawsuit defendant Patty Shay was deposed on Tuesday, June 5. way,” Shay said.

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Watrous produced a copy of a June 14 email co-defendant Bill Vincent sent Shay, Reed Mapes and John Metz when they were all planning board members. The email pertained to CNOBB’s upcoming inaugural meeting.

It was obtained from Shay in response to a records request Barfield made.

Watrous noted Vincent, Metz and Mapes did not include that email in their records request responses.

“I would not know why they would not have done that,” Shay said.

Vincent’s email said, “There is no intent whatsoever to violate Sunshine Laws. In my opening comments it will be made clear that no discussion or conversation on the comp

plan, LDC (land development code) or charter or pending issues will be permitted.”

During a July 25 CNOBB meeting that was recorded and posted at the group’s website, then-planning board member Mapes proposed a citywide prohibition on parking garages. The recording is referenced in the lawsuit complaint that seeks a judge’s ruling on whether Sunshine violations occurred.

“When issues discussed in the April 12 and April 19 P&Z meetings did start being discussed at a CNOBB meeting, didn’t that alert you to the fact that you should say something or do something because this was a Sunshine Law violation?” he said.

“I did not consider it a violation of Sunshine Law,” Shay said.

“No budget, no date and the fact that it was not in agreement with the comprehensive plan. I didn’t see it as something that would be in the foreseeable future,” Shay said regarding the potential construction of a parking garage.

Shay’s statement about parking garages not being in agreement with the comp plan is contrasted by current comp plan language that allows parking garages in some land use categories.

Last month, the Planning and Zoning Board reviewed two City Commission-requested ordinances that would amend the comp plan and the LDC and prohibit parking garages citywide.

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Commissioner addresses residency questions Commissioner Randy White explained his residency situation and he says he can understand why some have questioned it.

BY JOE HENDRICKS SUN CORRESPONDENT | jhendricks@amisun.com

BRADENTON BEACH – City Commissioner Randy White’s status as a city resident was indirectly questioned during last week’s Charter Review Committee (CRC) meeting.

When discussing the City Commission’s request to better define commission candidate’s residency requirements in the city charter, City Attorney Ricinda Perry said she’s received inquiries about the residency status of a current commissioner.

Perry did not identify the commissioner by name. She mistakenly said the commissioner holds a city-issued Transient Public Lodging Establishment (TPLE). She also said the property listed as the commissioner’s residence has been used recently as a vacation rental.

Perry said the property tax bill for the commissioner’s property is sent to a Canadian address, and the commissioner’s car had a Canadian license plate until recently.

Mayor John Chappie has a city-issued TPLE license, but he resides full-time in one of the two duplexes he and his brother, Joe, own on 12th Street South, and their tax bills reflect that.

According the Manatee County Property Appraiser’s website, Commissioner Randy White’s tax bill for the bungalow at 106 Fourth Street has been sent to Toronto, Canada since he bought it 2012.

The tax bill for the bungalow White owns next door at 108 Fourth St. N. has been sent to the 106 Fourth St. N. address since he bought the second bungalow in 2014. According to Building Official Steve Gilbert, the bungalow at 108 Fourth St. N. remains uninhabitable due to an unresolved stop work order issued for working without permits in 2016.

In January, White pursued a TPLE license for the 106 Fourth St. N. bungalow that was being used as a vacation rental. Late last year and earlier this year that property was listed as a vacation rental through the Holmes Beach-based Beachrental.mobi property management company.

On Monday, City Treasurer Shayne Thompson said White recently obtained a city-issued business tax receipt license for that property, but he never completed the TPLE licensing process.

WHITE’S EXPLANATION

White is a commercial airline pilot based out of LaGuardia Airport in New York City.

During a layover Monday morning, he explained his residency situation.

“I do understand why people scratch their heads,” he said when informed of Friday’s CRC discussion.

White said his wife, Lorraine, lives in Toronto and is a Canadian citizen. He said she usually handled the vacation rental logistics, and that’s why the tax bill was sent there.

White said his wife will not live in the bungalow at 106 Fourth St. N. because it’s too small. They planned to live in the bigger bungalow next door, but those plans got bogged down in the permitting issues and remain on hold.

White said he often has overnight layovers in Toronto that allow him to spend time with his wife.

“I have an international job, and I’m in an international marriage,” he said.

White said they abandoned the TPLE license because it was getting complicated and costly. He said they no longer use the bungalow as a vacation rental and previously only rented it out when he was flying or out of town.

When it was noted there was recently a car with out of state license plates parked in his

driveway, White said it belonged to a friend of his wife’s and she did not pay to stay. He said other friends do the same.

White says he also has a crash pad in New York and shares a room with another pilot.

He said he usually works Saturday, Sunday, Monday and sometimes on Friday. He usually commutes to New York via the Sarasota airport.

White said he inherited a Buick LeSabre when his dad passed away and that’s why it had Canadian plates. It now has Florida plates. White said he has a Florida driver’s license that lists 108 Fourth St. N. as his address because that’s where he planned to live.

White said he is an American citizen and registered to vote in Manatee County and Bradenton Beach.

“I’m on the road at least half the time. I spent time in New York, and I shoot up to Toronto to see my wife. The other time I dedicate to Bradenton Beach,” he said, noting that spends about 10 days a month in Bradenton Beach.

On Monday, Perry said she was not aware that White had discontinued his efforts to obtain a TPLE license. She said that has no impact on the commission’s request to better define residency in the city charter.

LO C A L LY K N OW N . G LO B A L LY C O N N E C T E D.

ANNA MARIA ISLAND 2500 Gulf Drive N Laurie M Mock 941-232-3665 A4201859 $3,145,000

BR ADENTON 5004 Riverview Boulevard Pam Taylor 941-920-2301 A4175714 $2,485,000

BR ADENTON 2019 74th Street NW Debbie Vogler 941-705-3328 A4208067 $1,350,000

ANNA MARIA ISLAND 3708 Gulf Drive 1 Hannah Hillyard 941-744-7358 A4209523 $1,250,000

ANNA MARIA ISLAND 529 Key Royale Drive Hannah Hillyard 941.744.7358 A4184576 $1,955,000

ANNA MARIA ISLAND 2509 Avenue C B Laurie M Mock 941-232-3665 A4208192 $585,000

BR ADENTON 1317 Calle Grand Street Deborah Capobianco 941-704-2394 A4214765 $473,383

ANNA MARIA ISLAND 6300 Flotilla Drive 99 Kathy Marshall 941-900-9777 A4208643 $349,900

ANNA MARIA ISLAND 1710 Gulf Drive N E Hannah Hillyard 941-744-7358 A4215055 $1,975,000

ANNA MARIA ISLAND 505 S Bay Boulevard Debbie Vogler 941-705-3328 A4199179 $1,850,000

ANNA MARIA ISLAND 200 S Harbor Drive 1 Ken Kavanaugh, Jr 941-799-1943 A4215175 $1,250,000

ANNA MARIA ISLAND 2509 Avenue C A Laurie M Mock 941-232-3665 A4208163 $595,000

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MSC MORTGAGE | MSC TITLE | MS&C COMMERCIAL NEW HOMES & CONDOMINIUMS | RENTAL

ANNA MARIA ISLAND 600 Manatee Avenue 230 Bruce Meyer 941-266-8152 A4403816 $338,000

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BR ADENTON 7610 34th Avenue W 102 Barb Eberhart 614-204-7687 A4404696 $329,990

RENTAL ANNA MARIA ISLAND 448 63rd Street 1 Bed 1 Bath 1244 SqFt $1,250 Maria Kagin 941-779-4150 A4215272

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ANNA MARIA ISLAND TURTLE WATCH AND SHOREBIRD MONITROING | SUBMITTED

FAMILY & PET FRIENDLY

Easy does it Manatee County is using a grader to level off the steep escarpments on the beach left by subtropical storm Alberto. The beach tractor was not the right tool for the job, driver Mark Taylor said. The procedure will help people get to the water and help nesting sea turtles get to the beach.

Personalized Property Management!

SOURCE: FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION

NESTING NEWS

TURTLE TIPS

Turtle nests laid: 170 False crawls: 152 Nests hatched: 0 Not hatched: 2 Nests remaining: 168 Hatchlings to Gulf: 0 Nest disorientations: 0

During sea turtle season, May 1 – Oct. 31, please follow these tips: • Turn off lights visible from the beach and close blinds from sundown to sunrise; lights confuse nesting sea turtles and may cause them to go back to sea and drop their eggs in the water, where they won’t hatch.

Light can also attract hatchlings away from the water.

• Don’t use flashlights, lanterns or camera flashes on the beach at night.

• Remove all objects from the sand from sundown to sunrise; they can deter sea turtles from nesting and disorient hatchlings.

• Fill in the holes you dig in the sand before leaving the beach; they can trap nesting and hatching sea turtles, which cannot live long out of the water.

• Don’t use wish lanterns or fireworks; they litter the beach and Gulf.

• Do not trim trees and plants that shield the beach from lights.

• Never touch a sea turtle; it’s the law. If you see people disturbing turtles, call the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Wildlife Alert hotline at 888-404FWCC (3922).

Source: Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring

TURTLE TALKS Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring will host free Turtle Talks each Tuesday in June and July at 10 a.m. at CrossPointe Fellowship, 8605 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, and on Thursday, June 21 at 6 p.m. and Thursday, July 19th at 6 p.m. at Waterline Marina Resort, 5325 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach.

The 30-minute program will highlight 35 years of surveying sea turtle nesting on Anna Maria Island beaches using photos, videos and true stories.

Free children’s activity books, temporary turtle tattoos and handouts will be available.

For more information, call 941778-5638.

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BIRD TIPS During bird nesting season, March through August, please follow these tips:

• Never touch a shorebird chick, even if it’s wandering outside a staked nesting area.

• Teach kids not to chase birds – bird parents may abandon nes s if they’re disturbed.

• Don’t feed birds – it encourages them to fly at people aggressively and is not good for their health.

• If birds are screeching and flying at you, you’re too close.

• Avoid posted bird nesting areas and use designated walkways to the beach.

• Keep pets away from bird nesting areas.

• Keep the beach clean; food scraps attract predators such as raccoons and crows to the beach, and litter can entangle birds and other wildlife.

• If you see people disturbing nesting birds, call the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Wildlife Alert hotline at 888-404-FWCC (3922).

FLIPPERS AND FEATHERS Sea turtles are nesting on Anna Maria Island. If you’re an early morning beach walker or runner and you see turtle tracks in the sand, try not to leave your tracks over them, as the turtle tracks help Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring volunteers determine whether turtles successfully nested.

“The folks at Coastal Cottages are very agreeable and do all they can to meet your needs. We thank them for the part they play in making our stay such a positive experience! Til next year!”

941-567-6253

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Top real estate producers for May, 2018 A PARADISE

ISLAND REAL ESTATE

Cindy Grazar - Listing Al & Helen Pollock - Selling

Kathleen White - Listing Josh Bernet/Adele Holland - Selling

AN ISLAND PLACE REALTY

MICHAEL SAUNDERS ANNA MARIA ISLAND

Tanya McCormick - Listing Sue Carlson - Selling

COLDWELL BANKER

Hannah Hillyard & George Myers - Listing Debbie Capobianco & Kristi Berger - Selling

MIKE NORMAN

Buky Team - Listing & selling

DUNCAN REAL ESTATE

Darcie Duncan - Listing & selling

Rochelle Bowers - Listing Jed Wilkinson - Selling

SATO REAL ESTATE

EDGEWATER REAL ESTATE

Lynn Zemmer - Listing & selling

Barbara Sato - Listing Jason Sato - Selling

FRAN MAXON REAL ESTATE

WAGNER REAL ESTATE

Brianna Shaughnessy - Listing & selling

RaeEllen Hayo - Listing Carol Codella - Selling

April 2018 tourist tax collections compared to April 2017

Anna Maria Bradenton Beach Holmes Beach Manatee County

49% 10% 66% 10%

*(Anna Maria Island, Bradenton, Longboat Key, unincorporated Manatee County, Palmetto)

Manatee County’s 5 percent tourist tax is collected from owners of accommodations rented for six months or less who charge the tax to their renters, in most cases, tourists. About 50 percent of the tax proceeds are allocated to Bradenton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau tourism marketing efforts, with 20 percent allocated to beach renourishment. Resort tax increases reflect both increased visitation and improved tax collection efforts. Amounts shown were collected in April and paid to the Manatee County Tax Collector’s Office in May. To anonymously report a rental owner who may not be paying the tax, call 941-741-4809 or visit http://www.taxcollector.com/tdt-evader.cfm.

Source: Manatee County Tax Collector

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JUNE 13, 2018

Semi-final sparks fly at The Center

BY MONICA SIMPSON SPECIAL TO THE SUN

After a slow start to the night on the soccer field in the first semi-final game last Thursday night, the battle for the final seat in the championship game proved to be one of the most exciting games of the league’s history.

Uncharacteristically, Team Sato Real Estate lost to the second seed team, Lancaster Design in the first semi-final showdown. Losing most of the 50-50 balls, sluggish passes and missed opportunities for Sato Real Estate places the team in the third place game this Thursday night at 7 p.m.

Despite great efforts by the entire Sato squad and goals by team captain Josh Sato, Francisco Oliviera and Jose Caseras, the team just could not out run, out shoot and out play Lancaster Design.

With non-stop speed and tireless runs, Danny Anderson, Lancaster Design team captain, was credited to one assist and two goals. Anderson’s first goal came at the 13th minute of the game, after a perfectly placed high arching shot by Sumiko Chipman three minutes into the game.

At the corner of the field, Anderson miraculously passed the soccer ball with his knee to Greg DeMeuse, who shot a rocket into the lower right corner of the net. With little time on the clock, the bullet pass by Lancaster Design’s Robert Armstrong was hit tapped off the foot of Sato Real Estate’s Nate Talucci for an own goal advancing the score to 4-1.

In the second half of the game, Sato tried to rally his team with standout play and a quick goal to take the score to 4-2, but his efforts just were not quite enough to carry the team.

League newcomer Armstrong should see himself taken at the top of the draft next season with impressive games like the one he played Thursday night, with strong field play and two goals of his own.

Leaving the goal, keeper Trey Horne, who was noted to have five saves in the game, handed the penny to DeMeuse with 12 minutes left in the game and the score 6-2.

After a Sato Real Estate goal, Armstrong sprinted down the sideline with Sato hot on his heels moving toward the Sato Real Estate goal. Goalkeeper Jordan Demers, with six saves in the game, readied himself, but just could not stop the on-the-go strike by Armstrong ending the game with the score 7-3 and moving

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Girl power on the field: Sumiko Chipman, for Lancaster Design, prepares to dribble around Sato Real Estate defender Eliza Faillace in Thursday night’s semi-final game.

Lancaster Design to the final game of the season.

The sparks flew in the second game of the night with exciting soccer play, heated defensive attacks by each team and high emotions on the field. Undefeated Legler Flynn Law’s solid roster faced a determined Slim’s Place.

Out of the gate, Legler Flynn’s Amy Ivin shot quickly to put her team on top early. Andre Lewis, Slim’s Place’s man to stop, answered back with the first of three goals to tie the game.

In the 14th minute of the game, Lewis fired the soccer ball past Mark Rudacille in the goal for Legler Flynn Law. With 26 minutes of regulation play left in the game Jeremias Gramajo put it the soccer ball in the net for Sean Flynn’s team.

As the first half of the game came to an end, Lewis got wrapped up with Legler Flynn defenders clothes lining one of the players. With the no call by the officials, Lewis was able to break free to take his shot for a goal, with jeers from the spectators, who thought the move was intentional, giving his team the lead going into the second half of play.

To start the final minutes of the game, Legler Flynn played textbook soccer with Gramajo passing to Diego Felipe. Felipe sent a rocket toward the last defender Rico Beissert with the intended receiver Yorvi Moreira in perfect position. Felipe’s shot went off the foot of Beissert for an own goal in the 25th minute of play.

With emotions increasing and the desire to win filling the air, team captain PJ Smargisso was given a yellow card

after rough play on Felipe. The official’s call was the first lightning strike for the Smargisso verbal hailstorm that would ensue later in the game.

Flynn followed with an amazing free kick that hit the inside of the post once it fired past the line of defenders, putting Legler Flynn Law ahead 4-3.

Triple teaming the Slim’s Place strong man Lewis, the Legler Flynn defense made him work hard for every inch and every shot.

Saves by Will Case, with six saves in the match-up, kept Slim’s Place in the game up to the very last second.

Playing hard against Gramajo, Smargisso found himself on the verbal defense with a spectator, players and Gramajo.

Unable to let down, the verbal judo continued well into the second half of the game and after the final whistle was blown.

The emotional distraction and injury to Smargisso allowed Diego to work his magic on the field with solid midfield missile that was blocked but bobbled by Case, giving Moreira chance to finish and score, advancing the score to 5-3 with 10 minutes left on the scoreboard.

Diego fired another shot in an attempt to spread the score. Case held his own in the net solidly handling the soccer ball.

Avoiding the break away by Slim’s Place’s Ray Gardner, Moreira grabbed the back of Gardner’s shorts, pulling him down and stopping his progress. Moreira was called for the foul, but tempers flared as Moreira pushed Gardner in the chest.

Both players were given a yellow card

with the testosterone levels at an all time high on the field for many of the male players on both teams, as Gardner retaliated and gave Moreira a taste of his own medicine.

Taking the fiery energy onto the field, Smargisso fired one past Flynn in the goal with the help of a community center field bounce.

Down only by a single goal with just seconds left in the game, both sides fought fiercely on the field; Legler Flynn Law working to stay a point ahead and Slim’s Place hoping to at least move to a shoot out.

Lewis launched a shot that went just wide of the post with 20 seconds left on the clock. On the official’s time, Gardner knocked hard shot toward the net that was grabbed by the skillful hands of Flynn to prevent the tie.

The final free kick taken by Lewis was blocked ensuring the win for Legler Flynn Law as the official blew the whistle to end the action and emotionally packed game, advancing the team a place in the Paul “Ace” Hayward Cup championship game Thurs., June 14, at 8 p.m.

SUN SCOREBOARD THURSDAY, JUNE 7 ADULT CO-ED SOCCER SEMI-FINAL PLAYOFF GAMES #2 Lancaster Design #3 Sato Real Estate

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BRIDGE: New details emerge FROM PAGE 1

The new bridge is planned to be built about 100 feet south of the current bridge, with bridge approaches in roughly the same place they are now.

This allows for the current drawbridge to remain in service while the high, fixed-span bridge is under construction. Once finished, at its highest point the new bridge is planned to have 65foot vertical clearance to allow boats to pass underneath without the traffic stop of a drawbridge raise.

Two vehicular traffic lanes at 12feet apiece are planned, along with a 10-foot shoulder on either side of the bridge. A concrete barrier wall will separate the vehicle lanes from a 10-foot pedestrian and bicycle path on either side of the bridge.

Forrestel and Lake went over the design choices selected by the bridge aesthetics committee in 2017. The group, made up of local stakeholders including representatives from Keep Manatee Beautiful, the Island cities, Save Anna Maria and Manatee County, met for 10 months between 2016 and their final meeting in April 2017. Choices made by the committee include the selection of hammerhead style piers to support the underside of the bridge cast in blue with a stamped motif of sea turtles on every fourth pier. The underside of the bridge is planned as a natural cement color. A

metal railing with a sunshine motif is planned for the outer edges of the bridge.

While no lights or landscaping will be placed on the bridge, small pocket parks are planned for each end of the bridge featuring native landscaping and benches for pedestrians to rest.

Walkways will wrap around the base of the bridge approaches on each side and feature cement tile walls with motifs of pelicans, sea turtles and manatees separated by tiles of fractured granite to give the area some texture.

Railings will separate the walkway from the water.

Landscaping choices for the pocket parks and bridge approaches include sabal palms, silver buttonwoods and royal palms. To help add instant “curb appeal” to the bridge, Forrestel said FDOT planners have chosen a “bold” approach to landscaping where more mature trees will be planted so the effect is more noticeable immediately after plantings.

Final plans for the bridge are expected to emerge in late 2019.

Forrestel said no right of way acquisitions are needed for the project.

Construction on the bridge, estimated to cost $1.5 million, is not yet funded.

Once the fixed-span bridge comes in, other changes may be made to the Island side of Manatee Avenue, includ-

ing changes to parking at Kingfish Boat Ramp.

Forrestel said the bridge project managers are working with Manatee County officials to determine just how parking at the popular boat ramp will be affected and where additional parking spaces can be placed. Currently, the plan is to primarily eliminate parking on the south side of Manatee Avenue and extend the current parking area to the east toward the bridge to allow more parking.

Another change proposed for Kingfish is the elimination of left-hand turns to the east out of the parking area.

With the installation of a roundabout planned for the intersection of Manatee Avenue and East Bay Drive, Forrestel said it would be safer for boaters going east to turn right out of the boat ramp and circle the roundabout to get up adequate speed to go east over the bridge.

Engineer to all three Island cities Lynn Burnett said she hopes the roundabout, which she called “a much-needed improvement,” will be installed before the new bridge is built.

Lake said the Anna Maria Island Bridge project is being presented to FDOT leaders again in fall 2018 for possible funding.

CARJACKING: Homeless man arrested FROM PAGE 1

CRASH REPORT

The report issued by the Longboat Key Police Department states the Corvette hit a black Toyota SUV driven

by Eduardo Quintana, who had three passengers with him. The report says the Corvette was traveling southbound at a high rate of speed, passing vehicles on the bridge and collided with the rear of Quintana’s vehicle when avoiding a head-on collision.

“Eduardo stated the vehicle crash happened very fast, and the impact was very hard,” the report says.

Rowland tried to drive away but the damaged Corvette came to a stop near the sidewalk. Quintana ran to the vehicle and restrained Rowland as he tried to leave on foot. Longboat Key Police then arrived and took custody of Rowland.

“Rick stated to Officer Vogt, ‘I stole the car,’” the report says.

Rowland was transported to Sarasota Memorial Hospital after being identified by Mackenzie as the person who stole his car.

Three additional vehicles, including a box truck, also crashed during the incident. The box truck driver was

unable to stop in time and struck the vehicle in front of him, pushing it into another car. The bridge remained closed to traffic while the accident scene was cleared.

Quintana’s passengers were transported to Sarasota Memorial. The driver whose car was struck by the box truck was transported to Blake Medical Center in Bradenton.

When Rowland was released with bruised ribs, a Longboat Key police officer issued him citations for improper passing on a bridge, reckless driving and driving while license suspended.

Masi arrested him and transported him to the Bradenton Beach Police Department for processing and paperwork.

“Rowland kept saying how sorry he was for what he had done. That love made him steal the vehicle and this is not him. He was worried about the child that was in one of the cars he hit,” Masi’s report says.

Rowland was transported to Manatee County Central Jail and bond was set at $17,500.

EARLIER INCIDENT

Masi’s report says he was dis-

patched earlier that day to check on the welfare of Brandi Martin at 117 7th St. N., Apt. 25. Masi was dispatched in response to a notification received from a concerned friend.

“We have had several calls to the above location over the week,” Masi’s report says.

“She told me Rowland was acting crazy, and she no longer wanted him around in fear of her safety. Rowland told Martin she needed to come with him to go pick out a sports car, something bright and flashy. Martin said Rowland wanted to steal a sports car from somewhere on Bradenton Beach or Longboat Key/St. Armand’s area, but she wanted no part of it,” the report says.

“Just then, Rowland walked into the house. He was asked to collect his things and not return. He strapped his duffel bag to the back of his motor-powered bicycle and rode off.

Approximately 15 minutes later, I saw Rowland at the Circle K store at 103 Gulf Dr. S. Not more than 10-15 minutes had passed and the dispatched call of carjacking came out,” Masi’s report says.

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FUN IN THE SUN

Across 1 Low-pH compound 5 Creighton University city 10 Silly 14 Running behind 15 Spanish bar food 16 Falls back 17 *Mother of Donald Jr. and Eric 19 Pacific Rim continent 20 Disney collectible 21 __ anglais: English horn 22 "Casablanca" actor Peter 24 Dublin residents 26 *Laurence Fishburne's "What's Love Got to Do With It" role 30 Dried chili in Mexican cuisine 31 Tiny tunneler 32 Colorful tropical fish 33 Cause of red cheeks 35 *With 41-Across, twotime NBA All-Star named for an NBA Hall of Famer 36 Biol. or geol.

38 Spa treatments 40 Courthouse figs.

41 *See 35-Across 43 Woody thicket 45 Extends a tour 46 Sunbather's goal 47 Place for a Fitbit 51 *Swimmer with five Olympic gold medals 53 Perfume compound 54 Take a pass 55 Buccaneer's domain 57 __ chi: martial art 58 "The Boss Baby" voice actor Baldwin 60 *Early 20th-century

muckraker 63 Sport with periods called chukkers 64 Intoxicating shrubs 65 Fidel's successor 66 Throw out 67 Contest submission 68 Band boosters Down 1 Keys on a keyboard 2 Luray attraction 3 Slanted, in a way 4 La-Z-Boy room 5 Aptly named "Airplane!" autopilot 6 Two-party system?

7 "The Simpsons" storekeeper 8 Village 9 __ of tea 10 Start of a message to magazine subscribers 11 What some vote in 12 Christopher A. Wray's agcy.

13 Bag-checking org.

18 "Gesundheit!" evoker 23 Well-worn tracks

Answers to 06-06-18 Crossword Puzzle.

25 Tex-Mex seafood dish 27 Patella 28 Periods of history 29 Root word?

34 FedEx alternative 35 Many a cable co.

36 __ butter: cosmetic moisturizer 37 Gives legal advice 39 Symbol of the secondlargest state 41 Prefix with angle or cycle 42 Pallid 44 Use foul language 46 Walked all over 48 Expert computer operations group ... to which the answers to starred clues belong?

49 Make airtight 50 Quavering musical sounds 52 In reserve 56 "Child's play!"

58 On point 59 Bath bathroom 61 Pretend to be 62 Push-up top

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R. GAROFALO’S Interlocking brick pavers, driveways, patios, pool decks. Free estimates. Licensed & Insured.

Call Rafael 941-778-4823 or Veronik 941-526-7941 SHELL DELIVERED AND spread $55/yd. Hauling all kinds of gravel, mulch, top soil with free estimates. Call Larry at 941-795-7775, "shell phone" 941-720-0770 STRAIGHT SHOT LANDSCAPE. Specializing in Old Florida Seashell driveways and scapes. Also Rock, Mulch, & Soil. Free estimates. Call Shark Mark 941-301-6067

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: NORMS TOWING gives Notice of Foreclosure of Lien and intent to sell these vehicles on 06/27/2018, 09:00 am at 1855 63RD AVENUE E. BRADENTON, FL 34203, pursuant to subsection 713.78 of the Florida Statutes. NORMS TOWING reserves the right to accept or reject any and/or all bids.

2G1WF55K259375295 2005 CHEVROLET 4T1CA30P37U129003 2007 TOYOTA 5SWBC162671002982 2007 FRONTIER KNDJP3A54H7444173 2017 KIA WAUDF68EXSA491064 2005 AUDI

LOST & FOUND LOST THICK STERLING Silver Ring between the Moose and Beach House Restaurant. Call 941-2431444

LOST I-PHONE 8 Plus on Cortez to Gulf Dr to Holmes Beach. LifeProof Greenish Case. Call 224545-4274 FITBIT LOST THURSDAY February 22 on Bradenton Beach near Sandpiper heading south. Wristband is Plum color. Call 440901-8586.

MOVING & STORAGE MARTIN’S MOVING YOUR Island movers! Offering dependable, competitive rates. No hidden costs. 941-809-5777.

TWO MEN and a TRUCK. Movers who care. Local and Long distance. www. twomen.com Call 941-3591904. We sell boxes!

PAINTING & WALLCOVERING PAINT! PAINT! AND MORE 28 years of experienced interior/exterior custom painting. Pressure cleaning, drywall repairs and texture finishes. Many Island references. Please call Neil for free estimates.

941-812-0507 “WIZARD OF WALLS” Established 1980 Prompt quality service.

Paperhanging/removal Faux finishes. Interior painting. Mary Bell Winegarden 941-794-0455 PROFESSIONAL PAINTING SERVICES. Prompt & Reliable. Island Resident.

Quality Workmanship.

Interior/Exterior. Also minor repairs & carpentry. Free written detailed estimates. Bill Witaszek 941-307-9315 BAYSIDE COMMERCIAL PAINTING. David Padyani Call 941-565-9446 or Larry Zimmer 941-2248123 Licensed & Insured DONALD PERKINS PAINTING LLC fully insured. 30 years experience. Many Island references. Call 941-705-7096

PETS NO NEED FOR Doggie Daycare. I can walk your dog, exercise, Pet taxi to Vet or Groomer. Loving attention. Lots of cuddling. Mary Walsh 941-405-2496

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POOL SERVICES FOUR SEASONS POOL SERVICE. AMI & West Bradenton. Certified Pool Operator. Residential/commercial. Chemical Service Licensed & Insured. Call Dennis Clark 941-737-5657 COLE'S TROPICAL POOL SERVICE Call Cole Bowers for all your pool maintenance needs! Affordable and Dependable!! 941-7131893

PRINTING CUSTOM DIGITAL PRINTING "Your printing dream to reality" Specializing in Dye sublimation Printing.

Graphic Design. Performance Active ware. Logo Design. Call Rhonda 330-550-4847

PROFESSIONAL PRESSURE & WINDOW WASHING AUTHORITY ONE CLEANING : Residential, Commercial, Construction and Vacation Rentals . Also available Power Washing, Roof Cleaning and Windows.

Call 941-251-5948

REAL ESTATE HOMES & CONDOS FOR SALE

FROM THE LOW $300’s. Only minutes from the beach, this new active adult community is perfectly located just south of Manatee Ave, off Village Green Pkwy.

Perfectly designed, open 2BR or 3BR/2BA plus den & 2CG floor plans.

Luxurious amenities, pool, spa, gym, pickle ball and fenced-in dog park. HOA only $209/ month. Models open daily. Contact us 941254-3330 www.MirabellaFlorida.com INCREDIBLE NEW CONSTRUCTION Home on Pine Ave! Prime location to shops, restaurants, bay and beach! $2,400,000 Call Charles Buky Coldwell Banker 941-228-6086

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CANAL FRONT HOMES Holmes Beach - Key Royale GULF FRONT CONDOS Gulf Place, L’Plage, Vista Grande & MORE. Island Real Estate ASK Alan Galletto 941-232-2216 INVESTOR'S DREAM and only 4 houses from the beach, adorable 2BR/2BA beach cottage in the North End for $629,000. Call Kathleen White Island Real Estate at 941-773-0165.

AnnaMariaSales.com BEACH FRONT, ELEVATOR in building. GULF VIEWS Waters Edge Condo 1BR/1.5BA bath, patio, oversized condo.

New floors, furnished, new interior doors. $389,900. Sharon Hightower RE/MAX Alliance Group 941-330-5054 PERICO ISLAND 2BR/2BA Condo.

Great WATER VIEWS New Floors! $279,900.

Screened Porch and a Patio. Sharon Hightower RE/MAX Alliance Group 941-330-5054 call today for showing.

Call us today! 941-778-3986

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3BR/2.5BA TOWNHOUSE CONDO, 1450 s/f on 2 floors. 2 pools, private beach access. Furnished or unfurnished. Washer / Dryer. Screened lanai & 1 car garage. Water, sewer, trash, basic cable, pest control included. Background & credit required. $2800/mo. $2800 security. First, last & security Longboat Key. Ask for Ed DUNCAN REAL ESTATE 941-779-0304 www. teamduncan.com ANNUAL RENTAL and CONDOMINIUM Association management serviced by (2) offices open 7 days a week! Contact junew@ islandreal.com – 941-3451295 - Island Real Estate of Anna Maria Island, Inc. 2BR 2 REMODELED BATHS, freshly painted Bayview duplex 1-7 month rental furnished or unfurnished $1,700/mo Available June 15 call or text 551-4270248 1BR FULLY FURNISHED. Pool, Condo all utilities and fees. Beach access one block from beach. $1500/ mo. Annual Lease. No Pets Call 941-778-1915

NW BRADENTON CATALINA Subdivision. 3BR/2BA/2CG Split plan on Lagoon.

Available July 15. $1800/ mo. First, Last & Security Deposit. Credit check. Call 941-809-2488 for Appointment 2BR/1BA GROUND LEVEL condo in Bradenton Beach. $1200. 1st, last, sec dep.

No pets. 2BR/1BA home in Bradenton. Large fenced yard. $1200. Pet friendly.

First, last, sec dep. Contact A Paradise Realty 941-7784800 ANNUAL RENTAL 1BR/1BA Large back yard, huge shaded common area.

First, Last & $1000 security deposit. No Dogs $1500/ mo. Call 941-705-

RENTALS: SEASONAL & VACATION TIFFANY PLACE Gulf Front Condo for Rent Incredible views from living room and master bedroom. 2BR/2BA Green Real Estate Call 941-778-0455

ANNA MARIA ISLAND, Fl Condos. Pool beach access, fully equipped $650-$800/ wk Redekercondos.com 941-704-7525

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SEASONAL RENTALS AVAILABLE: Spring, Summer and Fall. CITY OF ANNA MARIA 2BR/2BA Bay Front.

HOLMES BEACH 2BR/2BA 400’ to Gulf Bay. Horizon Realty of Anna Maria 941-778-0426 kringco@ tampabay.rr.com GREAT RATES! Weekly, Monthly. 3BR/2BA NW Bradenton. Call Grace 941-201-2190 HOLMES BEACH 1.5 BLOCKS to Beach.

Completely updated 2BR/2BA. Available October 2018 to April 1, 2019. $4500/mo Nelson & Associates Real Estate.

Call 863-640-1864 SEASONAL RENTAL 3BR/2BA. One block from the beach. Large pool and spa. www.aquamaria.net. Or call 859-583-5733

TRANSPORTATION AMI TAXI metered-on-callcards accepted. Airport: Tampa $95, Sarasota $40, Clearwater $85, Orlando $165. Call 800-301-4816. amitaxi4u@gmail.com, www.amitaxi.com

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ANYTIME TRANSPORTATION to all airports, appointments, casino, cruises, etc. Tampa $65. Sarasota $30. Pets welcome. Very dependable. Reasonable rates. Contact Jeanne.

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