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Changes for parking plans on the agenda

Holmes Beach commissioners are talking parking changes for residential neighborhoods near the beach.

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

The new pier is now open on a limited basis from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. For now, the pier will be closed Monday through Thursday.

The weekday closures will allow time to complete any needed final touch-ups and will also provide the new pier tenant time to begin the interior buildouts of the city-owned restaurant and bait shop buildings.

Anna Maria Mayor Dan Murphy is currently engaged in lease negotiations with Ugly Grouper restaurant co-owner Mike Ross and General Manager Thad Treadwell. Murphy recently said he expects a proposed long-term lease for the restaurant and bait

HOLMES BEACH – It’s been just over two weeks since the city’s new parking plan was enacted and commissioners are already discussing making changes after receiving criticism from some city residents, business owners and Manatee County residents.

The parking plan eliminated side of the street and right of way parking in some neighborhoods near the beach. Commissioners were scheduled at the Tuesday, June 23 work session to begin discussions on enacting permit parking in the areas where parking was eliminated.

The proposal being discussed is a modified version of a parking-by-permit proposal considered in 2016 by commissioners after a presentation by the city’s congestion committee. The proposal was vetoed by then-Mayor Bob Johnson and didn’t receive a super-majority vote from commissioners.

Current Mayor Judy Titsworth and Commissioner Pat Morton, who were both commissioners at the time, voted against the 2016 parking plan, but both have recently expressed support for limiting public parking in residential neighborhoods close to the beach while also finding a balance to accommodate residents in those neighborhoods.

While providing residential parking on the side of the street could alleviate some of the concerns expressed by residents, it doesn’t address the concerns of business owners.

Another proposal being considered by city commissioners in the near future is the possibility of changing the Holmes Beach Land Development Code to allow businesses and churches to charge for beachgoers using their lots for parking. While being able to accept donations for parking could help local churches suffering from a lack of donations due to COVID-19 shutdowns, some city business owners are still concerned that the lack of residential neighborhood parking and increase of commercial parking could result in a lack of parking spaces for their business patrons.

Using church parking for access to beach access points where there are no facilities for visitors also is a cause for concern for some residents. The lack of street parking may keep cars out of the

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The new Anna Maria City Pier is now open three days a week. The restaurant on the right and the bait shop on the left are expected to open later this year or early next year.

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Commissioner Amy Tripp, City Clerk LeAnne Addy, Commissioner Carol Carter, Deputy City Clerk Debbie Haynes, Mayor Dan Murphy and his wife Barbara attended the pier opening.

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13-year-old Joseph Dolan, center, was the first to catch a fish on the new City Pier.

Anna Maria City Pier opening sends community spirit soaring For now, the pier will be open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

BY JOE HENDRICKS SUN CORRESPONDENT |jhendricks@amisun.com

ANNA MARIA – The new $6.8 million Anna Maria City Pier opened Friday at 8 a.m. when 6-year-old Sadie Agnelli swung open the gate at the foot of the pier.

Friday’s soft opening will be followed by a formal grand opening ceremony and celebration at a yet-tobe-determined date.

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County: Coquina Beach project requires more pine removals New trees will be planted to replace the removed Australian pines.

BY JOE HENDRICKS SUN CORRESPONDENT | jhendricks@amisun.com

BRADENTON BEACH – Manatee County commissioners have approved the phase two Coquina Beach drainage improvement plans that call for the removal of 87 additional Australian pine trees.

Native trees will be planted on a one-to-one ratio as replacements for the removed Australian pines, as was the case with phase one of the county project, and in accordance with the city of Bradenton Beach’s land development code. The replacement trees will consist of shady lady black olive trees, gumbo limbos and green buttonwoods.

The replacement trees for the 103 Australian pines removed from the south end of the beach parking lot during the phase one project last year were planted last week.

Public Works Project Manager Michael Sturm presented the phase two plans to county commissioners on Tuesday, June 16.

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The map illustrates where the phase two drainage improvements will be made. Right, this is an aerial view of the completed phase one drainage improvements.

The phase two drainage and parking improvements will take place in the center and north parking areas of the county-owned beach in BradenSEE PINES, PAGE 11

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Beach Café closes due to COVID

COVID rental guidelines to be amended The Manatee County Commission has approved the Bradenton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau’s request to amend county vacation rental guidelines on COVID-19 to allow visitors from places that are currently prohibited.

Current guidelines restrict visitation from states that have 700 cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 people.

The amendment allows the county administrator to request that the state Department of Business and Professional Regulation eliminate that restriction and instead limit the restricted areas to those identified by the governor as high risk, currently New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Louisiana.

Reservations would be required to be longer than the quarantine period established by the state and groups of visitors would still be limited to no more than 10 people, or fewer depending on municipal occupancy limits, according to the recommendation.

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Beach renourishment moved to early July

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The Anna Maria Island Beach Café at Manatee Beach in Holmes Beach is closed until further notice due to an employee testing positive for COVID-19. While employees have been required to wear masks and the café’s management has employed increased cleaning protocols and social distancing for diners, management announced on social media June 22 that the café is voluntarily closed until all employees have been tested, the building has been disinfected and a plan to reopen safely can be implemented.

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The 5.5-mile Anna Maria Island beach renourishment project will begin in early July, moved up from late July, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

The project will begin at 78th Street North in Holmes Beach and travel to the southern end of Coquina Beach at Longboat Pass, restocking about 300 feet of beach per day.

Barring weather delays, the project should be completed by the end of October.

Portions of the beach will be closed during active construction, preventing the public from accessing that area of the shore.

The sand will be delivered by barge from an offshore borrow area about 2,000 feet offshore of the north end of Anna Maria Island, near Passage Key. The sand is dredged from the offshore borrow areas by a hydraulic cutter suction dredge, then pumped through a pipeline to the beach as a water/sand slurry. The submerged pipeline comes ashore onto

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Previous beach renourishment projects on Anna Maria Island left wider beaches with more storm protection for structures. the beach at a designated landing location, and connects to the shore pipeline, which runs laterally along the dry beach. The sand slurry is discharged from the pipeline and bulldozers work the sand to fill the designed construction template.

Of the total cost of $17.3 million, the federal government’s share is $8 million, the state of Florida is

contributing $4.6 million and the Manatee County contribution is $4.6 million.

Residents and business owners who have questions about the project may reach David Ruderman in the USACE Corporate Communication Office by email at david.j.ruderman@usace.army.mil or by calling 904-232-1623.

State health officer: ‘Wear your mask’ In response to rising COVID-19 cases, “All individuals in Florida should wear face coverings in any setting where social distancing is not possible,” with very limited exceptions, Florida Surgeon General Dr. Scott Rivkees said in a public health advisory June 20.

Everyone over 65 or with high-risk health conditions such as lung, heart, kidney or liver disease, asthma or diabetes, among other conditions, “should limit personal interactions outside of the home and take all measures to limit the risk of exposure to COVID-19,” according to the statement. Measures include wearing a mask, social distancing of at least 6 feet, frequently washing hands for at least 20 seconds, using hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol, and frequently cleaning and disinfecting high-touch surfaces.

The advisory discourages gatherings of more than 50 people and states, “For all gatherings of fewer than 50 people, individuals should practice social distancing by maintaining a distance of at least 6 feet from each other and wear a face covering.”

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All together now There is no social distancing for this year’s sea turtle nests on Anna Maria Island. Because of the beach renourishment scheduled to begin next month in Bradenton Beach and Holmes Beach, Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring volunteers are digging up the eggs from all nests and reburying them on the beach in the city of Anna Maria, whose beaches are not in need of renourishment. Heavy equipment used in the renourishment project can crush eggs in their nests, and pipes used in the project can block hatchlings from getting to the Gulf of Mexico. Nests may still be adopted through Turtle Watch at www.islandturtlewatch.com.

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Bower and Van Ostenbridge square off in November PARKING: Changes on the agenda

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MANATEE COUNTY – The winner of the District 3 Manatee County Commission race between nonparty-affiliated candidate Matt Bower and Republican candidate Keven Bower Van Ostenbridge will be decided in the general election in November.

In a previous story, The Sun mistakenly reported the District 3 race would essentially be decided in the Tuesday, Aug. 18 Republican primary due to the write-in Van candidacy of Nathan Meyer Ostenbridge and the lack of a Democratic candidate. The District 3 commissioner directly represents residents on Anna Maria Island and in Cortez and west Bradenton.

According to Sharon Stief, Chief Deputy of the Manatee County Supervisor of Elections Office, Bower originally qualified as a Republican candidate on Monday, June 8, the first day of the one-week qualifying period.

But on Friday, June 12, the final day

of qualifying, Bower requalified as a candidate with no party affiliation.

Because of this change, Stief said neither Bower nor Van Ostenbridge’s name will appear on the primary ballot in August. Had Bower run as a Republican, this winner of this race would have been decided in the August primary.

“When he (Bower) came in to change his party affiliation, that put the entire race on the general election ballot. It won’t be on the primary ballot at all,” Stief said.

All registered voters in District 3, regardless of party affiliation, will be able to vote in the general election race, determining who fills the District 3 seat currently held by Commissioner Steve Jonsson, who is not seeking reelection.

Stief said Bower collected enough petition signatures to avoid paying the $3,441 qualifying fee when he qualified as a Republican, but those petition signatures no longer applied when Bower requalified later in the week as a non-party-affiliated candidate. Bower then had to pay the qualifying fee.

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Due to the write-in candidacy of Parrish resident Thomas Dell, and the lack of a Democratic candidate, the county-

wide District 7 at-large August primary race between former County Administrator Ed Hunzeker and Bradenton resident George Kruse will be closed to registered Republican voters only.

Hunzeker and Kruse both running as Republicans with no Democratic challenger means the winner of the District 7 Republican primary race in August will decide who fills the commission seat to be vacated by Commissioner Betsy Benac.

The closed District 7 primary race means registered Democrats and registered non-party-affiliated voters in Manatee County – including those who live on Anna Maria Island or in Cortez – will not have a say in this primary race.

Non-Republicans who wish to vote in the District 7 at-large race have until Monday, July 20 to change their party affiliation to Republican.

Changing one’s party affiliation is not a permanent declaration of party allegiance and for voting purposes can be changed as often as desired. For more information, visit www.votemanatee. com, call the Manatee County Supervisor of Elections Office at 941-741-3823 or contact the office by email at info@ votemanatee.com.

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neighborhoods, but it’s not slowing down the foot traffic or eliminating issues such as trash and beach equipment left behind or a lack of restroom facilities for beachgoers, according to emails received by The Sun from concerned residents.

Titsworth also said she’s meeting with representatives from the Manatee County School District to discuss the possibility of using the Anna Maria Elementary School parking lot for overflow beach parking when available.

Manatee County commissioners are discussing their own ideas to remedy the issue, including the potential for a parking garage in Holmes Beach.

Currently, Manatee County offers a free park and ride service from the Beachway Shopping Plaza on 75th Street and Cortez Road in Bradenton to Manatee Beach in Holmes Beach on weekends. Riders can park their vehicles and take the bus to Anna Maria Island’s beaches without worrying about having to try to find parking. The bus runs hourly Friday through Sunday with pickup near the Wells Fargo Bank.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Be a beacon of light Ten years ago, I wrote a letter to the editor that I feel is just as relevant today as it was then, and I’d like to share it with everyone.

“An Oct. 30 article in the Herald about Florida Senator Bill Nelson referred to the Tea Party as ‘hyperpartisanship.’ I strongly take exception to that quote. I don’t know if the author is partisan or uninformed. The results of the 2010 election indicate that the electorate (Democrats, Republicans and Independents) are not happy with their government’s leadership.

“I am a constitutionalist and be-

lieve in limited federal government (Amendments 9 and 10). I personally believe the decremental diluting of following our constitutional principles is directly responsible for our country’s problems and our diminished standing globally (and I hope all parties support this conjuncture, sans communists).

“Our Constitution has not failed us. We the voters have failed by continuing to elect representatives who fail to uphold our country’s principles (the Constitution).

“All of us are better served talking to each other, informing each other, discussing our disagreements and staying friends.”

The most important lines in my 2010 letter were: “Do not let Washington, the media or politicians divide us.”

In 2020, I believe that message is as poignant today as it was 10 years ago. I think many average Americans – those who don’t follow the news closely – are frustrated and disgusted with our politicians and the national media.

My 2010 letter ended with this thought: “A friend recently said, ‘You can’t be a beacon if your light doesn’t shine.’ Let’s all of us shine for America.”

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The Island Branch Library is open for pickup only.

Tingley Memorial Library is closed.

All classes at area parks and recreation areas are canceled.

The Center of Anna Maria Island’s fitness center is open with limited capacity.

The Holmes Beach dog park (Scentral Park), skate park, basketball courts and tennis courts are open.

Local preserves are open including Grassy Point Preserve, Perico Preserve, Neal Preserve and Robinson Preserve. Local beaches are open.

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City hall is open to the public with limited capacity and safety protocols in place. Please visit www. cityofannamaria.com or contact city hall for more information.

June 25, 6 p.m. – City Commission regular meeting July 3, all day – City offices closed for Independence Day holiday July 9, 2 p.m. – City Commission special meeting

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City hall is open to the public with limited capacity and safety protocols in place. Please visit www. cityofbradentonbeach.com or contact city hall for more information.

July 1, 9 a.m. – Capital Improvement Plan meeting July 1, 9:30 a.m. – Community Redevelopment Agency meeting July 1, 2 p.m. – Scenic WAVES meeting July 2, 6 p.m. – City Commission meeting July 9, 1 p.m. – Department Head meeting

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City hall is currently closed to the public. All meetings will be held virtually until further notice.

July 1, 6 p.m. – Planning Commission meeting July 3, all day – City offices closed for Independence Day holiday July 7, 9 a.m. – City Commission budget workshop

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WMFR building plans progress

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

BRADENTON – West Manatee Fire Rescue leadership’s plans for a new administration building are moving forward with a permit request on its way to the city of Bradenton.

Commissioners also have agreed to allow Chief Ben Rigney to sign a utility easement on behalf of the district with the owners of the Hidden Lakes condominiums. The easement is required for sewer access from the site purchased for the new administration building, located behind the Fountain Court Shopping Center in Bradenton. Rigney said during a June 16 meeting that he expects the district to be charged $10 for an easement fee.

Both the city of Holmes Beach and the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce sent letters to the district in support of the construction of the new building.

Designed with a hardened exterior protecting at minimum the meeting room and adjacent spaces from the force of a major hurricane, the building could serve as a west side emergency operations center for organizations that need to be close to

the Island in case of a hurricane or other natural disaster. The Manatee County Emergency Operations Center is located off U.S. Highway 301, closer to the east side of the county.

While Commissioner Al Robinson voted in favor of purchasing the property for the new administration building, he now says he’s in favor of keeping the district’s offices where they’re currently located, in a second floor space at Palma Sola Presbyterian Church.

Robinson said during the June 16 meeting that he’s concerned about the amount of money being spent on the new building.

Rigney said that with the sale of the previous administration building, impact fee funds and savings on behalf of the district, the cost of the building can be covered without a loan. Including the lot purchase, the total cost of the building is expected to be about $1.4 million according to early estimates from Hall Architects, the company engaged to design the new administration building.

Commissioners are expected to be presented with a not-to-exceed number for the cost of the building’s construction in August or September.

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Fire department seeks defibrillator grant for local businesses If you want to help save lives, WMFR may soon have an opportunity for you.

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

BRADENTON – West Manatee Fire Rescue commissioners unanimously approved a proposal

by Commissioner Randy Cooper that could bring an AED unit to a business near you soon.

The commission plans to apply for a grant from the American Heart Association to cover the cost and maintenance of 10 Automatic External Defibrillator units to distribute to local businesses for use in case of emergencies. If the grant funds are received, Cooper said he has a waiting list of businesses interested in receiving the units and training from the department on how to use them in an emergency.

AEDs are easy-to-use units that can help restart a patient’s heart

during a cardiac arrest episode by delivering a targeted electric shock to the patient’s chest. They should only be used by someone who is trained in their use and in the event of an emergency.

If grant funds are received, WMFR will distribute the AED units to local businesses and train their staffs how to use the units effectively. If the program proves successful, Cooper said the district can apply for funding for an additional 10 units annually to keep the program going while not overwhelming fire prevention staff, who would be in charge of the program. Outside of staff time for training and inspection of the units, no district funds are planned to be spent in excess of the grant funds, if received.

Cooper said that the AED program could be a minimal cost program for the district with a high return value in the number of lives saved.

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Voters to settle parking garage debate Bradenton Beach voters will decide in November if a citywide parking garage prohibition is added to the city charter.

BY JOE HENDRICKS SUN CORRESPONDENT | jhendricks@amisun.com

BRADENTON BEACH – Bradenton Beach voters will see two parking garage questions on the ballot in the general election in November.

Both ballot questions will be presented as proposed amendments to the city charter.

The first ballot question will address the city-wide parking garage prohibition long sought by the Keep Our Residential Neighborhoods (KORN) political action committee founded by Reed Mapes and John Metz. The second ballot question will ask Bradenton Beach voters if they wish to allow the construction of a single parking garage in Bradenton Beach.

City Attorney Ricinda Perry and the city commission discussed this on Thursday, June 18, in response to an email KORN attorney Robert Hendrickson sent to attorney Chuck Johnson earlier that day. Johnson represented

the city in the successful defense of a lawsuit KORN filed against the city in 2018 after the city commission refused to place four proposed charter amendment questions on a city ballot.

In March, 12th Judicial Circuit Court Judge Edward Nicholas ruled the city did not have to place KORN’s charter amendment questions on the ballot, but he left the door open for additional legal arguments regarding the parking garage question.

Regarding Hendrickson’s letter, Perry said, “It’s not been ordered by the judge to put it on the ballot, but Mr. Hendrickson has indicated KORN will continue to take this to court and try to force the city to put it on the ballot. Do you want to put it on the ballot and kill that argument or do you want to fight it in court?”

In 2016, Mayor Bill Shearon proposed building a parking garage next to the Public Works building using financial support from the county. Commissioner Jake Spooner then proposed the city build a parking garage on the Joe’s Eats & Sweets property instead.

Neither proposal was pursued. During last week’s county commission meeting, Commissioner Carol Whitmore

informally proposed building a countyfunded parking garage in Holmes Beach.

“Put two proposals out there to the voters,” Perry said. “One is the language from KORN saying no parking garages.

And then have a second proposal in order to address the concerns of the county commission regarding parking garages and ask the electors if they want to have a single parking garage that would be the responsibility of Manatee County and located in one location.”

Perry said the ballot questions presented to city voters in the fall would pertain only to a parking garage in Bradenton Beach, and not elsewhere on the Island.

If Bradenton Beach voters approve both ballot measures, neither would pass because the city cannot have two laws or ordinances that conflict with one another, Perry said. If that were to happen, the citywide parking garage prohibitions the city commission added to the city’s comprehensive plan and land development code (LDC) in 2018 would remain in effect.

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Parks committee vols needed Holmes Beach city leaders are seeking volunteers for the parks and beautification committee. Members meet once a month at 10 a.m. on the first Wednesday of the month October through May. The committee oversees the city’s Adopt-A-Spot program and provides recommendations to city com-

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missioners about plantings, maintenance and redesign in Holmes Beach parks and public spaces. Committee members serve two-year terms. For more information, or to request an application, please contact the city clerk’s office at 941-708-5800 ext. 221 or deputyclerk@holmesbeachfl.org. Applications are due no later than July 13.

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PINES: Project requires more pine removals FROM PAGE 3

ton Beach. The drainage improvements will include new stormwater pipes and paving the remaining unpaved parking areas with pervious pavement that allows rainwater to drain through it.

Sturm’s presentation noted the completion of phase two would result in more than 900 striped and paved parking spaces at Coquina Beach. Approximately 700 of those paved parking spaces will be created in phase two. Sturm’s presentation notes the previous number of parking spaces was unknown because there was no formal layout for the unpaved spaces.

The estimated phase one cost was $3.36 million. The estimated phase two cost is $3.62 million.

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Holmes Beach resident and County Commissioner Carol Whitmore voiced the only opposition to the phase two plans.

“Now’s probably not even a good time for this to be coming up,” she said in reference to other parking issues that have surfaced on Anna Maria Island.

“Use that $3.6 million on something else we desperately need,” she said.

Commissioner Misty Servia felt differently.

“I am excited about the phase two project, especially when we consider the lack of parking out on the Island.

The removal of the Australian pines in favor of native trees that are going to provide shade and canopy to the beach area is a great thing in my opinion. I am ready to make the motion for approval,” she said.

Commissioner Steve Jonsson seconded Servia’s motion and said, “I was certainly in favor of doing phase one

first and seeing how that came out. I was out visiting the site three weeks ago and it came out really well. It was a huge improvement.”

Jonsson said he was skeptical at first of the pervious pavement but seeing the phase one improvements changed his mind.

“I’m looking forward to getting the second phase done. We’ll have those 900 spaces,” he said.

Commissioner Vanessa Baugh referenced a summary of facts included in Sturm’s presentation.

“Originally there were 990-plus Australian pines. In phase one, we only removed 103 of those 990-plus. Then in phase two it would be 87,” she noted.

Commission Chair Betsy Benac asked Sturm if the phase one and phase two improvements would produce more usable parking spaces at Coquina Beach.

Sturm said they would.

Benac asked if the Australian pines along the multi-use path would remain in place. Sturm said they would.

Benac said she has not received any negative feedback since the phase one tree removals occurred and the phase one work ensued, and during Tuesday’s meeting, no one provided public comment on the matter.

“I am going to support this due to the fact that we’re going to have more usable spaces with these improvements,” Benac said.

Benac noted the paved parking spaces will provide beach access for all Manatee County residents and visitors.

“I think that’s a good thing,” she said.

The commission voted 6-1 in favor of moving forward with phase two, with Whitmore casting the only opposition vote.

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The Australian pines along the Coquina Beach multi-use trail will not be removed. The new phase one replacement trees were planted at Coquina Beach last week.

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TDC reappoints Poston, Bryant Manatee County commissioners have reappointed two elected officials to the Tourist Development Council for four-year terms.

Bradenton Mayor Wayne Poston Poston and Palmetto Mayor Shirley Groover Bryant were both approved to retain their seats until June 30, 2024.

The TDC is a nine-member citizens advisory committee that makes recommendations to the Manatee County Bryants Commission on the expenditures of tourist tax revenues.

The other members are Barbara Baker (Anna Maria Island Resorts), Eric Cairns (Cedar Cove Resort), Ed Chiles (Waterline Hotel and Beach Inn), Vernon DeSear (Manatee Memorial), Jiten Patel (Holiday Inn Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport), Jack Rynerson (formerly Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport) and Misty Servia (Manatee County Commission).

The next TDC meeting is scheduled on Monday, Aug. 17 at 9 a.m., tentatively at Holmes Beach City Hall.

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Be ready - it could save your life Hurricane season is in full swing and Manatee County leaders want everyone to be prepared in case a storm comes our way.

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

MANATEE COUNTY – Emergency Management Chief Steve Litschauer joined forces with Director Jake Saur and Manatee County Commissioner Carol Whitmore Monday to help prepare residents in the event a hurricane comes to the area.

While many things have stayed the same, such as the need to have food, water, medicine and other supplies for each member of your household, including pets, some things are changing this year due to COVID-19.

SHELTERS

One of the major changes this year is that the county emergency shelter capacity is reduced to 35% due to social distancing procedures.

And while social distancing will be employed at shelters, Whitmore said that doesn’t mean that people coming to shelters will be safe from contracting the virus, even while wearing a mask.

“Shelters should be used as a

refuge of last resort,” Litschauer said, asking that anyone who can go somewhere else outside of the evacuation zone make plans to do so now, before a storm strikes. If you must go to a shelter, you must bring all personal items including bedding, a cot or mattress, sanitary supplies and other necessary items.

Anyone who would need to go to a medical special needs shelter is advised to sign up now to make sure that space and equipment are available for them in case of a storm. Medical special needs shelters are open only to those who are oxygen dependent, electricity dependent or who suffer from Alzheimer’s or dementia. One caregiver or family member is allowed to accompany the patient, as well as a pet. To sign up, visit www. mymanatee.org/needs.

SHELTERING IN PLACE AND EVACUATING

If you live in a storm surge flood zone or a mobile/manufactured home and a hurricane comes this way, be prepared to evacuate. If you must evacuate, Litschauer says to go 10s of miles, not 100s of miles.

He suggested planning to stay with a friend or family member or hotel outside of the evacuation zone but close enough that you don’t risk

SUBMITTED | MANATEE COUNTY GOVERNMENT

This graphic illustrates the minimum items you should have in your hurricane disaster kit. getting trapped in traffic during the storm or running out of gas in heavy traffic. If you do leave, take your hurricane kit with you and leave as early as possible to avoid long traffic delays.

If you can, Litschauer recommends sheltering in place at your home. Cover the windows and doors, if not hurricane windows, with plywood or hurricane shutters.

Secure loose gutters, downspouts and loose shingles. Bring in your lawn furniture and anything that could become a flying projectile in the storm. Make sure your vehicles have a full tank of gas and that

you have gas for your generator, if you have one. Trim tree limbs that could fall on your house and secure your garage door. Get sandbags early and use them to prevent water from creeping into your home underneath doorways.

To know your evacuation level, get information about the year your home was built, where your local shelters are, locations for sandbag pickup and other information helpful in an emergency, visit www. mymanatee.org/resident/information and enter your home address.

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2020 Atlantic hurricane season Each year the World Meteorological Organization releases names for Atlantic tropical storms and hurricanes. If this year’s names sound familiar, that’s because they were last used in 2014. This year’s list will move back into rotation in 2026.

If a storm is particularly devastating, the name may be retired

and replaced with a new name, as was Hurricane Katrina. If a hurricane season is particularly active and more than 21 storms form, the additional storms are named after letters in the Greek alphabet.

To be named, a storm must have wind speeds of at least 39 miles per hour and have a rotating circular pattern.

2020 Hurricane Names Arthur, Bertha, Cristobal, Dolly, Edouard, Fay, Gonzalo, Hanna, SUBMITTED | MANATEE COUNTY GOVERNMENT

Make sure to have all the items your pet needs in a pet hurricane kit.

Isaias, Josephine, Kyle, Laura, Marco, Nana, Omar, Paulette, Rene, Sally, Teddy, Vicky, Wilfred

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To find out what local shelters and sandbag locations are open, visit www.mymanatee.org/emergencyinfo.

The year your home was built is valuable information in a storm emergency because it tells you what Manatee County building codes were in effect when it was built and estimates its wind resistance, not factoring in improvements, such as a new roof. Houses built before March 2002 were built to withstand 90-110-mileper-hour winds at minimum standards. From March 2002-2012 those standards were raised to 130 mph.

In March 2012, those standards were raised again to 150 mph where they currently stay.

HURRICANE KITS

Another change this year is that it’s now recommended to have enough food, drinking water, sanitary supplies, medicine and medical supplies for each member of your family for seven to 10 days, an increase from the previously recommended three to five days supply. If you have children, make sure to have comfort items, toys/games and kid-friendly foods in your kit. For pets, make sure to have food, water, a manual can opener, a copy of your pets’ medical records, a recent picture of you with the pet, a carrier or crate big enough for the animal to stand and turn around in, litter and a litter box, a collar with tags and leash and any favorite toys or blankets and bedding.

New this year is the requirement to also have masks, hand sanitizer and gloves to last up to a week.

If you take prescription medication, make sure to bring your medicine bottles with you in case you need a refill after the storm passes.

Litschauer recommends preparing

now for a storm, not waiting until one is almost here, warning that some storms can turn into major hurricanes in as little as three days.

“Three days is not enough time to prepare and make your decision,” he said. “That’s why we want you to be prepared now.”

NOAA PREDICTION

Named storms 13-18 12 Hurricanes 6-10 6 Major hurricanes 3-6 3

Hurricane shelters

EMERGENCY RESPONSE

Emergencies don’t stop for a hurricane, but residents should only dial 911 to report an immediate emergency, such as a fire, theft, medical emergency or other life-threatening situation. Keep in mind that during a storm event, fire and EMS staff will not be able to respond to an emergency once wind speeds are sustained at 45 mph or higher. Law enforcement officials are required to stop responding to emergencies once wind speeds are sustained at 55 mph or higher.

For general questions, to learn what shelters are open, to find a sandbag location or learn what evacuations have been announced, call 311. You also can use 311 to find out utility information or ask questions about Manatee County government.

Manatee County government and its various departments also can be found on social media. On Facebook, look for Manatee County Government. On Twitter and Instagram, follow @ManateeGov. To receive emergency alerts to your phone, text “ManateeReady” to 888777 or visit www.mymanatee.org/ emergency to sign up for Code Red. Visit www.toinformfamiliesfirst.org to register your emergency contact information for first responders in case of an emergency or accident.

To view a recording of the June 22 town hall meeting, visit www.mymanatee.org/townhall.

AVERAGE

The following hurricane shelters in Manatee County may be open depending on the direction and size of the storm. There are no assigned shelters, and few are furnished, so bring lawn chairs, cots, bedding and folding tables.

Bayshore Elementary School - 6120 26th St. W., Bradenton Braden River Middle School - 6215 River Club Boulevard, Bradenton Braden River High School - 6545 S.R. 70 E., Bradenton* Buffalo Creek Middle School - 7320 69th St. E., Palmetto Daughtrey Elementary - 515 63rd Ave. E., Bradenton Freedom Elementary School - 9515 S.R. 64 E., Bradenton Gullett Elementary School - 12125 44th Ave. E., Bradenton Haile Middle School - 9501 S.R. 64 E., Bradenton Harvey Elementary School, 8610 115th Ave. E., Parrish Johnson-Wakeland School - 2121 26th Ave. E., Bradenton Kinnan Elementary School - 3415 Tallevast Road, Sarasota Lee Middle School - 4000 53rd Ave. W., Bradenton Manatee High School - 1000 32nd St. W., Bradenton* McNeal Elementary School - 6325 Lorraine Road, Bradenton Miller Elementary School - 4201 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton Mills Elementary School - 7200 69th St. E., Palmetto* Myakka City Elementary School - 37205 Manatee Ave., Myakka City Oneco Elementary School - 5214 22nd St. Court E., Bradenton Prine Elementary School - 3801 Southern Parkway, Bradenton Rodgers Garden Elementary – 515 13th Ave. W., Bradenton Rowlett Elementary School – 3500 Ninth St. E., Bradenton Seabreeze Elementary School - 3601 71st St. W., Bradenton Tillman Elementary School - 1415 29th St. E., Palmetto Williams Elementary - 3404 Fort Hamer Road, Parrish Willis Elementary School - 14705 The Masters Ave., Bradenton Witt Elementary School - 200 Rye Road, Bradenton *Pet-friendly

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Be prepared - checklists Prepare your pets

Here’s how to secure your home, pool and yard before a storm.

HOME PREPARATION

• Install shutters on all openings, including windows, doors, sliding glass doors, French doors and garage doors • If using plywood, purchase 5/8" thick plywood well before a storm arrives, premeasure, pre-drill and label each piece, or buy clips to attach plywood to window frames • Install impact resistant windows • Caulk or install weather stripping around windows • Install three door hinges on outside doors • Install deadbolts that extend one inch into the door jamb on outside doors • Repair loose or missing roof shingles • Inspect soffits for adequate fasteners • Replace loose or missing soffits • Outside, seal openings from air conditioning refrigerant lines, water heater pressure relief lines, water pipes, cable and satellite TV wires, telephone wires, Internet wires and exhaust fan vents from bathroom, kitchen, clothes dryer • Inside, seal around electrical boxes and circuit breaker panels, electrical outlets, exhaust fan vents • Bring loose items inside, including garbage cans, lawn furniture, decorations, hoses, hanging plants, grills • Turn off or disconnect electric, gas, water and sewer before evacuating

MOBILE HOME PREPARATION

• Inspect, repair or add tie-down straps and anchors according to Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles standards • Make sure straps are properly aligned and not on an angle • Check to be sure the proper number

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This mobile home in Cortez Park suffered significant roof damage. of tie-downs have been installed properly • Verify that ground anchors and stabilizer plates have been installed properly • Be sure support piers are in contact with the frame • Replace straps or ground anchors that show signs of corrosion or damage.

• Inspect and repair wood rot and termite damage in wall-to-floor connections, wall-to-roof connections, perimeter joists and trusses • Inspect fasteners if home has a roofover • Close shutters • Secure loose outdoor objects • Turn off or disconnect electricity, gas, water and sewer • Establish a community evacuation plan for your mobile home park • Make a list of residents’ phone numbers, altern ate addresses • Assign each neighbor a partner to help them evacuate

SWIMMING POOL PREPARATION

• Lower the water level to reduce flooding potential • Do not empty the pool, it could pop out of the ground • Turn off electrical power to the pool • Store filter pump motor indoors to keep it dry • Store loose items indoors, not in pool, to protect from chemicals • Add extra chlorine to use pool water for washing and flushing • Inspect and repair or replace pool screen hardware • Remove two opposite pool screen panels to allow wind to blow through

YARD PREPARATION

• Trim weak branches • Hire licensed trimmers to trim near power lines • Trim early enough before storm to allow branches to be removed from property to keep them from becoming projectiles

... additional information EVACUATION ASSISTANCE FOR SPECIAL NEEDS

Help is available for those dependent on medical equipment or those who need assistance or transportation to a shelter by registering in advance.

Register for Manatee County’s Special Needs Assistance Program in several ways: • Call the county’s emergency management department at 749-3500, ext. 7828, and an application will be mailed to you.

Complete the form and return it to Manatee County Emergency Management, P.O. Box 1000, Bradenton, FL 34206-1000.

• Go to the county’s website and click on “emergency management” and then on “special needs registry” to download

instructions, an evacuation checklist, and an application. Complete the form and return it to Manatee County Emergency Management, P.O. Box 1000, Bradenton, FL 34206-1000.

• Register online at the county’s website, https://mymanatee.org.

CITIES SUPPLY SANDBAGS

It’s not unusual for a homeowner on the Island to end up filling sandbags thanks to the low elevation and proximity to the Gulf of Mexico.

Two of the three cities offer sandbags for residents but you shouldn’t wait too long because the supplies of bags is limited.

Anna Maria has a location on the west end of Bayfront Park. When a storm approaches, nylon bags will be available; bring a shovel.

The city of Bradenton Beach has no room for sandbags at this time. Residents must go to GT Bray Park on 59th Street in Bradenton.

Holmes Beach has an area on the southeast end of city hall, near the old butterfly garden, for people to fill sandbags.

EMERGENCY INFORMATION

Holmes Beach offers an Emergency Preparation Guide and a laminated extreme weather information sheet from NOAH. Both are available in the lobby of city hall, 5801 Marina Drive.

Make a plan for your dogs, cats, birds, turtles and other pets.

Where will your pets ride out a hurricane?

• Motels/hotels – check The Sun’s Pet Evacuation Pages on 27 and 28; • Veterinarian; • Kennel ; • Friends/relatives; • Pet-friendly evacuation shelters (Braden River High School, Manatee High School, Mills Elementary School) - requirements are: • First come, first served; • Pets must remain in carrier or cage except for scheduled exercise times; • Current rabies vaccination certificates; • Two family member limit in pet-friendly area; • Owners must stay with pets at all times; • Owners must provide food and supplies; • Owners must not permit other shelter occupants to handle or approach pets; • Owners are responsible for the care, feeding and handling of their pets.

PET SUPPLY KIT

• ID collar and rabies license tag; • Photo ID of pet; • Carrier or cage; • Water and food bowls; • Food and water supply to last about three days; • Manual can opener; • Leash or harness; • Medications; • Potty pads/plastic bags/litter box/litter for waste disposal; • Pet bed; • Toys and comfort items; • Muzzles, if necessary; • First aid supplies; • Cleaning wipes; • Grooming items; • ID on all belongings; • Current photos and description of your pets in case you get separated; • Pet information sheet including: • The name and address of your vet; • Immunization records; • Rabies license tag number; • Microchip number; • Feeding schedules; • Medical conditions and medication list; • Special care instructions; • Behavioral issues (in case you must temporarily leave your pets in someone else's care).

WHAT NOT TO DO

• Don’t leave your pet alone in your home; • Don’t leave your pet tied or chained outside your home; • Don’t leave your pet in a vehicle; • Don’t let your pet wander outside after the storm.

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More Tips It’s easy to forget things when a hurricane is coming. Here are some reminders.

• Plan where you will evacuate in advance, and tell friends or family in other states • Register special needs residents in advance for county transportation to evacuation shelters • Check your insurance policies – wind, flood and liability – to make sure they are in effect • Find the elevation of your home at www. my.manatee.org.

• Anna Maria Island residents should obtain or locate their re-entry tags before evacuating • Consider buying a generator; ethanol-free gas to power generators is available at marinas • Find out where sandbags will be provided and stock up • Vacation rental agents should provide a hurricane guide in each rental unit during hurricane season • Bridges to Anna Maria Island may be closed as a hurricane approaches and water and electricity may be shut off, so evacuate when ordered • Turn off water, electric and gas mains when you leave to avoid broken pipes • Bring medicines, cash – both paper and coins for vending machines – and disaster kits to shelters • Research how to turn your cell phone into a wi-fi hotspot before you lose cell service • Research how to extend battery life on your cell phone before the battery goes dead or buy a spare battery pack for your phone; remember, you can also charge your phone in your car

Build your disaster supply kit An emergency supply kit should include the following recommended items: • Water - one gallon of water per person per day for at least three days, for drinking and sanitation • Food - at least a threeday supply of non-perishable food • Fuel for vehicle • Cash (ATMs may lose power) • Battery-powered or hand crank radio and a NOAA Weather Radio with tone alert • Flashlight • First aid kit • Extra batteries • Whistle to signal for help • Dust mask to help filter contaminated air and plastic sheeting and duct tape

to shelter-in-place • Disinfectant wipes, moist towelettes, garbage bags and plastic ties for personal sanitation • Wrench or pliers to turn off utilities • Manual can opener for food • Glasses • Blanket • Change of clothes • Fire extinguisher • Matches • Paper cups, plates and plastic utensils • Photographs of your home and belongings • Insurance policies • Medications • Local maps • Cell phone with chargers and a backup battery

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Preparing your boat for a hurricane As a storm approaches, don’t neglect to protect your boat.

• Make a plan well in advance to secure your boat during a hurricane.

• Small, open boats and highperformance powerboats with low freeboard should be trailered and transported inland.

• Boats ashore should be stored well above the anticipated storm surge.

• Reduce windage as much as possible. Dig a hole for your sailboat keel or lay smaller sailboats on their sides.

• Make sure your boat has extra jack stands, at least three or four on each side for boats under 30 feet and five or six for larger boats. The jack stands should be supported by plywood and chained together.

• Strap boats down to eyes embedded in concrete or earth augers.

• Boats in the water should be secured in a snug harbor. Boats on lifts should be tied to the lifts.

• At a marina, use sturdy pilings and trees one or two slips away to secure boats using longer-thannormal dock lines.

Re-entry tags needed to return after storms When a sizeable tropical storm hits near or on Anna Maria Island, authorities will order an evacuation, and if you are smart, you’ll leave.

It’s not the wind of a storm that does the most harm, it’s the flooding the storm brings.

There’s a saying that goes, “You hide from the wind, and you run from the water.”

After the storm leaves, local authorities and teams of FEMA authorized people will come in

to clear the roads and make sure there are no live power lines or leaking natural gas pipes.

When they feel it is safe, they will allow home and business owners to return to the Island.

You will need a return tag before they will let you return.

Tags are available from all three cities on the Island at Anna Maria City Hall, Bradenton Beach City Hall and the Holmes Beach Police Department. One tag per residence is issued, so

if you leave with more than one vehicle, you’ll have to leave one on the mainland when you initially return.

Make sure you get your tag as soon as possible because there will be long lines as a storm approaches. Bring identification with you showing you live on the Island or own property here.

For more information, call Anna Maria at 941-708-6130, Bradenton Beach at 942-778-1005 or Holmes Beach at 941-708-5800.

Here’s how to connect with local officials to receive up-to-date information about severe weather.

• Go online to the Florida Division of Emergency Management at FloridaDisaster.org/AlertFlorida.

From there Floridians can sign up for electronic severe weather alerts specific to their community.

• Buy a weather radio, preferably one that uses batteries and has crank-power capabilities. Radios broadcast continuous updates and weather-related safety information from a Floridian’s closest National Weather Service office.

• Call the FDEM State Assistance and Information Line, or SAIL, at

800-342-3557. FDEM activates the toll-free hotline during emergencies.

• Connect with local emergency managers on social media. Every Florida county has an emergency management office and many are active on social media. Floridians may search for and follow their community’s office on Twitter or Facebook to interact with them and get severe weather updates.

• Connect with FDEM on social media. Follow FDEM on Twitter @ FLSERT and find them on Facebook at facebook.com/FloridaSERT.

• Enable Wireless Emergency Alerts on mobile devices. Many cell phones are capable of receiving automatic WEAs that provide local emergency alerts. Floridians can receive WEAs at all times since cell network congestion does not affect messages and providers offer the service for free.

• Pay attention to local media.

Local radio, television and websites are great sources for continuous weather updates and advisories.

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Florida Maritime Museum closed for 2020 The Florida Maritime Museum, 4415 119th St. W. in Cortez, will be closed until Jan. 5, 2021 while exhibits are redesigned.

After meeting with stakeholders, including community members, Cortez non-profits and educators, the museum staff has contracted with The Creative Pool museum exhibit design firm to “re-imagine” the gift shop, entryway, and education room. A new logo also is in the works.

The museum will continue its virtual programming, including maritime articles, artifact spotlights, a digital walking tour and virtual tours of the redesign in progress.

To learn more, visit floridamaritimemuseum.org.

Island Gallery West hosts new show Instead of having a featured artist of the month in July and August, Island Gallery West, 5368 Gulf Drive in Holmes Beach, is having a gallery-wide themed show.

"Out of the Blue" will feature smaller (16" x 20" or less) artworks by gallery artists. Each piece will feature blue in some way - shades of the sky and water, blue stones, blue fiber, blue ceramic glaze - it's up to each artist’s imagination.

In keeping with CDC guidelines on COVID-19, the gallery will not have an in-person reception, and requests that visitors wear masks to view the show.

Hours are Wednesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, call 941-778-6648 or visit www.islandgallerywest.com

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AMI Moose Lodge back in business The AMI Moose Lodge is currently allowed to operate at 50% capacity.

BY JOE HENDRICKS SUN CORRESPONDENT | jhendricks@amisun.com

BRADENTON BEACH – The Anna Maria Island Moose Lodge in Bradenton Beach reopened on Friday, June 12.

The lodge closed in mid-May in accordance with an executive order issued

by Gov. Ron DeSantis that temporarily closed bars, night clubs and other establishments that generate more than 50% of their revenue from the sale of alcohol for on-site consumption.

Bars were allowed to open at 50% capacity on Friday, June 5, but the AMI Moose Lodge took an extra week to restock their food and beverage supplies and prepare for the reopening.

At 11 a.m. on Friday, June 12, Billie Ceran was the first Moose member to return to the lodge as a paying customer. She was accompanied by her partner Donald Whitchell.

“It’s like getting your nails done or going shopping again. It’s nice to be back and see these nice faces,” Ceran said while enjoying a glass of chardonnay.

Whitchell has been a Moose member for 20 years.

“It feels great to be back. Now I can get my pull tabs again,” he said in reference to the scratch- off tickets fraternal organizations are allowed to

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AMI Moose Lodge volunteer Sandy Siros, left, greeted Billie Ceran as the first member to return to the lodge for a drink when the lodge reopened on June 12. sell for fundraising purposes.

“I saved a lot of money while they were closed,” he joked.

Lodge Administrator Byron Dalton said the lodge has a 220-person capacity, which means 110 people are allowed inside at the 50% capacity currently allowed.

“We’ve got a person at each door making sure we do not exceed our capacity. Every morning, before we open up, we take the temperatures of all the volunteers and employees and we make sure they all wear masks,” Dalton said.

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T.S. Cristobal swamps Florida shorebird nests Tropical Storm Cristobal submerged many shorebird colonies along Florida’s Gulf coast, according to Audubon Florida.

While storms are a fact of life for coastal bird populations, their current low population numbers are abnormal, a result of decades of coastal development and nest disturbance, said Marianne Korosy, director of bird conservation at Audubon Florida.

“As a result, these nesting resets can substantially decrease annual breeding productivity, and the birds have no time to waste to recover their populations,” she said.

Low population numbers were the earmark of this year’s shorebird nesting season on Anna Maria Island, with virtually no nesting, according to Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring.

Anna Maria Island shorelines, as well as beaches throughout Florida, typically host nesting colonies of least terns, black skimmers and snowy plovers - among other threatened species - each spring and summer. The birds nest directly on the sand, making them vulnerable to predators, human disturbance and storm surge.

During Cristobal, colonies and nesting sites experienced losses of nests and

chicks on low-lying beaches from Marco Island north to the Alabama state line.

Chicks old enough to move to higher ground survived, as did nests on upper beaches or behind dunes in the Panhandle.

Storm surges may become more deadly to nesting beach birds in the future, as sea level rise combines with longer and more intense storm seasons, Korosy warned.

To make sure populations of these bird species increase, Audubon Florida asks beachgoers to: • Give nesting birds at least 150 feet of distance. Signs usually advise of these areas, but some posting and fencing efforts are delayed this season.

• Remove trash and food scraps, which attract animals that might eat shorebirds’ eggs and/or chicks.

• Do not walk on beach dunes or other nesting areas.

• Do not use personal fireworks on or near the beach.

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 nests 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).

TURTLE TIPS

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 cam-

era 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 888404-FWCC (3922).

NESTING NEWS

Turtle nests laid: 194, up from 161 last week (Record: 544 in 2019) False crawls: 210, up from 175 last week Nests hatched: 0 Hatchlings hatched: 0 (Record: 35,788 in 2018) Nest disorientations: 0 (City of Anna Maria nests are not being counted due to the 2020 beach renourishment)

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Vinny’s Italian Kitchen is the real thing Summer Italian pasta salad

Vincenzo Esposito

Ingredients

VINNY'S ITALIAN KITCHEN

1 lb tricolor rotelle pasta 2 cups picked vegetables giardiniera (save some vinegar ) 1 cup extra virgin olive oil 1/2 cup vinegar from giardiniera 1/4 cup fresh parsley finely chopped 1 cup chopped celery 1/2 cup carote giuliane cut 1cup of calamati olives 1 cup cherry tomatoes cut in half

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ife is a journey. And those who emigrate make a journey within the journey. Becoming an adult and creating a family are accomplished in work under foreign horizons. But its root remains anchored to the point where the tree was born. Those who have emigrated find themselves fondly rethinking the ancient native country, far away in space and time, yet so present and alive in their hearts, and looking for ways to make affection and nostalgia concrete, especially when your country is in a moment of difficulty.

This is how it is for Vincenzo Esposito, born in 1951, who left his native Bagnaia, Italy to move to the United States in the late 1960s. He shortened his name to Enzo - which is what friends call him - and took the surname Telli, that of his grandmother. Today Enzo Telli is the owner of "Vinny's Italian Kitchen,” a winery, delicatessen, pizzeria and restaurant with a rigorously and proudly Italian brand. It's like a restaurant, but without table service - customers can sit and eat at tables outside or take away prepared dishes. Enzo's restaurant enjoys enthusiastic reviews from tourists and locals alike who savor the flavors and aromas of the most authentic and genuine Italy.

The Esposito family was poor, but mom never made Enzo miss anything. In memories of his childhood, a particular place is reserved for his beloved grandmothers, who met the greengrocers in the square of Bagnaia. Nonna Carlina went to Viterbo and bought a form of pecorino cheese, put it on her head and returned step by step towards the town, with the scales in her hand. They stopped in all the villas that were already there at the time to sell cheese.

Today the grandmother's scales are shown off in her room.

Enzo welcomes his customers warmly and loves to tell them the stories of when he was a child: "I must have been six seven years old ... my grandmother made me a sandwich with porchetta and made me drink some wine as a snack. We didn't have Coke!” Enzo tells this story to customers when they come and want to taste the wine... if they have children, he teases: “Do you want a glass too?”

After school, Enzo and his family moved to New Jersey,

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where their relatives already worked in the butchery business. "I am the last of the generation of butchers in our family,” he said. “And since I was a child I liked to cook; my grandmother from Naples taught me a lot. In our house, cooking was love, tradition and passion. In New Jersey I put my passion to good use, giving myself to the business of ready meals. I also prepared the catering for the cast of the ‘Sopranos.’ I got married to a beautiful Sicilian girl, Francesca, and I had five daughters. Unfortunately, things didn't go well, and after 50 years of life in New Jersey, I moved to Florida and started a new life.”

In Florida, Enzo took up that passion for cooking that he had never given up and opened his own restaurant.

Business is going very well, even in this moment of medical emergency. In the early days, all other restaurants were closed, but Vinny’s was open.

“We too must keep the social distancing, the mask, and we wash our hands,” he said. “Nobody worries too much, especially here on the island; the situation is peaceful, not like in the cities.”

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Enzo loves the island and often photographs the magnificent sunsets and tropical birds, selling the photos and putting the proceeds aside, along with the customers’ tips - it all ends up in his "benevoly funds," funds for charity. One day he learned that fundraising has been started in Viterbo for the purchase of respirators at the Belcolle Hospital. That’s when Enzo puts his hand to his "benevoly funds," as well as doing a fundraiser through the sale of shopping bags with the logo of his shop. He managed to send thousands of euros to the crowdfunding platform, contributing to the goal.

“My heart goes to those who are in difficulty at the moment, because maybe they haven't worked for three months - especially those of Bagnaia, my country, my root,” he said.

With the support of Enzo, many local families were able to take advantage of shopping vouchers and face the economic difficulties caused by the pandemic.

"I am not a millionaire, but I want to do good to those who need it, because if God gives me the opportunity to have, it is a good thing for me to give. It's better to give than to receive, do you know? said Enzo, simply. "Someone told me, ‘Be careful because there is someone who says he needs, and that's not true.’ I replied: ‘I do mine. Everyone does his or her own. And money is made to be spent, not to put it away.’ "

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BEACH BEAT HOLMES BEACH

6/11, theft, 310 67th St. Two bicycles were taken from the front yard.

6/12, driving with a suspended license, 4600 Marina Drive. The license plate

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reader alerted the officer to a vehicle whose owner had a suspended license. The officer stopped the driver, confirmed the driver’s identity and arrested him.

6/12, reckless driving, 5500 Flotilla Drive. A worker at Small Town Creamery called police to report that a female driving recklessly pulled into their parking lot.

She was charged with reckless driving.

6/16, DUI, 4915 Gulf Drive. The officer on patrol noticed a pickup traveling west on Manatee Avenue at a low rate of speed. He observed the truck move in and out of its lane until the driver turned into a driveway. He stopped and got out of his truck. The officer ordered him to get back into his vehicle and he refused, saying he was on his own property. The officer

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said he was conducting a traffic stop.

The driver got angry and said he was going to call his attorney and when he did, he got agitated. He called his father and yelled at him too, saying the police had done him an injustice.

The dad told him to cooperate. He took a field sobriety test and, based on the results, he was arrested.

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shop buildings to be presented to the city commission in July. Once a lease is finalized, the interior buildouts can commence.

The restaurant and bait shop are expected to open later this year or early next year.

Sadie Agnelli is the daughter of Frank Agnelli, the Anna Maria contractor whose Mason Martin Builders built the new restaurant and bait shop buildings, and also the benches and tables that grace the new pier. Tampa-based i+iconSoutheast built the main pier structure that includes the pier walkway and the T-end platform.

The pier replacement project received significant funding assistance from Manatee County, the state of Florida and FEMA. Speeler & Associates began demolishing the old pier in July 2018 and i+iconSoutheast drove the first pilings for the new pier in February 2019. The old City Pier closed in September 2017 due to damage sustained during Hurricane Irma.

At the time, the aging pier was already in need of significant rehabilitation.

OPENING DAY

Before his daughter opened the gate, Frank Agnelli said, “I’m happy to see it finished. It looks really good and it feels good to be a part of the Island’s history.”

He and Sadie were then the first visitors to set foot on the new pier Friday morning.

Palmetto resident Alexander Barthalis was the first fisherman on the new pier.

“It feels great. I was waiting for this moment for almost three years. I’ve been coming here for the past 15 years and I was devastated when the hurricane damaged this. I hope I can come here for another 20 years,” he said.

Barthalis was joined at the T-end of the pier by 15-year-old Palmetto fisherman Donavan Dolan, 13-year-old Joseph Dolan and their dad, Daniel Donovan Dolan.

Within minutes, Joseph Dolan caught a small red snapper and the mayor congratulated him for being the first to catch a fish on the new pier.

Standing nearby, Bradenton resident Jeff Higgins said, “I’m psyched. It’s been awhile. As I was walking out it almost didn’t feel like it had been three years. It feels normal coming back out on the pier.”

Anna Maria resident Bob Carter said, “This is an exciting day we’ve all been waiting for. To see this new pier as beautiful as it is and in the same footprint is like

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Clcokwise above, Alexander Barthalis, left, was the first fisherman on the new City Pier. Frank and Sadie Agnelli were the first members of the public to walk onto to the new City Pier Friday morning. West Virginia visitor Laura Sommer and her eight-month-old granddaughter Vivian Rossignol strolled on the new pier Friday morning.

the old pier being brought back to life.

Congratulations to the mayor, the commissioners and the people who were patient enough to let it be done.”

City Commission Chair Carol Carter said, “It’s a red-letter day for us. It’s been almost three years of anticipation. It’s a lovely up-to-date rendition of the old pier and it means a lot to the city, particularly the businesses. As the mayor has said, the pier is the hub of our city and it symbolizes our sense of community.”

Murphy has guided the pier replacement project every step of the way.

“I can’t tell you how thrilling it is to have this pier open. This has been such a long time coming. I look at all the hurdles we’ve been through to bring it to this point and I’m pleased that we are where we are,” he said.

When asked if he felt a sense of relief, the mayor said, “Yes, but there’s a few miles to go. We’ve got to get a restaurant out here and we’ve got to get the bait shop open. What I feel the best about is that the residents of our city can come out and

enjoy this pier. And this will help the businesses on Pine Avenue and Gulf Drive.

They can maybe breathe a sigh of relief now that Manatee County’s number one attraction is open again.”

“It exceeded my expectations. This is gorgeous. It’s authentic looking and it’s solid. The pier means a lot to the city – it’s a fishing pier and it’s also a community connector,” Commissioner Amy Tripp said.

Tripp praised the quality of work and attention to detail paid by all involved in the project.

Former Commissioner Doug Copeland said, “It’s worth every penny to have what we ended up with.”

“It feels amazing and there’s a huge

sense of relief,” City Clerk LeAnne Addy said.

“It’s an exciting day for the city and all of Anna Maria Island. It’s an absolutely beautiful pier,” Deputy City Clerk Debbie Haynes said.

“I’m ecstatic. Everybody did just a great job and this is a momentous occasion,” Public Works Manager Dean Jones said.

“I think it turned out terrific and the bathrooms are like a luxury hotel,” Anna Maria resident Jack Brennan said.

Brian Blaine used to tend bar in the old pier bait shop and hopes to return when the new bait shop opens.

“It’s beautiful,” he said of the new pier. “I hope for great things and hopefully I’ll be an asset.”

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JUNE 24, 2020

Adult co-ed soccer kicks off another season

BY MONICA SIMPSON SPECIAL TO THE SUN

The excitement of the adult flag football season’s grand finale leads right into the next recreational sports league at The Center - adult co-ed soccer.

Trading football cleats for soccer boots, the men and women gathered once again on the Island’s main field.

With the quick turnaround of the sports season, early season schedule conflicts and summer commitments, some of the squads found themselves missing key players.

Ross Built Construction, playing without their usual front man, Connor Bystrom, received their first win of the season by forfeit when Solid Rock Construction could not man the field.

Bystrom, now wearing a Sato Real Estate jersey, had two goals in the second game of the night against Blalock Walters. Sato Real Estate took the win with an additional two points by Murat Akay and a solo goal by Josh Sato. Teammate Steve Oelfke, wearing the goalie jersey, had eight saves in the game.

Protecting the goal on the other end of the field, keeper Trey Horne was credited with nine saves for Blalock Walters. Top player Matthew Staggs put two points on the scoreboard, with another point contributed by Austin Nutting in the 5-3 loss.

In the last seconds of the game, Beach Bums was handed their first loss of the season, despite six saves

by Jason Sato and two goals by Kevin Roman. The team’s female player, and arguably one of the best players in the league, Amy Ivin was held to a single point along with Robert Fellowes.

Vintage Beach’s top female player, Clancy Vaughn, took to the net and

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Sato Real Estate's Josh Sato goes toe-to-toe against Matthew Staggs of Blalock Walters last Thursday night at The Center in the first week of adult soccer action. made 10 saves in the game. Niel Fellowes found the net once with a strike, while teammate Joey Hutchinson, with four goals in the night, showed why he is a force to be contained on the soccer field.

In the last game played last Thursday night, Moss Builders faced Gulfview Windows and Doors; neither team included the goalkeeping talents of Jordan DeMers as typically seen in past seasons.

Returning to the league after a long absence, Brent Moss topped the scoring for Moss Builders with two goals.

His uncle, Ed Moss, put one in the net in addition to teammate Ashley Friszman. Friszman returns to the league after an injury kept her from playing most of the games last season.

Ryan Moss spent most of the game protecting his team’s goal. Moss was credited with 10 saves in the win.

Scoring was spread among four of the Gulfview squad. Daniel Adan, Jesse Kunc, Raul Loera and Nate Talucci all put a point on the scoreboard for their team in the close loss against Moss Builders to close out the night of soccer at the Island community center.

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PARKING: Voters to settle garage debate FROM PAGE 9

Stief at the Manatee County Supervisor of Elections Office was asked if the city would incur a cost to place two charter amendment questions on the ballot for the general election in November.

“If it causes the ballot to continue to a second page, the city would have to pay the cost of the second page,” Stief said, adding that she did not immediately know what that cost would be. The city would not incur a cost if the charter

amendment questions fit on a two-sided ballot contained on a single page of paper, she said.

COMMISSION COMMENTS

Commissioner Jan Vosburgh supported putting both parking garage questions on the ballot.

Mayor John Chappie said, “I am 99.9% confident that the voters in Bradenton Beach do not want a parking garage. I don’t want it. I never have wanted it. I think it is an opportunity to get this put to bed once and for all.”

Chappie said adding a parking garage prohibition to the city charter would add another major obstacle for anybody who wishes to build a parking garage.

Chappie noted the existing citywide parking prohibitions contained in the city’s comp plan and LDC could be reversed by a future city commission. Perry said reversing those existing prohibitions would take a four-fifths supermajority vote of a future city commission.

“As time goes on and different people move here you might be surprised when you put this on the ballot. Are we now opening the door for a parking garage?” Commissioner Ralph Cole asked. “I’m for what the residents want.”

During the KORN hearings, the city argued that land use issues pertaining to property line setbacks and parking garages – as proposed in two KORN amendments – were land use issues state law does not allow to be decided by voter referendum.

Commissioner Jake Spooner said, “We’re not giving Judge Nicholas the opportunity to put all this to bed and say land use matters do not belong in charters. I’d like to give him the opportunity to put this down so we do not have initiatives over and over again that try to take away people’s property rights and try to put more land use issues in our charter. I don’t get why we would go ahead and put a land use matter in our charter when the judge hasn’t told us to do so.”

Chappie, Maro and Vosburgh voted in favor of placing two parking garage questions on the ballot. Cole and Jake Spooner opposed the decision.

Perry was authorized to draft the requested ballot language and bring it back for final approval before submitting it to the Supervisor of Elections Office.

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How things have changed

hange seems to be the word that I’m most using these days, and rightfully so, since within the span of three short months our lives have completely been turned upside down.

For real estate, the changes have been staggering. Many will be permanent, including everything from the way we purchase homes to the way they are designed.

The virus has turned our lives into a virtual world; many work from home, go to school virtually and as it turns out, buy homes virtually. The traditional home viewing system is starting to be a thing of the past, just like reading real books or reading virtual books - some people still need to hold that book in their hands and others think it’s a waste of time.

Since buying a home is generally the largest investment of most people’s lives, the virtual technology is being approached carefully. It may not be the right fit for first-time buyers who don’t have the homeowning experience to understand everything they’re looking at. But if you’re familiar with the

Castles in the Sand LOUISE BOLGER area and don’t have the time or inclination to travel, it may be a godsend.

According to the National Association of Realtors, last year only 3.5% of buyers purchased a home without viewing it in person.

But a survey done the last week of April by the NAR found that 31% of agents had at least one sight-unseen sale.

As the technology moves along and becomes more user friendly and specific, more and more buyers are becoming comfortable with the idea of a virtual purchase. Among other new devices there are virtual reality goggles being made available to buyers, a Marco Polo video app for virtual walkthroughs in addition to traditional pictures

and videos. Even home inspectors are videotaping their inspections, giving the buyer a permanent record of the inspection with the ability to review it several times.

Another real estate by-product of the shutdown is the desire for less open floor plans. Remember how everyone wanted an open floor plan to bring the family together in one place? Well, maybe now there has been too much togetherness. After months of trying to carve out their own work and entertainment areas, families are renovating or building with an eye towards a private space for family members and a smaller family gathering location at the end of the day.

Kitchens in particular are important to families now more than ever since most meals are being cooked at home, requiring more storage and appliances. In fact, this may be more than just a COVID necessity which will be phased out. Families are starting to see the benefits of gathering together each night for a real family dinner that’s more than just takeout pizza once a week.

Homeowners with the ability and funds are also building separate structures or additions to their homes for the permanent at-home workspace they anticipate for the future. Since right now we don’t know how or when schools and colleges will begin normal classes, having a study area separate from the living area of the home may be more of a necessity than a luxury in the future. And apartment dwellers are also trying to create hidden storage areas where they can hide their electronic devices when not in use, assuming their current arrangement may not be temporary.

Upside down is somewhat of an understatement considering what we’ve been living through. I’m convinced that when we look back at this year, we’ll see how virtual home purchasing and home redesign are two of the major changes to real estate that come out of this crisis. I hope the family dinner aspect sticks too; a lot of us grew up that way and it was a good thing. Stay safe.

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CRA selects preferred parking tram provider A proposed contract with Easy Parking is expected to be presented in late July or early August.

PILOT PROGRAM

BY JOE HENDRICKS SUN CORRESPONDENT | jhendricks@amisun.com

BRADENTON BEACH – The Bradenton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) has selected Sarasota-based Easy Parking as its preferred potential parking shuttle tram provider.

During a special CRA meeting on Thursday, June 18, CRA members favored the bid proposal submitted and presented by Easy Parking representative Joshua LaRose over the bid responses submitted and presented

by Naples-based Slidr representative Jesse Purdon and nationwide Circuit representative Alex Esposito.

The CRA members authorized City Attorney Ricinda Perry and Mayor John Chappie to negotiate a contract with Easy Parking for a temporary pilot program. Perry and Chappie are authorized to negotiate with Circuit if contract terms cannot be reached with Easy Parking.

According to the bid breakdown comparison Perry prepared, Easy Parking proposes $17 per hour or $155 per day for each six-passenger electric tram. Easy Parking

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The proposed parking tram shuttle service would utilize some of the county-owned parking spaces at Cortez Beach, just south of Bridge Street. proposes an annual fee of $56,575 for one tram, $113,150 for two, $169,725 for three and $226,300 for four.

Slidr proposed an hourly rate of $26.29 and annual rate of $224,674 for two electric carts.

Circuit’s proposed hourly rates ranged from $20.78 to $24.72 and its proposed annual cost ranged from $160,000 to $660,000 depending on the number of Gem carts provided.

The proposals included the cost of the companies’ tram operators.

LaRose noted Easy Parking currently provides similar parking shuttle services for the Bridge Street Bazaar and the Daiquiri Deck. He said advertising placed on the CRA-operated trams would help the CRA recoup some of its costs.

CRA member Jake Spooner owns and operates the Bridge Street Bazaar and owns the additional space above leased to the Daiquiri Deck. Spooner recused himself from the bid selection process and did not attend last week’s CRA meeting.

The pilot program would serve as a trial run for a permanent parking shuttle program that utilizes county-owned parking spaces at Cortez Beach and Coquina Beach.

The CRA has not requested any countyowned parking spaces be dedicated solely for the use of the tram program or those who visit the restaurants and businesses on and around Bridge Street.

Perry said the county-owned parking spaces at Cortez Beach and Coquina Beach are available to everyone and the county cannot discriminate as to who uses them.

Perry said the trams would benefit residents who live in the CRA district who could catch a tram to the Bridge Street area rather than trying to find a place to park their own vehicles. LaRose said the tram service provided by the Bridge Street Bazaar and the Daiquiri Deck is being used by residents.

During previous CRA meetings, City Engineer Lynn Burnett proposed reconfiguring the parking spaces at Cortez Beach and Coquina Beach in a manner that would create more than 200 additional parking spaces.

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Mini Reefs installed under Bridge Street Pier The artificial reefs serve as habitats for fish and other marine life that help filter and clean the water.

BY JOE HENDRICKS SUN CORRESPONDENT | jhendricks@amisun.com

BRADENTON BEACH – Partnering with The Center of Anna Maria Island and Ocean Habitats, the Bradenton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) has installed 14 Mini Reef Plus units beneath the Bridge Street Pier.

Earlier this year, the CRA members authorized $10,000 to be spent on the installation of the double-sized Mini Reefs.

The artificial reefs will provide new habitats for fish and other marine life under the T-end of the Bridge Street Pier.

The polypropylene Mini Reef Plus units purchased by the CRA are twice the size of the regular Mini Reefs.

Ocean Habitats founder David Wolff and his sons David Wolff Jr. and Alex Wolff installed the Mini Reef Plus units on Wednesday, June 17. David Wolff said the artificial reefs are tethered to lines that allow them to float in the top 24 inches of the water below the pier.

According to the Ocean Habitats website, “The Mini Reef Plus will deliver over 1,000 fish and crabs as well as over 70,000 gallons of water filtered per day on average.�

CRA member and Bradenton Beach Mayor John Chappie was on hand for the installation. “We’re excited about this project. Pre-

serving, protecting and enhancing the environment is important and I think the CRA is setting a great example of environmental stewardship,� Chappie said.

The Mini Reef Plus units were purchased through The Center of Anna Maria Island’s Giving Reef program that is part of the Go Green at The Center initiative. “The Center is tying environmental wellness to our commitment to each individual’s wellness of mind, body and spirit and the connection between the wellness of the environment and the individuals and businesses on the Island,�

The Center’s Director of Development Jim McDaniel said. “Over 300 million gallons will be cleaned and filtered by these reefs annually,� he added.

For each Mini Reef purchased or donated through The Center at the $365 funding level, The Center receives $157.

The Center uses the funds to support its present and future environmental activities and expenses. “This is a way that people can physically do something and see definitive results as to how their donation helps the community,� Center board Chairman David Zaccagnino said.

Center board member Mike Thrasher said he had a Mini Reef installed underneath his dock at his home along the Manatee River and he’s pleased with the results.

Learn more about the Giving Reef program at www.centerami.org/support/.

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Ideally, the CRA members envision a dedicated tram path along the west side of Gulf Drive between the road and the parked cars.

A dedicated tram path and reconfigured county parking spaces would require Manatee County Commission support.

Ridership data collected from the pilot program would help CRA members judge the success of the pilot program and gauge the need for a permanent program.

In response to residents who oppose Fifth Street South being used as the primary tram route between Cortez Beach and Bridge Street, CRA member John Chappie recently proposed the trams travel down Fourth Street South or take

Gulf Drive to Bridge Street instead.

During last week’s meeting, CRA chairman Ralph Cole expressed concerns about spending approximately half of the CRA’s annual tax revenues on a CRA-funded parking tram program.

Chappie said the CRA collected $457,377 in CRA tax revenues in 2018 and $412,000 in 2017.

CRA revenues can only be used for projects and programs that enhance the CRA district, which extends from Fifth Street South to the Cortez Bridge.

Commissioner Jan Vosburgh questioned whether the parking tram costs would outweigh the benefits. She also expressed concerns about the trams impacting residents on Fifth

and Fourth streets south and she cast the only opposition vote to proceeding with the contract negotiations.

Perry said he hopes to present a proposed contract in late July or early August.

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Beach Market at Coquina Beach extends season The Beach Market at Coquina Beach reopened on Wednesday, June 17 and will continue operating on Wednesdays and Sundays through the end of July.

The Wednesday market typically ends in May, but county commissioners granted Ambrose Services an extension to help the market operator and market vendors recover some of the revenues lost due to COVID-19 closures. The Beach Market at Coquina Beach takes place along the multiuse trail from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesdays and Sundays.

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Line, leaders and hooks

Reel Time RUSTY CHINNIS

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hile rods, reels, lures and accessories are most often discussed when it comes to an angler’s resources, lines, leaders and hooks are an integral part of the equation.

Line connects the angler to the action and three choices are available - braid, monofilament, and fluorocarbon.

While fluorocarbon, monofilament and braided lines were created to spool reels, fluorocarbon is most often used as a leader material. Each has its advantages and disadvantages and anglers should choose them based on their fishing style and use.

Monofilament has been around for decades and is probably the most commonly used line. It has many advantages and a few disadvantages that will affect the angler’s choice. Chief among its advantages are affordability and the fact that it sinks slowly and is more forgiving (stretches), making it less likely to break when shocked. Its disadvantages include the fact that it is less durable, has a larger diameter and can’t be cast as far.

Braided lines have made significant inroads since their introduction in the early ’90s. They are constructed of a special blend of polyethylene fibers. Some brands are wound loosely while others are fused. Braided lines are extremely durable, with no stretch. The unfused lines are generally suppler, while the fused ones are stiffer but less likely to wrap around guides and form knots during casting, one of the disadvantages

of braided lines. When using braid, it’s important to be aware that no loops form on your reel, a sure sign of trouble to come. It’s also wise to raise the rod tip to tighten the line after a cast and before retrieving.

Braided lines are much stronger than mono lines, so pound for pound they have a much smaller diameter. In order to get the line to spool on the reel like mono it is necessary to choose a matching diameter, which will be much stronger than the equivalent an angler is used to. Most anglers choose to go with a matching line test (i.e. smaller diameter line) and add a base of mono on the spool. That way you don’t have to use extra braid that will never see the light of day.

The major advantage of braided lines is that they don’t stretch and are more sensitive, telegraphing subtle strikes.

This makes it easier to feel a bite and to set the hook on a fish. This is a big advantage when bottom fishing and targeting fish like sheepshead and mangrove snapper.

Fluorocarbon lines are expensive, and while it was intended as a filler line, most anglers use it primarily for leaders. It has a number of advantages over monofilament line, the most important being that it is less visible in the water. In addition, it is denser, sinks faster and is more abrasion-resistant. It’s important to carefully seat all knots and this is especially true with fluorocarbon. Wet knots and draw them up tight with pliers. Knots break when they slip and a carefully tied knot won’t slip.

There are so many lines and variations on the market that it would take a book to cover them all.

There is a lot of information on the internet, but probably the best advice would be to seek out local knowledge

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Mark McBride bows to a jumping tarpon on a trip with Captain Logan Bystrom. Properly tied knots and sharp hooks are critical when targeting tarpon. from anglers and tackle shops and try the different lines to see which suits your fishing style. That may end up being a particular type of braid, monofilament or fluorocarbon. Hooks are, as they say, where the “rubber meets the road,” and choosing the proper size for the fish you pursue is important. Having said that, the relationship between hook size and fish size isn’t necessarily linear. Fly anglers catch some very big tarpon on hooks as small as number 1 or 2. What is critical is the strength of the wire used to construct the hook. The most important

consideration when considering hooks is that they are sharp. Most hooks today are chemically sharpened, are extremely sharp out of the package but can become dull with use or contact with boats or bottom. Test the hook regularly to make sure it hasn’t dulled and keep a hook hone handy at all times. This is particularly important when pursuing fish like tarpon with boney mouths. When you fill spools properly, tie proper leaders with tight knots and regularly sharpen hooks, you’ll maximize your time on the water and up your hookup odds!

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Offshore action heats up

JUNE 24, 2020

MOOSE: Back in business

CAPTAIN DAVE WHITE

Fishing conditions offshore this week have been exceptional. We here at Anna Maria Charters have been running trips both inshore, offshore and everywhere in between!

Captain Johnny Mattay, our inshore guru, has been catching tarpon, snook, redfish, gag grouper and some large model sharks lately. With strong tides and lots of baitfish around, it’s been stellar fishing in the waters around the Island and Tampa Bay. I’ve been focused solely on offshore trips this past week. With American red snapper and gag grouper open, we can keep just about everything out there aside from amberjack right now. Using a variety of baits from Boston mackerel to live pinfish, we’ve been filling the box rather nicely.

Fishing anywhere from 110-160’ has been productive for us. Get-

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Longtime client Randy Price, of Parrish, hoists a 38” American red snapper caught on a live pinfish with Captain David White of Anna Maria Charters. ting red grouper, gags, mangrove snapper, yellowtail snapper and the coveted American reds. It looks like these conditions are

going to stick around for a while.

We’re happy for the business and the conditions! Tight lines!

The ground-level deck that faces the Gulf of Mexico is open, but the upstairs deck remains closed.

The kitchen crew is currently working outside and serving a limited menu under a pop-up tent while the lodge gets a new kitchen.

“Everything is going to be brand new. There will be more cooking space and we’ll be able to serve better food and serve it faster,” Dalton said.

Dalton said they hoped to complete the kitchen renovations while the lodge was closed, but the permitting process took longer than expected. A portion of the dining room is being used to store kitchen supplies and equipment and that further limits the current dining room capacity.

Dalton said the weekly Queen of Hearts drawings will remain on hold until the kitchen is completed, which he expects in September.

At the bar, each pair of bar stools that sit sideby-side are placed six feet away from the next pair of bar stools and that distance is marked by yellow tape.

Bartender and “social quarters manager” Suzie Parsons said she was happy to be working again.

“It feels fantastic. I’ve been off work for 13 weeks. We’re really glad to be back, to have our staff back and to bring our Moose members back.

It’s an exciting day,” Parsons said a few minutes after the lodge reopened.

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Across 1 Little more than a drop 11 Gossip 15 Simile for "luve" in a classic poem 16 "__ the valley of Death ... ": Tennyson 17 C.S. Lewis, for one 18 High seas adverb 19 Declared one's innocence, say 20 Over and done with 21 Trio in H2O 22 Varnish option 23 "I'm innocent" 24 __ Brava: Spanish tourist site 28 Emailers, e.g.

30 Bentley of "American Beauty" 31 Nadya Suleman, in 2009 headlines Answers to 06-20-20 Crossword Puzzle.

33 No-frills flight feature 35 Martial artist/musician Steven 36 Straighten up 37 Instruments also called rumba shakers 39 Genetic identifiers 40 Connections 41 Isabella I's birth city 43 To the point 44 Snake targets 46 Factor of diez 48 More than just eats 49 Texter's "May I say" 50 "__ Before Chanel": 2009 film 54 Military group 55 "Sgt. Pepper" collectible 57 Shakers, but not movers 58 Workers behind bars

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59 Deuce topper 60 Connect with by nailing, say Down 1 Yap 2 Inferno 3 Not occupied 4 '60s role for Bamboo Harvester 5 Entreat 6 Parkinson's drug 7 Post-printing problem 8 Palms off (on) 9 Company co-founded

by J.P. Morgan 10 Reason for a court replay 11 Likewise 12 Like a stereotypical cannibal captive 13 Claudius and Porky Pig 14 Stable judgment?

21 Be called 22 "Dream a Little Dream of Me" singer 24 Matter of space 25 Port-to-port connector 26 Scott Hamilton venue 27 Cover-up in Nero's time 29 Novelist Jaffe 32 Scandinavian patron

34 Art buyer's concern 38 Strait of Messina isola 39 It often follows a breakout

42 Transitional situations 45 Big name in oil 47 Title in a Dumas title 50 Lake of Lombardy 51 Spot for pots

52 Marriage doc.

53 Roughly 55 Loser to Franklin in '36 56 Spam holder

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THE BEST VOLUNTEER position on the island. The AMI Historical Museum needs docents and bread makers. Call Lynn at 813758-3234 or lbrennan47@ gmail.com

EMPIRE COMPUTER SERVICE Computer problems fixed in your home or office. The fastest friend-liest service around. Serving the Island since 2004. Call 941-739-6424

ROSER FOOD BANK needs donations of cash and non-perishable food, PAPER & PERSONAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS. Donations boxes are located at the Church, Moose Club, and Walgreen’s.

EMPLOYMENT

BOATS BOATS ARE SELLING Extremely Well. If you've been on the water, it's boat crazy. 20 years in Business, Hundreds of sold boats. Still, "Business On A Handshake" Island-boatsales.net 941-228-3489 Dave Struber

CARPET CLEANING QUALITY COUNTS. CARPET cleaning. Upholstery cleaning. Tile & grout cleaning. Island's favorite cleaner. Manatee Chamber Member. Great price/free estimates. Call 941-7561082

CLEANING SERVICE THC CLEANING : Residential, Commercial & Rentals. Professional and Reliable. Call 941756-4570

COMMERCIAL SALES, RENT & LEASE 13 UNIT RESORT: $3,999,900 Bradenton Beach on Gulf Dr. WAREHOUSE: 9300 sq ft possi-ble Machine Shop w/ Heavy Duty Elect. Or Car Storage. So many Possibilities. Near SRQ Airport. $595,000. Island Real Estate call Alan Galletto 941-232-2216 COMMERCIAL CONDO FOR SALE City of Anna Maria best location on the island most popular lo-cation across from the city pier. $549,900. Low fees Sharon Hightower re/max alliance group.

941-330-5054

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TWO SCOOPS – Anna Maria Island’s Favorite IceCream... is now hiring full and part-time associ-ates.

Varied shifts available must be able to work nights and weekends. A great place to work and have a little fun…looking for a few friendly people to join our team. Food prep or server experience preferred. Great Pay! Apply today…Two Scoops 101 S. Bay Blvd.

Anna Maria.

TWO SIDES OF NATURE – Anna Maria Island’s Favorite Resort wear Store... is now hiring part-time associates. Varied shifts available must be able to work nights and weekends.

Great pay, great fun. Retail Experience Preferred. Apply today Two Sides of Nature 101 S. Bay Blvd. Unit A-1, Anna Ma-ria. Two Sides of Nature – owned/operated by your friends at Two Scoops.

SOLO’S PIZZA LOOKING for part time evening cook.

Call 941-778-8118.

THE AWARD-WINNING ANNA MARIA ISLAND SUN, a weekly newspaper on Florida’s Gulf Coast, (https://amisun. com; www.facebook. com/AnnaMariaIslandSun), is looking for a freelance reporter/ photographer to cover events on this tourismdriven island. The ideal candidate will have reporting and photography experience at a community newspaper and have some experience writing for a news website. Local residents or those with previous local knowledge and willing to relocate here a plus. Resumes and cover letters may be emailed to news@amisun.com or

by U.S. Postal Service to The Anna Maria Island Sun, P.O Box 1189, Anna Maria, FL 34216, attention: Mike Field, publisher.

HOTEL ON ANNA MARIA seeking Housekeeper Full time, Part time. Must have two years experience. We drug test.

Must speak English. If no Answer, leave message.

813-735-4373.

JESSIE’S ISLAND STORE has immediate openings for full and part time cashiers for both day and night shifts. Apply in person at 5424 Marina Dr. Holmes Beach or call 941778-6903 ISLAND LUMBER and HARDWARE full or part time help wanted Must be able to load in excess of 60lbs Please inquire at 213 54h St Holmes Beach

FISHING CHARTERS CAPT. MAC GREGORY Fishing Charters. Full Day, Half Day, Night, Inshore & Near Shore. 941-809-5783 U.S.C.G. Certified/Insured

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JSAN CORPORATION Renovations Construction & Handyman Services 941-243-0995 Lic# CRC1332505 jsancorporation@gmail. com Flooring, Drywall, Painting, Repairs, Kitchen and Bathrooms, Trim & Doors.

Free Estimates. Credit Cards Accepted.

COASTAL INTERIORS Trim, paint, repairs and more 27yrs experience Local 786-318-8585

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Licensed and insured.

References available.

Call Chris at 941-3028759 please visit website: isletileserv-ices.com

LOST & FOUND LOST ON BEACH Beige Women’s Eye Glasses. $50 REWARD Call John 941705-6068

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

HOME CARE PROVIDER with Dennis Church a nursing assistant. 7+ years of experience. Licensed in Florida. SAFER at HOME. Call 815-519-3993

THE HARDWOOD STOP Flooring installation services; Laminate, hardwood, vinyl and tile. Bath-room and shower. Virtually dustless FLOOR REMOVAL License and insured FREE ESTIMATES 941-227-0041 www.thehardwoodstop. com

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TILE! TILE! TILE! All variations of tile supplied and installed. Quality workmanship. Prompt, reliable, many Island references. Free estimates.

Neil 941-726-3077

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

Call Rafael 941-778-4823 or Veronik 941-526-7941

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RENOVATION SPECALIST ALL carpentry repairs, Wash Family Construction, locally owned and operated CBC 1258250 Call 941-7250073.

KERN CONSTRUCTION NEW Homes & Remodel.

Design/Build. Since 1968.

License # CRC1327296.

Call Jerry Kern 941-7781115 www.kernconstructioninc.com GET’R DONE DRYWALL, INC Specializing in Remodels & Repairs. Island Resident for 18 years. Call Neil Cell 941-962-1194 MASTER CARPENTER. Decks-Docks-FencingStairs & Railing. Free Estimates. Handyman Work. Call Richard 941448-3571

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: NORMS TOWING gives Notice of Foreclosure of Lien and intent to sell these vehicles on 07/01/2020, 09:00 am at 1855 63RD AVENUE E. BRADENTON, FL 34203, pur-suant to subsection 713.78 of the Florida Statutes. NORMS TOWING reserves the right to accept or reject any and/or all bids.

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 06/24/2020, 09:00 am at 1855 63RD AVENUE E. BRADENTON, FL 34203, pur-suant to subsection 713.78 of the Florida Statutes. NORMS TOWING reserves the right to accept or reject any and/or all bids.

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POOL SERVICES FOUR SEASONS POOL SERVICE AND CHEMICAL SERVICES. Certified Pool Operator. 10 + Years Experience.

Residential/commercial. Chemical Service Licensed & Insured. Call Dennis Clark 941-7375657 COLE'S TROPICAL POOL SERVICE Call Cole Bowers for all your pool maintenance needs! Af-fordable and Dependable!! 941-7131893

PRESSURE WASHING & WINDOWS AUTHORITY ONE CLEANING : Residential, Commercial, Construction and Vacation Rentals . Also available Pressure Washing, Roof Cleaning, Paver Sealing and Windows. Call 941565-3931.

REAL ESTATE HOMES & CONDOS FOR SALE

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 esti-mates.

941-812-0507

CANAL FRONT HOMES Holmes Beach – GULF FRONT CONDOS Gulf Place, L’Plage, Vista Grande, SPW, 5400 – DUPLEXES & MORE Island Real Estate ASK Alan Galletto 941232-2216

“WIZARD OF WALLS” Established 1980 Prompt quality service.

Paperhanging/removal Faux fin-ishes. Interior painting. Mary Bell Winegarden 941-794-0455

IMMACULATE WATERFRONT HOME 520 Kumquat Dr. 4BD/5BA 3928sf Coastal Beauty! Prime location on AMI. $2,750,000 Call Charles Buky Coldwell Banker 941-228-6086

PROFESSIONAL PAINTING SERVICES. Prompt & Reliable. Island Resident.

Quality Workmanship.

Interior/Exterior. Also minor repairs & carpentry. Free written detailed estimates. Bill Witaszek 941-307-9315

LOOKING FOR A highly motivated real estate broker to buy or sell your next home? Darcie Duncan, Broker Duncan Real Estate a lifelong island resident bringing success to her customers for 28 years. Proven track record brings you results! 941-725-1589

CUSTOM PAINTING, Residential-Commercial, Interior/Exterior Professional quality work for over 40 years. Free estimates.

Call Larry at 941-400-8754.

References available.

DONALD PERKINS PAINTING LLC fully insured. 30 years experience. Many Island references. Call 941-7057096

509 PINE AVE ,ANNA MARIA. $1,690,000. 2 Cottage homes w/pool. Zoned nightly rent-als/Retail/ Commercial. Furnished w/ rentals in place. Virtual Tour Avaliable. Christine Kourik Re/max 941-5387414

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REAL ESTATE HOMES & CONDOS FOR SALE RUNAWAY BAY CONDOBradenton Beach $335,000 water view 2BR/2BA furnished. Virtual Walk thru Tour Available. Christine Kourik Re/Max 941-5387414 PERICO ISLAND villa 2BR/2BA with 2 car garage. Spectacular water views! Completely updated and Designer decorated sold furnished. $429,900. Sharon Hightower RE/MAX Alliance Group 941-3305054 11006 Perico Way, Bradenton, Fl. 34209

GULF FRONT CONDO Full Gulf Views!

2BR/2BA one car garage, tiled floors, updated kitchen, sold furnished. $649,900.

5300 Gulf of Mexico Drive #107 Holmes Beach, Sharon Hightower RE/MAX Alliance Group 941-330-5054

5 ACRES OF LAND 35 miles to Panama City Beach.

4BR/2BA/2CG. Open concept, new deep well, New A/C, New Tin Roof. Hurricane impact shutters & windows, wood floors, tile kitchen & baths and Fireplace. Boat house with storage. Fruit trees, grape vines. 20 miles to shopping Chipley, Florida. $200,000. Call 850-7037266 or 850-326-3407

RENTALS: ANNUAL ANNUAL RENTALS WANTED! We have well qualified tenants for beach and mainland annual rent-als, Full management or Finders fee.

Call today for details. Ask for Paige DUNCAN REAL ESTATE 941-779-0304 www.teamduncan.com 2BR/1BA GROUND LEVEL condo in Bradenton Beach. $1400/mo. 1st, last, and security. $150 ap-plication fee which requires HOA approval.

2BR/2BA FURNISHED gulffront 8 month lease starting May 1, 2020 $2750/mo. Call A Paradise 941-778-4800

YOUR OWN BEACH HOUSE. Annual Bungalow with mini-loft. One block to intercostal (SunRises) and Beach (Sunsets).

Vaulted ceilings. Utilities included, Washer/Dryer Pets considered. $1395/ mo. First, Last & Security.

Call 941-741-10 ANNUAL/SEMI-ANNUAL Big POOL, Small Complex. 1BR Condo. One block to Beach. Furnished, Water, Electric, Cable, Wifi included. $1550/mo. No pets. Call 941-704-7525 ANNUAL RENTAL BUNGALOW with mini-loft. Vaulted ceilings. Utilities included, Washer/Dryer. Steps to Beach. Pets considered. $1395/mo. First, Last & Security. Call 941-741-1096 ANNUAL 2BR/2BA DUPLEX off Cortez, 3.5 mi to beach.

Fenced yard, W/D hook ups, covered park-ing, non-smoking, pet friendly.

Available mid-July. $1,100/ mo. 941-721-8480 M-F 9-5, or email mehall@ nclaimsadjusters.com

ANNUAL 3BR/2BA DUPLEX off Cortez, 3.5 mi to beach.

Fenced yard, W/D hook ups, covered park-ing, non-smoking, pet friendly.

Available mid-July. $1,375/ mo. 941-721-8480 M-F 9-5, or email mehall@ nclaimsadjusters.com

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

RENTAL WANTED WINTER RENTAL DESIRED Single, retired, lady seeks extended winter rental Nov 15- Apr 15. Stu-dio, one bedroom or other.

One beautiful cat. vasinnamon@hotmail.com, 802-928-3765

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TRANSPORTATION AMI TAXI metered-on-callcards accepted. Airport: Tampa $95, Sarasota $40, Clearwater $85, Or-lando $195. Call 941-447-8372 or 941-447-8376. amitaxi4u@ gmail.com, www.amitaxi. com ANYTIME TRANSPORTATION to all Airports, Casino, etc. Tampa $70. Sarasota $35. Pets welcome. Very dependable. Reasonable rates. Contact Jeanne.

941-779-5095 AIRPORT RIDES- Tampa, St. Pete, Sarasota. Mask & gloves provided. Reasonable rates! Call or text Anna 941-932-1600

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