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The Anna Maria City Pier restaurant and bait shop were gutted, crushed and hauled away on barges by the city’s demolition contractor, Speeler and Associates, by day’s end July 12. See more, page 3. Islander Courtesy Photo: Anna Maria City

Work began July 9 with removal of plumbing, electric, metal and glass before the buildings were crushed. Islander Courtesy Photos

And as the day’s work ends July 12.

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MCSO rearrests confessed Holmes Beach burglar-attacker

man for the $41,500 bail.

Following his second arrest at his Holmes Beach residence near Anna Maria Elementary School, Snyder was in jail at press time with a “hold.”

The hold was placed, according to Bristow, to allow notice to investigators upon his release. According to a court order, after the second arrest, he was assigned bail at $50,000, upped from an initial $20,000 bail, plus GPS monitoring on release.

Snyder’s arraignments are set for 9 a.m. Friday, Aug. 3, in the Holmes Beach case and 9 a.m. Friday, Aug. 17, in the Anna Maria case.

Court proceedings are held at the Manatee County Judicial Center, 1051 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton.

Holmes Beach police are looking for the owners of items, including a Smith & Wesson .38 revolver and a sawed-off .410 shotgun, found in a storage unit rented

by Mark Snyder since 2012. Islander Photos: Courtesy HBPD

and art believed to be from other Holmes Beach and MCSO cases, the report states.

MCSO public information director Dave Bristow said the storage unit contained a “substantial number” of items and there is “a good chance” they could be linked to other burglaries.

In a July 10 text, Hall wrote that there’s been no other related burglaries confirmed “but I’m sure there will be more.”

Next in the investigators’ case, Bristow said, will be the “time-consuming” process of determining whether property was stolen and, if so, identifying the owner.

“We’re on it,” Bristow added.

Hall has photographs of items from the storage unit that he hopes will assist owners in identifying their property.

Snyder was released from the Manatee County jail after his first arrest on payment of $4,150 by a bonds-

Holmes Beach police are looking for the owners of items found in a storage unit rented

by Mark Lee Snyder, including assorted art, wood carvings, pictures, jewelry and guns.

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By Kathy Prucnell Islander Reporter Mark Lee Snyder — the 55-year-old man who was arrested and confessed July 3 to attacking a Holmes Beach woman and burglarizing her home June 28 — was again arrested July 9.

Snyder bonded out of jail after his first arrest July 5.

It sparked a flurry of anger, mostly directed to the judge who set his bail, on social media.

Leading to the second arrest for burglary, authorities found numerous Snyder items in a 10-by-20-foot storage unit — including a handgun taken in a May 15 burglary in the 100 block of Crescent Drive in Anna Maria.

Snyder has rented the storage unit in the 8400 block of Cortez Road West since 2012, according to a probable cause affidavit by the arresting officer, Manatee County Sheriff’s Detective Christopher DeLuca.

The Islander previously reported an Anna Maria homeowner filed a complaint with the HBPD on a Smith & Wesson .38-caliber gun, jewelry and purses stolen May 16 after she noticed boxes and jewelry trays strewn in a closet.

The woman told authorities she’d been out most of the day that the burglary occurred.

There was no forced entry discovered by authorities after the break-in.

In his affidavit, DeLuca stated the Anna Maria case “went inactive” until Holmes Beach Detective Sgt. Brian Hall connected it with Snyder and obtained a search warrant for the storage unit.

“Hall found numerous boxes containing zip-lock bags full of jewelry, as well as logs containing details of eBay transactions conducted by Mark Lee Snyder,” DeLuca wrote.

The storage search was postponed “due to the amount of items,” including costume and real jewelry; firearms, some with serial numbers filed off; a bicycle;

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AMCP whittled from Tampa Bay horizon

By Ryan Paice Islander Reporter Gutted, crumbled and removed from the horizon.

The Anna Maria City Pier Restaurant and bait shop are gone.

Fresh off a week of vacation to celebrate Independence Day, around 10 workers from Speeler and Associates began the second phase of the pier demolition project — tearing down the pier-head superstructure.

The process began July 9 with workers handremoving potentially harmful materials, including metal roofing, insulation, plumbing and electrical hardware.

Then the excavator, stationed on two barges by the pier, brought down the buildings — the restaurant and bait shop — on the T-end.

Speeler and Associates vice president Mike Tibbett said the next step will be demolishing the deck — section by section due to some anticipated instability resulting from the removal of the buildings.

Demolition of the T-end is slated for completion by the first week of August. The city will pay Speeler $290,000 on completion, making it the most expensive portion of the $732,000 demolition contract.

Removal of the pier-head pilings will follow.

Also, volunteer Frank Agnelli, owner of Agnelli Pools & Construction, 6000 Marina Drive, will remove and store the 750 remaining planks on the walkway.

The city plans to use the planks in memorial fences at City Pier Park, 101 N. Bay Blvd., and at the Anna Maria Historical Society Museum, 402 Pine Ave. People who requested memorial planks have until the end of the month to retrieve them from city hall, 10005 Gulf Drive, from 10 a.m.-noon weekdays.

Demolition is slated for completion by Sept. 30, depending on weather and tides. For every day the project continues past the deadline, Speeler must pay a $500 penalty.

Tibbett said Speeler plans to submit a bid to build the new pier.

The Anna Maria City Commission received flak since deciding to demolish the pier rather than repair it, but Tibbett said commissioners made the right decision.

He said the pier was in such bad shape that spot repairs would only amount to a stopgap before they would be forced to fully demolish and replace the structure. “When they see the progress and hopefully the finished product, people will come around,� Commissioner Brian Seymour said July 11.

Construction of the new pier is expected to wrap up in December 2019. The restaurant, bait shop and restrooms will come later.

MCSO expects arrest in Anna Maria pier vandalism

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Islander photo contest holds over to July 25

The Islander’s Top Notch contest is on hold this week. The front page was taken by the pier, but the contest will return with a new winner on the cover July 25.

The contest celebrates what still is known as the “Kodak moment,� despite the widespread switch from film to digital technology.

Look to July 20 for the next deadline for email photo submissions.

The contest includes six weekly front-page winners. Each will claim an Islander “More than a mullet wrapper� T-shirt or coffee mug.

One weekly shot will take the top prize in the Top Notch contest, earning the photographer a cash prize from The Islander and certificates from local merchants.

A pet photo winner is announced in the final week.

Look online this week for complete rules and details.

Please, note, each original JPG must be included in a single email with the name of the photographer; date the photo was taken; location and description, names of recognizable people; and address and phone number for the photographer.

More rules — published online at www. islander.org — must be observed. — Bonner Joy

Authorities appear to be closing in on a man suspected of slashing a promotional banner at the Anna Maria City Pier. “We know who it is,� said Sgt. Mike Jones, who heads the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office Anna Maria substation. He added the arrest of the man, who “looked directly at a camera,� is “inevitable.�

At about 3 a.m. July 15, the man, who rode his bicycle to the pier, cut two 8-by-12-foot hanging banners that depict the future pier, according to Jones.

The MCSO report states the man “pulled a bladed weapon out of his pocket� and slashed the signs.

The signs were hung by rope on both sides of the gated pier entry.

The city is in the process of demolishing the pier and taking bids to construct anticipated value of the signs is “in the thousands,� a replacement.

Jones anticipates a including the city’s cost to purchase the rights for the felony charge because the architect’s rendering.

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Anna Maria commissioners approve FEMA fraud investigation Islander Reporter

By Ryan Paice The city of Anna Maria’s problems took a new turn in the past week.

After firing a building official who apparently failed to complete Federal Emergency Management Agency paperwork, which resulted in a citywide increase to property owners on their flood insurance, the city became aware of a lawsuit that drew attention from the city attorney to possible contractor fraud involving FEMA. The city also learned a penalty imposed on some builders on lengthy construction projects could be unfair — and plans to make refunds of fines paid.

Meanwhile, the building official hired in January resigned, leaving the mayor to seek a replacement.

Anna Maria commissioners authorized an investigation July 12 into allegations of FEMA fraud by Wash Family Construction on a residential construction project.

At a special meeting July 12, the city commission voted 4-0 for a resolution directing Mayor Dan Murphy to contact FEMA and report information provided by the owner of 759 N. Shore Drive.

The resolution also directs Murphy and city attorney Becky Vose to investigate improvements made by Wash Family Construction at 759 N. Shore Drive and take action if necessary.

Vose said she had learned of a case — homeown-

Property at 759 N. Shore Drive, Anna Maria, which became the subject of a homeowner versus contractor dispute, came to the city’s attention for possible FEMA fraud.

Islander Photo: Ryan Paice

ers L. Martin and Threse Quinn Hurbi v. Wash Family Construction —being litigated in the 12th Circuit Court and reported it to Murphy and the commission.

The FEMA substantial improvement rule — also known as the 50 percent rule — applies to ground-level homes built before the existence of the Flood Insurance Rate Map in 1975, otherwise known as pre-FIRM buildings. The rule requires any pre-FIRM remodel, renovation or improvement project exceeding 50 percent of the building value to be deemed substantial.

Building value costs include the structure, finished materials, flooring, interior finishes and more. Permit

AM puts builder finish line on hold, refunds fines

By Ryan Paice Islander Reporter An Anna Maria ordinance requiring that contractors finish construction projects within a year has been put on hold.

The city commission voted July 12 to temporarily halt enforcement of Ordinance 74-65, as well as refund fines.

The ordinance requires contractors finish a project within 12 months of receiving the approved permit, regardless of the scope and quality of the work.

The motions to halt enforcement and refund fines paid, based on suggestions for short-term solutions from Mayor Dan Murphy, passed 4-0 and 3-0.

Commissioner Carol Carter was excused for the July 12 special commission meeting and Commissioner Brian Seymour abstained on one vote due to professional ties with a homeowner who hired Pete Dospel Construction.

Contractor Greg Ross of Ross Built Construction, 305 67th St. W., Bradenton, addressed the commission.

“It’s an arbitrary number and there’s really no way to build that $3 million home within a 12-month time frame,” Ross said. “But they all have a 12-month timeframe.”

He said for seven years the ordinance had not been enforced and then was randomly enforced against him.

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The primary in Florida includes federal and state races, as well as some local contests.

Registration for the general election will close Oct. 9.

For more information, go online to votemanatee. com or call the elections office at 941-741-3823.

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Ross asked the commission to put enforcement on hold and for a refund of $5,816 — the fine he paid for taking 16 months to construct a building.

Contractor Pete Dospel of Pete Dospel Construction, 5386 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, was fined $49,000 after failing to complete a project within a year.

Dospel also asked commissioners to rewrite the ordinance.

He said the project took longer than a year, but he followed Florida statutes in obtaining permit extensions.

Murphy said a code enforcement officer brought to city clerk Leanne Addy’s attention that the building official had been waiving fines and fees.

Addy spoke to Murphy, who directed David M. Greenbaum, who has since resigned, to enforce the ordinance.

However, Murphy said he hadn’t intended to suddenly penalize people and wanted to come to a fair resolution for the contractors.

“In the time to sort through the issue,” Murphy said. “A lot of research is going to be done in terms of looking at the intent, I need to know the breadth and the scope of all this, and I don’t have that information right now.”

Commissioner Dale Woodland said he wants to study rules in other municipalities before attempting to fix the ordinance.

costs are not included.

When a project is deemed a substantial improvement, it is required to comply with the National Flood Program, which can result in the elevation of a groundlevel structure.

In this case, the Hurbis attorney researched and requested records of 25 past jobs completed by Wash and submitted for the 50 percent remodel or renovation.

Wash allegedly billed the Hurbis for a substantially larger amount than the project permit evaluation.

Obtaining a building permit requires submitting costs for labor and materials, which sets an amount the contractor cannot exceed when billing for the project.

Wash submitted permits for a remodel of 31 percent, which falls under the 35 percent threshold that would require submission of invoices and receipts to verify actual costs.

No action by the city is expected until the court case proceeds or the mayor’s investigation produces more information.

Anna Maria seeks building official

Anna Maria Mayor Dan Murphy has interviewed five people for the post of building official and expects at least one more candidate to step up in advance of making a decision.

No recommendation on a hire had been made as of July 12.

Murphy said he wants candidates with experience and qualifications as a building code inspector. In lieu of experienced candidates, he wants to hire someone open to training.

David M. Greenbaum resigned from the position July 13 to pursue other interests.

Part-time contractor Joe Payne is temporarily filling the position.

The commission will have the final say, having to approve any candidate Murphy proposes.

— Ryan Paice

County’s election website mistakenly posts candidate SSNs The Social Security numbers of Holmes Beach political candidates Kim Rash and Joshua Linney were mistakenly posted on votemanatee.com, the Manatee County Supervisor of Elections website.

Rash is running for a seat on the city commission and Linney is running for mayor in the Nov. 6 municipal election.

“This was an egregious mistake that violated

Florida state law,” Rash wrote in an email sent to the city.

The information was removed from the website after a July 9 phone call to the SOE from Rash. He said the numbers received at least 56 views.

“We don’t know how many candidates’ Social Security numbers were compromised,” Rash wrote.

“This has caused my wife and I emotional distress, as well as time and money.”

Rash said he was advised to purchase Life Lock credit protection and freeze all credit accounts.

“We will wait to see how this will affect our personal finances,” Rash wrote.

— Terry O’Connor

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Bradenton Beach candidates for city commission on the November ballot, Tjet Martin, top left, Mary Mapes, Reed Mapes and John Metz, at the wheel, campaign in the Anna Maria Island Privateers July 4 parade. Islander Courtesy Photo

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KORN sues to force ballot action from Bradenton Beach

By ChrisAnn Silver Esformes Islander Reporter The writ is on the wall.

A Bradenton Beach political action committee is rising to the challenge.

Reed Mapes and John Metz, co-founders of Keep Our Residential Neighborhoods, filed a writ of mandamus in the 12th Circuit Court July 5 to gain an expedited hearing and compel Bradenton Beach to put KORN’s proposed charter amendments on the Nov. 6 ballot.

The city was served court documents July 11.

The complaint names Mapes and KORN as plaintiffs and city clerk Terri Sanclemente and the city of Bradenton Beach as defendants.

At a June 21 meeting, the mayor and commissioners voted against placing KORN’s charter amendments on the ballot, citing concerns the amendments violate

the city charter. The claim is based on what the city says are insufficiencies with required petitions that were signed by electors.

Mapes and Metz, former planning and zoning board members, regMapes istered KORN as a PAC and collected signatures from more than 10 percent of Bradenton Beach electors in support of the ballot questions. They say they followed State Statute 166.031, which provides for citizen-initiated charter amendments and, according Metz to them, supplants the city charter.

City attorney Ricinda Perry said the petitions violate a state law that prohibits land-use matters from being decided by referendum.

Additionally, Perry said all of KORN’s proposed

amendments exceed a 15-word word limit.

The lawsuit alleges Sanclemente and the city refused to perform their ministerial duties and deliver the signed petitions to the Manatee County Supervisor of Elections Office.

KORN asks the court to require the city to submit its petitions to the SOE for verification and direct the city to include the proposed charter questions on the ballot for the next general election or a special election.

According to Perry, ballot language must be filed with the SOE by Aug. 28.

As of July 11, a hearing date had not been set.

However, an order of recusal was filed July 9 by Judge Gilbert A. Smith Jr. and the case was reassigned to Judge Lon Arend, who is hearing another civil case in which the city is the plaintiff and Mapes and Metz are two of six defendants.

Holmes Beach candidate survives campaign complaint

By Terry O’Connor Islander Reporter Political newcomer Kim Rash can continue to campaign for office in Holmes Beach.

City clerk Stacey Johnston, as the Holmes Beach election official, ruled an error in campaign depository paperwork by the city commission candidate did not rise to the level of disqualification.

Rash said it was the right call.

“There was never any intent of wrongdoing or fraudulent activity,” Rash said. “It would be a shame to allow the democratic process to be overshadowed by this innocent error. I feel that I made every effort to do things correctly.”

Johnston said she made her decision July 9 after consulting with the Florida Department of State Division of Elections and on legal advice from city attorney Patricia Petruff.

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a former city commissioner, asked Johnston to disqualify Rash.

“Because of this extreme error in violation of state statute, I am asking that his campaign be terminated,” Zaccagnino wrote in a July 6 email to Johnston.

Reached July 12 by phone, Zaccagnino would not say whether the ruling concluded the issue to his satisfaction.

“I don’t have any comment right now on that,” he said.

Candidates are first required to declare a depository for campaign funds, Johnston said. They must pay the initial filing fee and submit all required candidate forms with a check from the declared depository.

Rash named Hancock Bank his depository June 4, but the check written for his candidate filing fee was drawn on Wells Fargo.

He questioned why candidates are required to name a bank to receive campaign funds before any money can be deposited.

“This seems to be an odd sequence to have to designate a bank before the account is actually opened,” Rash wrote in an email to city hall.

However, the election laws are set by state statute, not by the city.

Johnston said Rash told her he changed his campaign depository bank after he encountered difficulty establishing his account at Hancock Bank, but failed to submit the paperwork to make the switch to Wells Fargo official.

“It’s fixed now,” Johnston said.

Johnston ruled the error was not intended to circumvent the law or gain unfair advantage.

The Holmes Beach ballot listing Rash has yet to be certified by the Manatee County Supervisor of Elections.

Holmes Beach elections are nonpartisan and there is no primary. Early qualifying allowed the SOE to set ballots for the August primary and general election in November at the same time, Johnston said.

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Opinion

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Hard to come by

Icon. An object of uncritical devotion.

That’s how Merriam-Webster online defines icon, among other descriptions … a pictorial representation; a religious emblem painted on a small wooden plaque; a sign, word or graphic symbol whose form suggests its meaning; a graphic symbol on a computer that represents an object or function.

As far as icons go, there’s an argument for the Anna Maria City Pier as an object of uncritical devotion. Early pier fishers in the 1900s didn’t mind the distance to the T-end to pursue a catch.

The people who traveled on ferries from Tampa didn’t mind the long walk on the pier and the longer walk on Pine Avenue to the Gulf of Mexico to “take in the waters.”

Visionaries like George Bean and Charles Roser saw the attraction and began ferrying people to buy fishing huts and cottages, while some adventurous people came to live year-round, thanks to the access the pier provided before there were bridges to Anna Maria Island, and in spite of the harsh conditions.

(Think heat and skeeters.)

As the pier aged, most people, whether sightseers or fishers, didn’t mind the worn boards or the lack of amenities. It was the long walk over the aqua waters and the prospect of watching dolphins leap, a shiny tarpon on the hook or a fresh catch for dinner that drew people.

Along came a restaurant and more people were attracted to the pier. So many that for the years the visitor’s bureau kept such surveys, it was the No. 1 attraction in Manatee County.

And so it grew in popularity. And so the devotees happily overlooked sagging boards, barnacle-covered pilings and, of course, that long walk.

Storms came and went. Sometimes damages over the course of 110 years were catastrophic.

Weddings, engagements, birthdays and family reunions were celebrated and family members memorialized their devotion to the iconic Anna Maria City Pier. It symbolized a place they came to love.

It was part of the fabric of Anna Maria Island.

Now hope is gone that the city will come to its senses and repair the pier before it undertakes the arduous and expensive task of rebuilding. Hope is all we have for a future pier that not only lasts 100 years, but inspires us to fall in love again.

Thanks to all those who cherished the boards.

Savor the memories. — Bonner Joy

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Opinion

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Plank pickup

We want to thank the city of Anna Maria for allowing us to claim our plank from the Anna Maria City Pier.

Friends who picked it up for us said the process was so organized and, as our son Max suggested, we can only imagine how many people from the United States and the many other countries walked these boards.

Carmen and Frank Pedota, Anna Maria

Celebrating on the 4th

We attended the Anna Maria Island Privateers Fourth of July Parade again this year.

Our group was located near 24th Street North in Bradenton Beach.

What a wonderful time we had.

Everyone was so very pleasant, making room for small children and seeing that they were able to get beads and candy.

Yes, we did get sprayed with water. But we didn’t mind at all.

I just had to tell you what a wonderful time we had celebrating my 89th birthday.

Marie Pound, Bradenton Beach

Charged at Kingfish

Although my wife discourages me from buying bait at the floating bait shops because she has seen a decrease in the amount of bait around the island, I do occasionally indulge and do so anyway.

Recently I was waiting to buy bait at the Kingfish Boat Ramp when a fishing guide revved his engine and charged his boat toward me.

I had to quickly move in reverse to avoid a collision.

This aggressiveness made me wonder why — if I was doing something wrong — he did not just call out

A reclaimed plank from the Anna Maria City Pier is displayed at the Pedota home in Anna Maria. and let me know because I surely would have followed etiquette if I had known.

Respectively, I ask this question: Does the licensed “captain” of Ultimate Fishing Adventures believe putting his temper above safety and politeness is appropriate?

Didier Begat, Bradenton

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Big catch circa 1973 at R&R A huge shark is caught and landed on the deck at the Rod & Reel Pier in Anna Maria in July 1973. It was later revealed the giant hammerhead was carrying 50 pups.

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10&20 years ago In the headlines: July 15, 1998

Bradenton Beach city commissioners unanimously agreed to restructure the service tax ordinance to charge electric, gas and water companies 10 percent of the gross business each company does in the city, while telecommunications companies would be charged 7 percent. Previously, the city had charged 3.5 percent to all utilities.

Lifeguard Collin Schmidt in Holmes Beach was credited with saving a life — that of a 6-footlong nurse shark, after the shark stranded itself on the beach at low tide. Schmidt gathered up the shark, took it to the end of the Manatee Pier and tossed it into deeper water, where it swam away.

In the headlines: July 16, 2008

We’re campaigning for a friendlier, kinder, gentler attitude toward guests, visitors, vacationers and all who come to love Anna Maria Island. “We’re Glad You’re Here” originated in the 1980s with a restaurant trade group. We believe Anna Maria Island needs this type of attitude — one that makes everyone feel welcome.

— The Islander

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The Florida Department of Environmental Protection issued a permit to lengthen the southbound left-turn lane at Gulf Drive and Cortez Road. Bradenton Beach and Florida Department of Transportation officials wanted to extend the turn lane before the Anna Maria Island Bridge closed in September.

Commissioners, meeting at city hall, reviewed a draft ordinance intended to increase outdoor dining opportunities, making slight revisions and agreeing the measure was ready for a first reading.

“There’s a lot of goods written into this thing,” Commissioner John Monetti said, referring to notations he made in the proposed ordinance. “I’m reading this as a restaurant guy.”

The U.S. Census Bureau’s 2007 population estimates showed slight drops in Anna Maria and Holmes Beach — ever so slight drops. Bradenton Beach saw a slight increase in population — ever so slight.

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Holmes Beach proposes $15M budget, $2M spending increase

By Terry O’Connor Islander Reporter Times are good in Holmes Beach, as evidenced by a proposed new $15.45 million budget.

The proposed budget reflects an increase of more than $2 million in spending. The 15.1 percent boost nearly doubles the spending increase approved for the current fiscal year.

The commission adopted a Hurricane Irmadelayed $13,423,653 budget for fiscal year 2017-18, an increase of $1.069 million, or 8.7 percent, from $12.354 million in the 2016-17 fiscal year budget.

At the July 10-11 commission budget workshops, treasurer Lori Hill detailed where $2,028,156 in revenue could come from and where it might be spent.

Three new staffers could be hired under terms proposed in the $15,450,809 budget being considered by the Holmes Beach City Commission. The budget — in the form of an ordinance — will have two public hearings and two votes before the new fiscal year begins Oct. 1.

If approved, Police Chief William Tokajer will have $100,000 for a license-plate recognition system and building official Jim McGuinness will have $8,000 to purchase two drones to enhance inspections.

“Drone inspection technology is here,” McGuinness said.

The new gear and employees will be paid for by projected revenue increases.

budget talks Property tax revenues are projected to top $4 million, an increase of $309,512 or 7.8 percent, from $3,946,331 to $4,255,843.

The city proposes spending $400,000 on amenities at city field with a relocated and enlarged dog park, new concrete skatepark, new bocce ball and pickleball courts, shade structures, expanded off-street parking and Birdie Tebbetts baseball field would become a large multi-use field.

Earlier this year, auditors warned factors could cut into city revenues, such as legislative proposals involving business tax fees and vacation home and communication service taxes.

Holmes Beach already is feeling the pinch of rising insurance costs as it litigates $25 million in Bert Harris claims, Hill reported.

Holmes Beach projects insurance costs of $309,500 compared with $293,500 for the current fiscal year.

Employee life/health insurance expenses will go from $12,090 to $38,135 in the proposed budget.

Holmes Beach also seeded a Bert Harris contingency fund with $500,000 from rollover revenues in the proposed budget, in addition to two $1 million

insurance policies maintained with the Florida League of Cities, according to Hill.

“Insurance costs really went through the roof this year,” noted Commissioner Carol Soustek.

The Hurricane Irma cleanup in 2017 was an unbudgeted expense, but the Federal Emergency Management Agency is expected to fully reimburse the city at a time as yet undetermined.

Commissioner Jim Kihm repeated his complaint that spending totals are not sufficiently detailed. Hill said she would break out more information per his requests.

The proposed 2.25 millage rate amounts to a tax increase, thanks to rising property values.

The rollback rate, the millage needed to keep taxes for homeowners, as well as city revenue and spending the same as the current year, is 2.1062.

The millage rate is the amount per $1,000 in property value used to calculate taxes.

The city commission will next meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday, July 24, at city hall, 5801 Marina Drive.

Holmes Beach budgets at a glance

2017-18 2018-19 Budget $13,423,653 $15,450,809 Reserves $6,021,479 $7,062,232 The fiscal year is Oct. 1-Sept. 30.

Source: Holmes Beach treasurer Lori Hill

Bradenton Beach approves tax increase, considers library future

By ChrisAnn Silver Esformes Islander Reporter The fiscal year 2018-19 budget for Bradenton Beach is almost completed.

Commissioners and staff met July 10 in a work session to wrap up the proposed budget and approve the maximum millage rate for the DR-420, the form used by the state to assess the city’s tax base.

Mayor John Chappie, as executive head of the city, proposed the same rate as the current year, 2.3329, and the commission unanimously voted July 10 to retain the rate — which amounts to a tax increase for property owners.

Millage is $1 per $1,000 of assessed property value. At 2.3329 mills, the ad valorem tax on a property valued at $600,000 will be $1,398.

To avoid raising property taxes, the city would need to adopt the 2.14 rollback rate. The rollback rate is the millage needed to produce the same revenue as the current budget year.

State law defines a tax increase as any rate higher than the rollback rate.

In other matters, the commission discussed the budget for the Tingley Memorial Library, which is owned by the city and funded through a private bequeath.

The proposed library expenditures for 2018-19 are $39,304 and come from the bequeath, which will eventually be depleted, according to city treasurer Shayne Thompson.

In July 2017, city attorney Ricinda Perry suggested the commission meet with the library board after Perry said she found no city records of the trust that established the library. “Legal documents are nonexistent,” she said.

At the July 10 budget meeting, Commissioner Jake Spooner said he is unclear on how the library fund operates and how much money is in the library account.

Thompson said the bequeath should sustain the library expenditures for about 10 more years.

The city is considering making changes to the use of the city infrastructure — structural improvements or new buildings — and the library, built in 1994, would be included in those plans.

Bradenton Beach Lt. John Cosby, who attended the meeting for BBPD Chief Sam Speciale, said the bequeath specifies the city must provide a library, which could be a room in city hall.

“Our requirement is that we provide some type of library in order to have that property,” Cosby said. “As long as we have something that is a library, we should be OK.” Building official Steve Gilbert said the city can’t

The Tingley Memorial Library in Bradenton Beach was built in 1994 and operated with money from a bequeath. It is owned by the city and managed by an appointed board. Islander File Photo: ChrisAnn Silver Esformes

plan for the next five-10 years until it knows how to address any structural issues.

“We need to get a better understanding of the way the library board and the city need to work together, because the way it’s written is very difficult,” Chappie said.

Cosby suggested a workshop with Perry to discuss the bequeath.

Chappie, who is the commission liaison to the

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library board, said he has been trying to set the “long overdue” meeting, and should be able to meet with board members in the fall.

The budget is assimilated into an ordinance that will require two public hearings and two votes for adoption.

The first public hearing for the 2018-19 budget will be at 5:25 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 6, at Bradenton Beach City Hall, 107 Gulf Drive N. Holmes Beach City Hall, 5801 Marina Drive, 941-708-5800, holmesbeachfl.org.

Anna Maria City West Manatee Fire Rescue July 26, 6 p.m., city commission.

July 17, 6 p.m., fire commission.

Aug. 9, 6 p.m., city commission.

WMFR administration building, 6417 Third Ave. Aug. 14, 4 p.m., planning and zoning.

W., Bradenton, wmfr.org.

Aug. 23, 6 p.m., city commission.

Anna Maria City Hall, 10005 Gulf Drive, 941Manatee County 708-6130, cityofannamaria.com.

July 24, 9 a.m., county commission.

July 26, 9 a.m., county commission (land use).

Bradenton Beach Administration building, 1112 Manatee Ave. W., July 18, 1 p.m., planning and zoning.

Bradenton, 941-748-4501, mymanatee.org.

July 19, noon, city commission.

July 24, 10 a.m., city commission.

Of interest Bradenton Beach City Hall, 107 Gulf Drive N., Aug. 20, 9 a.m., Manatee County Tourist Devel941-778-1005, cityofbradentonbeach.org. opment Council, the Center of Anna Maria Island, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria.

Holmes Beach Sept. 3 is Labor Day. Most government offices July 24, 9 a.m., city commission. will be closed, as will The Islander office. Also, govAug. 14, 6 p.m., city commission. ernment-related services, such as waste collection, Aug. 17, 6 p.m., city commission. may be delayed.

Aug. 28, 6 p.m., city commission.

Send notices to calendar@islander.org and Aug. 30, 6 p.m., city commission. news@islander.org.

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$12.9M trail on AMI lacks state funding

By Terry O’Connor Islander Reporter The Anna Maria Island SUNTrail needs money to get up and running. Or cycling. Walking. Motoring.

Rights of way are established, preliminary design cross-sections prepared and corridor surveys complete for AMI to become part of the Florida Shared-Use Nonmotorized Trail network, which is a statewide system of multiuse trails for bicyclists and pedestrians.

City engineer Lynn Burnett says the $12.9 million SUNTrail loop proposed for Anna Maria Island still needs state funding to make the project a go. It was classified a state funding priority in January.

Burnett said the project is shovel-ready.

Is Holmes Beach ready for the SUNTrail? Some residents say they would prefer the city not encourage more cyclists.

“We have too many bike riders as it is,” resident Madeline Riva emailed city hall. “It will be very harmful to our area on 85th Street. Please reconsider your decision.”

Riva said she and her husband bought a home in an area zoned R-1.

“We bought here because many on this street are full-timers and we have hardly any rentals,” Riva emailed The Islander.

Resident Deb Sneddon said at the June 26 commission meeting cycling overkill can become a detriment to the city.

Riva and Sneddon said they were most concerned about the proposed Holmes Beach bike-pedestrian path, which would feed into the SUNTrail.

“I suspect it would discourage — yet again — permanent residents from staying here,” Sneddon emailed city hall.

Despite those cycling concerns, the AMI SUNTrail loop has some momentum.

The island loop is ranked No. 1 in Manatee County by the Florida Department of Transportation in its list of new multi-use trail projects and No. 1 on the DEP list of new transportation projects.

It is not yet funded by the DOT, said spokesman Zachary Burch. He said the updated work program will be presented in the fall to the public and elected officials.

For the first time this year, the AMI leg is eligible for a piece of the annual $25 million DOT allocation

from new vehicle tag revenues to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection Greenways and Trails Council.

The AMI SUNTrail loop won’t receive any DOT funds until 2024 at the earliest, Burch said.

“All programming is currently complete out to 2023,” Burch wrote in a June 27 email to The Islander.

The DOT funds the design and construction of shared-use SUNTrails. Local sponsors or agencies must secure funding for trailheads, restrooms and other amenities.

David Hutchinson, executive director of the Sarasota/Manatee Metropolitan Planning Organization, said shovel-ready projects have an edge in funding decisions. The MPO advises the DOT on local transportation concerns.

Burnett, engineer to the three island cities and a member of the MPO Technical Advisory Committee, said inclusion in the DEP network is critical, but the AMI loop was not in the 2017 DOT work program.

The MPO will next meet at 9:30 a.m. Monday, Sept.

24, at the Holiday Inn Sarasota-Airport, 8009 15th St. E., Sarasota.

Holmes Beach residents protest city bike-path plans

By Terry O’Connor Islander Reporter Some Holmes Beach residents want the city to pump the brakes on a proposed bike and pedestrian pathway.

“If the city directs tourists and bikers to trek down our street, rather than the many other residential streets in Holmes Beach, our street will be less livable for residents and less attractive to other potential full-time residents,” wrote Alex and Ruth Richardson in a July 6 email to city hall. “Residents along the path will suffer in quality of life and financially.”

City engineer Lynn Burnett has proposed coordinating development of the state-funded Anna Maria Island Shared-Use Nonmotorized Trail with a cityfunded bike and pedestrian path.

Burnett said existing 4-foot-wide city sidewalks should be widened to 8 feet for bicycles and pedestrians along proposed arteries, including Holmes Boulevard, Marina Drive and 85th Street.

Holmes Beach budgeted $110,500 for the project in 2017-18 and, during ongoing budget discussions, proposes carrying the same amount next year.

The Richardsons are the newest to protest among other 85th Street residents who registered complaints at city commission meetings and through emails.

“We are highly opposed to the multipurpose path on Marina Drive,” emailed Bob and Linda Robertson, Marina Drive residents. “Have you, the commissioners and engineers, considered the hardships you will be placing on the residents of Holmes Beach?”

The Robertsons said the proposed pathway would reduce parking in front of homes, move mailboxes and create dangerous traffic situations.

“It seems to us that you are more concerned about the tourists than the residents of Homes Beach,” according to the Robertson email.

Holmes Beach attorney hikes city fees 5 percent

The cost to the city of conducting legal business in Holmes Beach is going up.

City attorney Patricia Petruff of the Bradenton-based law firm Dye Harrison notified Mayor Bob Johnson July 9 of the fee increase via letter.

Petruff said her rates had not changed since October 2015.

“I refrained from raising my rate the last couple of years, but now find the current rates of $190 per hour for regular city matters and $195 for litigation are no longer sustainable,” Petruff wrote.

Petruff said the 5 percent increase, $200 per hour for regular city matters and $205 per hour for litigation, became effective July 1.

— Terry O’Connor

“Expanding our street to accommodate a bike path does not provide our permanent residents with any benefits,” wrote 85th Street resident Becky Tolerton in a July 3 email.

She said widened sidewalks would mean less parking and more difficulty negotiating driveways.

“We truly feel that we have been blindsided, as do our neighbors,” Tolerton said.

Mayor Bob Johnson emphasized the bike-pedestrian path route is not set in stone.

“It’s a work in progress,” he said at a recent city commission meeting.

Burnett initially proposed spending up to $150,000 on signage, striping and flashing beacons at critical Holmes Beach crossings. The U.S. Department of Transportation approved installation of 13 beacons July 2.

During the July 10 budget workshop, Burnett’s presentation listed the “crosswalk visibility system” cost at $516,466.

Burnett said cyclists, in-line skaters, walkers and people pushing strollers would use the Holmes Beach bike path and signage would direct motorists to share the road with cyclists.

Tolerton said the path is a waste of taxpayer money.

“We have seen numerous people biking down our street safely without the need for a bike path,” Tolerton wrote. “Why spend the money on something when it isn’t necessary?”

The bike-path project is expected to be set for discussion at an August work session.

The commission will next meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday, July 24, at 5801 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach.

FISH struggles with financial momentum

By Terry O’Connor Islander Reporter Thunder by the Bay is on another collision course with the Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival fundraiser.

That’s bad news for the Florida Institute for Saltwater Heritage.

FISH vice president Jane von Hahmann reported at the July 2 meeting the Sarasota motorcycle fest would again be a formidable competitor for entertainment dollars in the Manatee County market.

“Thunder by the Bay must have done really well last year because they scheduled it on our weekend again next year,” von Hahmann said.

Competition from Thunder by the Bay, the last weekend of the Florida State Fair and the Daytona 500 were blamed after attendance at the 36th annual FISH fest dropped an estimated 23.5 percent from 17,000 in 2017 to 13,000 in 2018.

Thunder by the Bay reportedly drew 50,000 people to its festival in 2018, which overlapped two days of the fishing festival.

The fishing festival will be held Feb. 15-16, 2019.

Thunder by the Bay will run Feb. 15-17, 2019.

Board member Linda Molto said competition has mushroomed beyond Thunder by the Bay. “Every community now is thinking: We can have a festival,” Molto said. “It’s nonstop.”

Board member John Stevely said more intense competition has created a “new reality” for the fishing festival, which may not continue to generate $80,000 annually.

Putting on the festival has grown more costly, too, said von Hahmann, including $9,800 for the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office to supply law enforcement.

The MCSO did give a $1,200 rebate this year in light of smaller crowds.

FISH shells out $25,000 before the festival begins, treasurer Bill Northfield said.

“Quite a bit goes out the door before the tent goes up,” Northfield said.

Stevely said adding sponsors and doing more publicity and advertising could help maintain the festival’s vitality.

Board member Plum Taylor counseled keeping calm in pondering the future of the festival.

“Everybody has got to have a little bit of faith,” she said.

In other action: Board member Karen Bell, owner of Star Fish Co. Market & Restaurant and A.P. Bell Fish Co., reported mullet are getting fatter every day.

“I ate one today for lunch,” she said. “It was good.”

Kaye Bell of the Cortez Village Historical Society issued a call for volunteer help and recounted the June 30 picnic tussle with Mother Nature at the Cortez Cultural Center, 11655 Cortez Road W. “We attempted to have a picnic,” Bell said. “It was great at 10 o’clock when we got ready and at 11, it came down. It was really pleasant out on that porch when the rain hit.”

Bell said the main problem CVHS faces is too few volunteers.

“So if you know someone sitting at home with nothing to do, tell them where they can go,” Bell urged.

Without more volunteer assistance, Bell said, the center would be open fewer hours.

“If you can help out two or three hours per week, it would be great,” she said.

To volunteer, call 941-705-4656.

Founded in 1991, FISH operates boat-building and repair programs. FISH members also lobby against land developments deemed harmful to the commercial fishing way of life.

FISH will next meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 6, at Fishermen’s Hall, 4511 124th St. W.

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Island happenings Tarpon Springs exhibit travels to Cortez

The Florida Maritime Museum will host a traveling exhibit, “Greek Communities of Tarpon Springs and the Bahamas: An Intertwined History.” The opening reception will be 5:30-7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 3, and feature a 30-minute lecture by exhibit curator Tina Bucuvalas, as well as light refreshments.

The museum is at 4415 119th St. W., Cortez. For more information or to RSVP, call the museum at 941-708-6121.

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Through July 28, Libraries Rock! Summer Reading Program, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941Sept. 20, Island Players 2018-19 season opens with “The 778-6341.

Unexpected Guest,” Anna Maria. Fee applies. Information: 941Tuesdays, 10 a.m., Anna 778-5755.

Maria Island Turtle Watch and Sept. 29, Anna Maria Island Privateers semi-formal “Time Shorebird Monitoring Turtle Machine” ball, Anna Maria. Fee applies. Information: 931-639Talks, CrossPointe Fellowship, 0986.

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ONGOING OFF AMI Saturday, July 20 7 p.m. — “The Little Mermaid,” Manatee Players, 502 Third First Saturdays, Family Night at the Museum, South Florida Ave. W., Bradenton. Fee applies. Information: 941-748-5875.

Museum, 201 10th St. W., Bradenton. Fee applies. Information: Sunday, July 21 941-746-4131.

2 p.m. — “The Little Mermaid,” Manatee Players, 502 Third Fourth Wednesdays, “Stelliferous Live” star talk, South Florida Ave. W., Bradenton. Fee applies. Information: 941-748-5875.

Museum, 201 10th St. W., Bradenton. Fee applies. Information: ONGOING OFF AMI 941-746-4131.

Throughout July, Island Gallery West exhibits Jane Keeling’s “Wherever You May Roam” paintings, 5368 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6648.

Through July 28, “Summer Circus Spectacular,” the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 5401 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota.

Fee apples. Information: 941-359-5700.

Through Aug. 19, “Things Come Apart” exhibit, South Florida Museum, 201 10th St. W., Bradenton. Fee applies. Information: 941-746-4131.

Second Wednesdays, Think + Drink (science), South Florida Museum, 201 10th St. W., Bradenton. Fee applies. Information: 941-746-4131.

Wednesdays, 2-4 p.m., Shanty Singers, Florida Maritime Museum, 4415 119th St. W., Cortez. Information: 941-708-6120.

First Fridays, 6-9 p.m. ArtWalk in the Village of the Arts, around 12th Street West and 12th Avenue West, Bradenton. Also, Saturdays after the first Fridays. Information: villageofthearts@gmail.com.

Second Saturdays, 2-4 p.m., Music on the Porch, Florida Maritime Museum, 4415 119th St. W., Cortez. Information: 941-7086120.

GAMES, SPORTS & OUTDOORS ONGOING ON ANNA MARIA ISLAND Wednesdays and Saturdays, 9 a.m., horseshoes pitched, Anna Maria City Hall, 10005 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria. Information: 941-7086130.

Most Fridays, 11:30 a.m. or 1 p.m. (call for times) mahjong games, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341.

Mondays, noon, bridge, Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 941-778-0414.

Most Tuesdays, 11:30 a.m., mahjong games and instruction for beginners, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach.

Information: 941-778-6341.

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First and third Wednesdays usually, Roser Memorial Community Church Golfing for God, IMG Academy Golf Club, 4350 El Conquistador Parkway, Bradenton. Fee applies. Info: 941-778-0414.

Through Aug. 26, the BraKIDS & FAMILY denton Marauders play home ON ANNA MARIA ISLAND games at LECOM Park, 1611 Ninth St. W., Bradenton. Fee Thursday, July 19 applies. Information: 941-74710 a.m. — Mad Science show, Island Library, 5701 Marina 9442.

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Friday, July 20 10 a.m. — Forty Carrots — Partners in Play, Island Library, LOOKING AHEAD OFF AMI 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341.

Saturday, July 21 Sept. 8, Center of Anna Maria Island LaPensee Bowling Tour2 p.m. — Tween crafts — Slime Creation, Island Library, 5701 nament, Bradenton.

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5 p.m. — Anna Maria Island Privateers Christmas in July celStop by The Islander office at the ebration, Drift In, 120 Bridge St., Bradenton Beach. Information: Centre Shops, 3218 E. Bay Drive, 941-900-4141.

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10 a.m. — Preschool storytime, Island Library, 5701 Marina

Island happenings Privateers throw Christmas party — in July

Ho, ho, ho — it’s humid.

Santa and a crew of merry pirates will drift into Bradenton Beach for their annual Christmas in July celebration.

The event, organized by the Anna Maria Island Privateers, will feature games, music, dinner and a visit from Santa Claus.

The celebration will begin at 5 p.m. Saturday, July 21, at the Drift In, 120 Bridge St., Bradenton Beach.

The nonprofit, which raises money for charitable deeds that benefit children and families, said Santa will pose for photographs beginning at 6 p.m.

Plans also include the sharing of a potluck dinner.

People are invited to bring a dish to share.

A raffle will be held for a basket loaded with bottles of booze and the pirates will be offering opportunities to win cash and “booty.”

Money raised at the benefit will help the Privateers provide a Christmas in December celebration for a local family.

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The Senior Adventures group will meet at 10 a.m. Friday, July 20, for a potluck lunch at Annie Silver Community Center.

At the center, 103 23rd St. N., Bradenton Beach, the group also will hear a talk by member Denise Gardner about travel to Africa.

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Friday, July 20 ONGOING OFF AMI 11:30 a.m. — Senior Adventures meets for potluck and travel talk, Annie Silver Community Center, 103 23rd St. N., Bradenton Third Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m., the New Floridian Club. InforBeach. Information: 941-538-0945. mation: 941-580-5932.

Saturday, July 21 GOOD TO KNOW 11 a.m. — Meditation session, Island Library, 5701 Marina SAVE THE DATES Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341.

Wednesday, July 25 Monday, Aug. 13, first day of class for Manatee County School Noon — Adult coloring club, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, District students.

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Monday, Sept. 3, Labor Day. ONGOING ON ANNA MARIA ISLAND Wednesday, Oct. 31, Halloween.

Sunday, Nov. 4, daylight saving time ends.

Second and fourth Wednesdays, 11 a.m. Just Older Youth/JOY Tuesday, Nov. 6, Election Day. Brown Bag Lunch Series, Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Sunday, Nov. 11, Veterans Day. Pine Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 941-778-0414.

Thursday, Nov. 22, Thanksgiving Day. Thursdays, 9-11 a.m., veterans services assistance, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778GOOD DEEDS 6341.

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Fridays, Senior Adventures usually meets to carpool on an Island? These organizations are seeking help: The Roser Food Bank needs donations of cash and nonperishadventure or for an activity, Annie Silver Community Center, 103 able food. The pantry is administered by Roser Memorial Community 23rd St. N., Bradenton Beach. Information: 941-538-0945.

Second Fridays, 6 p.m., AMI Resident Community Connec- Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 941-778-0414.

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BB charter committee settles on 2 wards, asks commission to act now

By ChrisAnn Silver Esformes Islander Reporter Two wards are better than none.

The recommendation came following much deliberation.

City attorney Ricinda Perry was chosen by the charter review committee to carry the message to city commissioners at their July 19 meeting, seeking early approval for the two-ward plan, which would allow the CRC to further define the proposal before the final presentation to the commission and voters.

At its July 9 meeting, the five-member Bradenton Beach charter review committee agreed on two voting wards — two commissioners from within a ward and the mayor to be elected at-large.

The city committee members — chair Mary Bell, vice Annie Leister and members Debra Cox, Randy Milton and Dan Morhaus — are reviewing the charter for consistency with amendments approved by voters in 2017, as well as amendments proposed for the Nov. 6 ballot.

The city charter before the 2017 amendment called for four wards with boundaries of nearly equal blocks of voters based on the population in 1976.

But voters approved abolishing the wards, which held about 200 voters each, on the 2017 ballot. The amended charter allowed all candidates to live anywhere in the city.

Before 2017, commission candidates had to live within their ward, but voters citywide made the choice.

Bradenton Beach city attorney Ricinda Perry, left, charter review committee members Anne Leister, Mary Bell and Randy Milton and city clerk Christine Watson leaf through packets July 9 during a meeting at city hall, 107 Gulf Drive N. Committee members Debra Cox and Dan Morhaus attended the meeting by phone.

Islander Photo: ChrisAnn Silver Esformes Leister and Milton pushed for four wards.

Leister said, “As a whole we have the same goals, but I do feel there are distinct differences in the four wards.� She added concern a group of candidates from one ward could pack the commission.

Morhaus said he hasn’t seen any problems caused by the change, but Leister reminded the committee there hasn’t been an election since the wards were eliminated. She said she was hesitant to recommend changing what was approved by the electorate.

Bell suggested splitting the city into north and south wards with two commissioners from each.

During public comment, commission candidate John Metz, who contributed to putting the 2017 amend-

ments on the ballot, said re-establishing wards would be “going in the opposite direction of democracy.� “Right now, everybody has a say at-large,� Metz said. “You’ll be taking almost half the votes away.�

Bell agreed, but also said she understands the members’ desire to retain “local representation.�

Cox, Leister and Miller favored two wards, but preferred voting be limited to residents of the ward.

The recommendation for north and south wards, two commissioners per ward elected among residents of the ward and a mayor elected at-large passed 4-1, with Bell voting “nay.�

The next charter revision committee meeting will be at 9 a.m. Monday, July 23, also at city hall.

was deemed blighted in 1992, allowing for incremental tax revenue from Manatee County to promote restoration and growth in the district, including tourism.

The CRA consists of the mayor, city commissioners and two appointed members, restaurateurs John Horne and Ed Chiles.

In April, Mark Porter, a project manager with CDM Smith engineering and construction firm, presented a scope of services to design and manage the underground conversion — including electric, telecommunications and cable.

Porter returned to city hall July 11 with a cost of $15,386.83 for phase one.

Chappie asked Porter to investigate the possibility of businesses along the south side of Bridge Street running their utilities out the back of their buildings — rather than underground — onto Third Street South.

Chappie said the cost for utility relocation — $3,000-$5,000 per business owner — could be funded through the development of a CRA grant program.

Porter said he would bring an update to the next CRA meeting, set for 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 1, at city hall, 107 Gulf Drive N.

Bradenton Beach seeks ‘next level’ for historic district

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Island sightings of coyotes, reminder for caution

By Sandy Ambrogi Islander Reporter A coyote is not the type of wildlife one expects to see on Anna Maria Island.

Capt. Carson Wooten of Island Fishing Charters was driving onto the island before 9 a.m. July 10 when he spotted a coyote near the “Welcome to Anna Maria Island� sign just past the Kingfish Boat Ramp on Manatee Avenue in Holmes Beach.

Wooten said he saw the coyote on the sidewalk and, when he stopped, it ran toward the bushes. The animal stopped and looked back long enough for Wooten to take a couple of photographs.

Sighting of coyotes ramped up on Anna Maria Island in July, though it’s not the first time the animals have been spotted here. Coyotes have recently been seen on Longboat Key. Holmes Beach police responded to 81st Street and Marina Drive July 9, after the dispatch center received a call about a possible injured animal.

HBPD called Manatee County Animal Services to see if they could catch the coyote, which took cover under a trailered boat, but the animal ran off.

Police Chief Bill Tokajer said animal services thought it looked healthy.

Holmes Beach resident David Zaccagnino saw a small coyote at the intersection of Avenue E and 29th Street near midnight July 4 just beside the beach access. “He was little and skinny and he looked really scared,� Zaccagnino said. “I figured all the firework noise ran him out of the mangroves. He was just darting between cars.�

In the more than 19 years Zaccagnino has lived on the island, he said he had never seen a coyote before the Fourth. He thinks they may be living in Grassy Point Preserve on the south side of Manatee Avenue abutting Anna Maria Sound.

Capt. Scott Moore has been on Anna Maria Island Historic continued from page 12

In May, a motion for Chiles to work with the GSI to develop a proposal for the CRA, passed unanimously.

Chiles said July 11 he needs a better idea of the scope of the project before a proposal can be drafted.

He also said the location of the clam beds in a protected area “is crucial.�

If the CRA could fund $25,000 for the project, another $75,000 could be pursued from the other sources, such as the Manatee County Tourist Development Council, according to Chiles, who is a member of the TDC. Commissioner Ralph Cole, as CRA chair, said the beds are in keeping with a “living shoreline� in the anchorage.

Chappie said he discussed dredging the channel between the pier and the Coquina North Boat Ramp with Justin McBride, West Coast Inland Navigational District executive director, as well as the need for seagrass mitigation, but funding is a concern.

Chiles said adding the clam beds might enhance

Holmes Beach resident David Zaccagnino snapped this cellphone photo just after midnight July 4 at the dark beach access near his home at Avenue E and 29th Street. Zaccagnino said the small coyote seemed scared and disoriented. He believes fireworks caused the animal to run out of nearby mangroves. Islander Courtesy Photo almost twice as long as Zaccagnino and said he had never seen a coyote on the island. He moved to Anna Maria Island in 1979.

But he’s not surprised by their presence. “It’s all about groceries,� Moore said. “They are going to go where the food is.�

Moore theorizes the coyotes are coming to the island from Robinson Preserve in northwest Bradenton. They could walk across the Anna Maria Island Bridge, but coyotes also are capable of swimming to

the island. Recent extremely low tides may contribute to their willingness to cross the sound. “They can walk most of the way with these unusually low tides, and they are good swimmers,� Moore said. “I heard one guy say he saw one standing on a sandbar at Palma Sola Bay.�

Moore said growing up in west Bradenton meant living with a lot of wild creatures that inhabited the then-sparsely populated areas of the city. “We had a Florida panther that lived in our neighborhood, tons of coyotes and some really big bobcats,�

Moore said.

He noted that coyotes cover vast territories and will follow food sources. Moore warned that small pets — cats and dogs — can be food for coyotes and should be protected. Feed pets indoors and never feed a coyote. When walking dogs, carry a stick, club or pepper spray, especially at sunrise and sunset and near water.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says don’t run away if a coyote approaches but yell as loud as possible. Waving hands and making loud noises, such as banging, can run coyotes away.

Coyotes have been in Florida since the 1960s, having overspread the eastern United States earlier in the century. Wikipedia says a typical coyote has a home range of 1,000-12,000 acres depending on individuals and food sources.

Coyotes can interbreed with wolves and domestic dogs. Their average weight is between 25-35 pounds, with males typically being larger than females.

They feed on rodents, rabbits, lizards, snakes, fish, grass, berries, carrion and small animals, but have been known to kill livestock, according to Wikipedia.

The FWC says coyotes are found in every Florida county, in rural and urban areas.

Two or more coyotes, it seems, have made their way to Anna Maria Island.

Small pet owners and walkers: Be alert.

the appeal for funding seagrass mitigation.

Designing with vision Chappie, Chiles and Cole agreed to continue workThe board unanimously approved a motion directing on the project. ing Cole and Perry to meet with Emily Anne Smith of Holmes Beach to discuss the CRA master plan.

Grant opportunities Chappie said the CRA has struggled with developDuring budget discussions, Chappie suggested ing a unified vision for how the district should look, the CRA consider advancing the district through arts and the board should reconsider spending $8,333 on and cultural grant opportunities for residents and busi- Smith’s proposal to create a cohesive “vision� for signesses. nage, benches, landscaping and lighting.

He said he spoke with members of the Anna Maria He said city engineer Lynn Burnett, who has been Island Art League, who supported the idea and sug- overseeing the master plan, including design elements gested holding art events on Bridge Street, along with such as benches and waste receptacles, would remain theater and music performances. in charge of engineering and stormwater, while Smith Chappie said he still is speaking with representa- would handle aesthetics. tives from the U.S. Postal Service to see if the city He said Smith’s designs, found “all over the could use the post office parking lot as an after-hours island,� incorporate the old-Florida character he likes entertainment venue. for the district. “The ideas are endless,� the mayor said. “We’re going to have this Bible to follow, because The board agreed to discuss arts and cultural grant that’s our vision,� Chappie said, regarding Smith’s proopportunities at a budget work session at 10 a.m. Tues- posal. day, July 31, at city hall. “I can see it now.�

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Unexpected hatchlings emerge as sea turtles continue nesting on AMI

By ChrisAnn Silver Esformes Islander Reporter Numbers of loggerhead sea turtles nesting on Anna Maria Island are approaching a record and now there are hatchlings.

The first hatchlings emerged early July 13 from a nest initially documented by AMITW as a false crawl — a failed nesting attempt — in Holmes Beach.

The surprise nest contained 93 eggs, with one dead hatchling, four unhatched and 88 hatched eggs.

As of July 15, 430 loggerhead nests were reported on the island — a record-breaking number for AMITW. On the same date in 2017, turtle watch had tallied 424 nests.

The turtles nesting on the island mostly are loggerheads, a protected species. They nest on the beach through October, usually at night, creating a pit about a foot wide and 18-24 inches deep, leaving behind about 100 eggs in the clutch.

The eggs incubate 45-70 days.

Coquina Beach in Bradenton Beach is where the first nests were documented May 13 and also had the most nests on the island as of July 15, with 82 nests along the mile-long beach.

Fox said Coquina is a popular nesting spot because it offers a wide, dark habitat with few structures on the

Loggerhead nests dot the sand July 11 on Coquina Beach in Bradenton Beach. As of July 15, Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring counted 82 nests at Coquina of 430 nests on Anna Maria Island. Islander Photo: ChrisAnn Silver Esformes

by motorized vehicles.

Fox said the Manatee County beach tractor will continue raking the beach during the day.

According to the FWC, about one hatchling in 1,000 makes it to maturity.

Fox said turtle watch is entering “phase two” of nesting season, when hatchlings emerge and volunteers get their payoff.

“The hatchling season is always exciting,” turtle watch volunteer Amy Waterbury said. “Nothing better than looking at a nest in the morning to see that a whole bunch of hatchlings made their way out to the water sometime overnight. It’s their beginning. They are on their way.”

Fox agreed.

“This is what we live for each year,” Fox said.

“Our goal is to get as many hatchlings to the sea as possible.”

beach. It’s close to the natural habitat the female turtles seek to nest.

Hatchlings, like the nesting female sea turtles, emerge and follow their instincts toward the reflection in the water of the moon and stars on their path to the Gulf of Mexico water. Light visible from the shoreline can disorient the hatchlings, leading to predation, dehydration, exhaustion and death.

Beachfront properties are required to have low, shielded exterior lighting and indoor lights must be either turned off or shielded by curtains or blinds.

“Most people are doing great,” Fox said July 11.

“But the hotspots from the last two years are still hotspots.”

She said it is up to the property owners to fix probA rescued green sea turtle is released July 11 at lems, which should have been addressed before May Coquina Beach in Bradenton Beach. Islander Photo: 1, when nesting season started.

ChrisAnn Silver Esformes “If they do not, the city will need to bring them into compliance as soon as possible,” Fox said.

Fox said she is no longer driving an ATV on the Sea turtle rescued at Boca Grande beach for night lighting surveys.

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On YouTube, a video report tells of a dolphin that died of dehydration while being passed by people posing in photographs. A National Geographic report after the dolphin’s death was headlined “The Dark Side of Trendy Animal Photos.” Islander screen shot

By Lisa Neff

Not cute at all

While browsing Facebook recently, I came across a video of people feeding manatees in the Palma Sola boat basin in west Bradenton.

I also noticed on Instagram a photograph of children spooking laughing gulls on an Anna Maria Island beach. Both of these activities are illegal, unkind and endanger the animals.

Neff On YouTube, I’ve noticed videos depicting human interaction with wild animals or captive exotic species have become a genre.

Hop around on social media and you’ll find photographs and videos of people in “selfies” with all types of wildlife, and sometimes you can find images of how the people got the photographs.

In 15 minutes, I came across images of a man placing a selfie-stick with a GoPro camera into the mouth of a sea lion, a woman dragging a swan to shore for a “quick shot” and a man in Florida yanking a shark from the water for a trophy pose. I also found dozens of videos and images from that 2016 incident in Argentina, where people took a baby La Plata dolphin out of the water and passed it around. The dolphin died of dehydration because of a desire for selfies.

“Killer selfies” and “violent videos” are the terms used by animal rights advocates.

Research suggests the hurt goes beyond the animals shown in the photos and videos to threaten other animals and even entire species.

After a video of a visitor giving water to a squirrel at Grand Canyon Nation Park went viral this summer, rangers had to warn people against feeding wild animals. Islander Courtesy Photo: Facebook/Grand Canyon National Park When a video causes a social media sensation, poachers take notice.

In 2009, a man posted a YouTube video of a slow loris being tickled, causing the animal to raise its arms.

People loved it, millions of them.

But the animal was terrified and raising its arms in self-defense.

Meanwhile, an illegal pet trade was motivated by 25 percent of the commenters on the video who said they wanted a slow loris — though having one is illegal and the animals are threatened with extinction.

One approach when coming across these animalencounter videos and images is to not share them with friends on Facebook or followers on Twitter and Ins-

tagram.

Another approach is to point out when people are breaking the law, regardless of how adorable or funny or innocuous their encounters with animals may seem.

That photograph on Facebook of a toddler dangling a romaine leaf over a manatee snout at the marina in Holmes Beach might seem adorable, but the activity is illegal. It might encourage others to feed the manatees and it might induce that manatee to beg elsewhere — like behind a motorboat.

And there was that viral shark-drag video. The remaining defendants are still being dragged to court.

By Sandy Ambrogi Islander Reporter Turtles bumping into beach benches were already Off to sea … on the radar for folks who monitor sea turtle nesting on Anna Maria Island.

So when a female turtle nested overnight July 4 under a bench near 66th Street in Holmes Beach, what followed only added fuel to the smoldering fire between the city and Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch.

Suzi Fox, AMITW executive director, said observers watched a turtle “collide and struggle” while nesting under one of the 50 or so memorial benches situated on the sand on the Holmes Beach shoreline.

This was not the first time a sea turtle has encountered a bench this year, Fox said, noting at least two other nests found under benches.

AMITW volunteers roped off the nest the morning of July 5, marking it with stakes and orange tape.

After hearing about the issue from the media, Holmes Beach public works employees removed the bench and replaced the nest markers.

That, Fox says, is a violation of a federal law that protects sea turtle nests.

“A question that has not been asked or answered is, why do they feel they have to move the benches with nests at all this year? They have never moved them in the past,” Fox said.

“The two other benches were moved also, but just 3 feet away. When a sea turtle bumps and collides and then nests, all the visual signs we are trained to look for are gone. Then, when the bench is moved, there’s no way to tell if a nest is damaged by all the moving,” Fox said.

The city maintains when it moved the bench, there A loggerhead nest documented June 3 on the beach- was no sign indicating it was a nest. front at the Anna Maria Island Club condominiums Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commisin the 2600 block of 26th Street in Bradenton Beach sion law enforcement spokesman Rob Klepper told the hatched overnight July 14. Unfortunately, according Islander July 16 “There are no charges, charges are not to AMITW executive director Suzi Fox, the hatchbeing planned and there is no ongoing investigation lings were disoriented and crawled from 26th Street into the matter.” on the beach to 28th Street, where some were found It is a third-degree felony to take, disturb, sell, in three swimming pools. Fox said, “Many tracks led harass, mutilate or destroy any sea turtle, hatchling to bushes and the hatchlings were lost. This was one egg or nest, without a marine turtle permit. of the lucky ones.” Fox said AMITW and Bradenton Fox remains upset, alleging Holmes Beach is in Beach code enforcement would look into the cause violation of its own ordinance, which requires beach of the disorientation. Islander Photo: AMITW furniture be removed overnight. The benches have

become popular memorials to loved ones in Holmes Beach on the shoreline. They often are placed near public beach accesses, providing people a resting place at an entry to the beach.

Holmes Beach Mayor Bob Johnson said better communication between municipalities and special interest groups is necessary.

“We’re checking with other municipalities in the state to see how they’re handling this issue,” HBPD code enforcement officer JT Thomas said July 15.

“We’re looking into better ways to work with the FWC, DEP, visitors, turtle volunteers and the stakeholders who live full time on this island.”

The memorial benches mostly come from the island residents, Thomas added.

On Anna Maria Island, sharing the beach is a necessity, with 430 sea turtle nests as of July 15.

Nesting and hatching takes place May 1-Oct. 31.

Beach benches frustrate turtle watchers

Kathy Noonan, AMITW volunteer, marks a bench with tape July 5 after a loggerhead collided there while nesting. Islander Photo: Courtesy AMITW

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Mote Lab’s shellfish restoration study underway in Sarasota Bay

Conservationists are ramping up clam-restoration efforts in Sarasota Bay in partnership with Mote Marine Laboratory scientists who study how to finetune shellfish restoration methods to benefit the bay.

The nonprofit Sarasota Bay Watch and its volunteers have begun purchasing and releasing native southern hard clams (Mercenaria campechiensis) produced by Bay Shellfish Company and raised by local commercial clam farmers, according to a news release from Hayley Rutger at Mote.

Under their permit from the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, Sarasota Bay Watch had released about 125,000 clams by June 16, and more releases were planned to reach their summer goal of 250,000.

During four release events, Mote scientists placed or buried a subset of the clams in specific configurations and habitats, with the goal of monitoring their survival and growth in the coming months.

“We think these clams are depleted in Sarasota Bay — there are no consistent baseline data here, but my personal observation is that they were once locally abundant and are much harder to find today,” said Mote senior scientist and Benthic Ecology program manager Jim Culter.

Without such baseline data, it’s hard to confirm why the clams seem to have declined. However, they are strong candidates for restoration because they might be able to survive one of the greatest hurdles in the Gulf of Mexico: red tide.

“We have partnered with Sarasota Bay Watch to study the restoration of another important but depleted

Southern hard clams are ready for release by Sarasota Bay Watch and monitoring by Mote Marine Laboratory. Islander Photo: Madi O’Neill/Mote Marine Laboratory shellfish species, the bay scallop, and observed that their survival chances are significantly affected by the presence or absence of red tide,” Culter said. “Southern hard clams appear more resistant to red tide, and they benefit the ecosystem in ways similar to scallops: Their filter feeding improves water quality, which matters for numerous species.”

June 9, Mote and Sarasota Bay Watch divers set up 20 plots, each covering 1 square meter and containing 25 juvenile clams, in deep and shallow portions of Sarasota Bay. In some plots, the team released clams onto the bottom — mimicking the release strategy of scattering clams from a boat — to examine whether the juvenile

clams can burrow. Older and bigger clams may struggle to burrow, leaving them vulnerable to predators, such as rays, whelks and stone crabs. The team buried clams in other plots, surrounding some plots with bamboo stakes meant to discourage hungry rays.

The released clams were 18 months old, 2.5 inches or larger and may be ready to reproduce next spring or summer. Adult clams must be close together — but how close is unclear — to have their sperm and eggs meet in the water. If clams released this summer survive, they will likely stay put and could live more than two decades — potentially helping to seed a selfsustaining population.

“Sarasota Bay Watch’s teamwork with Mote Marine Laboratory in this native clam restoration is pioneering, both in the collaboration of a communityled, volunteer-driven restoration program with a worldclass marine science organization, and in the fact that there is so much to learn about native southern hard clam restoration,” said Dr. Larry W. Stults, president of SBW. “This is a shining example of the power of partnership between local organizations, businesses and individuals to tackle large, long-term projects… .We think that a healthy bay is everybody’s business.”

Next study for Mote: Can mullet feed redfish?

By Kathy Prucnell Islander Reporter Can mullet feed other fish and help the local fishery?

While Mote Marine Laboratory researchers are optimistic they’ll find the answer in aquaculture trials, some Cortez fishers and processors don’t see the need.

Anna Maria Island restaurateur Ed Chiles and Kevan Main, who heads the Mote aquaculture program at 12300 Fruitville Road, Sarasota, say if trials are successful, the feed will benefit Cortez and better utilize the mullet fishery.

The results from the 2015-17 Mote mullet trials are encouraging, according to Main.

Freshwater sturgeon showed no difference in growth or survival when fed a mullet formula as compared to a traditional, commercial, menhaden-based diet, she said. Menhaden are prey fish commonly processed into feed, fertilizer and dietary supplements.

Now in the second phase of the study, the mullet has been processed into fishmeal and a formula is being readied for trials on 2,500 redfish — the species chosen to determine how saltwater fish fare on a mullet diet.

The red drum is maturing to the optimum test age, 4-6 months old.

Turning mullet into food for aquaculture — fish farming — has never been done, Main said.

“It’s a very exciting project because it has an emerging market,” she added, with the demand for farmed fish rising as the world population grows.

If the trials are successful, Main wrote, “there will

Chiles promotes Mote research

Local, sustainable seafood is Ed Chiles’ passion.

And the CEO of three restaurants is all aboard with Mote Laboratory’s Marine & Freshwater Research program to test mullet-based feed on farmed fish.

He believes using mullet in aquaculture will benefit local fishers.

“If the fish meal project conducted by Dr. Main and her team at Mote is successful, we could see this underutilized sustainable natural resource become a value-added opportunity” — and address the country’s seafood trade deficit, “which is second only to oil,” said Chiles.

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be a future market for mullet that cannot be sold into the fillet market.”

“Overall, our goal is the help the fishermen in Cortez so they can sell it, instead of losing it,” she said.

The local fishery Mullet run annually from the canals in and around Anna Maria Island to breed at the continental shelf in the Gulf of Mexico between late December and early January. Mullet also can be found in local waters yearround.

Red-roe mullet can mean fat paychecks at Christmastime for commercial fishers, who cast for mullet and fill their boats during the annual run. Females went for about $1.30 per pound last season, while male mullet, with less desirable white roe, fetched 20-25 cents per pound.

Chiles views mullet as an underutilized food source after processors take out the valuable red-roe, leaving what he calls “shuck,” a carcass that is either used in fertilizer and cat food or thrown away.

He’s also critical of fishers who discard the less valuable male mullet from their boats in favor of space for female mullet during the often-frantic mullet runs, causing dead fish to litter the shores.

A goal of Main’s research is to identify potential markets for the excess mullet harvest during roe season.

Cortez fisher Mark Coarsey and Cortez Bait & Seafood manager Kim McVey, however, disagree with the premise that mullet is underutilized.

Partners in a June 9 clam release examine a hard clam shell and discuss release plans. Mote senior scientist Jim Culter, left, Sarasota Bay Watch program director Ronda Ryan and Brian P. Jung are in the water. Islander Photo: Madi O’Neill/Mote Marine Laboratory As far as the dead mullet dumped from boats in the past, they believe that situation has improved, with fishers policing themselves.

And Coarsey and McVey see mullet being used properly.

At Cortez Bait & Seafood, she said, what remains after the red roe is taken “is packed up and a lot of it goes overseas,” with some remaining in Cortez to be used for crab bait.

Except for the intestines, Coarsey said, all parts of the mullet are marketed.

Coarsey is opposed to feeding mullet caught for human consumption to other fish, which, he said, could create a market that depletes the commercial fishery.

To use mullet to feed red drum, a species banned from commercial fishing in the late 1980s, is “not right either,” Coarsey added.

PLEASE SEE MOtE, NExT PAGE Ed Chiles, owner of the Sandbar, Beach House, Mar Vista restaurants, helps with the transport of boxed mullet from the Sandbar, 100 Spring Ave., Anna Maria, to Mote Aquaculture Research Park in Sarasota. Islander Photo: Courtesy Richard Demarse/ Chiles restaurants

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Bradenton Beach pier fishers reel in a catch, spot manatees, dolphins

life.

By ChrisAnn Silver Esformes Islander Reporter Piers are not just for fishing.

“Fishing” piers also provide a spot to watch wild-

Pelicans and other shorebirds scavenge for scraps of fish and bait left behind by anglers and marine life, including dolphins and manatees forage nearby. Manatees feed on nearby seagrasses and dolphins are looking for a meal of fish similar to the fishers.

Some visitors to the Historic Bridge Street Pier in Bradenton Beach said they witnessed a manatee giving birth to its calf June 30 in the water near the foot of the pier.

“Captain Pappy,” a 30-year resident of Bradenton Beach who spends much of his time on his boat, said when he and several others saw the manatee in the water near the pier, they thought it was a log.

Then, “five or six other manatee snouts pop up out of the water around it,” Capt. Pappy said. There were numerous manatees in the area.

He watched as a manatee rolled over, exposing her calf, which, according to Pappy, was still partially inside the mother. About 30 minutes later, he said, the calf was born.

“I call her the big old crusty mama,” said Erin McCarthy, first mate with Paradise Boat Tours, which is based at the foot of the pier. The large manatee often is seen swimming near the pier, according to McCarthy.

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Kevin Smith of Bradenton, who fishes the pier “seven days a week,” also saw the manatee June 30.

“We see everything here,” Smith said. “Sharks, crabs, sea turtles, you name it.”

He said dolphins are frequent visitors to the waters at the pier.

“I see a lot of dolphin chasing the mullet,” Smith said. “It’s great to see the reactions they get from people visiting here, who are so excited to see dolphins.”

Smith said the abundance of wildlife this time of year — especially manatees with calves — brings concerns that boaters may not know to respect no-wake zones.

Mike Bazzy, owner of the Bradenton Beach Marina north of the pier, said, since he got word of the manatee activity near the pier, he is cautioning boaters.

“I’ve been telling customers to be mindful of the no-wake zone and to keep on the lookout for manatees,” Bazzy said July 5.

He added, “Our wildlife is so important.”

Smith said most days he catches fish — snapper, Kevin Smith displays a sheepshead he caught and sheepshead, grouper and drum — but if not, he doesn’t released July 2 while fishing from the Historic care.

Bridge Street Pier in Bradenton Beach. Islander “It’s such a wonderland here,” Smith said. “Even Photos: ChrisAnn Silver Esformes if I don’t catch a fish that day, I still love it out here, Manatee Research Program said it is unusual for a seeing everything there is to see.” manatee to give birth in such a public area, surrounded by other manatees, but admitted wildlife is not predictable. They suggested people might have seen a herd of males attracted to a female manatee, but without video documentation, they couldn’t be sure.

MOTE continued from page 16 The research trials, he said, are a way for Mote our values … and it speaks to the 500 people fishing and Chiles to receive grants and make money. in our area.”

It’s about economics, heritage and resource protecThe project’s beginnings tion, according to Chiles.

The Mote trials are being funded as one component of a project that received a $375,000 grant from The big picture a 2015 Gulf Coast Community Foundation Innovation “In the 1990s, we reached the level of what we can Challenge. take from the world’s oceans — 90 million metric tons Mote, Chiles and Healthy Earth Sarasota won the —that we can sustain and maintain,” Main said. grand prize after presenting a prototype of a processing Aquaculture stepped up as ocean fish caught for plant for seafood with international distribution. consumption reached its maximum yield. Fish farms Chiles procured 600 pounds of whole mullet from now provide half of the world’s seafood. local fisher Brian Lacey for the trials.

“Overfishing, environmental degradation, red tide, “Grey-striped mullet built the village of Cortez, temperature change … oil spills — fishermen have one of the oldest continual fishing villages in the state huge challenges,” she said. of Florida,” Chiles said in a news release.

The aquaculture industry is not as impacted, Main Chiles emphasized the sustainable use of local added, because it’s mostly land-based. resources from the Gulf of Mexico would benefit the After the fish diet trials, Mote plans to work with working waterfront in Cortez. aquaculture feed manufacturers to develop sustain“It helps our area,” he said May 8. “It speaks to able feeds, substituting mullet fish meal for traditional feed. “Our goal as aquaculturists is to support a mix,” she said, referring to commercial fisheries and fish farms.

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Roser pantry closes hunger gap for community

By Sandy Ambrogi Islander Reporter “No family should go hungry. If they need food, they need food.”

Priscilla Seewald spoke those words decisively.

She is adamant about feeding the hungry, especially those on Anna Maria Island.

Seewald is the volunteer manager for the Roser Food Pantry at Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria, and the work is more than a mission for Seewald and others involved — it’s a way of life.

“There is absolutely no reason anyone should ever get bored. There is so much to do, so much to help with,” Seewald said July 10, sitting behind a desk at the Roser Thrift Store, next door to the food pantry.

She was awaiting the arrival of a family.

Seewald made her way next door to the pantry, located in a row of buildings across from the Roser Chapel.

Inside, shelves are stacked with nonperishables — peanut butter, jelly, canned fruit and vegetables, “These are real treats for the families. They usually canned tuna and chicken, pasta and grains, sauce, juice don’t get cookies,” Seewald said. and more.

The pantry has a refrigerator and freezer stocked Donors also bring treats to the food bank, such as the Girl Scout cookies and potato chips recently with chicken fingers and other perishables. Household necessities like toilet paper and paper towels are availdelivered by the Holmes Beach Police Department. able as well. Vouchers are given for milk, bread and other perishables This is the fifth summer the Roser Food Pantry has offered a special program for families of students at Anna Maria Elementary School. To qualify, the student must have been eligible to receive free breakfast and lunch during the school year.

AME guidance counselor Susan Tabicman rec-

Priscilla Seewald works in the Roser Community Church Food Pantry July 10, explaining that recipients “shop” the pantry shelves like they would a grocery store.

This summer, the pantry is helping furnish food to families of 11 students enrolled at Anna Maria Elementary.

Islander Photos: Sandy Ambrogi

ommends the families for the program. Eleven students qualified for the Roser Food Bank program this summer.

“There’s a big gap in food in the summer for these kids,” Seewald said. “They need food year-round, and some just don’t have it.”

Others living on and off the island go to the food bank for assistance. According to Peggy Nash, a longtime Roser member and volunteer, about 100 food bags are provided each month to people needing help overcoming hunger.

“Some people are just so proud, it’s hard to ask for help,” Nash said. The bank provides food for people with island addresses and island connections.

The pantry is fueled with donations of goods and money used to purchase food, including donations through All Island Denominations, a network of island Russell J. Rickard churches.

Also, a collection basket is in the narthex of Roser Russell J. Rickard, 65, of Anna Maria Island, died July 3. He was born in Toledo, Ohio, and moved to Church and donations may be brought to the church office 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. weekdays.

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Advance appointments must be made to visit the He was a member of the Moose Lodge.

A celebration of life was held July 15 in Anna pantry with a call to the church at 941-778-0414.

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Pre-school relocation runs into Holmes Beach snag

By Sandy Ambrogi Islander Reporter Time is growing short for the preschool in Anna Maria to find a new location, and a tangle in government red tape is making the ticktock of the clock seem louder and louder.

The School for Constructive Play loses its location at 302 Pine Ave., Anna Maria, Sept. 15. The building was sold in June.

After believing she was on track for a smooth move to Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 6608 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, owner Pam Bertrand developed concerns after her reception at Holmes Beach City Hall.

In mid-June, Bertrand learned she needed to apply for a business license from the city of Holmes Beach to operate the school at Gloria Dei. The Rev. Rosemary Backer, the pastor at Gloria Dei, welcomed the move, saying earlier this summer the arrangement would be win-win for the church and the school.

Backer said July 12 she was “terrified” the city would turn the school down.

Bertrand had already set about preparing for the move.

The West Manatee Fire Rescue was called for an inspection of the new school space at the church and found “no problems,” Bertrand said July 12.

The Florida Department of Children and Families, in charge of licensing the school, looked at the size of classrooms and how many children each room could accommodate. The state signed off on the new location, pending a final inspection after relocating equipment from the Pine Avenue school.

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Bertrand said Holmes Beach clerk Lori Key gave her the license application and helped with her questions. Bertrand returned with the paperwork and paid the fees June 22 and said she was told to expect the license in a “couple of weeks.”

An on-site inspection by the city is required and Bertrand was told building official Jim McGuiness — the person in charge of the inspection — was on vacation. He was expected to return to work July 6.

Meanwhile, according to city records, city planner Bill Brisson emailed McGuiness June 26 about the application for the school.

In his statement, he recommended approval for the school at Gloria Dei Church. Brisson said Gloria Dei is zoned public/semi-public, which he said is intended to support “public, municipal and semi-private centers, community services and facilities (i.e. churches, schools, both public and private).”

Brisson said the preschool is an allowable use for the property.

“Of course, we will have to ensure that there are an adequate number of paved parking spaces available to serve the preschool during its hours of operations, and perhaps other factors. In addition, we will need to determine what process should be used for approval,” he wrote.

But Bertrand said there is no parking issue. On Pine Avenue, they had parking for six cars and her staff never exceeded that number at anytime during the day.

Otherwise, people are only dropping off and picking up students Monday-Friday, she said.

“Where do all the people who go to church park?”

Bertrand asked tongue-in-cheek. “There are plenty of parking spaces.”

Brisson apparently had concerns about the lack of response from the building official.

Graduates in the 2018 kindergarten class line up for a photo June 1 at the School for Constructive Play, 302 Pine Ave., Anna Maria. Gentry White, left and assistant director Gail Marsden, right, flank the students. Islander Photo: Courtesy SCP

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In an email to Johnson July 2, he attached his recommendation with the following note: “I sent this discussion piece to Jim McGuinness June 26 and have been trying to speak with him about it ever since. No luck. Now he is out of the office until Friday (July 6).

Of course, this means he won’t be in the office until Monday (July 9).”

“While only Jim as the building official can make an official interpretation of the LDC, I at least wanted to let you know my thoughts. I was hoping Jim would confirm this before now and we could notify Gloria Dei.” Bertrand said she was unaware of the internal discussion at the city.

And she had heard nothing from the city about the business license.

“That’s when I got really concerned,” Bertrand said.

So she called again July 12.

“This time, Mayor (Bob) Johnson called me back and left a message that the city felt there were complex issues with the move, but he thought the parties could work through them,” she said.

Bertrand said she was asked by Johnson, after a conference call July 13, to submit confirmation she operates a “school,” not just a day care center.

No problem, she said. SFCP’s voluntary prekindergarten program is overseen by the state and follows state criteria on early learning.

Meanwhile, the clock is ticking on the school’s relocation, which Bertrand had hoped to have underway before Aug. 13, when Manatee County public schools begin classes for the 2018-19 school year.

Calls and messages left July 12 and July 13 for Johnson and July 13 to McGuinness from The Islander had no response by press time.

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Cops & Court

By Kathy Prucnell, Islander Reporter

Crowd alerts BBPD to drug deal

People lined up on benches in front of a convenience store led Bradenton Beach police to arrest two men for drugs.

Matthew Mottl, 35, listed as homeless, and Charles Fowler, 23, who lives on a boat in the bayfront anchorage near the city pier in Bradenton Beach, were arrested at 11:50 p.m. July 7 outside Circle K, 103 Gulf Mottl Drive S., Bradenton Beach.

BBPD Officer Tom McGill reported he observed several people “lined up on the benches out front” and making noises “almost to alert someone” while he walked into the store.

Mottl was counting money as Fowler Fowler backed away with a bag.

Police then observed Mottl “try to shove” a large bag of what appeared to be marijuana into another bag, according to the report.

The officer detained both men.

After a police search, Mottl was arrested for possessing a controlled substance with the intent to sell, possessing more than 20 grams of marijuana and para-

Streetlife

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Island police blotter

Anna Maria July 5, Rod & Reel Pier and 400 block of Magnolia Avenue, trespass/disturbance. Manatee County sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a call about a man walking around the restaurant with a bottle of whiskey, trying to engage customers in a fight. The manager walked the man to the parking lot and deputies arrived to witness the trespass. The report states the 24-year-old man “immediately admitted drinking whiskey because it was his birthday.” Later, the man was reported lying in the road on Magnolia Avenue, having smashed items in his room at a relative’s house and possessing contraband. He became agitated and cursed at officers. He was arrested for drugs and threatening law enforcement and was transported to the Manatee County jail.

Anna Maria is policed by the MCSO.

phernalia.

In Mottl’s bag, BBPD found 47 grams of marijuana, THC wax, a scale and tools. They also found a vial of 24 pills without a prescription, which included alprazolam, klonopin and subetex, in Mottl’s pocket.

Fowler was released after BBPD issued him a notice to appear in court for possessing less than 20 grams of marijuana.

A witness to Mottl’s arrest, Fowler wrote a statement, now in the court record.

“Some guy asked me if I knew where to get some weed. I said no, but then I noticed Matt at the K and asked if he had any weed. He said yes and gave me 1.5 G’s for $10. I did not get a chance to give him money because the cop came up behind us and told us to put our hands on the wall.”

Mottl signed a statement indicating the pills were for his personal use, the police report states.

He was transported to the Manatee County jail, where he was in custody at press time.

He was assigned a $9,500 bond.

His arraignment is set for 9 a.m. Friday, Aug. 17, at the Manatee County Judicial Center, 1051 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton.

Fowler’s court record for the marijuana possession was not available at press time.

Bradenton Beach July 11, 2500 block of Avenue B, domestic disturbance. Bradenton Beach police were dispatched to a report of a verbal disturbance. The couple told police they were arguing because they had consumed too much alcohol. The woman left the residence to stay the night at a friend’s place. The man said that was a good idea. No physical violence was observed.

Bradenton Beach is policed by Bradenton Beach Police Department.

Cortez July 6, 3800 block of 117th Street, disturbance. An argument erupted between two women. Two sisters, one who permitted the other to live rent-free in the past, argued about a three-day eviction notice served the sister. MCSO reported being called out for arguments four times in the past two weeks. No physical violence was observed.

July 9, 4515 119th St. W. and 4511 123rd St. W.,

thefts. Two Manatee County mosquito traps were reported stolen.

Cortez is policed by the MCSO. Holmes Beach July 3, 200 block of 29th Street, vehicle theft. A 2011 Ford SUV was stolen and then recovered on the west side of Bradenton by MCSO. July 6, Manatee Public Beach, warrant. While Holmes Beach police checked on a vehicle in the parking lot after hours, a woman and man approached the officer. HBPD determined the man was wanted on a warrant out of Alachua County, so he was arrested and transported to the Manatee County jail. The vehicle was released to the woman.

July 6, 2800 block of Avenue E, theft. Visitors from Ohio left a beach tent and skimboard unsecured in front of the residence. When they returned from dinner at about 8 p.m., the items were gone.

July 8, Manatee Public Beach, alcohol. A Plant City man was cited for an alcohol violation after lifeguards alerted officers to people consuming alcohol on the beach.

July 9, Ugly Grouper Restaurant, 5702-5704 Marina Drive, theft. Clothing, sunglasses and a leather purse valued at $1,000 were reported stolen from an area where the restaurant owners stored remaining inventory from a store. An investigation is continuing.

July 9, 600 block of Manatee Avenue, marijuana ordinance. The driver of a Dodge pickup who failed to stop at a blinking red light on Gulf Drive before turning east at Manatee Avenue was pulled over at 11:23 p.m. The officer noticed an odor of marijuana.

He searched the vehicle and found a tin containing 0.6 grams of marijuana and a pipe. The driver said it was from the Fourth of July. The officer cited the driver for violating the ordinance.

July 10, 3300 block of Gulf Drive, probation/warrant/marijuana ordinance. Three 19-year-olds were stopped in a vehicle that failed to stop at a blinking red signal on Gulf Drive at Manatee Avenue. Police noted the occupants moving around in the vehicle and the odor of marijuana and conducted a search. After the search and checking law enforcement databases, one person was arrested for violating probation and driving with a revoked license. Another was arrested on a burglary warrant out of Bradenton. And a third person in the vehicle was cited with possessing less than 20 grams of marijuana with paraphernalia.

Holmes Beach is policed by HBPD.

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Holmes Beach says ‘wait a minute’ on noise suit

By Kathy Prucnell Islander Reporter

A drone view shows Not so fast.

Richard and Marjorie An attorney representing the city of Holmes Beach Motzer’s home — in filed a July 3 motion to quash — void or declare invalid the foreground with — a complaint filed in 12th Circuit Court by attorneys the orange roof — and for residents Richard and Marjorie Motzer. neighboring homes in Responding to the Motzers’ complaint, attorney the 300 block of 56th Jim Dye filed a special appearance challenging the Street, Holmes Beach, way they brought the case forward. where the Motzers The Motzers filed the suit in June through attorclaim the city has neys Anthony Manganiello III and Nicole Price of the been lax in enforcing Icard, Merrill law firm in Sarasota. its noise ordinance.

The complaint contends Holmes Beach and its Islander Photo: Jack police department failed to hold vacationers accountElka able to the noise ordinance and asks the court to compel the city to do its job and enforce its ordinance.

Dye, of Dye Harrison, a Bradenton law firm, said July 11 the Motzers’ attorneys didn’t file its court papers correctly, citing a civil rule that requires a Arend to hear Motzers motion to dismiss the Kale- Manatee County Judicial Center, 1051 Manatee Ave. tas’ complaint at 2:45 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 30, at the W., Bradenton. go-ahead by a judge before filing such a case.

The court may directly rule on Dye’s quash Kid vs. seagulls motion or require the Motzers to respond, according A girl attempts to chase to Dye. a flock of seagulls away “The plaintiffs obtained process and proceeded from her family’s picnic to have it served on the mayor before the court deterspread July 8 in the sand mined the complaint” stated a proper case, Dye said at the Manatee Public in the city’s motion.

Beach. Most of the gulls Manganiello and Price, who filed the Motzers’ left after the girl chased complaint, did not respond to July 10 calls for comthem, but not before ment. helping themselves to According to the Motzers’ complaint, the couple an afternoon snack. the built their home in the 300 block of 56th Street in Florida Fish and Wildlife 2010 before vacation homes went up that are owned Conservation Commisby Jennifer and Shawn Kaleta at 302 55th St. and 5501 sion advises people not Holmes Blvd. to frighten birds at the Another suit, in which the Kaletas allege the beach. Islander Photo: Motzers “stalked renters” at their properties, was filed Sandy Ambrogi in the 12th Circuit in April.

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Summer brings releases for wildlife rescue, rehab

By ChrisAnn Silver Esformes Islander Reporter Out of the heat and humidity of the Florida summer comes a friend to wildlife.

A friend who rescues and releases. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most are found with no sign of a mother or a nest,â&#x20AC;? Ed Straight, president of Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Inc. in Bradenton Beach, said July 3, referring to animals in their care since mid-June.

Many have been released.

Straight said itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the time of year when animals that came in as spring babies â&#x20AC;&#x201D; mostly orphaned, some injured â&#x20AC;&#x201D; are ready to return to the wild.

Life anew.

For 31 years, Wildlife Inc. has rescued and rehabilitated birds, mammals and reptiles from around Manatee and Sarasota counties. It is the largest wildlife rescue and rehabilitation center in Manatee County, according to Straight.

The organization is a volunteer-based nonprofit that runs on donations and grant funding.

About 10 raccoons and 15 possums were released the last week in June. Straight said the animals were set free in wooded areas in the eastern part of Manatee County.

Most of the recent releases were birds that had

remained at the shelter for two-three months, Straight said.

A blue heron, snowy egret, Cooperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hawk, two brown and one white pelican and 13 red-shouldered hawks were among those released mid-June.

An assortment of about 25 songbirds, including blue jays, woodpeckers, mockingbirds and wrens were late-season arrivals to the facility. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We usually get songbirds in early June, and here we are at the beginning of July still getting them in,â&#x20AC;?

Straight said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It could be the cooler weather we had late-spring, but probably a combination of factors.â&#x20AC;?

Three barn owls, all orphaned, were due to be released by mid-July.

Two of the three were found covered in blue paint near 53rd Avenue in Bradenton. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They may have thought it was water and decided to take a bath in it,â&#x20AC;? Straight said.

Some of the rescued birds were either tangled in fishing line or likely had ingested toxic chemicals, according to Straight.

He said he received a call July 3 to rescue a bird in someoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s yard that appeared lethargic. When he arrived, the bird was dead, lying next to a sign reading â&#x20AC;&#x153;pesticide application â&#x20AC;&#x201D; keep off until dry.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Birds eat bugs, lizards and rodents, which have

Two juvenile barn owls share a perch July 2 in a cage at Wildlife Inc. in Bradenton Beach.

Ed Straight, president of Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Inc., takes in an injured crow July 2 at his home-based facility, 2207 Ave. B, Bradenton Beach.

Islander Photos: ChrisAnn Silver Esformes been exposed to the toxic chemicals people put on their lawns,â&#x20AC;? Straight said.

He said it is not likely that people will stop spraying their lawns for pests, but he has seen the positive effects of the 1972 ban on the pesticide DDT. Birds of prey, including bald eagles, peregrine falcons and ospreys, were nearly driven to extinction before the ban, and now, along with other conservation efforts, are experiencing steady population growth, and are no longer listed as endangered. â&#x20AC;&#x153;More birds means the conservation efforts are working, but it also means more opportunities for displacement as the population grows,â&#x20AC;? Straight said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where we come in.â&#x20AC;?

For more information or to report a sick or injured animal, call Wildlife Inc. at 941-778-6324.

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42-year island dentist taking down shingle

By Sandy Ambrogi Islander Reporter Forty-two years is a long time to do anything.

And John Norman said he really wasn’t ready to close the dental practice he opened in 1976, but he was facing reality. He said the demographics of the island had changed so drastically, it made no sense to

continue.

Norman announced July 3 that he would take down his shingle at the only office he has ever occupied on the island, 5372 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, and moving on to the next chapter of his life.

“I really wasn’t ready to retire,” Norman said about the letter he sent to patients. “But it was just not

Dr. John F. Norman poses at his office in Holmes Beach in 1976 and, below, again July 12. Norman will retire Aug. 16, after 42 years in the same location at 5372 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Islander Courtesy Photo

Best wishes go to Dr. John Norman on his retirement.

The office will close Aug. 16. Islander Photo: Sandy Ambrogi

monetarily feasible to continue. It’s been so slow.”

Norman said after Hurricane Irma, the practice suffered.

But the main problem? Not enough patients living on the island.

“The whole demographic has changed. The developers came in, tore down the residential homes, built rental castles and now there are fewer and fewer actual people living here on the island,” Norman said.

Mainland patients and ex-islanders who continued to see him as patients complain about the traffic, especially in season and during busy vacation times, he said.

“Others have died off or moved away. We just don’t have enough people to keep going,” Norman said.

Norman said he had wanted to continue practicing dentistry for at least five more years. He also chose not to sell the practice, fearing the same issues would continue with another doctor in his space.

“It has been my greatest honor to serve all of you and I know I’ll miss each and every one of you,” Norman wrote to patients July 3.

Patients may call 941-778-7898 during office hours Monday-Thursday to arrange picking up their records. The office will permanently close Thursday, Aug. 16.

The Islander team sends Dr. Norman our best in his retirement. Hopefully, there’s time to go fishing!

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Some years ago, The Islander was invited to take part in a digital newspaper pilot project with the University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries.

After submitting electronic — digital — editions of the newspaper, we donated our collection of printed newspapers covering from the first edition in 1992 up to the digital era of 2005. It took a few years, but it’s all on the UofF digital library site now, all searchable by key word, name or date.

It’s simple, easy and available 24/7.

There’s 25 years, 52 weeks a year, the complete collection of The Islander, online at ufdc.ufl.edu.

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Summertime pattern settles in, produces stellar fishing

By Capt. Danny Stasny Islander Reporter Fishing around Anna Maria Island has settled into a good summertime pattern.

Light breezes from the east combined with morning high tides are producing some stellar inshore fishing opportunities. The deeper grass flats of Tampa and Sarasota bays are loaded with postspawn trout. You may have to catch 20-30 of these trout to make your limit of four slot-size fish, but who cares? You just reeled up 20-30 fish.

And while targeting the trout, you’ll probably catch some mackStasny erel, bluefish and ladyfish, which makes for great variety and action. While you’re at it, don’t forget to save a couple of these bluefish for shark bait. The abundance of sharks in Tampa Bay is phenomenal. Whether on the flats, wrecks or beaches, you’re going to see sharks. I’m mostly seeing blacktips, although I have seen some bull sharks up to 8 feet in length and some hammerheads topping out covery channel. So get some chum and popcorn ready for all the viewers and recliner anglers. The channel around 12 feet.

It’s game on as we come up to the 30th anniver- is already counting down its “50 Best Bites.”

Getting back to the flats fishing, aside from the sary Shark Week. It gets underway July 22 on the Distrout, the catch-and-release snook action is going strong. Now is the time to patrol the beaches and State seeks opinions on passes in search of this popular sport fish. Live shinshore-based shark fishing ers are the ultimate bait, but artificials will work, too.

White buck-tail jigs or crank baits, such as Yo-Zuris, Have an opinion on shore-based shark fishwill attract a bite, especially at night. ing?

Fishing offshore is producing good summertime Now is the time to share. action, too. Permit, cobia, groupers and snappers are The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation all on the menu while fishing offshore structure — Commission is gathering public input on shorereefs, wrecks and ledges. Migratory fish, including based shark fishing during workshops and also Spanish mackerel, bonito and a few kingfish, are online. being caught in these areas.

The workshop nearest Anna Maria Island will On my excursions with Southernaire fishing charbe at 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 18, at the State Colters, I’m cashing in on the post-spawn trout bite. In lege of Florida’s Library and Learning Center, some areas, the fish are taking the bait on every cast.

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Most of these trout are 14-16 inches so, if nothing Additional meetings will be held in Fort else, it’s great action. Plus, bigger trout up to 22 Myers, Panama City, Pensacola, South Daytona, inches are mixed in. The big ones are slightly more Jacksonville, Melbourne Beach, West Palm Beach, rewarding when you have to work for them. Spanish Miami and Key Colony Beach. mackerel and bluefish are mixed in — always good For more information about submitting comfor cutting off a few hooks. ments online, go to myfwc.com/saltwatercomCatch-and-release action on sharks is hot right ments. now for my clients. Blacktips 4-6 feet are the norm,

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The Discovery cable TV channel kicks off Shark Week July 22 as feeding sharks proliferate in the Gulf of Mexico. This hammerhead was caught by Capt. Larry McGurire.

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CJ Vanderhorst of Ohio shows off a keeper cobia he caught while wreck fishing July 9 in the Gulf of Mexico with Capt. Danny Stasny of Southernaire Fishing Charters.

although we’ve had a couple of bull sharks in the 8 foot range. I’m also seeing large hammerhead sharks up to 12 feet in length. While targeting sharks, my clients are hooking into an occasional barracuda. These fish are great when on the line, as they perform acrobatic high jumps and drag-screaming runs.

Capt. Warren Girle is fishing offshore for mangrove snapper. Anchoring over ledges in 40-75 feet of water is yielding mangrove snapper and many red and gag groupers. Live shiners sent to the bottom on a 1/2-ounce to 1-ounce knocker rig are attracting a bite.

While in these areas, shiners free-lined on the surface are getting attention from Spanish mackerel and bonito. Moving inshore, Girle is catching numerous spotted seatrout. Targeting these fish in depths of 5-6 feet is producing the most action. Mixed in with the trout bite are ladyfish, jack crevalle and bluefish.

Capt. Aaron Lowman is targeting spotted seatrout throughout the grass flats of Tampa Bay. To find concentrations of trout, Lowman is looking for a combination of clean, clear water where a swift tide runs through lush grass edges or patches of seagrass. Freelining live shiners on a 2/0 hook is producing good action. In many instances, Lowman is finding some macks mixed in with the trout. To avoid cut offs from PLEAsE sEE FisHiNG, NEXt PAGE

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Mote offers Shark Days during Shark Week

Mote Marine Laboratory on City Island in Sarasota invites the public to Shark Days at Mote: Real Sharks, Real Science July 25-28.

Mote will dive into the science behind these incredible animals with a full week events of activities.

The celebration will include “jaw-some fun” for the whole family.

• July 25: Noon-4p.m., in store event with vineyard vines at University Town Center Mall.

Noon, Shark Days live stream with Mote and OCEARCH. • July 26: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Sharks and Crafts.

6 p.m., Sharks Tales and Ales at Louies Modern.

July 27: 11-11:30 a.m., Shark feeding Facebook live.

• July 28: 10 a.m.-1p.m., Fins and Fun Family Festival at Mote.

For information, call 941-388-4441.

Sign up to live stream Shark Days

Mote Marine Laboratory is offering a live, twoway interactive, online program focused on shark research July 25.

Participants will learn how and why Mote studies these animals. Participants will discuss their ongoing shark research at Mote, and discover why FisHiNG CONTINUED FROM 24 their sharp teeth, he’s switching out the 2/0 hook for a long shank hook.

Moving offshore, Lowman is targeting snapper around the artificial reefs. According to Lowman the snapper are becoming weary of taking a hook. He is finding that heavy chumming is helping get the snapper in the biting mood.

Capt. Rick Gross of Fishy Business charters echoes my opinion — summertime fishing is in full swing. Fishing with Gross is resulting in a mixed bag this past week. Deeper grass flats are producing action on spotted seatrout, Spanish mackerel and even some mangrove snapper. Free-lined shiners with the addition of a split shot is working well for his anglers.

Catch-and-release snook are being found on the shallower flats, especially where good tidal flow exists.

Lastly, small sharks are being found in numerous areas across Tampa Bay. These fish produce great action on light tackle and sometimes they put on an exciting show when reeled up to the boat.

Capt. Jason Stock is hooking into a few tarpon along the beaches of Anna Maria Island, although fishing offshore is producing better action.

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sharks are important to the ocean ecosystem and what humans can do to help conserve and protect sharks.

Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions of ocean expert Dr. Bob Hueter, director of the Center for Shark Research at Mote Marine Laboratory and Chris Fischer, founding chairman/ expedition leader of OCEARCH. Additional experts are expected to discuss the innovative technology and research available on the M/V OCEARCH. Recommended technology: • Computer or videoconference system running Zoom.

• Large screen TV or projector. Since this is a two-way video connection, we recommend using a large, bright TV screen over a projector when possible.

• Webcam or video camcorder. Most laptops have a built in webcam. This can be difficult to position. A better choice is a removable webcam that can be position and focused independently.

• High-speed internet connection. Wired ethernet preferred. Wireless not recommended.

• USB Speaker/microphone. A high quality USB speaker/microphone with echo-cancellation will eliminate feedback.

While offshore, permit are the primary species to target — when spotted. Other catches include gag grouper, mangrove snapper, Spanish mackerel and bonito. Stock says by using the bonito as bait, his clients are getting some nice hookups on blacktip and bull sharks.

At random, Stock is catching over-slot catch-andrelease snook while fishing artificial reefs and other structure with about 30-60 feet of water.

Lastly, keeping an eye out for cobia has been a good pay off on Stock’s boat.

Capt. David White of Anna Maria Charters is working inshore throughout Tampa Bay and Anna Maria Sound, where fishing deep grass areas is yielding good action on spotted seatrout and Spanish mackerel. Live, free-lined shiners are the ticket to success, according to White.

Catch-and-release snook fishing is producing good action on White’s boat, especially around the passes and along the beach. Moving offshore, White is targeting red grouper and American red snapper, where dead sardines combined with a bottom rig are being devoured — when they reach the bottom.

Send high-resolution photos and fishing reports to fish@islander.org.

Key Royale golf news

Thirty-four members of the Key Royale Club in Holmes Beach participated in an Independence Day scramble July 7 and later enjoyed a clubhouse barbecue of burgers, brats, shrimp skewers.

The foursome of Amy and Alan Tripp, Peggi and Herb Clauhs combined on a score of 22.4 to win the day’s proceedings. They were just ahead of the scores posted by Jeff, Randy, Greg and Jaye Jump.

Their team score of 23.9 was matched by the team of Carol Duncan, Gary Duncan, Lori Waggoner and Debi Wohlers in a tie for second place.

Charlie Porter won the closest-to-the-pin contest for the men, while Waggoner was the women’s winner.

The Murley’s brought home the long-drive contest award after Peter Murley won the for the men and Veronica hit the long drive women’s competition.

Regular golf action resumed July 9 with the men playing a nine-hole modified Stableford-system match.

Jon Holcomb and Jerry Martinek both carded plus-3 to finish in a tie for first place.

The women were back on the course July 10 for a nine-hole individual-low-net match in two flights.

Phyllis Roe took first place in Flight A with a 3-underpar 29, while Diane Miller took second with a 1-underpar 31 thanks in part to her chip-in birdie on the first hole.

Jana Samuels captured Flight B with a 3-under-par 29, four strokes ahead of second-place finisher Sue Wheeler, who carded a 1-over-par 33.

Horseshoe news Two teams emerged from pool play with 3-0 records and battled for the day’s supremacy during July 11 horseshoe action at the Anna Maria City Hall horseshoe pits.

The team of Norm Good and Neil Hennessey were too good for Sam Samuels, who rolled to a 22-11 victory to earn the day’s bragging rights.

There was no need for a playoff during July 14 action as the team of Steve Doyle and Bob Heiger were the outright champs after posting the lone undefeated record in pool play.

Play gets underway at 9 a.m. every Wednesday and Saturday at the Anna Maria City Hall pits. Warmups begin at 8:45 a.m. followed by random team selection.

There is no charge to play and everyone is welcome.

— Kevin Cassidy

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Michael Payne has opened a new food delivery service exclusive to Anna Maria Island: Island Eats Delivery Service.

Now dinner from the Feast Restaurant and Freckled Fin Irish Pub in Holmes Beach and the Smoqhouse in Bradenton Beach is just a phone call away.

Payne hopes to add other eateries by the end of the month and already has a local taco company ready to start up. Restaurants set the prices for their food, with a $10 minimum per order. The delivery cost is $4.99.

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Email: info@amichamber.org. â&#x20AC;˘ Through October, noon, third Thursdays. Lunch and Learn seminars, the Center of Anna Maria Island, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. $10, RSVP required.

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Rubietta and husband Erik say they are moving on to other adventures.

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Take your parrot to work? An accidental attraction

An island tradition sprouted when store owners return to attend to their favorite bird. brought their birds to work.

“It’s like having a 2-year-old forever,” Moore said, Marty Duytschaver, Sun and Surf Beach Shop adding the birds thrive on human interaction and the owner, opened in 1983.

Busy with the demands of a young family and a resort-apparel store, pet parrots Bullwinkle, a blueand-gold Macaw, and Sam, an African grey, also clamored for attention.

The solution was to take them to work.

Later, Marty and wife Heather became involved in bird fan clubs, bird breeding and rescues.

And the Sun and Surf parrots grew in number — now at 14. The birds are rolled outside the store in the morning in their large cages to the sidewalk at the Island Shopping Center, 5418 Marina Drive. They are tucked in at night inside the store.

Each bird has its own fan base, according to the owners’ daughter and merchandise buyer Jennifer Moore, who now runs the day-to-day operations.

The Duytschavers have retired to Michigan, she said, “if you want to call it retired, because they’ve started a tree farm.”

Shoppers visit the Holmes Beach store and often

sidewalk venue provides the attention they crave.

The owners have allowed adoptions, she said, “if the person really wants them,” but they’re not for sale.

And they’ve talked the less serious out of adoption because parrots, which live 80-100 years, often outlive their owners.

“It’s now an accidental attraction,” Moore said about the birds greeting their shoppers and vice versa.

“We’re known as the store with the birds — but we have a lot of nice clothing, too,” Moore said.

At least one or two birds can sometimes be heard in the mornings, singing “Old McDonald had a farm.”

Now Marty has a farm and a legacy at the store.

— Kathy Prucnell Sam, a 23-year-old African grey, hangs in his cage outside Sun and Surf in Holmes Beach.

Jennifer “Peanut” Moore, daughter of Sun and Surf Beach Shop owners Marty and Heather Duytschaver, works June 12 at the store in the Island Shopping Center, Holmes Beach, where parrots occupy the sidewalk daily.

Leia Dewell, visiting Anna Maria Island from Wimberley, Texas, takes a turn June 4 at coaxing Bullwinkle to say a few words on the sidewalk at the Sun and Surf Beach Shop in the Island Shopping Center, 5418 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Islander Photos: Kathy Prucnell

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ANNA MARIA ISLAND 1710 Gulf Drive N E Hannah Hillyard 941-744-7358 A4215055 $1,955,000

ANNA MARIA ISLAND 110 7th Street S Judy LaValliere 941-504-3792 A4210751 $1,800,000

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

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

ANNA MARIA ISLAND 664 Key Royale Drive Hannah Hillyard 941-744-7358 A4404064 $1,000,000

ANNA MARIA ISLAND 5300 Gulf Drive 306 Laurie M Mock 941-232-3665 A4400024 $641,000

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

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

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

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Paradise Improvements

941.792.5600

Kitchen and Bath Remodeling Specialist Replacement Doors and Windows

Andrew Chennault

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RDI CONSTRUCTION INC. Residential & Condo Renovations Kitchens • Bath • Design Service Carpentry • Flooring • Painting Commercial & Residential

ISLANDERCLASSIFIEDS ITEMS FOR SALE

BOATS & BOATING

CLARK EXERCISER 2000: Elite passive exercise machine, excellent condition, $100.

941-778-2184.

BIMINI BAY SAILING: Small sailboat rentals and instruction. Day. Week. Month. Sunfish, Laser, Windrider 17 and Precision 15. Call Brian at 941-685-1400.

ANTIQUE PARTNER DESK: All wood, $1,000.

See at The Islander office, 3218 E. Bay Drive, Holmes Beach. 941-778-7978.

FOUR OAK OFFICE chairs: Antiques, perfect for eclectic dining set. The Islander newspaper, 3218 E. Bay Drive, Holmes Beach.

941-778-7978.

FREEBIE ITEMS FOR SALE

References available • 941-720-7519

Bed: A bargain!

King, Queen, Full & Twin, pre-owned from $30 new/used.

941-922-5271 www.sleepking.net

Individuals may place one free ad with up to three items, each priced $100 or less, 15 words or less. FREE, one week, must be submitted online. Email classifieds@islander. org, fax toll-free 1-866-362-9821. (limited time offer) ANNOUNCEMENTS WANTED: WORKOUT DVDs and retired but working XBox, Wii units with games for Ministry of Presence for kids and teens in Haiti.

Deliver to The Islander, 3218 E. Bay Drive, Holmes Beach.

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ROSER THRIFT SHOP: Open 9:30 a.m.-2p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, 10 a.m.-1p.m.

Saturday. Donations preferred 9 a.m.-11 a.m.

Wednesdays. 511 Pine Ave., Anna Maria.

941-779-2733.

April is 3 years old, 17 pounds and gets along with cats, dogs and people!

Mixed breed. Apply to adopt April at wwww.moonraceranimalrescue.com.

Call Lisa Williams at 941-345-2441 or visit the islander next to Paradise Cafe in Holmes Beach for more …

PETS PET PAL PET sitting: Short and long term, in your house or mine. 18-year Island resident.

941-704-5937. e.davies5937@gmail.com.

YOU CAN HELP! Fosters, volunteers, retailtype help needed for Moonracer No Kill Animal Rescue. Please email: moonraceranimalrescue@gmail.com.

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PONTOON BOAT RENTAL Create life long memories. Call 941-778-2121 or see boatflorida.net.

2004 SAILFISH 2100 Bay boat, Anna Maria.

F150 engine, 500 hours, ProFish package, two 160-quart fish boxes, raw water washdown, remote fill (four-stroke), dual battery switch, Bimini top, etc. Maintained and clean. $17,000 (price reduced due to no trailer). Mary Ann, 908-339-2058.

HELP WANTED SATURDAY HOUSEKEEPERS NEEDED for beach resort (7 a.m.-2 p.m.) per unit pay.

Please, call 941-778-6667 for details.

REAL ESTATE SALES associate wanted for smaller, well-established office on Anna Maria Island. Send resume to P.O. Box 352, Bradenton Beach FL 34217.

REPORTER WANTED: Full- to part-time.

Print media, newspaper experience required.

Apply via email with letter of interest to news@islander.org.

KIDS FOR HIRE KIDS FOR HIRE ads are FREE for up to three weeks for Island youths under 16 looking for work. Ads must be placed in person at The Islander office, 3218 E. Bay Drive, Holmes Beach.

SERVICES ISLAND COMPUTER GUY, 37 years experience. On-site PC repairs, upgrades, buying assistance and training. Call Bill, 941-7782535.

T.H.S. CLEANING: RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL vacation rentals. Dependable and detailed. 941-756-4570.

AUTHORITY ONE SERVICES: Cleaning, construction, residential, commercial, rentals. Call 941-251-5948.

I DON’T CUT corners, I clean corners. Professional, friendly cleaning service since 1999. 941-779-6638. Leave message.

NEED A RIDE to airports? Tampa $65, St. Pete, $55, Sarasota, $30. Gary, 863-4095875. gvoness80@gmail.com.

B-SAFE-RIDES: Airport and personal, Peggy, R.N. Level 2 FBI background checked.Specializing in women and seniors. $39 and up.

727-902-7784.

Think Global, Read Local WWW.ISLANDER.ORG 3218 E. Bay Drive, AMI Centre Shops, Holmes Beach • 941-778-7978.

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AIRPORT RIDES: TAMPA, $60, St. Pete, $50, Sarasota, $20. Call Sunny, 941-713-8885.

VAN-GO PAINTING residential/commercial, interior/exterior, pressure cleaning, wallpaper. Island references. Bill, 941-795-5100. www.vangopainting.net.

AFFORDABLE, FAST AND reliable on-site or remote computer tech support! Call today, 941-592-7714.

BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS JDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Window Cleaning looking for storefront jobs in Holmes Beach. I make dirty windows sparkling clean.

941-920-3840.

BEACH SERVICE air conditioning, heat, refrigeration. Commercial and residential service, repair and/or replacement. Serving Manatee County and the Island since 1987. For dependable, honest and personalized service, call Bill Eller, 941-795-7411.

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ANYONE CAN TAKE a picture. A professional creates a portrait. I want to be at your wedding! www.jackelka.com. 941-778-2711.

RELAXING MASSAGE IN the convenience of your home or hotel. Massage by Nadia, more than 20 years on Anna Maria Island.

Call today for an appointment, 941-5188301. MA#0017550.MA#0017550.

LAWN & GARDEN CONNIEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S LANDSCAPING INC. Residential and commercial. Full-service lawn maintenance, landscaping, cleanups, hauling and more! Insured. 941-778-5294.

ISLAND LAWN SPRINKLER Service: Repairs, installs. Your local sprinkler company since 1997. Call Jeff, 941-778-2581.

SHELL DELIVERED AND spread. $55/yard.

Hauling all kinds of gravel, mulch, top soil with free estimates. Call Larry at 941-7957775, â&#x20AC;&#x153;shell phoneâ&#x20AC;? 941-720-0770.

NATUREâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S DESIGN LANDSCAPING. Design and installation. 66Tropical landscape specialist. Residential and commercial. 35 years experience. 941-448-6336.

STRAIGHT SHOT LANDSCAPE: Shell, lime rock, palms, river rock, construction demolition, fencing, pressure washing, hauling debris and transport. Shark Mark, 941-3016067.

CUSTOM REMODELING EXPERT. All phases of carpentry, repairs and painting. Insured.

Meticulous, clean, sober and prompt. Paul Beauregard, 941-730-7479.

TILE -TILE -TILE. All variations of ceramic tile supplied and installed. Quality workmanship, prompt, reliable, many Island references. Call Neil, 941-726-3077.

GRIFFINâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S HOME IMPROVEMENTS Inc. Handyman, fine woodwork, countertops, cabinets and wood flooring. Insured and licensed. 941-722-8792.

JERRYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S HOME REPAIR: Carpentry, handyman, light hauling, pressure washing. Jack of all trades. Call 941-778-6170 or 941-4472198.

ISLE TILE: QUALITY installation ďŹ&#x201A;oors, counters, backsplashes, showers. Licensed, insured. Call Chris at 941-302-8759.

ARTISAN DESIGN TILE and Marble: Quality craftsmanship since 1983. Beautiful installations that are a great value for your money.

Midwest work ethic in paradise. Call Don, 941-993-6567. www.artisandesigntileandmarble.com.

ISLAND GATER RESTORATIONS: Painting, interior/exterior, drywall repair, textures, pressure cleaning, stucco. Danny, 941-7208116. islandgater@gmail.com.

R. A. GONZALEZ CONSTRUCTION: Re-roof and leak specialist. Residential/hotels/commercial. Repairs, shingles, tile, metal, ďŹ&#x201A;at.

Quick response. Quality work at reasonable rates. References. Insured/licensed. #CCC1330056. Call Bryan at 727-2779502.

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MIKE NORMAN REALTY EST. 1978

RUNAWAY BAY Great, ground-level condo located just steps to the beach. 2BR/2BA furnished for a vacation rental.

Complex offers scenic bayfront pier, large heated pool, tennis courts and fitness room. $369,900

DIRECT BAYFRONT 2BR/2BT condo just steps to beach.

Complex offers scenic fishing pier, large pool, tennis, fitness room and clubhouse. Selling furnished. $395,000

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WEEKLY/MONTHLY/ANNUAL rentals: wide variety, changes daily. SunCoast Real Estate, 941-779-0202, or 1-800-732-6434. www. suncoastinc.com.

WINTER RENTAL: 2BR/2BA ground ďŹ&#x201A;oor, three-month minimum. Solar heated pool, carport parking. 941-363-1227.

1/BR BEACH, POOL: Furnished annual condo, utilities included, no pets, $1,550/ month, 941-778-1915.

STUNNING 2BR/2BA FOURTH-ďŹ&#x201A;oor Martinique north. Completely updated with travertine tile ďŹ&#x201A;oors, gourmet kitchen, view of Gulf from living/dining, master bedroom.

This, you must see. Call Iva Fadley-Dane, PA, GRI, Realtor, 941-350-8001 , Wagner Realty.

WANTED: ANNUAL ON Anna Maria Island.

Pet-friendly, two large, house-trained, wellbehaved dogs. Prefer updated home, yard, pool, 3BR/3BA or larger. 6-12 month lease to start August/September. Price negotiable.

Marie, 214-854-6496.

BEACHFRONT: ISLAND ORIGINAL cottage (duplex) and three apartments, each 1BR/1BA. Expansive shady Gulffront patio area. Summer rates from $1,250/week. 813-230-4577.

PERICO BAY CLUB: 2BR/2BA villa, one-car garage. Turnkey furnished. Flexible lease.

August through December, $1,500/month.

Real Estate Mart, 941-356-1456.

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WATERFRONT ISLAND HOME: Investment opportunity. 3BR/2BA, two-car garage, pool, spa, boat dock and lift. Live in it, make it a vacation home with rental income or resell it. $750,000. Real Estate Mart, 941-756-1090.

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Gulf-Bay Realty of Anna Maria Inc. Jesse Brisson - Broker Associate, GRI 941-713-4755 800-771-6043 GULF VIEW VACANT LOT Build your perfect island retreat with views of the Gulf and beaches. Cleared lot located on an ideally situated, quiet side street that allows weekly rentals. Beach access just across the street with a shady, scenic path. $650,000

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SWEEPING GULF VIEWS: This 2bed/2bath condo at Anna Maria Island Club has breathtaking Gulf views from the living room and master bedroom.

A rare opportunity to own at one of the most soughtafter condo complexes on the Island. $650,000 KEY ROYALE HOME: Looking for a home large enough to accommodate the entire family? Then look no further. This split plan 4bed/4bath/2car pool home is situated on one of the largest lots on Anna Maria Island. $749,900

Call Jesse Brisson â&#x20AC;˘ 941-713-4755 ANNA MARIA Âź ACRE WATERFRONT just 250 steps to the beach. Bring your boat to the 60-foot dock or launch your paddle board/kayak right from your backyard! This property offers exceptional "old Florida" charm with tons of privacy from the serene, natural mangrove canal. Two vintage cottages for a total of four rental apartments. $1,295,000

Professional Service to Anna Maria Island Since 1974

HERONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S WATCH 10 minutes to beaches. 4 BR + Den. Excellently maintained, tastefully decorated. No rental limitations. MLS A4142821. $359,000.

MEADOWCROFT 1308 56TH ST. 1BR/1BA enclosed lanai. Turnkey furnished.

Beach cottage decor in living room. Heated pool, tennis, clubhouse. $121,000.

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LUXURY BEACHFRONT 3BR/3BA condo located in a premier complex on Anna Maria Island. Complex offers a huge, heated pool & Jacuzzi, garage, secured entrance and elevator. Selling â&#x20AC;&#x153;turn-keyâ&#x20AC;? furnished. $1,549,000

OFFERING THE BEST SELECTION OF SALES & RENTALS ON ANNA MARIA ISLAND SINCE 1978 www.mikenormanrealty.com 31o1 Gulf Drive, Hholmes Beach 800-367-1617 | 941-778-6696

More than 200 beautiful hand-selected properties to choose from.

DIRECTLY ON BEACH spectacular 3BR/2.5BA home with panoramic water views from virtually every room. Two open porches and a shady patio on the ground level with fenced, beach-side courtyard. $2,155,000

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Full Service Property Management & Sales Dina Franklin (owner) Licensed Sales Associate & Property Manager

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103 Food drive collection 112 ____ de vie

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