The Islander Newspaper E-Edition: Wednesday, July 19, 2017 by The Anna Maria Islander Newspaper

Dune destruction. 3

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The Best News on Anna Maria Island Since 1992 AsTheWorldTerns track turtle time. 6

budget talks

Budget planning begins in island cities. 4

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From the archives. 7

Anna Maria begins financial audit of community center. 8

Meetings

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Make plans, save a date. 10 HB: 30-day rental reg means 30 days. 13 Grassroots initiative kicks off in Bradenton Beach. 15

Streetlife. 16

Obituaries. 18 FWC warns Aqua developer to respect nesting terns. 20

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2-year-old drowns at Anna Maria vacation home

By Kathy Prucnell Islander Reporter Neighbors heard the mother scream from blocks away. Emma Thompson, 2, drowned in a pool July 11 at 207 Sycamore Ave., Anna Maria, according to Manatee County Sheriff’s Office reports. Authorities say the child, her mother and two brothers, age 4 and 7, of Apopka, were vacationing for the week at the Anna Maria rental home. The children were watching television while the mother cleaned a bathroom, according to MCSO Sgt. Russ Schnering, who heads the sheriff’s substation at city hall in Anna Maria. After the mother noticed the toddler was missing from the house, the child was found in the backyard pool, according to an MCSO report. According to the 911 call records, the incident was first reported to authorities at 12:56 p.m. The caller told the 911 dispatcher three sheriff’s deputies were on the scene attempting to revive the child, but the child was not responsive. According to neighbors, the mother came to the front of the residence, carrying

Comfort is offered July 11 at the scene of the drowning death of Emma Thompson, 2, at 207 Sycamore Ave., Anna Maria. Islander Photo: Kathy Prucnell

the child and screaming for help. Mike Coleman, a resident of Sycamore Avenue, described the aftermath as “horrifying.” The child had passed through two gates to enter the pool, according to Schnering, who said he saw no locks or alarms on the gates. Schnering described the scene as “total chaos” when he arrived. MCSO units were

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Is it the heat or the humidity? 21 Green turtle nests at Coquina. 23 Sails considered for AM park shade. 24 Storms pop up but tides produce a bite. 25

Island Biz. 26 PropertyWatch. 27 Classifieds. 28

Top Notch: Week 1 winner, Riding out the rain

Peter Kazmier of Holmes Beach wins the first week of The Islander’s Top Notch photo contest with his refreshing image of kids at play in Holmes Beach. He took the photo June 4 of Laith Kazmier, 8, along with Laila Kazmier, 6, left, Audrey Bourdo, 7, Hannah Kazmier, 11 and Sofia Bourdo, 10, “enjoying the rainy season.” See more, page 2.

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the first to respond, he said. Fire Marshal Jim Davis said West Manatee Fire Rescue also responded. EMS rushed Emma to Blake Medical Center in Bradenton, where attempts to revive her failed, according to Schnering. According to an MCSO report, the drowning appeared accidental. This is the fourth drowning-related death on Anna Maria Island since June 9.

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Statistics relate grave numbers. Florida leads the nation in deaths of children under age 5 due to drowning and a July 11 drowning in Anna Maria adds emphasis to that tragic fact for islanders and the family of the victim who vacationed here from Apopka. The Legislature pointed to the fact in 2000 in enacting the Residential Swimming Pool Safety Act. Under the law, to pass final inspection and receive a certificate of completion, homes with swimming pools must have “at least one” of the following safety features: • A barrier at least 4-feet high isolating the pool, with self-closing gates opening outward. • An approved safety pool cover. • Exit alarms on all doors and windows providing direct access from the home to the pool. PLEASE SEE POOL SAFetY PAGE 2

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The Islander’s Top Notch contest is underway. The contest celebrates what still is known as the “Kodak moment,” despite the widespread switch from film to digital technology. Look now to July 21 for the second week’s deadline. The contest includes six weekly front-page winners. Each receives an Islander “More than a mullet wrapper” T-shirt. One weekly photo will take the top prize in the Top Notch contest, earning the photographer $100 from The Islander and an array of gifts and gift cards from local merchants. A pet photo winner and pet prize is announced in the final week. Look online for complete rules and details. Please, note, each photo must be included in a single email to topnotch@islander.org 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

POOL SAFetY CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 • Self-closing, self-latching doors with latches no lower than 54 inches from the floor. • A swimming pool alarm. According to Anna Maria city attorney Becky Vose, the city relies on the state law. Manatee County Building and Development Services director John Barnott said the county bases its inspections on the Florida Building Code and state law, including the Residential Swimming Pool Safety Act. Manatee County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Russ Schnering, who heads the substation in Anna Maria, recommended “watchful parents, secondary locks and alarms that are double and triple checked.”

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MCSO and WMFR personnel assist at the scene of a July 11 drowning on Sycamore Avenue in Anna Maria. Islander Photo: Kathy Prucnell

He said if people find a rental home’s safety feature deficient, they should ask their rental company to fix it because “accidents happen.” The act, as well as the 2004 state building code, require the safety features, according to a 2005 fact sheet by the Florida Department of Community Affairs,

Building a Safer Florida and the University of Florida IFAS Extension. The failure to equip a new residential pool under the safety law is a criminal violation, which applies to property owners and contractors, according to a state fact sheet.

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State investigates dune destruction in Holmes Beach By Terry O’Connor The city of Holmes Islander Reporter Beach issued a stop A stop-work order issued by Holmes Beach for work order July dune destruction has been confirmed by the Florida 7 for beachfront Department of Environmental Protection. property at 102 77th Holmes Beach building official James McGuinSt. where sea oats ness issued a stop-work order July 7 for construction and sea grapes were at 102 77th St. cleared to make way Principal attorney Louis Najmy of Najmy Thompfor a pool. An invesson P.L. Attorneys at Law is title manager for the proptigation will detererty owner, Gulf Front Paradise LLC. The address for mine whether the the LLC is 102 48th St., Holmes Beach, the shared clearing exceeded address for numerous LLCs, including Beach to Bay the scope of the Investments, operated by Shawn Kaleta. owner’s permit. Najmy said he thought the order was issued in Islander Photo: error. However, when told the DEP confirmed the order Terry O’Connor and an investigation, Najmy said it was news to him. “I’ve got to look into it,” Najmy said. A red tag posted on-site commands all work be in 2016 for $2.2 million. Commissioner Pat Morton urged everyone to let suspended until further notice. The reasons cited are A DEP investigation is now underway, McGuin- the investigation run its course. destruction of a dune system and failure to comply ness said. The DEP can issue a fine, file criminal “Everybody needs to take a step back and let the with DEP permit ME-1222. DEP do its thing,” he said. charges or demand remediation. Holmes Beach issued four permits for the site, Bad beach including one for a pool, McGuinness said, to go with a master permit from the DEP. steward The clearance in the backyard dramatically exceeds Witnesses at 66th the pool permit allowance, McGuinness said. Street in Holmes Beach DEP inspectors confirmed July 13 on-site work reported a Jeep backed exceeded the permitted scope, McGuinness said. Proonto the beach to load tected sea oats and sea grape trees were removed along up a tent and grill near with invasive Australian pine. a sea turtle nest and Holmes Beach commissioners expressed conother people near sunset cerns at their July 13 meeting at city hall, 5801 Marina July 16. Holmes Beach Drive. police arrived and “That was just really tragic it happened on that spoke to the Jeep driver, street,” said Commission Chair Judy Titsworth. but apparently let him “It shocked people,” said Commissioner Carol off with a warning. Soustek. “It’s natural coastline vegetation. It’s been Islander Photo: Frank there years and years.” Williams The 1,398-square-foot home built in 1950 last sold

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Anna Maria limits budget planning by departments By Bianca Benedí Islander Reporter Anna Maria elected officials began reviewing the city budget July 13 for fiscal year 2017-18, which begins Oct. 1. The proposed millage rate for the year is 2.05, the same as the current year. But that rate represents a tax increase for property owners. It will generate an additional $268,555 in ad valorem taxes for the city, according to Mayor Dan Murphy. Commissioners must decide the highest possible millage at the next budget review session, which is at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, July 27, at city hall, 10005 Gulf Drive. The city’s reserve rate is 59 percent, totaling $2,415,449. Typical recommendations, according to auditor Randy Dillingham, are for the city to maintain a 25-35 percent reserve. Murphy said at 59 percent reserves, the city is in “very good shape.” The first session was limited to a review of the building and code enforcement departments revenue and spending. The building and code departments are sustained by permitting fees and fines and this money cannot be allocated to other departments, according to Murphy. The city is expecting a bump in planning fee revenues, Murphy said, not due to an increase in fees or expenses but due to stricter enforcement of fees. The mayor said former city planner Bruce McLaughlin, who resigned in January, was giving developers “a free ride in terms of the planning expertise,” adding a financial audit identified the discrepancy. New city planner Robin Meyer “has taken that bull by the horns. You see this spike already and we’ll see more next year,” Murphy said. In 2015-16, the city collected $6,597.06 in planning fees. In the 2016-17 fiscal year, the city has collected $29,701.86 to date and it anticipates revenue of $57,000 in 2017-18. The building department’s revenue also includes $115,335.67 in carry-over from previous years. Total revenue and expenses for the building department in 2017-18 is predicted at $759,835.67. Murphy said wages for the building department will increase by 125 percent due in part to an increase in code enforcement manager Pamela Gibbs’ salary and responsibilities. The increase also was attributed to shifting building department coordinator George McKay’s salary to the building department budget from the public works budget. McKay was formerly public works director. Murphy said a decrease would be seen in the public works budget in a future budget session. Attorney fees would decrease by 48 percent as Bert Harris claims wane. Wages in the code enforcement budget would increase from $158,347.10 to $193,604.86. Murphy said the change is because two contract workers were changed to employees. Attorney fees in the code enforcement department are expected to decrease to $52,000 from $248,145.01 for the next fiscal year, again due to a decrease in Bert Harris activity. Code enforcement expenses and revenue are anticipated at $454,179.86. In addition to reviewing the building department and code enforcement, Murphy proposed developing new 19 new jobs and salary bands. The proposed new positions and salary ranges would reduce turnover and give employees career prospects in Anna Maria, Murphy said. Murphy’s proposal includes adding new positions to the city staff roster, including positions such as administrative specialist II and III, permit tech II and public works service worker III among others. Salary ranges for proposed positions vary from $24,900-$33,280 at the low end for an administrative specialist to $45,760-$54,080 for a senior permit technician. Murphy asked commissioners to consider his proposal and respond at the July 27 budget session.

budget talks Bradenton Beach begins budget on high note

By ChrisAnn Silver Esformes Islander Reporter Bradenton Beach staff and city commissioners have gone to work on the budget for fiscal year 201718. Commissioners and staff met July 11 with auditors Randy Dillingham and Jeff Gerhard of CS&L CPAs of Bradenton to discuss the city’s 2016-17 fiscal year audit. Gerhard said the city is in a good financial position, with no material weakness or compliance issues. “There were no big issues in this year’s audit,” Gerhard. Mayor Bill Shearon said over the past three years the budget has been a “challenge,” with money regularly taken out of the city’s reserves. For this reason, he voted against the budget in the past, but he’s happy he won’t have to this year. “I’m ecstatic that this year that has all changed,” Shearon said. He cited about $180,000 in reserve spending in 2015-16 as compared to the proposed $24,000 for the upcoming year. Vice Mayor John Chappie added, “The budget and audit are a reflection of where we are going as a community. This is an indicator we are on the right path and being fiscally responsible with tax dollars.” Commissioners and staff met in workshops July 12 and July 13 to discuss the spending plan before it goes to the first commission vote July 26 when a tentative millage rate would be set. Based on the revenue and spending plan approved by the commission, the city plans to enact an 8.97 percent tax increase, taking advantage of increased property values. The proposed millage is the same as the current rate of 2.33. Millage is $1 per $1,000 of assessed property value. At 2.33 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. City attorney Shayne Thompson said the projected revenue from ad valorem taxes is $135,000 more than the current budget, which was $1,185,127. Commissioners and staff discussed various aspects of the proposed budget, including funding for administration, commission, the police department, the city pier, emergency management, capital improvements, stormwater, streets and roads, facilities maintenance and the building department. During the July 12 discussion, commissioners discussed funding contributions for the Annie Silver Community Center in Bradenton Beach and the Center of Anna Maria Island in Anna Maria. The city budgeted $500 for Annie Silver and $5,000 for the Center of Anna Maria Island. Chappie said the community center in Anna Maria “is going through some changes,” and the commission

should wait to see what happens with an audit before signing a check. Shearon suggested more funding for the Annie Silver Community Center. “My preference would be to donate more to Annie Silver, since it’s here in Bradenton Beach,” he said. The commission agreed that any donation to the Anna Maria center would include stipulations that the funds must be used in conjunction with the Annie Silver Community Center. In other matters, Chappie suggested the city hire a part-time employee to help code enforcement officer Gail Garneau with administrative work and inspections. He said the city is getting close to adopting regulations for trash, parking and noise issues and Garneau is “swamped.” “The commission has been unanimous that we need some boots on the ground to deal with code issues,” said Chappie, who suggested budgeting $20,000 for another employee. Police Chief Sam Speciale said additional staff is not necessary since the new regulations have not been adopted. Additionally, he said code enforcement is dealing with trash pickup problems — an issue which needs to be addressed with Waste Pro, the company contracted by the city to haul trash. Speciale said it would be better to pay Garneau to work overtime, since additional help may only be needed during season. The group reached consensus to add $10,000 as a line item for code enforcement overtime, which can be amended. The city budget is assimilated in an ordinance that will require two public hearings and two votes in September. The new budget will go into effect Oct.1. The first commission vote on the proposed 2017-18 budget will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 26, at Bradenton Beach City Hall, 107 Gulf Drive N.

HB mayor proposes ‘conservative’ spending By Terry O’Connor Islander Reporter In a brief meeting before its monthlong summer break, the Holmes Beach City Commission looked over the budget it will be asked to approve by Mayor Bob Johnson in September. Commissioners moved their scheduled Tuesday meeting to combine with the July 13 workshop at city hall, 5801 Marina Drive. It took them little more than an hour to conclude all their business. Commissioners will consider a $13.4 million budget, which includes more than $6 million in reserves, compared with the $12.354 million budget approved for the 2016-17 fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30. The proposed 2.25 proposed millage rate is the same as the current budget for the 2016-17 fiscal year. The millage represents a tax increase for Holmes Beach property owners and, at the 2016-17 rate, a windfall for government due to the rise in values. To avoid raising property taxes, the city would need to adopt the 2.099 rollback rate. The rollback rate is the millage needed to produce the same revenue as the current budget year. Please see HB Budget, Next page Bradenton Beach Vice Mayor John Chappie, left, and Commissioner Marilyn Maro listen July 12 as Mayor Bill Shearon discusses the 2017-18 budget at city hall, 107 Gulf Drive N. Islander Photo: ChrisAnn Silver Esformes

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HB Budget CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 Ad valorem taxation, or property taxes, are based on the value of a property. The tax is determined by multiplying a property’s taxable value by the millage rate. Holmes Beach is in good shape financially, said treasurer Lori Hill. “We’ve been very fortunate we’ve not had to spend any of our reserve funds,” said Hill. The proposed police budget from Chief Bill Tokajer includes an increase from $2,851,277 in 2016-17 to $3,064,188 in 2017-18. “We’re adding a couple of police officers,” said the mayor. “We’ve been using a ridiculous amount of overtime.” Overtime pay was reduced from $50,000 in 201617 to $40,000 in the proposed spending plan. The mayor also said adding personnel would forestall burnout among police officers working too many hours. The proposed building department budget from James McGuinness, superintendent of public works, would increase from $714,656 in 2016-17 to $768,728. Most of the increase comes in operating expenses, which will rise from $179,000 to a projected

$216,000. The public works department budget proposed by McGuinness drops to $1,267,079 compared with $1,457,619 in 2016-17. The primary reason is public works spent $559,673 on capital improvements, equipment and the Grassy Point Preserve improvements in the 2016-17 fiscal year, and budget just $88,000 in capital outlay the next fiscal year In addition, commissioners made a pay change official. Holmes Beach employees would transform from a step plan to merit pay if the budget is approved. The proposal would reward performance rather than years of service on the job and help the city be competitive with employee compensation offered by nearby cities and organizations. A study of 15 similar municipal organizations found Holmes Beach falls 6 percent short of the market pay rate for its employees. Commissioners, who initiated the study, said it showed the need to upgrade workers’ compensation packages. Raises for city employees and police officers will now be based on job performance and professional development achievements, Johnson said.

Holmes Beach treasurer Lori Hill, left, and city clerk Stacey Johnston enjoy a laugh during Hill’s July 13 budget presentation to commissioners. Islander Photo: Terry O’Connor

Holmes Beach 2017-18 proposed budget Projected budget: $13,402,665 Employee pay: $4,316,848 Projected operating revenue: $7,381,186 Projected reserves: $6,021,479 Proposed millage rate: 2.25 Rollback rate: 2.099 Percentage of tax increase: 8.6 Total assessed property value: $3,946,331

Bradenton Beach 2017-18 proposed budget Total proposed expenditures: $3,292,032 Total proposed revenues: $3,267,418 Proposed reserve spending: $24,614 Proposed millage rate: 2.33 Rollback rate: 2.14 Percentage of tax increase: 8.97 Total assessed property value: $517,810,357

Anna Maria 2017-18 proposed budget Expenditures: Revenues: Reserve fund: Proposed reserve spending: $0 Proposed millage rate: 2.05 Rollback rate: 1.8728 Total assessed property value: $989,355,709

2016-17 Bradenton Beach budget Total expenditures: $2,974,876 Total revenues: $2,999,211 Reserve spending: $0 Millage rate: 2.33 Rollback rate: 2.15 Percentage of tax increase: 8.51 Total assessed property value: $469,923,796

2016-17 Anna Maria budget Expenditures: $4,738,514 Revenues: $4,738,514 Reserve fund: $2,456,057 Proposed reserve spending: $0 Proposed millage rate: 2.05 Rollback rate: 1.8664 Total assessed property value: $949,309,689

2016-17 Holmes Beach budget Budget: $12,354,643 Employee pay: $3,964,202 Operating revenue: $6,723,918 Reserves: $5,630,725 Millage rate: 2.25 Total assessed property value $3,590,558

• Note: the 2017-18 budget has not been announced by the mayor.

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Symonize your watches

Sure, that old saying is a little whacky. Best I can tell, it started with the “Amos ’n’ Andy” show. Sorry, kids, but the show was long before Netflix or YouTube — before TV, in fact. Long before Robin Williams, Jerry Seinfeld or Chris Rock. “Amos ’n’ Andy” originated on radio in 1928 from Chicago as a comedy series based in Harlem. It was created and written by Amos Jones and Andrew Hogg Brown, who played all the characters. It earned a place in Black Americana as a hugely popular TV show from 1951-53 and in syndication. I was lucky to live as a young girl with grandparents on the East Coast, where early TV broadcasts were more available. Nowadays you can find the wisecracking “Amos ’n’ Andy” on YouTube. But how did “Simonize your watches” come about? Easy ... it was a shameless commercial plug for Simoniz, a manufacturer of car wax since 1910. Detective Dick Tracey — a show from the 1930s — may have synchronized his wristwatch, but hey, it doubled as a two-way radio, long before the idea for Apple’s iWatch was born. Much more coveted on Anna Maria Island, might be a watch that tells “turtle time.” It would have a start-up alarm for May 1 and wind down in October. It would beep loudly in the ears of all the inconsiderate folks who leave beach gear and sandcastles on the shoreline at day’s end. And it would play a soft, sweet tune for each of the nesting moms that come ashore in darkness to leave their clutch of eggs in a deep sandy pit to mature and thrive in the warm sand. This time of year we begin the transition from nesting loggerheads to emerging flotillas of baby hatchlings. Sometimes 100 or more in number. Your timing has to be perfect to observe the sand bubble as they wriggle and nourish themselves in their shells for the long walk to the water. They all climb to the surface together on que and the race is on. A rare sight indeed. It’s all left to Mother Nature — and us. If we don’t respect sea turtle habitat — the beach we claim for recreation — we become the losers in the More guards, more towers battle to save these magnificent creatures. needed on beaches So to the idiot who drove his Jeep on the beach I recently participated in an interesting discussion — Holy mackerel, Andy! — July 16 at 66th Street in with some island Locals. It was spurred by a poll quesHolmes Beach, we wish you jail time. tion in the Anna Maria Sun regarding increasing marine It’s turtle time, damn it. — Bonner Joy rescue and lifeguard services at the public beaches. Rarely have I seen locals agree so quickly on any issue. Without fail, every one supported increasing both the number of guards and towers, as well as the JULY 19, 2017 • Vol. 25, No. 38 general safety patrols. We also support extending the hours that the beaches are guarded. ▼ Publisher and Editor The locals know how temperamental the Gulf of Bonner Joy, news@islander.org ▼ Editorial Mexico can be. We know how to spot the signs of rip Lisa Neff, copy editor currents, that the sandbar is farther out than it looks at Sandy Ambrogi, sandy@islander.org high tide and that swimming at dusk is dangerous. Bianca Benedí, bianca@islander.org Joe Bird, editorial cartoonist It is not the locals who need the guards. Kevin Cassidy, kevin@islander.org However, as the ever-increasing tourist tax reveJack Elka, jack@jackelka.com ChrisAnn Silver Esformes, chrisann@islander.org nues show, the days of only finding locals on the beach Susan Huppert is gone. Visitors are unfamiliar with our waters, as the Terry O’Connor, terryo@islander.org numerous marine rescues this year have shown. Kathy Prucnell, kathyp@islander.org Ed Scott, edscott@islander.org We urge our island representatives to bring this ▼ Contributors before the county commission. We need increased Jesse Brisson safety measures at our beaches. It will save both money Karen Riley-Love Capt. Danny Stasny, fish@islander.org and lives in the long run. In addition, we need guards ▼ Advertising Director posted until people start leaving the beach. Toni Lyon, toni@islander.org ▼ Office Staff As we all know, that is sunset. Increasing guard Lisa Williams, manager hours from June to September is a start. However, Janice Dingman guarded hours should correspond with daylight and accounting@islander.org classifieds@islander.org conditions. We do not need banker’s hours at our subscriptions@islander.org beaches. Extended hours should correspond with ▼ Distribution peak use times. Guard hours should correspond with Urbane Bouchet Judy Loden Wasco daylight saving time, rather than a traditional school Ross Roberts calendars. Each year, we get more beachgoers whose (All others: news@islander.org) last time swimming in the Gulf was never. Single copies free. Quantities of five or more: 25 cents each. Concessions fees and tourist tax revenues have ©1992-2017 • Editorial, sales and production offices: 3218 E. Bay Drive, Holmes Beach FL 34217 increased along with the number of non-locals using WEBSITE: www.islander.org our beaches. They should provide plenty of revenue PHONE 941-778-7978 toll-free fax 1-866-362-9821

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to fund the additional safety services. After all, the ones producing these increased revenues are also the ones increasing the need for marine safety services. While commissioners were campaigning for the sales tax increase last fall, they told us that part of that would be earmarked for lifeguard towers. We’d like to see extended hours and increased personnel on the agenda as well. Laurel Nevans, Holmes Beach

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 and we decided it suits the situation that has developed since some island officials began seeking limits on vacation rentals. We believe Anna Maria Island needs a new attitude — one that makes everyone feel welcome even as we try to find ways to limit congestion and retain our old Florida origins and mom-and-pop businesses. — The Islander

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Meet ‘Miss Cortez’

The Miss Cortez and the Cortez Charter Fleet parking lot in Cortez at the opening of the 1983 Heritage Week Boat Tour. Islander Photo: Manatee County Public Library System

Volunteer opportunities

Looking for volunteer opportunities on or around Anna Maria Island? These organizations are seeking help: • Moonracer Animal Rescue seeks volunteers to offer foster and forever homes for rescued animals. Information: 941-345-2441. • The Center of Anna Maria Island seeks volunteers. Information: 941-778-1908. • Manatee Community Concert Band seeks volunteers for its 2017-18 concert season. Information: 260-410-4126. Looking for volunteers for an organization or an event? Email calendar@islander.org with the details. Please include a contact name and phone number.

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• “Coastal construction ’50-percent rule’ eased,” read the headline on Page 1. The story reported, “Building officials, contractors and homeowners are all applauding easing of reconstruction requirements that will now allow more extensive remodeling without falling under the federal ‘50-percent rule.’” • Business people along Marina Drive in Holmes Beach complained they were ambushed by the city, which was closing Marina Drive and detouring traffic six weeks for a stormwater project. • Tampa restaurant owner Anthony Davanza received a cool reception from the U.S. Small Business Administration on his loan request. He wanted to open a 275-seat restaurant in Cortez called Cafe Creole.

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• Scientists from Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota and the Sarasota Bay Estuary Program dived into the water near Emerson Point to follow up on a discovery of the once plentiful but then elusive scallop. The discovery was made by children in a Boys and Girls Clubs of Manatee County program. • Holmes Beach commissioners agreed they wanted a consultant to go as far as possible in drafting a “content neutral” sign ordinance to reduce signage but pass constitutional review. • Anna Maria commissioners praised a plan offered by residents-businessmen Mike Coleman and Ed Chiles to “preserve” Pine Avenue properties and limit construction of three-story homes on the bay-to-Gulf thoroughfare.

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Anna Maria begins audit of community center finances

By Bianca Benedí Islander Reporter Anna Maria Mayor Dan Murphy has asked the Center of Anna Maria Island for its financial records so the city can begin an audit of center spending. The July 7 request for center records includes bank statements, property and equipment leases, credit card statements, petty cash reimbursements and general ledger records, among other items. According to an email from Murphy to center executive director Kristen Lessig, the audit is to determine the community center’s financial situation, identify and quantify any gaps between revenue and expenses Murphy and understand the plan to close funding gaps. Murphy told Lessig information could be sent “in a piece-meal manner if necessary.” Murphy said July 12 that John Chambers, a resident and financial Lessig consultant, is a volunteer and that he has received some of the documents requested. Chambers’ review should be complete by the end of the month, Murphy said. At the July 13 city meeting, Murphy told commissioners that Lessig and the center were “very cooperative” with his document request. Lessig and center board chair David Zaccagnino, however, have not complied or responded to similar and multiple record requests from The Islander, dating back to June 14, for financial records. In a city commission meeting June 22, Commissioner Nancy Yetter, city liaison to the center, questioned whether the city should continue offering the center funding in light of what she observed at an earlier board meeting. The city typically awards the center about $15,000 a year. In addition, the center operates on city property, with a 99-year $1 annual lease that began in 1970. Both Bradenton Beach and Holmes Beach have contributed to center funding from their 2016-17 fiscal

4 more Bert Harris claims get offers from Anna Maria

Anna Maria city commissioners approved counteroffers July 13 for Bert Harris claims filed on four vacant lots. The city offered two owners with three claims between them a maximum occupancy of 12 or 14 guests for the proposed homes. It also offered one proposed 16-bedroom property a maximum occupancy of 18 guests, which follows city attorney Becky Vose’s recommendation of two guests per room, plus two additional guests, to settle occupancy disputes. For all occupancy counteroffers, the city stipulates that bedrooms must be more than 100 square feet in size. Since April 2016, when the city’s vacation rental ordinance went into effect, 112 Bert Harris claims have been filed alleging the terms of the VRO decreased property values for owners. One of the most contested portions of the ordinance involves limiting vacation rentals to eight occupants. The Bert Harris Jr. Private Property Protection Act of 1995 allows property owners to seek relief if they can prove a government action lowered the value of their property. Claimants must provide appraisals to establish value and settlements, in lieu of a cash payments can either fully or partly restore the rights that existed before the prohibitions. The city has 150 days to respond to claims submitted. Vacant property, owner, demand, counteroffer: • 205 Elm Ave., 205 Elm LLC, 14 guests, 12 or 14 guests depending on living room size. • 881 North Shore Drive, Gulf View Retreat LLC, 20 guests, 18 guests. • 791 Jacaranda Road, 791 Jacaranda LLC, 14 guests, 12 guests. • 789 Jacaranda Road, 791 Jacaranda LLC, 14 guests, 12 guests. — Bianca Benedí

year budgets. However, all three island cities are scrutinizing continued funding. In February 2016, Murphy asked city attorney Becky Vose to draft an opinion on whether the center’s records were subject to Florida’s Government-in-theSunshine Laws, which require operations subject to the law maintain public meetings and documents must be made available to the public on request. Vose determined the center is subject to the law. However, the center board has disputed that opinion. Zaccagnino maintained in conversations with Islander publisher Bonner Joy that the center has no obligation to provide the requested records. Zaccagnino was elected to chair the board in an email vote in June. Due to the lack of response from the center, The Islander has sought mediation from the state attorney general’s office between the center, the city and the newspaper to resolve the unfulfilled records requests from the newspaper for financial information. The Islander’s attorney, Rachel Fugate of Shullman-Fugate of Tampa, sent a demand for compliance or mediation by email to Zaccagnino and Lessig July 12. At press time, there was no response. Zaccagnino agreed June 23 to poll the board members on mediation, which was agreed to by a city commission vote June 22, but he has not responded to calls or emails from The Islander since that date. The center has operated with a financial deficit — more than $200,000 a year — since 2008. Various

efforts to address the spending and revenue problems have failed to close the financial gap. A review of the June 30, 2016, center audit by Kerkering Barberio & Co. for 2015-16 shows increased spending of almost $200,000 over the previous year. Under “statement of functional expenses,” Kerkering Barberio reports on spending for supplies and other program expenses, amounting to $112,579 for the year ending June 2015, increasing to $206,934 for the year ending June 2016. Almost all line items increased year-to-year, including building and ground maintenance, from $41,000 to $71,000; professional fees from $30,000 to $97,000; and “other” from $19,000 to $59,000. Only loan interest and travel/gas saw reductions in spending. Further questions rise from disparities in periodic financial statements issued by the center, and those provided by the center and reported online for the Giving Challenge and GuideStar, a database for nonprofit spending and charitable giving. A new center budget for the 2017-18 fiscal year is to be announced in a public meeting at the center at 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 19, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. Details of the budget have not been released, and there have been no public meetings on the center board’s budget deliberation process. Zaccagnino promised the new budget will require the center to “live within its means.”

Anna Maria receives ‘clean’ city audit

The city of Anna Maria has received another clean audit. Randy Dillingham, auditor with CS&L, a Sarasota-based accounting firm, presented the mayor, commissioners and public July 13 with his final update for the city’s 2015-16 fiscal audit. Dillingham said he gave the city an “unmodified opinion, the best you can get,” adding that the city’s financial position is strong and its reserves are higher than the recommended rate. However, he did have suggestions for the city to consider. The audit revealed that former city planner Bruce McLaughlin did not collect all the permit-

ting fees he should have for the amount of activity in Anna Maria. Dillingham said the city should consider more thoroughly separating duties and establishing oversight. Due to the small nature of the staff, he acknowledged some duties may inevitably overlap, but he said the city should consider more controls and independent reviews to ensure the process is working smoothly. The city has seen a significant increase in permit fee revenues since February, when city planner Robin Meyer came on the job. — By Bianca Benedí

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Anna Maria City • July 27, 6 p.m., city commission. West Manatee Fire Rescue • Aug. 8, 4 p.m., planning and zoning. • July 20, 6 p.m., commission. • Aug. 10, 6 p.m., city commission. WMFR administration building, 6417 Third Ave. • Aug. 24, 6 p.m., city commission. W., Bradenton, wmfr.org. • Sept. 12, 4 p.m., planning and zoning. • Sept. 14, 6 p.m., city commission. Manatee County • Sept. 28, 6 p.m., city commission. • July 25, 9 a.m., county commission. Anna Maria City Hall, 10005 Gulf Drive, 941• Aug. 1, 9 a.m., county commission (budget). 708-6130, cityofannamaria.com. • Aug. 3, 9 a.m., county commission (land use). Bradenton Beach • Aug. 8, 9 a.m., county commission. • July 19, 1 p.m., planning and zoning. CAN• Aug. 16, 9 a.m., county commission (land CELED use). • July 20, noon, city commission. • Aug. 22, 9 a.m., county commission. • July 25, 1 p.m., city commission. Administration building, 1112 Manatee Ave. W., • July 26, 10 a.m., city commission, budget Bradenton, 941-748-4501, mymanatee.org. hearing. • July 26, 11 a.m., CRA, budget hearing. Of interest Bradenton Beach City Hall, 107 Gulf Drive N., • July 19, 2 p.m., Coalition of Barrier Island 941-778-1005, cityofbradentonbeach.org. Elected Officials, Anna Maria City Hall. • Aug. 16, 2 p.m., Coalition of Barrier Island Holmes Beach Elected Officials, Bradenton Beach City Hall. • July 20, 6 p.m. city clerk forum. • Aug. 21, 9 a.m., Manatee County Tourist • July 27, 11:30 a.m., police retirement board. Development Council, Manatee Technical College, • Aug. 2, 7 p.m., planning commission. 6305 State Road 70 E., Bradenton. • Aug. 8, 6 p.m., city commission. CAN• Sept. 4, Labor Day, most government offices CELED and The Islander office will be closed. • Aug. 10, 6 p.m., city commission. CAN• Sept. 11, 2 p.m., Island Transportation Planning CELED Organization, Anna Maria City Hall. • Aug. 22, 6 p.m., city commission. • Aug. 24, 6 p.m., city commission. Send notices to calendar@islander.org and • Aug. 28-Sept. 1, noon-noon, election qualify- news@islander.org.

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Saturday, July 22 Thursday, July 20 6-8 p.m. — Reception for “Ciao Bella” exhibit featuring work 10 a.m. — “Hands On Engineering Challenge” for families, by Rolf Hellem, The Doctor’s Ofﬁce, 5312 Holmes Blvd., Holmes Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, HB. Info: 941-778-6341. Beach. The exhibit continues through July 29 at the neighboring Saturday, July 22 Anna Maria Island Art League. Information: 941-778-2099. 2 p.m. — String painting for families, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, HB. Information: 941-778-6341. ONGOING ON AMI 5-9 p.m. — Anna Maria Island Privateers Christmas in July on Bridge Street, Drift-In, 120 Bridge St., BB. Info: 941-900-4141. • Throughout July, Artists’ Guild Gallery, 5414 Marina Drive, Tuesday, July 25 Holmes Beach, exhibits “Land of the Free” in a window display. 10 a.m. — Preschool storytime, Island Library, 5701 Marina Information: 941-778-6694. Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341. • Throughout July, Brenda Alcorn displays “A School of Fish” at Island Gallery West, 5368 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: ONGOING ON ANNA MARIA ISLAND 941-778-6648. • Through Aug. 5, Linda Heath exhibits “Fish Tales,” Studio at • Tuesdays, 10 a.m., Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Gulf and Pine, 10101 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria. Info: 941-778-1906. Shorebird Monitoring Turtle Talks, CrossPointe Fellowship, 8605 • Through Aug. 5, Rusty Chinnis shows “Native Beauty,” Studio Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-5638. at Gulf and Pine, 10101 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria. Information: 941778-1906. OFF ANNA MARIA ISLAND Saturday, July 22 10 a.m.-2 p.m. — Snooty’s Birthday Bash, South Florida Sept. 21-Oct. 1, Island Players’ “Happy Birthday,” Anna Maria. Museum, 201 10th St. W., Bradenton. Information: 941-526-8959. Oct. 21, AMI Chamber of Commerce Bayfest, Anna Maria. ONGOING OFF ANNA MARIA ISLAND ONGOING OFF ANNA MARIA ISLAND • Fourth Wednesdays, 7 p.m., “Stelliferous Live” star explo• Through Aug. 4, “Egypt—The Eternal Spirit of Its People,” ret- ration, South Florida Museum, 201 10th St. W., Bradenton. Fee rospective by Jack Jonathan, Willis Smith Gallery, Ringling College applies. Information: 941-746-4131. of Art and Design, 2363 Old Bradenton Road, Sarasota. Information: • Most first Saturdays, Family Night at the South Florida 941-359-7563. Museum, 201 10th St. W., Bradenton. Fee. Info: 941-746-4131. • “Teeth Beneath: the Wild World of Gators, Crocs and Caimans” exhibit, Mote Marine Aquarium, 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway, City GAMES, SPORTS Island, Sarasota. Fee applies. Information: 941-388-4441. LOOKING AHEAD

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Friday, July 21 ON ANNA MARIA ISLAND 11 a.m. — Mahjong club, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341. Wednesday, July 19 Wednesday, July 26 1 p.m. — “Our Local Waters” lectures by Rusty Chinnis and 4 p.m. — Chess club, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Larry Stults, Studio at Gulf and Pine, 10101 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria. Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341. Information: 941-778-1906. Saturday, July 22 ONGOING ON ANNA MARIA ISLAND 8:30 a.m. — Kiwanis Club of Anna Maria Island meets for breakfast and a program about All Island Denominations and the • Wednesdays and Saturdays, 9 a.m., horseshoes pitched, island food pantry with Pam Leckie and Priscilla Seawald, 4000 Gulf Anna Maria City Hall, 10005 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria. Information: Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-1383. 941-708-6130. Thursday, July 20 11:45 a.m. — Successful Women Aligning Together luncheon ONGOING OFF ANNA MARIA ISLAND and meeting, Bridge Street Bistro, 111 Gulf Drive S., Bradenton • Through Sept. 3, Bradenton Marauders Minor League Base- Beach. Fee applies. Information: 941-345-5135. 1 p.m. — Knitting and crocheting activity, Island Library, 5701 ball games, LECOM Park, 1611 Ninth St. W., Bradenton. Fee Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341. applies. Information: 877-893-2827. • Second and fourth Wednesdays, Roser Memorial Community Monday, July 24 8-10 a.m. — Holmes Beach Police Department’s “Coffee with Church Golﬁng for God, IMG Academy Golf Club, 4350 El Conquisa Cop” community gathering, Island Coffee Haus, 5350 Gulf Drive, tador Parkway, Bradenton. Fee applies. Info: 941-778-0414. • Through the summer, intermediate bridge, 10:30 a.m. Fridays, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-708-5804. Aging in Paradise Resource Center, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Wednesday, July 26 11 a.m. — Just Older Youth/JOY Brown Bag Lunch program, Longboat Key. Fee applies. Information: 941-383-6493. Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria. GOOD TO KNOW Information: 941-778-0414. SAVE THE DATES Noon — Adult coloring club, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341. • Aug. 10, Grandparents Day. 1 p.m. — “Our Local Waters” lectures by Sandy Gilbert of Solu• Sept. 4, Labor Day. tions to Avoid Red Tide and Karen Willey of Around the Bend Nature • Sept.11, Patriot Day. Tours, Studio at Gulf and Pine, 10101 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria. Infor• Sept. 22, ﬁrst day of autumn. mation: 941-778-1906.

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The community in Cortez will hold a yard sale 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, July 22, to celebrate “Christmas in July.” An announcement said offerings at the Cortez Village Historical Society’s sale will include Christmas decorations, household items and more. Also, there will be sales of lunch items — hot dogs and soda pop, free tours of the village and a screening of a movie filmed in Cortez. The sale and lunch will be held at the Cortez Cultural Center on the FISH Preserve. For more details, call Kaye Bell at 941-5380945.

ONGOING ON ANNA MARIA ISLAND • Second and fourth Wednesdays, 11 a.m. Just Older Youth/ JOY Brown Bag Lunch Series, Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 941-778-0414. • Thursdays, 7 p.m., Overeaters Anonymous meets, the Episcopal Church of the Annunciation, 4408 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 813-494-6518. • Third Thursdays, 11:45 a.m., Successful Women Aligning Together meets, Bridge Street Bistro, 111 Gulf Drive S., Bradenton Beach. Fee applies. Information: 941-345-5135. OFF ANNA MARIA ISLAND Wednesday, July 19 10:30 a.m. — Falls Risk and Prevention Forum, Aging in Paradise Resource Center, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key. Information: 941-383-6493.

Island happenings Library quilting club continues in summer

K. Kotovsky, Mary Lewis and Julia Garland meet in the library June 30 for their monthly quilting get-together. Everyone is welcome to attend on the final Thursday of each month. In season, as many as 25 people attend. The next session will be 10 a.m. July 27. For more information, contact the library at 941-778-6431.

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Kiwanis to meet July 22

The Kiwanis Club of Anna Maria Island will meet at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, July 22, at the Anna Maria Island Beach Cafe at the Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. The club members will gather for breakfast and a program about All Island Denominations and the island food pantry located at Roser Memorial Community Church. The speakers will include Pam Leckie and Priscilla Seewald. The club is on an abbreviated meeting schedule in the summer. No meetings are planned for July 29, Aug. 5 or Aug. 19. A board meeting will be held Aug. 12. For more information, call Sandy Haas-Martens at 941-778-1383.

Museum celebrating Snooty’s 69th birthday

The South Florida Museum, 201 10th St. W., Bradenton, will celebrate Snooty the Manatee’s 69th birthday with a bash 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, July 22. Snooty is the world’s oldest known manatee and the first manatee born in an aquarium. Snooty’s birthdate is July 21, 1948, and he was born on the Prinz Valdemar, a Danish warship docked in Miami that had been converted into a floating restaurant and aquarium. Snooty has resided at the South Florida Museum since June 20, 1949, and is one of Bradenton’s most famous names, as well as Manatee County’s official mascot. The birthday party will take place outdoors, on the museum’s plaza and along 10th Street West. Admission to the festival is free. For more information, go online to www.southfloridamuseum.org, which also features the “Snooty Cam.” For more information about the birthday party or the museum, call 941-746-4131.

Privateers throw Christmas party — in July

Ho, ho, ho — it’s hot, humid, hilarious. 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 be 5-9 p.m. Saturday, July 22, at the Drift In, 120 Bridge St., Bradenton Beach. The Privateers nonprofit, which raises money for charitable deeds that benefit children and families, said Santa will pose for photographs beginning at 6 p.m. and conduct a mid-year update of his “naughty or nice” list. Plans also include the sharing of a potluck dinner at about 7 p.m. People are invited to bring a dish to share or donate $5 to the pot. A raffle will be held for a basket loaded with bottles of wine and the pirates also 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 and also help fund mechanical repairs to the “pirate ship.” For more information, go online to amiprivateers. org or call 941-900-4141.

Snooty the Manatee celebrates his birthday Saturday, July 22, at the South Florida Museum, where he’s lived since 1949. Islander File Photo: Courtesy South Florida Museum

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Ciao Bella! Holmes Beach teen artist heads to Italian school By Kathy Prucnell Islander Reporter Sometimes worlds collide, art inspires and change is inevitable. Holmes Beach artist Rolf Hellem, 19, a product of Anna Maria Elementary, King Middle and Manatee High schools — as well as schools in Norway on annual trips to his mother’s birthplace — feels the winds shifting as he plans his move to Italy to begin a five-year program at the Florence Academy of Russian Art. Hellem’s direction has been inspired by Brazilian painter Felipe Salsano, who taught Hellem how to use oils and the science of art and supported his application to the Florence school. But before Hellem leaves the states, he’s presenting a solo show of his work, “Ciao Bella! The Farewell Art Exhibit.” A reception July 22 at the Doctor’s Office in Holmes Beach kicks off the exhibition. “This whole show, the idea behind it, is that I feel that Anna Maria raised me as an artist. So, this is my thank you and my goodbye,” Hellem said. “I love this island.” As Hellem grew up on Anna Maria Island, he started with sketches and a Drew Brophy surfer-style that moved to a cartoonist style. He now paints mostly portraiture. Artist-surfer friend Cheetah Chad encouraged him to set up a business, which he’s done — with business cards and social media accounts. Islanders Amy Talucci, Mike Norman, Lee Ross and others introduced Hellem to marketing opportunities. He credits Manatee High art teacher Rob Reiber — also an islander — with his independent studies. Hellem taught at ArtCenter Manatee, painted the mural background for the 2016 Manatee High School prom and won local art competitions. He’s also painted at performances alongside musi-

LEFT: Holmes Beach artist Rolf Hellem puts finishing touches on “11 Drunken Seagulls” for the July 22 grand opening of Ciao Bella! The Farewell Exhibit. BELOW: Portrait work, Hellem with a commissioned church painting and live painting with a musician at Slim’s Place in Anna Maria. Islander Photo: Kathy Prucnell

cians at Slim’s Place in Anna Maria and has created work for other island businesses, including the Doctor’s Office craft-cocktail bar in Holmes Beach and the Blue Marlin restaurant in Bradenton Beach. And Ross Built Construction Co. connected the artist with a project that paid for the exhibit, a job for homeowner Ryan Duncan. It took five months but he’s pleased with the result — a 5-foot painting for Duncan’s Palma Sola home. “He’s a local and bought the new house out there. They just really wanted to support me. And he kind of loved what I do,” Hellem said.

Hellem sees the need to work for a living while remaining true to art so he can evolve as a painter. “If I’m selling my paintings just for money, it kills me,” he said, adding “it’s a big balancing act.” Hellem, with dual citizenship in Norway and the United States, expects to travel seamlessly in Europe under the Schengen Agreement. He plans to leave for Italy the first week in August and hopes proceeds from sales at the exhibit make it easier to travel. “It’s definitely where I want to live for five years,” Hellem said of Italy.

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ManaSota League of Cities continues fight for home rule

By Terry O’Connor Islander Reporter The need to preserve home rule dominated the nearly two-hour July 13 ManaSota League of Cities meeting at Longboat Key Town Hall, 501 Bay Isles Road. The ManaSota League of Cities, a regional branch of the Florida League of Cities, consists of nine municipalities in Manatee and Sarasota counties, including Anna Maria, Bradenton Beach and Holmes Beach. Home-rule proponents say government is more focused, responsive and efficient at the local level rather than the state level. Yet, Florida legislators are attacking home rule. At least three bills passed during the 2017 legislative

session curtail local government’s ability to “home rule” and several others failed but could be brought back in the next legislative session. “Absolutely, the pendulum has swung too far,” said Anna Maria Commissioner Carol Carter, the Anna Maria Island league representative. “We would like to work with a state senator and put something on the books that would continue to allow us to have home rule as far as short-term rentals. We’ve got to have help.” Carter told the league members that a lobbyist has been employed by each of the island cities to defend home rule in Tallahassee. In 2015, when cities could adopt short-term rental regulations based on health and safety concerns, Anna Maria decided short-term vacation rentals needed to

Smooth Holmes Beach holiday

Holmes Beach Commissioner Marvin Grossman, far right, picked up a bunch of new friends during a beach cleanup over the Fourth of July weekend. He said they helped pick up a lot of trash. After meeting with Waste Pro and code enforcement officials, Commissioner Pat Morton declared the beaches in Holmes Beach were never cleaner during a holiday weekend. “It was just awesome. You couldn’t ask for any better,” Morton said. Islander Courtesy Photo

Holmes Beach to crack down on short-term rentals

By Terry O’Connor Islander Reporter Holmes Beach Commission Chair Judy Titsworth asked for clarification in June regarding the Holmes Beach enforcement policy on vacation rentals. She got it at the July 13 commission meeting. Holmes Beach has been allowing property owners with permission to rent for 30 days to offer stays of shorter duration provided only one rental transaction is made during the month despite an ordinance against it. Now, Titsworth said, it’s time to enforce the city ordinance to its fullest extent. In response to direction from the commission, police Chief Bill Tokajer, enforcement will no longer be as tolerant as it has been, he said. The Holmes Beach ordinance is clear, said Tokajer. If a shorter rental stay is advertised, the property owner will now receive a notice of violation. Exceeding occupancy limits and failure to post a vacation rental certificate can also spur a notice of violation. The property owner will have 72 hours to come into compliance or take the matter before a special magistrate. The special magistrate can impose fines of up to $250 a day for first-time offenders and up to $500 a day for repeat offenders.

“We’re taking this very seriously. Everybody who has a 30-day rental will have to do at least a 30-day rental,” he said. “It’s up to us to enforce what you guys give us. Right now, it’s a 30-day minimum. And that’s what we’ll enforce.” The residential 1 zone in the city as well as Key Royale permit a 30-day minimum rental. Tokajer also said Holmes Beach will use the special magistrate to handle contested parking tickets after Manatee County said it would no longer hear Holmes Beach parking complaints. Only “four or five” parking tickets were contested over the past year, he said. In other matters, Commissioner Pat Morton asked if vacation rental pool access must be protected by an alarm. He referenced the July 11 drowning of a 2-yearold in Anna Maria and said he didn’t want a tragedy to happen in Holmes Beach. Building official James McGuinness said pool alarms are required and suggested Holmes Beach institute an annual inspection. In other activity, Mayor Bob Johnson said an audit is being performed by the city of Anna Maria on the Center of Anna Maria Island, the nonprofit community center at 407 Magnolia Ave. Holmes Beach, which allotted $10,000 to the community center but has yet to disburse the funds, will wait for results of the audit to take any further action, Johnson said.

be registered and inspected and also limited occupancy to a maximum of eight, Carter said. Amber Hughes, senior legislative advocate for the Florida League of Cities, said a bill pre-empting home rule of vacation rentals came out of nowhere in 2017. The 2017 legislative session was termed a 60-day assault on home rule in a report Hughes highlighted by legislative director Scott Dudley of the Florida League of Cities in the most recent edition of Quality Cities. The good news is several pieces of legislation limiting home rule were defeated, Dudley wrote. Others, however, still endanger the ability of cities such as Anna Maria, Bradenton Beach and Holmes Beach to properly deliver services, he wrote. Dudley cited House Joint Resolution 7105, which would expand the homestead exemption by $25,000 for those in the home-value range of $100,000$125,000. The measure will become a constitutional amendment if approved by 60 percent of the voters in 2018. Dudley calculates the loss in revenue by Florida’s 412 municipalities at $644 million in just the first year, which works out to an average of $1.563 million per municipality. Dudley also decried House Bill 687, which he called a corporate subsidy. The new law usurps home rule by arbitrarily setting the cost to locate wireless communications infrastructure at $150 per attachment per year rather than letting the marketplace set the price, according to Dudley. All cities were urged to draft legislation or face the prospect of wireless gear lining city rights of way. Dudley also criticized House Bill 1021, which limits city authority to regulate franchises and enforce building codes. It also restricts building permits. It wasn’t all bad news on the legislative front. State Sen. Greg Steube, R-Bradenton, came in for praise from Dudley for refining the public records process through SB 807 with two other state legislators. The legislation limits frivolous records requests, which Dudley said can be costly to municipalities. Steube also was criticized at the meeting for introducing a failed bill to eliminate municipal shortterm rental regulations. The ManaSota League of Cities will next meet at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 14, at Longboat Key Town Hall.

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By ChrisAnn Silver Esformes Islander Reporter With three municipalities on one small island, sometimes the cities must work together to benefit the common good. Bradenton Beach commissioners met July 11 to develop a short-list of Manatee County concession fund projects for the next fiscal year, which begins Oct. 2. The fund â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which is nearly $800,000 to date â&#x20AC;&#x201D; is allotted by the county for intergovernmental projects between Anna Maria, Bradenton Beach and Holmes Beach. It consists of payments from the concessionaire, United Park Services Inc., over and above the contractual lease payments, which include a percentage of UPS profits. Anna Maria and Holmes Beach officials already have held workshops to discuss how they think the funds should be used. Additionally, Bradenton Beach Mayor Bill Shearon, Anna Maria Mayor Dan Murphy and Holmes Beach Mayor Bob Johnson have held private meetings to consider how the funds could benefit the island. Shearon said July 11 that the lists for Anna Maria and Holmes Beach include islandwide and city-specific projects, and the other mayors are waiting on the list from Bradenton Beach. He said once the three wish lists are compiled and the cities agree on one list of projects, it will be presented to the county for discussion before going back to the cities for a vote. Shearon said the other cities have indicated interest in an islandwide designated bike path that would include side-street offshoots of the AMI SunTrail, which includes a 10-foot wide bike path along State Road 789-Gulf Drive from the Longboat Pass Bridge on Gulf Drive in Bradenton Beach north to the MarinaGulf Drive intersection in Holmes Beach. He said the bike path would divert bike and pedestrian traffic from Gulf Drive â&#x20AC;&#x201D; an alternative for the

People ride bicycles July 13 on Avenue C near the intersection of 23rd Street North in Bradenton Beach. The street is part of a proposed islandwide bike path. Islander Photo: ChrisAnn Silver Esformes SunTrail during planning and construction. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is of high interest for all three cities,â&#x20AC;? Shearon said July 11. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need to get bikes off of Gulf Drive as much as we can.â&#x20AC;? The group reached consensus to add the bike path to its list and Shearon said he would ask city engineer Lynn Burnett for the projected cost. Commissioner Jake Spooner said since the county offered the surplus concession funds to help with infrastructure issues caused by an influx of visitors, the funds should be spent to alleviate this problem. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All three cities are focused on congestion,â&#x20AC;?

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Grassroots initiative kicks-off in Bradenton Beach By ChrisAnn Silver Esformes Islander Reporter People in Bradenton Beach who say their concerns are not being heard by city commissioners are uniting. Concerned Neighbors of Bradenton Beach held its first public meeting July 11 at the Annie Silver Community Center, 103 23rd St. N., Bradenton Beach. There were about 15 people in attendance, including Bradenton Beach Commissioner Jake Spooner, executive director of the Bridge Street Merchants and former Mayor Jack Clarke, former Commissioner Janie Robertson, Bradenton Beach Scenic WAVES Partnership chair Tjet Martin, WAVES secretary Rose Vincent and planning and zoning board members Reed Mapes and Patty Shay. P&Z board member Bill Vincent chaired the meeting. The mission statement for Concerned Neighbors of Bradenton Beach is â&#x20AC;&#x153;to give Bradenton Beach residents, owners, and businesses common ground whereby everyoneÂ will have voice. The goals are to maintain Bradenton Beach with an atmosphere as intended and statedÂ in the city charter; to preserve the character and quality of its neighborhoods and local businesses; to provide information and education to the residents of the community; and to encourage broader participation in city government.â&#x20AC;? Vincent read a draft of the bylaws for the group and opened the discussion. According to the bylaws, the group is open to three levels of membership, including full-time residents who qualify to serve as board members and seasonal and business representative members who will have speaking and voting rights but cannot serve as board members. The organization plans to have five-seven directors on a board that will self-organize officers at the first meeting after an annual meeting in January. Additionally, CNOBBâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s draft bylaws say the group is a â&#x20AC;&#x153;nonprofit, non-partisan organization and neither endorses nor opposes any candidate for elective office.â&#x20AC;? At the July 11 meeting, the group discussed whether the majority should be two-thirds of the voting members or a simple majority of 51 percent. Bradenton Beach resident Mike Harrington, who lost a race for the Ward 4 city commission seat in 2013, suggested this could be worked out by the steering committee and the group reached consensus on the draft bylaws.

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Anna Maria July 5, 200 block of Spring Avenue, burglary. A bicycle valued at $150 was stolen from a carport. July 6, 200 block of Lakeview Drive, information. A man requested the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office check on the welfare of his father, who was found to be safe. Anna Maria is policed by MCSO. Bradenton Beach July 5, city anchorage, 200 Bridge St., criminal mischief. A man reported his sailboat anchor line cut by a person who, according to a witness, paddled away in a dinghy. After the report, the man and witness signed waivers of prosecution. July 6, BridgeWalk Resort, 100 Bridge St., theft. A man reported his bicycle, valued at $568, stolen from a bike cage. Bradenton Beach police viewed a video that showed two men cutting the lock and taking the bike. July 8, Sports Lounge, 118 Bridge St., trespass. Flagged down by a security guard, a police officer assisted the guard with a trespass warning. The guard warned a man found sleeping on the property earlier in the day. July 9, 120 Bridge St., trespass. Officers broke up a fight outside the Drift In between several women and a man. Inside the bar, the women reported they had refused the man’s advances. The argument continued outside. The manager issued the man a trespass warning. July 10, Circle K, 103 Gulf Drive S., trespass. A manager trespassed a man found lying on a bench. July 11, Circle K, 103 Gulf Drive S., trespass. Bradenton Beach police responded to a call about a disturbance. The officer witnessed the clerk issuing a trespass to the man who caused it. Bradenton Beach is policed by BBPD.

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Holmes Beach police suspended the driver’s license of a 19-year-old motorist under the zero-tolerance law. Peyton Dickey of Lakeland was traveling south in the 3600 block of East Bay Drive at 1:54 a.m. July 4 when HBPD Officer Alan Bores reported the white Jeep she was driving crossed the center line. Dickey told Bores she’d been at D.Coy Ducks Tavern and refused to provide a breath sample, the report stated. Bores filled out paperwork for Dickey’s administrative suspension and ticketed her for failing to maintain a single lane. The vehicle was towed. The state’s “zero tolerance” law for people under age 21 and the 0.02 limit “really means that you cannot have a single drink and drive,” according to the Florida Department of Motor Vehicles, website. For people age 21 and older, 0.08 blood alcohol content is the legal limit. According to the state 0.02 law, drivers under 21 who fail a blood-alcohol test face an automatic administrative six-month driver’s license suspension. A refusal to take the test results in a one-year suspension. Cortez July 1, 11500 Cortez Road W., domestic disturbance. Manatee County sheriff’s deputies found two men arguing and determined no crime occurred. July 2, 4000 block of 128th Street West, thefts. Deputies responded to assist with an abandoned vehicle and learned a safe inside a residence where the vehicle was abandoned was missing items valued between $300-$5,000. MCSO released the vehicle to a relative of its owner. Cortez is policed by MCSO. Holmes Beach July 9, Publix Super Market, 3900 E. Bay Drive, trespassing. Holmes Beach police trespassed a woman at the manager’s request after officers determined she’d previously been warned for trespass. July 10, 600 block of Dundee Lane, vehicle theft. A resident reported an acquaintance offered to put gas in her rental car but never returned with the car. The resident had rented the vehicle eight days earlier. Holmes Beach police left a message at the rental car company and attempted to locate the suspect and the

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Bradenton Beach P&Z member takes city to court over remodel

By Kathy Prucnell Islander Reporter John Metz is taking his case against the city of Bradenton Beach to the mat. The end game for Metz is a lawsuit to reverse a special master’s decision that upheld a city building permit at a residential fourplex at 308 Gulf Drive S. that allowed extensive remodeling. He also wants the city to limit the property to uses allowed in the commercial district. “We’re all inflamed about the big party houses. Next to me we have a four-unit residential building which holds who knows how many people — with only two parking places. It’s not what the citizens of this city want,” Metz said. Metz is a planning and zoning member who resides next door to the fourplex. Attorney Nelon Kirkland of Harrison and Kirkland P.A., representing Metz, petitioned for a writ of certiorari July 7, asking the 12th Circuit Court to take the first step in reversing the special master’s ruling. Metz claims the city violated its land-development code by allowing the remodel after the property’s residential use was abandoned. The dispute arose from a 2015 building permit issued to owners George and Wendy Kokolis. “I think the building official is wrong,” Metz said about Steve Gilbert’s decision to issue the permit. “He’s treating it as a planned development — and it’s not.” Gilbert’s decision allows a historical overlay map to apply, which Metz considers “historical fiction.” Metz first filed suit in June 2016, asking for the building official to change his interpretation of city code. That case ended with the issue being handed to a special master, who ruled against Metz in June. With the latest petition, Metz is asking the court to answer the following: • Was the property nonconforming at the time the city issued the building permit? If so, was its use aban-

This remodeled four-plex on Gulf Drive South in Bradenton Beach is the subject of a planning and zoning board member’s legal action against the city. Islander Photo: Kathy Prucnell doned because the residential use was discontinued for 18 months? • Did expenditures to improve the property exceed the city threshold? Bradenton attorney Lisa Gonzalez Moore, hired by the city as the special master to review the case, heard testimony in March and April. In her decision, Moore found that the building’s residential use was allowed when the city issued a 2015 building permit because the use was permitted in the historical overlay of the commercial district. She also ruled “the residential use was not abandoned because it was not discontinued for a period of 18 months or more.” Kirkland argues Moore’s ruling isn’t based on competent evidence. As the property’s neighbor, Metz contends he regularly observed the property and it remained vacant between February 2014 and June 2016 and, under the city’s LDC, the residential use shouldn’t have been allowed. Metz also contends the Kokolis’ exceeded the city’s substantial improvement threshold, also known as the Federal Emergency Management Agency 50-percent

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rule. Gilbert determined that the 50 percent remodel limitation was $70,953, and a revised affidavit presented by the owners identified $69,490 in costs. Metz’s petition, however, states the owners’ affidavit failed to include costs for painting, roofing, French doors and windows, and that an expert appraiser identified the threshold at $58,170. Kirkland’s writ also challenges the city’s evidence and alleges the city ignored actual costs and relied on estimates, which did not reflect the work actually completed. Attorney Robert Lincoln of Sarasota is representing the city in the case. His office staff told The Islander July 13 he was on vacation and Lincoln did not return messages left asking for comment on the case by press time. As of May 25, the suit had cost the city $26,097 in attorney and special master fees, according to Bradenton Beach treasurer Shayne Thompson. Metz’s costs? “Rest assured it’s more than what the city has paid,” he said, adding he’s had to pay the city $500 for each appeal.

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Worship at Roser is 8:30 a.m. in the chapel and 10 a.m. in the sanctuary. Church school and a nursery are available during the 10 a.m. service at 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria. CrossPointe Fellowship offers Sunday worship at 9 a.m., followed by study and fellowship at 10:30 a.m. in Life Groups for all ages. The Episcopal Church of the Annunciation worships Sundays at 9 a.m., alternating between Rite I and Rite II. Christ Church of Longboat Key holds worship service Sundays at 10 a.m. Sunday school with the Rev. Norman Pritchard is held at 11:15 a.m. in the church choir room following worship, 6400 Gulf of Mexico Drive. The Cortez Church of Christ, 12111 45th Ave. W., Cortez, holds Bible study at 10 a.m. Sundays, followed by worship at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Gloria Dei Lutheran Church holds worship 9:30 a.m. Sundays. A traditional service with music and hymns is offered Saturdays at 5 p.m. at the church. Harvey Memorial Community Church, 300 Church St., Bradenton Beach, is an interdenominational church with service Sundays at 9:30 a.m. Longboat Island Chapel, a Christian-based interfaith community church, offers Sunday services of communion and healing at 9:45 a.m. and worship at 10 a.m. at the church, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key. St. Bernard Catholic Church celebrates daily Mass at 8:30 a.m. and Sunday Mass at 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. at the church, 248 S. Harbor Drive, Holmes Beach.

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Joseph Gregorzek of Perico Island died June 22. He was born in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, July 25, 1936, to the late Peter and Mary (Orzechowski) Gregorzek. He formerly resided in Connecticut, Vermont and New Jersey and moved to Florida in 1999. Mr. Gregorzek attended CCSU in Connecticut and served in the U.S. Army. While living in New Britain, Connecticut, he was a state representative for three terms — 1969-75 — and served on the banking, finance, state and urban development committees in the assembly. He also chaired the aeronautics committee. He was past president of the New Britain Press Club while employed as a manager at the New Britain Herald, chairman of the New Britain Fire Board, member of the board of police commissioners and held positions in political campaigns. He was a stockbroker with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith and ended his career as national marketing manager for PaineWebber UBS NYC in 2003. In 1983, in Vermont, he helped develop a local ski area and served as general manager at Ascutney Mountain Resort for many years. He founded and chaired the Connecticut River Valley Tourism Board. In 1986, Vermont Gov. Madeleine Kunin appointed him to her advisory council. Mr. Gregorzek was blessed with an easy-going personality, boundless energy and a zest for life. His positive attitude, strength of character and can-do spirit were admirable and inspiring. He was a “people person.” He lived a wonderful, adventurous life, whether playing gin rummy, cheering for a favorite team, fishing at Martha’s Vineyard, watching a sunset on Anna Maria Island, sipping a glass of cabernet and listening to Pavarotti or globe-trotting with Gayle Simpson Gregorzek, his wife of 48 years. His ability to make people smile and feel special, his civic-mindedness and generous heart made our corner of the world a better place. Brown & Sons Funeral Home in Bradenton was in

One of the happiest moments in Joseph Gregorzek’s life was meeting Pope John Paul II in Rome in 1983. He shared his photos from the occasion at The Islander office in 2005. Islander Courtesy Photo charge of arrangements. Burial was to be in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Hartford, Connecticut. Memorial Donations may be made to the donor’s choice or to Holy Cross Church, 31 Biruta St., New Britain CT 06053. Survivors include wife Gayle; Joseph J. Grano Jr. of New Vernon, New Jersey, a friend of 45 years; siblings Theodosia and Henry; numerous nephews; and godsons Joseph C. Grano, E. Spencer McCoy and Robert J. Colossale.

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Island school earns top grade

While many kids strive to achieve an A grade — Anna Maria Elementary School got it. The Florida Department of Education announced its yearly school grades June 28, and AME was among eight elementary schools in Manatee County to earn the highest rating. Fourteen schools in the county — elementary, middle, high schools and charter schools — received the top A grades from the DOE. Each elementary school grade is based on achievement components — language arts, math, science and social studies — and the gains made in testing assessments.

“We are thrilled with our A grade,” AME principal Jackie Featherson said. “Staff works very hard all year long in order to see that our students make the growth academically that is needed,” she added. “We calculate that individually for each student through our data meetings using FSA scores, iReady progress monitoring data and classroom progress data. I am very proud of all our staff.” Holmes Beach Police Chief Bill Tokajer greets AME students on the first day of school in August 2016. Classes will begin anew Thursday, Aug. 10. Islander File Photo: Sandy Ambrogi

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FWC warns Aqua developer to respect nesting least terns

By Kathy Prucnell Islander Reporter Kathy Doddridge is doing double duty. She is on call to stake turtle nests and monitor shorebirds for a mile stretch of beach on Anna Maria Island and, every other day since June 19, she’s been watching least terns — a threatened species — nesting at a proposed development site along the El Conquistador Parkway on the mainland. The FWC has advised the developer’s environmental consultant the nesting terns cannot be disturbed without a permit, according to FWC communications representative Carli Segelson. FWC staff have observed 34 terns, one confirmed nest and multiple scrapes at the site, Segelson wrote in a July 13 email. Doddridge is pleased that the FWC took the necessary steps to ensure the bird nesting area is respected and left alone. She is an advocate for the Manatee County Audubon Society and an AMITW volunteer coordinator for the shoreline that lies between 26th Street and Cortez Road West in Bradenton Beach. “We’re watching to see the flight activity. We know that there’s at least one nest I can see through the scope. Once I know she’s there, then I feel good — the property is protected enough that she feels comfortable,” Doddridge said July 11, adding construction activity on the property has slowed.

Kathy Doddridge monitors least terns nesting July 11 on the proposed development site of Aqua By The Bay along the El Conquistador Parkway in Bradenton. Islander Photo: Kathy Prucnell AMITW coordinator Suzi Fox and Doddridge called the state’s and county’s attention to the nesting site in June. The developer, Cargor Partners VIII and Long Bar Pointe LLLP, led by Carlos Beruff, has excavated and

cleared several areas for ponds under state permits, but has yet to obtain Manatee County approvals. The development, Aqua By The Bay, is proposed for 523 acres, including 260 acres of submerged lands in Sarasota Bay, a few miles east of Cortez and Anna Maria Island. “Least terns have taken up residence at Aqua By The Bay and they prefer sand scrapes to skyscrapers,” Doddridge said, referring to the shallow scrape of sand or dirt, where the terns tend to build nests. The developer’s current plans call for 12 proposed 95-foot high-rise condo buildings and four proposed 145-foot-high buildings, eventually eradicating the nesting area. “It is a fragile ecosystem. You’ve got one of the pristine sections of the bay that’s not been developed. It’s an area of fish and fish hatchery,” Doddridge said. It creates perfect conditions for the least terns which have colonized in recent years at Bradenton Beach and Holmes Beach, she added. The egg incubation is 21 days and young least terns leave the nest three to four days after hatching, according to Doddridge. “I’m going to keep watching to make sure she’s still there,” Doddridge said, and once eggs hatch, as the mates go back forth from the nest to the bay to feed the young birds until they fledge away. According to experts, she said “they usually move on by August.”

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I know the series — dark and violent at times — isn’t a PSA for the Sunshine State. But it shines a spotlight on our summer — gorgeous and green, sweaty and sultry, hot and humid. “Bloodline” is three seasons and done — largely thanks to the limits imposed by the Florida Legislature on film-making incentives. But you can enjoy the heat on Netflix. Come to paradise. Visit Florida in the summertime.

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Is it the heat or humidity?

It’s both. Heat and humidity. I grew up in a home lacking air conditioning. I attended schools with no air conditioning. I lived in a dorm without air conditioning. I left my first job in Florida partly because of too much air conditioning — it really is difficult to type in gloves. I think you get the idea. I’m a native of the Midwest who doesn’t care for cold — outdoors or inside. I’m the traveler buying airNeff port sweatshirts and the moviegoer wrapped in a travel blanket. I’m the walker marching to the Anna Maria post office at high noon in June, when the street looks like a ghost town. And I’m the reader who can spend summer hours on the sunny side of the Anna Maria City Pier with a book — currently Nick Seeley’s steamy, intoxicating “Cambodia Noir: A Novel” — and drinking a cool beverage — although not always the south’s ubiquitous sweet ice tea. I find the summer climate here more than inviting, it’s seductive. This is partly why I’m enthralled with “Bloodline,” Netflix’s crime drama set in the Florida Keys and filmed in large part in Islamorada. Storms roll in off the ocean. Sunlight blinds. Lightning crackles over the water. Sweat soaks the haunted members of the Rayburn family. Heat, humidity, water and sun are main characters. If you binge watch for hours, you might need to wipe condensation from your TV.

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did you know? Florida is the most humid state in the nation, according to the Climate Center at Florida State University. With Florida being surrounded by the warm Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean, and with South Florida being a nearly tropical climate, the state is definitely the most humid state in the United States. North Florida has dew-point temperature averages of 55 to 60 and south Florida averages greater than 60. During the summer, dew point temperatures generally run in the high 60s or low 70s in Florida. Coastal areas are a little more humid than inland areas of central Florida and the Panhandle, due to the surrounding warm waters and the afternoon seabreeze. Key West is the most humid city in Florida with average dew points in summer of 74-75.

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Sea turtle hatchlings disorient, tagged loggerhead makes 3rd visit By Sandy Ambrogi Islander Reporter When a turtle nest hatched at Avenue F during the overnight hours of July 15, all the hatchlings didn’t head for the Gulf of Mexico. Some hatchlings were disoriented, according to Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring. AMITW volunteers rounded up the hatchlings and debated their disposition, either a night release or delivery to Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota. AMITW reported July 16 that five nests have hatched so far on the island in 2017 from the 411 nests laid thus far on Anna Maria Island. Volunteers calculated that 96 hatchlings have successfully returned to the Gulf of Mexico after emerging from the nests. Female sea turtles nest mostly at night and only leave the water to lay eggs on beaches. Otherwise, their lives are spent in the sea. With more and more of a human footprint, hatchlings can easily become confused by artificial light. All of the hatched nests thus far this year have been in Holmes Beach between 26th Street to the south of the Manatee Public Beach and 66th Street to the north. Fourteen of the 411 nests have been deemed as “no hatch,” meaning they were washed over by storms and may not hatch. The others may produce hatchlings

Raccoon selects ‘cool’ convertible for birthing Her name probably wasn’t Rocky, since this raccoon was pregnant. But she did have a cool birthing room when it came time to deliver. On July 12, Bradenton Beach’s Wildlife Education and Rehabilitation Center received a call from Adesa Auto Auction, 6005 24th St. E., Bradenton, about a raccoon giving birth in a customer’s Camaro convertible that was in the shop for detail service. Wildlife’s Devon Straight responded to the call and found a mother raccoon in the backseat of the car, along with one newborn cub. The birthing mom had apparently entered the car from a plastic cover over one of the windows. With many rescues and a strong knowledge of wildlife, Straight quickly realized that more babies might be hiding in the car. “She got scared when she saw me,” Straight said. “I didn’t want her to jump out and run away from the newborns.” Straight got a capture pole and kennel and, with

45-70 days after the nests were laid. And the sea turtles aren’t done nesting yet, including Tour de Turtle Eliza Ann, the island’s “player” in the Sea Turtle Conservancy’s 10th annual tagging and tracking event. The 300-pound loggerhead was captured after nesting June 19 at Coquina Beach in Bradenton Beach. Volunteers tagged and released the turtle with a satellite tracking device. Eliza Ann returned overnight July 3-4 and nested on the north end of Anna Maria. Now, tracking reveals Eliza Ann returned to Anna Maria July 15, again near the north end. Suzi Fox said in an email July 16 that AMITW could not confirm a third nest from Eliza Ann. “We had no nesting in the sections around the track on the map, only false crawls,” Fox said. “There is no way to tell if Eliza Ann was one of those unless we had a visual, which we did not.” “If Eliza Ann makes a third nest, AMITW and her sponsor, Waterline Resorts, will be over the moon with excitement,” Fox said. “We would now have proof that not only west coast girls are west coast girls but that Anna Maria Island girls are Anna Maria Island girls,” Fox continued. “With the hits from her satellite tag, we can see

the connection that she loves our island and calls Anna Maria home.” Eliza Ann was tracking well offshore by July 16, due west of the island.

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The trio then set about searching for more newborns. “I knew raccoons usually have three to five babies, except for young mothers, which have fewer,” Straight said. After some difficulty opening the trunk, Straight’s knowledge paid off. In a small puddle in the trunk, another baby was located, which Straight dried off and paired with mom. Straight scoured the car, inside and out and concluded all the babies were located. “She cradled those babies in her paws when I gave them to her,” Straight said. Mom raccoon and the newborn babies were then relocated by Straight to a quiet patch of wooded land A mother raccoon looks at Wildlife Inc. rescuer nearby where he felt the trio would be safe. But a few Devon Straight July 12 from the back seat of a more minutes of tense waiting occurred when Straight Camaro in Bradenton. Islander Photo: Courtesy opened the cage for the release. Wildlife Inc. The mother rapidly ran away, leaving the baby bandits crying in the kennel. assistance from two Adesa employees, quickly secured “I waited about 10 minutes I guess,” Straight said. the mother raccoon and placed her in a kennel. He then “I thought she would come back to the sound of them placed the newborn from the backseat with mom. crying so I laid them down on some grass and stood back just to be sure.” His gut proved right. The mother raccoon returned and carried the newborns one at time to her new-found den. Chances are, however, it wasn’t a cool convertible.

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Large, rare green turtle nests spotted at Coquina Beach By ChrisAnn Silver Esformes Islander Reporter Call it turtle diversity. But loggerheads aren’t the only species of sea turtle nesting on Anna Maria Island this season. “My volunteers see hundreds of loggerhead nests, but only a handful of green turtle nests and the difference is striking,” Suzi Fox, Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch executive director, said July 12. “The nests are so big that you can’t really believe what you are seeing.” Within the past month, AMITW volunteers have spotted four green sea turtle nests at Coquina Beach in Bradenton Beach — a remarkable number. The tracks and sand spray left behind in the nesting process were very large, indicative of green sea turtle nests, Fox said. The turtles nesting on Anna Maria Island’s shore mostly are loggerheads, a protected species. They nest on the beach through October, usually at night, leaving about 100 eggs to incubate in the sand. As of July 16, 411 loggerhead nests were reported on the island — a record-breaking number for AMITW. With the first nests spotted May 12, hatchlings should

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A green sea turtle nests on a Florida beach during daylight — a rare occasion for any sea turtle. Islander Photo: Courtesy Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

start to emerge any day now, according to Fox. The loggerhead eggs incubate 45-70 days. Green sea turtles grow up to 5 feet in length and can weigh 700 pounds, making them the largest of the hard-shell sea turtles. The endangered species can be found in the sub-tropics and tropics worldwide, with major nesting beaches in Florida Costa Rica, Oman and Australia, where thousands of turtles nest each night during peak season. Fox said the green turtles likely chose Coquina to nest because it is a wide, dark habitat. Additionally, she said green turtles are “powerful nesters” that tend to nest higher on the beach and usually have large, deep nests owing to their larger size. Their larger back flippers, used to dig the nest, reach wider and deeper in the sand. During the 2016 sea turtle nesting season, one green turtle nest was discovered, but it was washed away by a storm. “This is the point in the season when loggerhead nesting slows, but green turtles are just starting to nest,” Fox said. “With the way this season is going, I wouldn’t be surprised if we have 10 green nests by Turtle Watch volunteers Lee and Marv Zerkel dig season’s end.” into a green turtle nest July 8 at Coquina Beach in Bradenton Beach to verify the eggs inside. Because green sea turtles are endangered, the state requires verification data, according to AMITW executive director Suzi Fox. Islander Photo: Courtesy AMITW

AMITW sea turtle stats as of July 16: 411 nests and 405 false crawls.

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Anna Maria approves watercraft ordinance, considers park shades

By Bianca Benedí Islander Reporter Boats and other watercraft exceeding idle speed are permanently banned from the area adjacent to Bayfront Park on Tampa Bay. Anna Maria city commissioners held a final hearing July 13 for an ordinance that also prohibits anchoring or launching watercraft at Bayfront Park. The ordinance also bans people from jumping off any Anna Maria bridge and swimming in Lake LaVista inlet. Per the ordinance, violators may be fined up to $500 for offending the rules, but officers have the discretion to instead issue a warning notice and educate the offender. Manatee County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Russell Schnering, head of the Anna Maria substation, said the ordinance has been easy to enforce since it was adopted as an emergency ordinance June 22. “No one has had a problem,” he said. “We’ve been out there in the last couple of weeks educating the Jet Skiers.” Commissioners unanimously approved the ordinance, further agreeing to send it to the Florida Department of Natural Resources for permission to install signage notifying beachgoers and boaters of the ban. In other matters, Mayor Dan Murphy put forth a proposal to commissioners to consider a sail-shade canopy system at City Pier Park, at the corner of Pine Avenue and North Bay Boulevard. The city of Anna Maria has debated what to build

A sail-shade system installation at another waterfront park depicts the type of shade cover being considered by Anna Maria city commissioners for the City Pier Park, at the corner of Pine Avenue and North Bay Boulevard. Islander Photo: Courtesy Top Line Recreation

in the park, with various proposals for a gazebo, a bandstand and benches put forth. The proposals were rejected for varying reasons. A sail-shade system, Murphy said, would accomplish what the city needs and provide a shady gathering space in the park. Murphy pointed out that temporary tents were used in virtually every city event held in the park in the past several months. “This type of structure lends itself to” the type of events the city has opted for, Murphy said. The sail-shade would provide approximately 2,500 square feet of shade for $103,796.04. Murphy proposed taking $45,296.01 from the con-

tingency fund and $58,743.03 from the City Pier Park improvements account in the 2016-17 budget to pay for the amenity. This proposal would leave $137,340.99 in the contingency account. Chair Doug Copeland supported the idea, pointing out that the Fourth of July event at the park sponsored by the city was “only made possible … because of the tent” on a day where the heat index on the island reached nearly 104 degrees, according to Weather Underground. Murphy invited the public to provide comment on the proposed sail-shade structure before the next commission meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 27, at city hall, 10005 Gulf Drive.

Sports roundup, summer camp plans

By Kevin P. Cassidy Islander Reporter Two teams emerged from pool play to battle for the day’s horseshoe championship during July 12 action at the Anna Maria City Hall horseshoe pits. Norm Good walked his way to a 21-12 victory over Tim Sofran and Steve Doyle. Two teams advanced to the knockout stage with 2-1 records July 15. In a tight final match, Sam Samuels and Hank Huyghe edged walker Gary Howcroft 21-15 to earn a trip to the winner’s circle. Play gets under way at 9 a.m. every Wednesday and Saturday at the Anna Maria City Hall pits. War-

Dolphin ‘delivery’

“Ginger,” a bottlenose dolphin that resides in Sarasota Bay was rehabilitated at Mote Marine Laboratory, swims July 6 with her newborn calf. They were observed by members of the Sarasota Dolphin Research Program, a Chicago Zoological Society program in collaboration with Mote. SDRP has monitored Ginger since her birth in 2005. Islander Photo: Courtesy SDRP

mups begin at 8:45 a.m. followed by random team with a 1-under-par 31 to earn a two-shot victory. Phylselection. Play is free and everyone is welcome. lis Roe and Fran Barford tied for second place with matching 33s. Key Royale Golf news Jana Samuels had the low round of the day with a Key Royale Club members got in a few rounds of 2-under-par 30 to win Flight B going away. Jan Jump organized golf on Monday and Tuesday, but July 13 and Wendy Holcomb both fired 4-over-par 36 to finish action got rained out. in a tie for second place. The men played their regular modified-Stableford system match July 10. Gary Duncan and Hoyt Miller Summer my way both carded plus-6 to finish in a tie for first place. Is your child already uttering “I’m bored”? The women took to the course July 11 for a nineThe Center of Anna Maria Island’s weekly summer hole individual-low-net match in two flights. camp program might have a solution for summer dolDebbie Wohlers grabbed the top spot in Flight A drums. Each week of camp has a different theme in either a sports or discovery track. The center is offering a “Foreign Friends” camp theme the week of July 24-28. The offering in the sports track focuses on British Open golf and Wimbledon tennis. There is a field trip planned for a round of mini-golf. In the discovery track, youngsters will be given an opportunity to explore art, language and food from other countries. Also on tap is a sailing camp for kids ages 8-14 July 24-27. The camp runs from 8:50 a.m. to noon Monday-Thursday. Campers will learn the basics of sailing from Brian Dahms, owner of Bimini Bay Sailing. Sail camp costs $160 for center members and $175 for non-members and space is limited. For more camp information or to sign up, go to centerami.org.

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Tides produce a bite, storms put a damper on fishing By Capt. Danny Stasny Islander Reporter Although the afternoon outgoing tides look nothing less than stellar for fishing the flats, the pop-up thunderstorms we are experiencing are making it tough to be on the water. Don’t be discouraged — the morning tides are producing a bite. I’m finding limits of mangrove snapper around residential docks and on the deeper grass flats. Where you don’t have to run the boat far in the event of a storm. These snapper may not be the Stasny 18-20 inches you’ll find on the reefs and wrecks, but it you can get a limit of 12-15 inchers you’re doing all right. To catch these feisty little fish, you can try one of

two methods. When fishing around the docks, a small knocker rig made of a 1/4-ounce weight and a size-4 circle hook will do the trick. When on the flats, omit the sinkers and try free lining the bait. And speaking of bait, the small shiners — known as “hatch bait” — are perfect. It’s like they were meant for this type of fishing. Since we’re talking about hatch bait, don’t be discouraged about size when targeting catch-and-release snook, trout and redfish on the flats. I’m finding all three species don’t seem to mind. In fact, they’re biting the small stuff better than the huge shiners. You may want to add a popping cork to aid in casting the small shiners. This is working especially well for trout fishing. For the snook, the free-line method is working, especially when the fish are in shallow, clear water. For the reds, try putting two small baits on one hook and see what happens. Capt. Warren Girle is running his charters out to the nearshore structure for mangrove snapper. By using live shiners as bait with a bottom rig, Girle’s anglers are reeling up mangoes in the 15-inch range. Mixed in with the snapper are juvenile grouper and Key West grunts. On the flats, Girle is finding spotted seatrout to be the most consistent bite. Free-lining shiners or rigging them under a popping cork is producing trout up to 20 inches. Capt. Aaron Lowman is working the flats of Tampa Bay for spotted seatrout. On flats where the water depth is 5-8 feet, Lowman is finding numerous trout. Most catches are 12-15 inches, with bigger fish mixed in. Fishing nearshore wrecks also is producing action for Lowman’s clients. Free-lined shiners are hooking up with Spanish mackerel and bonito. Shiners on a bottom rig are getting attention, especially from man-

grove snapper, flounder and gag grouper. Capt. Rick Gross of Fishy Business Charters is targeting the inshore and nearshore reefs. Live shiners as bait are quickly being eaten by Spanish mackerel when fished on the surface. Adding a sinker to this rig and bottom fishing with the shiners is a sure way to catch mangrove snapper, gag grouper and grunts. On the flats, Gross is finding many spotted seatrout. Most are 10-20-inches. This bite is occurring on deeper flats in 8-10 feet of water or less. On shallower flats with depths of 3 feet or less, Gross is hooking up clients with many catch-and-release snook. Capt. Jason Stock is fishing offshore with good results. On ledges and hard bottom, Stock is putting clients on a variety of fish, including mangrove and yellowtail snapper. Also in these areas are red grouper. Live pinfish and shiners are proven baits for any of these species. Fishing offshore wrecks is proving to be good for Stock. Free-lining live pass crabs is resulting in hookups on permit up to 20 pounds. Another inhabitant at the wrecks is goliath grouper. Large baits, such as jack crevalle, can attract this huge catch-and-release species to the hook. Capt. David White of Anna Maria Charters is taking his anglers offshore. By drifting in depths of 120 feet of water, White is leading his clients to a variety of snappers — mangrove, lane, vermillion and American reds. Big red grouper and African pompano also are being taken in this fashion. For bait, live pinfish or shiners are working most of the time. When the fish are finicky, White likes to switch to dead baits, including threadfin herring and sardines, which often can trigger a bite. Send high-resolution photos and fishing reports to fish@islander.org. Jack Baade and son Chris, visiting Anna Maria Island from North Carolina, show off a cobia caught July 10 nearshore on a shiner on a charter fishing trip with Captain Warren Girle. The pair also loaded up on mangrove snapper.

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Eateries, storefront owners ﬂip-ﬂop on island

Ciao! A beach is a beach is a beach An Italian couple, who had previously enjoyed the famous beaches of the Mediterranean, has traded in the Sicilian coastline for the shores of Anna Maria Island. Gianfranco and Alessandra Santagati, along with help from a restaurant consultant and silent partner, have purchased the former location of Maria’s Family Place, 5904 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. The Santagatis are remodeling, hoping for a September opening, just in time for the start of snowbird season. They have spent a decade-plus compiling “mother’s” recipes from around Italy and plan on using them in their new bistro, which will seat about 60 people — inside and out. The couple hopes to build a strong clientele, including workers from nearby city hall, and wants to become a draw for locals as well as visitors. They are looking forward to participating in island events and have moved to Holmes Beach, just steps from the restaurant. Meanwhile, Maria Hatzigeorgiou, former operator of the space, said she is “taking it easy” for the time being. “A nice Italian family bought the restaurant June 25. I wish them well, Hatzigeorgiou said.

Vincenzo says ‘business as usual’ Ciao! again. Vincenzo Esposito says come on to Pine Avenue to chow down on his Italian fare. “It’s business as usual for us,” Esposito said July 13. “We had to close for a couple of days, but we are back and running.” The mixed-use commercial unit where Vinny and Cheryl’s Italian Kitchen operates at 314 Pine Ave., Anna Maria, has sold for $1.1 million. The building, which also houses storage units and Three Island Monkeys — a catering company that relocated to Pine after losing its Gulf Drive location in another real estate transaction — was bought by Joseph and Laurie Sabath from Lizzie Vann of Sandfish LLC. The building formerly housed the old Islander newspaper and its presses in the 1960s and 1970s. Vinny and Cheryl’s is open 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. For information, call 941-896-9754. Upscale boutique gets change-of-career owner Reimagining yourself has become somewhat of a mantra in life these days. So, Bradenton resident Amy Fleece did just that. “It’s a huge career change for me,” Fleece said, referring to her recent purchase of Pink and Navy, an upscale boutique on Pine Avenue in Anna Maria. Fleece was teaching psychology at the University of South Florida-Sarasota campus and assisting with marketing for a local school when she decided to plunge head first — pun intended — into the women’s and men’s retail clothing business. Fleece said she is planning few changes at Pink and Navy, previously owned by Janae Rudacille. “Janae created such a beautiful, gorgeous store there is really nothing to change. The only difference I want is to expand the offerings into a wider range of

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prices and bring in a few new lines.” Pink and Navy is at 216 Pine Ave., Anna Maria, and is open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday. For more information, call 941-567-4000. Happy anniversary to you A shoutout to Bill and Sara Annis on the anniversary of their purchase of Island Vacation Properties. Bill Annis grew up on Anna Maria and, along with his wife bought Island Vacation Properties after working there for years. The office manages vacation rentals, condominiums and assists buyers and sellers with purchases of properties. Happy anniversary and many more! Island Vacation Properties, 3001 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, is open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday. For more information, phone 941-778-1000.

Chamber warns of scam

The Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce warned July 11 of phishing scammers attempting to gain personal financial information. Local chamber board member Eric Cairns of Cedar Cove Resorts in Holmes Beach reported that a person identifying as an electric company representative called the resort saying the power would be shut off in 30 minutes without an immediate payment. The resort employee was directed to call a toll-free number and provide credit card information. The chamber advises such calls are scams — attempts to gain access to bank and credit card accounts. Businesses are urged to make sure employees know not to supply business information over the phone.

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Pineapple Junktion, 425 Pine Ave., Anna Maria, is the place to be for the 5 p.m. Wednesday, July 26, Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce business card exchange. The cost is $5 for members and $10 for non-members. Guests are invited to browse the eclectic store offerings while enjoying appetizers and beverages. July 31 is the deadline for the new membership drive prizes and perks promotion. Sign up new chamber members and enjoy the benefits. The AMI chamber is looking for members interested in serving on the board of directors for the 2018-20 term. Candidates must be members and submit nomination forms by Sept. l. Forms are available on the chamber website. The Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce is at 5313 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Visit the website at annamariaislandchamber.org. Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce members will venture to Anna Maria Island for their “BAH” July business after-hours event, at 5 p.m. Tuesday, July 25, at the Bridge Tender, 135 Bridge St., Bradenton Sara and Bill Annis pose outdoors at their business, Beach. Island Vacation Properties, 3001 Gulf Drive, Holmes Appetizers will be served and a cash bar will be Beach. The couple purchased the company in June available. Cost is $5 for members and $10 for non2016. Islander Photo: Sandy Ambrogi members.

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By Jesse Brisson Special to The Islander 913 N. Shore Drive, Anna Maria, a 2,519 sfla / 4,723 sfur 4bed/4bath/2car Gulffront pool home built in 2017 on a 6,250 sq ft lot was sold 06/19/17, FL 913 North Shore LLC to Rude for $2,600,000; list $2,749,000. 802 S. Bay Blvd., Anna Maria, a 952 sfla / 1,700 sfur 2bed/2bath bayfront pool home built in 1975 on Brisson a 5,432 sq ft lot was sold 06/15/17, Brinson to Rysal Enterprises LLC for $1,300,000. 845 N. Shore Drive, Anna Maria, a 902 sfla / 1,040 sfur 2bed/1bath bayfront home built in 1949 on a 4,471 sq ft lot was sold 06/14/17, Clark to Rysal Enterprises LLC for $1,025,000; list $1,300,000. 131 51st St., Unit A, Sea for Two, Holmes Beach, a 1,902 sfla / 3,538 sfur 3bed/3bath/2car land condo with pool built in 2004 was sold 06/16/17, Landry to Ride the Tide 51st LLC for $745,000; list $759,000. 204 75th St., Holmes Beach, a 1,826 sfla / 2,344 sfur 3bed/2bath/1car pool home built in 1953 on a 7,020 sq ft lot was sold 06/12/17, Hasler to Veith for $702,000; list $799,000. 315 Pine Ave., Unit R, Anna Maria, a 2,000 sfla / 2,880 sfur 3bed/2bath condo with pool built in 2009 was sold 06/16/17, Pine Avenue Restoration LLC to Dodge for $662,500; list $680,000. 3013 Ave. F, Unit D2, Island Beach Club, Holmes Beach, a 984 sfla / 1,228 sfur 2bed/1Â˝bath condo with shared pool built in 1974 was sold 06/05/17, Palmer to Holderness for $400,000; list $450,000. 3703 E. Bay Drive, Unit A, Sunbow Bay, Holmes Beach, a 2,136 sfla / 3,204 sfur 3bed/2bath condo with shared pool built in 1981 was sold 06/05/17, Semrow Sunbow Bay LLC to Hendler for $400,000. 5400 Gulf Drive, Unit 21, 5400 Gulf Drive,

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THREE WINDSOR CHAIRS: Registered, completely reﬁnished, $65 each. Call Jack, 804-3572645.

PET PAL PET sitting: Short and long term, in your house or mine. 18-year Island resident. 941-7045937. e.davies5937@gmail.com.

PHOTOGRAPHIC BESELER ENLARGER, $100, above-stove microwave, $75, ofﬁce desk, $45. 941-356-1456.

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2005 SEA CHASER 21-foot by Carolina Skiff. 150-Yamaha, trailer, windless anchor, GPS/ﬁsh ﬁnder, bait well, AM/FM radio with CD player, hydraulic steering, trim tabs, swim ladder, much more. 941-524-9827.

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2004 SAILFISH 2100 bay boat: Anna Maria. Engine hours, 150, ProFish package, two 160quart ﬁsh boxes, raw water wash down, remote ﬁll (four-stroke) dual battery switch, Bimini top. Maintained, clean. $22,000. John, 941-8095889.

NEED HELP: COMMUNITY farm wanted for non profit. Here We Grow Again Foundation. Call Kisha, 813-270-3953. OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS MEETING: 7 p.m. Thursday nights at Church of the Annunciation, 4408 Gulf Drive, Bradenton Beach. Contact number: 813-494-6518.

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GARAGE SALES ROSER THRIFT SHOP: Open 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday. Annex open until noon same days. Donations preferred on Wednesdays, 9-11 a.m. 511 Pine Ave., Anna Maria. 941-779-2733.

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2006 ROBALO 225FX, Yamaha 250 with 250 hours, AM/FM/CD Sirius radio, Lowrance Chartplotter with sonar scan, Porta Potti, T-top, live well, ﬁsh box, cockpit cover and more. $29,500. 941-448-5571.

HELP WANTED PART-TIME HELP needed for AMI beach lodging. Computer knowledge required! QuickBooks, Excel, Word experience a definite plus for job position. Excellent customer skills blended with front office duties define most important parameters at resort. Weekend work could be required. Email resume to beckyjhardy1@msn.com. MAINTENANCE PERSON NEEDED for beach resort. Energetic and self starter, Saturday required. Full-time along with benefits. Call for details, 941-812-5104. WANTED: Part-time office help. Proficient in Excel, Quickbooks, Word. Collections, bookkeeping, customer service, including retail sales. Email resume: news@islander.org. REPORTER WANTED: Full- to part-time. Print media, newspaper experience or journalism degree 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 I DON’T CUT corners, I clean corners. Professional, friendly cleaning service since 1999. 941779-6638. Leave message. ISLAND COMPUTER GUY, 37 years experience. On-site PC repairs, upgrades, buying assistance and training. Call Bill, 941-778-2535.

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TREES BY BREEZE: Tree trimming, landscapes, maintenance, insured. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s said is good as done.â&#x20AC;? 941-778-2837. 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 941-795-7775, â&#x20AC;&#x153;shell phoneâ&#x20AC;? 941-720-0770. NATUREâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S DESIGN LANDSCAPING. Design and installation. Tropical landscape specialist. Residential and commercial. 35 years experience. 941-448-6336.

HOME IMPROVEMENT VAN-GO PAINTING residential/commercial, interior/exterior, pressure cleaning, wallpaper. Island references. Bill, 941-795-5100. www.vangopainting.net. CUSTOM REMODELING EXPERT. All phases of carpentry, repairs and painting. Insured. Meticulous, clean, sober and prompt. Paul Beauregard, 941-730-7479.

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WEEKLY, MONTHLY, SEASONAL rentals. Brand REAL ESTATE new luxury condos. Spectacular views from living, DIRECT BEACH VIEW townhouse villaWATERF BEACHFRONT CONDO 2BR/2BT direct Gulffront. REAL ESTATE: BUY, sell, 2BR/1.5BA invest. Enjoy. Billi Gartkitchen, master. 3BR/3BA. New, quiet community Open, beach side lanai, large heated pool, covered park- with unobstructed views of the Gulf and beach. Weekly rent-furnished. man, Realtor, An Island Place Realty. 941-545located on Anna Maria Sound. 727-482-4766. ing and elevator. Property sold â&#x20AC;&#x153;turn-key furnished.â&#x20AC;? als and small pets welcome. This complex offers a heatedoastal Wat 8877. www.AnnaMariaLife.com. pool, two beachfront porches and garage. $375,000 offers an e $625,000 PROFESSIONAL PAINTING SERVICES: Prompt trail, and ANNUAL RENTAL: TROPICAL canalfront home WAY BAYand Located just across the street thorough, from the reliable, meticulous, quality work$304,00 STARTING FROM THE upper $200,000s. Only BR/2BT condo with lake view and turn-key furnishon Key Royale. Pool with spillover spa. 2BR/2BA, manship. Interior/exterior, wallpaper removal. mplex offers huge pool, tennis court,and fishing pier. minutes from the beach, this new, active adult two-car garage boatlift, ďŹ re pit, new paint and 00. Also minor repairs and carpentry. Free written community is perfectly located just south of ďŹ&#x201A;ooring. Unfurnished. $3,000/month, available estimates. Bill Witaszek, 941-307-9315. Manatee Avenue off Village Green Parkway. PerAugust 1. Call 941-730-1086. BEACHFRONT CONDO Beautiful vistas overlooking the fectly designed, open 2BR or 3BR/2BA plus den Gulf of Mexico from this 2BR/2BA condo. This updated SEASONAL RENTAL: 2B/2BA, one-car garage. and two-car garage ďŹ&#x201A;oor plans. Luxurious ameunit is 1,169 sf, offers a secured entrance, elevator, large Perico January and February; 2018, heated pool, 1-car garage, private storage, tennisBay court Club. and nities, pool, spa, gym, pickleball and fenced-in spectacular sunsets! $689,000 $3,600/month. Book now before itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gone. Call dog park. HOA only $190/month. Models open for off-season rate. Real Estate Mart, 941-356daily. Contact us, 941-254-3330. www.MirabelGULF FRONT COMPLEX Great views form this 1BR/1BA 1456. laFlorida.com. LAY-Z-LIV-N Completely updated 2 BR condo located jus I CAN FIX that! No job too small. 20 years experience. Remodel, new construction. Call Brent, 941-524-6965.

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New York Times Sunday Magazine Crossword

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FIRST FOR KNOWLEDGE

BY WILL NEDIGER / EDITED BY WILL SHORTZ

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