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Tracking turtles. 22
AMITW June 30 report: 343 nests and 416 false crawls. Astheworldterns provide the questions. 6
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Op-Ed
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algae blooms plague waterways, inch toward amI
By Sandy Ambrogi Islander Reporter The mats of Lyngbya wollei, also known as brown “gumbo” algae, were so thick in the waters in Robinson Preserve June 27 that wading birds stood on them. That’s the report Michael Elswick, manager of the natural resources division of the Manatee County Parks and Natural Resources Department, forwarded his boss, Charlie Hunsicker. Mats as thick as 12 inches and as large
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as two-tenths of an acre clogged the waterways at the preserve, preventing kayakers from passing through and “stopping a jon boat cold,” Elswick wrote in the email. Lyngbya “gumbo” algae is a type of cyanobacteria or blue-green algae common in the spring-summer months around Anna Maria Island. It forms thick mats that resemble clumps of grass and sewage at the water surface, mostly in backwaters and bays. Land management rangers and supervisors from the county natural resources
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Community activities. 11 Ice cream shop stays red, white and cool. 13 Pallets of fireworks found in Cortez. 15
Streetlife. 15 Gathering. 18 Obituaries. 18 Local chef recalls giving aid at Chernobyl. 19 BB department heads share wish lists. 20 New shark fishing rules. 21
NestingNews: Go red this holiday. 22
Adults wrap up soccer season at center. 24 Fishing, temperatures sizzle on AMI. 25
ISl bIZ AM business gets green light. 26 CLASSIFIEDS. 28 NYT crossword. 31
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Trial postponed for last of shark-drag defendants
Week 2 winner: ‘Not the sunset’
Becky Tolerton of Holmes Beach wins the second week of The Islander’s Top Notch photo contest with an image she titled “Not the sunset.” About the photograph, taken Aug. 20, 2018, at White Avenue beach in her city, Tolerton writes, “Look what you miss when you are always facing a sunset!” She earns a prize of an Islander “More-than-amullet wrapper” T-shirt and entry into the finals, which offer one grand prize of $100 from The Islander and an assortment of gift certificates from participating advertisers. The next deadline is noon Friday, July 5. Rules and deadlines are posted at islander.org.
Infection from gulf wound caused death
By Sandy Ambrogi Islander Reporter An Ellenton woman’s family says a swim at her favorite beach on Anna Maria Island resulted in her death. Lynn Fleming’s family reported she died from a case of flesh-eating bacteria — necrotizing fasciitis. Fleming, 77, of Ellenton, was walking in shallow water at Coquina Beach in Bradenton Beach about two weeks ago when she fell into a depression in the sand, according to her son. The fall resulted in a small cut and a bump. The bleeding was difficult to stop,
department moved the brown algae, dragging large clumps to the mouth of the Manatee River and into its current. “They corralled the algae, moved it into the tidal channel and constructed a floating turbidity barrier to keep it from coming back in,” Hunsicker told The Islander June 27. The preserve clearing operation took about four hours. Elswick wrote in his email to Hunsicker that people were still enjoying the preserve, despite the odor associated with brown algae, which lingered in the mangrove roots. He also stated a caution: “I would speculate the decomposition of large volumes of algae outside Robinson waterways may act to lower dissolved oxygen further. We’re bracing for a fish kill and will act quickly to remove those as necessary.” Some dead fish were reported June 22-24, when blue-green algae appeared in the Manatee and Braden rivers. PLEASE SEE ALGAe, PAGE 2
according to her son, Wade Fleming. Several days later, while still nursing the cut, Fleming received a tetanus shot and an antibiotic from her doctor. The following day, friends found Fleming unconscious and she was taken to the hospital. She never left. She died June 26. The family said doctors told them Fleming had contracted a flesh-eating bacteria and, despite surgeries and treatment, she suffered two strokes and sepsis. Wade Fleming wants first responders to PLEASE SEE INFeCtION, PAGE 3
By Kathy Prucnell Islander Reporter The animal cruelty trial for Robert Lee Benac is now pushed to September. Previously set for June 24, the trial was rescheduled to Sept. 16 after 13th Judicial Circuit Judge Mark Wolfe granted a continuance requested by Tampa attorney Justin Petredis for Benac. Petredis requested the postponement due to the lack of availability of shark expert Stephen Kajiura, who, according to defense attorneys, testified in an October 2018 deposition the shark was dead before the dragging. In his motion, Petredis called Kajiura a necessary witness for a fair trial. Leading to charges against Benac and two other men, Michael Wenzel and Spencer Heintz, were several videos of a June 2017 fishing trip near Egmont Key. One video showing the men laughing as a shark was dragged off the back of their boat at high speed went viral. Other videos showed them spearing and shooting sharks. PLEASE SEE tRIAL, PAGE 3
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Blue-green troubles in local waters Ryan McClash was standing on his dock June 23 in the Riverdale subdivision of Bradenton, talking with Suncoast Waterkeeper’s Andy Mele of Bradenton. Blue-green algae appeared in his canal in the 4200 block of Second Avenue Northeast a week earlier. By June 23, the water was bright green. McClash told Mele the river looked like it was dyed green. Meanwhile, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection was taking water samples from the Manatee River to determine the types of algae present, as well as toxicities. Tests June 18 and June 20 confirmed the presence of a cyanobacteria, Aphanizomenon flos-aquae, in the river, including the canal in McClash’s neighborhood. But no toxins were detected. The same algae were found at all but one of the tested river locations. A sample taken June 19 near Ellenton was domi- nated by Cuspidothrix.sp, a freshwater algae that can produce toxins — but none were found in the DEP sampling. About algae The latest DEP samples were pulled June 27, as • Aphanizomenon flos-aquae is a species of reports persisted and another algae, the brown“gumbo,” cyanobacteria found in brackish and fresh waters was clogging up the waters near the mouth of the river, around the world. It is known to produce endoas well as in the backwater, bays and sounds. toxins, the toxic chemicals released as cells die. Boaters using the marina at One Particular HarHowever, not all forms of this algae are toxic. bour June 26 found heavy mats of “gumbo” algae, but • Cuspidothrix.sp is a species of cyanobacteit had diminished the following day. ria similar to A. flos-aquae. It grows in fresh and Dee Ann Miller, of the DEP press office, said the brackish waters, but is not as common or wideagency would continue to respond to alerts about algae spread and more prone to hot climates. and that persistent blooms would be monitored and • Lyngba wollei is a filamentous cyanobacteretested. rium that forms thick mats on the water’s surface. It is common throughout North America, but large Boat captains, scientists weigh in blooms can degrade water quality, cause skin irri“I’ve been here my whole life. I’ve never seen tation and impair natural habitats. this,” Capt. Scott Moore said of the bright-green hue • Karenia brevis is the scientific name for red in the Manatee River, where he often leads charter tide. It high concentrations, it emits toxins that fishing trips. can cause respiratory issues in humans and marine “It’s up the river from the Green Bridge on. Down mammals, and can kill fish, shellfish, birds and at the mouth, no,” he said. mammals. Moore blamed the blooms on fertilizer and nutri-
Boaters on Daddy’s Time Out head out June 27 from One Particular Harbour Marina on Perico Island, where brown gumbo algae is visible in the water. The algae also produced a foul odor at the marina. Islander Photo: Lisa Neff
ent runoff, as well as over-development and undermanagement of water issues. “We’ve got to pass some laws. All this new development, all these septic tanks, all this fertilizing. We have to get control of this,” he said. Cynthia Heil, director of the new Red Tide Institute at Mote Marine Laboratory, told The Islander June 27 that alga, especially freshwater types, “like the heat, love the sun and like the nutrients.” With less rain than usual and higher than normal summer temps, conditions are ripe for blooms. “They like a lot of sunlight and runoff. Lyngbya likes iron. Some are toxic, others not,” she said. Meanwhile, Hunsicker is holding his breath. “What we are seeing is a magnificent joining of sunlight, temperatures and nutrients, and some of the hottest days on record conspiring together to make a big algae bloom,” he said. “The Saharan dust we are getting in our atmosphere has iron. All the dead fish from last year’s event went to the bottom and are still decaying. They didn’t just disappear. Mother Nature is responding,” he added. “On the other hand, it’s not red tide. Yet.”
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The algae Lyngbya wollei — known as brown “gumbo� — forms a carpet on the surface of the water in Robinson Preserve June 27. Islander Photo: Courtesy Manatee County tRIAL CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Wenzel, the boat’s captain, pleaded guilty in February to a misdemeanor charge of animal cruelty and use of an illegal method to catch a shark. He was fined $2,733.27 and sentenced to 10 days in jail and 11 months on probation, including 100 hours of community service. Wenzel also lost his commercial fishing license for five years. In May 2018, Wolfe dismissed charges against Heintz after prosecutors agreed his actions were not criminal. A fourth man on the boat, Burns Easterling, who grew up on Anna Maria Island, cooperated with authorities and was not charged. Benac is the son of Manatee County Commissioner Betsy Benac. Robert Benac’s pretrial is set for 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10, and his trial is scheduled for 8:30 a.m., Monday, Sept. 16. All proceedings are set for Courtroom 62 on the sixth floor at the Hillsborough County Courthouse, 401 N. Jefferson St., Tampa.
The competition for the world’s strongest men that kicked up the white sand on Anna Maria Island beaches has hit television. The 2019 Tachi Palace World’s Strongest Man Competition took place June 13-15 in downtown Bradenton and on Anna Maria Island, with qualifying rounds at Coquina Beach in Bradenton Beach and the finals at the Manatee Public Beach in Holmes Beach. CBS Sports broadcast June 30 the first segment in a series of programs on the 42nd edition of the competition. The network is building to the finals that will air Sept. 1. A release from CBS described the strongman competition as exhilarating, designed to push athletes to their limits. Twenty-five athletes muscled their way into the competition, testing their strength and skills by pulling a monster truck weighing more than 30,000 pounds, deadlifting more than 650 pounds and tossing 150-pound kettle bells. INFeCtION CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 be knowledgeable about the bacteria. “The lifeguards should tell people the signs to look for if they are injured at the beach. They should make people aware of what can happen,� he said. Fleming said he will continue to visit the beaches on Anna Maria Island. “I’m here taking care of my mom’s estate now,� he told The Islander July 1. “But when I need to clear my head, I head for the beach. I will most certainly continue to swim in the ocean.� Necrotizing fasciitis is rare — fewer than 20,000 cases are reported each year, according to the Mayo Clinic. Infection can occur when bacteria enters the body through a skin break. The condition is treatable if caught early, but it spreads quickly through connecting tissues. Symp-
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America’s Martins Licis won the competition, taking the World’s Strongest Man title on his first podium appearance. But, CBS said in its promotion for the broadcasts, “the road to the top was not without plenty of signature strongman action.� A news release said the area “was chosen as host location for the annual event for its selection of scenic public locations, hotels and ideal weather.� The Bradenton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau supported the event through a media partnership with CBS and the UK’s Channel 5, “ensuring additional exposure for the destination and its top offerings to a worldwide audience in more than 70 different countries and territories,� according to the release. Additional components of the competition will air on CBSNN at 10 p.m. July 18, and at various times July 25, Aug. 1, Aug. 8, Aug. 15, Aug. 22 and Aug. 22. The finals Sept. 1, will be on CBS. — Lisa Neff
toms include blisters, fever, fatigue and pain worse than expected from a cut or wound. Fleming’s case was not the first for the flesh-eating bacteria in the Tampa Bay area in recent months. In April, fisherman Mike Walton pricked his hand with a fishing hook, as he said he had done hundreds of times, while fishing in the Gulf of Mexico. According to other news sources, after antibiotics failed to help his hand, which had swelled and developed black blisters, Walton was diagnosed at the emergency room as having necrotizing fasciitis. Doctors removed the bacteria from the skin tissue to save his arm. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, people with open cuts or scrapes should avoid swimming in natural bodies of water, pool and hot tubs.
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BB backs down on stop work order at Coquina Beach
By Sandy Ambrogi Islander Reporter A paved parking lot? Or save the trees? Will the county sacrifice Australian pine trees and the ambiance of one of Anna Maria Island’s most iconic beaches? Manatee County Parks and Natural Resources manages and maintains Coquina Beach, a public beach in Bradenton Beach. Bradenton Beach Mayor John Chappie and the city commission directed city building official Steve Gilbert to investigate whether the city could revise or revoke the county construction permit after a 4-2 decision by Manatee County commissioners June 19 to the remove and replace at least 97 Australian pine trees. Subsequently, Gilbert sent a letter dated June 20 to Michael Sturm, project manager for Manatee County Public Works, advising the possibility of the city issuing a stop-work order for the paving project in view of the decision to remove some trees. On July 1, Gilbert wrote in an email to The Islander that no stop-work order would be issued. “At this time, they are cooperating in meeting the requirements of the land development code, so no stopwork order at this point,” Gilbert wrote. The removal of the trees was planned for the first phase of the storm drainage project that involves installing underground pipes and laying pervious concrete in the south parking lot and on access roads. The second phase of parking lot improvements
An aerial view looking north from Longboat Pass at the south end of Bradenton Beach shows the vast coverage of Australian pine trees at Coquina Beach. Islander Photo: Jack Elka
calls for removal of more of the 1,486 trees that shade the shoreline and the recreation and parking areas at the beach. Gilbert addressed the replacement of the removed trees in the letter, saying the city LDC provides for a two-to-one replacement of removed trees. However, since the trees in question are Australian pines, a prohibited tree, replacement would be one-for-one. Replacement trees must be any immature tree other than palm trees, have a minimum diameter of one-and-a-half-inch caliper and a 10-foot height when installed, according to Gilbert’s letter.
Island updates
Bradenton Beach Mayor John Chappie, left, Holmes Beach Commissioner Carol Soustek, Anna Maria Commissioner Carol Carter, Longboat Key town manager Tom Harmer, Longboat Key Vice Mayor Ed Zunz and Anna Maria Mayor Dan Murphy discuss matters relating to their cities at a Coalition of Barrier Island Elected Officials meeting at Longboat Key Town Hall. The next BIEO meeting will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 16, at Anna Maria City Hall, 10005 Gulf Drive. Islander Photo: ChrisAnn Silver Esformes
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HB clerk elected to state board
Deb Buff, left, Belle Glade city clerk and presidentelect of the Florida Association of City Clerks, poses June 24 with Stacey Johnston, Holmes Beach city clerk and newly elected FACC vice president, and Lana McPherson, De Soto, Kansas, city clerk/HR director and International Institute of Municipal Clerks president, following swearing-in by McPherson of the FACC 2019-20 board of directors at their annual conference in St. Augustine. Islander Photo: Courtesy FACC
The letter placed Manatee County on notice to come into compliance with Bradenton Beach rules and to prepare and submit a plan showing all trees to be removed, the location of replacement trees and the species proposed. A landscaping plan also must be presented, according to Gilbert, which would be added to the amended plans. Gilbert told Sturm that after re-examining the permit documents and submittals to Bradenton Beach from the county, he found “no mention of tree removal, replanting, relocating, etc.” Chappie said earlier he did not recall seeing any mention of tree removal in the original site plans for the parking lot improvements at Coquina, which were said to come about due to frequent standing water in the parking areas after storms. While the letter reminded county officials the LDC authorizes Bradenton Beach to issue a stop-work order on the project because the county is out of compliance, Gilbert asked for collaboration on a solution rather than a halt to the work. He also asked that no trees be removed until the issues are resolved. Gilbert, like Chappie, maintains no tree removal was mentioned in the county permit application. County Commissioner Carol Whitmore, who lives on Anna Maria Island and holds an at-large seat, replied June 28 to a request for updates from The Islander. “No updates on what is going on in Bradenton Beach, sorry,” she wrote. Whitmore and Commissioner Betsy Benac, also serving at-large, voted against removing the trees at the beach. Calls for comment to Chappie and Bradenton Beach Commissioner Randy White were not returned before The Islander press time.
Holmes Beach July 8, 9 a.m., commission (budget). Anna Maria City July 9, 9 a.m., commission (budget). July 4, noon., Celebrate America, City Pier Park, July 9, 6 p.m., commission. Pine Avenue and North Bay Boulevard. July 10, 6 p.m., planning commission. July 9, 4 p.m., planning and zoning. July 23, 6 p.m., commission. July 11, 6 p.m., commission. July 25, 11:30 a.m., police retirement. July 17, 5:30 p.m., special magistrate. July 31, 10 a.m., special magistrate. July 25, 6 p.m., commission. Aug. 26-30, candidate qualifying. Aug. 19-30, candidate qualifying. Holmes Beach City Hall, 5801 Marina Drive, Anna Maria City Hall, 10005 Gulf Drive, 941- 941-708-5800, holmesbeachfl.org. 708-6130, cityofannamaria.com. Manatee County Bradenton Beach July 23, 9 a.m., county commission. July 3, 9:30 a.m., CRA. July 30, 9 a.m., commission (budget). July 3, 2 p.m., ScenicWaves. Aug. 1, 9 a.m., commission (land use). July 9, 10 a.m., commission. Administration building, 1112 Manatee Ave. W., July 10, 9:30 a.m., CRA. Bradenton, 941-748-4501, mymanatee.org. July 11, 6 p.m., commission. July 18, 11 a.m., pier team. Of interest July 18, noon, commission. July 4, Independence Day, most government July 23, 1 p.m., commission. offices will close. The Islander office also will July 30, 10 a.m., CRA (budget). close. Aug. 26-30, candidate qualifying. July 30, 4 p.m., Manatee County Council of Bradenton Beach City Hall, 107 Gulf Drive N., Governments, Bradenton Area Convention Center, 941-778-1005, cityofbradentonbeach.org. 1 Haben Blvd., Palmetto. Send notices to calendar@islander.org.
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Hearings set in string of Holmes Beach Bert Harris cases
By Kathy Prucnell Islander Reporter Eleven Bert Harris lawsuits against the city of Holmes Beach are churning up court dates. Since 2016, more than 80 property owners invoked the Bert J. Harris Jr. Private Property Rights Protection Act against the city of Holmes Beach by filing claims at city hall. The state law provides a remedy for landowners whose property is unfairly impacted by a government action. Beginning in 2017, owners of 15 properties upped their claims to lawsuits in 12th Circuit Court. The owners claim losses in fair market value due to city ordinances enacted in 2015-16. To rein in party houses and other vacation rentals, the city enacted a series of ordinances at the behest of residents who went to city meetings complaining about problems, including parking, noise, garbage and changing neighborhoods. In most of the pending suits, the city filed motions for judgments on the pleadings, contending the property owners did not make the requisite showing under the Bert Harris act. The missing link, according to the city’s motions, is the plaintiffs/property owners failed to allege city officials ever denied a variance or development application. The owners struck back with motions to be heard ahead of the city’s motions. In seven pending cases, the plaintiffs are asking the court to find the city liable with partial summary judgments. They claim undisputed facts show timely claims, valid appraisals and property value losses due to the city’s occupancy restriction on existing uses. Listed by plaintiff, address, amount of claim and
court dates, the property owners with upcoming hearings are: • Brian Wien, 111 81st St., $220,000, July 30, Sept. 4. • R. Carlile Roberts, 6422 Gulf Drive, $380,000, Sept. 4. • AMI Breeze, , 209 54th St., $690,000, Aug. 8, Aug. 28. • Coral Escape of Holmes Beach, 132 50th St., $240,000, Aug. 8, Aug.28. • Robert and Michelle Carl, 4805 Second Ave., $275,000, Aug. 8, Aug. 28. • Robert and Michelle Carl, 118 50th St., $275,000, July 30, Sept. 4. • 307 66th LLC, 307 66th St., $295,000, July 30, Sept. 4. • Mojito Splash, 304 65th St., $275,000, Aug. 8, Aug. 28 • 302 55th LLC, 302 55th St., $665,000, July 30, Sept. 4. • Shawn Kaleta, 204 72nd St., $400,000, July 30, Sept. 4. • 5501 Holmes LLC, 5501 Holmes Blvd., $670,000, Aug. 8, Aug. 28. No court date is set for city’s motion in the lawsuit brought by Florida Gulf Coast Vacation Homes LLC, owner of 211 54th St., claiming a $395,000 loss. Still pending — but without contested motions or court dates — is the case of Swackhamer Investments VI LLC, Bemeehan Investments VI and Kmeehan Investments VI, claiming a $225,000 loss for 106 75th St. One of the first Bert Harris suits against the city, alleging $552,000 in damages at 104 75th St. by Frederick C. Hutchinson for the Patricia H. Hutchinson
trust, was voluntarily dismissed in February. Bob and Ellen McCaffrey’s $341,000 claim against the city went to trial in August 2018 and ended in a judgment that exonerated the city of liability, resulting in $5,600 in costs to the McCaffreys. Their mortgage holder has since filed for foreclosure on their residence at 7003 Holmes Blvd. In the McCaffrey decision, Judge Lon Arend stated that the owners failed to tie alleged losses in market value to the government actions — an argument also raised by the city motions on the pleadings. Trask Daigneault, a Clearwater law firm, including attorneys Jay Daigneault and Randy Mora, assigned by the city’s Florida League of Cities’ insurer, filed the city motions. Aaron Thomas and Jason Miller, of Najmy Thompson in Bradenton, filed the plaintiffs/property owners’ motions.
Wetlands fronting on Sarasota Bay near 28th Street and Avenue A — adjacent to Grassy Point Preserve — in Holmes Beach could soon become a nature A bike-sharing system is a service in which bicy- preserve. Islander Photo: ChrisAnn Silver Esformes cles are made available for shared use to individuals on a short-term basis. Bike-shares allow people to borrow a bike from point “A” and return it to point “B.” “Dockless” vehicles include bikes and scooters, that can be picked up or dropped off at a property By ChrisAnn Silver Esformes without a fixed parking station. Islander Reporter The moratorium does not apply to businesses rentA small wetlands preserve in Holmes Beach could ing bicycles and scooters or participating in bike-share be given a chance to grow. programs, but prohibits expansion of services. At a June 27 city commission meeting, city engiThe city is reviewing information on the matter neer Lynn Burnett updated the mayor and commisbefore drafting an ordinance regulating bike- and sioners on plans for Grassy Point Preserve on Sarasota scooter-sharing systems. Bay with an entrance at the north end of Avenue C near 30th Street. Permit moratorium on pre-FIRM structures In April, the commission asked Burnett to seek The commission also unanimously approved the grants and approach the Hames family, owner of a final reading of an ordinance extending a five-month parcel adjacent to and south of Grassy Point, along the moratorium on consecutive permits seeking to improve bayfront east of the 29th and 30th street ends, to sell Federal Emergency Management Agency-rated pre- or donate their land to the city. FIRM homes through Sept. 11. Burnett said she met with the estate executor for FEMA established elevation standards in 1975 the family, Nora Scholin, who also attended the June known as FIRM — the Flood Insurance Rate Map. 27 commission meeting. FEMA restricts remodeling to 50 percent of a According to plans presented by Burnett, the pre-FIRM structure’s assessed value. If the remodel Hames parcel is about 26 acres and includes Brazilian exceeds 50 percent, FEMA requires the structure to peppers, mangroves and other saltwater marsh vegetabe elevated or otherwise brought into compliance. tion, and Scholin is willing to donate a portion of the parcel to the city, to be named the Hames Preserve. Business tax exemption In exchange, Scholin is requesting the city install Also, commissioners unanimously voted to table a 200-foot pervious access drive on an adjacent right an ordinance exempting owners of rentals from paying of way, and allow a single-family residence on the the city’s business tax. remaining 150-by-150-foot lot. The city will be collecting an increased vacation “It would be the least environmental impact in rental certificate fee for weekly rentals, which will terms of identifying and providing a buildable lot for account for the loss. them,” Burnett said. Previously, Mayor Judy Titsworth said the busiShe said the family also owns buildable parcels, ness tax applications for rentals cost more to process subject to permits from Southwest Florida Water Manthan the city recoups through the tax. agement District, adjacent to the proposed access. Johnston said June 27 if the city does not proScholin requested authorization to work with ceed with the exemption, another employee might be the city attorney, the environmental consultant and needed to process business rental applications. Swiftmud to identify permitting and mitigation, exotic The motion to approve the final reading was tabled plants, mangroves and other native vegetation. until the city determines the cost-benefit analysis of “I think this is a great opportunity,” Commissioner exempting rentals from the business tax and collecting Carol Soustek, liaison to Grassy Point, said June 27. fees through the VRC program. “This is in perpetuity for the future generation. So we The public hearing was continued and the final do appreciate it very much.” reading will take place at the city commission meeting Burnett said the environmental consultants would at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 9, at city hall, 5801 Marina meet with her on the property July 2 to estimate the Drive, with a work session to follow. mitigation and permitting costs.
HB approves bevy of ordinances, tables business tax
By ChrisAnn Silver Esformes Islander Reporter Holmes Beach had a full agenda for its June 27 meeting and work session. The commission approved the final readings of four ordinances that have been in the works since the start of 2019. Additionally, commissioners tabled a public hearing and final vote for an ordinance exempting owners of residential units from the city’s business tax.
Charter amendments City commissioners unanimously approved the final reading of an ordinance for seven amendments to the charter, approved by the charter review commission and prepared by city attorney Patricia Petruff. The amendments will be placed before the electorate on the Nov. 5 ballot. Commissioner Carol Soustek asked that the city schedule a town hall to discuss the amendments and asked charter review commission Chair Ed Upshaw, present at the June 27 meeting, if he would attend and answer questions. Upshaw agreed and Petruff suggested a city commissioner also attend. Floodplain management Commissioners unanimously approved the final reading of an amended ordinance, removing the responsibility of “floodplain administrator” from the building official’s duties and redefining “substantial improvement” in the building code. The amended ordinance restricts property owners from applying for consecutive permits exceeding the 50% rule within a one-year period. The ordinance states permits to repair involuntary damage, such as loss caused by a hurricane, are exempt from the moratorium. Structures compliant with FEMA standards also are exempt. Bike-, scooter-share moratorium The commission unanimously approved the final reading of an ordinance extending a moratorium on the rental of dockless bikes and scooters, as well as docked bike-shares, in the public rights of way or other public properties through Sept. 30. There was no discussion June 27.
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Beach jeopardy
Answer: Fourth of July. What is the next onslaught bringing beachgoers, boaters and partiers on Anna Maria Island? We didn’t expect anyone to miss that “Jeopardy” question. As the island grows, so do the holidays. The number of people who come to the island to enjoy the beach on every holiday occasion increases. The trucks and trailers overflow the parking lot at the Kingfish Boat Ramp on Manatee Avenue by morning, as do the cars at the Manatee Public Beach. At the south end, Coquina Beach begins to fill with people and vehicles, leaving motorists lined up on Cortez Road, waiting to get to the beach. The restaurants, bars and stores get a holiday boost along with the accommodations. Some years, cars and people are still lined up trying to get the island when the fireworks go off at 9 p.m. or so. This year, as in the past, I encourage everyone to ride a bicycle or jump on the trolley. Also, shop for groceries well in advance, and, if you really want a peaceful holiday, find some old movies or a show to binge and hunker down at home. It also will be crowded on the water. Boaters should beware and always keep a look out for people, manatees and other boaters. Make sure your driver stays sober on the water, as well as on the road! Late-night beachgoers need to use caution to avoid disturbing nesting sea turtles and shorebirds. Only use cellphones and flashlights for safety. And beachgoers who build castles and dig holes need to knock down the sand and fill in the holes for everyone’s safety — including sea turtles. We all need to be mindful of Mother Nature when we’re on the beach. If storms pop up on the shore, stay calm. Seek cover. Consider waiting in your vehicle because the weather is likely to change from sunny to rain to sunny again in about 10 minutes. Don’t let it ruin your day. And if you have fireworks, I hope they’re the legal sort. Sparklers are OK, but anything that goes boom or rockets in the air is illegal and subject to confiscation. You’re much better off if you have pyrotechnics to stay in your back yard, not on the beach, where the sea breeze can catch a spark and quickly catch fire. No one wants a holiday disaster. And … LEAVE NO TRASH. Leave only footprints in the sand on AMI. We all will thank you. — Bonner Joy
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On the tree removals at Coquina Beach
In less than 48 hours, The Islander’s June 26 report on the Manatee County Board of Commissioners’ vote to proceed with the removal of Australian pine trees at Coquina Beach in Bradenton Beach prompted more than 1,000 engagements on our Facebook page, including more than 30 comments. Most of the comments opposed the county decision. A sampling of the comments follow: “Paving paradise.” — Karen Orofino, of Bradenton. “Good luck with that. They are ruining the beach. It will never be the same.” — Kathleen Lyon Crenshaw, of Rehoboth, Massachusetts. “I will never return nor bring my tens of thousands of social media followers to this place ever again. Sorry, lost my heart and business with this one.” — Liz Wilde, of Bradenton. “This is appalling.” — Ruthann Hauck-Allyn, of Bradenton. “Paid parking is next. They did the same thing to my hometown.” — Sophie Anderson, of Palmetto. “I’ll sign a petition. I don’t live on the island anymore but our son does. This desecration is breaking my heart.” — Betty Wilson, of Louisville, Kentucky. “Terrible! Ruining what makes it unique and taking away the shade.” — Tiffany Wilcox, of Lynn, Indiana. To join the conversation — and for discussions of other island issues — like The Islander’s page on Facebook and visit The Islander’s website at islander. org.
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Anna Maria: Mayor Dan Murphy; 941-708-6130; 10005 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria FL 34216; cityofannamaria.com; ammayor@cityofannamaria.com. Bradenton Beach: Mayor John Chappie; 941-7781005; 107 Gulf Drive N., Bradenton Beach FL 34217; 941-778-1005, cityofbradentonbeach.org (offline); mayor@cityofbradentonbeach.com. Holmes Beach: Mayor Judy Titsworth; 941-7085800; 5801 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach FL 34217; holmesbeachfl.org (offline); hbmayor@holmesbeachfl. org. Manatee County: County Commissioner Stephen R. Jonsson, District 3; steve.jonsson@mymanatee.org; 941-748-4501; 1112 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton FL 34205; mymanatee.org. Governor: Gov. Ron DeSantis, 850-717-9337; 400 S. Monroe St., Tallahassee FL 32399-0001; flgov. com. Florida senate: Sen. Bill Galvano; 941-741-3401; Suite 201, 1023 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton; flsenate. gov. Florida House: State Rep. William Cloud “Will” Robinson, District 71; 941-708-4968; Suite 100 717 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton; myfloridahouse. gov. u.s. senate: U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, 202-2243041; 284 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; rubio.senate.gov. U.S. Sen. Rick Scott: 813- 225-7040; Suite 421, 801 N. Florida Ave., Tampa; rickscott.senate.gov. u.s. House: U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, District 16; 941-747-9081; Suite 305, 1051 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton FL 34205; buchanan.house.gov. President: President Donald Trump, 202-4561111; 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington DC 20500; whitehouse.gov.
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10&20 years ago In the headlines: June 30, 1999
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection approved a $100,000 grant to restore the Anna Maria City Pier at Pine Avenue and North Bay Boulevard. City public works director Phil Charnock said he hoped the money would cover replacing the pier deck. The U.S. Coast Guard rescued three people after the engine on their boat overheated and caught fire about 10 miles west of the island. A spokesperson said the Coast Guard had rescued people from three boats in three months. Bradenton Beach received a check for $24,000 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency as reimbursement for expenses incurred during the evacuation for Hurricane Georges.
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Drag racer Walter Arfons sits in April 1976 outside his home at 215 Ave. C, Bradenton Beach — right behind the Shop N Go on Gulf Drive. Arfons died at age 96 in June 2013. His obituary in The New York Times said, “He was remembered for designing, building and racing the first jet-powered dragster and for adopting drogue parachutes, previously used in aircraft, to act as race car brakes.” Islander Photo: Courtesy Manatee County Public Library Digital Collection
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Icon barge sails, but work goes on at the Anna Maria City Pier
By Cory Cole Islander Reporter The city of Anna Maria said au revoir June 26 to the barge at the city pier. “Reminiscent of Elvis, the i+icon barge has left the building,” Mayor Dan Murphy wrote in an email June 26 to The Islander. The barge has been present since January 2018 when i+iconSOUTHEAST began construction. The barge departure — no longer needed for the job — signals i+icon’s work at the pier is closer to completion. Murphy said another barge would be employed in building the restaurant and bait shop at the T-end. Mason Martin LLC has that contract and the company plans to begin work as soon as possible, he said. At a city meeting June 27, Murphy asked commissioners for a vote to change the siding on the bait shop and restaurant from kebony to hardie-board planking. The commissioners voted unanimously for hardie board, made from a fiber-cement combination, and 100% fireproof and resistant to insects and vermin. Commissioner Doug Copeland said hardie board has a 30-year warranty and comes in any color the commission might want. The change also will save the city $18,500, Murphy said. In related business, Murphy asked commissioners to provide a list by July 5 of leasing recommendations for the pier restaurant and bait shop. The mayor wants each commissioner to list their ideal terms for the pier concession lease. Commissioner Dale Woodland handed out some suggestions June 27, including adding security cameras and benches and said the city should be responsible for all maintenance on the pier. “Leaseholders are temporary, but the pier is the city’s forever,” Woodland said. He said that is why he suggested the city maintain
Workers with i+iconSOUTHEAST walk from the T-end of the Anna Maria City Pier to the landside for lunch June 26. Islander Photo: Cory Cole
the structure. Murphy has been in contact with Mario Schoenfelder, the current leaseholder, and hopes to deliver a proposed lease to Schoenfelder by July 12. The mayor said he plans to have a signed lease by September. Meanwhile, work on the T-end platform continues. The week of June 24, i+icon was filling in the platform at the T-end and Ayres Associates, the city engineering firm, was finalizing plans for the lighting and electrical work, which is contracted to Miller Electric. City pier funding The city has taken in about $4.1 million for the pier project. The Manatee County Tourist Development Council budgeted $1.5 million; roughly $11,000 was raised in a GoFundMe account by the Anna Maria Island Preservation Trust; $304,000 is allocated in the city budget; and Manatee County government committed $333,000. The city also received $750,000 in state historical grants and another $945,000 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for damages.
Included in the $4.1 million is $285,000 from the state. Also, the TDC recommended an additional $435,000 for the pier, which needs approval by the county commission. Murphy said $408,000 in city funding would be part of the 2019-20 fiscal budget — if approved. All the expected funding totals $4.97 million. On the expense side, demolition cost $732,000 and the construction cost is at about $4.2 million, totaling about $4.9 million. Construction of the restaurant and bait shop will be funded from the city’s current and 2019-20 fiscal year budgets, provided the contractor, Mason Martin, starts work before Oct. 1, Murphy said. Mason Martin bid $1,041,101 to build the shell for the restaurant and bait shop on the pier. This cost brings the total for construction to about $5.9 million.
Anna Maria P&Z wants to learn about sea level rise
By Cory Cole Islander Reporter Sea level rise sparked a conversation at the Anna Maria Planning and Zoning Board June 11 meeting. The city amended its comprehensive plan, adding a section on sea level rise in 2017, as required by the state. The P&Z conversation started with board member Jeff Rodencal’s concern about the city’s plan to raise the streets by 2 feet to prevent flooding. He said there could be an increased chance of property flooding due to runoff from elevated roads. Rodencal raised the issue during member comments and, with no other official business, the P&Z board discussed the issue. Robin Meyer, city planner, said planning for sea level rise is relatively new. Member Mark Short said Holmes Beach and Bradenton Beach officials must partner and coordinate with Anna Maria officials on plans for sea level rise
and the board agreed. P&Z Chair Jonathan Crane suggested inviting a state expert to help the board understand the risks of sea level rise. He also suggested involving the other cities in the presentation. Rodencal asked if sea level rise is an issue the board wants to take on. “It’s almost like a default. Who else is going to do it?” member Bob Carter replied. The P&Z, as an advising body to the city commission, is interested in sea lever rise as it relates to issues involving future city development. Member Jose Erbella motioned to bring in a state expert to provide the board with information on the impact sea level rise can have to the island. The board was in unanimous agreement. Meyer and Carter will work on planning a meeting open to all three island cities. The next planning and zoning board meeting will be at 4 p.m., Tuesday, July 9.
A barge that has been part of the Anna Maria Island City Pier construction since January 2018 departs June 26 — no longer required for the remainder of the build. Islander Photo: Anna Maria/Dean Jones
Contractor keeps to summer schedule on Longboat Pass Bridge repairs
By Lisa Neff Islander Editor When darkness falls, the crews come out on the Longboat Pass Bridge. Under a Florida Department of Transportation contract, Southern Road & Bridge is overseeing significant repairs to the Longboat Pass Bridge linking Bradenton Beach and Longboat Key on State Road 789. The DOT is spending $5.2 million to repair the bascule bridge, built along with the Anna Maria Island and Cortez drawbridges in 1956-57. The project, expected to add 10-15 years of use to the structure, began June 10. “We have not experienced any impacts to the schedule at this point,” DOT spokesman Brian Rick said June 26. “We believe we are on track to compete the work by Aug. 28,” provided there’s good weather. Improvements under the 80-day contract include repairing concrete, upgrading the electrical system, installing a new pole and mast arm for traffic signals, repairing the fender system and cleaning and painting the steel. The work requires narrower travel lanes, overnight
Heavy equipment and vehicles are parked June 27 at the southeast end of Coquina Bayside in Bradenton Beach, the staging site for the repair project on the Longboat Pass Bridge. Overnight work will continue into August, but crews will break for the July 4 holiday. Islander Photo: Lisa Neff lane closures and some sidewalk closures. “We do not anticipate utilizing any full bridge closures or detours at this time,” Rick said. “If the need arises, we will issue … notifications at least 14 days prior to the closure.” The DOT said there would be no work on the bridge July 4-7. Earlier in the holiday week, after The Islander went to press, the contractor planned to prepare to coat, blast
and paint steel and run electrical conduit and wiring. Early June 27, the workers shared the bridge with several people fishing from the east sidewalk. “We’re coexisting,” said fisher Paul Neely, of Bradenton. “But we aren’t sharing any fish.” Staging for the project is at Coquina Beach Bayside in Bradenton Beach. For more about the Longboat Pass Bridge project, go online to swflroads.com.
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MCAT: Trolley ridership continues to climb Check the “dashboard.” A regular “dashboard” report from Manatee County Area Transit to the county commission contains praise for the island trolley. The report, presented to county commissioners June 18, states, “The AMI trolley is the most productive route in terms of total ridership operated by Manatee County government.” Ridership on the fare-free island trolley in 2018-19 continues to exceed ridership in 2017-18, according to MCAT. However, cumulative ridership declined compared with 2016-17. The trolley operates seven days a week, 6 a.m.10:40 p.m., between Pine Avenue at North Bay Boulevard in Anna Maria and Coquina Beach in Bradenton Beach. Ridership for October-May 2018-19 totaled
341,153 compared with 317,593 for the same period in 2017-18 and 372,085 in 2016-17. May ridership this year reached 38,684 — above the 35,796 counted in 2017-18, but lower than the 38,867 in 2016-17. Since fiscal year 2015, annual ridership on the trolley has exceeded 500,000. MCAT also reported ridership on its fixed-route services continued to increase, in part due to a new mobile ticketing option and improved frequency of service on routes, such as the 30-minute service on Route 3, which ends at the Manatee Public Beach in Holmes Beach. Cumulative ridership for MCAT for 2018-19 is 9.4% higher than 2017-18. Ridership for October-May 2018-19 was 1,027,057 compared with 939,146 for the period in 2017-18. — Lisa Neff
Gulf Drive crossing work in BB set for summer
Pedestrian crossing improvements are around the corner for a part of Gulf Drive in Bradenton Beach. City engineer Lynn Burnett updated commissioners June 20 on the pedestrian crossing improvement project the commission approved in April. The project involves the city hiring Bradentonbased MSB Services to install lighted signage at a crosswalk on Gulf Drive near 27th Street North and the Sandpiper Resort community for no more than $50,000. Burnett said design plans are almost finalized. She said the Florida Department of Transportation expedited the process and construction could finish by October. Burnett added that she plans to submit reimbursement requests to the county to cover project costs, reasoning that the county might have included the work on the next five-year plan, so the city could get reimbursement. — Ryan Paice
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A flashing beacon alerts motorists to “watch for pedestrians” at 54th Street on Gulf Drive in Holmes Beach. The city also plans to install a crosswalk at the location. A raised crosswalk also is planned for Gulf Drive midway between Carissa and Guava streets. Both locations are between S-curves where pedestrians have been hit by vehicles. Islander Photo: ChrisAnn Silver Esformes
The Florida Department of Transportation posted the following: Longboat Pass Bridge: Major repairs on the Longboat Pass Bridge on Gulf Drive between Bradenton Beach and Longboat Key take place through the summer. Overnight work will require decreasing lane sizes, flagging operations and occasional lane closures. For more information, go online to fl511.com and swflroads.com or dial 511.
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Oct. 19, Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce Bayfest, Anna Maria. ONGOING OFF ANNA MARIA ISLAND Second and fourth Thursdays, 2-4 p.m., Shanty Singers, Florida Maritime Museum, 4415 119th St. W., Cortez. Information: 941-708-6120. First Fridays, 6-9 p.m., ArtWalk in the Village of the Arts, around 12th Street West and 12th Avenue West, Bradenton. Also, Saturdays after the first Fridays. Information: villageofthearts@ gmail.com. Second and fourth Saturdays, 1-4 p.m., Music on the Porch, Florida Maritime Museum, 4415 119th St. W., Cortez. Information: 941-708-6120. Through Sept. 8, “Interpolations: Artwork from the Ringling and Monda Collections,” John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 5401 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota. Fee applies. Information: 941- 3595700. Through Sept. 29, “Natasha Mazurka: Order Systems,” John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 5401 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota. Through Dec. 31, “Always Ready” U.S. Coast Guard exhibit, Florida Maritime Museum, 4415 119th St. W., Cortez. Information: 941-708-6120. LOOKING AHEAD OFF AMI
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July 13, Katt Hefner “Sophisticated Lady: The Songbook of Natalie Cole” concert, Bradenton. July 13-Aug. 25, Marie Selby Botanical Gardens glass show, Sarasota.
KIDS & FAMILY ON ANNA MARIA ISLAND Thursday, July 4 10 a.m. — Anna Maria Island Privateers July 4 Parade, from Coquina Beach in Bradenton Beach to City Pier Park in Anna Maria. Information: amiprivateers.org. 12 p.m. — Anna Maria Island Privateers Post-Parade Party and Scholarship Awards, Anna Maria Island Beach Cafe, Manatee Public Beach. Information: amiprivateers.org. Noon — City of Anna Maria’s Celebrate America! party, City Pier Park, Pine Avenue and North Bay Boulevard, Anna Maria. 941708-6130. Dusk — Sandbar Restaurant’s Fourth of July Fireworks Show, Gulf of Mexico beach, 100 Spring Avenue, Anna Maria. Information: 941-778-0444. Friday, July 5 8 a.m. — Keep Manatee Beautiful 5th of July Beach Cleanup, Coquina Beach, Bradenton Beach. Information: 941-795-8272. Tuesday, July 9 10 a.m. — Preschool storytime, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341. ONGOING OFF AMI
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ONGOING ON ANNA MARIA ISLAND Through July 31, youth indoor soccer, Center of Anna Maria Island, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. Fee applies. Information: 941-778-1908. Wednesdays and Saturdays, 9 a.m., horseshoes pitched, Anna Maria City Hall, 10005 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria. Information: 941-708-6130. Wednesdays and Fridays, 9:15 a.m.-10:30 a.m. pickleball, Center of Anna Maria Island, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. Fee applies. Information: 941-778-1908. Thursdays, Saturdays and Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Legends Tennis, Center of Anna Maria Island, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. Fee applies. Information: 941-778-1908. Most Fridays, 11:30 a.m. or 1 p.m. (call for times) mahjong games, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341. Saturdays, 9 a.m.-12 p.m., pickleball, Center of Anna Maria Island, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. Fee applies. Information: 941-778-1908. Mondays, noon, bridge, Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria. CANCELED Mondays, AMI Dragon Boat Fun and Fitness Club, time depends on tides, 417 63rd St., Holmes Beach. Information: 941462-2626. Mondays-Saturdays, 7:30-10:30 a.m., Round Robin Tennis, Center of Anna Maria Island, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. Fee applies. Information: 941-778-1908. Most Tuesdays, 11:30 a.m., mahjong games and instruction for beginners, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341. ONGOING OFF AMI Various dates and times through Aug. 29, Bradenton Marauders baseball games, LECOM Park, 1611 Ninth St. W., Bradenton. Fee applies. Information: 941-747-3031. LOOKING AHEAD OFF AMI July 12-14, Mote Marine Sarasota Lionfish Derby, Sarasota.
CLUBS & COMMUNITY ON ANNA MARIA ISLAND Wednesday, July 10 Noon — Coloring Club, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341. 6:30 p.m. — Island Time Book Club, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341. ONGOING ON AMI First Wednesdays, 10 a.m., Ask A Master Gardener in collaboration with the Manatee County Agriculture and Extension Service, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941778-6341. Thursdays, 9-11 a.m., veterans services assistance, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-7786341. 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. Second Fridays, 6 p.m., AMI Resident Community Connections, Center of Anna Maria Island, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 941-778-1908. Tuesdays, noon, Rotary Club of Anna Maria Island, Bridge
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Jana Dohlman of Iowa looks on June 11, as daughter Alia, 7, looks through the film on a “turtle eye” card that filters light, allowing a person to see light sources visible to sea turtles, during a “Turtle Talk” at CrossPointe Fellowship, 8605 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach.
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Bob Slicker, left, general manager of the Swordfish Grill and Tiki Bar, 4628 119th St. W., Cortez, and Arlene Sweeting, of WBPV 100.1 FM radio, take part in a June 10 mixer at the restaurant to introduce the radio channel to Bradenton, Cortez, Anna Maria Island and Longboat Key. The station raised an antenna in May at the FISH Preserve. Islander Photo: Kathy Prucnell
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Island and surrounds to celebrate Independence Day By Lisa Neff Islander Editor
The picnic will begin at 5 p.m. at the center, 11655 Cortez Road W., Cortez. The center’s volunteers will Kids start grilling at about 6 p.m. leap to Attendees are welcome to bring a dish to share. catch For more information, call Kaye Bell at 941-538the 0945. goods In Bradenton, the Bradenton Marauders will celat the ebrate the holiday Wednesday, July 3, with fireworks July 4 after the baseball game against the Jupiter Hammerparade in 2018. heads. The ballgame will begin at 6:30 p.m. at LECOM This Park, at the corner of Ninth Street West and 17th year’s Avenue West, with the Marauders giving the first 1,500 parade fans a shirt. will For more information, call the box office at 941begin at 747-3031. 10 a.m. Pier 22 restaurant will present a fireworks display July 4 at after sunset July 4, with viewing on the riverfront in Coquina downtown Bradenton and Palmetto. For more informaBeach. tion, call the restaurant at 941-748-8087. Islander Sarasota’s fireworks display also will be July 4, File with the best viewing on the bayfront in the city’s Photo downtown, including Bayfront Park.
Play ball. Catch some beads. Cheer the fireworks. The Fourth of July will bring celebrations on and off the island on Independence Day, as well as before and after. On Anna Maria Island, four public events are planned — a parade, a picnic, a party and a fireworks display.
Privateers’ parade The Anna Maria Island Privateers’ annual July 4 parade will begin at about 10 a.m., with participants assembling at Coquina Beach in Bradenton Beach. Participants on wheels are welcome, as the route is too long and the parade moves too fast for walkers. The processional travels north on the island’s main streets, through Bradenton Beach, Holmes Beach and Anna Maria, arriving to City Pier Park at Pine Avenue and North Bay Boulevard. Organizers ask that people along the parade route not spray participants with water cannons or water guns. works display after sunset. For more information, go online to amiprivateers. The beach to the north and south of the restaurant org. provides the best public viewing of the pyrotechnics. The Sandbar also hosts a party and special seating Privateers party for the fireworks — for a price. After the parade, at about noon, the Privateers will For more information about the fireworks, call the hold a party and reception — a tradition where winners Sandbar at 941-778-0444. of Privateers college scholarships are honored —at the Anna Maria Island Beach Cafe at the Manatee Public Off-island activities Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Holiday celebrations off the island include more The nonprofit will present $19,850 in scholarships fireworks, a parade, a picnic, a hot dog-eating contest to 14 students for their college education. and minor league baseball play. For more information, go online to amiprivateers. On Longboat Key July 4, the Longboat Key Chamorg. ber of Commerce will present its Freedom Fest. The event includes a parade at 9 a.m. on Bay Isles City celebration Road, assembling at the parking lot between SunTrust Also at the parade’s end, the city of Anna Maria and Bank of America branches. will hold a Celebrate America! party in City Pier Park For more, call the chamber at 941-383-2466. at about noon. In Cortez, the Swordfish Grill and Tiki Bar, 4628 An invitation on the city’s website states, “Come 119th St. W., will host its sixth annual Fourth of July one, come all!” and says the city will serve a lunch of Hot Dog Eating Contest at 1 p.m. on the holiday. hot dogs and beverages and entertain with patriotic For more information, call the restaurant at 941music. 798-2035. For more information, call city hall at 941-708Also, the Cortez Cultural Center will hold an Inde6130. pendence Day Picnic Saturday, July 6. An invitation from the center said, “Sit with friends Fireworks show under our pavilion and enjoy seeing neighbors and The Sandbar Restaurant, 100 Spring Ave., Anna chatting while having a picnic of hot dogs, tea and Maria, will keep its July 4 tradition and present a fire- various goodies.”
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Manatee County operates fare-free beach transit July 4-7
All aboard for the all-American celebrations. Manatee County Area Transit will give some beach-bound transit passengers liberty from paying fares July 4-7. “In an effort to help drivers avoid heavy beach crowds over the Fourth of July weekend, Manatee County Area Transit will offer free rides onto and off of Anna Maria Island via Manatee Avenue,” MCAT announced June 24 in a news release. MCAT also will increase the frequency of buses traveling on Manatee Avenue between 75th Street West and the island. On Manatee Avenue, MCAT operates Route 3, which transports people from as far east as the Walmart near Interstate 75 and as far west as the Manatee Public Beach in Holmes Beach. On holidays and Sundays, this route is the Beach Express and operates fare-free. MCAT said the Beach Express will operate Thursday, July 4, and Sunday, July 7. Also, July 4-7, MCAT will add buses on Manatee Avenue between 75th Street West and the public beach that will operate at 15-minute intervals 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Passengers can board the buses at any stop between 75th Street West and the beach without fare. “Anna Maria Island has been especially crowded during holiday weekends recently, so the fare special is an incentive to ask people to take the bus to the island and back,” said public works director Chad Butzow. The county did not designate parking for “park and ride” to the island but Butzow said ample parking space exists at the Beachway Plaza, 7350 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton. MCAT also operates a fare-free island trolley that loops between Coquina Beach in Bradenton Beach and the City Pier Park in Anna Maria, connecting with the Manatee Avenue bus route at the Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Meanwhile, MCAT suspended July 4 service on its regular fixed route, as well as para-transit and Longboat Key Shuttle routes. Also for the holiday, the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office will post deputies at the island’s busiest intersections to control traffic. Additionally, the county will place more public portalets at the public beaches and have them serviced daily on the holiday and the weekend that follows. Closings and services Most government offices will be closed Thursday, July 4, for Independence Day, as will The Islander. The Island Library also will be closed July 4. Additionally, trash collection that takes place Thursdays will be delayed. — Lisa Neff
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Ice cream shop maintains red, white and cool tradition
By Sandy Ambrogi Islander Reporter Josie Alderson, left, tops Growing up with mom, dad and the grandparice-cream sandwiches ents owning an ice cream parlor might be every kid’s June 24 with sister dream. Ava, right, who puts For Ava Alderson, 15, and sister Josie, 13, it’s ice cream on a cookie. the real deal — but the rewards come with hard work The girls have helped around July 4. make the treats for the The girls pitch in on the preparation of 500 ice Anna Maria Island cream sandwiches for the annual Anna Maria Island Privateers July 4 Parade Privateers July 4 Parade. for four years at the “The pirates throw out beads. We throw out ice family’s Tyler’s Gourcream,” Dan Alderson quipped. met Ice Cream, 11904 Tyler’s takes a while to make all the ice cream Cortez Road W., Cortez. sandwiches by hand. Production started June 24 at Islander Photos: Sandy the flagship Tyler’s Gourmet Ice Cream shop, 11904 Ambrogi Cortez Road W., Cortez. The whole family showed up. The girls, along with parents Rob and Laura, and grandparents Dan The girls have been on the sandwich assembly line and Sandy made the vanilla and chocolate soft-serve do homemade cookies. mixes that go between the cookies. “It was trial and error, and we found a good choco- since 2014, when the idea to toss ice cream struck the Dan Alderson admitted Tyler’s uses a store-bought late chip cookie that holds well and doesn’t crumble a adults. In the July heat, the sandwiches are a perfect treat to toss from the company “turtle mobile.” cookie, which he said holds up better when frozen than couple of years ago. So we stuck with it,” he said. The logo-wrapped van carries the family in the parade and Dan Alderson recently took it in for an AC check to keep them cool. “We’ve got to have a lot of cool air to get through,” he said. “The parade is a slow process, but it sure is fun.” The girls have gotten taller and also faster at filling, stacking, wrapping and packing the sandwiches, Dan said, and their parents agreed. Tyler’s does not sell the sandwiches in the stores. So the treats are available only at the parade. On July 4, look for the Tyler’s turtle mobile, with Ava and Josie on top tossing the ice cream sandwiches, in the holiday processional. The parade will depart from Coquina Beach at 10 a.m. and travel north to City Pier Park in Anna Maria.
Dan, Sandy, Josie, Ava, Rob and Laura Alderson smile from behind the counter June 24 at Tyler’s Gourmet Ice Cream in Cortez. The entire family participates in the ice-cream business, with stores on Cortez Road and at 5917 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton and, 5350 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key.
July 5 cleanups set, volunteers sought
The morning after beachgoers celebrate the red, white and blue, Keep Manatee Beautiful and the Holmes Beach Police code compliance officers will direct collection of their discarded, littered and strewn trash. The KMB “5th of July Beach Cleanup” will begin at 8 a.m. Friday, July 5, at Coquina Beach, Bradenton Beach. Holmes Beach will be awaiting volunteers at a canopy set up on the
beach at 52nd Street. An announcement from KMB said, “The day after Independence Day is often considered one of the dirtiest days of the year at the beach.” Volunteers should dress for outdoor work, and KMB and the city will provide collection bags. For more information, call KMB at 941-941-795-8272, or HBPD at 941-708-5804.
As American as apple pie ice cream Tyler’s Gourmet Ice Cream keeps another tradition this time of year, serving apple pie ice cream at the three locations through July 4 — or until supplies run out. “We have people come in just for the apple pie flavor. We always sell out fast. Once it’s gone, it’s gone
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Inspector recommends new law for old problem — fireworks
By Kathy Prucnell Islander Reporter The booms, whizzes and colors fly. In the state, most fireworks — except some sparklers, glow worms and small smoke bombs — are illegal without a permit. Despite their illegality, people buy, store and take fireworks to backyards, streets and beaches for the Fourth of July and other holidays. While West Manatee Fire Rescue employs inspectors to ensure the safety of homes and businesses, it has little to say about the danger from celebrants firing off firecrackers. But a change may come, not for this July 4 holiday, but possibly next, if an idea West Manatee Fire Rescue inspector Rodney Kwiatkowski takes hold. Kwiatkowski recommended to Chief Tom Sousa that the district adopt a Manatee County ordinance that incorporates the state law to give WMFR more teeth to increase public safety. Under state law, the use of illegal fireworks is punishable as a first-degree misdemeanor, which means a conviction could lead to one year in jail, $1,000 fine and court costs. Manatee County enacted an ordinance that adds “fire chiefs or their designees” as possible enforcers. Local fire inspectors, responsible for permitting professional pyrotechnics displays, currently police safe limits between storage of flammable substances and residences and schools. Leading up to Kwiatkowski’s recommendation, one such inspection occurred June 12 after multiple anonymous reports went to WMFR about fireworks stored in Cortez. Kwiatkowski responded, consulted with the state fire marshal’s office and requested the assistance of Manatee County Sheriff’s Office deputies, who recommended the removal of the unsafely stored fireworks stacked in a garage to a safe location. According to the fire inspector, the fireworks were to be returned to the company that sold them the following day. Kwiatkowski also monitors the displays he permits. He said the only Fourth of July fireworks display
permitted in WMFR’s district — covering Anna Maria Island, parts of West Bradenton and Cortez — will be at the Sandbar Restaurant in Anna Maria, by Creative Pyrotechnics of Orlando. For the last two years, an unpermitted display was shot from a barge in the water near Cortez. With respect to unpermitted displays, fire officials can do little more than report them to law enforcement. Kwiatkowski chalks up the unlicensed displays to a legal loophole. The loophole gives retailers the right to sell fireworks to people who sign a form saying they will use them for permitted purposes, including agricultural uses. “We need to close the loophole,” said Kwiatkowski. The display permit is “a long process,” he added, including a review of the applicants and their professional certifications, as well as a federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives check. Sousa said that’s for good reason. It’s because fireworks are dangerous and can cause serious injuries. Sousa said while he supported Kwaitkowski’s recommendation, it hasn’t been reviewed by the district attorney. Administrative Battalion Chief Ben Rigney, who will become chief in October, supports increasing
Sparklers are among the legal fireworks sold by Publix Super Market, 3900 E. Bay Drive, Holmes Beach. Islander Photo: Kathy Prucnell public safety, but he had not heard of Kwiatkowski’s recommendations. He said he planned to follow up. WMFR commissioners would need to approve an ordinance. “Hopefully that change will be made by next year,” Kwiatkowski said.
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Pallets of fireworks found, removed at Cortez residence
By Kathy Prucnell Islander Reporter More than 697 cases of improperly stored fireworks were discovered June 12 in a garage in Cortez by West Manatee Fire District and Manatee County Sheriff’s Office. WMFR was tipped off to “pallets full of fireworks” being stored at 4436 124th St. W., Cortez, according to a district news release. Inspector Rodney Kwiatkowski responded and spoke to the tenant, Bob Slicker. Slicker said he rents the residence from John Banyas, owner of Swordfish Grill & Tiki Bar, N.E. Taylor Boatworks, Cortez Bait and Seafood, a fish house and retail store, and Cortez Kitchen, a restaurant. Slicker, who manages the Swordfish restaurant and bar, gave WMFR permission to enter the home. Kwiatkowski took an inventory, consulted with the state fire marshal’s office and requested the sheriff’s assistance. MCSO sent its bomb squad to the residence.
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No charges were issued, according to an MCSO report, which determined the renter was not in violation of possessing illegal fireworks. “The fireworks were to be returned to the company that sold them the following day,” Kwiatkowski said, adding he’d advised Slicker the fireworks needed to be stored 1,000 feet from a residence. For the past two years on July 4, an unannounced fireworks display was launched from a barge in Sarasota Bay near the Banyas-owned businesses. According to the fire inspector, “We do not know what the plans for the fireworks were. We only know the fireworks were being illegally stored.” Calls and texts from The Islander June 28 to Banyas and Slicker for comment were not acknowledged as of press time. Almost 700 cases of fireworks fill a garage June 12 at 4436 124th St., Cortez. WMFR said Cortez businessman John Banyas owns the residence and his restaurant manager, Bob Slicker is the tenant. Islander Photos: Rodney Kwiatkowski/WMFR
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Judge to decide challenge against BB’s remodel permits By Kathy Prucnell Islander Reporter Years of legal wrangling in the case of former Bradenton Beach Planning and Zoning Board member John Metz are about to end with a decision. After an hourlong hearing June 17, 12th Circuit Judge Charles Sniffin said he would issue an opinion on whether Bradenton Beach’s special magistrate erred in upholding a city building permit and completion certificate for a remodel — a matter that has pitted Metz against city hall since 2015. During the hearing, Metz’s attorney, Rob Robinson, of the Kirk Pinkerton law firm in Sarasota, detailed the dispute: • Building official Steve Gilbert issued a building permit in March 2016 for a multiunit remodel at 308 Gulf Drive S. owned by George and Wendy Kokolis and, in July 2016, a certificate of completion for work dating back to June 2015. • The Kokolises bought the property in September 2014. • The property is zoned Commercial 2. • The building permit condoned the construction of a residential fourplex unit in a commercial district. • The property was gutted, remained vacant and uninhabitable for 29 months. • Metz has lived next door to the property since 2013. Robinson argued the city code contained a “use-itor-lose-it” rule, providing that if a property goes without an occupant for more than 18 months the owner abandons the right to the grandfathered residential status. He said the city’s application of a 50% rule was improper, failing to include costs of certain repairs, and the city’s building official and special master decisions were in error. Bradenton attorney Lisa Gonzalez Moore, hired by the city as the special master, heard testimony in the spring of 2017. Moore found the building’s residential use was allowed due to a historical overlay when the city issued
Former Bradenton Beach Planning and Zoning Board member John Metz jots notes while Mayor John Chappie, Tjet Martin and others watch a June 26 hearing on Metz’s petition seeking to invalidate a city special master’s decision that upheld remodeling permits for a residential fourplex at 308 Gulf Drive S., Bradenton Beach. Islander Courtroom Pool Photo: Anna Maria Sun
a 2015 building permit. She also ruled “the residential use was not abandoned because it was not discontinued for a period of 18 months or more.” Robert Lincoln, attorney for the Kokolises, argued for grandfathering the fourplex, saying the work on the remodel during the 18-month period showed a lack of abandonment. Robinson, however, disagreed. He said the work merely shows the owners’ intent and the ordinance prohibits considering the owners’ intentions. “Your job is to review the decision … with deference to the agency’s interpretation,” Lincoln said, adding Moore heard “two full days of testimony … with every one of the issues vetted out” and determined the building official’s interpretation was reasonable. City attorney Ricinda Perry agreed and referred the judge to Moore’s order, saying it was “very well done.” Metz and his attorney disputed the applicability of
the historical overlay, saying the case could be decided that the fact of the structure is nonconforming. “The 800-pound gorilla in this room is not the nonconforming use. We also have a nonconforming density,” Robinson said. After the hearing Metz agreed, saying the lot is less than half a standard-sized lot and the four units developed by the Kokolises lack sufficient parking. During the hearing, Perry called Metz’s case “sour grapes…. because he wasn’t able to purchase the property.” Metz said Perry “can’t start an argument” without calling the court’s attention to his onetime interest in the property. He added, “This is my main gripe: It’s way over density. I think the city is afraid of Mrs. Kokolis.” He described her as a powerful, smart woman and an owner of numerous properties in the city. As far as the judge’s decision, Metz, a retired California attorney, said he has a “very strong case.”
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BB votes against settlement with targets of Sunshine suit
By ChrisAnn Silver Esformes Islander Reporter More settlement offers were taken into consideration in a Bradenton Beach lawsuit. But as quickly as they were presented, they were shot down. At a June 28 shade meeting for a lawsuit against six former board members initiated by ex-Mayor Jack Clarke and joined by the city, a motion was made by Commissioner Jake Spooner and approved 4-0 by the mayor and commissioners to reject settlement offers proposed by several defendants. Additionally, Spooner motioned for the city’s attorney in the lawsuit, Robert Watrous, to draft a cover letter stating the rejection and that the city only would entertain an offer that included all six defendants, an admission of fault for violating the Sunshine Law and
“significant repayment to the taxpayers for attorneys’ fees.” Clarke, who was absolved by the city from paying any legal fees, did not attend the meeting and Commissioner Randy White was absent with excuse. The lawsuit alleges the defendants, as board members, violated Florida’s Government-in-the-Sunshine Law by discussing city matters at meetings and through emails, texts and phone calls. A shade meeting allows a government body to privately meet with council to discuss litigation strategy, settlement negotiations or expenditures. The meeting is publicly noticed and is opened and closed in an open meeting, with motions made during the closing session. The private portion of the meeting is transcribed by a court reporter and made public after the case is
Bradenton Beach Commissioner Jake Spooner, left, city attorney Ricinda Perry, Mayor John Chappie, paralegal Michael Barfield, Commissioner Ralph Cole and attorney Robert Watrous commence June 28 with a shade meeting at the police station, 403 Highland Ave. Commissioner Marilyn Maro also attended. Islander Photo: ChrisAnn Silver Esformes
closed. Michael Barfield, Watrous’s paralegal for the lawsuit, said June 28, upon direction from city attorney Ricinda Perry and Watrous, he recently “re-engaged the defendants about settlements, no longer making it global that all had to sign and offering that they each pay $500.” He said the settlements stipulated that the two defendants that also were Scenic Waves Partnership Committee members, Tjet Martin and Rose Vincent, could state that they “may have” made mistakes, while the defendants who were on the P&Z board, Reed Mapes, John Metz, Patty Shay and Bill Vincent, had to admit they violated the Sunshine Law. “Some folks have decided to accept and some have not,” Barfield said. “The individuals who have expressed an interest in doing so know and understand it is contingent upon the city commission accepting the proposal.” In March, the city made an offer that would have required the defendants each pay fines of $500 and admit they violated the Sunshine Law. The defendants responded with an “offer to compromise,” a $10,000 donation to the Annie Silver Community Center with no admission of guilt and no fine, which was declined by the city. Then, in April, the city offered to close the case without an admission of guilt from the defendants — if they paid court costs — more than $232,000 as of June 28 — incurred by taxpayers. In May, the defendants offered a compromise, stating they would “settle with the city and Clarke only if they dismiss this lawsuit against all defendants with prejudice,” and pay 40% of each defendant’s costs for the lawsuit to date. The city rejected that offer. A trial is set to begin July 15.
Pretrial arguments in Sunshine suit deemed ‘premature’ by judge
By ChrisAnn Silver Esformes Islander Reporter Two more pretrial hearings were conducted in the case of Bradenton Beach ex-Mayor Jack Clarke and the city versus six former board members. And neither side prevailed. At a hearing on a motion for partial summary judgment June 26 made by the defendants for award of attorneys’ fees, as well as a motion to dismiss for failure to join an indispensable party, 12th Judicial Circuit Judge Edward Nicholas determined a ruling on the matter of fees would be premature. Additionally, Nicholas denied a motion presented by the plaintiffs at a hearing later the same day, seeking to amend the initial complaint to include further evidence obtained during discovery. The suit, filed in August 2017 by Clarke and joined by the city, alleges Sunshine Law violations by former P&Z board members Reed Mapes, John Metz, Patty Shay, and Bill Vincent, and Scenic Waves Partnership Committee members Tjet Martin and Rose Vincent, all of whom were members of the now-defunct grass-roots group Concerned Neighbors of Bradenton Beach. Clarke and the city allege the board members violated Florida’s Government-in-the-Sunshine Law by discussing city matters at CNOBB meetings and through emails, texts and phone calls. During the June 26 hearing for the defendants’ motions, Thomas Shults, Metz’s attorney, argued that the city and Clarke have no right to a claim for attorneys’ fees against the defendants. “The only affirmative relief (the city and Clarke) are seeking against these individuals, is a judgment for attorneys’ fees,” Shults said. Robert Watrous, attorney for the plaintiffs, argued against the motion. “This is almost like a pretrial motion to strike a potential claim for damages,” Watrous said. “To do it pretrial is almost like asking your honor to make law contrary to really clear, black leather laws as to how cases should proceed.” Black leather laws are well-established legal rules. Nicholas said such a judgment would be “premature.” “I do appreciate that specter of the award to attor-
Robert Watrous, left, attorney for Bradenton Beach and ex-Mayor Jack Clarke in a civil suit against six former city board members, presents his argument at a June 26 hearing, as Thomas Shults, attorney for defendant John Metz, and Metz, review notes. Islander Photo: Courtroom Pool neys’ fees is a significant one. I do appreciate that the potential removal of that specter from the equation here certainly would ameliorate or remove the stress of that potential sanction,” Nicholas said. “But I will find that any ruling as to entitlement to attorneys’ fees is simply premature at this time and is properly heard in proceedings post-trial.” In the hearing for the plaintiffs’ motion to amend the initial complaint, Watrous argued that more evidence has become known through a prolonged discovery, which should be admitted to the case, but additional counts would not be added. He said the plaintiffs were not seeking to delay the trial. “I think everybody wants to get this matter resolved,” Watrous said. Shults argued the amendment would expand the argument on violation of the Sunshine Law from one CNOBB meeting, July 25, 2017, to include nine meetings and a variety of other topics outlined in a 490page attachment to the motion. He said acceptance of the motion would push back the already delayed trial, set to begin July 15.
“I feel like we are over-thinking this,” Nicholas said. Nicholas acknowledged a motion made by Mapes, who, as with all the defendants except Metz, has gone pro se. Mapes requested an expedited trial due to health issues. Mapes addressed Nicholas June 26 in support of his motion and stated, “July 15 would be a wonderful date for all of us to get out of this thing.” Shults said he is concerned the amendment would expand the suit from one count to nine. Watrous said they would still be seeking “one judgment on one count, of all the instances.” Nicholas denied the amendment, with the caveat that, if otherwise admissible, the information contained within the amended complaint likely will come before the court during the trial. “I feel like I’m in an untenable situation here in that, if I grant the motion to amend, we’re, in effect, taking this case off the trial docket,” he said. “I think we’re making this more complicated than it is. I think we just need to try it and see whether the city can prove what they’ve alleged here.”
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8 a.m. — Men’s breakfast, Church of the Annunciation, Holmes Beach. 10 a.m. — Women’s Bible study, Christ Church of Longboat Key Presbyterian (USA), Longboat Key. 9 a.m. — Men’s Bible study, Christ Church of Longboat Key Presbyterian (USA), Longboat Key. 11:30 a.m. — Prayer partners, Gloria Dei, Holmes Beach. 7 p.m. — Bible study, Cortez Church of Christ, Cortez. Thursday 10 a.m. — Women’s Bible study, Gloria Dei, Holmes Beach. Saturday 3 p.m. — Confession, St. Bernard, Holmes Beach. Sunday 8:45 a.m. — Adult Sunday school, Roser Church, Anna Maria. 9 a.m. — Adult book study, Roser Church, Anna Maria. 10:15 a.m. — Fellowship, Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Holmes Beach. 10 a.m. — Bible study, Cortez Church of Christ, Cortez. 10:30 a.m. — Life group, CrossPointe, Holmes Beach. Tuesdays 9:30 a.m. — Women’s prayer, CrossPointe, Holmes Beach. Send listings to news@islander.org or calendar@islander.org.
She had a long career with the federal government and retired from the U.S. District Courts in July 2011. She enjoyed spending time with family, especially playing board games with her grandchildren. She also enjoyed sewing, crocheting and traveling. After retiring, she started her own handbag business, Grandma Judy’s, Hansen named after her Grandma Judy, who taught her to sew. She also enjoyed renovating and decorating vacation homes on Anna Maria Island with her husband. She and her husband were members of Harvey Memorial Church in Bradenton Beach. Services were June 20 in Springfield, with burial at Camp Butler National Cemetery in Springfield. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital or the ALS Association. She is survived by her husband, Marvin C.; twin sister Brenda Capranica; brother Stephen J. Poole; son Jason Race and wife Christina; daughter Lindsay Tranquilli; grandchildren Evan, Anna and Colin Race and Nicholas and Olivia Tranquilli; step-daughter Sarah VanDenBossche and husband Matt; step-grandchildren Levi, Nicholas, Ryan, Kyle, Benjamin and Frank; step great-grandchildren Eli and Hayden; and aunt Freida Herring.
at Orange County Community College in 1950. There he was voted the first “Athlete of the Year” in 1951 as captain of the basketball and soccer teams. After graduating in 1952 with a degree in accounting and then earning a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Buffalo in 1958, he earned a certificate in health care administration from Ohio State Cawein University and a master’s degree in health care administration from the University of South Carolina. He later was inducted into the first “Colt Athletic Hall of Fame” SUNY Orange in 2012. He also was a Korean War veteran of the U.S. Army, having served as intelligence specialist with the Army Security Agency 1953-56. For 25 years, he was senior vice president and chief financial officer at Horton Memorial Hospital (now Orange Regional Medical Center) in Middletown, New York. Ten of those years he was chairman of the Northern Metropolitan Hospital Association Finance Committee and a member of the NYS Hospital Association Finance Committee). He also taught health care administration at various universities. He retired from teaching after four years as campus director at New School University’s Middletown Campus. In addition to his teaching, he served as treasurer of Grace Episcopal Church in Middletown for 10 years, and was chairman of the church endowment committee. An avid lover of music throughout his life, he was a talented guitar player who enjoyed playing acoustic and electric guitar and the banjo. He spent many retirement hours building beautifully-detailed model antique ships. One of his favorite activities was ballroom dancing with his wife, Ruth, and he was able to dance with her until a month before he died. Memorial contributions may be made to the Charles J. And Ruth C. Cawein First Student Scholarship Fund for Healthcare at SUNY Orange. A celebration of life will be planned. Condolences may be made at www.griffithcline.com. Mr. Cawein is survived by his wife of 24 years, PLEASE SEE OBItuARIes, NEXT PAGE
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Bernard H. ‘Bernie’ Clark
Bernard H. “Bernie” Clark, 93, formerly of Anna Maria Island, died June 9. He was born July 12, 1925, in Cannelburg, Indiana, but lived most of his life in the Tampa Bay area. He attended grade school in Montgomery, Indiana, Gibsonton grade school in Florida, OLPH grade school in Ybor City, Jesuit High School and the University of Florida school of pharmacy for a bachelor’s of science degree in pharmacy. He was a veteran — a merchant seaman in World War II and also in the U.S. Airforce in the Korean War. He was a pharmacist at Rich’s and Webbs drug stores in Holmes Beach and took part in racquetball at the court in Holmes Beach. Mr. Clark requested there be no service. He is survived by daughter Julia Ann Lee; sons Christopher M., Micheal Lee and Alexander B.; grandsons Ryan A., Sean K., Dalton, and Gavin; and greatgrandchildren Zoey S. and Bodhi A.
Barbara Ann Hansen
Barbara Ann (Poole) Hansen, 67, of Springfield, Illinois, and formerly of Holmes Beach, died June 16. She was born in Springfield Dec. 2, 1951, Charles Jacob Cawein to Ernest G. and Patricia A. (Sassenberger). Charles Jacob Cawein, 87, of Anna Maria, died She attended St. Aloysius grade school, Ursuline June 25 in Bradenton. Academy and Springfield College in Illinois. He was born and raised in Otisville, New York, the son of Charles and Madeline Strack. He had been a resident of Anna Maria since 1995. He was the first student to apply and be accepted
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A young man then, chef answered a call to Chernobyl
By Sandy Ambrogi Islander Reporter He’s thankful — and lucky — to be here. Today, Pavel Hasenohrl and wife Tracy run a successful European-style restaurant in West Bradenton. In 1986, Hasenohrl was a 26-year-old Red Cross volunteer near Kiev, Ukraine, in the then-Soviet Union. He lived in Chomupov, in the current Czech Republic, where he heard of a “problem” with a nuclear plant. That “problem” turned out to be what many scientists consider the worst nuclear power disaster in history. On April 26, 1986, in the No. 4 reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant near Pripyat, an uncontrolled nuclear chain reaction occurred after a series of missteps by operators, resulting in a steam explosion and an open-air reactor core fire. The fire burned for about nine days before being contained May 4, and radiation fallout covered parts of the USSR, as well as Western Europe. The number of casualties remains disputed and the life expectancies of those affected remain uncertain. Hasenohrl is in good health, but more than twothirds of the 30 Red Cross volunteers who traveled with him to evacuate people are dead. “I can’t say for sure,” Hasenohrl told The Islander. “But I suspect the radiation had a lot to do with it.” Hasenohrl said little was known and even less was revealed to the Red Cross group when they were asked to journey to an area near Chernobyl to assist residents. “The government workers told us it was a technical problem. A little technical problem,” he said. “I was a young man. I was like, I will go and do this work. I will help move the people. I wasn’t thinking about radiation. I wasn’t thinking about dying. I was 26.” Hasenohrl said the Red Cross worked with the Soviet military, and took people and the belongings
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Chef Pavel Hasenohrl sits June 16 in his Cremesh European Restaurant in the Beachway Plaza at 7232 Manatee Ave., Bradenton. In 1986, Hasenohrl was one of a group of Red Cross workers sent to evacuate residents after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in the then-Soviet Union. Hasenohrl says only seven of the 30 people on his crew are alive. Islander Photo: Sandy Ambrogi they could carry from the countryside around the power plant. They loaded the evacuees onto buses and took them to Kiev. “Now I bet some never went back,” Hasenohrl said of those he helped relocate. When the evacuees arrived in Kiev with the Red Cross volunteers — about 100 kilometers from the meltdown — they were surprised to find the normally large bustling city virtually empty.
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I was a young man. I was like, I will go and do this work. I will help move the people. I wasn’t thinking about radiation. I wasn’t thinking about dying. I was 26. — Pavel Hasenohrl, about responding to the disaster at Chernobyl
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Hasenohrl estimates more than 70% of the inhabitants were gone, having fled the fallout from the plant. He said Red Cross workers had no idea how severe the situation was until about three weeks later, when they returned home. Near Chernobyl, everything had looked normal. “It was different then. We just weren’t told much,” he said. Hasenohrl and his family enjoyed life then, he said. He lived on a farm and didn’t think much about the disaster until people started dying. Most of the Red Cross crew who died suffered from various forms of cancer, he said. “There’s no proof, of course, but…..,” he trailed off. Hasenohrl and his wife, along with their two sons, came to the United States in 2000 and settled in Miami. After a stint in Key West, they moved to Bradenton in 2005 and opened Cremesh European Restaurant a year ago. “I’ve never been back,” Hasenohrl said. “And I certainly would never go back. There are people there, however, who have lived there the whole time. They refused to leave. One elderly lady has been in the same house all these years,” he said, referring to stories he has heard from family and friends about Chernobyl. He shrugged and shook his head. “Not me.”
and nonperishable food. Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria, administers the pantry, supported by All Island Denominations. Information: 941-778-0414. • Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria, needs volunteers to staff its thrift shop. Information: 941-778-0414. • Moonracer Animal Rescue seeks volunteers to offer foster and forever homes for rescued animals. Information: 941-345-2441. • The Anna Maria Island Historical Society museum seeks docents, 402 Pine Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 941-778-0492. • The Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce seeks volunteers to assist at the office and visitor information center. Information: 941-778-1541.
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Bradenton Beach department heads deliver budget wish lists
By Ryan Paice Islander Reporter Christmas may come early for Bradenton Beach employees. Mayor John Chappie and the commission met June 18 with departments heads, including city clerk Terri Sanclemente, Bradenton Beach Police Chief Sam Speciale, building official Steve Gilbert and public works manager Tom Woodard, to discuss the city budget for the 2019-20 fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1. Commissioner Randy White was absent. Municipal budgets are established by ordinance and, in Bradenton Beach, require two public hearings and two votes for two budgets, for the city and community redevelopment agency. Sanclemente said June 20 that dates for the public hearings were not determined. Treasurer Shayne Thompson explained at the meeting that each department proposes a budget by designating funds for necessities and then listing additional items — wishes — for the commission’s consideration. Chappie said the city has yet to receive information needed to develop the budget, but he proposed an overall employee salary increase by 4%. He said the raise would keep people ahead of this year’s 2.6% increase in the cost of living. The Manatee County Property Tax Appraiser announced in June that property valuations were up for 2019-20 over the current year in the island cities, which should amount to rising revenue for city, depending on the millage rate designated by the commission. The rollback rate is the millage needed in 2019-20 to produce the same revenue as the current year. Any rate higher than the 2018-19 millage would amount to a tax increase for property owners. Police department Speciale said first on his wish list is the hiring of an additional officer. He said the city becomes busier each year, and his department doesn’t have the staff to deal with the crowds. “My overtime is destroyed,” he said. “It’s gone.” Speciale said the addition of an officer could lighten the load for others and allow officers to remain stationed in an area, as opposed to driving across the city to respond to calls. Speciale said the new officer, which he didn’t provide a cost estimate for, would patrol the CRA district and the beaches. So the CRA could help pay the salary and the Manatee County Tourist Development Council might also provide funding for the beach patrol, which is performed by the BBPD on a contract paid by the county.
Mayor John Chappie, left, opens a workshop June 18 to discuss the city’s budget for the 201920 fiscal year. Islander Photo: Ryan Paice
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electric vehicle is inoperable. Woodard also asked for $6,800 to remove two Australian pine trees from city-owned property near 15th Street South to receive credit for clearing the Chappie said he is in full support of adding an property from the National Flood Insurance Program officer because Bridge Street, a viable downtown, will Community Rating System. However, he said the tree removal could be only get bigger and busier. Speciale also asked for two new vehicles — a addressed later. patrol vehicle for a new officer and a truck capable of towing the police boat. He did not provide cost esti- Administration department Sanclemente, who heads the administration departmates. ment, listed two chairs, a laptop computer and a desktop computer for the Katie Pierola Commission ChamPublic works department Woodard listed three primary wishes: $44,000 for bers as her wishes. Sanclemente said the computer in the meeting an additional position in public works, $10,000 for a new Polaris Ranger vehicle and $6,000 for a road room is old and lacks Windows 10, which she said is required. The new laptop would replace Sanclemente’s sweeper that can be pulled with a truck. Woodard said with a new employee his department work laptop, which she said is old and doesn’t perform could tend to the community redevelopment district, properly. She also recommended replacing the microphones especially Bridge Street, where an employee is needed in the commission chambers. to pull weeds, trim trees, sweep the sidewalk and more. Commissioner Jake Spooner asked if the city The position would cost $33,000 a year in wages, as should invest in technology to make it easier for comwell as $11,000 in benefits. Woodard said the sweeper would be used to missioners who can’t make meetings to attend via remove rocks that litter Avenue C from the roadside Facetime or Skype. He said the city could purchase stormwater infiltration trenches. He said public works a tablet to set up in the chambers for videoconferenchas received calls from people complaining about ing. Commissioner Ralph Cole said commissioners are rocks strewn across the road. supposed to attend every meeting and he didn’t want to Public works employees currently use air blowers to clean the road, but it isn’t efficient, according encourage commissioners to miss meetings by investto Woodard. He said a street sweeper vehicle would ing in alternate communications. The commissioners agreed to consider new microcost $125,000 and be more effective than the $6,000 phones, but not pursue improvements for video commachine he is requesting. Woodard said the department also needs an ATV munications. PLEASE SEE BB BuDGet, NEXT PAGE because, after several years in service, its Polaris GEM
Holmes Beach fills planning commission vacancies from seven applicants
By ChrisAnn Silver Esformes Islander Reporter Holmes Beach has added two new members and reappointed two members to the planning commission. At its June 27 meeting, the city commission appointed new planning commissioners Greg Kerchner and Jim McIntire. Additionally, the commission unanimously voted to reappoint Scott Boyd to a term ending July 1, 2022, and, upon her request, changed Sylvia Harris’ status from regular member to alternate position, with a term also expiring July 1, 2022. Kerchner Members Jayne Christenson and Thomas Carlson resigned from the board earlier in June, leaving two partial-term openings. Seven people applied to fill the two open seats, including Kerchner, McIntire McIntire, Lance Collins, Renee Ferguson, Kevin Kollock, Dana Krupa and Peter Nulty. City clerk Stacey Johnston and city attorney Patricia Petruff created an anonymous ballot at the June 27 meeting with a list of applicants for the two open positions. The plan was to appoint the applicant with the
Holmes Beach city clerk Stacey Johnston, left, and city attorney Patricia Petruff, count votes cast June 27 by city commissioners for appointments to the planning commission during the city meeting at city hall, 5801 Marina Drive. Islander Photo: ChrisAnn Silver Esformes most votes to the longer open term, expiring July 1, 2021, and appoint the person with the second most votes to the term expiring July 1, 2020. However, the vote resulted in a tie between Kerchner and McIntire. So the commission allowed the two
appointees — both present at the meeting — to decide who would hold which term. McIntire opted for the longer term, and Kerchner took the shorter appointment. McIntire is a retired attorney who has resided in Holmes Beach for two years and is a full-time resident. “I’ve done legislative and regulatory work, pretty much throughout my entire career,” he said June 27. “I think that’s given me considerable experience dealing with drafting and enacting statutes, regulations, ordinances and other complex documents.” Kerchner, also a full-time resident, retired from 35 years in the aerospace industry before moving to the city nearly two years ago. He said he and his wife moved to Holmes Beach from barrier island Ocean City, Maryland, which he said is geographically similar to Anna Maria Island, but became commercialized. “The reason my wife and I moved here is because Anna Maria is still what Ocean City should’ve been,” he said. “It’s what we were looking for.” Commission Chair Jim Kihm said the new planning commissioners would take the required Sunshine Law training course on the next available date. The next planning commission meeting will be at 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 10, at city hall, 5801 Marina Drive.
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Caution to July 4 beachgoers
Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch is cautioning July 4 celebrants on the beach to be respectful of the 340-plus turtle nesting sites thus far this year prior to the holiday. Marked turtle nests lined the shore in 2018 prior to the July 4 holiday near the Manatee Public Beach in Holmes Beach. Islander File Photo: ChrisAnn Silver Esformes
Anna Maria budget planning delayed
The city of Anna Maria put a stop work order The city will hold its first budget hearing at 6 on next year’s budget. p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12. Anna Maria Mayor Dan Murphy said June 27 he The final public hearing on the budget ordinance planned to start discussing the 2019-20 fiscal year will be at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26. budget earlier than last year, but it won’t happen. — Cory Cole He told city commissioners a lack of revenue inforAnna Maria mation prevents the city from beginning its budget Mayor Dan process. Murphy Murphy said he wants to hold workshops to outlines his discuss revenues, but he does not want to work timetable for from estimates. Once all the revenue information the 2019-20 is acquired, the city can plan its expenditures, he fiscal year said. budget during Commissioner Dale Woodland said he would a meeting be asking for $600,000 from the 2019-20 fiscal year June 27 with for the City Pier Park loan, since only $200,000 was city comapproved in the 2018-19 budget. missioners. This budget process started July 26, 2018, for Islander the current fiscal year, which began Oct. 1, and Photo: Cory Murphy said he expects to begin around the same Cole time for the 2019-20 budget.
Shore-based shark fishing permit requires online education course completion
Planning to fish for sharks soon? New shark fishing requirements went into effect July 1, including a mandatory, no-cost annual permit for shore-based shark fishing. To obtain the permit, fishers must complete an educational course, which the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission offers online at myfwc. com/sharkcourse. The permit is required for shore-based shark anglers age 16 and older, including those 65 and older who are normally exempt from needing a fishing license. BB BuDGet CONTINUED FROM PAGE 20
Building department Gilbert said the building department isn’t in need of much, other than about $40,000 for a contract service to inspect an estimated 400 transient public lodging establishments in the new fiscal year. He met with city attorney Ricinda Perry to discuss changing inspection requirements to exempt TPLEs that receive fire inspections from an inspection by the building department. Such a change would reduce the number of TPLEs the city inspects and subsequently reduce the $40,000 budget request. Gilbert added he is looking into improving or replacing a computer server and hard drive because the city is running out of digital storage. However, the purchase is not a necessity for the upcoming fiscal year. He said the city would also need to purchase a new computer to back up the stored data.
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AMITW asks people on the beach at night to change the settings on their smartphones to a red filter, so light from the screen will not interfere with wildlife, including nesting sea turtles. On an iPhone, go to “settings,” then “accessibility,” then scroll to “display accommodations,” select “color filters” and click “on.” From there, a red color filter can be selected. On an Android phone, select “settings,” then “display,” and click “night light” to filter out blue light and enhance the red light. — ChrisAnn Silver Esformes
Turtle watch is seeing red this Fourth of July
Red, white and blue color the Fourth of July. This summer, Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring is asking people to set their phones to “red” if they are on the beach after dark. The request is not for patriotism, but for sea turtle safety. Suzi Fox, AMITW executive director, said before going onto the beach at night, people should go into the “settings” menu of their smartphones and change the display to Esformes red. “All smartphones have the capability to do this,” she said. “Just Google it.” Fox said June 25 there had been five adult sea turtle disorientations this sea turtle nesting season, which began May 1 and runs through Oct. 31. In 2018, there was one such disorientation. Female sea turtles, which mostly nest at night, only leave the water to nest on island beaches. So any distraction on land could lead to a false crawl — a failed nesting attempt. Fox said one type of distraction is people using their cellphones on the beach at night to follow sea turtles for photos or video. They prevent the mature females from laying eggs before returning to the Gulf of Mexico. Tracks on the beach indicate that sea turtles are leaving the water and attempting to nest, but being distracted by human interference. “You can tell from the tracks where someone has been walking alongside a turtle, either before or after nesting,” she said. “I documented a disorientation this morning where I could see the turtle walked 200 extra feet. That’s a lot of work for a turtle to put in.” Fox said she understands the draw for people visiting the beach at night, but the shoreline is shared with wildlife. Also, illegal fireworks are always a concern for turtle watch, but especially on the Fourth of July, when more people are on the beach at night. Another concern is trash left on the beach and in over-flowing receptacles at beach accesses, which can People and sea turtle nests line the beach June 25 near the Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Islander Photo: ChrisAnn Silver Esformes
Shauna Ruby, general manager at Mainsail beach Inn, 101 66th St., Holmes Beach, displays June 25 one of the sea turtle season handouts provided to guests at the inn. Islander Photo: ChrisAnn Silver Esformes
A chair left overnight June 25 on the beach on the bayfront in Anna Maria may have contributed to a failed attempt to nest, as documented by AMITW volunteer Cindy Richmond. Islander Photo: Courtesy AMITW draw predators that chase nesting birds and eat eggs. Turtle watch, in addition to monitoring sea turtle nesting, monitors nesting shorebirds. Also, gear left on the beach overnight, including canopies, tents, chairs and rafts, can be hazardous to nesting sea turtles. Obstructions on the beach can lead to a failed nesting attempt, injury or death by drowning if the sea turtle becomes trapped underneath a chair or drags it into the water. Fox said many locals are familiar with best beach practices, but visitors may not know the rules. So AMITW shares informational brochures, stickers and door hangers with island resorts and vacation rentals. Shauna Ruby, general manager at Mainsail Beach Inn, 101 66th St., Holmes Beach, said the establishment provides guests with AMITW materials, as well
as warnings against illegal fireworks — not just on holiday weekends but throughout nesting season. “Families with kids often are very excited to learn about the sea turtles,” Ruby said June 25. “We do our best to make sure they are educated about how to treat the beach and its wildlife with respect.” Fox said the educational partnership between AMITW, residents, visitors and businesses is key to conservation. “It’s all about education,” she said. “Once people know the results their actions could cause, they usually want to do the best they can.”
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A sea turtle consumes a plastic bag. To a sea turtle, a plastic bag can look like a jellyfish or algae. For 22% of sea turtles, ingesting just one piece of plastic can be deadly. Islander Courtesy Photo
By Lisa Neff
Swimming in plastic
A little crunchy but not bad, the man said as he finished a cookie and reached for a glass of white wine to wash down the crumbs. He seemed to savor the free tastes on a Friday night art walk, unaware he was eating locally made pet food along with the people food at the Holmes Beach boutique. Just as gourmet dog biscuits look like dessert to some people, plastic bags look like food to sea turtles. However, the consequences are severe for the turtles. A person who Neff consumes pet food might face ridicule. A turtle that ingests a plastic bag — mistaken for a jellyfish or algae — might die. I can list many good reasons for islanders to stop using single-use plastic bags, as well as many other types of plastics. Consider some stats, facts and estimates from respected environmental groups, including World Wildlife Fund, Sea Turtle Conservancy, Greenpeace, Oceana and Surfrider International: • 52% of the world’s sea turtles have eaten plastic
Resources for turtle nesting season
To report unattended property or large holes on the beach, call code enforcement: • Anna Maria, 941-708-6130, ext. 139 or 129. • Bradenton Beach, 941-778-1005, ext. 280. • Holmes Beach, 941-708-5800, ext. 247. To read about turtle-friendly lighting, visit: • myfwc.com/seaturtle and click on “Sea Turtles and Lights.” To report sick, injured, entangled or dead sea turtles, call: • FWC Wildlife Alert Hotline, 1-888-4043922, #FWC or *FWC on a cellphone or text Tip@ MyFWC.com. To reach Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch, contact executive director Suzi Fox: • 941-778-5638 or suzifox@gmail.com. To learn more about sea turtles and conservation around the world, visit Sea Turtle Conservancy: conserveturtles.org.
waste. • For 22% of sea turtles, ingesting just one piece of plastic can be deadly. • About 40% of the 448 million tons of plastic produced annually is single-use or “disposable.” • Consuming plastic makes marine life unnaturally buoyant, slowing growth and reproductive rates. • By 2050, oceans will contain more plastic than fish by weight. • About 150 million tons of plastic pollute the world’s waters. An avalanche of plastics — the equivalent of a dump-truck load per minute — is flowing into the world’s oceans, according to Jacqueline Savitz, chief policy officer of North America for Oceana. The production and incineration of plastic also pollutes the planet. “On top of choking sea turtles, starving seabirds and dying whales, we can add plasticdriven melting ice caps, a rising sea level and devastating storms,” Savitz said. “Whether you are a coastal resident or a farmer, a marine mammal or a sea turtle, plastic is the enemy.” However, there are ways to address the problem of plastics, said Courtney Bernhardt, director of research for the nonprofit Environmental Integrity Project. “We need to end the production of single-use disposable plastic containers and encourage a transition to a zerowaste future,” she suggested. So can you think of one good reason for the state of Florida to continue defending its legislation preempting local municipalities from regulating the use of plastics? Can you think of a good reason for our county and city commissions not to endorse or enact limits on single-use plastics? A step at the local level might be to follow Orlando’s lead and ban single-use plastics on county-owned
or city-owned property. Or our communities might follow Surfside’s lead and adopt ordinances banning the use, sale or distribution of many single-use plastics on municipal property or in commercial establishments. The Surfside ordinance, adopted earlier this summer, is set to go into effect in March 2020, unless the state or a court interferes. Looking beyond Florida, five states and dozens of U.S. cities have approved prohibitions on single-use plastic bags. Canada is moving toward restrictions on single-use plastics by 2021 and the European Union has voted to ban some single-use plastics by 2021, while European nations began phasing out the use of plastic bags more than 15 years ago. I know on Anna Maria Island there’s a tendency to feel we’re apart from the rest of the world, we’re in our own little paradise, we’re in a bubble — but it need not be a plastic bubble.
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Adults wrap up soccer season, kids move indoors
By Kevin P. Cassidy Islander Reporter Soccer is hot in Anna Maria and on TV with Women’s World Cup matches being played this week. Soccer wrapped up at the Center of Anna Maria Island for the adult players. Gulfview Windows and Doors ended the season where they started — in first place. They won their first six matches and never dropped in the Cassidy standings on the way to a final 9-2-1 record and the championship in the adult soccer league at the center. On the way to the June 27 championship match, Gulfview and Jiffy Lube battled to a 6-6 tie in regulation play in their semifinal match, sending it to penalty kicks where Gulfview prevailed by a 4-2 score. Keith Mahoney, Aaron Parkin, Jose Bolanos and PJ Smargisso made their spot kicks for Gulfview. Omar Polar and Ricky Anderson were the only Jiffy players to convert their penalty kicks, ending Jiffy Lube’s season. Ashley Friszman led Gulfview with three goals, while Parkin added two and Mahoney had one. Jordan Demers made nine saves in goal to help preserve the victory. Daniel Anderson scored two goals to lead Jiffy Lube, which also received goals from Anderson, Polar, Eliza Faillace and Stetson Matthews in the loss. The second semifinal match saw Flynn Law and Beach House Real Estate battle to a 2-2 tie, sending
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Jose Bolanos, of Gulfview Windows and Doors, dives in an attempt to save the penalty kick from Jiffy Lube’s Omar Polar during June 26 semifinal action in the adult soccer league playoffs at the Center of Anna Maria Island. Islander Photo: Kevin P. Cassidy
it to penalties. Kevin Roman scored both regulation goals for Flynn, while Adam Bujarski and Ryley Moore notched goals for Beach House. In the penalty shootout, Beach House prevailed 4-3 thanks to successful spot kicks from Kris Yavalar, Bujarski, Nick Bouchard and David Greene. Flynn Law saw successful spot kicks from Roman, Lexi Sato and Olaf Krause in the loss. The championship match lacked the drama of the semifinals, but no one on Gulfview was complaining. Parkin and Mahoney scored two goals each, while Friszman added one goal. Demers came through with 10 saves to help preserve the victory. Other team Gulfview members are Jason Chiafalo, Ed Moss and Ryan Moss. Bouchard, Moore and Yavalar notched goals for Beach House, which received eight saves from Cliff Powell in the loss.
Builders walloped Cloud Pest Control by a 9-1 score. Jackson Titen scored five goals to lead Moss, which also received two goals from Dylan Sato and a goal each from Mason Moss and Brandon Sato. Cyrus Ryan paced Cloud Pest Control with one goal in the loss. Action continues Tuesday evenings and playoffs begin in early August.
Key Royale golf news Golf action at the Key Royale Club teed off June 24 with the men playing a nine-hole, modified-Stableford system match. Jack Isherwood earned clubhouse bragging rights on a plus-3 to win the day’s proceedings. The women got out June 25 for a nine-hole, individual-low-net match in two flights. Jana Samuels and Meredith Slavin finished in a tie for first place with matching 2-over-par 34s. Kids soccer kicks off indoor season Sue Wheeler grabbed first place in Flight B after The summer indoor soccer league at the center carding a 1-under-par 31. Terry Westby was alone in kicked off with games played in the air-conditioned second place with a 1-over-par 33, while Penny Wilcomfort of the gym. liams was another stroke back in third place. The league is split into two divisions — intermediate for players ages 5-9 and advanced for players Horseshoe news 10-14. Horseshoe action June 26 at the Anna Maria City Action in the advanced division kicked off June Hall horseshoe pits saw a strong rally by the eventual 26 with Ugly Grouper rolling to a 10-5 victory over champions. The team of Sam Samuels and Jay DisAMI Locals. Jayden Sparks notched five goals to lead brow were 2-0, but trailed by a 17-8 margin in their Ugly Grouper, which also received two goals each final pool-play match. The duo rallied for a 21-20 vicfrom Will Wright and Connor Nixon. Jackson Long tory to post the lone 3-0 record and were the day’s scored one goal to complete the victory. outright champs. Fox Dalton paced AMI Locals with two goals, Two teams squared off in the finals during June 29 while Jay Harrison, Mary Harrison and Taylor June action. Dom Livedoti and Neil Hennessey broke open King had a goal each in the loss. a tight game and pulled away for a 21-14 victory over The second match of the evening saw G&G Samuels and Jerry Disbrow to earn the day’s bragging Yardscaping defeat Ugly Grouper 11-8 behind five rights. goals from Connor Samblis and four goals from Ryan Play gets underway at 9 a.m. Wednesdays and Joseph. Katie Stembridge and Cale Rudacille com- Saturdays at the Anna Maria City Hall pits. Warmups pleted the scoring with a goal each in the victory. begin at 8:45 a.m. followed by random team selecWright and Long scored four goals each to lead tion. Ugly Grouper in the loss. There is no charge to play and everyone is welIntermediate action also kicked off June 26 with come. two matches. Ugly Grouper rolled to an 8-1 victory over Island Vacation Properties behind three goals from Jack Zaccagnino and two goals each from Jasmine Sparks and Jesse Zaccagnino. Brady Thompson also scored for Ugly Grouper in the victory. Kason Davis notched the lone goal for Island Vacation Properties in the loss. The second match also was a blowout as Moss
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Fishing, temperature sizzle as AMI transitions to July
By Capt. Danny Stasny Islander Reporter Fishing around Anna Maria Island remains consistent despite some of the hottest weather of the summer. With temperatures sizzling in the mid to upper 90s and heat indices in the range of 110 degrees, anglers should time their fishing excursions around the cooler periods of the day. Fishing from dawn until 9 a.m. or 10 Stasny a.m. and after sunset into late evening will be more comfortable, even if the temps are only slightly cooler. You’ll notice, especially while inshore fishing, that the fish react better during cooler times, too. And, remember to drink plenty of water while outdoors to avoid heat stroke or dehydration. Anglers braving the heat are experiencing excellent fishing in the back country of Tampa Bay. Casting live shiners around mangrove shorelines and oyster bars is yielding good action on catch-and-release snook. Catch-and-release redfish also are present and mixed in with the snook bite. Fishing deeper grass for catchand-release spotted seatrout is a good bet. Slot-size trout are showing in decent numbers. Lucky anglers are even catching a few over-slot fish. You can also cash in on Spanish mackerel and mangrove snapper on the deeper grass, which are good to take home for dinner. Offshore fishing is in full swing with positive reports of American red, mangrove and yellowtail snappers. Fishing depths of 60-100 feet of water seems to be the “sweet spot” for the snappers, as well as permit and African pompano. Now a serious note: I’m sorry to report what I suspect is a bloom of blue-green algae. On a recent trip to where the Braden and Manatee rivers intersect, I noticed something I thought would never occur in our area. The river waters are brackish — part saltwater and part freshwater. A telltale sign of brackish water is its color. Typically, it’s a dark color ranging from light amber to almost something similar to iced tea. Well, the water has the color of neon green. Now, I don’t claim to be a scientist or marine biologist. I’m just a humble charter fisherman from Bradenton. Still, I know what I saw. Blue-green algae, also known as cyanobacteria, is an alga that occurs in fresh and brackish water habitats. Factors that contribute to blooms include warm temperatures, reduced water flow and circulation and an increase in nutrients. I know that the warm water and reduced water flow exist in the affected area of the Braden River, but in 40 years of living in Bradenton, I’ve never seen this neon green phenomenon.
Noah Oliver, 16, of Pennsylvania, caught and released a 12-pound permit offshore while on an annual family fishing trip with Capt. Warren Girle. It’s left me wondering about a possible increase in nutrients. Phosphorus is the nutrient that triggers blue-green algae to thrive. And phosphorous is in fertilizer. Furthermore, I suspect development along the Braden and upper Manatee rivers in exponential numbers in the past 10 years could be a factor. I only know that with the number of new housing developments and a plethora of golf courses, it seems a logical assumption. Lawns don’t get to be green and lush on their own. Why is it that I’ve not seen blue-green algae before and now, after this surplus of populated areas around the Braden River, I see a bloom. Since the rivers flow to the Intracoastal Waterway and the Gulf of Mexico, what can we expect in the coming weeks? Is it time to re-examine our laws and regulations on the development of areas where watersheds and estuaries meet? Are we forgetting the pristine waters, lush flora and prolific fauna are why we live in Florida? Without, we are left with just “the heat.” And sure, Floridians don’t mind the heat so much, but it’s all the beauty that really makes it tolerable. It brings tears to my eyes to imagine all the fish, birdlife and mammals that could suffer due to another algae bloom. Florida is my home. I love it like no other place on Earth. And, as a charter captain, the water is my livelihood. I have developed a deep passion and intimate relationship with it since I was a child. I am outraged to see this occurring. This problem needs to be addressed. And promptly, I might add.
Back to fishing. Capt. Warren Girle is working the flats of Tampa Bay for catch-and-release snook and trout. Casting live shiners over shallow grass flats where mangroves exist is resulting in numerous hookups on the catch-and-release snook. Moving slightly deeper and away from shore is where Girle is finding the trout. Again, live shiners are doing the trick. Fishing structure in Tampa Bay is yielding results. Bottom fishing is attracting mangrove snapper and gag grouper. Also, present around structure,are Spanish mackerel and a few jack crevalle. Capt. Aaron Lowman is targeting gag grouper in Tampa Bay. Using live bait or trolling deep-diving lures around bridges, wrecks and rock piles is resulting in some keeper-size fish. Mangrove snapper, flounder and mackerel are present in the same areas. Moving to shallower water, Lowman is targeting the catch-and-release trio of snook, redfish and trout. For the snook and reds, casting shiners up against mangrove shorelines is producing the bite. As for the trout, working grass areas in 3-5 feet of water is a good bet. Jim Malfese at the Rod & Reel Pier says mangrove snapper are making a showing, and drifting live shrimp under the pier is resulting in keeper-size fish. Most are 10-12 inches with larger catches in the mix. Spanish mackerel are being caught by anglers casting silver spoons from the pier to the large bait schools. This method also is producing jack crevalle and ladyfish. Catch-and-release snook remain an attraction at the pier, where fishers using stout gear and large baits are reeling up snook in the 40-inch range. Capt. Jason Stock is reporting offshore catches of American red snapper and red grouper. Live and frozen baits are producing action, especially around ledges and hard bottom. Also present in these areas: yellowtail snapper and African pompano. Fishing offshore wrecks also is producing action on permit on casts of live crabs. Lastly, Stock warns that sharks, barracuda and goliath grouper are in abundance offshore, where they’re being hooked as bycatch. Capt. David White of Anna Maria Charters is pursuing tarpon early mornings along the beaches and late evenings in the passes. Live crabs are producing the best bite, especially during the evening outgoing tides. On the flats, White is enjoying catch-and-release snook action while free-lining live shiners against mangrove shorelines. He also says fishing shallow water structure in Tampa Bay is heating up for mangrove snapper and Spanish mackerel. Lastly, fishing offshore over hard bottom and ledges is resulting in American red snapper, as well as some hefty mangrove and yellowtail snappers, and red grouper is showing up in the same areas. Send high-resolution photos and fishing reports to fish@islander.org.
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By Cory Cole Islander Reporter Ben Sato got the go ahead to ready his restaurant and residence June 13. Anna Maria commissioners voted 3-2 to approve a site plan for 415 Pine Ave., as well as to authorize offsite parking at Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave. Before the vote, city attorney Becky Vose presented commissioners with a resolution providing for approval of the site plan and off-site parking. With no public comment, Commissioner Amy Tripp motioned to pass the resolution. Commissioner Dale Woodland seconded the motion. Carter The resolution states the property owner cannot use the residence as a vacation rental and the rooftop garden is for residential use. Sato has plans to seat 45 people at the restaurant but, because he lacks the required amount of parking onTripp site, he has arranged to use 12 parking spaces at Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave. His proposal first went before city commissioners
May 23. Commissioners Doug Copeland and Carol Carter voted against the resolution. Copeland said he’s concern about the intensification of business on Pine Avenue, calling it reckless. He said the city must address pedestrian, bike and parking issues before new businesses are developed. Carter said it was bad timing to approve a new restaurant. But Tripp said the problems on Pine Avenue are not enough to prevent the commission from passing the resolution. The city’s planning and zoning board had recommended site-plan approval to the commission and four out of five of the P&Z recommendations were incorporated into the resolution. The P&Z recommended the rooftop garden could be relocated only with commission approval; the applicant and city must coordinate pedestrian access to and across the property; the applicant must provide clear signage directing patrons to park at Roser Church; and the residence cannot be used as a short term-rental.
Ben Sato plans to tear down the residence at 415 Pine Ave., Anna Maria, and build a restaurant and residence for himself and his fiance. Islander Photo: Cory Cole
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Heather Hammons, left, and Kate Mansfield, both of Anna Maria Vacations’ marketing department, settle in for the June 5 lunch at Pier 22 in Bradenton.
Chamber members gather for mixer
Jimmy Bonner, left, of the Sherwin Williams Co., talks June 26 with Georgia Griffith, of Jeanette Properties, at the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce monthly business mixer at the Acqua Aveda Salon and Spa, 5311 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Bonner, a new chamber member, attended his first mixer. Islander Photos: Courtesy AMI C of C
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An hour is all it takes. The second in a series of Lunch & Learn seminars will be at noon Thursday, July 11, at the Center of Anna Maria Island, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. The series is a collaboration of the center and the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce. The topic is social media. Jeff Higgins, of AMI Social Media, will discuss Facebook basics and algorithms, as well as social media responses to environmental concerns, during the hourlong program. The cost to attend is $10 and includes a boxed lunch. Reservations and payments are due by Monday, July 8. For more information, or to reserve a spot, contact the chamber at 941-778-1541.
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Owners Tracy and Pavel Hasenohrl, of Cremesh European Restaurant in the Beachway Plaza, 7232 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton, stand behind a buffet June 15. They celebrated the one-year anniversary of the restaurant with an invitation-only luncheon for their supporters. The menu included schnitzel, meatballs, mushroom quiche, baked chicken, salads and slices of chef Pavel’s homemade cake. Islander Photo: Bonner Joy
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Wednesday, July 10 7:45 a.m., — Early-riser breakfast, Ugly Grouper, 5704 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Members $10, guests $20. RSVP. Information: 941-778-1541, info@amichamber.org. Thursday, July 11 Noon — Lunch & Learn, co-sponsored with the Center of Anna Maria Island at the center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. $10, RSVP required. Information: 941-778-1541, info@amichamber. org. Wednesday, July 24 5 p.m. — Business mixer, Anna Maria Beach Resort, 6306 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Members $5, guests $10. Information: 941-778-1541, info@amichamber.org. Through Aug. 31 Chamber membership drive. Incentives offered. Information: 941-778-1541, info@amichamber.org. Through Sept. 30 Nominations accepted for the AMI Chamber Small Business of the Year awards in four categories. Information: 941-778-1541, info@amichamber.org.
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ANTIQUE PARTNER DESK: All wood, $1,000. Four wood office chairs on wheels: Antiques, perfect for eclectic dining set. The Islander newspaper, 3218 E. Bay Drive, Holmes Beach. 941-778-7978.
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PONTOON BOAT RENTAL Create life long memories. Call 941-778-2121 or see boatflorida.net. HOLMES BEACH LOCATION: Paddle board/ windsurf trailer, four windsurf boards great condition, sails, booms, etc. Will email pictures. $2,200. 863-602-6413. TWO HONDA WAVERUNNERS and trailer for sale. Aquatrax F-12X with GPScape/F12X/F12. $8,000. Look great and run great. Must see, on Island. 901-488-6183. FISHING AMI WANNA GO Charter fishing and echo tours, shark charters, feed-the-stingrays and sharks, porpoise watching. 24-foot pontoon. Call Judy for info, 941-757-7246. CITY OF ANNA MARIA, part-time parking and code enforcement officer needed. Holidays and weekends are required. Please, call or email 941-708-6130, ext. 121. amadmin@ cityofannamaria.com. SMALL BEACH RESORT on AMI seeking a part-time team member to be involved with guests and the associated duties of the hospitality business. Knowledge of QuickBooks a definite plus for this job. Send resume to: beckyjhardy1@msn.com for additional details related to this position. REPORTER WANTED: Full- to part-time. Print media, newspaper experience required. Apply via email with letter of interest to news@islander.org. KIDS FOR HIRE KIDS FOR HIRE ads are FREE for up to three weeks for Island youths under 16 looking for work. Ads must be placed in person at The Islander, 3218 E. Bay Drive, Holmes Beach. SERVICES U FLY I drive your car anywhere in the USA. Airport runs, anywhere. Office, 941-4476389. 941-545-6688. I DON’T CUT corners, I clean corners. Professional, friendly cleaning service since 1999. 941-779-6638. Leave message. NEED A RIDE to airports? Tampa $65, St. Pete, $55, Sarasota, $30. Gary, 863-4095875. gvoness80@gmail.com.
“Anna Maria Island,” a pictorial history of the island by Bonner Joy, is available at The Islander office, 3218 E. Bay Drive, Holmes Beach. Joy is publisher of The Islander newspaper, having launched the newspaper in 1992.
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B-SAFE-RIDES: Peggy, R.N I live on Anna Maria Island. Airport, casino, cruises, racetrack, golf course and personal rides. Minivan, leather, seats up to 6 people. Don’t risk it! Tampa $60 and up, St. Petersburg, $50 and up, Sarasota, $30and up. Call or text, 727-902-7784.
VAN-GO PAINTING residential/commercial, interior/exterior, pressure cleaning, wallpaper. Island references. Bill, 941-795-5100. www.vangopainting.net.
HOLMES BEACH: WESTBAY Cove. Second floor, 2BR/2BA, large lanai. Pools, tennis, one block to Gulf beach. Aug.-Oct. 15, $2,400/ month, November, December, $2,800/ month, April 2020, $3,200/month. Thirty-day minimum. terryaposporos@gmail, 941-7788456.
BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS JD’s Window Cleaning looking for storefront jobs in Holmes Beach. I make dirty windows sparkling clean. 941-920-3840. BEACH SERVICE air conditioning, heat, refrigeration. Commercial and residential service, repair and/or replacement. Serving Manatee County and the Island since 1987. For dependable, honest and personalized service, call Bill Eller, 941-795-7411. CAC184228. ANYONE CAN TAKE a picture. A professional creates a portrait. I want to be at your wedding! www.jackelka.com. 941-778-2711. RELAXING MASSAGE IN the convenience of your home or hotel. Massage by Nadia, more than 25 years on Anna Maria Island. Call today for an appointment, 941-5188301. MA#0017550.MA#0017550. LAWN & GARDEN CONNIE’S LANDSCAPING INC. Residential and commercial. Full-service lawn maintenance, landscaping, cleanups, hauling and more! Insured. 941-778-5294. SHELL DELIVERED AND spread. $55/yard. Hauling all kinds of gravel, mulch, top soil with free estimates. Call Larry at 941-7957775, “shell phone” 941-720-0770. The Islander, Anna Maria Island’s longest running publication. It’s essential news for residents and visitors. Check out the website, islander.org.
JERRY’S HOME REPAIR: Carpentry, handyman, light hauling, pressure washing. Jack of all trades. Call 941-447-2198. BLINDS, SHUTTERS, SHADES: Motorization. 30 years on AMI. Call Keith Barnett, Barnett Blinds, 941-730-0516. HOLLANDS PAINT, DRYWALL and handyman services: Interior/exterior paint, drywall repair, wall/ceiling textures, stucco repair, pressure washing. Over 25 years’ experience. All work guaranteed. References. Licensed/insured. Call Dee, 256-337-5395. R. A. GONZALEZ CONSTRUCTION: Re-roof and leak specialist. Residential/hotels/commercial. Repairs, shingles, tile, metal, flat. Quick response. Quality work at reasonable rates. References. Insured/licensed. #CCC1330056. Call Bryan at 727-2779502. RENTALS ONE BEDROOM CONDO: Beautifully furnished. Bradenton Beach. Annual. Big pool, small complex, one block to beach. Includes electric, water, cable, Wi-Fi. $1,550/month. No pets. 941-447-3071. FURNISHED 2BR/2BA CONDO: Upgraded annual rental. Holmes Beach. Westbay Point and Moorings. Bottom floor, waterfront. $1,800/month plus electric and cable. Contact 813-362-5881. ANNUAL 2BR/1BA: HOLMES Beach. $ 1 , 6 9 0 / m o n t h . Av a i l a b l e n o w, Close to beach. 941-705-7318.
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VILLAGE GREEN VILLA: Annual rental by owner. 2BR/2BA, 2154 sf, two-car garage, unfurnished, full appliances, very clean. Many updates, lake view, heated pool, over-55 residence. $1,900/month, first, last, security. $100 HOA application fee. Available now. Call Jim, 781-603-2861, jimreilly@ townisp.com.
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INVESTORS TAKE NOTE! Great West Bradenton rental duplex! Minutes to gorgeous white sand beaches of Anna Maria. 3BR/2BA on one side, 2BR/1BA other side. Large Florida room, lanai, fenced yard. Block construction. Central A/C. Price reduced! $239,900. Hurry! This one wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t last! Chard Winheim, Horizon Realty, 941-713-6743.
RENTALS: ANNUAL NORTHWEST home, 3BR/1BA, $1,500/month. Perico Bay Club vacation rental, January 2020, $3,500. Real Estate Mart, 941-356-1456. SEASONAL RENTAL: HOLMES Beach. Available Nov. 1-March 14, 2019/20. 2BR/2BA duplex unit. Parking, no stairs, walk to beach. No pets, no smoking. Price: $2,950/month. Contact: 403-512-2350. dlehto@telus.net. pkelly333333@hotmail. com, 519-807-9426. RESPONSIBLE RETIRED COUPLE seeking March 2020 non-smoking, no-pet rental. No stairs, 1 or 2BR with pool. Interested in Anna Maria, Holmes Beach or Perico Bay. Contact john21floyd@gmail.com.
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ANNUAL 2BR/2BA HOLMES Beach. Waterfront, boat lift, tropical pool with spillover spa. Available July. $3,550/month. 941-7047336. SEASONAL RENTAL: ONE-level home, 4BR/2BA, pool, garage, exercise room, close to beach. 7808 Third Ave. W. Bradenton, 34209. Call 703-587-4675. ANNUAL 2BR/1BA: HOLMES Beach. $ 1 , 6 9 0 / m o n t h . Av a i l a b l e n o w, Close to beach. 941-705-7318. REAL ESTATE REAL ESTATE DEALS: Waterfront, Anna Maria Island. 3BR/2BA, two-car garage, spa, boat dock and lift. Fixer-upper, $699,000 or best offer. Townhouse, 2BR, pool and boat slip, $212,000 or best offer. West side 3BR/2BA community pool and marina, $179,000 or best offer. Real Estate Mart, 941-356-1456.
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91 Splits lickety-split 92 Top-tier 94 Bottom-heavy fruit 95 Part of V.S.O.P. 96 Initials hidden in “jetway,” appropriately 98 Bad actor in a stoner movie? 101 Certain MexicanAmerican 103 Lit ____ 104 Like ornithologists’ studies 105 TV host with the autobiography “Born a Crime” 107 Be behind the camera for a blockbuster stoner movie? 109 Very, in slang 110 Hella cool 111 James in both the Blues and Rock and Roll Halls of Fame 112 Certain godchild 113 Midlife-crisis feeling 114 Big acronym in education 115 No longer gray, say 116 Woman’s nickname that elides “Na”
8 Fencing along a sidewalk 9 Samin ____, bestselling cookbook author 10 Terse email reply 11 Give a hard time 12 Kitchen work before cooking 13 Cupid, e.g. 14 Line on many a business card 15 HI goodbye 16 Item taken out of its packaging before it’s sold 17 Window option 18 Notices 24 In worse health 29 Be short 31 Kiddie ride 33 Swirl 37 Density symbols 39 Bush 41 “That bothers me” 42 Lends a hand with contraband? 43 Command to a dog 44 “Encore!” 45 Davis Cup competition 46 “____ we?” DOWN 47 Back 1 Adoption org. 50 Quality feigned 2 Site of an annual May by a humblebrag race 51 Overstayed, e.g. 3 Unfindable, so to speak 54 Film heroine who 4 Piccolo relative says: “Somebody 5 Dance specialty has to save our skins. Into 6 Squad bringing the garbage chute, more than their B flyboy” game? 56 Orkney resident 7 Careful word choice, maybe 58 Buckwheat noodles
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67 The cutting of one’s jib?
77 Underhanded plan
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81 ____ the lily
71 Shift from one dialect to another, depending on the social context
79 Jewish snack 83 Indignant denial 85 Big name in insurance
72 Strummed instruments, for short
88 Tough H.S. science class
74 Fratty feats
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76 Center of the U.S. auto industry
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95 First post-B.C. year 97 Befuddled 98 Rival of Ole Miss 99 Bard of ____ 100 Not worth hashing out 102 Museo contents 103 Kind of seeds in health foods 106 Siamang or orangutan 108 Cause of a blowup, in brief
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