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Bayfest sheltered. 14 Astheworldterns recognize an award-winner. 6

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City pier construction continues. 3 Park-and-ride beach shuttle planned. 4

Meetings. 4 Fines levied on some AM rentals.

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DOT blamed for roundabout runaround.

Happenings Community announcements, activities.

Save the date. Book sale benefits library. BB anchorage enforcement ongoing. BB gangway in need of repair. WMFR elects architect for new HQ.

Streetlife. Gathering. Obituaries. Take 5:00: AME rallies with red ribbons. BB to adjust amended comp plan.

TURTLES, STONE CRABS CRAWL. Sharing. Oktoberfest at KRC. Fishing heats up.

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Feds investigate bird death mystery By Sandy Ambrogi Islander Reporter

The mysterious illness plaguing Southwest Florida laughing gulls has garnered the attention of federal investigators. Jim Valade, assistant refuge manager with the Crystal River National Wildlife Complex in Crystal River, confirmed federal authorities picked up the dead gulls from Passage Key after they were found Oct. 8 following a tip to wildlife rescuers. “We were finally to go this past weekend (Oct. 12-13) and retrieve several dead

birds,” Valade told The Islander Oct. 15. His “we” referred to staff with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, including biologists. “Given the tides, the time passed and the shorelines of Passage Key, we suspect there may be more dead birds we didn’t see or that have swept out,” he said. The feds verified 30 dead birds — all laughing gulls — present on Passage Key at the time of their trip and collected two of the “freshest specimens” for testing. Theories have abounded as to the cause of the laughing gull deaths from Siesta Key

Angler reels in county’s top ag award By Sandy Ambrogi Islander Reporter

Capt. Scott Moore has been fishing and running the waters around Anna Maria Island for more than half a century. He farms the Gulf of Mexico. On Oct. 17, the Manatee County Agriculture Hall of Fame announced Moore is the 2019 hall of fame inductee. “My ranching friends are telling me I have to come out and pick tomatoes or brand a bull,” Moore told The Islander Oct. 18 in response to the award. “But seriously, it’s quite a big deal. I’m so glad that they recognized the fishing community and how important it is to our area, tourism and our lives,” Moore said. A news release from the hall of fame said of the excellent nominations from the community: “The most impressive was someone who doesn’t own a big green tractor or cows or a thousand acres of land to cultivate. Scott Moore owns a charter boat!” Moore is being honored for his lifetime of dedication and commitment as a skilled captain, an ocean steward, conservationist and educator, the release said. Moore serves on several fishery committees, both locally and nationally, and has demonstrated how partnerships between scientists and fishers can protect and restore marine ecosystems, the release stated. Moore moved in 1952 to Bradenton from Cape Cod with his family. They owned charter and whale watching boats at the cape, and continued with charters in their new Florida home. In 1979, Moore moved to Holmes Beach, where he lives today. Following in his father’s fishing lifestyle, son Justin also

northward to Passage Key since the beginning of October, but so far, no definitive cause has been identified. “We really don’t have any idea what is going on with these birds,” Valade said. “We won’t know until we get some turnaround from the testing.” The testing will take place at the U.S. Geological Survey National Wildlife Center in Madison, Wisconsin. Anne Ballman, field epidemiologist with the center, said no specimens had arrived as PLEASE SEE BIRDS, PAGE 2

Renourishment coming in 2020 By Sandy Ambrogi Islander Reporter

An endless battle with Mother Nature continues: Sand in, sand out along Anna Maria Island’s shorelines. Manatee County commissioners voted earlier this month to approve agreements advancing two beach renourishment projects in 2020 stretching on the shoreline from Holmes Beach to Bradenton Beach, then to Longboat Pass. The county is partnering with the Army Corps of Engineering as the non-federal sponsor of the projects. The so-called “central beach project” Capt. Scott Moore aboard his fishing boat. Islander Courtesy Photo

became a captain. Both run charters for hire. One might say they’re sons of the sons of sailors. “My wife and my kids put a lot of information together for the nomination,” Moore said. “And a lot of people who have fished with me over the years also wrote letters. It’s phenomenal.” Moore will be inducted into the hall of fame during a Nov. 21 luncheon at the Palmetto Women’s Club, 910 Sixth St. W., Palmetto. The Manatee County Agricultural Museum and the Palmetto Historical Commission will host the luncheon. There is no charge to attend, but reservations are required. Call Jordan Chancey at 941-545-8816 or email palmettofcw@ yahoo.com to make a reservation.

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of Oct. 17. She said test results may not be available for weeks, not until after the necropsies are completed. Numbers of reported sick and dead laughing gulls have slowed, but continued to occur the week of Oct. 14. “A couple more have trickled in today,” Save Our Seabirds hospital technician Jonathan Hande told The Islander Oct. 16 of the 20 sick and dying seabirds the facility had received to date. Meanwhile, Ed Straight with Bradenton Beach’s Wildlife Inc., said he received another laughing gull Oct. 15 that was pulled from a canal in Anna Maria near South Bay Boulevard. Straight observed that the majority of sick and the few dead birds from Anna Maria Island seem to be clustered on the north end. “The feds are finally asking us questions,” he told The Islander Oct. 15. Save Our Seabirds confirmed several of the dead gulls from its facility were being tested under the auspices of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Hande said two laughing gulls from SOS were shipped Oct. 15 to Georgia for testing by the FWC. RENOURISH CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

will stretch from 78th Street North in Holmes Beach to about Fifth Street South in Bradenton Beach. Federal funding from the Corps will pay 59.05% of the cost and the remaining 40.95% will be split between the state and county. The southern renourishment will begin at Fifth Street South in Bradenton Beach and end at Longboat Pass. The cost for this phase will be split 50/50 between the state and county. Most of funds for the two projects — they will be combined to save money — will come from federal and state governments, but Manatee County’s tourist development tax is the local funding source. The 5% tourist tax is collected on rentals of less than six months, and money must be spent on

About laughing gulls

The laughing gull is often seen on Anna Maria Island beaches, but the National Audubon Society considers the species “climate endangered.” Laughing gull numbers were seriously depleted during the 19th century by hunting for the feather trade. The species recovered well in the early 20th century, then declined in northern colonies owing to competition with larger gulls.

tourist-related projects. Combining the projects offers savings by avoiding the need to hire a separate contractor to mobilize for each project, which can exceed more than $5 million a time, according to the letter of financial capability presented to commissioners by Charlie Hunsicker, director of the Manatee County Parks and National Resources Department. According to documents presented at the Oct. 8 commission meeting, federal money — about $11.9 million — for the central beach project was provided in response to requests from several states bordering the Gulf of Mexico following beach erosion from hurricanes such as Irma in 2017. According to a Sept. 29 letter from the Corps, the county’s financial commitment to the Corps is

Laughing gulls take to the sky at Bean Point in Anna Maria Sept. 5. More than four dozen laughing gulls have fallen ill and died from a mysterious sickness that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is investigating. Islander Photo: Arthur Brice Currently some colonies face threats, but overall the population appears abundant and widespread. Laughing gulls can be found at salt marshes, bays, piers, beaches and the oceans, but also several miles inland at rivers, fields and landfills. Climate-related threats include drought, heat waves and urbanization. — Lisa Neff

$15,934,046 — $8,054,046 for the central beach project and $6,175,000 for the Bradenton Beach to Longboat Pass project. Payment will be due from the county by Dec. 1 in order to bid the project by Dec. 10. Final documents and recommended edits will be provided to the commission by Manatee County attorney William Clague at a Nov. 19 meeting. Hunsicker said more than 700,000 cubic yards of sand will be dredged from a sandbar offshore at the northern end of Anna Maria Island and pumped into pipes to the renourishment area. Work could begin in February 2020 and last for about six months. Hunsicker noted that beaches on the Gulf coast can lose 10 feet in depth and width every year.

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DOT plans to spend $8M to acquire land for new Cortez Bridge By Arthur Brice Islander Reporter

The Florida Department of Transportation plans to spend $8 million by 2025 for right-of-way acquisition for the megabridge the agency wants to build to replace the Cortez Bridge. The DOT’s tentative five-year work program for fiscal years 2021-25, released Oct. 21, says the agency plans to spend about $3.9 million in fiscal 2020-21, about $1 million in fiscal 2023-24 and $3.1 million in fiscal 2024-25 to acquire property for a new bridge. The state’s fiscal year begins July 1 and ends June 30. The DOT plans to spend about $1 million during the same time period for repair and rehabilitation of the Anna Maria Island Bridge. According to the agency’s plan, $146,000 will be spent in fiscal 2022-23 and $897,501 in fiscal 2023-24. Most of that amount will be spent on preliminary engineering. The DOT also plans to spend a total of $550,000 by 2023 during work for replacement of the Anna

HB hosts 2 workshops

The city of Holmes Beach is hosting two workshops in chambers Wednesday, Oct. 23. A forum to review recent changes to the vacation rental certificate program will be 10 a.m.-noon at city hall, 5801 Marina Drive. Topics for discussion include a fee changes, inspections, violations and hearings, as well as the addition of monthly rentals to the VRC program. A second workshop at 6 p.m. Oct. 23 will include a review the charter amendment questions on the Nov. 5 ballot. For more information, For more information, call city hall at 941-708-5800, or code compliance at 941-708-5800, ext. 247. — ChrisAnn Silver Esformes

None of these planned expenditures has been budgeted. Amounts and time frames often change by the time the fiscal year budget is allocated. The DOT plans to replace the Anna Maria Island and Cortez drawbridges with 65-foot-clearance fixedspan bridges. A $6.2 million design plan for the AMI Bridge will not be completed until fiscal year 2022-23, and construction is not scheduled to start until fiscal 2029, the DOT said in August. Construction could take at least two or three years, the agency said. The bridge, built in 1957, has undergone six structural repairs since 1978, the most recent in 2013. The DOT released a project development and environment study for the Cortez Bridge replacement in early October and has started a $6.4 million design Maria Island Bridge. Of that amount, $100,000 will be spent on pre- project scheduled to take several years. The Cortez drawbridge also was completed in liminary engineering in fiscal 2020-21. Environmental work will account for $25,000 in fiscal 2021-22 and 1957. Major repairs were done in 1996, 2010 and 2015. $425,000 in fiscal 2022-23.

Railroad resort sells to Nashville power couple The coconut telegraph had been buzzing for months with the pending sale of the Layby Resort, 105 White Ave., Holmes Beach, to a music and TV power couple, Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood. Cindy Quinn of REMAX posted on Facebook Oct. 18 that the 2-acre hotel was purchased by the couple and the sale closed Oct. 18. Judie Berger, listing agent for the property with Sotheby’s International Realty in Sarasota, declined comment by phone Oct. 21 of the Brook-Yearwood purchase. According to the MLS, the Gulfront resort contains 14 beds and baths. It was initially listed for sale by the Norfolk Southern for $9.5 million and sold for $8.825 million. Calls and emails to the agent for the seller remained unanswered as of Islander press time. Brooks, the best-selling solo artist of all time and

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Manatee-75th St. to AMI park-and-ride ‘connexion’ coming soon By Arthur Brice Islander Reporter

If Manatee County winter visitors could park their cars on weekends in west Bradenton and ride a farefree bus to Anna Maria Island, would they do it? That’s the question county officials hope to have answered when a planned park-and-ride bus service starts Dec. 7. The county commission was set to pass the measure at the Oct. 22 meeting with no expected opposition. “It’s a commitment that we have tried to meet for many years,” County Commissioner Carol Whitmore told The Islander Oct. 18. “Hopefully, we will have more ridership and less cars heading to the island.” The pilot program, funded equally by Manatee County and the Florida Department of Transportation, will run December through April. It has been funded for three years. The cost will be $159,000, or $53,000 a year, Manatee officials say. Of that amount, the county will pay half, or $26,500 a year. The free ride, called Beach ConneXion Shuttle, will operate 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. Riders can leave their vehicles at the northeastern corner in the parking lot of the shopping center at Manatee Avenue West and 75th Street West. The bus will stop on Manatee Avenue/State Road 64 at the shopping center and carry people to the Manatee Public Beach in Holmes Beach. The shuttle is not meant to replace other Manatee County Area Transit services to Anna Maria Island, said William Steele, the transit division manager. MCAT’s Route 3 runs from Walmart on State Road 64, just west of Interstate-75, to the Manatee Public Beach. That route, which Steele says makes more than 100 stops, does not operate Sundays or holidays. The transit agency’s Beach Express takes the same route at different intervals on Sundays and holidays. The Beach ConneXion Shuttle aims to supplement

The Beach ConneXion will run from Manatee Avenue at 75th Street to the Manatee Beach.

both the Beach Express and Route 3. Between the three routes, Steele said, he expects a bus at the shuttle stop every 15 minutes. “It expands and builds on the success of the Beach Express,” said David Hutchinson, executive director of the Sarasota/Manatee Metropolitan Planning Organization. “It’s not a duplication. It’s complementary.” The Beach ConneXion Shuttle is needed, Steele told The Islander Oct. 18, to try to keep cars off the island during the winter population surge. “One reason we’re interested,” he said, “because one common complaint we hear on sunny days is that there’s no parking” at the island beaches. Lack of parking reaches a peak December through April, Steele said, which is when the ConneXion will operate. Riders will not be limited on personal belongings, Steele said. “If you can bring it onboard the bus, we can take

it,” he said. But the volume of beach gear preferred by beachgoers could hinder ridership, said Ryan Suarez, the transit division’s planning manager. “Given all the things people take to the beach, will they use it?” Suarez asked. Transportation officials realize the challenges they face. “It’s tough to get people out of their cars in Florida,” Hutchinson said. “Sometimes driving your own car is more convenient.” Bus service to the island also is hindered by the lack of a dedicated bus lane, instead, having to travel on the same crowded two-lane road as other motorists. “If you can separate the bus from the rest of traffic so the bus does not have to stop, that’s when it’s most successful,” Hutchinson said, pointing to the success of exclusive bus lanes in other locations. He also pointed to the impediment posed by the Anna Maria Island Bridge, which is limited to two lanes of traffic. And the planned 65-foot-clearance replacement bridge also will be one lane each for eastwest traffic. Manatee transit officials say they don’t have any target ridership numbers. “It’s going to take some time for people to find out about it,” Steele said. “We’re going to gauge the interest and demand.” Despite the challenges, all agree that new approaches are needed. “There is no silver bullet,” Hutchinson said. “There is no grand solution.” Said Steele, “The general consensus was let’s try to do something. Parking has reached capacity, and people don’t have an alternative.” The time has come, Hutchinson said. “They’ve been talking about park-and-ride for years,” he said. “So it’s good they’re doing something.”

Holmes Beach commission candidates report finances ahead of Nov. 5 vote By ChrisAnn Silver Esformes Islander Reporter

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Holmes Beach City Commission candidates plies. According to her Oct. 11 finance report, Soustek reported campaign contributions for the Nov. 5 municireceived $1,250 and spent $1,136.88 pal election. to market her campaign. The money The candidates for three seats include incumbents paid for signage, printing and mailing Rick Hurst, Jim Kihm and Carol Soustek and former materials. ad hoc form-of-government committee member Terry She received contributions from Schaefer. Michael and Nancy Deal of Holmes Schaefer raised the most, receiving $2,800 and Beach, as well as $300 from ShoreSoustek spending $2,284.29 as of Oct. 11. line Builders of Southwest Florida, a He garnered contributions from six people, not including himself — Jay Calhoun, John Cassese, Donna Hinkle, Bill MacMillan and Larry Swanson, all of Holmes Beach, and Harry Cruncleton Anna Maria City of Lakewood Ranch. Oct. 24, 6 p.m., city commission. Holmes Beach business Kimball Nov. 6, 10 a.m., historic preservation. Schaefer Construction Co., also donated $100 Nov. 11, 1 p.m., Old Sailors and Soldiers Parade to Schaefer’s campaign. and Flag Ceremony, Pine Avenue. His expenditures were for the filing fee, campaign Nov. 12, 4 p.m., planning and zoning. signs, postage, letters and T-shirts. Nov. 14, 6 p.m., city commission. Kihm received $2,145 in campaign contributions Nov. 27, 5 p.m., Thanks-Living community as of Oct. 11. gathering, City Pier Park. He reported Holmes Beach residents Jayne Bayer, Anna Maria City Hall, 10005 Gulf Drive, 941David Cheshire, Herman Clark, 708-6130, cityofannamaria.com. former Commissioner Sandra HaasMartens, Zita Gavin, former Mayor Bradenton Beach Bob Johnson, Harry Kamberis, None announced. Barbara Kitchell, Marjorie Motzer, Bradenton Beach City Hall, 107 Gulf Drive N., Gerald Newbrough, Karl Schlichter 941-778-1005, cityofbradentonbeach.org. Kihm and David Vandeman contributed. Additionally, Anna Maria ComHolmes Beach missioner Carol Carter, William Gavin of Olympia, Oct. 23, 10 a.m., vacation rental workshop. Washington, Daniel Dwyer of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Oct. 24, 11:30 a.m., police pension. David Schwartz of Bellevue, Kentucky, helped fund Oct. 30, 2 p.m., comp plan selection. Kihm’s campaign. Nov. 6, 10 a.m., parks and beautification. He also received a $150 contribution from AMI Nov. 6, 6 p.m., planning. Beaches Real Estate in Anna Maria. Nov. 18, 9 a.m., city commission swearing in. Kihm’s campaign expenditures, totaling $836.46, Nov. 19, 6 p.m., city commission. included his qualifying fee, campaign account checks, Holmes Beach City Hall, 5801 Marina Drive, signs, postcards, postage, stickers and office sup-

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construction firm owned by Mayor Judy Titsworth’s husband, Steve. Hurst contributed $360 to his campaign and had spent $344.58 on his qualifying fee, checking fees and signage as of Oct. 11. Holmes Beach registered voters will cast ballots 7 a.m.-7 p.m. TuesHurst day, Nov. 5, at St. Bernard Catholic Church, 248 S. Harbor Drive. Of 2,807 registered voters in the city, 2,002 voted in the November 2018 election.

941-708-5800, holmesbeachfl.org. West Manatee Fire Rescue None announced. WMFR administration building, 6510 Third Ave. W., Bradenton, wmfr.org. Manatee County Oct. 31, 1:30 p.m., county commission (resale of pets). Administration building, 1112 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton, 941-748-4501, mymanatee.org. Of interest Nov. 4, 2 p.m., ITPO, Bradenton Beach City Hall. Nov. 5, election. Nov. 11, Veterans Day, most government offices closed. Nov. 13, 2 p.m., Coalition of Barrier Island Elected Officials, Bradenton Beach City Hall. Nov. 18, 9:30 a.m., Sarasota/Manatee Metropolitan Planning Organization, Holiday Inn Sarasota Bradenton International Airport, 8009 15th St. E., Sarasota. Nov. 28, Thanksgiving, most government offices closed that day, as well as Nov. 29.

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Vacation rentals in Anna Maria fined for not registering By Ryan Paice Islander Reporter

Anna Maria is on the lookout for repeat offenders of its vacation rental regulations. The owners or managers of four unregistered, short-term vacation rentals went before Special Magistrate Karla S. Owens Oct. 15. Anna Maria requires the annual registration of vacation rentals, which creates a process for inspecting and applying rules and regulations to short-term

Bradenton Beach cut from lobbying video

Anna Maria Commission Chair Carol Carter emailed Bradenton Beach Mayor John Chappie Oct. 9 to tell him Anna Maria and Holmes Beach would proceed on production of a video to lobby state legislators on the negative effects of vacation rentals without Bradenton Beach. Bradenton Beach was invited to join the other island cities and also to share the expense, estimated to be $2,500-$4,500, but Bradenton Beach commissioners tabled a decision on the video earlier this month. The issue was set for discussion at the Oct. 17 commission meeting but, following Carter’s email, there was no action to be taken. A final edit on the video is expected by Nov. 1. Carter said Bradenton Beach could use the video for its lobbying efforts. All three cities have hired lobbyists to push their agendas, including home rule for property rentals, in the 2020 legislative session set to begin in January.

rentals in the city. Registration is required for Anna Maria vacation rentals — properties rented out at least three times in a calendar year for 30 days or less at a time —although there is an exception for those rentals that are owneroccupied or that employ on-site management. A first offense can result in a $250 daily fine for every day the vacation rental went unregistered. A second offense can raise the stakes to $500 a day for the same duration. However, city attorney Becky Vose asked Owens to forego the $250 daily fine for a first offense and instead assess each violator with a $150 administrative fine, which covers the city’s enforcement expenses. Vose also asked Owens to find that violations did occur, so the city could issue a $500 daily fine for any future, repeat violations. Vose wrote to The Islander in an Oct. 18 email that

the violators had all come into compliance with city code before the special magistrate hearing. If they had failed to comply beforehand, not only the administrative fee would have been ordered, but the fine for the first offense would have applied in each case. Two violations, at 315 Poinsettia Road and 104 Palmetto Ave., are registered under Kenneth Jackson, an agent for Green Real Estate. The other violations were for properties at 109 Maple Ave., managed by Julie Royal, an agent for Suncoast Real Estate, and at 205 S. Bay Blvd., managed by attorney Louis Najmy of Beach to Bay Investments.

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Anna Maria’s vacation rental rules, regulations and applications can be found online at www.cityofannamaria.com under the residents section. Special magistrate Karla S. Owens and Anna Maria code enforcement manager Debbie Haynes sit at the dais Oct. 15 during a session on alleged violations of the city’s vacation rental registration program. Islander Photo: Ryan Paice

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Congrats are due

Capt. Scott Moore is on the verge of legendary among many of the old-timers I know. There was a time about 20 or so years ago that I partnered with one of the founders of what has become the Florida Maritime Museum in Cortez to nominate Blue Fulford, a commercial fisherman, to the same honor. And while it didn’t come about, it wasn’t for not being deserving, because he was a real leader among the netters in Manatee County. We reckoned the folks involved in farming in the county weren’t enlightened to the similarity of fishing to farming — putting food on America’s table. So it was with great joy that I read of Capt. Scott’s recognition. It’s about time. And, I’m sure Blue and others, including Bill Mote would have agreed with Moore as the winner. He’s a first-rate farmer of the sea. Respectful of the bounty provided and a staunch conservationist. Cheers to Capt. Scott Moore.

Yes, we have stone crabs

If canaries are the measure of air quality in the coal mines, stone crabs and scallops are likewise to the waters and the bounty from the Gulf of Mexico. We’re pretty pleased with the early results of stone crab season. Fingers crossed. The traps pulled Oct. 15 and during the week by most of the area crabbers were productive and, never you worry, Tropical Storm Nestor very likely set the crabs moving, feeding and crawling into the traps. Lucky crabs. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation folks are recommending only taking one claw per crab, especially egg-bearing females, and the crab goes back to regenerate the missing claw.

Runaround or roundabout?

My old friend Snooks Adams, raised in Cortez and retired as Holmes Beach police chief in 1975, once told a TV reporter that he wished she hadn’t come here when she asked him, “What do you think of all the people that have come here since you were a boy, growing up on the beach?” “But,” he quickly added, “since you’re here, we have to provide for you. Roads, houses, schools, stores… .” and I think he’d include roundabouts. And the sooner the better for our winter traffic. It’s just a better way to get around. — Bonner Joy

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Provide clear rights of way

Bradenton Beach needs to be a walkable community. Allowing obstructions or encroachments in public rights of way should be unacceptable. With the city’s limited number and narrow sidewalks, pedestrians have challenges for safe enjoyable travel. Allowing any obstruction or encroachment on a walking path is a health, safety and welfare liability. Families with strollers and people with disabilities are deprived safe access when obstacles and encroachments are allowed. A pedestrian-only alternative is the use of traffic lanes, a common solution. Pedestrians going to beach accesses using traffic lanes need immediate access to clear road shoulders.

At beach accesses, parking needs to be marked for beach use only, sunup to sundown. Similar signage for street ends is needed. It is now time to resolve all the issues with public rights of way that have been avoided for years. To wait for liability claims or ADA noncompliance penalties is not in the public interest. Please, pass the necessary ordinances and more importantly strictly enforce right-of-way use as a daily obligation. Former Bradenton Beach Mayor William Shearon, Bradenton Beach

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Turning the page, 28 years

The Islander is celebrating an anniversary. Notice the numbers in the masthead this week — Vol. 27, No. 52. The Oct. 30 issue will be Vol. 28, No. 1, and we’re celebrating with an Islander trivia quiz. Sharpen the pencils. Refresh the memory bank. And pick up our anniversary issue to test your knowledge — or Google skills.

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From the archives

Washed out Westview A map, dated 1930-40, shows the south end of Anna Maria Island where the washed-out village of Westview had been, and the north end of Longboat Key, where the beach-end of the “old town of Longboat Beach also washed away. Westview village was platted in 1905 and washed away in 1932. Coffee Shell Key, now Leffis Key, is at the top of the drawing.

Making arrangements The Anna Maria Garden Club hosts its annual flower show. The archival photograph is not dated. The Anna Maria Island Garden Club’s annual show will be March 18, 2020, and a plant sale will be held Saturday, Nov. 23, both at Roser Memorial Community Church in Anna Maria. Islander Photos: Manatee County Public Library Archive

10&20 years ago

Islander archives, Oct. 20, 1999:

• Holmes Beach City Commission Chairman Roger Lutz told commissioners he wanted to determine interest among the three island cities for consolidation into one island city. Previous efforts dating to 1960 were not successful. • Residents undertook preparations for Hurricane Irene after forecasters predicted the Category 1 storm would strike Anna Maria Island. The storm veered east of the island just hours before landfall and went ashore near Naples. • A red tide outbreak had officials scrambling to determine if the harmful algal bloom would spread to Sarasota Bay. The red tide levels were high enough for health officials to issue a precaution for people with respiratory problems.

Islander archives, Oct. 21, 2009:

• The insurance company that issued the policy on Sabine Musil-Buehler’s life was seeking to dismiss a motion by her husband to declare her dead. She went missing Nov. 6, 2008, and law enforcement was investigating her disappearance as a homicide. • A boat theft resulted in two people eluding law enforcement officers and the shooting of an outboard engine to halt the chase. • The Bradenton Beach City Commission voted for an ordinance intended to prohibit panhandling — “aggressive solicitation” on roads, beaches and in other public places. • Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce elections resulted in the election of Cindy Thompson as chair, Karen LaPensee as vice chair, Wendy Webb as treasurer and Lois Gift as treasurer. — Lisa Neff

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DOT blamed for runaround on AMI roundabouts By Arthur Brice Islander Reporter

Despite repeated pleas from local officials, the Florida Department of Transportation has no immediate plans to build a roundabout at the intersection of Cortez Road and Gulf Drive, one of the most critical choke points on Anna Maria Island. In fact, the DOT has no plans to fund construction for any roundabouts that area transportation planners and island officials say are badly needed to solve traffic problems on the barrier islands. “Some intersection improvements have been brought to our attention (either by the local jurisdiction, the MPO, or identified from previous or current studies), but they need further analysis, further coordination, additional funding, and/or are not currently feasible,” DOT spokesman Brian R. Rick told The Islander in an Oct. 9 email. Rick identified three intersections: • Gulf Drive at Manatee Avenue, Holmes Beach. • East Bay Drive at Manatee Avenue, Holmes Beach. • Gulf of Mexico Drive at Broadway Street, Longboat Key. Holmes Beach Police Chief William Tokajer, a member of the Barrier Islands Traffic Study committee, identified two other candidates: Gulf and East Bay drives and Gulf and Marina drives in Holmes Beach. In the past couple of years, state and island officials, as well as transportation planners, have discussed at least eight possible roundabout sites on Anna Maria and Perico islands and on Longboat Key. Tokajer Tokajer would like to replace all traffic signals in Holmes Beach with roundabouts. “I like the idea,” he told The Islander Oct. 18. “It gives us benefits as a city. It allows traffic to continually move as long as there is education for people on how to use the roundabout.” Studies have shown that traffic flows better with roundabouts, said David Hutchinson, executive director of the Sarasota/Manatee Metropolitan Planning Organization. “You’re only slowing the speed,” he told The Islander Oct. 18. “What’s counterintuitive about roundabouts is that they’re moving more slowly but the actual delay is less because you are moving for the most part. “A roundabout will handle more cars.” The only roundabouts on the island are located at Bridge Street and Gulf Drive and Bridge Street and Bay Drive South/Church Street in Bradenton Beach. “The roundabout has done everything we wanted and more than we’d hoped to accommodate traffic flow and for public safety,” Bradenton Beach Mayor John Chappie told The Islander earlier this year, referring

Looking southwest, vehicles negotiate the roundabout Oct. 18 at Gulf Drive and Bridge Street in Bradenton Beach. Islander Photo: Sarah Brice

to the Bridge Street-Gulf Drive circle. “I like it,” Hutchinson said. “I think it’s worked out very well. It’s provided good access to Bridge Street. It produces less delay than every car needing to stop. “From my aspect, it’s been very successful.” The lack of DOT planning and funding for a roundabout at the intersection of Cortez Road and Gulf Drive, just west of the Cortez Bridge, is one of the most vexing transportation issues for local officials. The DOT just finished a six-year planning development and enviChappie ronment study that recommended a 65-foot-clearance fixed span to replace the aging Cortez Bridge. But the PD&E did not address the issue of how to improve traffic flow at the adjoining intersection in Bradenton Beach. “Analysis for the roundabout at Gulf Drive and Cortez was included in the current PD&E study for Cortez Bridge and found not to be feasible at this time,” Rick wrote to The Islander. “We are currently coordinating with Longboat Key, Bradenton Beach and the MPO for inclusion of that roundabout for additional analysis in a future PD&E study that is incorporating other ‘complete streets’ improvements within the Bradenton Beach area.” An analysis discussed at a meeting of the BITS committee earlier this year concluded a roundabout at the intersection was not feasible due to the high cost of right-of-way land acquisition. Chappie and Longboat Key Commissioner Jack Daly complained extensively at a BITS meeting in September that the roundabout was not included in the committee’s final proposed list of 20 transportation improvements. The DOT relented and said it would add the inter-

section to the list. A few days later, DOT representatives told local officials that the agency had agreed to study a smaller roundabout than the large-scale more common roundabout it had rejected earlier on. That project, however, is still years away. Local officials also would like to see roundabouts for the busy intersections on Manatee Avenue near the Anna Maria Island Bridge. The DOT is farther along with its plans to replace the Manatee Avenue drawbridge with a 65-foot-clearance fixed span. The intersection of Manatee Avenue and East Bay Drive is closest to the bridge. “They’re doing design for the Anna Maria bridge that might encompass a roundabout at the end of the bridge,” Hutchinson said. “They’re looking at the intersection, but haven’t identified what those improvements would be.” Tokajer said he also would like to see a twolane-wide roundabout a short distance to the west, at Manatee Avenue and Gulf Drive — at the entrance to the heavily used Manatee Public Beach. Tokajer and Hutchinson say roundabouts are safer for pedestrians and motorists. “Motorists are slowing down and the slower traffic makes it better for pedestrians,” the police chief said. “A roundabout reduces the potential for T-bone collisions,” Hutchinson noted. The key, both experts noted, lies in educating motorists on how to use the roundabouts. “Residents will appreciate them once they get used to them,” Tokajer said.

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BITS-North Study intersection improvements include four roundabouts in Holmes Beach, a roundabout on Longboat Key, as well as turn-lane improvements on the mainland at Cortez Road and 75th Street and at 75th Street and Manatee Avenue. Islander Graphic: Courtesy DOT

The Florida Department of Transportation and Manatee County posted the following for the week of Oct. 21: • Bay Drive South in Bradenton Beach: Manatee County’s AMI Pipeline Replacement project involves work on Bay Drive South continuing north to Bridge Street, shifting to Church Avenue and continuing on Church to Cortez Road. Construction is expected to conclude in December. • Longboat Pass Bridge: Repairs on the Longboat Pass Bridge on Gulf Drive between Bradenton Beach and Longboat Key continue. Overnight work requires decreasing lane sizes, flagging operations and occasional lane closures. The DOT said the contractor has about another month of work on the bridge. “Weather delays, holidays and unforeseen conditions prompted the longer timetable,” according to DOT spokesman Brian Rick. For the latest road watch information, go online to fl511.com and swflroads.com or dial 511. To view traffic conditions, go online to smarttrafficinfo.org.

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Artists’ Guild to kick off 30th anniversary at ArtsHop

The Artists’ Guild of Anna Maria Island will launch a yearlong celebration of its 30th anniversary with a reception in November. The reception 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8, will coincide with the art walk element of ArtsHop and feature the “Historic Anna Maria” display in the window at the Guild Gallery, 5414 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. An announcement said the public is invited to the reception to meet AGAMI artists and enjoy refreshments. For more information, call the gallery at 941778-6694.

Garden club plots season

The Anna Maria Island Garden Club will hold its annual plant sale 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23. The sale will feature native plants, succulents, herbs, cut flowers and arrangements. The club will set up displays in the fellowship hall at Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria. The club also has set its events calendar for the 2019-20 season. The club will hold its flower show and bake sale 1-3 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, 2020, at Roser. Additionally, the club’s annual fashion show will be Wednesday, Jan, 29, 2020, at Roser. For more information, call Charlotte Noyes at 941778-6758.

Nautical market set for Oct. 26

The Florida Maritime Museum will host the 22nd annual Cortez Nautical Flea Market 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26. FMM has lined up vendors selling fishing supplies, power boat equipment, diving and sailing gear and more. Plans also include live music and food and beverage sales. Also, the nearby Cortez Cultural Center will be hosting vendors selling arts, crafts and more. For more information, go online to floridamaritimemuseum.org or call the museum at 941-7086120.

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A werewolf might howl. A witch might cackle. A superhero might flex muscles. A PumpkinHead might frighten. Kids will gather for the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce’s annual Trail of Treats costume contest on Halloween, which is Thursday, Oct. 31. Then they’ll head out on the Trail of Treats to gather candy and other goodies. The celebration will begin with the costume contest at the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce, 5313 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Children as old as 12 will assemble at 3:30 p.m. for judging by age groups. After the contest, kids will go trick-or-treating on the Trail of Treats, which includes businesses in Anna Maria, Bradenton Beach and Holmes Beach. Trick-or-treat hours generally will be: • Holmes Beach: 4-6 p.m. • Anna Maria: 5-7 p.m. • Bradenton Beach: 5-7 p.m. The chamber will provide maps of participating businesses to the candy-collectors. In addition to inviting children to the costume contest and Trail of Treats, the chamber is seeking business participants. For more information, call the chamber at 941778-1541.

Lecture to explore Electoral College, popular vote

“The National Popular Vote and the Electoral College” lecture to be delivered Wednesday, Oct. 30, at the Island Library is part of the Lifelong Learning series. Lecturer Alice Newlon will talk about the U.S. Constitution and the system by which the president and vice president are elected. She’ll also discuss the National Popular Vote Compact as a way to guarantee that the candidate who wins the popular vote also wins the White House. The library is at 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. The series, presented by the Ringling College, also includes the Einstein’s Circle discussion groups taking place at 11 a.m. Wednesdays at the Center of Anna Maria Island, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. For more information, call the library at 941-7786341.

Cupcake Delights hosts blood drive Oct. 24

After the blood drive comes the sugar rush. Cupcake Delights invites the public to join the blood drive at One Blood’s Big Red Bus, which will be parked noon-5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24, outside Cupcake Delights in the Anna Maria Island Centre shopping plaza, 3324 E. Bay Drive, Holmes Beach. Blood donors will receive a wellness checkup that includes cholesterol screening, blood pressure, iron count and pulse reading. Donors also will receive a cupcake. For more information about One Blood, call 888-9-DONATE or go online to oneblooddonor. org, where appointments may be made using the code 41288.

Kiwanis to meet Oct. 26

The Kiwanis Club of Anna Maria Island will meet Saturday, Oct. 26, for breakfast and a program. Representatives from the Salvation Army will address the club, which meets at 8:30 a.m. most Saturdays at the Anna Maria Island Beach Cafe at the Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. For more information, call Sandy Haas-Martens at 941-778-1383.

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Valerie Thiollier Ferguson, visiting from Provence, France, mulls over fruit and vegetable selections at the Fibela Produce stand Oct. 15.

Market day in Anna Maria Wren Ennis, 3, and her mother, Randi, sample Hahn’s Kettle Corn from owner Garrison Hahn Oct. 15 at the weekly Anna Maria Farmers Market at City Pier Park, 100 N. Bay Blvd. Islander Photos: Sarah Brice

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Gates open to 2019-20 farmers market By Ryan Paice Islander Reporter

Patrons packed the Anna Maria Farmers Market within the first 30 minutes of the 2019-20 season. The market season opened Oct. 15 with a solid crowd and excited vendors. “Last year’s beginning was slow, compared to middle and end of the season, but that’s to be expected,” said Garrison Hahn, owner of Hahn’s Kettle Corn, a catering service selling gourmet popcorn and treats. “It’s going really well today, I expected it to be slower than this,” he added between announcements of “Fresh, hot popcorn here!” to marketgoers as he bagged fresh kettle corn. Hahn has participated in all three seasons of the market, which launched in 2017 to bring people to Pine Avenue after the destruction and closure of the Anna Maria City Pier, a major draw at the east end of the commercial strip. “We’re always happy to be here,” Hahn said. “We’ve been here from the start and we love the people here.” Hahn wasn’t the only vendor smiling on opening day. “This is my favorite market,” Melissa Ignoti, owner of Meli Gusto, a catering service selling gourmet jams and jellies, told The Islander. “It’s a small market, so I think everyone is friendly and nice to each other.” “I can give up a lot of markets, but I’m never going to give up Anna Maria,” she added while assorting jams for display. “I love it.” Ignoti participated in the market for the first time last season and did well, but hopes to do even better this season. While some vendors have set high hopes for the season, Neil Currie, co-owner of Saucy Guys, a sauce and spice company, simply wants to reach the heights he hit last season. “Last year was great,” Currie told The Islander from the shade of his tent. “There’s a lot of support out here on the island, and I always look forward to coming back.” One tent at the market wasn’t occupied by a business, but, with a table full of T-shirts and free goodies, its occupant was just as excited for the market season. Suzi Fox, executive director of Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring, said the market is an excellent opportunity to take a break from nesting season while also spreading awareness. “It’s the tail-end of (sea turtle nesting) season, so we’re all a little tired from walking on the beach, and we can use a little rest,” she said at the market. “So this is a totally different thing, where we’re still educating

Harrison Woolston, 17 months, accepts a banana from Yvette Nunez of Milagro Produce while being held by his aunt Nikki Woolston. Islander Photo: Sarah Brice

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The Islander Calendar

For the week Oct. 23-30 Compiled by Lisa Neff, calendar@islander.org

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT ON ANNA MARIA ISLAND

Wednesday, Oct. 30 1 p.m. — “The National Popular Vote and the Electoral College” lecture, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive. Information: 941-7786341. ONGOING ON AMI Throughout October, “Ribbons” display for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Artists’ Guild Gallery, 5414 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6694. Throughout October, “Underwater” exhibit, Island Gallery West, 5368 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6648. Second Fridays, downtown Holmes Beach art walk, various venues. Information: 941-778-6694, 941-778-6648. Save the date for the Anna Maria Island Garden Club’s annual plant sale, which will be Saturday, LOOKING AHEAD ON AMI Nov. 23, at Roser Memorial Community Church in Nov. 2, Drift-In Rock and Blues Fest to benefit Wildlife Inc., Anna Maria. Islander File Photo Bradenton Beach. Nov. 7-17, Island Players’ “Relatively Speaking,” Anna Maria. Information: 941-359-5700. Nov. 8, Artists’ Guild of Anna Maria Island 30th Anniversary First Fridays, 6-9 p.m., ArtWalk in the Village of the Arts, around Celebration, Holmes Beach. 12th Street West and 12th Avenue West, Bradenton. Also, Saturdays Nov. 9, Anna Maria Island Concert Chorus and Orchestra’s after the first Fridays. Information: villageofthearts@gmail.com. Symphony on the Sand concert, Bradenton Beach. Second and fourth Saturdays, 1-4 p.m., Music on the Porch, Nov. 10, Island Players’ audition, “Ripcord,” Anna Maria. Florida Maritime Museum, 4415 119th St. W., Cortez. Information: Dec. 8, Anna Maria Island Concert Chorus and Orchestra’s 941-708-6120. holiday concert, Holmes Beach. LOOKING AHEAD OFF AMI Dec. 13-15, Coquina Beach Seafood and Music Festival, Bradenton Beach. Nov. 1, Village of the Arts’ Festival of Skeletons, Bradenton. Dec. 14, Center of Anna Maria Island’s Sha Na Na concert, Nov. 5, Manatee Community Concert Band concert, BradenAnna Maria. ton. Nov. 9, eighth annual Cortez Stone Crab and Music Festival, ONGOING OFF ANNA MARIA ISLAND Cortez. Through Dec. 1, “The Orchid Show: Blossoms of Asia” exhibit Nov. 9, St. Armands Art Festival, Sarasota. and special programming, Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, 811 S. Nov. 9, Manatee Community Concert Band concert, BradenPalm Ave., Sarasota. Information: 941-366-5731. ton. Through Dec. 6, “Jack Davis: Drawing American Pop Culture,” Dec. 5, Holiday Splendor at the Ringling, Sarasota. Ringling College of Art and Design, 2363 Old Bradenton Road, SaraDec. 6-8, Bradenton Blues Fest, Bradenton. sota. Information: 941-359-7563. Dec. 14-Jan. 4, Selby Gardens’ Lights in Bloom, Sarasota. Through Dec. 31, “Always Ready” U.S. Coast Guard exhibit, KIDS & FAMILY Florida Maritime Museum, 4415 119th St. W., Cortez. Information: ON ANNA MARIA ISLAND 941-708-6120. Through Jan. 5, “Giants, Dragons & Unicorns: The World of Friday, Oct. 25 Mythic Creatures,” the Bishop Museum of Science and Nature, 201 10 a.m. — Forty Carrots, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, 10th St. W., Bradenton. Fee applies. Information: 941-746-4131. Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341. Through Jan. 13, “Tour du Monde,” John and Mable Ringling Tuesday, Oct. 29 Museum of Art, 5401 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota. Fee applies. Infor10 a.m. — Preschool storytime, Island Library, 5701 Marina mation: 941-359-5700. Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341. Second Wednesdays, 12:15 p.m., Lunch and Learn program, Wednesday, Oct. 30 the Bishop Museum of Science and Nature, 201 10th St. W., Bra4 p.m. — Harry Potter Trivia, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, denton. Fee applies. Information: 941-746-4131. Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341. Thursdays, 5-8 p.m., Art After 5, John and Mable Ringling LOOKING AHEAD ON AMI Museum of Art, 5401 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota. Fee applies. Oct. 31, Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce Trail of Treats, islandwide. Nov. 2, America Recycles Day at Sandblast, Holmes Beach. Nov. 30, Bridge Street tree lighting, Bradenton Beach. Dec. 6, Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce tree lighting, Holmes Beach. Dec. 6, Holmes Beach holiday celebration and art walk, Holmes Beach. Dec. 7, Center of Anna Maria Island Lester Family Fun Day, Anna Maria. Dec. 13, Anna Maria Island Centre shopping plaza holiday walkabout, Holmes Beach. Dec. 13, Anna Maria holiday celebration, Anna Maria. TENTATIVE. Dec. 14, Anna Maria Island Privateers Christmas Parade, Join us for OPEN HOUSE islandwide. Dec. 14, Bridge Street Christmas celebration and boat parade, 9-4 Friday Oct. 25 Bradenton Beach. and 9-noon Saturday Oct. 26.

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Fourth Wednesdays, 7 p.m. Stelliferous Star Talk, the Bishop Museum of Science and Nature, 201 10th St. W., Bradenton. Fee applies. Information: 941-746-4131. Second Saturdays, 4 p.m., IQuest for middle schoolers, the Bishop Museum of Science and Nature, 201 10th St. W., Bradenton. Fee applies. Information: 941-746-4131. Second and fourth Saturdays, 10:30 a.m. KidSpace, the Bishop Museum of Science and Nature, 201 10th St. W., Bradenton. Fee applies. Information: 941-746-4131.

The Island Library will host CPR training at 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 26. Reservations are required for the program, presented monthly at 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Islander File Photo LOOKING AHEAD OFF AMI Nov. 16-17, Canine Christmas, Bradenton. Dec. 14, Manatee River Holiday Boat Parade, Bradenton. April 25, DeSoto Grand Parade, Bradenton.

CLUBS & COMMUNITY ON ANNA MARIA ISLAND Wednesday, Oct. 23 Noon — Coloring club, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341. Thursday, Oct. 24 Noon-5 p.m. — Blood drive, Cupcake Delights, 3324 E. Bay Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-779-2253. 2 p.m. — Conquer the Quicksand of Anxiety and Depression, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941778-6341. Saturday, Oct. 26 8:30 a.m. — Kiwanis Club of Anna Maria Island meeting and program with representatives from the Salvation Army, Anna Maria Island Beach Cafe, Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-1383. 9 a.m. — CPR training, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. RSVP. Information: 941-778-6341. ONGOING ON AMI Wednesdays Oct. 23, Nov. 6, Nov. 13, Nov. 20, Einstein’s Circle on Anna Maria Island, Center of Anna Maria Island, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 941-778-1908. 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: 941-778-6341. 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 through May 12, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Anna Maria Farmers’ Market, City Pier Park, Pine Avenue and North Bay Boulevard, Anna Maria. Information: 941-708-6130. Tuesdays, noon, Rotary Club of Anna Maria Island, Bridge Street Bistro, 111 Gulf Drive S., Bradenton Beach. Information: 941718-0291. Tuesdays, 2-4 p.m., Tech Help, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341. LOOKING AHEAD ON AMI Nov. 2, Roser Church Arts and Crafts Fair, Anna Maria. Nov. 11, Anna Maria Old Soldiers and Old Sailors Parade and social, Anna Maria. Nov. 15-17, Anna Maria Island Art League Wellness Weekend, Holmes Beach. Nov. 16, Center of Anna Maria Island’s Ocean of Hope with Philippe Cousteau Jr., Anna Maria. Nov. 23, Anna Maria Island Garden Club plant sale, Anna Maria.

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The Islander Calendar

Nov. 27, Thanks-Living community celebration and benefit, Anna Maria. OFF AMI Saturday, Oct. 26 8 a.m.-1 p.m. — Cortez Nautical Market, Florida Maritime Museum, 4415 119th St. W., Cortez. Information: 941-708-6120. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. — Cortez Historical Society Arts and Crafts Sale, Cortez Cultural Center on the FISH Preserve, 4415 119th St. W., Cortez. Information: 941-538-0945.

GAMES, SPORTS & OUTDOORS ON ANNA MARIA ISLAND Friday, Oct. 25 6:30 p.m. — Leffis Luminated Lantern Walk, Leffis Key, Coquina Beach. Information: 941-742-5923.

ONGOING ON ANNA MARIA ISLAND

Get listed in The Islander calendar. Email calendar@islander.org. Island, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. Fee applies. Information: 941-778-1908. Mondays, noon, AMI Bridge, Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 941-778-0414. 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.

Wednesdays and Saturdays, 9 a.m., horseshoes pitched, Anna Maria City Hall, 10005 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria. Information: 941-7086130. 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, 7:30 a.m., Still I Run running club, Manatee Public OFF AMI Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: mcfacheris@ Saturday, Oct. 26 gmail.com. 8 a.m. — Saturday Mornings at the NEST, Robinson Preserve Saturdays, 9 a.m.-12 p.m., pickleball, Center of Anna Maria expansion, 10299 Ninth Ave. NW. Information: 941-742-5923. 6 p.m. — Pumpkin carving, Robinson Preserve expansion, 10299 Ninth Ave. NW. Information: 941-742-5923.

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GOOD TO KNOW SAVE THE DATES Nov. 3, daylight saving time ends. Nov. 5, Election Day. Nov. 11, Veterans Day. Nov. 28, Thanksgiving. Dec. 22, Winter solstice. Dec. 22-30, Hanukkah begins. Dec. 24, Christmas Eve.

Ana Dorderic of Bradenton studies the titles as she peruses a row of books Oct. 18.

Shoppers peruse the categorized books for sale Oct. 18 at the Friends of the Island Library Book Sale at the Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. The library support group organized the two-day sale and membership drive

Frances Perkins of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, a seasonal visitor on Anna Maria Island, sorts books, games and puzzles for sale at the Friends of the Island Library Book Sale held Oct. 18. Friends members shopped earlier in the day at the Marina Drive branch before the public sale Oct. 18-19. Islander Photos: Sarah Brice

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Windy, rainy, tropical forecast pushes Bayfest indoors By Ryan Paice Islander Reporter

Tropical Storm Nestor may have changed the venue of Anna Maria Island’s 19th annual Bayfest, but that didn’t halt the enthusiasm from the crowd. Vehicles lined the puddled streets of Anna Maria Oct. 19 as hundreds of people made their way to the Center of Anna Maria Island to partake in the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce’s 19th annual festival. The event, traditionally held along Pine Avenue, was moved to the center gym after forecasts called for rain and high winds for the day. And while people enjoyed blue skies much of the day, high winds blowing across the island precluded the vendor tents and most outdoor activities. Due to the venue change, the festival did without the classic car show and craft vendors of past years, but the day remained filled with music, food and drinks. On one side of the gym, the chamber staff and volunteers sold Bayfest T-shirts and libations. On the opposite side, the Feast Restaurant served slices of pizza and coconut shrimp. Tortilla Bay Southwest Grille served chicken burritos, chips and salsa, and the Ugly Grouper offered chicken nuggets, pork

sliders and smoked chicken wings. Tables dotted the edges of the gym for festivalgoers looking for a place to relax and eat. Entertainer Mike Sales emceed from a small platform for the day, while Memphis Rub, soulRcoaster, the Dr. Dave Band and the Karen & Jimmy Band performed for a smaller than usual audience of people, mostly seated in folding chairs, sometimes dancing. Sherry Yagle told The Islander she and her husband were visiting the island for the first time because they were drawn to the festival’s music. She said she was most excited to see soulRcoaster and the Dr. Dave Band. “We will probably stay all day because this music

is great,” Yagle said. “We didn’t know this was happening until only recently, but we love it so far. We love music and gravitate toward it, and we heard this was going on and this was right up our alley.” Yagle wasn’t the only person happy with how the event turned out. “Everything’s going very well,” Sgt. Mike Jones, head of the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office-Anna Maria substation, told The Islander. “Crowd is good, and the attendance seems to be getting better, too.” Jones added the indoor event was much easier to secure than the length of Pine Avenue. “A smaller venue is a little more condensed and easier to secure, for sure,” he said. Dr. Dave Band members Phil Roth, Dave Ferguson and George Routh perform the final song of their set Oct. 19 at Bayfest, the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce’s annual event benefitting the chamber’s college scholarship fund.

Bayfest emcee Mike Sales makes announcements Oct. 19, then entertains the crowd as the next band sets up on the Bayfest stage.

Dan and Sandy Eli two-step to the sounds of the Dr. Dave Band Oct. 19 at Bayfest. RIGHT: Bass/vocalist Scott Matzke of Memphis Rub rocks out in the afternoon at Bayfest Oct. 19. Islander Photos: Sarah Brice

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Pier lease negotiations stall, but work on buildings continues By Ryan Paice Islander Reporter

The T-end buildings of the new Anna Maria City Pier are taking shape fast, but negotiations for their use have slowed to a crawl. Mayor Dan Murphy recently offered Mario Schoenfelder, the pier tenant since 2000, two base payment options for a new lease and expected the tenant’s proposal by Oct. 18. One of Murphy’s proposed payment options includes a $21,600 monthly base payment, along with either a 3% annual increase — to begin after the first year — or an annual adjustment based on the consumer price index. The other option includes an $18,900 monthly base payment, subject to the same options for annual increases as the first option. However, this option requires that Schoenfelder pay $250,000 at the signing. But Schoenfelder is not ready to make an offer. He told The Islander in an Oct. 17 phone interview that he wouldn’t talk payment options until Mason Martin, the contractor hired to build the T-end restaurant and bait shop, provides a cost estimate for the buildout — an expense Schoenfelder agreed to shoulder. Schoenfelder said he has worked with Sarasotabased Schimberg Group to coordinate with Mason Martin. He added that Schimberg set a deadline for Mason Martin to submit a bid that ended the week of Oct. 7, but the contractor missed the deadline. Schoenfelder said he would like to know how much he will invest in the buildout of the T-end buildings before he agrees to any base payment options for the lease. Schoenfelder, who splits his time between Holmes Beach and Germany, originally signed a lease for 10 years, with two five-year options and a $5,000 monthly lease payment, which was subject to periodic increases of $500. The monthly payments, which escalated to $11,900, were discontinued after the city closed the pier in September 2017. In September, Murphy and Schoenfelder tentatively agreed to a 10-year lease with two five-year extensions — the same length of the current lease.

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Mason Martin employees construct the shells of the restaurant and bait shop on the T-end of the new Anna Maria City Pier the week of Oct. 14. Islander Photo: Jack Elka

Murphy previously told commissioners he would view. “They’re (Mason Martin) working on the bait call a special meeting when Schoenfelder sends his shop and bathrooms, so, once that’s finished, they’ll make their way over to the restaurant.” offer for base payments so it could be discussed. Murphy said he expects Mason Martin to finish the buildings before their 200-day time frame ends, Progress Meanwhile, work on the T-end buildings pro- but doesn’t have an estimated completion date. He added that he expects to receive an estimated gressed smoothly the week of Oct. 14. “It’s going good,” Murphy said in an Oct. 15 inter- completion date by Oct. 25.

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Bradenton Beach derelict vessel enforcement continues Kathy Prucnell Islander Reporter

Bradenton Beach police say efforts to rid the nearshore waters of derelict and abandoned vessels south of the Historic Bridge Street Pier is paying off. And business owners — who say liveaboard boaters loiter near their shops and dump human and animal waste in the water — are thankful for stepped up police enforcement and want more. Liveaboards, on the other hand, allege the ticketing, tagging and towing effort may be an attempt to get rid of them. Some of them say it’s a power trip by the BBPD. The boats anchored in the city’s 500-foot jurisdiction in Sarasota Bay numbered about 41 as of Oct. 10, according to BBPD Lt. John Cosby, down from a high of about 58 vessels last year. The state and county ceded police jurisdiction of the nearshore waters to the city in 2006. “Everybody out there is not horrible,” said Heather Keith, owner of the Back Alley, but she added that a major concern is for the health of Sarasota Bay. “There are boats out there that never move. I can’t imagine they’re dumping (their sewage) properly.” Bradenton Beach Marina owner Mike Bazzy agreed, saying that while some boaters from the anchorage come to buy fuel for generators, “no boat from over there” has used the marina’s $25 pump-out service. Bazzy said he’s suggested the city consider a seagrass study to determine the health of the bay. Bradenton Beach Commissioner Ralph Cole said the waste dumping “is already a misdemeanor” and “all we can do” is step up enforcement. “The anchoring issue has been around for years and years, all over the state of Florida, and I’m not talking about a person with a nice boat who is cruising Jeremy Thomas prepares to board a dinghy Oct. 2 after challenging Bradenton Beach citations for two the world. “I’m talking about people who abandon boats and at-risk vessels in the 12th Circuit Court. then they sink and it’s up to the county and city to remove them,” Cole said. Cosby took over the city’s derelict vessel program in 2014. Cosby also fears seagrass destruction and elimination of human waste in the bay, in addition to unsecured vessels ramming the pier, which occurred during Tropical Storm Colin in 2016. “The state is so environmentally sensitive,” Cosby said, adding what’s “happening here in an environmentally sensitive place is wrong.” Law enforcement “All of the boats have a different story,” said BBPD Officer Eric Hill, who began patrolling the anchorage in 2005. BBPD tagged five vessels in August. During the 45 day-notice period, three were removed. N.E. Taylor Boatworks of Cortez recently removed a white sailboat with an open title, and a sunken catamaran belonging to John Avery is next for removal. As of Oct. 10, the catamaran was “still on the bottom,” Hill said, adding the extra time came at Avery’s request, but a forced removal could be necessary. “There’s another five boats I’m looking at — at least five — and I’m starting to observe several issues. Either they’re not seaworthy, can’t move on their own or have registration issues,” Hill said. If they are compliant, Hill added, “we leave them alone.” “We have no issue with good boaters,” Cosby said, adding boaters have nothing to fear if they follow the laws. Thinning out? Cosby believes there’s been a thinning out in the anchorage due to a freeze he’s been placing on derelict vessels after they’ve been tagged. Derelict vessels are boats with a traceable owner that lack a means of propulsion, are not seaworthy or lack steering, according to Cosby. Abandoned boats are derelict vessels that have no traceable owner. Cosby is on his 40th boat removal, with removals costing the city $2,500-$5,000 per vessel, costs that have been reimbursed, up to $25,000 from the West

Bradenton Beach Police Officer Eric Hill photographs the anchorage Oct. 2 from the Historic Bridge Street Pier. The boats anchored in the city’s 500foot jurisdiction in Sarasota Bay numbered about 41 as of Oct. 10. Islander Photos: Kathy Prucnell

Bradenton Beach to push for new liveaboard laws

Bradenton Beach Police Lt. John Cosby is looking for new state laws to solve the liveaboard riddle. “The big news is we are meeting with the Council of Governments in Sarasota County Nov. 8 to discuss using a lobbyist … to deal with the liveaboards. We’re not dealing with normal boaters,” Cosby said. He said he hopes Manatee, Lee and Charlotte counties will join Bradenton Beach and employ a lobbyist to push for legislation to regulate liveaboard boats similar to laws regulating uninhabitable buildings. City Commissioner Ralph Cole also is thinking about new state legislation. “One thing I think might work … is mandatory insurance for vessels with a motor,” Cole said, adding he’d also favor legislation that would define current and wind as part of “means of propulsion.” Cole and Mike Bazzy, owner of Bradenton Beach Marina, warn of a strong boat industry lobby and private interests. “While it’s important to protect the shoreline and coastal community, it’s also important to balance boaters’ rights. Rules to address the anchorage and the county situations …. may affect boaters’ rights,” Bazzy said. — Kathy Prucnell

A sunken sailboat, belonging to John Avery of Bradenton, lists Oct. 8 south of the Historic Bridge Street Pier and is set for removal under the Bradenton Beach derelict removal program.

Coast Inland Navigational District grant. Cosby said he has been “freezing” titles at the Florida Department of Motor Vehicles after tagging vessels as derelict so boat owners can not transfer title until law enforcement lifts the hold. Boat owners had been attempting to skirt the law by transferring vessel registrations between each other, hampering law enforcement efforts to identify boat ownership needed to give notice before removals. “They were playing this little game. And there’s no more game,” Cosby said. The liveaboards Liveaboards and some business owners say they haven’t seen a marked difference in the number of derelict and abandoned vessels. May Galloway, who has lived on a boat with her husband Jeremy Thomas for about 10 years, denies transferring registration during tagging. The liveaboards say when two or three vessels leave, two or three more boats arrive. Plus, some boaters move their vessels only to return after enforcement efforts.

Galloway and Thomas moved two boats from the Bridge Street shoreline to waters near Cortez before an Oct. 2 court date. The couple owns a motor boat they live on, another motor boat and three sailboats, some of which they rent in exchange for paying for necessary repairs. Galloway said the BBPD should remove derelicts and abandoned boats — if they are really derelict. She disputes the charges with respect to Thomas’ boats, adding BBPD is harassing them and others in the anchorage. “It’s so obvious the city wants us gone,” Galloway said. Thomas said he believes the police enforcement may be discrimination but also might be a BBPD “power trip,” adding he has always passed U.S. Coast Guard inspections. Thomas and Galloway have fought more than 20 tickets in court since 2013. They won some, received time to comply on others and have been assessed more than $1,100 in fines for violations. BBPD also cited Mark Allen Hill in July after his cabin cruiser broke anchor and hit the city’s dinghy dock. In August, police cited him for a derelict vessel. In court, he was fined $110 for an anchoring infraction and $500 for the derelict vessel. “They have been harassing us as well,” said Mark Hill in a Oct. 10 text, referring to safety checks at 3 a.m. and Hill tracking him to a nature trail to ticket him. He said the anchor break was accidental, caused by high winds, and feels he’s discriminated against because of the appearance he is living more cheaply than those living on the land.

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Looking back: Spring Lake’s history provides insight By ChrisAnn Silver Esformes Islander Reporter

Spring Lake on the north end of Holmes Beach has a history with humble beginnings. “Mr. Clark had some radical ideas about development,” stated a story in The Islander from December 1955. Morton Clark was a retired industrialist from Ohio who purchased 12 acres between 68th and 70th streets in Holmes Beach in 1955. The property was swampland. However, Clark quickly set to his plan of developing the “Clark Spring Lake Estates Subdivision and Aquatic Club,” which included draining the swamp, excavating two lakes and creating home sites by the end of 1955. John “Jack” Holmes Sr., who first developed Holmes Beach, engineered the project. A newspaper clipping from another area paper dated November 1955 and found in the archives at the Anna Maria Island Historical Society, reads: “(Clark) has drained swamps and created two sparkling blue lakes fed by artesian pressure. About 600 feet in overall length, they are joined by a 50-foot canal and look from the air like a giant pair of sunglasses.” A 1955 promotional flyer touting the subdivision reads, “The world’s finest swimming and fishing … with each lot is included without extra cost, a share of stock in the aquatic club, which will own the lake to the curb, the club beach and parking area, and the cabana to be built.” The flyer also stated that shareholders would elect

Jack Elka’s drone view of Spring Lake shows the lake’s dark waters stretching between Holmes Boulevard and Marina Drive in Holmes Beach.

a board to govern the lake facilities. According to The Islander article, the lakes “were fed by a well 78 feet deep and some natural springs that exist in the lake.” The story also stated the lake was 10 feet deep, except for a sloped beach area, and was stocked with mullet, redfish and trout. “An overflow drains off the excess water to the bay at low tide and, at high tide, a tide gate closes, thereby

maintaining an even level in the lake, and keeping out all undesirable marine life from the bay,” the article states. “There is a tinge of tannic acid in the water, which is known for its invigorating and curative properties.” Since its creation in 1955, the lake system has incurred 3 feet of muck at its bottom, no white sand is visible and the water is not “sparkling blue.” The aquatic club has faded into history, and there is no beach or cabana, though there is a city park accessible by Holmes Boulevard on the south side of the lake — property that was previously owned by the Suman family. As of Oct. 17, Spring Lake is undergoing aeration 24/7 from a pump system activated a month prior to increase oxygen circulation. The city’s decision to install such a system stemmed from complaints by lakeside residents who say the water quality of the lake never recovered following a sewage spill in October 2015, when about 22,000 gallons of waste poured from a broken Manatee County sewer line. When water tests showed lake contaminants within “normal range” by Nov. 5, 2015, the county closed its investigation. The city will conduct water quality tests at the end of this month and in January 2020 to determine if the aeration system is working. Additionally, Mayor Judy Titsworth said Oct. 8 the city might consult with lake specialists to determine if the spring that once fed the lake would be viable if sludge were removed from atop the spring-fed area at the bottom of the lake.

Bradenton Beach dock failure requires repair, additional pilings By Ryan Paice Islander Reporter

A piling or two may be needed to repair the gangway for people to access the floating dock at the Historic Bridge Street Pier in Bradenton Beach. Structural engineer Glenn Warburton of Bradenton-based Delta Engineering wrote in an Oct. 11 report that the gangway — the walkway connecting the dock to the pier — is pulling from the pier and at risk of collapse. Warburton recommended supporting the gangway using timber pilings and beams like those used for the pier’s understructure. The report included a letter proposing Delta engineer a design for the repair. So the city hired Delta for an estimated $2,000 to design the repair, according to Bradenton Beach public works director Tom Woodard. He did not have a time frame for completion, but three contractors are ready to bid on the installation after it is designed. The dock will remain closed until the gangway is repaired. “I was hoping to have it fixed by last weekend, that was my preference,” John Horne, owner of Anna Maria Oyster Bar, said in an Oct. 17 phone interview with The Islander. “But, you know, it is a city project so it takes forever to go out to bid and so forth.” Horne said he understands the need for fixing the issue, but he hopes it can be done quickly. “Get a local guy,” Horne said. “Whoever can come out and do it the fastest needs to be done. It’s just ludicrous, absolutely ludicrous.” “But anyway, I know that the city is trying to bust their hump to get it done as rapidly as possible, but we just got people used to coming to Bridge Street again by boat, and now they can’t,” he added. City officials opened the dock Aug. 2, after twoand-a-half years of turbulence due to failures by the company originally contracted to build and install the dock. The dock replaced one damaged by storms and removed in 2017.

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A photo from Delta Engineering’s report illustrates the gap that occurred because of the gangway pulling away from the pier.

The gangway was part of the installation of the original dock in 2015, but the city’s contract with Gibsonton-based Hecker Marine Construction to install the $191,524 dock did not include the gangway, so the contractor is not being held responsible for repairs. “It’s so frustrating that this wasn’t done during the process (of installing the dock),” Horne said. “We’ve had plenty of time and plenty of engineers, contractors and talent that should have seen this before it happened.”

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A photo included in Delta Engineering’s preliminary assessment report for the gangway that allows access to the floating dock at the Historic Bridge Street Pier in Bradenton Beach shows the gangway connection to the pier. Islander Photos: Courtesy Delta Engineering

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CITY OF HOLMES BEACH CODE COMPLIANCE DIVISION WORKSHOP @ CITY HALL 10 TO NOON, WEDNESDAY, OCT. 23 The city of Holmes Beach is hosting a workshop regarding recent changes to the VRC program. Listed below are topics for discussion. If you have an interest in the Holmes Beach VRC program, please, join us. VRO PROGRAM Fee Schedule Change Inspection Process Changes Being Made to the Program Adding Monthly Vacation Rentals in Near Future Violations Magistrate HOW THE PROGRAM IS DOING CHANGES TO CODE COMPLIANCE DIVISION Special Guest Speaker TBD

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Fire district pushes forward, selects architect for new offices By Kathy Prucnell Islander Reporter

WMFR commissioners voted 3-2 to approve a $250 monthly honorarium for a chaplain. The honorarium, equivalent to the commissioners’ stipend, will be paid to chaplain Dave Furst, executive pastor at the Bridge Church in Bradenton and former chaplain for the Lafayette Police Department in Indiana. He will provide counseling and bereavement services for firefighters and families. Commissioners Randy Cooper and Al Robinson cast the no votes. Robinson said he “can’t imagine giving a guy $250,” who wouldn’t attend meetings. Commission Chair David Bishop and commissioners Larry Jennis and George Harris voted yes. The district will be glad he is there and getting paid when he’s needed, said Harris. — Kathy Prucnell

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vote authorizes the WMFR staff to begin negotiations with the firm and contained no dollar commitment. Bishop, a practicing architect, said Oct. 17 he decided to abstain due to his professional involvement with engineers who were working with bidding architects. Since an April move to temporary administrative headquarters, the commissioners have envisioned a hardened structure capable of withstanding hurricaneforce winds for emergency operations in addition to administrative offices that replace their former 11,000 square-foot office building at 6417 Third Ave., Bradenton, considered too large and outdated. The buildout with parking is planned for a staff of about 10 employees, including WMFR Chief Ben Rigney, who was sworn into office Oct. 15, and three fire inspectors, meeting rooms and possible sleeping quarters for an on-duty battalion chief. “We think it’s a very interesting and challenging project and we like challenging projects,” Glenn Darling, a principal of Hall Architects, told commissioners. The firm will employ a team of architects who utilize software to model the building and work with other construction professionals. “What is it like to work with us? The first thing that we like to engage you on is the elephant in the room … the most challenging aspect,” he said, and identified the “elephant” as planning the building the district wants for $1.1 million. “Do you really need a 5,000-square-foot building? Maybe you do, maybe you don’t,” he said, adding that after tackling the budget issue he promised to build the “most efficient building.” Karl Hees, a structural engineer, spoke during the

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Sandy Clark and Glenn Darling of Hall Architects in Sarasota present their ideas for new administrative offices Oct. 15 to the WMFR commission. Islander Photo: Kathy Prucnell

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Design, bid and build. West Manatee Fire Rescue commissioners Oct. 15 chose Hall Architects of Sarasota to design, bid out and oversee the construction of a new administrative building. The headquarters will be on a 1.88-acre parcel at 701 63rd St. W., Bradenton. WMFR purchased the property Sept. 25 for $295,000 and $2,552 in closing costs as set up by a contract approved by the commission in July. The parcel, south of Manatee Avenue near a Beall’s store, is zoned residential-1 and in line for a public facility designation after an Oct. 16 Bradenton Planning Commission recommendation on the special use. WMFR solicited architect proposals based on a $1.1 million budget tied to a 5,000-square-foot structure. Five architects responded with proposals. Presentations at the October meeting came from three Sarasota firms — Sweet Sparkman Architects, Hall and Fawley Bryant — after which three commissioners ranked them based on quality assurances, drawings, specifications, timeliness, budgets, value engineering, knowledge of the site, approach and location and contract administration. The commission voted 3-0 for the Hall firm. Commissioner Al Robinson declined to participate in the ranking and abstained from voting but did not say why. Commission Chair David Bishop, also a nonvoting member on the issue, emphasized the commissioners’

Hall and Fawley Bryant presentations and suggested the district consider a partially hardened facility to reduce costs. The ranking process resulted in the three voting commissioners each choosing a different firm as their top pick but came together on a decision after deliberations. Commissioner George Harris said he was most impressed with Hall’s approach to tackle the budget issue first and liked the “open concept” the firm presented. Commissioner Larry Jennis said he didn’t prefer the open concept, but was swayed by Hall’s “head-on” budget approach and changed his ranking. Commissioner Randy Cooper agreed and changed his opinion as well. Robinson asked for the architect’s fee after each presentation and received answers. Sweet Sparkman’s fee would be competitive. Hall’s fee was estimated at 8% of the construction cost, which could be converted to a lump sum, but variable based on complexity. Fawley Bryant’s fee would be no more than 6% of construction costs. At the end of the meeting, Robinson was indignant about the district spending large sums of money on administrative offices, because commissioners use the room, sit in “cushy chairs,” 11 times a year. “It’s absurd we do this,” he said, adding a simpler design, with cinder block and poured concrete would suffice. He said he had “no idea” how the district decided on 5,000 square feet. Robinson said a hotel and restaurant complex, referring to One Particular Harbor, under construction on Perico Island would be evacuated for a hurricane and its managers would be “so happy for us” to use the hardened structure in such an event. Asked by The Islander if he’d checked with complex owners about the idea, Robinson said no, calling it an epiphany as he drove to the Oct. 15 meeting. Also at the end of the meeting, Harris voiced his concerns about “boom and bust” building cycles, saying he agreed with some of Robinson’s issues. “I can’t say it’s a good time to be building,” Harris said, referring to the rising costs of construction. “We have a president in office who is raising tariffs on things that affect building materials seriously. That being said, how long can we wait? He said the district doesn’t want to be unprepared for a hurricane. “I’m unconvinced that we should put a shovel in the dirt at this time,” he added. The Hall firm resume included two projects with the Tervis Co., offices at Bayside Community Church and the Mote Marine primary research facility in Summerland Key, which withstood a hit from Irma in September 2017. WMFR operates three stations in the district: Station 1, 407 67th St. W., built in 2016, Station 2 at 10350 Cortez Road W., both in Bradenton, and Station 3, 6001 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach.

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From chief to chief … A change of command at West Manatee Fire Rescue District

West Manatee Fire Rescue Chief Ben Rigney holds the pike pole Oct. 17 after outgoing Fire Chief Tom Sousa surrendered the ceremonial object to a Manatee County honor guard WMFR Lt. Andrew Lauricella, symbolizing the change of command. Battalion Chief Rich Jasinski presided over the ceremony.

Fire Chief Ben Rigney thanks his grandfather Hugh Holmes Sr., a onetime volunteer firefighter and Anna Maria Fire commissioner, after Holmes pinned Rigney with the badge of fire chief Oct. 17, as Fire Chief Andy Price, the first chief of the district, applauds.

Cancer coverage approved for firefighters, retirees

They’re covered. The West Manatee Fire Rescue Commission voted unanimously Oct. 15 to approve cancer coverage mandated by the state to address occupational hazards tied to firefighting. Commissioners employed Tampa attorney Laura Donaldson of Manson Bolves Donaldson Varn to review a draft policy in September, which, after it was received, was passed to the firefighters’ union. Fire Chief Ben Rigney said the policy was sent to the union because it is a collective bargaining item. The district’s 35 full-time firefighters are represented by Suncoast Professional Firefighters and Paramedics, local 2546 of the International Association of Firefighters. “The union was happy with it,” Rigney said, adding that four retired employees also stand to benefit as long as they remain on WMFR’s plan. The policy gives firefighters the option of a $25,000 lump sum payout in lieu of workers’ compensation if they are diagnosed with one of 21 types of cancer and mandates the coverage for 10 years after retirement or termination, in addition to reimbursements for medical expenses. The district chose a broader policy than required by state law by including retirees.

ABOVE: Former Chief Tom Sousa gathers with his family on his retirement from WMFR Oct. 17. Fire chiefs Tom Sousa and Ben Rigney bow their heads Oct. 17 during a moment of silence at the WMFR change of command ceremony.

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Cops & Court

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Man nabbed for vehicle theft

Manatee County sheriff’s deputies caught up with a man who allegedly stole his friend’s VW van after it broke down near Cortez. He was arrested for theft, as well as driving impaired and driving without a license. Lamar Muggridge, 54, allegedly stole a van belonging to a friend Sept. 20 after the friend passed out on his living room floor. The friend was allowing Muggridge to live with him at his home. A week later, MCSO deputies Muggridge found a vehicle stopped in the 10400 block of Cortez Road West and made the connection to the stolen van. Deputy Andrew Kish observed the vehicle not moving and without lights at 9:23 p.m. Muggridge told the deputy he did not have a license and, because the vehicle was not his, he could not locate the registration or insurance. Kish determined Muggridge was a habitual traffic offender with multiple suspensions and revocations for driving with a suspended or revoked license and two prior DUI convictions, according to an MCSO report. Muggridge was arrested for vehicle theft, driving under the influence and driving while his license was suspended or revoked and was transported to the Manatee County jail. Muggridge pleaded not guilty to the three charges and remained in custody at the Manatee County jail as of press time Oct. 21. His arraignments were set for Oct. 18, Oct. 22 and Oct. 25 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, 1051 Manatee Ave., W., Bradenton.

State drops machete case stemming from Cortez arrest

The state declined to charge a man who allegedly threatened another man at a dock in Cortez. A Manatee County sheriff’s deputy arrested Allen Jacobsen in August for aggravated assault for allegedly wielding a machete in the parking lot of the Star Fish Co. Dockside Restaurant, 12306 46th Ave. W., Cortez. During the pre-filing investigation, the victim refused to speak with an assistant state attorney unless the state’s representative went to his boat. A 12th Circuit State Attorney’s Sept. 17 memo concluded the state had insufficient evidence to prove the case because Jacobsen denied the charge and there were no witnesses or video.

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3 men charged in Bradenton shop clerk’s killing

Three men — including one man with ties to Anna Maria Island and Longboat Key — were charged Oct. 7 with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a Bradenton smoke shop operator. A fourth man remained at large. The 12th Circuit State Attorney filed charges against Amado Zeppi, James L. Brewer and Michael C. Hepner in connection with Mohammed Hamed’s death at the Green Galaxy Smoke Shop, 3212 First St. W., Bradenton. The men were being held without bond in the Manatee County jail and face up to life in prison and a $10,000 fine. They allegedly were attempting to rob the shop when Zeppi struck Hamed with a bayonet attached to the semi-automatic rifle he carried and the gun discharged and killed Hamed. Hepner allegedly acted as the getaway driver and Brewer distracted the clerk, the report states. MCSO arrested Zeppi Sept. 18 for the murder and botched robbery in the parking lot at the Shore restaurant on Longboat Key, where he worked. Zeppi formerly lived in Bradenton Beach. Brewer of Palmetto and Hepner of Myakka City

WMFR announces fire station open house Firefighters and the community give it up for the kids. West Manatee Fire Rescue will host an open house 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, at Station 1, 407 67th St. W., Bradenton — and is billing it as the “hottest” event of the day. Fun on tap includes bounce houses, a dunk tank — featuring “Dunk the Chief”— a face painter and a glitter tattoo artist, and close-up looks at the district fire engine, ladder truck and fire boat. There will be station tours, and an obstacle course for kids who will be provided with custom gear for the challenge. And there will be music! Holmes Beach code enforcement officer JT Thomas will deejay the event. Pizza, hot dogs, hamburgers and drinks will be free. Community sponsors include Domino’s Pizza, providing 100 pizzas; Blake Medical Center, $1,000; Kiwanis Keys & Canes, which will have volunteers on hand to help during the event; and Winn Dixie, providing drinks and cooks. The WMFR open house is free and open to the public. For more information, contact WMFR Fire Marshal Rodney Kwiatkowski at kwiatkr@wmfr. org or 941-201-7904.

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were arrested Sept. 20. As of Oct. 21, investigators were searching for the fourth man, who wore a blue jacket with an Aero 87 insignia. Anyone with information is asked to contact MCSO at 941-747-3011 or Crime Stoppers at 866-634TIPS.

Streetlife

By Kathy Prucnell

Island police blotter

Anna Maria No reports. Anna Maria is policed by MCSO. Bradenton Beach Oct. 12-14, Imperial House condominiums, 611 Gulf Drive N., suspicious activity. The treasurer of the condo association reported changes took place after she had secured and left the clubhouse. Nothing was reported missing. Bradenton Beach police suggested new locks and the installation of a surveillance equipment. Oct. 8, city dinghy dock, 200 Bridge St., trespass warning. A Bradenton Beach police officer removed a 60-year-old man found sitting on the dock and drinking a beer with an open case of beer beside him. The man was issued a verbal warning not to return. Bradenton Beach is policed by the BBPD. Cortez Oct. 10, Cortez Market, 12202 Cortez Road W., fraud. The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office took a complainant’s report about three fraudulent checks being cashed. Oct. 12, 11500 block of Cortez Road West, domestic. MCSO responded to a disturbance in which a man ordered his live-in girlfriend out of vehicle. No physical injuries were reported. Oct. 12, 11500 block of 36th Avenue West, overdose. MCSO found an unconscious person with a syringe, which was given to emergency medical responders. EMS revived the person. Oct. 12, 4500 block of 123rd Street West, overdose. A man found his roommate unconscious on a couch and attempted to wake him to no avail. The roommate began cardiopulmonary resuscitation. EMS responded and administered Narcon. MCSO reported the man was expected to recover. Cortez is policed by MCSO. Holmes Beach No reports. Holmes Beach is policed by the Holmes Beach Police Department. Streetlife is based on incident reports and narratives from the Bradenton Beach and Holmes Beach police departments and the MCSO.

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Wednesday 7 a.m. — Men’s Bible study, CrossPointe. 7:30 a.m., St. Bernard’s Rosary on the Beach, Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. 8 a.m. — Men’s breakfast, Church of the Annunciation. 10 a.m. — Women’s Bible study, Christ Church. 9 a.m. — Men’s Bible study, Christ Church. 10 a.m. — Tai chi exercise, Gloria Dei. 11 a.m. — JOY, second and fourth Wednesdays, Roser. 11:30 a.m. — Prayer partners, Gloria Dei. 1 p.m. — Griefshare group, Roser Church. 6:15 p.m. — Wednesday Night Blast, CrossPointe. 7 p.m. — Bible study, Cortez Church of Christ. Thursday 9:30 a.m. — Roser-robics, Roser. 10 a.m. — Women’s Bible study, Gloria Dei. 10 a.m. — Bible study, Harvey Church. Saturday 3 p.m. — Confession, St. Bernard. Sunday 8:45 a.m. — Adult Sunday school, Roser. 9 a.m. — Adult book study, Roser. 10:15 a.m. — Fellowship, Gloria Dei. 10 a.m. — Bible study, Cortez Church of Christ. Tuesday 9:30 a.m. — Women’s prayer, CrossPointe. 9:30 a.m. — Roser-robics, Roser.

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Organizers of the St. Bernard Catholic Church rummage sales are collecting donations 9 a.m.-noon Mondays at the church. The church, 248 S. Harbor Drive, Holmes Beach, hosts periodic two-day rummage sales, offering household goods, collectibles, books, clothing, accessories and other items. For more information, call the church office at 941-778-4769.

Roser seeks vendors for sale

Roser Memorial Community Church is registering arts and crafts vendors for its annual craft fair. The fair will be 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, in the fellowship hall at the church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria, Vendors are asked to donate $20 for a table. The church also is organizing a bake sale and luncheon for the event. For more information, call the church at 941-7780414.

Obituaries

Bill McGrath

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Bill McGrath, 75, of Bradenton, died Oct. 5. He was lucky all his life. In 1943, he was lucky to be born into an amazing, loving and lifelong supportive family of third-, fourthand fifth-generation Floridians. He was lucky to grow up in Plant City, a small Florida town that promoted stability but also encouraged his future wanderlust. He was lucky to have a great assortment of childhood and adult friends who enjoyed plotting, arguing, adventures and laughing. He was lucky with a career that began with a couple of University of Florida degrees and that resulted in 35 years of teaching in Florida and also for the U.S. Department of Defense in overseas high school classrooms. He was lucky to associate with a dedicated bunch of

Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. — St. Bernard Catholic Church, 248 S. Harbor Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-4769. Thursday 9:30 a.m. — Episcopal Church of the Annunciation, 4408 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-1638. Saturday 4 p.m. — St. Bernard, Holmes Beach. 5 p.m. — Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 6608 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-1813. Sunday 8:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. — Christ Church of Longboat Key Presbyterian (USA), 6400 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key. Information: 941-383-8833. 8:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. — Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 941-778-0414. 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. — St. Bernard, Holmes Beach. 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. — Episcopal Church of the Annunciation, Holmes Beach. 9 a.m. — CrossPointe Fellowship, 8665 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-0719. 9:30 a.m. — Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Holmes Beach. 9:30 a.m. — Harvey Memorial Community Church, 300 Church Ave., Bradenton Beach. Information: 941-779-1912. 10 a.m. — Longboat Island Chapel, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key. Information: 941-383-6491. SAVE THE DATES 11 a.m. — Cortez Church of Christ, 12111 45th Ave. W., Cortez. Saturday, Nov. 2, holiday craft fair, Roser Church. Information: 941-216-6286. Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, travel cruise departs, St. Ber5:30 p.m. — SoulJourn casual and music-inspired worship, nard. Roser Church.

professional colleagues for more than four decades. He was lucky to teach thousands of students who usually were generous with their time, patience and dedication to learning. He was lucky to serve as a successful guinea pig in a research program with M.D. Anderson Hospital. He was lucky to return after 30 years from Germany to Florida, find a condo on the bay in Bradenton, meet neighbors from all over, check out bird habits, tidal movements and spectacular sunsets. He was lucky to work with hundreds of activists who promoted Democratic Party activities and goals. He was a longtime member and spokesman of the Anna Maria Island Democratic Club. Mr. McGrath wrote his obituary. A memorial will be at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29, at Motorworks Brewing Co., 1014 Ninth St. W., Bradenton. Memorial donations may be made to the South Florida Museum, Sarasota Orchestra or the Asolo Rep Theater, three of his favorite discoveries in retirement.

Brown & Sons Funeral Homes & Crematory 43rd Street Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be made at brownandsonsfuneral.com.

James R. Patterson

James R. Patterson, 87, of Holmes Beach, has died. Services were in Illinois. Memorial Donations may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 55 E. Monroe St., Suite 3420, Chicago IL 60603. Survivors include his wife Carolyn; children James R. Jr. and wife Sheri, Michael C. and wife Jennifer, Patrick A. and wife Kerry, Maryann and husband Mike Atkinson, Muffy Hostetler, Molly and husband Greg Johnston, Maggie and husband Robert Gapp, Bean Kingsbury and Carrie and husband Jack Buck; 36 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren; sister Patti and husband John Bennan.

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When Bob Carter isn’t traveling the world, he likes to soak up rays in the sunny oasis of his Anna Maria Island home. Those moments seem all too rare. As chairman of his namesake company, Carter, also known as Carter Global, the 73-year-old Anna Maria resident might be in Canada one week, Britain the next. Then it’s off to New Zealand, Australia or Switzerland. It’s an unusual job. Since its founding in 2011, Carter’s company has grown to 30 professionals across the country who advise nonprofit organizations on philanthropic fundraising, governance and strategic planning. The company’s global headquarters is in Sarasota. Its day-today operations are based in Vero Beach. Carter’s client list includes such heavy hitters as the National Geographic Society, American Red Cross, Ronald McDonald House, Carnegie Mellon University and the National Fisheries Institute. Locally, Carter has done comprehensive planning and fundraising initiatives for the Sarasota Ballet, Van Wezel Foundation and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Manatee County. For example, Carter’s team helped the Boys and Girls Clubs raise $8 million for a new facility that opened recently in Bradenton. “It’s a small industry,” Carter said of his work.

Bob Carter takes a break at his home in Anna Maria. Islander Photo: Michael Dunn

“We compete in the top five in the country for these projects, and all over the world.” Sarasota seems like an ideal place for Carter’s business, though he didn’t plan it that way. It’s just that Sarasota is home to more than 2,100 nonprofit organizations, with another 1,368 in nearby Manatee County, according to the Florida Nonprofit Alliance. Those figures are among the highest in the country. Carter attributes that to the number of donors and directors who live part-time in Sarasota and bring their philanthropic ideas with them to the area. It can result, he said, in a duplication of programs and services. “One of the key issues for Sarasota is that there

are so many,” he said. “That makes it hard to pick a charity.” Carter is quick to remind his clients that philanthropic giving is “90 percent emotional and 10 percent rational.” Too many organizations, he said, fret over their brochures and ignore the kind of personal contact that is vital. “No piece of paper ever raised $10 million,” he said. “It requires a face-to-face conversation. People give to people.” Carter recently completed a major project for the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. And although the company works almost exclusively with nonprofits, it now is working on a community engagement effort for the Baltimore Orioles. “That’s fun, working for a Major League Baseball team,” he said. “I grew up in Baltimore, so that’s my team.” Carter and his wife, Carol, bought their Anna Maria home in 2001 and soon commenced on renovations. Carol Carter, a former vice chancellor at the University of Pittsburgh, remains busy as a member of the Anna Maria City Commission. Carter said he and his wife looked at a dozen properties before selecting their house in Anna Maria. “We wanted something islandy,” he said. “When we bought it, this house was called the Bluebird House. The story we heard was that the guy who wrote ‘The Bluebird of Happiness’ used to own it. It was an old Cracker house. We did a lot to it.” These days, after a long trip to Europe, it’s a joy to come home to the Bluebird House, take a dip in the pool, and enjoy a Gulf breeze blowing through the backyard, Carter said. “To tell you the truth, I like to do a bit of nothing,” he said with a smile. “I fish off the dock, drink coffee up at Ginny’s (and Jane E’s at the Old IGA). I try to enjoy all the island has to offer.”

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AME kids to wear orange, unite against bullying By Brook Morrison Islander Reporter

AME will unite behind Unity Day. Anna Maria Elementary students will participate in Unity Day, set for Wednesday, Oct. 23, by wearing orange to show that all kids should be safe from bullying. While the orange is associated with autumn, it also signifies “safety, warmth and visibility,” said Bailey Huston of PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center, a campaign founded in 2006 to unite community’s during the month of October to educate and raise awareness of bullying prevention. Anyone can bully and anyone can be bullied, according to pacer.org, which states that students — braver, stronger and smarter than they think — have a unique power and important position to prevent bullying. How can students help? More than half of bullying situations stop when a peer intervenes on behalf of a student being bullied,

according to PACER. Why do people bully? Bullying is a behavior and not an identity. So labeling students as bullies can have a detrimental effect on their future and limit their ability to change. When children bully, it hurts their targets, but they feel power and control. AME third-grader Jackson Kennedy said if another kid says something mean, he says, “Who asked you?” and removes himself from the situation. Effective bullying prevention efforts involve brave students, parents, teachers and community members who speak up and help those being bullied and bully behavior. “Everyone should wear orange in support of bullying prevention,” AME guidance counselor Susan Tabicman said. For more information about PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center, call 952-838-9000 or email bullying411@pacer.org

Red Ribbon Week comes to AME Just say no to drugs, alcohol, tobacco and violence. That’s the message of Red Ribbon Week. Anna Maria Elementary staff will educate students about the harmful effects of drugs and violence during Red Ribbon Week, held the week of Oct. 21. This year’s theme is “send a message, stay drug free.” The National Red Ribbon campaign began in 1985 as a tribute to U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration special agent Enrique Camerena, who was killed on duty in the federal campaign against illegal drug activity. Camerena’s family started Red Ribbon Week to spread awareness about the destructive effects of alcohol and drug abuse. On Monday, Oct. 21, AME students wore red to show support for a drug free environment. They planned to wear tie-dye or peace shirts Tuesday, Oct. 22, to send a message: “Peace out” to drugs. Students will unite against bullying Wednesday, Oct. 23, wearing orange to show support for bullying prevention. Oct. 24 will be the day students wear their favorite player or team jersey to “Team Up Against Drugs.” Superhero dress-up day will be Friday, Oct. 25, 5917 Manatee Ave. W. Bradenton

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BB amends comp plan to comply with flood mitigation efforts By Ryan Paice Islander Reporter

Bradenton Beach is again testing the waters for state approval of proposed changes to its comprehensive plan. City commissioners voted 4-0 Oct. 17 to approve amended changes to account for coastal flooding and rising sea levels in the city comp plan, including the designation of an “adaptation action area� — a designation for coastal areas susceptible to tidal flooding that should be prioritized for state and federal flood mitigation funding. Commissioner Randy White was absent with excuse. Comp plans, which were initiated by the state in 1989, set community goals regarding development and guide legislation. The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity requires municipalities to address flooding and sea level rise in compliance with the Obama administration’s climate action plan, according to city engineer Lynn Burnett. If the city doesn’t come into compliance, it could risk government funding from the DEO or the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. The city also wouldn’t be allowed to amend its comp plan or future land use map until bringing the comp plan into compliance. The city previously approved plan changes, including discouraging development near natural shorelines, periodically evaluating risks from rising seas, as well as calling for the city to identify best practices to reduce losses due to flooding, such as the maximization of pervious landscaping and increasing stormwater filtration. Commissioners also voted 3-2 in June to designate an AAA, with White and Commissioner Ralph Cole opposing the motion, but the vote failed since comp plan amendments require a supermajority for approval. Cole rejects mainstream climate science and said he has doubts about human-caused climate change and sea level rise. He also cited concerns with the AAA designation potentially restricting development or repair of property threatened by flooding. Commissioners ended up approving changes without designating an AAA in June, as well as scrapping references to working with the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council to research sea level rise. Burnett told commissioners Oct. 17 that the DEO

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rejected the city’s proposed comp plan changes because they didn’t designate an AAA. She proposed designating two small AAAs: the area 230 feet west of the mean high water line of Sarasota Bay between Fifth Street South and Bridge Street, and the area 230 feet west of the mean high water line of Anna Maria Sound between 21st Street North and 27th Street North. Commissioner Marilyn Maro said Burnett’s designated areas don’t cover every area that deals with tidal flooding. Burnett said that, by definition, the entire city is in an AAA, but she took a minimalist approach due to the commissioners’ concerns with the designation. She added that the designated areas are the two that deal with the most tidal flooding in the city. Commissioner Jake Spooner said he still holds reservations with the AAA designation. Burnett said designating AAAs would not negatively affect homeowners, and any property within an AAA that is destroyed by a storm could be rebuilt to match the original footprint. The designation would only prioritize flood mitigation funding for the area. Burnett added that the city of Holmes Beach adopted changes to its comp plan that designated the entire city as an AAA. Cole said he remained concerned with the designation. “It could snowball when you make new rules and laws like that, and it’s not just you doing it anymore,� he said. “In my opinion, it’s really not going to make

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Nesting notes By ChrisAnn Silver Esformes

Nesting season nearly over, turtle watch considers 2020

The 2019 sea turtle nesting season is one loggerhead and one green sea turtle nest away from ending. As of Oct. 18, two nests of 544 documented this season were all that remained of another record-breaking year for Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring. Nesting season started May 1 and ends Oct. 31. However, AMITW executive director Suzi Fox said some “surprise hatches” Esformes might emerge on island beaches. Sometimes tracks made by nesting females are washed away by rain and high tides. Under Fox’s direction, turtle watch volunteers patrol the beach daily during nesting season, just after sunrise, looking for signs of sea turtle activity from the night before. When nests are spotted, they are marked with stakes and tape. When a nest hatches, turtle watch waits

Beachgoers get a closer look Sept. 20 of loggerhead sea turtle eggs excavated from a nest in Anna Maria. Islander File Photo

72 hours, then excavates the nest to collect data. “It’s always possible we missed one and there will be a surprise hatch from an unmarked nest on the beach,” Fox said. “So we need people to continue with turtle-friendly practices through the end of the month.” This includes removing beach gear at the end of

Stone crab season crawls to a start

The first claws of the 2019 stone crab season were harvested Oct. 15. “It was about what I expected,” Capt. Paul Moore, a stone crabber whose family owned Moore’s Stone Crab restaurant on Longboat Key for 50 years, said Oct. 16. He said the bright, full moon and clear water leading up to the harvest were not prime conditions. Moore runs crab boats for John Banyas, owner of the fish house, Swordfish Grill and NE Taylor Boatworks on the waterfront at 119th Street West. “It started off kind of slow, but it’s still early,” Banyas said Oct. 18. “We got some crab, though, so it’s promising.” He added that a cold front and muddier water could help the harvest, conditions more likely as it gets later in the year. James “Wyre” Lee of the Cortez Bait & Seafood Fish Market, 12110 Cortez Road, also said Oct. 18 that the bright moon and clear water might be impacting the start of the season. “They can be easily seen by their predators,” he said of the crabs. “Hopefully the weather will change and things will pick up.” As of Oct. 18, colossal claws cost $42 per pound, jumbo claws were selling for $36 per pound and large ones were selling for $28 per pound at the Cortez market. In Cortez in 2018, the claws cost $23-$45 per James “Wyre” Lee of the Cortez Bait & Seafood pound, depending on size. Fish Market, displays stone crab claws Oct. 16 at The season runs through May 15. — ChrisAnn Silver Esformes

Stone crabbers Sheldon Albritton, left, and Preston Rowden, load traps Oct. 16 onto a boat on the waterfront in Cortez at 119th Street West. Islander Photos: ChrisAnn Silver Esformes

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the day, such as tents, canopies, chairs and rafts, since such items could obstruct hatchlings on their journey to the Gulf of Mexico. Additionally, lights visible from the shoreline can draw sea turtles away from the water, increasing the chances of death by predation, dehydration or exhaustion, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. So turtle watch asks that people along the beach close blinds and curtains after sunset to block interior lights. While Fox wraps up the 2019 season, she has started to consider 2020, which will include beach renourishment by Manatee County. The renourishment projects — the placing of sand to build eroded beaches — will start at 78th Street North in Holmes Beach, and continue to the south end of the island at Longboat Key Pass. According to the county, the projects could start in late February 2020 and will take six months, creating an overlap with sea turtle nesting season. This creates some additional work for Fox and AMITW volunteers. Fox said she must coordinate with the county about where and when sand will be placed, so it does not cover sea turtle nests. Also, AMITW might have to relocate nests to avoid disturbance during renourishment. And this work is done under the supervision of the FWC, which will direct Fox and volunteers where to move the nests. “The county will drive this. But I must make certain that the areas we move them to will be secure,” Fox said. “The FWC will give us the locations to move the nests.” She said volunteering for turtle watch during a beach renourishment project can be tough work. Nests must be verified, then carefully dug out of the sand, with about 100 eggs — about the size of pingpong balls — and placed in a new, makeshift nest. “It’s hard work, but rewarding,” Fox said. “Without a renourished beach, the sea turtles would not have nesting space. So, in the end, its good for all.”

AMITW stats as of Oct. 18: 409 of 544 nests hatched, 568 false crawls, 26,508 hatchlings.

Sandblast sponsors sought

The Sandblast sandsculpting contest will be 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, returning to Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Keep Manatee Beautiful, the nonprofit group that coordinates the contest, is seeking teams to compete in different age levels. Teams of 15 competitors will build either free form or wildlife sculptures. KMB also is seeking team sponsors — schools, nonprofits and businesses. For more information, call KMB at 941-7958272.

Advisory lifted on Palma Sola

A “no swim” advisory was lifted Oct. 17 for the Palma Sola Beach South access in Bradenton. The beach is about 1,000 feet west of 81st Street West on the south side of the causeway on Manatee Avenue. A news release from the Florida Department of Health stated bacteria counts dropped to acceptable federal levels and people can recreate in the waters. Manatee County has conducted beach water quality monitoring since August 2002 through the Healthy Beaches Monitoring Program. Test samples are analyzed for enteric bacteria, which may cause human disease, infections or rashes. For more information about the program or testing, call the health department at 941-714-7593 or go online to www.floridahealth.gov.

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A map from the FBA shows locations for bike-share systems in the state, including Aventura, Cocoa Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Gainesville, Jacksonville Beach, Key Biscayne, Key West, Lakeland, Miami, Orlando, Tallahassee, Tampa, St. Pete, West Palm Beach and multiple university communities. Islander Courtesy Graphic

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Share the road, share a bike

“Too much traffic.” “Just wait until season.” I hear these complaints on Anna Maria Island at least as often as I hear this statement, “What a beautiful sunset.” Local officials — elected and hired — hear the complaints as well, which is why they have called on state, regional and academic transportation planners for advice and help to deal with congestion and parking. Neff Repeated among the expert recommendations year after year: Support and increase the use of nonmotorized modes of transportation. For example, the massive, multiyear, multicounty study of transportation on the barrier islands set to end next spring contains proposals for traffic fixes. For Anna Maria Island, six of the short-term recommendations involve boosting walking and biking. Building new infrastructure is one approach. But an easy way to get more people on bikes is to make more bikes available. And an easy way to make more bikes available is with bike-sharing systems. Why would a city such as Holmes Beach not support a tool that promotes the island’s goal of encouraging nonmotorized modes of transportation? Why would a city such as Holmes Beach not support a tool that reduces demand for automobile parking? I can’t explain, any more than I can explain opposition to a system based on the premise of sustainable transportation. Bike-share differs from the bike rentals on the island, which typically are rented from a storefront and returned to the same location.

A cyclist pedals from a bike-share stand. Nationwide, the number of bike-share riders ballooned from 2.3 million in 2011 to 28 million in 2016. Islander Courtesy Photo

The bike-share concept is simple: Bikes are stationed throughout a community so a rider can cycle from point A to point B and need not return to A. Bike-sharing systems are not new. The bike-share wave began more than a decade ago in the United States and services and ridership continue to increase. Nationwide, in 2011, there were an estimated 2.3 million bike-share trips. In 2016, the number was 28 million and, in 2017, the number went up to 35 million, according to research by the National Association of City Transportation Officials. In Florida, bike-share systems operate in more than a dozen communities, extending the reach of where people can travel without getting in a car, expanding their geographic circles, encouraging a healthier, greener way of life. Another survey in Portland, Oregon, found about 26% of bike-share rides replaced what would have been a car trip, abd a 2016 survey in Denver found 47% of bike-share rides replaced car trips. An Oregon study found ridership numbers would go even higher if more communities installed dedicated bike lanes. NACTO executive director Linda Bailey says bike-share is an integral part of the day-to-day transportation mix in many locations “and we see no end in sight to this flourishing new mobility option.” But she’s not looking at Anna Maria Island, where the end might come without a beginning.

I think a prohibition would impact residents more than tourists. Think about the riders in a bike-share service on Anna Maria Island, Rental bikes serve tourists’ needs, as they’re terrific for daylong fun rides or even weekly or monthly rentals. But bike-share systems can meet the needs of residents not likely to rent a bike and residents who may or may not own a bike. A resident might cycle to the store, then trolley home with purchases. A resident might cycle to a trolley stop, then trolley to work. A resident might cycle to the community center, then walk to the pier, then cycle home. A resident might ask, why drive a car and generate more pollution when a bike will do?

FWC reviews manatee death A manatee is found dead Oct. 13 in the Portosueno Park boat basin. The Fish and Wildlife Research Institute of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission performed a necropsy that indicated the manatee died from an uncommon reproductive tract tumor and a resulting chronic disease, according to FWRI veterinarian Martine DeWit. Islander Photo: Via Facebook/Paige Byars Barger

Colten DeBerry, 6 and an Anna Maria Elementary first-grader, talks Oct. 16 about the manatees swimming in the inlet at Portosueno Park in Palma Sola. Islander Photo: Kathy Prucnell

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Soccer’s chase for perfection ends, KRC hosts Oktoberfest

The action continues Thursday evenings, leading up to championship night, Dec. 19.

By Kevin P. Cassidy Islander Reporter

After four weeks of action in the youth soccer league at the Center of Anna Maria Island, there are no unblemished records. Moss Builders has no losses, but it has a pair of ties. And Ugly Grouper in the same 11-15 division also has no losses to go with a tie game. Ugly Grouper sits atop the 11-15 division with a 3-0-1 record, just ahead Cassidy of Lancaster Design in second with a 2-1-1 record. Island Vacation Properties and Progressive Cabinetry follow with matching 1-3 records. The 8-10 division is led by HSH Designs with a 3-1 record followed by Moss Builders at 2-0-2. Ugly Grouper is alone in third place with a 2-1-1 record, while West Coast Surf Shop is in fourth place at 0-3-1. In 8-10 division action Oct. 15, Ugly Grouper swam past West Coast Surf Shop by a 9-0 score behind 3 goals from Nixon Conner and 2 goals each from Jack Zaccagnino and Riley Karecki. Jesse Zaccagnino and Malia Keith completed the scoring with a goal each. Brady Thompson and Magness Rollins combined on four saves to lead West Coast Surf Shop in the loss. The second match of the evening saw Moss Builders hand HSH Designs its first loss of the season at 5-0. Jackson Titen led the way for Moss with 3 goals. Mason Moss added a goal and an assist, while Gigi Greene added a goal. Alexander Teich helped preserve the shutout victory with nine saves in goal. Cale Rudacille made six saves in goal to lead HSH Designs in the loss. Action in the 11-15 division Oct. 15 saw Ugly Grouper and Lancaster Design battle to a 1-1 tie. Abbie Philpott notched the lone goal for Ugly Grouper, which received nine saves from goalie Travis Bates. William Pakbaz scored for Lancaster Design, which received seven saves from Christian Cole in the tie. Finally, Progressive Cabinetry edged Island Vacation Properties 3-2 behind a hat trick from Mikey Coleman. Jax Kagin and Maya Ferrari combined to make six saves to help preserve the victory. Island Vacation Properties was led by Jayden Sparks and Luke Dellenger. The duo each scored a goal while combining to make 10 saves for IVP in the loss. Adults kick off fall soccer The adult soccer league at the center kicked off its fall season Oct. 17 with four matches. Nine teams will compete in a seven-game season followed by playoffs and, finally, champion and consolation games. The action kicked off with Sato Real Estate edging Vintage Beach 7-6 behind a hat trick from Amy Ivin and 2 goals and an assist from Race Aranda. Tim Holly added a goal and two assists for Sato, which also received a goal from Nate Talucci and 11 saves from Olaf Krause in the victory. Joey Hutchinson scored 3 goals and notched five saves to lead Vintage Beach, which also received two goals from Zach Reda and a goal from Juan Alvarez. Cole Peterson and Clancy Vaughn also spent time between the pipes, combining on eight saves. Ross Built outscored Vacasa 9-6 in the second match of the night behind 3 goals each from Lexi Sato and Damir Glavan. Kevin Roman added 2 goals for Ross Built, which also received a goal from Greg Ross and 11 saves from Mark Rudacille in the victory. Connor Haughey had 2 goals and two assists and Lyn Clarke added a goal and an assist to lead Vacasa, which also received goals from Stetson Matthews, Nick Bouchard and Jessica Williams in the loss. The third match of the night saw the Moss Builders adults roll to a 7-2 victory over Lancaster Design

Horseshoe news Two teams advanced to the knockout stage with 2-1 records during Oct. 16 horseshoe action at the Anna Maria City Hall horseshoe pits. The team of Sam Samuels and Tom Skoloda exacted revenge on Hank Huyghe and Jay Disbrow for their only loss during pool play. Samuels and Skoloda rolled to a 22-15 victory. Oct. 19 horseshoe action was won by Tropical Storm Nestor in a washout. Play gets underway at 9 a.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays in Anna Maria. Warmups begin at 8:45 a.m. followed by random team selection. There is no charge to play. Everyone is welcome.

Ugly Grouper’s Nixon Connor dribbles to the goal as West Coast Surf Shop defender Brady Thompson gives chase Oct. 15 at the center. Islander Photo: Kevin P. Cassidy

behind 3 goals each from Keith Mahoney and Gerardo Urbiola. Ryan Moss added a goal and Jordan Demers finished with eight saves in the victory. Drew Jacobsen and Miguel Ajoy scored a goal each and Rico Einbart made 14 saves to lead Lancaster Design in the loss. Blalock Walters outscored MuniPlan 4-2 in the last match of the night behind a pair of goals from Matt Skaggs and a goal and an assist from Robbie Fellowes. Brooke Capparelli completed the Blalock Walters scoring with a goal, while Luke Grady made 11 saves to help preserve the victory. Nathan Kragt and Sean Flynn scored a goal each to lead MuniPlan, which also received a combined 15 saves from Flynn and Ben Sato in the loss.

Key Royale news Some 40 or so members participated in the ninehole Key Royale Club Oktoberfest scramble Oct. 12 at the Holmes Beach club. The team of Sharon Tarras, Debi Wohlers and Terry Tarras took first place with a score of 24.5 Other notables include Ellen Boin for the women’s closest-to-the-pin on the eighth hole and Terry Tarras on the men’s side on the third hole. Longest drives went to Debi Wohlers and Don Johnson. The evening was capped with brats, kraut, refreshments and a dance, as club members tried out their new dance floor. Members played the weekly nine-hole modifiedStableford system match Oct. 14, which saw Debi Wohlers tie Barry Izzard on a plus-5. The women played a nine-hole individual-low-net match Oct. 13 in two flights that saw Helen Pollock and Sue Wheeler tie for first place in Flight A with matching even-par 32s. Terry Westby’s 2-under-par 30 gave her first place in Flight B, two strokes ahead of Penny Williams and Ellen Boin, who tied for second at even-par 32. The men played a nine-hole scramble Oct. 17. The team of Ron Buck, John Cassese, Herb Clauhs and Jon Holcomb took the honors on a 4-under-par 28. Members of the Captain Major Fishing Team — R.C. Martinez, Jordan Miller, Will Osborne and Sam Major — pose Oct. 4 with Chris Culhane, executive director of the Center of Anna Maria Island, after posting the winning, low score in the Ugly Grouper Golf Tournament at the River Club Golf Course in Bradenton. The event benefited the center. Islander Photo: Courtesy CofAMI

‘Ugly’ golf tourney raises $17,000 for center More than 90 people came out to play golf and support the Center of Anna Maria Island Oct. 4 in the Ugly Grouper Golf Tournament. The tournament, comprised of 21 teams of four, was held at the River Club Golf Course in Bradenton. The event began with lunch in the clubhouse, where attendees could purchase raffle tickets and bid on silent auction items to benefit the center. The Ugly Grouper was the title sponsor of the tournament. Blake Medical Center sponsored the putting contest and Progressive Cabinetry sponsored the

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hole-in-one contest. According to Aris Thompson, the center’s operations director, the event grossed more than $17,000. The net amount of funds raised was not provided. The Captain Major Fishing Charter team, consisting of R.C Martinez, Jordan Miller, Sam Major and Will Osborne, walked away with 51 strokes and the first-place award. Major, Osborne and Martinez also were part of last year’s winning team. — Ryan Paice

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Bait fish schools grow, migratory species heat up fishing By Capt. Danny Stasny Islander Reporter

Fall fishing around Anna Maria Island is shaping up to be quite good when targeting native and migratory species. On the flats, numerous catchand-release snook are on the feed in attempts to fatten up for the winter. Catch-and-release redfish are arriving on the flats in good numbers and are equally eager to take a bait in Stasny preparation for winter. Slightly deeper grass areas with 5-8 feet of water are host to catch-and-release spotted seatrout, as well as numerous other species, including ladyfish, Spanish mackerel, jack crevalle and many juvenile gag grouper. Working still deeper, the artificial reefs and wrecks in Tampa Bay promise good action on Spanish mackerel and mangrove snapper. So, yes, inshore fishing is good and getting better as we move through fall. Moving offshore, reports of yellowtail snapper and mangrove snapper remain consistent for another week. Respectable sizes of both are being taken around offshore wrecks, especially hard bottom areas. And, speaking of bottom, red grouper are present offshore, readily eating offerings of frozen and live baits. On the surface, migratory species — blackfin tuna and kingfish — are ravaging bait schools and whatever else crosses in front of their noses. On my Southernaire charters, I enjoy watching my clients reel in mackerel. These high-speed voracious predators are quite fun when caught on light spinning tackle. Long drag-screaming runs followed by a head shaking fight to the end keeps anglers coming back for more. When in search of dinner, Spanish mackerel are sufficient if prepared right and eaten the same day. For those who have an aversion to mackerel, I’m targeting mangrove snapper. Limits of the sweet-flavored fish are being reeled up from their sanctuaries in the wrecks and reefs. Most are being caught while bottom fishing, although during slack tides they can be taken while swimming high in the water column, especially when a chum slick is present. On the shallow flats of Anna Maria Sound, during swift moving tides, I’m finding good action on catchand-release snook. Free-lining live shiners is attracting the hungry linesiders to the hook. Mixed in with the snook are some random catch-and-release redfish. On the deeper grass, catch-and-release spotted seatrout are a mainstay. Mixed in with the trout bite are ladyfish, bluefish and mackerel, adding variety. Capt. Aaron Lowman is finding good Spanish mackerel and mangrove snapper bites in the Gulf of

Tony and Catherine Bannister of the United Kingdom show off one of many redfish they caught on an Oct. 14 charter with Capt. Aaron Lowman. The couple teamed up on plenty of redfish, snook, seatrout, spanish mackerel and mangrove snapper — all fish on light tackle with live shiners as bait. Everything but a few macks and mangrove snapper were released.

Mexico and in Tampa Bay. Fishing structure such as artificial reefs and wrecks host both species and in abundance. Along the beaches of Anna Maria Island, Lowman is finding action on black tip sharks using fresh-cut chunks of Spanish mackerel as bait. The sharks measure 3-5 feet in length. Moving to the grass flats, Lowman is catching and releasing numerous snook and quite a few redfish. Freelining shiners around mangrove shorelines is providing the best action. Lastly, spotted seatrout are being found over deep grass during swift incoming tides. Capt. David White of Anna Maria Charters is having good luck offshore on a variety of species. Mangrove and yellowtail snapper are filling the coolers for White’s clients. Red grouper are taking the hook. Targeting American red snapper is providing action while offshore. Patrolling wrecks and reefs is resulting in some kingfish and Spanish mackerel. Moving inshore, White is enjoying catch-andrelease action on snook and redfish. Spanish mackerel and mangrove snapper are being caught, especially around structure in Tampa Bay. Capt. Jason Stock is in pursuit of blackfin tuna around the offshore wrecks in the Gulf of Mexico. Casting live baits or lures is attracting these high-speed

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footballs to the surface to strike a bait. While targeting the tunas, Stock is encountering king mackerel, which also put up a fierce battle when hooked. Bottom fishing while offshore is providing action, especially on mangrove and yellowtail snapper. While targeting these snappers, an abundance of almaco jacks are finding their way to the hook. Jim Malfese at the Rod & Reel Pier is seeing Spanish mackerel being caught by anglers using artificial bait such as jigs and spoons. Casting these lures out around the bait schools and quickly retrieving them is resulting in macks up to 20 inches. Mixed in with the mack bite are jack crevalle, blue runners and ladyfish. Using live shrimp as bait is still attracting mangrove snapper to the hook. Limits of these tasty fish are attainable by determined anglers. Casting live shrimp on a weighted rig under the pier works well. Capt. Warren Girle is fishing the nearshore ledges in the Gulf of Mexico. By bottom fishing with live shiners as bait, Girle is reeling up numerous mangrove snapper. Limits of the fish are being caught, with some reaching 20 inches. While targeting mangrove snapper, Girle is hooking into lane snapper, Key West grunts and juvenile grouper. Moving inshore, catch-and-release snook and redfish are being caught along mangrove edges and shallow grass flats. And, on the deeper grass flats, Spanish mackerel and catch-and-release spotted seatrout are eagerly taking baits. Send high-resolution photos and fishing reports to fish@islander.org.

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Vendors sought for Anna Maria Farmers Market

The Anna Maria Farmers Market is open for business Tuesdays through the spring season. And the city of Anna Maria continues to seek vendors for the event that was conceived to draw crowds to Pine Avenue. Vendors interested in a spot at the market at City Pier Park can contact deputy city clerk Debbie Haynes at 941-708-6130, ext. 121 or depclerk@cityofannamaria.com.

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Building, selling on Bridge Street and beyond

How about a daiquiri on the deck? Bradenton Beach Commissioner Jake Spooner says construction of the Daiquiri Deck is moving along at 107 and 111 Bridge St. in the southernmost city on Anna Maria Island. Spooner is developing the building and leasing it back to Daiquiri Deck franchise owners. The site will also house Spooner’s Bridge Street Bazaar. “Still looking like everything will be complete by the first of the year,” Spooner wrote to The Islander in an email Oct. 16. He said the builder is “working on finishes.” The Bradenton Beach location joins three other franchises of the bar and seafood concept — one on St. Armands Circle in Sarasota and two on Siesta Key. The AMI Daiquiri Deck will feature a full menu, complete with a raw bar and signature libations. Hotel next to new Daiquiri Deck up for sale The Island Time Inn, 105 Bridge St., Bradenton Beach, in the shadow of the rising Daiquiri Deck, is for sale. Terry Hatfield, broker for Hotelmax, said the asking price is $1.65 million for the seven-unit inn tucked between the new build and the vacant restaurant at the corner of Gulf Drive. Art and accessories come to new Bridge St. shop After relocating to Anna Maria Island a year ago from Massachusetts, Kristen Coffman began selling jewelry, art, clothing and accessories at a beach flea market. Now she has opened Beach Blossom Studio inside Book a Little Sunshine at 102 Bridge St., Bradenton Beach. Items in Beach Blossom Studio are handmade, including the jewelry and art prints made by Coffman, a former high school art teacher. Store hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Saturday and will expand to seven days during the winter season. For more information, call Beach Blossom Studio at 941-451-7050 or visit the website at beachblossomstudio.com. Bank of America building changes hands Bob Bolus, of Bolus Truck Parts & Towing Services of Throop, Pennsylvania, won the Bank of America building at 699 Manatee Ave. W., Holmes Beach, in a bidding war, he told The Islander Oct. 17. The victory cost him $1,025,500. Bolus, who also owns a condominium complex in Bradenton Beach, said the BOA building will house an urgent-care facility and an eatery with a varied menu. Bolus said with the two egresses from East Bay Drive and Manatee Avenue to the building, he hopes to install a drive-thru business offering barbecue items, chargrilled hot dogs and fish. “I wanted something to complement what Holmes Beach offers to people coming to visit our island,” Bolus said. Work will get underway shortly, he added, as he is preparing to apply for permits. Happy longevity day Anna Maria Oyster Bar owner John Horne treated members of his staff to a holiday. It was the 21st time AMOB celebrated “Longevity Day,” aimed at honoring staff who have been with the Horne eateries three years or more. The crew sailed to Jewfish Key to enjoy parasailing, activities on a floating barge with swings and trampolines, paddleboarding, eats and drinks and more. The 117 long-term staffers honored averaged 8.7 years with AMOB for a total of 1,021 years of tenure with Horne. Now that’s a long time!

Bradenton Beach mayor seeks spot on TDC Della Benitez of Domingas Flowers arranges flowering plants for sale at the Oct. 15 launch of the Anna Maria Farmers Market. Islander Photo: Sarah Brice

The Manatee County Tourist Development Council could have its first Bradenton Beach official as a member. Mayor John Chappie announced Oct. 17 that he will seek appointment as one of the three elected officials on the advisory board in November when Anna Maria Commissioner Doug Copeland’s term expires. The TDC consists of nine members appointed by county commissioners. The TDC makes recommendations to the county board about tourism-based projects funded with tourist development tax revenue. Bradenton Beach Commissioner Jake Spooner thanked Chappie for putting his hat in the ring. He added it would be good to have his voice on the TDC. “We need a strong presence on the TDC,” Chappie said. “Most of the funds come from the island communities. Another reason is that a Bradenton Beach elected official has never been on the TDC.” “So, I think it’s our turn,” he added. — Ryan Paice

Beach Blossom Studio, 102 Bridge St., Bradenton Beach, features handmade jewelry and art, as well as accessories and home decor. Islander Courtesy Photo

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Longboat chamber lauds small businesses Excellence was honored Oct. 17, as the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce named winners of its 2019 small business awards during a luncheon at the Holiday Inn Sarasota-Lido Beach. Michael Garey and Bob Fracolossy of the Lazy Lobster of Longboat Key took home top honors in the 11-or-more-employees category. Veteran Air, owned by Kevin Henault, and Grant’s Gardens, owned by Danielle Beatt and Glenn Souza, received second- and third-place in the category. In the 10 employees-or-less category, Debby McClung of Feel Good Yoga and Massage took home

top honors. Business World Promo Supply, owned by Tim and Cynthia Holliday, and Eric Tingstrom’s Longboat Key Builders rounded out the winners in the group. The Good as Green winner was Tomas Jasek’s Junk King. Rookie of the Year kudos went to Audrey Modglin’s business, Human Element HR Consulting. Jack Dean Flooring, owned by Jack Dean, and Gracious Getaways, owned by Lael Hazan, completed the winners’ list of rookies. — Sandy Ambrogi

Michael Garey of the Lazy Lobster on Longboat Key, Debby McClung of Feel Good Yoga and Massage, Audrey Modglin of Human Element HR Consulting and Tomas Jasek of Junk King pose with their winners’ plaques Oct. 17 at the Holiday Inn SarasotaLido Beach, Lido Key, during the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce Small Business Awards luncheon. Islander Courtesy Photo: LBKCofC

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PropertyWatch

By Jesse Brisson

Island real estate transactions

2201 Gulf Drive N., Bradenton Beach, a 7,540 sfla / 7,986 sfur 14-unit hotel built in 1968 on a 21,000 sq ft lot was sold 10/03/19, Raps Development LLC to Jacaranda Partners LLC for $3,550,000. 603 Baronet Lane, Holmes Beach, a 2,717 sfla / 3,896 sfur 4bed/4bath/2car canalfront pool home built in 1964 on a 11,454 sq ft lot was sold 10/03/19, Brown to Atherton for $1,175,000; list $1,299,000. 620 Rose St., Anna Maria, a 1,403 sfla 3bed/2bath pool home built in 1985 on a 6,000 sq ft lot was sold 10/01/19, Bell to Fein for $705,000; list $759,000. 113 Third St. S., Bradenton Beach, a 1,995 sfla / 3,338 sfur 3bed/3bath/2car pool home built in 2001 on a 4,250 sq ft lot was sold 10/07/19, Sniadach to Avery

for $850,000; list $879,900. 201 73rd St., Holmes Beach, a 2,205 sfla 5bed/3bath pool home built in 1958 on a 7,000 sq ft lot was sold 10/02/19, Maz to AMI 4 U LLC for $815,000; list $829,900. 443 62nd St., Holmes Beach, a 940 sfla / 1.204 sfur 2bed/2bath/1car attached villa built in 1966 on a 2,784 sq ft lot was sold 09/27/19, Fox to Brock for $370,000; list $399,900. 1325 Gulf Drive N., Unit 135, Tortuga Inn, Bradenton Beach, a 675 sfla 2bed/2bath condo with shared pool built in 1976 was sold 10/04/19, Culbreth to BP Joint Venture LLC for $335,000; list $349,000. Jesse Brisson, broker/associate at Keller Williams on the Water, can be reached at 941-713-4755.

Jake Spooner’s new development towers over his Fish Hole Miniature Golf Course on Bridge Street in Bradenton Beach as construction continues Oct. 16. Spooner expects to open a Daiquiri Deck restaurant there in early 2020. Islander Photo: Sandy Ambrogi

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AMI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Wednesday, Oct. 23 5 p.m. — Business card mixer, Waterline Marina Resort and Beach Club, 5325 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Members $5, guests $10. Wednesday. Oct. 30 3 p.m. — Seminar for food service industry workers, Bridge Tender Inn, 135 Bridge St., Bradenton Beach. No charge. Thursday, Oct. 31 3:45 p.m. — Trail of Treats, AMI chamber, 5313 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Costume contest 0-12 years old and trick-or-treating in island cities. Friday, Nov. 15 6 p.m. — Toast to 70 Member Gala and small business of the year presentations, the Center of Anna Maria Island, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. Sponsorship tables available. $45 individual tickets. RSVP by Nov. 8. AMI ONGOING Through Nov. 15 Accepting applications for 2020 chamber premier sponsorship program. AMI chamber information or reservations, 941-778-1541 or info@amichamber.org. LBK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Thursday, Nov. 7 5 p.m. — Chairman’s Reception 2019, Save Our Seabirds, 1708 Ken Thompson Parkway, Sarasota. LBK chamber information or reservations, 941-383-2466 or info@longboatkeychamber.com.

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GARAGE SALES Continued

LIKE NEW COPPER kettle charcoal grill and cover, $100 or best offer. Call 941-7306773.

ANTIQUE PARTNER DESK: All wood, $1,000. See at The Islander office, 3218 E. Bay Drive, Holmes Beach. 941-778-7978.

BIKE RACK, $70. Brown shelf, 36-by-10 inches, $10. Scanner, tabletop, $20. All like new. 941-920-2494.

FOUR WOOD OFFICE chairs on casters: Antiques, perfect for eclectic dining set. The Islander newspaper, 3218 E. Bay Drive, Holmes Beach. 941-778-7978.

ESTATE/GARAGE SALE: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 26-27. No numbers, no early birds. 50-150 years of family history. Asian antiquities, curiosities, silver, porcelain and ceramics, jewelry, household. Bedroom set, handsome hutch, side-by-side fridge. All must go by Sunday at 2 p.m. 523 67th St., Holmes Beach.

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AMI PAINTING: ISLAND resident. Prompt, reliable. Quality workmanship. Interior/exterior. Minor repairs, carpentry. Bill, 941-3079315.

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

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CONNIE’S LANDSCAPING INC. Residential and commercial. Full-service lawn maintenance, landscaping, cleanups, hauling and more! Insured. 941-778-5294.

U FLY I drive your car anywhere in the USA. Airport runs, anywhere. Office, 941-4476389. 941-545-6688. NEED A RIDE to airports? Tampa $65, St. Pete, $55, Sarasota, $30. Gary, 863-4095875. gvoness80@gmail.com. CLEANING: VACATION, CONSTRUCTION, residential, commercial and windows. Licensed and insured. 941-744-7983. PRESSURE WASHING, PAVER sealing, driveway, roof, fence, pool area. Also, window cleaning. Licensed and insured. 941-5653931. IMPROVE YOUR BALANCE, strength and mobility. Private yoga with certified instructors Marsha or Lenny Shamis, RN. Lenny specializes in seniors and overall health. 216-801-5165. WEB DESIGN, WEBSITE Marketing, Social Media Marketing, SEO. Visit www.itdigitalconsultants.com or call 941-201-2182. I DON’T CUT corners, I clean corners. Professional, friendly cleaning service since 1999. 941-779-6638. Leave message. WATERWORKS PLUMBING: SERVING Manatee and Sarasota county. Customer service is the first service we offer. Ask for Mike, 941-929-8757. BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS JD’s Window Cleaning looking for storefront jobs in Holmes Beach. I make dirty windows sparkling clean. 941-920-3840.

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LARRY’S BACK! SHELL delivered and spread. $55/yard. Hauling all kinds of gravel, mulch, topsoil with free estimates. Call Larry at 941-795-7775, “shell phone” 941-7200770. HOME IMPROVEMENT VAN-GO PAINTING residential/commercial, interior/exterior, pressure cleaning, wallpaper. Island references. Bill, 941-795-5100. www.vangopainting.net. TILE -TILE -TILE. All variations of ceramic tile supplied and installed. Quality workmanship, prompt, reliable, many Island references. Call Neil, 941-726-3077. GRIFFIN’S HOME IMPROVEMENTS Inc. Handyman, fine woodwork, countertops, cabinets and wood flooring. Insured and licensed. 941-722-8792. BLINDS, SHUTTERS, SHADES: Motorization. 30 years on AMI. Call Keith Barnett, Barnett Blinds, 941-730-0516.

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i s l a n d e r C L A S S I F I E D S RENTALS

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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. Just reduced! $1,700/ month, first, last, security. $100 HOA application fee. Available now. Call Jim, 781-6032861, jimreilly@townisp.com.

PRICE REDUCTION NOVEMB E R a n d D e c e m b e r. $ 1 , 2 0 0 / w e e k . Newly remodeled vacation rental, Holmes Beach. 2BR/1BA half-duplex. Large pool and spa. Close to everything. Eileen, 732-4926946. www.palmperch.com. palmperch@ gmail.com.

FOR SALE: CHARMING updated west Bradenton cottage. Not a flip. Golf cart ride to country club. Room to expand. 2BR/1BA. Call for photos/improvements list. $239,000. 941-524-6300.

ANNUAL WATERFRONT ON Anna Maria. 2BR/2BA pool, boat lift, fenced yard. Pets OK. Rental, unfurnished. $2,700/month. Call 941-704-7336. PERICO BAY CLUB: 2BR/2BA, second floor. Furnished. No smoking, no pets, background check required. Nov. 1 - Dec. 31. $8,000 plus tax, deposit and cleaning. 303-795-1323. THREE BEDROOM, FIRST-floor, beautiful, spacious condo. Available monthly starting December in highly desirable Westbay Point & Moorings. Gorgeous landscaping, bay walkway, fishing, pool, tennis. Bikes, kayaks provided. Sue, 207-944-6097. RETAIL STOREFRONT FOR rent: just off island, approximately 800 sf. High traffic area. 7832 Cortez Road, Bradenton. $1,000/ month plus $1,000 deposit. 941-749-8666. More ads = more readers in The Islander.

MIKE NORMAN REALTY EST. 1978

DOUBLEWIDE: 2BR/2BA, 55-plus gated community. $1,200/month. Real Estate Mart, 941-356-1456. REAL ESTATE FOR SALE BY owner: 3BR/1BA, 1,771 sf. An original Island home on the quiet, peaceful north end of Anna Maria Island. Easily accessible ground floor (no steps). A short walk to the beautiful white sand beach at Bean Point, Bayfront Park, Pine Avenue shops, Anna Maria City Pier, the Sandbar Restaurant. Winner of the Anna Maria Island Garden Club home of the year. $880,000. 232 Gladiolus Drive, Anna Maria. Call 941-778-2711. HOLMES BEACH: 3BR/2BA with caged pool. Open floor plan lots of kitchen storage. Can be seen on Zillow. 218 82nd St. $719,000. 813-390-5747.

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DOUBLEWIDE-PLUS MOBILE home. 2BR/2BA, carport and utility shed. $25,900. Ask for JB, owner. 941-356-1456. PALMA SOLA BAY townhouse. 2BR/1.5BA and pool. Boat slip. Upgraded kitchen and baths. Great investment. $199,900. Real Estate Mart. 941-356-1456. EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY All real estate advertising herein is subject to the Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination Familial status includes children under age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18. This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination, call HUD toll-free at 1-800-669-9777 or for the hearing impaired, call 0-800-543-8294.

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BUYING OR SELLING? CALL DOLLY. (Many of my clients become good friends.)

VACATION/SEASONAL RENTALS GULFFRONT PROPERTIES BOOKING NOW ANNUAL RENTALS AVAILABLE AT HERON’S WATCH AND IN HOLMES BEACH

BEACHFRONT CONDO Two bedroom, two bath unit located in Anna Maria Island Club. Exceptional views, large heated pool, beautiful grounds, secured entrance, elevator and covered parking. $719,000

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$1,650,000 Deep water canal no bridges Completely remodeled in the heart of Anna Maria

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4 BEDROOM STEPS TO BEACH Completely renovated from top to bottom. Main house is three bedrooms, plus a spacious sleeping loft. Upstairs apartment is a 1BR with peeks of the Gulf. Zoned for weekly rentals. $725,000

WEST OF GULF DRIVE newer 4BR home just a few steps to the beach. Spacious floor plan with multiple decks and additional entertaining space located pool side complete with wet-bar and Jacuzzi. Selling “turn-key” furnished. $1,499,999

Mike Norman Realty INC

800-367-1617 941-778-6696 31O1 GULF DR HOLMES BEACH www.mikenormanrealty.com sales@mikenormanrealty.com

232 Gladiolus Dr, Anna Maria, FL 34216 $880,000 3 bd. 1 ba. Easy conversion for 2nd bath 1,771 sqft For sale by owner Call 941-778-2711 See details on Zillow Everything is new in this direct Gulffront dream condo! Sweeping views all the way to Bean Point! Huge swiming pool on the Gulf, covered parking, storage, elevator and much more. Well maintained complex. Come see all that Anna Maria Island Club has to offer. $769,000

An original Island home on the quiet, peaceful north end of Anna Maria Island. Easy accessible ground floor (no steps). A short walk to the beautiful white sand beach at Bean Point, Bayfront Park, Pine Avenue shops, Anna Maria City Pier, Sandbar Restaurant and the Center of Anna Maria Island. Winner of the 2002 Anna Maria Island garden club’s home of the year.

This Home is a Must See!

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

RELEASE DATE: 10/20/2019

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INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERINGS BY HOWARD BARKIN AND VICTOR BAROCAS / EDITED BY WILL SHORTZ Howard Barkin is a software quality-assurance specialist — and an ace crossword solver — from Hillsborough, N.J. He won the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament in 2016 and is a perennial top-10 finisher. Victor Barocas, who also competes, is a professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Minnesota. The men became acquainted through the tournament when their last names appeared alphabetically adjacent in the results. The idea for this puzzle was Howard’s. They worked back and forth by email to make it. — W.S.

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