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By robert anderson islander reporter Motorists soon might pay to park in Bradenton Beach. At their Aug. 30 meeting, city commissioners discussed converting some of the city’s free parking lots to paid parking. Local entrepreneur Josh LaRose proposed the conversion of 56 parking spaces to an automated pay-to-park system. LaRose, owner of Easy Parking Group LLC, manages metered parking lots in the Sarasota/Bradenton area as well as operates a fare-free shuttle for the city’s community redevelopment agency. Locations being considered for paid parking include lots between First Street North and Bridge Street, city hall at 107 Gulf Drive N. and an unpaved lot between Church and Highland avenues near the Bradenton Beach Police Department. The implementation of metered parking would lead to more frequent turnover of spaces and revenue for the city, according to EasyTheParking.company is offering to install solarpowered meters with no out-of-pocket cost to the city. LaRose estimated the program would need 4-6 automated parking meters that cost $12,000-$20,000 each. He suggested a rate of $2.50-$4.50 an hour for parking. Based on his estimate of 56 parking spaces with an assumed average occupancy of 85%, LaRose estimated the program would generate $240,000-343,000
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“For me it is more about making sure we get the best deal for our taxpayers,” he continued.
LaRose already works with the city’s redevelop ment agency, operating a fare-free shuttle between Coquina Beach and the CRA district.
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LaRose said he would work to realize the best deal. He also said the city could offer free parking to residents linked to their hurricane tags.
Bradenton Beach Police Chief John Cosby said Easy Parking Group employees would be trained by BBPD to ensure compliance with laws. The chief also said police would be responsible for larger parking enforcement issues, such as monitoring and enforcing handicapped parking. “I like the idea of doing this. I think it’s worth looking into, big time,” Mayor John Chappie said of the concept.Commissioner Jake Spooner said the commis sion should consider extending paid parking to Bridge Street.Spooner, who owns Bridge Street properties and businesses, said it’s common for parking spaces to be used all day by beachgoers. “If you leave Bridge Street without it, then all the people, all the employees, they are going to load up Bridge Street,” Spooner said. “I feel that you have to do Bridge Street, so you don’t get people who are just parking there and going to the beach.” However, the proposal also prompted questions.
Commissioner Ralph Cole said he would prefer the city seek competitive bids. But Cole said, “For me, I do like to look at all the options. What America is all about is competition.”
Commissioner Jan Vosburgh made a motion to authorize direct negotiation between city staff and EZ parking, which was seconded by Jake Spooner. The motion was passed unanimously.
Bradenton Beach commissioner ralph cole sug gests seeking bids before making a decision on a paid parking program in the city.
parking continued from Page 1 per year in total revenue. Revenues would be split 60/40 between the city and Easy Parking Group. At 60%, the city revenue would be $144,000-$205,800 annually. To utilize the system, a motorist would park a car, and then enter a license plate or parking space number into the meter, then display the ticket on the vehicle dashboard.LaRose said the program might include an employee or “parking ambassador” to help motorists learn the system. The ambassador also would handle customer service and some enforcement.
But the city’s procurement policy allows purchases by negotiation on the open market, bypassing the bid ding process in this instance, according to staff.
The shuttle was created to alleviate parking issues in the district, which runs along Gulf Drive from Coquina Beach to Fifth Street South, Bay Drive South to the east end of Bridge Street and up to the Bradenton Beach Marina, ending at Cortez Road West.
alexa thorne, an employee of island time Bar & grill on Bridge Street, prepares to leave her parking space off first Street north after a day of work. thorne said she often parks in the cityowned lots and she would be against the implementation of paid parking without a plan for employees in the city’s commer cial district. islander
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The potential charge stems from a June 11 incident wherein Whitmore, a Holmes Beach resident, collected and delivered three of Bearden’s campaign signs from private residential properties in the city to the Holmes Beach Police Department. Bearden initially sought charges against Whitmore for the incident, so the Holmes Beach Police Department filed a capias request for the State Attorney’s Office to review. The SAO review process can take months to complete but if the capias request was approved and second-degree misdemeanor charges were filed, Whitmore could have been arrested. If convicted, she would have faced up to 60 days in jail and a $500 fine. Bearden, who raised $108,282, won the closed Republican primary with 28,011 votes, or 61.54% of the total Whitmorevote. raised $139,576 and received 11,532 votes, or 25.33% of the vote, in her pursuit for a fifth term in office. Carol Ann Felts raised $11,080 and received 5,977 votes, or 13.13% of the vote. Without a Democratic candidate to face in the general election, Bearden is likely to become the county’s new district 6 commissioner. He will face two nominal write-in candidates on the ballot Nov. 8. Whitmore declined to comment to Islander readers in a Sept. 2 text message to The Islander reporter.
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Taking shape a new South coquina Boat ramp begins to emerge aug. 30 on Sarasota Bay, as duncan Seawall works on the $1.81 million project that began march 21 with funding from West coast inland navigation district. construction at the ramp, 1465 gulf drive S., Bradenton Beach, is on schedule for completion this fall. islander Photo: robert anderson
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The Aug. 23 primary election resolved which Republican will advance to the general election and likely take the Manatee County commission’s at-large District 6 seat. And it may have put to rest some bad blood between two of the candidates for the seat. Jason Bearden wrote in a Sept. 5 text message to The Islander that he wanted to drop his pursuit of a theft charge against County Commissioner Carol Whitmore following his primary election victory for the District 6 commission seat.
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Meanwhile, at a Bradenton Beach commission meeting Sept. 1, Mayor John Chappie tasked city staff with addressing compliance. “Staff had some communications today about doing a land development code update,” said city attorney Ricinda Perry, adding that a focus would be to determine appropriate areas for food trucks.
“You do have to allow food trucks in the city but you can kind of limit where they would be appropriate,” Perry Chappiesaid.said, “I’ve been talking with Ricinda for a couple days now about it. We want to be fair about everything but there are certain areas I’m sure we don’t want this activity.”
Mayor John Chappie asked building official Steve Gilbert what action the city could take to tighten control over boats and trailers in residential areas.
Gilbert said the city would have to revert to a 1990 provision in the land development code that prohibited parking recreational vehicles or vessels parked in front yards.That’s not something Commissioners Jake Spooner or Ralph Cole endorsed. “I understand you don’t want a 30-foot boat taking up your whole view across the street but, me, I didn’t move here because of a country club setting,” Spooner said. “I’m torn because that’s one of the benefits and enjoyments of living on the island is to have those types of vehicles and have fun.”
Bradenton Beach Sept. 7, 9:30 a.m., CRA. Sept. 7, 2 p.m., ScenicWAVES. Sept. 8, 5:05 p.m., CRA (budget). Sept. 8, 5:30 p.m., commission (budget). Sept. 14, 10 a.m., departments. Sept. 15, noon, commission. Sept. 15, 5:05 p.m., CRA (budget). Sept. 15, 5:30 p.m., commission (budget). Sept. 21, 1 p.m., planning and zoning. Bradenton Beach City Hall, 107 Gulf Drive N., 941-778-1005, cityofbradentonbeach.com.
The city has yet to indicate whether it would allow food trucks to operate in the rights of way in the area. If not, food truck operators would have to broker a deal with the parking lot owners.
“We don’t want to take away you’re right as a citizen of Bradenton Beach to have a boat in your driveway. For 32 years it’s been fine and suddenly we are going to say, come get your boat out of your driveway?”Spooner motioned to leave the section in the land use code the same as it has been since 1990 and the motion passed 4-1, with Maro voting no. commissioner marilyn maro makes her case aug. 30 against parking boats in front yards as building official Steve gilbert listens from the podium during a meeting at Bradenton Beach city Hall.
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By robert anderson islander reporter
Perry said the staff intended to bring the issue to the planning and zoning board after a Sept. 14 department head meeting.
There’s a food plan afoot. Bradenton Beach officials are developing a plan to allow food truck operations, following Anna Maria’s lead and their attempt to comply with 2020 legislation.In 2020, legislation went into effect to reform and reduce regulation of occupational licensing in the state. One component of House Bill 1193 is that it prohibits municipalities from requiring registration, permits or associated fees for food trucks and similar mobile businesses.Florida counties and municipalities can regulate mobile businesses through zoning but they cannot ban mobile food vendors in their entirety. Earlier this summer, Anna Maria commissioners moved to allow a four-space zone for food trucks on city right of way at the northernmost end of Bayfront Park. The proposal remains under consideration.
Anna Maria City Hall, 10005 Gulf Drive, 941708-6130, cityofannamaria.com.
“We wanted to look at quickly going into the land development code and making sure that our residential areas are protected from these types of commercial activities,” Perry said. She also said food trucks operating on Bridge Street didn’t seem “an ideal situation.”
Holmes Beach Sept. 14, 9 a.m., clean water. Sept. 14, 5 p.m., planning. CANCELED Sept. 15, 5 p.m., commission (budget). Sept. 27, 10 a.m., code compliance. Sept. 27, 5 p.m., commission. Holmes Beach City Hall, 5801 Marina Drive, 941-708-5800, holmesbeachfl.org.
West Manatee Fire Rescue None announced. WMFR administration building, 701 63rd St. W., Bradenton, 941-761-1555, wmfr.org. Manatee County Sept. 7, 6 p.m., commission (budget). Sept. 13, 8:30 a.m., commission. Sept. 13, 6 p.m., commission (budget). Sept. 20, 9 a.m., commission. Sept. 22, 1:30 p.m., commission (land use). Sept. 27, 9 a.m., commission. County administration building, 1112 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton, 941-748-4501, mymanatee.org.
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The next meeting will be at noon, Thursday, Sept.15, at city hall, 107 Gulf Drive N.
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Anna Maria Sept. 7, 1:30 p.m., historic preservation. Sept. 8, 5:30 p.m., commission (budget). Sept. 8, 5:30 p.m., commission. Sept. 12, 2 p.m., commission. Sept. 21. 9 a.m., special magistrate. Sept. 22, 5:30 p.m., commission.
“I have to agree with Jake,” said Cole. “We live out here on the island and boating is the only reason I live here. How do you address someone taking advantage of their front yard?” “I just think as we make more and more rules, it has effects that you don’t want to have.”
During the workshop, there was some disagreement as to the reason for a proliferation of boats and RVs in front yards. Chappie said it’s due to an increase in vacation rentals.“It’s not the 680 people that live here permanently,” the mayor said. “Those aren’t the ones who are causing the heartache in neighborhoods, losing the sense of community.” He added, “What has happened is Tallahassee has usurped our rights to our normal enjoyment. It’s irritating when you live in a neighborhood and, all of a sudden, you are seeing trucks and trailers and boat trailers and boats, parking in the right of way overnight. We’re losing community and that’s what bugs me the most about it. I blame Tallahassee for starting this ball rolling downhill.” However, Gilbert, responding to questioning from Spooner, said the majority of homes with boats or RVs in driveways or front yards typically belong to fulltimeAndresidents.Spooner said, “It’s residents that we are going to affect by doing this and where do you draw the line on what is a recreational vehicle?”
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Of interest Sept. 12, 2 p.m., Island Transportation Planning Organization, Holmes Beach City Hall. Sept. 26, 9:30 a.m., Sarasota-Manatee Metropolitan Transportation Planning Organization, Holiday Inn-Sarasota Bradenton International Airport, 8009 15th St. E., Sarasota. Nov. 8 is Election Day nationwide. Nov. 11, Veterans Day. Most government offices will be closed. Please, send meeting notices to calendar@islander. org and news@islander.org.
By lisa neff workshop sinks boat, RV parking changes
A better location might be in the commercial area north of Cortez Road — in the area near the Wicked Cantina along Gulf Drive, between Seventh and Ninth streetsThenorth.land use map shows the area as commercial with mostly business-owned parking lots.
a boat parked in a front yard aug. 30 on avenue B in Bradenton Beach. islander Photo: robert anderson find the islander dating to november 1992 online at the uoff digital newspaper collection at ufdc.ufl.edu.
By robert anderson islander reporter A proposed change to Bradenton Beach’s land use code concerning vessels in front yards took on water and sank Aug. Commissioner30.
Marilyn Maro opened the dialogue Aug. 30 on the parking of RVs and boats, saying people in Ward 2 with homes on the market told her that boats and trailers in front yards are eyesores. “This is deterring future sales of homes and these people, they want to get their money,” Maro said.
By ryan Paice islander reporter Work replacing Manatee County’s force main 11 in Holmes Beach might not finish before the city begins its own construction project. Sarasota-based Spectrum Underground is projected to replace the force main, which runs along Holmes Boulevard, by November 2022, according to amiprojects.io.Workinvolves replacing about 1,100 feet of 8-inch force main — at the end of its useful operation — from 68th Street to 52nd Street with new 16-inch and 8-inch PVCThepiping.project also involves replacing water lines and upsizing potable water lines along the stretch from 2-inch and 4-inch diameters to 6-inch diameter pipes.Replacing the infrastructure is projected to cost the county, which owns and operates the force main, $814,287.Lastly, the city has requested the county repave the roadway, which has been roughed up during construction.As of Aug. 31, Spectrum employees were installing new lines at the intersection of Holmes Boulevard and 56th ProjectStreet.engineer Brett Gocka did not respond to a Sept. 1 phone call from The Islander for additional detail.Sage Kamiya, Holmes Beach’s public works superintendent, wrote in a Sept. 1 email to The Islander that Spectrum had completed some restorative work, such as replacing impacted sidewalks and filtration infrastructure.Kamiya said Aug. 23 that the city originally intended to wait until the county project was completed before beginning city center improvements but delays have pushed back the city’s start date. Now, Kamiya said, city center improvements need to begin by mid-September so construction can be completed before the winter-spring tourist season. Plans for the city center project involve adding roadway markings, bicycle lanes, sidewalks, crosswalks, street lighting and landscaping from the intersection of Gulf and Marina drives to the 5600 block of Marina Drive. City commissioners voted in April to approve a $2,753,784.55 contract with Sarasota-based C-Squared CGC to complete the work. To limit impact, construction will occur in stages and the contractor will provide shifting detours for access to impacted businesses. Kamiya said the contractor also would notify businesses 10-14 days before construction would impact them. For more about the projects People can learn more about the force main replacement and city center improvement projects by going online to holmesbeachfl.org.
Holmes Beach pushes forward on force main work, city center
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a blueprint shows Holmes Beach’s plans to improve its city center, a stretch of roadway from the intersection of gulf and marina drives to the 5600 block of marina drive, by adding bicycle lanes and landscaping, adjusting crosswalks and sidewalks, including the stormwater drainage infrastructure. islander graphic: courtesy Holmes Beach
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It certainly sets a precedent for Anna Maria Island, since the only other paid parking is at the north end of the island, where a Sandbar restaurant “overflow” parking lot has metered parking. What’s next? Meters at the public beaches? I think most of us loathe the concept of paying to go to the beach as much as we hate the idea of a parking garage blocking our view of the Gulf of Mexico. How about you? Is it time for paid parking? — Bonner Joy, news@islander.org
I get it, there’s not enough parking. But the reality is you can only stuff so much into a 5-pound bag. If you have too many people on a 7-mile long island, you’re looking for trouble. Look at New York. Chicago or San Diego. If you can’t find a parking place you should have gotten here earlier! Doug Atkinson, Bradenton When the Manatee Public Beach lot is filled, find another beach. How unsightly a multilevel parking garage would be. Dolores Dileo, Newark, New Jersey Holmes Beach looks 10,000% nicer and cleaner without the street parking. There is absolutely no benefit to our city and our residents to reinstate street parking.
“Grabbing the gold ring” or taking a “shot at the gold ring” also has come to mean striving for the highest prize — living life to the fullest. For some, the gold ring symbolizes hope, dreams, a chance for success. In some ways, the world is striving for a gold ring. Well, kudos to Bradenton Beach. It’s possible the city found its prize. It’s money for parking where parking is highly in demand, thanks to the popularity of Bridge Street and the businesses that support tourism to its fullest. It also seems the city lucked into an entrepreneur who sees the dollar signs, after having spent a year or so carting people to and from Bridge Street and the parking lots that dot the “downtown” area. If my math is right, each parking space could bring in $11.75 a day, which sounds reasonable for a night of libations or dinner on Bridge Street. Maybe not so much, if you’re an hourly worker trying to support a family or make ends meet in a world of rising prices. Either way, the city is hoping to grab the brass ring — parking revenue. And what will the city officials do with the money? Maybe they’ll pay parking attendants. Improve the parking lots. Hire a valet parking service or a clerk to count the money?
Chris Munzo, Holmes Beach
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Looking back ‘Wish you were here’ way back when a 1940s-50s era postcard of the gulf Park Hotel that included the gulf trailer Park, today known as the Sandpiper resort mobile Home Park. the hotel bar later became the oar House, destroyed by fire in 1979, and now condos. the back of the card reads, “How to get there: from Bradenton, drive across free bridge to Bradenton Beach. turn right on island and drive a mile and a half and you are there.” islander Photos: courtesy manatee county Public library System a postcard from the 1950s features the gulf Park trailer Park in Bradenton Beach — now Sandpiper resort. the back of the card reads, “gulf Park for mobile Homes. directly on the gulf Beach. Bounded on the West by the gulf and on the east by Sarasota Bay. Private Beach — Boat Basin — Shady lots. accommodations for trailers up to 53 feet. cocktail bar.”
• Anna Maria Mayor SueLynn relieved building official George McKay of his duties after learning the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation denied him a temporary license.
• The Rex Hagen Family Foundation donated $10,000 to Holmes Beach for a skatepark along Marina Drive at the city field site. The family had previously donated $10,000 for irrigation and bleachers for the adjoining baseball field.
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• Holmes Beach members of the Sierra Club objected to a Florida Department of Environmental Protection permit issued to allow the construction of a home over wetlands near Grassy Point in return for a $3,125 payment to the city for mitigation.
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• Wave action associated with Tropical Storm Isaac returned about 99% of sand previously lost on Anna Maria Island beaches when TS Debby passed with a glancing blow in June.
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• A Holmes Beach resident researching city building department records for six months alleged an “egregious” lack of code enforcement and malfeasance on the part of elected officials.
The calculating is complete. Now city commissioners in the island cities are poised to hold hearings and adopt budgets for the new fiscal year that will begin Oct. 1. In the three island cities, commissions proposed tentative millage rates to match the current rates, that, if adopted, amount to tax increases due to rises in assessed property values. To avoid raising taxes, the cities would need to adopt rollback rates.
manateeProposedcountymillage rate: 6.3326 rollback rate: 6.0048 2021-22 millage rate: 6.3826
A second and potentially final public hearing and vote will be at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22, at city hall.Directions to attend the meetings can be found at cityofannamaria.com.
mosquito control district Proposed millage rate: 0.1997 rollback rate: 0.1770 2021-22 millage rate: 0.2535
anna maria city officials talk aug. 25 about a proposed $13,654,769 municipal budget for fiscal 2022-23.
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Anna Maria tentative 2022-23 budget
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Proposed residential base rate: $211.48 for first 1,000 square Proposedfeetcommercial base rate: $525.59 for first 1,000 square feet 2021-22 residential rate: $203.35 2021-22 commercial rate: $505.38
Southwest florida Water management district Proposed millage rate: 0.2260 rollback rate: 0.2260 2021-22 millage rate: 02535
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Bradenton Beach Proposed 2022-23 budget: $4,408,216 2021-22 budget: $4,187,065 tentative millage rate: 2.3329 rollback rate: 2.0210 2021-22 millage rate: 2.3329 ad valorem tax using tentative millage rate on property assessed at $500,000: $1,166 ad valorem tax using rollback rate on property assessed at $500,000: $1010 first budget hearing: 5:30 p.m. thursday, Sept. 8. final budget hearing: 5:30 p.m. thursday, Sept. 15. Holmes Beach Proposed 2022-23 budget: $24,935,231 2021-22 budget: $22,226,872 tentative millage rate: 2.25 rollback rate: 1.9509 2021-22 millage rate: 2.25 ad valorem tax using tentative millage rate on property assessed at $500,000: $1,125 ad valorem tax using rollback rate on property assessed at $500,000: $975.45 first budget hearing: 5 p.m. thursday, Sept. 15. final budget hearing: 5 p.m. tuesday, Sept. 27.
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All taxing districts in the county are proposing tax increases with the exception of the Southwest Florida Water Management District.
A glance at the numbers below: originally budgeted in intergovernmental discretion ary taxes, but $40,110 more for vacation rental license revenues.Thecity’s operating expenses also are projected to cost $156,612.94 more than originally budgeted. Murphy said the difference comes from a projected $79,600 increase in professional services to cover lob byist fees and litigation costs, as well as a $56,500 increase in code enforcement operating costs — for more boots on the ground. There was no public comment.
manatee School district Proposed millage rate: 6.5220 rollback rate: 5.6615 2021-22 millage rate: 6.8760
Among the changes, the city projects to take in $155,000 more from building permits in 2022-23 than it originally estimated due to increased activity. The city also projects to receive $50,413 less than budget talks
The millage is the amount per $1,000 of property value used to calculate property taxes. The owner of a property appraised at $500,000 with a 2.05 millage rate would pay $1,025 in property taxes. It represents a tax increase for property owners who have seen a $298,003,387 rise in taxable value over the past year, according to the Manatee County property appraiser. The property values will result in a projected $609,329 increase in ad valorem revenue over this year.To avoid a tax increase, the city must adopt a roll back rate, which would net the same ad valorem rev enue as the current budget. The rollback rate for 2022-23 is1.7360.
The city of Anna Maria is heading into the final stages of its budget creation process. City officials Aug. 25 discussed an overview of a proposed $13,654,769 budget for fiscal 2022-23, which begins Oct. 1. The proposed budget includes a projected $3,575,651 in ad valorem revenue based on a repeat of the 2.05 millage rate, which city commissioners set in July as the maximum millage for 2022-23.
Other taxing districts
Proposed 2022-23 budget: $13,654,769 2021-22 budget: $11,024,921 tentative millage rate: 2.05 rollback rate: 1.7360 2021-22 millage rate: 2.05 ad valorem tax using tentative millage rate on property assessed at $500,000: $1,025 ad valorem tax using rollback rate on property assessed at $500,000: $868 first budget hearing: 5:30 p.m. thursday, Sept. 8. final budget hearing: 5:30 p.m. thursday, Sept. 22.
By ryan Paice islander reporter
Anna Maria
West coast inland navigation district Proposed millage rate: 0.0394 rollback rate: 0.0346 2021-22 millage rate: 0.0394
The city’s projected revenue is bolstered by a $1,288,440 state appropriation for improvements on Pine Avenue, $441,252 from the American Rescue Plan Act and $500,000 from the Manatee County Tour ist Development Council for the interior build-out of a Mote Marine Laboratory educational center at the city pier.The city’s expenses are projected at $11,404,441 for 2022-23, a 29% increase in spending over current year.The increase is due to rising operating costs, a result of projected inflation and a one-time 6% cost-ofliving salary increase for city staff, as well as a capital improvement budget that almost doubles the current spending.Thecity’s projected $4,460,969.04 budget for core capital improvements, including roadway paving, adding stormwater drainage infrastructure and redo ing Pine Avenue, nearly doubles the $2,410,924.53 projected 2021-22 end of year estimate for the same budgetThatitems.can be attributed to a 655% increase in spending for Pine Avenue improvements, pro jected to cost $1,906,500, and a 27% increase in stormwater infiltration upgrades, projected to cost $1,755,716.06.Thecityalso projects to have $2,250,329 in reserves for 2022-23, which would cover about 39% of the city’s projected operating budget, according to Mayor Dan MurphyMurphy.saidthe tentative budget was made using estimates for what now is solid figures, so there are some changes since the budget was last discussed.
Budget hearings ahead for cities, tax increases planned
The commission will hold its first public hearing for the proposed budget ordinance at 5:30 p.m. Thurs day, Sept. 8, at city hall, 10005 Gulf Drive.
Bradenton Beach staff pension plan up and running
Austin last worked as a senior planner for the city of Cedar Park, Texas, and has worked for five cities and a county, including as associate city planner for the city of Denver. She graduated in 2015 with a bachelor of arts in urban studies from the University of California, Irvine, and has since been certified by the American Institute of Certified Planners.
The new plan brings employees up to par with the retirement plan already in use by the police department.The plan, administered by the Florida League of Cities, is a defined benefit retirement plan that allows city employees to submit a pretax deduction of up to 3% of their pay, which is matched at a rate of 17% by the city, Thompson said. Employees, once vested, could take early retirement at 55 and the completion of seven years of credited service or normal retirement at 65 and seven years of service.
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Anna Maria’s new city planner relocates from Texas
Early retirement would see the accrued benefi t reduced by 5% for each year before normal retirement age. Normal retirement would be equal to the number of years of credited service multiplied by 2% and multiplied by the average final compensation. Employees also have access to disability benefits and death benefits.
Photo: robert anderson By robert anderson islander reporter Bradenton Beach employees might be feeling a little happier about their jobs. The city gave employees a benefit this past month as the commission unanimously approved a new pension plan. A recent Sept. 1 commission meeting saw the final reading of the city ordinance, satisfying the public advertisement requirement and putting the pension plan into Beforeeffect.theinception of the pension plan, the city’s version of a retirement plan was a contribution to a simplified employee pension plan, according to city treasurer Shayne Thompson. An SEP plan provides an employer with the means to contribute toward its employees’ retirement. Contributions are made to an individual retirement account or annuity set up for each plan participant.
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A new member has joined the city of Anna MariaMayorstaff. Dan Murphy announced Aug. 25 he appointed Ashley Austin to serve as city planner.
Deputy clerk Ruth Stief, who has been employed with the city for more than five years and is two years away from being vested, said, “I see this commission try really hard to keep their employees happy. Not everybody gets a chance to have a pension.” She pointed out the benefits of the pension over the previous SEP IRA.
Austin will succeed former planner Chad Minor, who left in early August to become Holmes Beach’s planning and zoning administrator. She was set to relocate and begin work by Aug. 29. “I wish I was there in person, but I can’t wait to start on Monday,” Austin said via Zoom. “I’m ready for whatever challenges arise here.” Commission Chair Carol Carter said she looked forward to welcoming Austin to city hall.
deputy clerk ruth Stief takes notes at a Sept. 1 Bradenton Beach city commission meeting. islander
“With the IRA, you get out what you put in, so if you decided to put it somewhere else and it grew or shrunk that’s on you, whereas a pension, once that amount that you start collecting, that never stops until you die. The market can go up or down and that won’t change.”“This is a really good thing that our commission has allowed us to look into and do. I thank them. I love that they think of us,” Stief added.
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“Caught in the Storm: 100 Years of Florida Hurricanes” exhibit, Florida Maritime Museum, 4415 119th St. W., Cortez. Information: floridamaritimemuseum.org, fmminfo@manateeclerk.com, @FloridaMaritimeMuseum.
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AROUND AMI Through Sept. 25, “Ballroom Florida: Deco and Desire in Japan’s Jazz Age,” the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 5401 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota. Fee applies. Information: 941360-7390, @TheRingling, ringling.org. Through Sept. 25, “The Marvelous Marbling of Matsui Kosei,” the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 5401 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota. Fee applies. Information: 941-360-7390, @TheRingling, ringling.org. Sept. 14-Oct. 2, Manatee Players’ “Rent,” Manatee Performing Arts Center, 502 Third Ave. W., Bradenton. Fee applies. Information: 941-748-5875, @ManateePAC, manateeperformingartscenter. com. Through Nov. 27, “Queens of the Air and Empresses of the Arena,” the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 5401 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota. Fee applies. Information: 941-360-7390, @ TheRingling, ringling.org.
KIDS & FAMILY ON AMI
Thursday, Sept. 8 6 p.m. — Teen yoga, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: mymanatee.org/library, 941-778-6341, @ manateelibraries. Friday, Sept. 9 10 a.m. — Forty Carrots, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: mymanatee.org/library, 941-778-6341, @manateelibraries. Saturday, Sept. 10 10 a.m. — Origami crafts, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: mymanatee.org/library, 941-778-6341, @manateelibraries. Tuesday, Sept. 13 10 a.m.— Preschool yoga, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: mymanatee.org/library, 941-778-6341, @manateelibraries.
Sept. 17, Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day free admission, participating museums. Sept. 18-19, Manatee Players auditions for “Next to Normal,” “Company” and “Go Ask Alice,” Bradenton. Oct. 6-9, Theatre Odyssey’s Fourth One-Act Play Festival, Bradenton.Oct.15, Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce’s Bayfest, Anna Maria. Oct. 29, Realize Bradenton’s Main Street Live, Nov.Bradenton.3-13,Island Players’ “I Ought to be in Pictures,” Anna Maria. Nov. 12-March 26, the Museum of Fine Art’s “True Nature: Rodin and the Age of Impressionism,” St. Petersburg. Nov. 23, Realize Bradenton’s Main Street Live, Bradenton. Dec. 2-3, Realize Bradenton’s Bradenton Blues Fest, Bradenton. Dec. 31, Realize Bradenton’s Main Street Live, Bradenton.
Through Jan. 15, 2023, “Multiple: Prince Twins Seventh-Seven” exhibit Museum of Fine Arts, 255 Beach Drive NE, St. Petersburg. Fee applies. Information: 941-896-2667, mfastpete.org, @mfastpete. First Fridays, 6-9:30 p.m., Village of the Arts First Fridays Artwalk, 12th Street West and 12th Avenue West, Bradenton. Information: villageofthearts.com, @villageofthearts. Second and fourth Saturdays, 2-4 p.m., Music on the Porch jam session, presented by the Florida Maritime Museum and Cortez Cultural Center, outdoors, 4415 119th St. W., Cortez. Information: floridamaritimemuseum.org, fmminfo@ manateeclerk.com, @FloridaMaritimeMuseum.
ONGOING ON AMI Throughout September, artist Shirley Rush Dean’s “Birds of a Feather” exhibit, Island Gallery West, 5368 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: islandgallerywest.com, 941-778-6648, @ islandgallerywest.Sept.15-25, Island Players present “Cliffhanger,” 10009 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria. Fee applies. Information: islandplayers.org, 941-778-5755.
OFF AMI Saturday, Sept. 10 5 p.m. — Greg LaPensee Bowling Tournament benefitting Center of Anna Maria Island, Bowlero Bradenton, 4208 Cortez Road, Bradenton. Fee applies. Information: centerami.org, @TheCenterofAMI, 941-778-1908.ONGOING
SAVE THE DATE Oct. 15, Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce’s Bayfest, Anna Maria. CLUBS COMMUNITY& ON AMI Wednesday, Sept. 7 Noon — Coloring club, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: mymanatee.org/library, 941-778-6341, @ manateelibraries. Thursday, Sept. 8 2 p.m. — Sunshine Stitchers Knit and Crochet, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: mymanatee.org/ library, 941-778-6341, @manateelibraries. Wednesday, Sept. 14 1 p.m. — Shine Medicare education, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: mymanatee.org/library, 941-778-6341, @manateelibraries. 6:30 p.m. — Island Time Book Club, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: mymanatee.org/library, 941-778-6341, @manateelibraries.ONGOING ON AMI Fridays, 11:30 a.m., Mahjong Club, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: mymanatee.org/library, 941-7786341,Saturdays,@manateelibraries.8:30a.m., Kiwanis Club of Anna Maria Island meeting, Bradenton Beach City Hall, 107 Gulf Drive N., Bradenton Beach. Information: 941-7781383,Tuesdays,amikiwanis.com.11:30 a.m., Mahjong Club, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: mymanatee.org/library, 941-778-6341, @manateelibraries.ONGOINGAROUND AMI Tuesdays, 11:30 a.m., Rotary Club of Anna Maria Island lunch meeting, Slicker’s Eatery, 12012 Cortez Road W., Cortez. Information: 512-944-4177, www.amirotary.org. Second Tuesdays, 4 p.m., Cortez Village Historical Society meetings, Cortez Cultural Center, 11655 Cortez Road W., Cortez. Information: 941-840-0590, cortezvillagehistoricalsociety.org, @ CortezVillageCulturalCenter SAVE THE DATE
ONGOING AROUND AMI First Wednesdays, “SOAR in 4” family night, The Bishop Museum, 201 10th St. W., Bradenton. Fee applies. Information: 941-746-4131, bishopscience.org, @BishopScienceFL.
Sept, 20, Library Town Hall, Holmes Beach. Sept. 28, Turtle Watch Wednesday fundraiser, Holmes Beach.Oct. 2, Palma Sola Botanical Park plant sale, Bradenton. Oct. 8, Cortez Cultural Center Arts and Crafts Sale, Cortez. Oct. 8, Florida Maritime Museum Nautical Flea Market,NovCortez.5,“Celebrating Brilliance: The Bash at the Bishop,” Bradenton.
Island happenings
ONGOING AROUND AMI Sept. 9-18, U-18 Baseball World Cup, LECOM Park, 1611 Ninth St. W., Bradenton, and Ed Smith Stadium, 2700 12th St., Sarasota. Fee applies. Information: sarasotabradenton2021.com, @U18BaseballWorldCup.Saturdays, 9 a.m., Robinson Runners run, walk stroll, Robinson Preserve NEST, 10299 Ninth Ave. NW., Bradenton. Information: 941-742-5923, crystal.scherer@mymanatee.org, mymanatee.org. Saturdays, 9 a.m., Mornings at the NEST, 10299 Ninth Ave. NW., Bradenton. Information: 941-742-5923, mymanatee.org.
Organizers seek to catch more vendors for the Cortez Nautical Flea Market in October. The market will be 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, in the fishing village. Cohosts Florida Maritime Museum, 4415 119th St. W., and the Cortez Cultural Center, 11655 Cortez Road W., are lining up vendors to sell marine gear, nautical arts and crafts and more.
Monday, Sept. 12 6:30 p.m. — Sunset Tai Chi at the Nest, Robinson Preserve Expansion, 10299 9th Ave NW, Bradenton. Fee applies. Information: aedan.stockdale@mymanatee.org, 941-742-5923, mymanatee. org.
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SAVE THE DATE Sept. 24, Manatee County and Tampa Bay Watch Public Lands celebration, Bradenton.
About ‘The Lies I Tell’ a book club review of the novel “the lies i tell” by author Julie clark is set for 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14, at the island library, 5701 marina drive, Holmes Beach. no time to read that thriller? the island morning Book club will meet at 10:15 a.m. thursday, Sept. 15, and it’s a “bring your own book” event. for more, call the library at 941-778-6341.courtesyislanderPhoto
The Senior Adventures group will head Friday, Sept. 9, to the Sarasota Jungle Gardens, 3701 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota, which is home to more than 200 animals, including a flock of flamingos. The group will depart at about 10 a.m. from the Center of Anna Maria Island, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria.
Seasonal Local groups preparing for the 2022-23 season are encouraged to send their events calendars to The Islander, which is readying its preview of the season. Please, email calendars, logos and photos to calendar@islander.org.
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Kiwanis to meet
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Curtain to open on Island Players’ ‘Cliffhanger’
The box office is open for in-person ticket sales 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays through the run, as well as an hour before performances. Tickets are $25 each. For more information, call the box office at 941778-5755 or go to www.theislandplayers.org.
OUTDOORS & SPORTS ONGOING ON AMI Tuesdays through Nov. 13, 6 p.m., open volleyball, Center of Anna Maria Island, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. Information: centerami.org, @TheCenterofAMI, 941-778-1908.
The early bird registration fee — $25 — continues through Thursday, Sept. 15. After that date, vendor registration will cost $35, according to a news release from the museum. To register as a marine flea market vendor with FMM, go to floridamaritimemuseum.org/nautical-fleamarket and to register as an arts and crafts vendor, emailForcvhs2016@aol.com.generalinformation about the event, go online to floridamaritimemuseum.org or call FMM at 941708-6120.
The center is coordinating Senior Adventures outings, usually two or three adventures a month.The second outing this month will be to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Tampa, set for Friday, Sept. 16, with departure from the center at 10 a.m. The third outing of the month will be Wednesday, Sept. 21, to the Tampa Museum of Art in the city’s downtown, with a departure from the center at 11Thea.m.van fee per person per outing is $5. There also are admission fees to some locations. Reservations — limited to 14 per outing — are required.Formore information, call the center at 941778-1908 or go online to centerami.org. fishing gear is offered at a past cortez nautical flea market, managed by the florida maritime museum in the village. islander courtesy Photo
Vendors called to Cortez Nautical Flea Market
Senior Adventures group bound for ‘Jungle’
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Time to gather pocket change — for flamingo feeding and casino gaming.
Oct. 1, Keep Manatee Beautiful village cleanup, Cortez. GOOD TO KNOW KEEP THE DATES Sept. 11, Patriot Day. Sept. 11, Grandparents Day. Sept. 21, International Day of Peace. Sept. 25, Rosh Hashanah. Oct. 1, International Coffee Day. Oct. 4, Yom Kippur. Oct. 5, World Teachers Day. Oct. 14, National Dessert Day. Oct. 29, National Cat Day. Oct. 31, Halloween. Nov. 1, Día de los Muertos. Nov. 6, daylight saving time ends. Nov. 8, Election Day. Nov. 11, Veterans Day.
The Island Players is opening its 74th season with “Cliffhanger,” written by James Yaffe, directed by Mike Lusk and coproduced by the UglyPerformancesGrouper. will run Sept. 15-25, with the cast taking the stage at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. The theater, 10009 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria, is dark Mondays. Actors include Rick Kopp, Cathy Hansel-Edgerton, Sue Belvo, Colin Brady and Sam DiGiammarino.
AMI Dragon Boat Team-Paddlers from Paradise practices and meetups, various times and locations. Information: 941-4622626, mrbradway@gmail.com, @PaddlersFromParadise.AROUND AMI
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The Kiwanis Club of Anna Maria Island will gather at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, at Bradenton Beach City Hall, 107 Gulf Drive N., Bradenton Beach. The speaker will be Kim Bailey, president and CEO of Feeding Empty Little Tummies, which assists homeless and food-insecure children in Manatee County. For more information, call Sandy Haas-Martens at 941-778-1383.
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The Manatee County Library system is celebrating Library Card Sign-up Month to encourage people to get cards and check into local libraries. The American Library Association sponsors the campaign each September to coincide with students’ return to classrooms.
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Volunteers called to Robinson Manatee County Parks and Natural Resources is seeking help to drill holes into oyster shells. The adult volunteers are needed 9 a.m.-noon Friday, Sept. 9, at the Valentine House in Robinson Preserve, 1704 99th St. NW, Bradenton. The shells will be used to create “vertical oyster gardens” to be established under docks and other structures, creating habitats that attract live oysters. “Oysters feed by filtering and cleaning water, a key to a healthy estuary,” read an announcement from the county.Formore information or to register, email Matthew Tschirgi at matthew.tschirgi@mymanatee.org. For other information about the preserve, call the county department at 941-742-5923.
The national promotion is getting a celebrity boost — the honorary chairs are Tony Award-winning performer Idina Menzel and her author and educator sister, Cara.In Manatee County, people can register for a library card if they reside, own property, work or attend school in Manatee.Toregister for a free library card on AMI, people can go to the Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, HolmesRegistrationBeach. also can be completed online at mymanatee.org.Fordetails, call the Island Library at 941-7786341.
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A pair of familiar events will make a comeback this fall to City Pier Park in Anna Maria. City commissioners reached consensus Aug. 25 to bring back two city-sponsored weekly events — Movies in the Park and a farmers market — this fall and into next spring. The events are held under the shade sails of City Pier Park, 101 N. Bay Blvd., and attendance has increased over the years. The city launched the market in 2017 as a way to draw people to Pine Avenue during the closure and reconstruction of the Anna Maria City Pier. Movies in the Park began in 2018 following the success of the farmers market and features a familyfriendly film screening with free beverages for attendees. The pier reopened in 2020 but the events have remained. There have been few complaints from local businesses.Former Commissioner Brian Seymour, owner of the Anna Maria General Store, 503 Pine Ave., and the City Pier Grill and Bait Shop, said at the Aug. 25 meeting that he frequented the market during season to supply fresh produce for his businesses. Mayor Dan Murphy called the market a “great benefit” to residents and visitors, and said he would like to bring it back for a 2022-23 season.
*Beginning in January of 2023, Hands Only CPR Classes will be offered every 4th Saturday of the month at the Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Dr, Holmes Beach, FL 34217 , from 9am to 11am.*
Anna Maria brings back farmers market, movies
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There is a limit of 10 people per class. Please call us at (941) 761 1555 to reserve your spot. trisha ram, right, buys tomatoes april 20, 2021, from tony martinez of milagros farm at the outdoor anna maria farmers market. the market will return for another season. islander file Photo
The market will run 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. every Tuesday from Oct. 11 to May 9, 2023. People can learn more about the market or apply to be a vendor online at cityofannamaria.com or by calling the city at 941-708-6130, ext. 110. Commissioners also agreed to add classic movies to the Movies in the Park lineup, which previously featured children’s and holiday movies. Murphy said the city could rotate classic and children’s movies and add in holiday movies for that season. The first film screening will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15, and continue weekly until daylight saving time in March 2023.
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• Wednesday, Nov. 2, 1:50 p.m. early release.
• Oct. 3-6, Fire Safety Week.
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artisans. They also offer Dixie Belle paints. Blessed and Distressed is a tastefully designed store — so inviting, you’ll want to stay and visit — filled with collectibles and work by local artists. The store is in Palma Sola Square, around the corner from Winn-Dixie. It offers 30-plus vendors, including vintage, upcycled, shabby chic, fanciful frocks and local crafts and art. You won’t be disappointed. Scavengers Marketplace regrets the island store in Holmes Beach has closed. Please visit the Palmetto store, 2100 U.S. 301, where a portion of your purchase benefits Moonracer No Kill Pet Rescue — our favorite pet rescue group. Founder Lisa Williams leads the rescue efforts and also works at The Islander as office manager. Marina Dr Holmes Beach 941 900 1552 market with 15 vendors & artisans Vintage, Unique & Shabby Chic Furniture Coastal Nautical & Rustic Home Décor & Collectibles Tuesday Saturday 10am 5pm Sunday 12 5pm Fri Sat 10am 7pm Sunday 12pm 5pm
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For more information on volleyball, call the center at 941-778-1908 or go online to centerami.org.
School lunch plus 1 former ame-Pto president nicole Plummer dines with her son, first-grader luke, Sept. 1 in the anna maria elementary School cafeteria. “i’m excited to sleep in and not do homework,” says luke. islander Photo: courtesy ame Mainland lanes open for center bowlers, fundraiser
FYI: Scavengers also carries Fusion Paints. And don’t forget, tell people you meet along the way, “The Islander sent me.”
AME Calendar
• Nov. 21-25, Thanksgiving holiday, no school.Anna Maria Elementary is at 4700 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. For more information, call the school at 941708-5525.
• Friday, Oct. 7, record day, no school.
Nine lanes remained available for reservation in the Greg LaPensee Bowling Tournament as of Sept. 1, according to the Center of Anna Maria Island’s FacebookThepage.tournament, which the center hosts as an annual fundraiser, will begin at 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, at Bowlero, 4208 Cortez Road, Bradenton. Tickets to participate in the tournament cost $50 per person, which covers the cost of three games, shoe rental and an order of pizza or wings. Kids lanes also will be Peopleavailable.alsocan sponsor lanes with or without teams for $250-$700. The event will feature prizes for the highest scores, raffles and a team costume contest. Proceeds from the event support the center. People can learn more about the tournament, purchase tickets or sponsor a lane by going online to centerami.org, emailing info@centerami.org or calling 941-778-1908.
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The Center of Anna Maria Island will open the gym Tuesday nights for pickup volleyball. Pickup games will begin at 6 p.m. Tuesdays, Sept. 13-Nov. 1, at the center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria.Players do not need to register and there’s no charge to play.
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• Friday, Sept. 9, 4:30-6:30 p.m., PTO reception.
It’s there! third-grader Penelope Hagan points to the ame-mote marine laboratory dolphin listening station on campus. ame principal mike masiello says the listening station is operating, collecting data from underwater sounds using roomresearchhydrophonesmarineforandclass-lessons.islandercourtesyPhoto:ame/PidgeBarreda
don Purvis, center, accepts the prize at the 2019 bowling challenge for best team costumes with his Beach House real estate mates for their Harlem globetrotters outfits at the benefit for the center of anna maria island at the Bradenton bowling center. islander file Photo
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• Tuesday, Nov. 8, Cookie sales begin.
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Tiki and Kitty are loving their summer shopping trips! We’re always ready to visit our favorite thrifts and boutiques. Bring on the heat — and the AC!
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• Monday, Sept. 12, 3:45 p.m., PTO general membership meeting.
Cat’s Meow has 7,700 square feet of vintage, unique and repurposed items. You may want to lace up your skates, as this large vintage skating rink has plenty to offer bargain, antique, unique hunters. Plus, there’s a mancave and a cool clothing boutique. You don’t want to miss this vast collection of vendors. Blue Flamingo is home to hip and trendy upcycled and repurposed goods, furniture and decor, garden features, candles, jewelry and work by local Wed-Sat 10-5 Palma Sola Square Winn Dixie Plaza 615 59th St. 941-896-8800BradentonW. 30+ Local Vendors & Artists
• Monday, Oct. 10, 3:30 p.m., PTO general membership meeting.
• Wednesday, Sept. 21, 9 a.m., Peace Day celebration.
• Tuesday, Nov. 15, 5:30 p.m., PTO dinner in the cafeteria, 6:30 p.m., fourth-grade play in the auditorium.
• Monday, Nov. 7, 3:30 p.m., PTO board meeting.
Collecting donations Susan nudd and cathy meehan attend a past blood drive outside roser memorial community church, 512 Pine ave., anna maria. roser will host a blood drive 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11. donors will receive a $20 egift card, t-shirt and pair of socks in addition to a wellness checkup. for an appointment, go online to oneblooddonor. org and enter the sponsor code, 37502, and sponsor name, roser memorial community church. islander courtesy Photo Beach. Info: 941-778-1813, gloriadeilutheran.com.
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church will host a fall book discussion group starting Tuesday, Sept. 13. The group, via Zoom, will discuss “You Are the Happiness You Seek” by Rupert Spira. The book is about lasting happiness. For more information, call the church office at 941778-1813 or email office@gloriadeilutheran.com
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Juanita Carter “Nita” Mikles, 96, of Holmes Beach, died Aug. 25. She was born in Fort Pierce and spent most of her life in Norfolk, Houston, and Holmes Beach. Instantly liked by everyone who met her, she was an anchor of faith to her family and friends who loved her dearly.
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Worship: Sundays, 9:30 a.m. Ongoing: Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m., social gathering, private home; Sundays, 10:15 a.m., coffee and fellowship.
Harvey Memorial Community Church, 300 Church Ave., Bradenton Beach. Information: 941-779-1912.
A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 9, at Brown & Sons Funeral Homes & Crematory, 43rd Street Chapel, 604 43rd St. W., Bradenton, and also on Facebook at brownandsonsfuneral. Con-
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Worship: Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.; Saturdays, 4 p.m.; Sundays, 8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m. Ongoing: Mondays-Fridays, 8 a.m., rosary; Saturdays, 3:30 p.m., confession.
SUNDAY WORSHIP 8:30 AM in the Chapel 10:00 AM in the Sanctuary Nursery • Children’s Church ONLINE � Watch LIVE or LATER RoserChurch.com Text ROSER to 22828 to receive the weekly eBulletin
OFF AMI Christ Church of Longboat Key Presbyterian USA, 6400 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key. Info: 941-900-4903, christchurchoflbk.org, @CCLBK. Worship: Sundays, 10 a.m. Ongoing: Wednesdays, 10 a.m., Women’s Bible Study; Mondays, 9 a.m., Men’s Bible Study. Longboat Island Chapel, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key. Info: 941-383-6491, longboatislandchapel.org, Worship: Sundays, 10 a.m. Ongoing: Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Lord’s Warehouse Thrift Shop; Wednesdays, 10 a.m., Bible study; Mondays, 4 p.m., choir rehearsal.
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Temple Beth Israel, 567 Bay Isles Road, Longboat Key. Info: 941-383-3428.
The Rev. Dr. Nor man Pritchard Men’s Bible Study: Monday @ 9:00 Women’s Bible Study: Wednesday @ 10:00 Visitors & Residents Welcome Watch Our 10: 00 AM Ser vice Live: www bit ly/cclbksermons or www christchurchof lbk org (follow YouTube link)
Worship: Thursdays, 9:30 a.m.; Sundays, 9:15 a.m. Ongoing: Wednesdays, 8 a.m., men’s meeting. Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 6608 Marina Drive. Holmes
St. Bernard Catholic Church, 248 S. Harbor Drive, Holmes Beach. Info: 941-778-4769, stbernardcc.com, @stbernardcc.
Above all, she was a believer and was quoted saying, “I’m going to heaven. Not sure what my position will be there but I’m going.”
dolences may be made online at brownandsonsfuneral. com.Mrs. Mikles is survived by her children Richard and wife Angela, and Dana Davis; grandchild Kimberly Potter; and great-grandchildren Juliauna, Elijah and Genesis. mikles
She also loved RVs and was involved with nutrition many years before it became popular.
ON AMI CrossPointe Fellowship, 8605 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Info: 941-778-0719, crosspointefellowship.church, @CrossPointeFellowship. Worship: Sundays, 9 a.m. Ongoing: Wednesdays, 7 a.m., men’s Bible meeting; Wednesdays, 6 p.m., supper; Wednesdays, Night Blast, 6:45 p.m.; Fridays, 10 a.m. women’s Bible meeting. Episcopal Church of the Annunciation, 4408 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Info: 941-778-1638, amiannunciation.org, @EpiscopalChurchoftheAnnunciationatHolmesBeach.
Teresa Dunn Hogle, 54, of Holmes Beach, died June 19 after a hard-fought battle with cancer. She was born May 4, 1968, in Marion, Ohio, to Zita and Donald Dunn. She lived her childhood years in Delaware, Ohio, and Kentucky. She was a member of the Delaware Hayes class of 1986. She loved to travel, with a trip to Alaska among her favorites. On her first vacation to Hilton Head Island, she fell in love and vacationed there numerous times. Amish Country also was a favorite Ohio getaway. Her other passions included her grandchildren, gardening, horror movies, HGTV and her dog JJ. She met her husband, Robert K. Hogle, in 2008, and went on a “second” first date in 2011. They have been side by side ever since. Both of them loved the beach and first vacationed to Anna Maria Island in 2016, where her mom owned a home. After a vacation to AMI in 2017, the couple moved there in October. A celebration of life will be Sept. 10 in Delaware, Ohio, and an island beach celebration will be held one hour before sunset Tuesday, Oct. 11, at the 77th Street beach access, which will be followed by a gathering at the Hogle Memorialhouse.donations may be made to Tidewell Hospice in Bradenton/Sarasota, or to Moffitt Cancer Institute, Magnolia Campus, to the bone marrow and Car-TMrs.Unit.Hogle is survived by her husband, Robert; sons Cody Taylor and wife Jessica and Brandon Taylor and wife Dylan; daughter Lisa and husband Larry; grandchildren Kehnya, Kylee, Cameron, Colton and Coby. She also is survived by her mother, Brenda Hogle
Obituaries are offered as a community service to residents and families of residents, both past and present, as well as to those people with ties to the island.Submit to news@islander.org. Obituaries are provided free — a service of this community newspaper.
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Juanita Carter Mikles
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Temple taking reservations Temple Beth Israel is taking reservations for the annual congregational Rosh Hashanah Luncheon. The event will be at 1:15 p.m. Monday, Sept. 26, at Michael’s on East, 1212 S. East Ave., Sarasota. Reservations are required by Friday, Sept. 9. For more information, call the temple offi ce at 941-383-3428.
Worship: Fridays, Shabbat, 5:30 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m. Ongoing: Fridays, 6:45 p.m., choir call.
Teresa Dunn Hogle
Worship: Sundays, 9:15 a.m. Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria. Info: 941-778-0414, roserchurch.com, @roserchurch.
Worship: Sundays, 8:30 a.m., 10 a.m. Ongoing: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:30 a.m., Roser Robics; Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. and Saturdays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Roser Thrift Store; second and fourth Thursdays, 11 a.m., Just Older Youth programs with brown-bag lunch; Thursdays, 5:30 p.m., Roser Ringers rehearsal; 7 p.m., Thursdays, choir rehearsal.
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She was a cancer survivor who also had arthritis, a heart condition and other health issues, who never allowed her ailments to prevent her from having a cheerful positive attitude toward life. She regularly read her Bible and texted her family and friends including cellphone photos. Music and art were among her passions. A self-taught artist, she painted over her lifetime. Her musical instruments were flute, accordion and piano.
Dunn; father John Young and wife Lyn; sisters Tasha Shaw and husband Gary, Sarah Meyst and husband Pete, Audrea Berrones and husband Adam, Jessica Coomer and husband BJ, Stephanie Todd and husband Josh and Claudia Oakleaf and husband Jim; brothers Donald Wood and wife Terri Malone, Scott Young and Brad Young; and numerous nieces and nephews.
AMITW accepts gift from Women of the Moose
• The Friends of the Island Library seeks storage space for donations to an annual book sale. Information: 941-778-6341.
Karen and fragapanetesyPhoto:1601.chaptertheWomenmariaforseniorJoyaug.$1,000acceptandersonchuckagrant31fromShames,regenttheannaislandofmooseislandercour-Sherry need a good laugh? visit the emerson quillin signature store. humor, art, gifts 317 Pine Ave., Anna Maria • emersonshumor.com
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• Roser Food Bank seeks donations. Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria, administers the pantry, supported by All Island Denominations. Info: 941-778-0414.
GoodDeeds Organizations: Please, send listings — assistance sought or offered — for GoodDeeds to calendar@islander.org. Please include a contact phone number to publish.
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The money will be used to acquire greeting cards created from drawings by Anna Maria Elementary students, which AMITW will resell. AMITW is a nonprofit focused on collecting data on sea turtles. Donations can be made at islandturtlewatch.com. volunteers
• The Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce, 5313 Gulf Drive N., Holmes Beach, seeks volunteers for its office and visitor information center. 1541becky@amichamber.org,Information:941-778-
The Anna Maria Island Women of the Moose in Bradenton Beach presented a $1,000 grant Aug. 31 to Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring.AMITW volunteers Karen and Chuck Anderson accepted the grant on behalf of the organization at the Moose Lodge, 110 Gulf Drive S., Bradenton Beach.
• Moonracer Animal Rescue seeks volunteers to offer foster and forever homes for rescued animals, as well as assist with technology. Information: 941-345-2441.
GoodDeeds By lisa neff Assistance sought on AMI
Moose donates to fire district Byron dalton, right, moose lodge 2188 chief administrator, and treasurer Jack Hale, center, present a thermal imaging camera aug. 31 to West manatee fire rescue Battalion chief tyler macdonald, left. the equipment was a donation to the district to aid in finding the seat of a fire, fire extensions behind walls and in ceilings, trapped people and more. islander Photo: courtesy Wmfr
Loading up Shirley Pearson, executive director of the mt. carmel resource center social services agency in Palmetto, directs mt. carmel workers Jerome Killing and derrick elias on loading bicycles donated from the city of Holmes Beach lost and found. funds for a new 2019 van, “a real blessing,” according to Pearson, were provided by the manatee county Sheriff’s office and Kiwanis club of Bradenton, enabling the resource center to collect and distribute donations. “gas cards are welcome,” Pearson said. She can be reached at 941-981-5354. for more about mt. carmel, go online to mtcarmelresourcecenterpalmetto.org.
By nicole Quigley guest writer Coast Guard Senior Chief William Flores runs a tight ship at Station Cortez. But at this station in the heart of the historic Cortez fishing village, that discipline seems to be matched only by the family feel and camaraderie described its guardsmen.Earlierthis summer, Flores, took The Islander on a tour of the station a stone’s throw from the AP Bell fish Thehouse.station boasts 52 guardsmen, of which five are women. For Flores, 34, Cortez is the first station where he has been officer-in-charge. “Our responsibility is first and foremost search and rescue. Saving life first, property second. Any time there is a call, we’re going to go out,” Flores said. The station is responsible for anything from the Skyway Bridge south to Boca Grande. Flores said the station has worked closely with the island cities — including Holmes Beach and Braden ton Beach police departments and the Manatee County Sheriff’s Department, which polices Anna Maria. “It’s a huge area. We have Anna Maria Island, Sarasota, Englewood. These are huge areas with tons of boating traffic. So it gets very busy sometimes,” Flores“Wesaid.work with a lot of partner agencies, such as Manatee County, Sarasota, Venice, Englewood, Pal metto and various fire departments. What’s great about this area is that a lot of the agencies, whether it’s police or fire, have marine assets. We do a lot of training together. We’ve worked together. That helps us out a ton to respond to these cases in a timely manner,” FloresLastsaid.year, the station started a joint search-andrescue training program with agencies with boats in the area.“We bring them down here every six months. We do a two-day program. We talk about search and rescue. We practice search and rescue search patterns for miss ing people. It’s a great program and helps interoper ability between all the agencies,” Flores said. Law enforcement is a key aspect of the job. Guards men can become a federal officer, called a boarding Senior chief William flores leads the coast guard Station in cortez. islander Photos: nicole Quigley officer. Connecting with the local community to improve safety is another driving mission for Flores. He invites the public to visit the station, especially the young people.“Igraduated high school and I enlisted as a reserv ist. I liked it so much that I went active duty and have been in ever since. … I grew up in the city. I went to Lake Michigan in the summer every so often. But I didn’t really have any boating experience whatsoever. Everything I learned was through the Coast Guard,” said Flores, who is originally from Chicago. He started his career in Key West and also was stationed in Chicago and Michigan City, Indiana, as well as in Hawaii. He served as executive petty officer in Hawaii on an 87-foot boat and served in Alaska in the Western and Eastern Pacific.
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The communications center serves as the station’s hub. It overlooks the Intracoastal Waterway and is a door away from the senior chief’s office. From there, guardsmen and qualified volunteers monitor Channel 16, the international distress, safety and calling frequency for all boats.
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Flores shared the most challenging part of Coast Guard life is moving. “You never really used to it. I’ve moved five or six times with my wife all over the country. It is never easy to get to a new community and have to start over. But the Coast Guard is one big family. We are relatively small as an organization,” Flores said. He is quick to praise his wife for her support, which has meant remaining flexible to relocate. Most billets are four years before guardsmen move to their next post. Flores arrived in July 2021 and will be leaving in a year. His wife became a flight attendant — a job she can do no matter where they go next.
If a distress call arises, the monitor sets off an alarm and determines a course of action.
The first floor of the station building is largely a garage and features a gym, along with storage for paddleboards and kayaks.
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What’s in there? Most guardsmen do not live at the station. How ever, recent graduates from boot camp who are single stay at the station before additional schooling. There are two beds in each room. Ninety percent of the guardsmen live in the economy — “in town.”
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The station also includes a mess hall and an enter tainment room, where guardsmen have movie nights and play video games. No alcohol is allowed in the station.The station also features an exchange, located on PleaSe, See coast guard, next Page
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Stationed in the village Meet the Coast Guard chief assigned to Station Cortez
Schedule info is a public service of the ground floor across from the entrance gate that is stocked with a range of items and open to activeduty and retired members of all branches of the U.S. military. To enter, service members and veterans can approach the gate and ring the doorbell.
Biking the bowl devin logan of north carolina airs out of a bowl on an aug. 31 ride at the Holmes Beach Skate Park, 5900 marina drive. the skate park is open 10 a.m.sunset daily. islander Photo: ryan Paice
The station also plays a law enforcement role. The majority of activities revolve around stopping boats to conduct safety inspections and ensure they have gear required by federal law. “In a lot of the bad search and rescue cases that we see that result in loss of life, we come to find out that they could have been saved if they had a life jacket or the required fire extinguisher on board. A lot of it is education,” Flores said. Flores has seen loss of life throughout his career. “Most people at some point will see it. It’s kind-of the nature of the job. There are a few that make it through their whole career who don’t. The Coast Guard has programs in place for those people who do experience it. They help mitigate those feelings,” Flores said.Flores says the thing he loves most about the job is the people. “We have people from all walks of life, from all over the country. We’re all brought together. We all voluntarily signed up to serve our country, so everyone has the right intent. And we’re doing great work. It’s great to see the people here advance, make rank, qualify and be able to go out and save lives. There’s nothing better than being able to go out and save someone,” Flores said. “I have had tons of mentors throughout my entire career. Part of the reason I stayed in is the mentorship. I had great leaders push me in the right direction, gave me great advice, and have allowed me to get to where I am today. I feel because of that I try to do the same thing here and help our junior members and guide them to have successful careers,” Flores said. “Station Cortez is in a beautiful area. It’s highly sought after. I’m lucky to be here,” he said. With the amount of drive and preparation Flores takes in all aspects of the station’s operations, it seems like luck has nothing to do with it.
“Everything in the Coast Guard is standard,” Flores said. “You can go anywhere in the country to a station. If you see this boat, everything on it is standard. The crews are trained in the exact same way. If there’s an emergency anywhere, we can take people from anywhere in the country, drop them somewhere, and everything is the same.”
Qualifications, training, checking and doublechecking are the order of the day. The drills are frequent and thorough, such as drilling for a fire in the engine room or loss of steering. Guardsmen renew their qualifications for the vessels every six months. “Not only is it our responsibility to respond to the public. But we need to know how to combat challenges on our boats, as well, so we are mission-ready 24/7,” FloresThesaid.station sends guardsmen out on the water for at least five hours a day every day. “We’re constantly training for anything. There’s always something new to learn and always something to work toward for training,” Flores said. That training also involves monthly work with the air station in Clearwater, which has helicopters and C-130 airplanes. Their drills include dropping survival gear to targets or dropping rescue swimmers down coast guard from
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coast guard Station cortez. more than 52 guardsmen and guardswomen train in cortez and protect the waters from the Skyway Bridge to Boca grande, including anna maria island. from the helicopter.
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The AboatsCoast Guard crew took The Islander out on its largest boat, a 45-foot response boat, Medium, which is a newer asset. Everything on it is electronic and it is driven with joysticks. The boat is outfitted with infrared cameras to search for people at night. The boat also can self-right, although it typically would not go out in seas rougher than 10 feet. Flores also provided a tour of a 29-foot response boat. The name of the boat is RBS-2, which stands for response boat small, second generation. The Coast Guard doesn’t get creative with its names; there’s a reason for that.
Resources for storm info Twitter • National Hurricane center: @nWSnHc, @ nHc_atlantic. • National Weather Service: @nWS, @nWStampaBay On the web • County emergency mymanatee.org.management:
City staff, including the building official and police chief, would make up the rest of the organization as deemed necessary “for effective operations” by the mayor.West Manatee Fire Rescue’s chief would serve as an ex officio member of the RMO.
• State emergency management: floridadisaster. org. • FEMA: fema.gov. • National noaa.govcenter:Hurricanenhc. News • The islander.orgislander: • Bradenton Herald: bradenton.com • Sarasota Herald-Tribune:
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— lisa neff By ryan Paice islander reporter Picking up the pieces after a natural disaster can be more difficult than getting through one. With that in mind, the city of Holmes Beach is hammering out a process for dealing with post-disaster situations.Citycommissioners unanimously voted Aug. 23 to approve a first reading of an ordinance to establish a recovery management organization tasked with creating and fulfilling a post-disaster recovery plan.
The mayor would call RMO meetings “as needed” and “as frequently as the director determines” after the declaration of a state of emergency. The proposed ordinance tasks the RMO with preparing a recovery plan for city commission consideration, which, if adopted, would put the organization responsible for coordinating and implementing in postdisaster situations.
The proposed ordinance also would allow the RMO to implement some temporary regulations involving “building permits, demolition permits, and restrictions on the use, development, or occupancy of private property,” if the directing mayor determines they are “reasonably justifiable” for recovery or the protection of public health and safety. Such temporary regulations could include prohibiting public access to damaged or hazardous areas, establishing a moratorium on the issuance of building the anna maria city Pier sustained roof and deck damages from the passing storm in the gulf of mexico in 2019 sufficient for the city’s insurer to declare it a total loss. the pier was rebuilt with insurance funds and
Calming view a pelican rests aug. 17 on the shore near the anna maria city Pier, 100 S. Bay Blvd., anna maria.
Photo:islanderothertourismfromcontributionsthecounty’staxandfunds.fileJackelka permits or allowing the RMO director to issue permits for the temporary use of property as critical facilities.“These are the things that allow us to do what we need to do to get folks back in their homes. To get businesses back up and running,” public works supervisor Sage Kamiya said. Kamiya said the city already can take several of the measures addressed in the proposed ordinance but the ordinance would establish a formal process for handling post-disaster recovery situations. “We have to be able to take care of ourselves. We can’t just rely on the county, and we can’t just rely on the state,” Mayor Judy Titsworth said.
The RMO would plan, coordinate and implement pre-event and post-disaster recovery actions, according to the proposed ordinance.
The RMO would be directed by the mayor, with the city’s public works supervisor serving as deputy director and the city attorney as legal adviser.
Commissioner Terry Schaefer called the ordinance “an incredible document” and asked if it would impact the city’s Kamiyabudget.said the city’s tentative emergency planning funds for fiscal 2022-23 could cover any costs for the upcoming year but changes might be needed in future budgets.
5 years ago, Irma’s threat forced AMI evacuations Anna Maria Island residents and emergency responders braced for evacuations before Hurricane Irma in September 2017. The evacuations began Sept. 8, with islanders told to head to safety on the mainland as the hurricane threatened from the south. Before leaving, residents rushed to city halls for sandbags and re-entry passes. They emptied stores of bottled water, service station pumps of gasoline and ATMs of cash before departing across the bridges toward the mainland and Bradenton. Irma is a “serious storm, huge,” cautioned Holmes Beach Police Chief Bill Tokajer as the call to evacuate went out. Irma did not directly strike AMI but wind, rain and waves delivered damage, including the damages to the Anna Maria City Pier in Anna Maria.
Commissioner Kim Rash moved to approve a first reading for the Commissionerordinance.PatMorton seconded the motion, whichThepassed.commission will meet next at 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, at city hall, 5801 Marina Drive. Directions to attend can be found at holmesbeachfl.org. Click! The Islander welcomes news of the milestones in readers’ lives. Send notices — along with contact info — to news@islander.org.
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Fender bender a Bradenton Beach patrol car awaits inspection by an insurance adjuster after a crash aug. 22 in Palmetto. Police lt. lenard diaz said officer Stephen masi was at a standstill in Palmetto traffic when another motorist made a left-hand turn in front of the patrol vehicle, crashing and damaging its front end. the other driver was cited for violation of right of way. no one was injured and the BBPd awaits the insurance company’s determination on repair. islander Photo: robert anderson
The officer issued a court summons and citation. Aug. 30, HBPD, 5801 Marina Drive, assisting law enforcement. A Bradenton Police Department officer brought a man arrested for driving under the influence to the HBPD for assistance with a breath test. An officer performed the test, informed the BPD officer of the result and returned custody to the BPD. HBPD polices Holmes Beach. Streetlife is based on incident reports and narratives from the BBPD, HBPD and MCSO. Anna Maria Island.
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The officer issued a court summons and a citation.
Streetlife Island police reports Anna Maria No new reports. The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office polices Anna Maria. Bradenton Beach No new reports. The Bradenton Beach Police Department polices Bradenton Beach. Cortez Sept. 1, 10000 block of Cortez Road West, vandalism. An MCSO deputy responded to a complaint that someone broke into a mailbox. The deputy investigated and found the mailbox was not broken into but was vandalized. An incident report was completed and a case number filed. The MCSO polices Cortez. Holmes Beach Aug. 24, 700 block of Manatee Avenue, no license. An officer from the Holmes Beach Police Department saw a motorist fail to stop at a red light and conducted a traffic stop. The driver had no driver’s license. The officer issued a written warning for failing to stop at a traffic signal and a court summons for driving without a license.Aug. 26, 3800 block of East Bay Drive, no license.
Manatee County sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to multiple calls Aug. 27 regarding an attempted burglary and carjacking in Anna Maria. Camren Fambrough, 21, of Canton, Georgia, was arrested and faces charges of carjacking with a weapon, burglary, criminal mischief and resisting arrest. According to MCSO reports and court records, a man attempted to gain entry to an occupied home in the 200 block of Magnolia Avenue by hurling a rock at the door and then trying to open the door. An occupant heard the commotion and called 911. As the occupant looked out a window, the man hurled another rock, this time shattering the front window. The man then ran to the corner of Magnolia Avenue and Gulf Drive, where he attempted to force his way into a vehicle that had stopped at a stop sign. When the motorist attempted to drive away, the man punched the vehicle’s driver-side window. Deputies arrived and, after a scuffle, detained Fambrough, who was carrying a knife. Two people identified Fambrough as the man involved in the attempted burglary and carjacking. If convicted of carjacking with a weapon, Fambrough would face up to 30 years in prison. If convicted of burglary, he would face a prison term of 15 years. If convicted of criminal mischief, Fambrough would face up to five years in prison. Fambrough posted a $17,500 bond and his arraignment will be at 9 a.m. Friday, Sept. 23, at the Manatee County Judicial Center, 1051 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton.
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Horton’s passenger, Destin Falls, was arrested on a first-degree misdemeanor charge for violating a domestic injunction. An officer conducted a traffic stop on a motorist who had been tailgating him and driving erratically. The offi cer spoke with the driver, Horton, and smelled burnt marijuana, so he asked if she had smoked marijuana.“Thedriver started to cry and stated just one blunt,” a police report states. The officer called dispatch for backup, an officer that could perform a DUI investigation. In the meantime, the officer spoke with a passenger, Falls, and obtained identification.
The officer did a database search and found there was an injunction of protection against domestic violence against Falls, with Horton as the protected person.
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By ryan Paice islander reporter Holmes Beach police arrested Joseph Albertson, 27, Aug. 25 on a third-degree felony for possession of methamphetamine, a controlled substance. Albertson of Columbus, Indiana, also was charged with two first-degree misdemeanors for violating a domestic injunction and possessing drug paraphernalia. His passenger, Jaedyn Clayburn, 26, of Columbus, was charged with two first-degree misdemeanors for violating a domestic injunction and possessing drug paraphernalia. An officer saw a motorist with nonfunctional tag lights and conducted a traffic stop. He spoke with the driver, Albertson, who provided identification.
By ryan Paice islander reporter Holmes Beach police arrested Bradenton resident Victoria Horton, 23, Aug. 23 on a second-degree misdemeanor for driving under the influence.
Punishment for a first-degree misdemeanor includes up to one year in jail and a fine of up to $1,000.An arraignment for Albertson will be at 9 a.m. Friday, Sept. 16, at the Manatee County Judicial Center, 1051 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton. An arraignment for Clayburn will be at 9 a.m. Monday, Oct. 10, at the Manatee County Judicial Center.
The officers searched the vehicle and found a coin purse, located where Clayburn had been sitting, containing three pipes and receipt paper with an unknown substance on it. The officers transported Albertson and Clayburn to the Holmes Beach Police Department for processing.
The officer and a backup officer arrested Albertson and Clayburn for violating their injunctions.
The deputy arrested Horton and transported her to the jail, where she was released the same day after posting $120 bond. If convicted, punishment for a second-degree misdemeanor includes up to 60 days and a fine of up to $500.Falls was released Aug. 26 after posting a $500 bond.Punishment for a first-degree misdemeanor includes up to one year in jail and a fine of up to $1,000.An arraignment for Horton will be at 8:55 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27, at the Manatee County Judicial Center, 1051 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton. An arraignment for Falls will be at 9 a.m. Monday, Oct. 10, at the Manatee County Judicial Center.
The officer searched databases and found there was an injunction of protection against domestic violence against Albertson and the protected person was Clayburn.
There, a test of the substance on the paper “indicated the presence of possible fentanyl,” according to a report. An officer searched Albertson’s items and found a fold of aluminum foil containing white powder. The officer the substance, which weighed 0.5 grams and tested positive for methamphetamine. Both Albertson and Clayburn denied possession of the substances and paraphernalia. Police transported them to the county jail. Albertson and Clayburn were released Aug. 26 after posting $2,500 and $1,000 bonds, respectively.
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The officer arrested Falls and transported him to the Manatee County jail. A Manatee County Sheriff’s Office deputy arrived and asked Horton to perform field sobriety exercises, which she failed.
If convicted, punishment for a third-degree felony charge includes up to five years in prison, five years of probation and a fine of up to $5,000.
The officer also found there was an injunction of protection against domestic violence against Clayburn, with Albertson as the protected person.
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The turtle kept moving and Carrie, unfamiliar with sea turtles, jumped off, which made space for Debbie Haynes to slide onto the kayak and hold the turtle while her husband pushed them to shore.
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By Samara Paice nesting notes
Esther, a loggerhead sea turtle tagged and released June 20 on Coquina Beach in Bradenton Beach as part of the Tour de Turtles, likely nested several times before she was tagged, said Sea Turtle Conservancy communications coordinator Lexie Beach.Beach, in an Aug. 29 email to The Islander, said there were no reports of Esther landing and laying more eggs since her tagging.
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Next, Carrie moved her kayak near Haynes and he hoisted the 71-pound green turtle onboard.
The Andersons, having determined the turtle was sick and needed evaluation at Mote Marine Laboratory’s Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital, drove with the turtle to Mote on City Island at the southern tip of Longboat Key. At Mote, experts drew blood from the turtle and
The Tour de Turtles hard-shell category started Aug. 1 and can be followed at tourdeturtles.org. Esther traveled 194 miles through Sept. 1 and remained in seventh place.
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It takes a village It sometimes takes a village to save a sea turtle. And that’s what happened Aug. 23 in the Intracoastal Waterway near the Sandpiper Resort in Bradenton Beach.Megan Gray, a Sandpiper resident, saw a sea turtle trying to swim to shore to lay eggs — or at least that’s what she thought she saw. Gray observed the sea turtle in the water about 6:30 p.m. and contacted Wildlife Inc., a local rescue and rehabilitation organization at 2207 Ave. B, BradentonWildlifeBeach.Inc. contacted Karen and Chuck Anderson, two Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring volunteers who have had stranding training through the Florida Fish and Wildlife ConservationWhenCommission.theAndersons arrived, they found a green sea turtle in distress but slimy rocks and a seawall were preventing them from reaching the animal. Meanwhile, three vacationers from Wisconsin were nearby on a kayaking excursion. Carrie, Lynn and Christy — their last names were not provided — jumped into action to help AMITW. The Andersons asked the kayakers to gently use paddles to move the turtle to a safe area, where the volunteers could extract it from the water. That didn’t work. So the Andersons called Suzi Fox, executive director of AMITW, and Fox called volunteers Bob and Debbie Haynes, who own a boat. The Haynes boated to the area and Bob Haynes jumped into the water. Lyngbya wollei, also known as brown gumbo, hampered Haynes’ ability to see the turtle. So while he swam, the Andersons tried to direct him to the location of the turtle, which kept diving under and resurfacing in anotherEventuallyspot. Haynes had the turtle in his hands but the slimy rocks prevented him from getting to shore.
Is Esther done laying eggs?
The reductions were the result of water quality improvement
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TampaSeagrassesBay. are the foundation of a healthy bay and the primary source of food for some wildlife, manatees in particular.Also,rapid development and sea level rise threaten the region’s remaining coastal lands. Engaged and responsible communities Successes: The report proclaims that “people are at the heart of Tampa Bay’s recovery” just as they are the main factor in threats to the bay. The report details volunteer efforts to install native plants, remove trash and conduct community-based science.Challenges: More than 3 million people live in the bay’s region and you can assume that TBEP doesn’t see 3 million people turn out for volunteer efforts. But hey, wouldn’t you like to build an oyster garden with me? About the TBEP Congress in 1991 established the Tampa Bay Estuary Program as part of a network of “estuaries of national significance” that also includes the Sarasota Bay Estuary Program. As one of 28 National Estuary Programs administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TBEP develops and implements science-based plans for estuary protection, recovery and enhancement. Funding comes from multiple sources, including congressional appropriations, local government partners and the Southwest Florida Water Management District.
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By Lisa Neff
neff State of the bay I think I’ll ask my friends to come help me build an oyster garden. We can join others volunteering to help restore Tampa and Sarasota bays by creating vertical oyster gardens. The unique crafty project involves drilling holes into oyster shells recycled from local restaurants. These shells are placed on strings to hang in the water from docks. The vertical oyster gardens, suspended in brackish water in the shade of the dock, provide habitat for live oysters to settle and grow. I first read about the project — a partnership involving Manatee County Parks and Natural Resources Department and the Sarasota and Tampa Bay estuary programs — in TBEP’s “2022 State of the Bay report.”The TBEP, one of 28 national estuary programs administered under the federal Clean Water Act, releases a status report every three years and the 21-page document for 2019-22 inspires and informs as it explores the bay’s health and charts emerging trends.The document focuses on initiatives for clean waters and sediments, thriving habitats and abundant wildlife and engaged and responsible communities.
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Challenges: From 2018-20, Tampa Bay seagrasses declined by 6,354 acres, with most of the losses in Old
A closer look at the priorities: Clean waters and sediments
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Successes: A master plan set new protection and restoration goals for priority habitats in the watershed. Now an updated plan identifies place-based opportunities for conservation and enhancement. For example, research suggests that projects that include a variety of habitat types provide direct benefits to juvenile sportfish.
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And major events, like sustained red tides and the discharge of polluted water from the Piney Point phosphate facility, threaten water quality improvements.
Successes: TBEP says water quality remained supportive of seagrasses in most of Tampa Bay 2019-21. Hillsborough Bay, Middle Tampa Bay and Lower Tampa Bay met targets for algae and water clarity, while nitrogen loads into the bay continued to decline.
Challenges:projects.Increased rainfall, warmer temperatures and poor water circulation contribute to recurring summertime algae blooms, according to TBEP. Sediment quality in the “industrialized upper portions of the bay” shows warning signs while preliminary studies suggest the presence of microplastics and “forever chemicals.”
A series of orders from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission responding to a severe red tide event that ended in 2019 expired Aug. 31.
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• Prohibit captain and crew from retaining a bag limit of redfish when on a for-hire trip;
• Reduce the vessel limit in management regions, including two fish for Tampa Bay, Sarasota Bay, Charlotte Harbor, Southwest, Southeast;
• Set the bag limit to one fish in the Panhandle, Big Bend, Tampa Bay, Sarasota Bay, Charlotte Harbor, Southwest, Southeast and Northeast regions.For more information, go online to myfwc. com.
While the Bradenton Marauders, a Minor League affiliate of the Pirates, played their last home game of the regular season over the Labor Day weekend, play is about to begin in the U-18 Baseball World Cup 2021. The tournament, with games at LECOM Park and also Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, will run Sept. 9-18 and feature the world’s top under-age-18 teams.
Fall ball, spring training
Participants in the center of anna maria island’s recreational youth soccer league go through a series of drills aug. 30 during player evaluations for the upcoming soccer season. islander Photo: courtesy center of ami
AM City Pier tides; Cortez high tides 7 minutes later — lows 1:06 later
State fishing rules change
• Reduce the off-the-water transport limit from six to four fish per person;
• Allow only catch-and-release fishing for redfish in the Indian River Lagoon region;
islander reporter Youth soccer season was set to kick off Sept. 6 at the Center of Anna Maria Island for players ages 3 to 14 in four Playerdivisions.evaluations and team assignments were Aug. 30 for players in the 8-10 and 11-14 age divisions. The 3-4 and 5-7 age divisions are instructional in nature and no scores or standings are recorded. The 8-10s and 11-14s maintain regular-season standings leading up to season-ending playoffs and a championship. Matches will be played Tuesday nights, with some Mondays mixed in as needed until Nov. 8. Stay tuned to The Islander for the action from the pitch and scores and standings. Horseshoe action Aug. 31 was short and sweet as Jerry Disbrow and Bob Heiger pitched their way to the lone 3-0 record and were crowned the day’s outright champs.Two teams compiled 3-0 records during preliminary round action Sept. 3 and settled things in a playoff. Tom Farrington and Gary Howcroft jumped out to a 12-2 lead, but watched it disappear as Bob Baker and Dom Livedoti rallied. The Baker-Livedoti team scored the next 22 points, including a game-ending double ringer by Baker that completed their 24-12 come-frombehind victory.
Longtime islanders know Major League Baseball’s local impression hasn’t been limited to the friendly confines of the ballpark at 1611 Ninth St. W., Bradenton. MLB baseball players have helped build sports amenities and programs for kids on Anna Maria Island. They’ve built up properties and businesses on AMI. They’ve lived and raised families on AMI. And they’ve enjoyed a good catch on AMI.
Hey baseball fans: Pull out the scrapbooks and gather up the recollections because two milestone anniversaries are on the calendar in 2023. When the Pittsburgh Pirates return next February to compete in the 2023 Grapefruit League spring training season, they’ll be marking their 55th season at the Bradenton stadium now known as LECOM Park. Also, the 2023 season will mark the 100th year of professional baseball in Bradenton, which began with play by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1923.
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Meanwhile, the FWC announced new regulations for redfish went into effect Sept. 1 to:
The orders made snook and redfish catch-andrelease only and limited a vessel to six spotted seatrout in southwest Florida from Pasco County through Gordon Pass in Collier County.
Play gets underway at 9 a.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays at the Anna Maria pits. Warmups begin at 8:45 a.m. followed by random team selection. There is no charge to play and everyone is welcome.Frequent rains put a damper last week on golf action at the Key Royale Club in Holmes Beach. The men’s weekly Monday morning match and the women’s Tuesday morning matches were both canceled due to either rain or wet course conditions. Members got out Sept. 1 for a combination of a modified-Stableford system match and a shamble that saw the team of Deb and Dave Richardson, Jim Hill and Bruce Broussard grab first place with a 1-over-par 51.
• Establish nine redfish management regions;
The Pirates already released their training schedule Aug. 31 for next year, which features 32 games, including 16 at LECOM Park, with opening day set for Saturday, Feb. 25, in a game against the Toronto BlueMeanwhile,Jays. umpires are still shouting “play ball” at LECOM Park.
Originally slated to take place in 2021, the event — offering spectators an opportunity to see “tomorrow’s stars today” — was rescheduled due to the COVID-19 global“Wepandemic.havebeen patiently waiting to host this event for years,” Russ Yurk, U-18 Baseball World Cup 2021 tournament director, said in a news release provided by the Bradenton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau. “This is where baseball fans get to discover and meet players who could one day become national and international icons, and we could not be more thrilled to know the World Cup is finally happening here in Bradenton and Sarasota.” Past participants on Team USA included Clayton Kershaw, Alex Rodriguez, Bryce Harper, Manny Machado and Buster Posey, as well as Japan’s Shohei Ohtani and Cuba’s Aroldis Chapman. For more information about the tournament, including ticket details, go online to sarasotabradenton2021.com.Formore information about the Pirates’ spring training, go online to pirates.com/springtraining. — lisa neff dom livedoti, left, and Bob Baker show off the pitchers trophy for a Sept. 3 come-from-behind 24-12 victory during horseshoe action at the anna maria city Hall pits. islander Photo: courtesy ami Pitchers
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The temporary regulations expired Aug. 31 and normal regulations for snook and spotted seatrout resumed Sept. 1, according to an Aug. 30 news release from the FWC.
Lastly, Mattay is taking anglers to the mouth of Tampa Bay to target sharks and catch a thrill or two. Most of the hookups are blacktips, although an 8-foot hammerhead also took the hook.
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He’s also putting anglers to work bottom fishing, which is good for mangrove and yellowtail snapper, as well as gag and red grouper.
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Capt. Warren Girle is keeping clients busy on man grove snapper in the Gulf of Mexico and Sarasota bay. In the Gulf, the snapper bite is good while working the artificial reefs, where humming helps get the snapper to rise from the reef where they’re visible in the water column. Free-lining live shiners is yielding limits of snapper for Girle’s anglers. Also at the reefs, Girle is encountering an occa sional barracuda, as well as some juvenile groupers. Moving to shallower water in Sarasota Bay, Girle is finding snapper while targeting trout over the deeper grass flats. Casting live shiners is resulting in plenty of trout and snapper. And even shallower still, up against the mangrove shoreline, Girle is putting clients on snook and redfish. Both species are responding to live shiners as bait, although live pinfish also are working well.
Capt. Jason Stock is finding plenty of action off shore in the Gulf of Mexico, where he’s targeting pelagics. Blackfin tuna and amberjack are keeping the rods bent for Stock and his anglers. These species are being caught over wrecks in the Gulf and are respond ing to baits fished on the surface.
Jim Malfese at the Rod & Reel Pier says, mostly due to the heat, he’s seeing fewer anglers at the north ern end of Anna Maria, but that doesn’t mean the fish ing is slowing down.
The fishers baiting live shrimp and casting baits under the pier are hooking of mangrove snapper.
Licensed is proving productive.
Jaden Hughes, right, and donavan dolan show off a lemon shark caught aug. 27 off the anna maria city Pier. Hughes works on the pier. He said the shark was released after the photos. rigHt: Jaden Hughes prepares to release an aug. 27 catch — a lemon shark about 9 feet in length and weigh ing about 250 pounds. islander courtesy Photos Catch a pix Send fish ing photos to islander.org.news@ Will monkarsh of california shows off the snook he caught and released aug. 30 while on a two-day stopover on his way to costa rica for some fishing with capt. Warren girle. monkarsh had success on mackerel, snapper and snook. He is aiming for a profession in marine biology among his travels.
Keep an eye on the sky and radar for days of safe, dry fishing
By capt. danny Stasny islander reporter Pack a raincoat if you’re planning to fish around Anna Maria Island inNumerousSeptember.pop-up thunderstorms are the norm and the downpours and lightning can be intense. So being prepared and knowledgeable about the weather is key on the water. Checking the local radar is helpful, although, with storms that develop quickly, your best bet is to keep a watchful eye on the sky and the horizon. Heavy rain, strong winds and lightning can take a good day of fishing and turn it into a bad experience. You really don’t want to be stuck in a squall on openManywater.times thunderstorms are brief. So it’s as easy as taking shelter and a break from fishing for 15-20 minutes.Waterspouts also are frequent in September. Watch out. Speaking of fishing, keep in mind the temporary ban on the harvest of snook and redfish — south of State Road 64/Manatee Avenue — has been lifted. Also, the six trout vessel limit has been lifted and the normal limit has resumed — three trout per person per day measuring 15-19 inches, with one trout in the boat over 20 Snookinches.arenow in season in Sarasota and Tampa bays and the size and bag limit remains the same. Meanwhile, a modification has been made to the redfish regulations. The size is still 18-27 inches, with a bag limit of one per person per day. The change in the law is the implementation of a two fish boat limit. That means only two redfish can be in possession on the boat at any one time. On my Just Reel charters, we’re seeing plenty of mangrove snapper being caught while working struc ture in Tampa Bay. Most catches are 12-14 inches, although some are being caught up to 18 inches. In the same areas as the snapper are Spanish mack erel, ladyfish and some jack crevalle, adding variety. On the flats, I’m finding snook to be most accom modating for my clients. Fishing mangroves shorelines is best for the linesiders — and we’re finding a few reds mixed in on this bite. Spotted sea trout are cooperating on the deeper flats during swift tides. They seem to be moving around a lot, so locating them can be tricky.
While targeting mangrove snapper, some anglers are hooking into snook and redfish. Most snook being caught on shrimp are under-slot. As for the reds, overslot fish up to 40 inches are taking the bait. Those targeting larger snook are using pinfish, mojarras and ladyfish for bait. The highlight of the week was a catch-and-release 8-foot sawfish. According to Malfese, the sawfish looked to be in good, healthy condition, although its saw was not fully intact. The injury, however, did not occur during the catch and release at the pier, he said. Send high-resolution photos and fishing reports to fish@islander.org.
Capt. John Mattay of Anna Maria Fishing Charters is targeting redfish throughout the flats of Sarasota Bay. The schooling reds are easy targets once they’re found — the key is finding them. Fishing the right tides and knowing the general locations of the schools is helpful. Most reds being caught are 20-30 inches. Snook fishing in Tampa Bay is going well for Mattay, where casting live shiners against mangrove shorelines is producing the greatest number of fish. Moving out deeper, Mattay is catching limits of mangrove snapper while working structure such as reefs, wrecks or ledges. He’s happy to say he’s catch ing many keeper-size gag grouper as well.
Lastly, shark fishing at the mouth of Tampa Bay
anna maria island Wedding association founder Karen riley-love holds two flagler awards her anna maria Wedding magazine won aug. 31 at the 2022 florida tourism awards ceremony in Boca raton. islander Photo: courtesy Jocelyn greene/co-winner devs Bevs owner devinne Whittaker, right, and her mother, chris Simonis-Whittaker, show off an assortment of juices in June at the Salty Buddha Paddle and Yoga co. studio in Bradenton Beach.
The certified health coach also plans to give health and wellness talks at the center.
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Whittaker juices fruits and vegetables 6 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday and Friday in the center’s commercial
The event was part of the annual Florida Governor’s Conference on Tourism.Theassociation won the awards, named for Henry Flagler, for Anna Maria Wedding Magazine, a digital publication.“Wewere competing with top advertising companies that work with Florida destinations. So it’s insane that we won best of show,” association owner and Islander photographer Karen Riley-Love wrote in a Sept. 1 Facebook post. “Our award was for the under $500,000 budget. We spent $10,000 on creating the digital magazine to showcase our local wedding community.”Shepartnered with graphic designer Jocelyn Vedder Green on the digital publication. It’s their second consecutive year of recognition from the tourism association. Riley-Love oversees a consortium of wedding experts — bakers, photographers, florists and musicians — which she founded in 2018 to promote the island as a wedding destination and promote its members.For more information about the association and to view the award-winning magazine, visit annamariaislandweddings.com or call 941-254-1925. For more information about AMI Beach Weddings, visit amibeachweddings.com or call 941-527-6000.
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kitchen and sells some of her inventory there, at 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. When kids began peeking their heads into the kitchen in late August, Whittaker decided to create an after-school program. Every Friday, the kids help Whittaker make her “juice of the week.”
Double take An island wedding association took home two “Henry” awards Aug. 31. The Anna Maria Island Wedding Association won top prizes in the “consumer resource/ promotional material” and “best of show with an annual marketing budget less than $500,000” categories at the 2022 Florida tourism industry awards ceremony in Boca Raton.
The Anna Maria pizzeria, 308 Pine Ave., is closing through Sept. 14 for upkeep, upgrades and a vacation, owner Andrew Simonetti said Sept. 1.
The juice is loose Devinne Whittaker’s business is expanding from the center.InanAug. 15 Facebook post, the Center of Anna Maria Island announced a partnership with Whittaker’s company, Devs Bevs. For two years, the Bradenton native has been juicing fresh fruits and vegetables for friends and family. She began exploring the health benefits of juicing during her mother’s successful battle with cancer.
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The St. Petersburg resident and animal emergency room supervisor said she feels like she’s doing what she’s meant to be doing and hopes to grow the business into a full-time enterprise.
“I want to educate people about plant-based nutrition and that food is medicine,” Whittaker said Aug. 22. “It’s really important about what you’re putting into your body and there are changes people can make now and not have to wait until they’re sick.” For more information, visit devsbevs.com or call 941-713-4375.
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‘I do,’ from beach to chickee the angel and Jason Webner wedding — bride, groom, wedding party, officiate, chairs, decor, arched altar and all — sought shelter from the planned beach site Sept. 2 as a thunderstorm threatened. With some of the party housing at the compass at margaritaville hotel on Perico island, the deck at the adjacent floridays restaurant, overlooking anna maria Sound, became the ceremony alternative. floridays stepped up as the heavy rain and lightning moved in and onward they went with the wedding under the chickee at the restaurant. as the couple said their “i dos,” the sun came out and the celebration had a few unexpected guests — diners and patrons on the deck and at the bar. floridays general manager chris rodgers said it was their first attempt to host a wedding since he came on board in august but it was a good introduction for staff to event hosting. Seemed like everyone said “i do,” and all ended well.
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LBK Chamber Thursday, Sept. 9 7:30 a.m. — Golf tournament, Longboat Key Club, 3000 Harbourside Drive, Longboat Key. Sept. 15, Networking @ Noon, Lazy Lobster, Longboat Key. Sept. 15, East Meets West Regional Business Expo, Robarts Arena, Sarasota. Info, RSVP: longboatkeychamber.com, 941-383-2466. Visit islander.org for the best news on AMI. Breakfast talk-os Servpro representative Kellie Spring and Starwheel Websites owner Bernard Sokolowski meal for a photo Sept. 1 at the anna maria chamber of commerce’s sunrise breakfast at Wicked cantina in Bradenton Beach. the next chamber event will a luncheon at 11:30 a.m. thursday, Sept. 8, at the Porch restaurant, 9707 gulf drive, maria. reservations or more information, visit annamariaislandchamber.org or call 941-778-1541.
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CRIF maintains the lot owners are utilizing portions of the canal and maintaining structures, such as docks and boat lifts, in the waterway without the groups’Loggerheadauthorization.Marinas is a 23-marina chain operating in five states owned by Equity Lifestyle Properties, a real estate investment trust company led by Chicagobased billionaire Sam Zell.
• Maintaining more than 70 permanent and temporary boat slips in excess of permit limitations; • Catering to “inexperienced” boaters who are more likely to strike manatees with their vessels and damage the canal bottom; • Offering do-it-yourself maintenance to customers who are more likely to spill oil and other toxic fluids into the canal. The marina, 12160 Cortez Road W., Cortez, features 365 permanent boat slips and additional temporary slips and CRIF attorneys maintain boat traffic facilitated by the marina damages the environment.
The canal forms a natural boundary around the 18.3-acre Hunters Point development site, 12504 Cortez Road W., and CRIF owns approximately 75% of the waterway, as well as a few feet of land on the bank opposite the site. The marina is 275 yards to the east of the Gobuty development. Though ownership has changed over the years, a marina has operated on the site since the mid1970s, according to court filings. The approximately 70-year-old canal is the only waterway leading from the marina to the ICW.
On Sept. 1-2, administrative law Judge Bruce Culpepper presided over teleconference hearings in a case centered around a petition MHC Cortez Village filed July 30, 2021, challenging the Southwest Florida Water Management District’s decision to allow Gobuty-CRIF to build 5.3-foot-wide docks on the canal bordering the Hunters Point development site. Marina owners maintain the docks would reduce the width of the canal to such an extent that navigation would become dangerous or impossible for larger boats that have historically utilized marina facilities.
ian and modification rights, the impacts the proposed docks would have on canal safety and CRIF-Gobuty initiatives to make the waterway safer for boaters.
If the DEP does not address the complaint by Sept. 21, CRIF attorneys can pursue the matter in court. The filing is one of the latest developments in a three-lawsuit battle between Hunters Point developers and the marina over modifications and access to an approximately 4,521-foot-long canal north of Cortez Road that cuts inland into Cortez from Sarasota Bay and the Intracoastal Waterway.
Hunters Point site plans call for the construction of 86 eco-friendly, single-family homes, along with 49 new residential docks along the canal. As of Aug. 31, 20 homes were under construction. an aug. 31 view of a “private property” notice on the canal that borders the Hunters Point development site in cortez. islander Photo: Kane Kaiman
PropertyWatch carol Bernard Island real estate transactions 110 Oak Ave., #B, Anna Maria, a 287-sq-ft 1BR/1BA condo in Anna Maria Beach Cottages built in 1947 sold 8/15/2022 by Burda to Little Mermaid Cottage LLC for $646,000, list price $659,500. 309 Iris St., Anna Maria, a 1,566-sq-ft 3BR/2BA pool home on a 8,250-sq-ft lot built in 1969 sold 8/11/2022 by 309 Iris LLC to Cohen for $2,699,000, list price $2,699,000. 421 Alamanda Road, Anna Maria, a 2,116-sq-ft 4BR/5BA home on a 5,149-sq-ft lot built in 2022 sold 8/11/2022 by Reid to Gorraiz for $3,425,000, list price $3,425,000.117Seventh St. N., #36, Bradenton Beach, a 594-sq-ft 1BR/1BA condo in Bay View Terrace built in 1973 sold on 8/17/2022 by Schafer to Orris for $299,900, list price $299,900. Compiled by Island Real Estate staff. Island Real Estate sales professionals can be reached at 941-7786066, islandreal.com.
Gobuty and company maintain MHC Cortez Village either operates the marina in violation of an environmental resource permit held by the previous owner or without a valid permit. “The previous owner had a permit, but this permit was not transferred to MHC,” Gobuty wrote in an Aug. 30 email to The Islander. “All activities on the site violate state law, are illegal and should be curtailed until they receive proper state authorization,” he added.
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Hunters Point developers launch 2nd counterstrike
By Kane Kaiman islander reporter A Cortez marina is getting a double dose of MarshallAttorneyslaw. for Marshall Gobuty, a developer, lodged a complaint with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection Aug. 22 outlining allegations that MHC Cortez Village — the company that owns the Loggerhead Cortez Village Marina — is illegally “impairing, polluting or otherwise injuring the water and other natural resources of the state of Florida,” including a canal Gobuty’s Hunters Point ownership group purchased in 2016. In the document, petitioners Gobuty and Cortez Road Investment and Finance, the ownership group, “request that the DEP seek injunctive relief to stop the (marina’s) illegal activities,” including:
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The next teleconference hearing is scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13.
On May 26, CRIF launched a civil suit against the marina in the 12th Judicial Circuit, maintaining the outfit has incited its customers to illegally use the canal and trespass on private property.
CRIF-Gobuty and MHC Cortez Village attorneys questioned witnesses — including marina staff, a boating captain and Gobuty — about the existence of the marina’s environmental resource permit, canal ripar-
Since June 3, CRIF-Gobuty also has been engaged in a civil lawsuit with eight people who own property on the northwestern border of the canal.
The trust company owns MHC Cortez Village and Zell’s outfit acquired the marina in March 2021.
MHC Cortez Village maintains it has riparian rights to the canal as an upland property owner and has pointed out in court filings that marina customers have used the waterway for decades.
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