Survey stakes on Anna Maria beach explained
ANNA MARIA – The wooden survey stakes recently spotted along the beach north of the Sandbar restaurant pertain to storm erosion monitoring and not...
Speeler and Associates selected to demolish Anna Maria City Pier
ANNA MARIA – The city now has a firm under contract to demolish the Anna Maria City Pier.
On Wednesday, June 6, the Anna Maria...
Pier demolition team selected, rejected
ANNA MARIA – Sully’s Quality Projects was rejected as the City Pier demolition contractor less than a week after being named the city’s first...
Snooks would have been proud
ANNA MARIA – It was a great beach day last Saturday with blue skies and gentle breezes, but a group of kids and their...
Sully’s Quality Projects deemed top choice for pier demolition
ANNA MARIA – Mayor Dan Murphy is now authorized to begin negotiations with the Venice-based Sully’s Quality Projects construction firm for the demolition of...
Second round of pier demolition bids in
Updated May 28, 2018
ANNA MARIA – After rejecting the first three bids for the demolition of the Anna Maria City Pier due mainly to...
Anna Maria honoring veterans on Memorial Day
ANNA MARIA – The City of Anna Maria will host a Memorial Day ceremony under the shade sail structure at City Pier Park on...
Mean high-water line surveyed
ANNA MARIA – The lines in the sand have been drawn – aka surveyed and staked – in two beachfront locations along South Bay...
Commission jettisons customary use ordinance
ANNA MARIA – City officials have abandoned the pursuit of a customary use ordinance as a means of ensuring continued public access to state-owned...
Older brother prevents pool tragedy
ANNA MARIA – Seven-and-a-half-year-old New Hampshire resident Nick Costa was recognized last week for an act that helped save the life of his four-year-old...
Beach dispute predates new law
ANNA MARIA – When discussing a new state law taking effect July 1 regarding beach access and private property rights, Anna Maria commissioners heard...
Kebony selected as siding for pier buildings
Updated April 4, 2018
ANNA MARIA – City Commissioners voted Tuesday, April 3 that the exteriors of the restaurant and bait shop/bar built at the...
Bert Harris counteroffers made
ANNA MARIA – City commissioners recently approved three more Bert Harris claim settlement offers, including one for a beachfront home at 107 Elm St....
State funds will assist with pier replacement
ANNA MARIA – The $88.7 million budget the Florida Legislature adopted on Sunday, March 11 includes $750,000 in state funds for the estimated $4.5...
Kebony decking selected for new pier
ANNA MARIA – Commissioners decided on the look and feel of the decking for the new Anna Maria City Pier today.
On Tuesday, City Commissioners...
