I am a resident of Bradenton Beach. I remember the discussion prior to the rebuild of the Anna Maria City Pier that the new pier would be as similar as possible to the old pier. The old pier had a restaurant. I am pretty sure individuals would use the restaurant repeatedly, but they would not use the Mote area repeatedly. Please poll the Island before granting that wonderful potential restaurant space for something that would not draw multiple visits from the public… i.e., whatever Mote has planned for that space. Keep the pier as it was – with a restaurant.
Karen McDonald, Bradenton Beach