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Spring break in full swing on AMI

Mar 13, 2023 – Jason Schaffer
February 28, 2023
By Joe Hendricks
City officials prepare to defend local vacation rental regulations

City officials prepare to defend local vacation rental regulations

ANNA MARIA – City officials and their allies are gearing up to oppose the newest attempts by the Florida Legislature to preempt more local short-term vacation rental regulations to the state…
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February 20, 2023
By SUN contributor
Bill filed to build beach parking garage

Bill filed to build beach parking garage

HOLMES BEACH – Just like the traffic headed to Anna Maria Island on holidays, an effort by Florida legislators to build a parking garage at Manatee Beach is inching forward. House Bill 947 was filed…
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February 20, 2023
By Joe Hendricks
Coquina Beach ‘no parking’ signs discussed

No parking signs on scenic highway debated

BRADENTON BEACH –The city’s Scenic WAVES Committee is concerned about the visual appearance of 61 new “No parking on right of way by order of D.O.T.” signs recently installed along Gulf Drive South n…
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February 14, 2023
By Leslie Lake
Onshore winds, strong currents stir up red tide on AMI

Onshore winds, strong currents stir up red tide on AMI

HOLMES BEACH – What a difference a few days and some strong winds can make. While red tide reports from several days earlier showed low concentrations of Karenia brevis, the organism that causes r…
February 14, 2023
By SUN contributor

Fire district looks at reclassifying vacation rentals

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Vacation rentals are a popular use of residential properties both on the Island and in unincorporated Manatee County where West Manatee Fire Rescue’s district is located. Now dist…
February 9, 2023
By Joe Hendricks
Consolidation study for AMI cities won’t be pursued

Legislators change direction on consolidation of AMI cities

ANNA MARIA – State legislators say they no longer intend to commission a state-funded feasibility study on the potential consolidation of the three Anna Maria Island cities and their respective city…
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February 7, 2023
By Joe Hendricks
Cortez Bridge meeting features updated replacement plans

Cortez Bridge meeting highlights updated replacement plans

BRADENTON – The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) hosted a public information meeting to provide new details about the pending Cortez Bridge replacement project. The informal set…
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February 7, 2023
By SUN contributor
Merger or dissolution could erase local city regulations

Merger or dissolution could erase local city regulations

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – The recent proposal by Manatee County’s state legislative delegation to fund a study to determine the feasibility of combining or eliminating the three Anna Maria Island c…
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February 7, 2023
By Joe Hendricks
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Proposed consolidation study concerns city officials

BRADENTON BEACH – City commissioners continue to express concerns about legislative actions recently proposed by State Rep. Will Robinson Jr. and other state legislators. On Jan. 12, Robin…
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January 30, 2023
By Joe Hendricks
Cortez Bridge presentation details fixed-span bridge

Cortez Bridge presentation details fixed-span bridge

CORTEZ – The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is holding a public information meeting on the Cortez Bridge replacement project on Tuesday, Jan. 31 from 6-8 p.m. in the Kirkwood Presbyteria…
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