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February 19, 2020

Pier opening delayed by electrical issues Despite the delays, city officials are formulating plans for the eventual pier opening ceremonies

BY JOE HENDRICKS SUN CORRESPONDENT | jhendricks@amisun.com

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The Cortez Shanty Singers kick off the festival with harmony and humor.

Fishing festival fun

BY CINDY LANE

ANNA MARIA – Mayor Dan Murphy and the City Commission are planning the opening ceremonies for the new city pier, but the exact date of the opening remains unknown due to an electrical issue.

The mayor and commission discussed these matters on Thursday, Feb. 13. Murphy said he would appreciate the commissioners’ ideas and input on the pier opening ceremonies, but first he wanted to address a recent news report that incorrectly stated an opening date had been determined.

“There was an article in one of the papers that said it was going to be opened March 10th, at 1 p.m. In all probability the pier will not be opening March 10,” Murphy said.

March 10 is the deadline for potential pier tenants to submit their pier lease proposals in response to the city’s request for proposals.

The proposals received are scheduled to be opened in the commission chambers at 1 p.m. that day.

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CORTEZ – The 38th Annual Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival was filled with fun last weekend, from live music to pony rides to seafood any way you like it.

Warm, sunny weather attracted a large crowd that packed dining tables like sardines, enjoying shellfish, shrimp, mullet, oysters and other seafood, as well as Greek gyros, Southern barbecue, Polish sausage and other landlubber fare.

This year’s arts and crafts show suggested a trend toward environmentally-friendly jewelry and wall art, especially pieces made from parts of palm trees, including trunks (sailboat wall art), seeds (bracelets) and fronds (coconut fish tails).

And a new feature debuted NOAA’s Voices from the Fisheries, an interactive display featuring recorded interviews with Cortez

“We do have an electrical issue with the pier – partially from Florida Power & Light and partially of our own making. But the Florida Power & Light one is the critical one.

That has to be resolved before we can do anything in terms of opening the pier,” Murphy told the commission.

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The food court at the festival features seafood, lamb, Polish sausage and a variety of other meals. fishermen talking about a way of life that’s fading from the Florida landscape.

Wanda Jones Fulford, the widow of Blue Fulford, one of the fishermen featured in the recordings, was honored with the Pioneer Award. The Cortez native attended

grade school in what is now the Florida Maritime Museum on 119th Street West at the east end of the historic fishing village. She worked at Tropicana Products sorting citrus fruit, said Jane von Hahmann, SEE FESTIVAL, PAGE 10

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City officials do not yet know when the new City Pier will be opened to the public.

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No stormwater fee relief for residents After discussing the issue, commissioners aren’t granting waivers for increased stormwater fees to any property owners.

BY KRISTIN SWAIN SUN STAFF WRITER | kswain@amisun.com

HOLMES BEACH – There won’t be reduced stormwater fees on any Holmes Beach property owner’s trim notice in the fall.

Commissioners voted in December to raise the city’s stormwater fee to $2.95 per 100 square feet of lot space from the $1.50 per 100 square feet that property owners paid in 2019. After receiving some feedback from residents and owners with larger properties, including the Key Royale Club’s golf course management, commissioners committed to discussing whether or not to allow exceptions to the higher stormwater fees for certain property owners,

such as churches, the golf course on Key Royale and low income residents.

That conversation ended during a Feb. 11 work session when commissioners decided that no exceptions to the stormwater fee will be given.

City Engineer Lynn Burnett presented commissioners with options, including giving low income property owners and the golf club a break on the increased fee, decreasing it down to the current $1.50 fee. The issue, she said, is that by reducing the fee for some, it would mean the burden would have to be carried by other property owners, and it would take longer to fund the repairs and replacements needed on the city’s failing infrastructure. Burnett said that even properties with their own stormwater infiltration systems and retention ponds are still a part of the problem creating flooding situations on the Island.

“Every inch of property on this Island, except Grassy Point, contributes to the problem,” she said. With higher

than normal tides and heavier rainfall events, Burnett said the overdevelopment of the Island is creating too much strain on a failing system that’s outlived its useful years.

Commissioner Jim Kihm said that with a huge bill in front of city leaders for repairs and replacement, he felt the $2.95 stormwater rate already voted on should stand.

“We’re all in this together,” he said.

“We’re all part of the problem. My feeling is that we all need to be part of the solution.”

While Kihm said he doesn’t like raising fees or taxes, funding has to be secured to fix the infrastructure problems.

“It costs something to live here,” he said.

Commissioner Terry Schaefer said he wasn’t in favor of lowering the $2.95 rate.

“I’m paying my fair share,” he said.

“It’s worth the investment for the city to protect the future of what could

become an inundated island.”

“You don’t want to walk out of your house into a pond,” Schaefer added.

Commissioner Carol Soustek said that if commissioners agreed to go with the stormwater fee already voted on, she didn’t think there could be exceptions.

“Everybody gets the tax, everyone pays the same,” she said.

If the city is successful with the Bert Harris Act cases facing it, Soustek said she hoped the funds put in reserve for that can be used to help fund infrastructure improvements and lower the burden on property owners.

“It’s a burden on everybody; we all have to pay the price,” Kihm said.

Though there are no exceptions to the fee, property owners still have the option to appeal the fee. Appeals have to be submitted to the city clerk’s office in writing. Appeal forms are available at Holmes Beach City Hall.

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New planning commissioner on the dais As of the March 4 meeting, there will be a new alternate planning commissioner on the dais in Holmes Beach.

City commissioners voted unanimously Feb. 11 to appoint resident Gale Tedhams to fill the unexpired term of former alternate Commissioner Lance Collins. The term expires July 1, 2020.

After her appointment, Tedhams stepped up to the podium to thank commissioners for adding her to the planning commission and said she’s excited to serve the city.

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Skate park opens to cheers from local skaters

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Newly appointed alternate planning Commissioner Gale Tedhams thanks city commissioners for adding her voice to the planning commission.

BTR prices go up in September When it comes time for business tax receipt renewal in Holmes Beach, commercial and homebased business owners will notice a 5% increase, if the measure passes a commission vote.

Commissioners are allowed by state statute to increase the BTR by 5% every two years. If they vote to approve this year’s increase, the higher cost will go into effect Oct. 1 at the start of the new fiscal year and will appear on renewals and new BTRs issued in 2021. Commissioners agreed to move the increase forward and will consider adopting it by vote at a future meeting.

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Bridge Street projects on temporary hold

The work associated with the installation of brick pavers and the undergrounding of utility lines along Bridge Street in Bradenton Beach has been suspended until after Easter. This was done at the request of the Bridge Street business owners who did not want their peak season negatively impacted by the work that had been taking place. City Attorney Ricinda Perry said the one exception would be the underground boring still needed along Gulf Drive near Island Time Bar & Grill and the Circle K convenience store.

HOLMES BEACH – After months of anticipation and a lot of help from the community, the city’s new Community Skate Park finally opened Feb. 15.

A cheer went up from community members and local skaters as the ribbon was cut, officially opening the park to the public. Mayor Judy Titsworth said the park was being called the Community Skate Park because without the community, the park couldn’t have been built.

For the ribbon cutting, she called up Island residents David Zaccagnino and Tom Sanger to join the city and Manatee County elected officials and staff. Zaccagnino worked with city leaders to help secure the $100,000 in donations necessary to build the bowl section of the skate park.

Sanger not only helped to raise funds, materials and labor, he also stepped up to create the concrete skate path from the bowl to the promenade section of the skate park.

“Tom poured his heart and soul into this skate park,” Titsworth said, thanking him for his contributions.

To thank the many local community members and businesses who contributed to the skate park, a banner was placed on the fencing lining the back of the park identifying the dozens of contributors.

“Take a look at this banner, and when you see these people out in the community, tell them thank you,” Tokajer said of the skate park’s donors.

Dozens of skaters of all ages came out and took to the new skate park, trying out the ramps, rails, quarter pipe and other obstacles, though one of the most popular attractions was the skate bowl, which was newly opened for public use. Skaters lined up for their chance to skate through the bowl.

When they needed a break, staff from Poppo’s Taqueria and

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One of the most popular parts of the skate park was the one that almost wasn’t built.

Skaters lined up for the chance to skate the park’s bowl.

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Some skaters attempted tricks, like this one who practically flew on the quarter pipe.

The Beach Bistro were on-hand with tacos and hotdogs. City staff handed out drinks, along with t-shirts and baseball caps commemorating the occasion.

West Coast Surf Shop employees also were on-hand for the event with a skateboard that was donated by the Holmes Beach shop and won by Ben Rigney Jr. “It’s a great day,” Commissioner Kim Rash said, looking out at all of the people gathered to celebrate community in Holmes Beach.

This little skater showed he’s as brave as the older skaters as he rolls out of the quarter pipe.

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Some skaters attempted tricks on the many obstacles throughout the skate park.

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High enterococcus levels a cause for concern High concentrations of enterococci bacteria in recreational waters may cause human disease, infections or rashes.

BY JOE HENDRICKS SUN CORRESPONDENT | jhendricks@amisun.com

BRADENTON BEACH – Extremely high pollution levels have been discovered at the Bradenton Beach bayfront, according to Suncoast Waterkeeper Executive Director Andy Mele and board Chair Joe McClash.

According to their Friday, Feb. 14, press release, “Over a period of two weeks, enterococcus levels exceeding 24,000 colony-forming units (CFU) per liter have been discovered twice along the waterfront at Bridge Street and Bay Drive South in Bradenton Beach, an area intensively used by tourists throughout the year. Other samples reached 1,670 cfu/L and 4,884 cfu/L.” According to the Florida Department of Health website, “Enterococci are enteric bacteria that normally inhabit the intestinal tract of humans and animals. The presence of enteric bacteria can be an indication of fecal pollution, which may come from stormwater runoff, pets and wildlife and human sewage.

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Several liveaboard boaters populate the unmanaged waters south of the Bridge Street Pier.

If they are present in high concentrations in recreational waters and are ingested while swimming or enter the skin through a cut or sore, they may cause human disease, infections or rashes.”

The Suncoast Waterkeeper press release states that the Florida Department of Health’s threshold for beach closure advisories is 70 cfu/L and that Bradenton Beach

bayfront samples have ranged from 24 to 340 times higher than the levels the state regards as unsafe for direct human contact.

“Bay Drive is home to a dinghy beach for people coming ashore from boats in the anchorage, a waterfront restaurant and a number of docks and private piers with small beaches. Bridge Street is Bradenton Beach’s main commercial hub, linked to the bayfront

at Bay Drive and the historic pier. The area is frequently accessed by boaters and frequented by recreational paddlers,” according to the press release.

The press release does not cite any suspected sources for the higher-than-usual enterococcus levels.

For several years now, Bradenton Beach residents, business owners and city officials have expressed concerns about liveaboard boaters in that area dumping untreated human waste into those waters. It is not known if the liveaboard boating activities in the unmanaged anchorage south of the Bridge Street Pier contributed to the recently higher enterococcus levels.

“The Florida Department of Health monitors public beaches weekly and biweekly, so Suncoast Waterkeeper makes no attempt to duplicate their efforts but to monitor other areas used recreationally that are representative of our inshore coastal waters. Other sites exceed the advisory level of 70 cfu by orders of magnitude, but the two Bradenton Beach bayfront sites are by far the worst,” the press release states.

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR

ANNA MARIA For information, call 941-708-6130 Feb. 21, 2 p.m. – Planning and Zoning Board meeting Feb. 26, 10 a.m. – Historic Preservation Board meeting Feb. 27, 5 p.m. – City Commission work session, sign ordinance Feb. 27, 6 p.m. – City Commission meeting

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For information, call 941-778-1005 Feb. 20, 11 a.m. – Pier Team meeting Feb. 20, 12 p.m. – City Commission meeting Feb. 21, 10:30 a.m. – Community Redevelopment Agency meeting Feb. 25, 9 a.m. – City Commission work meeting

HOLMES BEACH 5801 MARINA DRIVE

Feb. 19, 10 a.m. – Code Compliance Special Magistrate hearing Feb. 25, 6 p.m. – City Commission meeting with work session to follow

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Feb. 26, 2 p.m. – Coalition of Barrier Island Elected Officials meeting, Holmes Beach City Hall

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Beach market, Coquina Beach, 2650 Gulf Drive S., Bradenton Beach, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Lifelong Learning Academy – Suffragettes and Their 72-year Battle to Get the Vote, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 1p.m.

Ukulele class, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 3 p.m.

AMI Chamber February Business Card Exchange, The Center of Anna Maria Island, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria, 5-7 p.m., $5 for members or $10 for future members.

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Veterans services information, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 9 a.m.

Roser-Robics chair-based exercise class, Roser Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria, 9:30 a.m.

Book Club, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 10:15 a.m.

Robert Gaglio – Sicily: Erupting Culture, Friends Lecture and Travel Series, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 2 p.m.

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Coastal Climate Walk – Mangrove Migration, Robinson Preserve, 1704 99th St. N.W., 9:30 a.m., $10. Reserve to https://www. sarasotaaudubon.org/product/6-robinsonpreserve-climate-walk-february-21/ Forty carrots, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach 10 a.m.

Mahjong, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 11:30 a.m.

Sunshine Stitchers knit and crochet, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 2 p.m.

Sunset drum circle, Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, 5 to 6:30 p.m.

Intermediate kayaking skills, Bayfront Park, 316 N. Bay Blvd., Anna Maria, 9 a.m. to noon.

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Saturday at the NEST, Robinson Preserve, Mosaic NEST, 840 99th St. N.W., Bradenton, 8 a.m. to noon.

Boating safety class, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Reserve to 941-778-6341.

Tortoise Talks, Valentine House, Robinson Preserve, 1704 99th St. N.W., Bradenton, 1 p.m.

Round Robin acoustic jam session, Florida Maritime Museum, 4415 119th St. W., Cortez, 1 p.m.

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Beach market, Coquina Beach, 2650 Gulf Drive S., Bradenton Beach, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

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Farmers Market, City Pier Park, 100 N. Bay Blvd. Anna Maria, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Roser-Robics chair-based exercise class, Roser Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria, 9:30 a.m.

Preschool story time, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 10 a.m.

Mahjong, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 11:30 a.m.

Duplicate bridge, Episcopal Church of the Annunciation, 4408 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, 12:15 p.m.

Tech help, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 2 p.m.

Movies in the Park, City Pier Park, 100 N. Bay Blvd. Anna Maria, 6:30 p.m.

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Beach market, Coquina Beach, 2650 Gulf Drive S., Bradenton Beach, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Coloring Club, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, noon.

Beginner ukulele class, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 1:45 p.m.

Ukulele class, Island Branch Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, 3 p.m.

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Scooter car regulations pursued City leaders in Holmes Beach are seeking a way to regulate the use of the mini scooter cars that come into the city from Anna Maria.

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HOLMES BEACH – While the ban on the mini scooter cars being rented in Anna Maria didn’t hold up, that doesn’t mean that city leaders are done searching for a way to regulate the vehicles.

Holmes Beach city leaders sat down during a Feb. 11 work session to discuss the issue. Under advice from City Attorney Patricia Petruff, commissioners agreed to suspend the previously approved ban on the vehicles in the city, allowing the mini cars to enter Holmes Beach from where they’re rented in Anna Maria and preventing

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The scooter cars rented by Robinhood Rentals in Anna Maria aren’t wanted in Holmes Beach by some lawmakers and residents but right now, they can’t regulate the street legal mini cars. police officers from issuing citations, unless the drivers are speeding or breaking other traffic laws.

Since the name Scoot Coupe is trademarked, the first hurdle for Holmes Beach city leaders is to create a new term and definition for the vehicles. Since

they’re street legal, she said commissioners can’t ban them from city roads. The vehicles are still banned from operating on city sidewalks and in bicycle lanes. Also, because they’re entering the city from another municipality, Petruff added that commissioners also

can’t impose additional safety requirements on the vehicles, such as requiring helmets or other safety gear.

She said the state definition of the mini cars isn’t sufficient to describe the ones rented on Anna Maria Island and is working with Chief Bill Tokajer, who’s in contact with the state attorney general’s office, to determine a correct definition for the vehicles and how they should be classified in the city.

Tokajer said that he hopes to get the state to reconsider its regulation of the vehicles.

He added that he planned on suggesting the state also revisit how it classifies the vehicles because, he said, the state definitions don’t match up with the vehicles being driven on Island streets.

Commissioners agreed to give them time to work out how best to define and regulate the mini scooter car vehicles.

Jessie’s gets permit reprieve HOLMES BEACH – The owners of Jessie’s Island Store in Holmes Beach received a reprieve from city commissioners when they decided the expansion project at the property can have an additional 90 days to acquire permits.

The owners of the gas station, deli and convenience store applied for a site plan change to include an expansion of the deli space and storage space in the back of the store in 2019. That expansion plan was approved by city commissioners, but the business owners failed to apply for building permits within the specified time.

They instead requested a 90-day extension to apply for permits.

Now they’ve requested an additional 30-day extension but, due to review times, commissioners opted instead to allow for a second 90-day extension. If this one expires without a permit being granted by the city’s building department, the business owners will have to begin the site plan review process over again, which requires commission review and two public hearings before it can be approved.

The newly approved extension expires May 4, 2020.

“It’s good for the community if it gets done,” Mayor Judy Titsworth said of the expansion, adding that she wished the project had already been completed.

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one of the organizers of the festival, which is sponsored by FISH, the Florida Institute for Saltwater Heritage.

Fulford made smoked mullet spread famous decades ago, von Hahmann said, congratulating her for a “simple life well lived.”

“I sure am enjoying this today,” Fulford said to applause, adding that she doesn’t get out much at her age. “I enjoy all you people out here.”

Von Hahmann presented the FISH Community Service award to volunteer John MacDonald, another Cortez native, who said he helps out in the village because it’s important to record history.

Once it’s gone, “We can’t get it back,” von Hahmann said.

The Business Community Service Award went to Karen Bell, of Star Fish Co., which provides food for several Cortez events, including the annual Cortez Natives Picnic, which is open to the public, von Hahmann said.

Bayshore High School student Matthew Kurutz and Boy Scout Troop 76 were recognized for their work building foot bridges in the FISH Preserve, which is funded by festival proceeds.

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A kids’ activity zone includes a chance to ‘fly’ into the sky.

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Clockwise from above, viewers get a close look at marine life at a touch tank at the festival. Jessica Ann Hessing of JA Art paints a fish at the festival on Saturday. Bracelets made of dyed palm tree nuts are among the new offerings at the festival’s arts and crafts show. The festival features shrimp, clams and other fresh seafood prepared in a variety of ways. Karan Newman, of Coconut Fish displays one of her fish friends-in-the-making at the festival. Wanda Jones Fulford received the Pioneer of the Year award from the Florida Institute for Saltwater Heritage.

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Fashion rocks the runway at St. Bernard

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HOLMES BEACH – The ladies of the St. Bernard Women’s Guild hosted their annual fashion show fundraiser Feb. 6 and the models walked the runway in a sold-out show.

This year’s theme was “Shake, Rattle and Roll” and while the inside of the event space was transformed into a sock hop reminiscent of the 1950s, the fashion was anything but vintage. Models took to the runway in current fashions from The Island Cabana, a boutique store at 403 Pine Avenue in Anna Maria. Hair styling for the models was provided by the ladies of Design 2000, a salon located at 6840 Gulf of Mexico Drive in Longboat Key. All of the fun wasn’t on the runway. Attendees enjoyed a buffet lunch along with the chance to win one of many raffle prizes donated by local businesses.

All in all, this year’s fashion show was a rockin’ good time at St. Bernard Catholic Church.

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Clockwise from above, the models line up outside and wait for their turn to walk the runway. The Sun’s Shona Otto strikes a pose with emcee for the event, Jane Engleke and Cindy Quinn. A friendly soda shop server is ready to help fashion show attendees with their drinks at St. B’s Diner. Some of the day’s models prepare for their trip down the runway including Ann Akers, Mary Packhan, Barbara Mason, Lynne Wirt, Donna Burke and Chris Ally.

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Anchorage ordinance allows increased enforcement The amended ordinance now prohibits beaching a dinghy near the city-owned dinghy dock.

BY JOE HENDRICKS SUN CORRESPONDENT | jhendricks@amisun.com

BRADENTON BEACH – The city has a newly amended vessels/ city waters ordinance that provides the police department with increased enforcement capabilities.

The City Commission adopted Ordinance 19-509 on Thursday, Feb. 6. The amended ordinance addresses the mooring and anchorage of vessels in the unmanaged waters south of the Bridge Street Pier.

The amended ordinance now limits the space available for liveaboard boaters to leave their dinghies at and near the city owned dinghy dock next to the Bridge Tender Inn’s Dockside Bar. The amended ordinance prepared by City Attorney Ricinda Perry also addresses the rafting of multiple vessels and/or floating platforms, the removal of derelict vessels, prohibited acts and other anchorage related concerns.

Officer Eric Hill, Det. Sgt. Lenard Diaz and Lt. John Cosby from the Bradenton Beach Police Department are among those who play active roles in the ongoing enforcement efforts taking place in the waters near the pier.

Regarding the new dinghy restrictions, Cosby said, “That’s going to help lot. We’re having signs made that say you can’t beach your dinghy anymore in that area.

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A newly amended city ordinance allows beached dinghies to be removed from this area at the dinghy owner’s expense.

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The recently amended ordinance also addresses the rafting of multiple vessels and/ or floating platforms. then they’re out of luck. They’ve been beaching them on that little cove where the dinghy dock is.

They’re not allowed to do that anymore. Once the signs are up, we’re actually allowed to seize the dinghy, charge a $100 a day storage fee and also charge them what it costs for Public Works to

remove it,” Cosby said.

Regarding the ordinance as a whole, Cosby said, “The big thing out there is continued enforcement. That’s the only thing that’s going to keep that under control, and that’s what we plan on doing.”

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City responds to Suncoast Waterkeeper concerns The city has issued a written response to concerns raised last week about high bacteria levels in the waters near the Bridge Street Pier.

BY JOE HENDRICKS SUN CORRESPONDENT | jhendricks@amisun.com

BRADENTON BEACH – On Monday, Feb. 17, the city issued a press release in response to concerns raised in a Friday, Feb. 14, press release issued by the Suncoast Waterkeeper organization.

The Suncoast Waterkeeper press release pertained to higher than usual bacteria levels discovered in the bay waters near the Bridge Street Pier and along Bay Drive South.

“On Friday, February 14, the city was informed by Joe McClash and Andy Mele that Suncoast Waterkeeper performed two water samplings somewhere in the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway Class 3 body of water adjacent to Bay Drive South. The city was told that the test result identified the presence of Enterococcus. Enterococci are normally present, as colonizers, in the intestinal tract of human beings and animals, and

can be recovered from feces in large quantities,” the city’s press release said.

“Mayor John Chappie has been in communication with Tom Larkin at the Manatee County Health Department.

Mr. Larkin was made aware of the boating community activities in the waters tested, the Manatee County force main construction activities adjacent to that area and recent boring activities for the undergrounding of utility lines on Bridge Street. Mr. Larkin indicated he was also in communication with Florida Healthy Beaches Program in Tallahassee regarding this matter.

“Mayor Chappie has asked the Bradenton Beach Public Works Department to conduct local inspections at and around the Bridge Street Pier. It was noted at a recent CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) meeting that there have been higher counts of pelican fecal matter on the pier and floating dock, which may be the contributing cause for the recent water samplings collected by Suncoast Waterkeeper,” the city press release said.

The press release also mentioned environmental projects previously pursued and currently being pursued by the city and/or the CRA.

“The city of Bradenton Beach has partnered with the Southwest Florida Water Management District and invested in the development and creation of a customized stormwater management plan to clean the water going into the water table and the water bodies.

“The city, through the Community Redevelopment Agency, has invested substantial funds to develop a living shoreline and use nature to promote an environmentally friendly aquaculture.

“The CRA recently authorized $5,000 to monitor the water quality impacts of the 2019 clam restoration project conducted in the waters near the pier. That authorization also includes the installation of seagrass cages that promote seagrass growth.

“The CRA also authorized $10,000 for the purchase and installation of 14 of the larger-sized Mini Reefs to be placed in the waters off the east end of the Bridge Street Pier through the Center of Anna Maria Island’s Go Green initiative,” the press release says.

“The city has partnered with Mote Marine, S.T.A.R.T., Oceans Habitats Inc., Sea and Shoreline LLC and local restaurants and local fishermen for these projects. The city also supports

the clam mitigation efforts proposed to the Florida Legislature in House Bill 3829,” the press release said.

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On Monday, Chappie also discussed these matters with The Sun. He said city the inspected the pier on Friday, and looked for any possible sources for the bacteria. He said the Public Works Department pressure washes the pier and floating dock every Friday and he noted that during a January CRA meeting Public Works Director Tom Woodard commented on the inordinate amount of pelican feces accumulating on the new floating dock.

Chappie said those weekly cleaning efforts may be a contributing factor to the higher bacteria levels.

“This is something we’re going to continue to follow. We want to find out what the source is,” Chappie said.

Chappie also said the City Commission recently reached consensus to add twice-yearly E. coli testing to the water monitoring being done as a follow-up to last year’s clam restoration project.

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n Saturday night Feb. 15, Sarasota Bay Watch (SBW) held its 10th annual major fundraising event, “Scallopalooza, It’s Clamtastic” at its new venue, Sarasota’s Hyatt Regency Hotel. The sold out event exceeded all expectations as close to 450 people showed up to demonstrate their support for the group’s efforts to protect and enhance the health of Sarasota Bay. Attendees from Sarasota and Manatee Counties were represented as well as officials from both counties and environmental groups including Sarasota Bay Estuary Program, Mote Scientific Foundation, START, Suncoast Waterkeeper, Longboat Key Turtle Watch, Save Our Seabirds, Coastal Conservation Association, The Gulf Coast Community Foundation, Mote Marine Laboratory, The Gulf Shellfish Institute, Science and Environmental Council of Southwest Florida, New College and Saint Stephens, just to name a few.

A number of annual attendees commented that they were blown away by the outpouring of support for an organization that was formed in 2007 in the aftermath of one of the area’s massive red tide events. SBW’s event coordinator Ronda Ryan worked with event planner Laura Detwiler, the SBW Board and Scallopalooza Committee Chairs Brian Jung, Al Jeffery, John Ryan, and Ernesto Lasso De La Vega to

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Left to right: Sarasota Bay Watch President Steve Martin, WWSB’s Bob Harrigan, Science and Environmental Council’s Dave Shafer, CCA’s Lowe Morrison and Mote Scientific Foundation Board member Pete Hull were on hand for the evening’s festivities. organize an event that had a seasoned activist overheard commenting that SBW was “more than a little found!”

The evening began with live music, an open bar and a huge silent auction including art work, event tickets and merchandise of every description, as participants mingled to share their passion for Sarasota Bay. Event Chair Brian Jung welcomed the crowd and thanked them for their support while keeping everyone apprised of the auction items and encouraging them to visit the tables.

John Ryan, a founding member of Sarasota Bay Watch was next and explained the purpose of the event as well as SBW’s many projects including island cleanups, student

educational activities, plans for the future as well as updating participants on the groups program to introduce one million clams into Sarasota Bay in 2020. This effort got a huge boost in 2019 with a $106,000 donation from the Marjory and Charles Barancik Foundation.

Jung related the impact of clams on the health of the bay and how funds raised at the event will support those efforts.

In an emotional speech, Sarasota’s Barbara Sucoff, a SBW supporter who learned about the group’s efforts at a friend raiser event at the VUE condominium with her late husband, Jim Ninivaggi, spoke of the legacy he wanted to and did leave supporting SBW’s efforts.

WWSB TV’s Channel 7 weatherman Bob Harrigan, one of the area’s most popular and respected broadcasters and the emcee for the live auction gave a rousing speech lauding the group’s efforts and enjoining them to bid on a trip with award winning local celebrity Captain Scott Moore and a package of premier tickets to the Tampa Bay Bucks football games. Harrigan has been promoting the group’s efforts since the beginning and recounted the segment he did with Sarasota’s Captain Jonnie Walker during SBW’s first ever Scallop Search in 2008.

Moore took the stage and recounted his life long love affair with Sarasota Bay and his commitment to protecting it, beginning with the formation of the Manatee County Chapter of the Florida Conservation Association in the 1980’s until today.

He then proceeded to up his offering from one day to two, offering trips from Sarasota Bay to Charlotte Harbor.

Both auction items were heavily bid on and raised thousands of dollars for the group’s efforts. At press time, the totals of the evening’s proceeds that will be put to work in Sarasota Bay were not available, but early estimates are that they will far exceed those of previous events.

To get involved with the work SBW is doing to protect Sarasota Bay and support its mission visit its website at www.sarasotabaywatch. org. As they say, A Healthy Bay is Everybody’s Business, literally and figuratively.

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Fish deep grass flats for a variety of species CAPTAIN DAVE WHITE

Despite a couple of windy days here and there, fishing around our busy little island has been great. The sheepshead are lined up on the reefs like cars on Gulf Drive. Making it easy to get clients a nice dinner. We love these fish.

They feed primarily on shrimp, crabs, and barnacles making their meat very tasty. They are nothing like the northern sheepshead of the Great Lakes.

We are finding pompano from time to time inshore. Catching these fish takes fortitude. We have to bounce around quite a bit. Bouncing Doc’s Goofy jigs on the bottom. I like the Sand Flea color from Keyes Marina on Holmes Beach.

A bit further offshore we’re finding Spanish mackerel, the occasional kingfish and some nice hogfish. For hogs, we use a live shrimp directly on the bottom. By far, these are the best tasting fish in our area. Definitely a Florida delicacy. We look forward to getting out there and getting a few more for the box.

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Anglers fishing with me, out of CB’s Saltwater Outfitters on Siesta Key, had some action with snook, reds and trout recently. Fly anglers caught and released trout, ladyfish, Jacks and pompano on deep grass flats and snook in the ICW at night. Spin fishing anglers had some action with reds and snook in shallow water and good action with trout on deep grass flats on CAL jigs with shad and grub tails.

Marshall Dinerman, from Lido Key, and Stan Sunshine, from Longboat Key, had some action with trout on deep grass and a skinny water sheepshead on CAL jigs with shad tails and grubs while fishing with me recently. Keith McClintock, from Lake Forest, Ill., also had some action on a blustery day with a nice snook and a red also on CAL jigs with shad tails and grubs. Keith and

Rick Weaver, from Pennsylvania, fished shallow water with me another day and Rick caught and released a nice red on a CAL jig with a shad tail.

I was the instructor for a CB’s Saltwater Outfitters Orvis-Endorsed Fly Fishing School on Saturday, Feb 8. Students received instruction in fly casting and saltwater fly fishing techniques.

The next school will be held on Feb 22, with another scheduled for March 14.

Cost for the 6-hour class is $195 per person and includes the use of premium Orvis fly tackle, workbook and lunch. Contact CB’s Saltwater Outfitters at 941-349-4400 to sign up.

Palmetto and Longboat Key winter residents, Jerry Poslusny and Rich Hunter, fished dock lights with me at night and had good action catching and releasing numerous snook on a fly and several chunky bluefish in the 4 to 5-pound class. Martin Marlowe, from NewYork, also got in on the action catching and releasing numerous snook on flies on another trip. Anna Maria Island winter resident Bill Morrison and his grandson, Patrick Morrison, from Massachusetts, fished deep grass flats and had good action with trout on CAL jigs with shad and grub tails and flies, including Patrick’s first pompano on a fly.

Fishing shallow flats for catch and release reds should be a good option now. Fishing deep grass flats of Sarasota Bay is a good choice for action with a variety of species including trout, pompano, blues and Spanish mackerel.

Fishing dock lights in the ICW at night is also a good option for snook and more as long as water temperatures don’t get too cool.

Our natural resources are under constant pressure from red tides fueled by industrial, agricultural and residential runoff, freezes, increasing fishing pressure and habitat loss and degradation.

Please limit your kill; don’t kill your limit.

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Goeff Thomasson, of Anna Maria, shows off a nice male hogfish caught a couple miles offshore with Captain David White, of Anna Maria Charters.

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Stan Sunshine, from Longboat Key, with a nice sheepshead caught and released on a CAL jig with a shad tail while fishing shallow water with Capt. Rick Grassett recently.

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Author delights historical society

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ANNA MARIA – Anna Maria Island Historical Society members were treated to a presentation at Roser Church on Friday about Patrick D. Smith’s wellknown book, “A Land Remembered,” the story of a fictional Florida pioneer family.

Smith’s son, named for his late father, is perpetuating his dad’s legacy of 10 books, particularly “A Land Remembered,” with a presentation featuring videos that he made of his father telling stories about old Florida. A Mississippi native, the author was inducted into the Florida Artists Hall of Fame in 1999 and was the recipient of the Florida Historical Society’s Greatest Living Floridian award.

Smith wrote about underdogs, his son told society members, including Seminole Indians, migrant farmworkers and poor Florida Crackers like the MacIvey family, an amalgamation of people Smith had learned about from interviewing elderly Floridians who remembered their ancestors’ stories.

The term cracker is not derogatory,

Shake it Members of the Anna Maria Island Concert Chorus and Orchestra (AMICCO) had fun with the Isley Brothers hit “Twist and Shout” Sunday during the last concert of the season at Kirkwood Presbyterian Church. Seventeenyear-old cellist Jack Gallahan, winner of the13th Annual Young Artist Solo Competition, performed the Haydn Concerto, and the crowd got to see the winner of the 14th annual award, 16-year-old clarinetist Lenora Galeziowski.

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Patrick Smith shared videos of his father, author Patrick D. Smith, with members of the Anna Maria Historical Society. he said, explaining that it refers to the cracking sound of a whip used by Florida cowboys to move cattle and communicate over long distances, as the sound could be heard for long distances.

Florida pioneers in 1863, when the story is set, had to bring their tools and

supplies with them to the state, he said, as there were no stores, cut lumber, tools or even roads at the time.

The book follows the fictional MacIvey family through the Civil War, two major hurricanes in the 1920s, the start of the citrus and cattle industries and the arrival of railroads and developers, all historically accurate, he said.

A major theme of the story is the development boom in Florida and its impact on nature.

Smith recalled a trip his father made to Florida in 1933, eating fruit from roadside trees, fishing from bridges for supper and visiting towns all over the state before they were cities.

You could drive for 60 miles in Destin along the beach without seeing any buildings, he said. Naples had about 400 people, and Cocoa Beach, home of Kennedy Space Center, had about 30 people. Florida panthers were a common sight. Flocks of birds in the Everglades were so large they blocked out the sun.

“Progress ain’t reversible,” Smith said.

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There are several options when considering where to exchange your vows. The most popular feature is tying the knot near the coastline on a romantic sandy walkway of multi-colored rose petals. They offer several decor options you can add and rent through the coordinators to make your ceremony extra special and elegant.

There is always a backup plan for inclement weather, with our drop down storm curtains. The rustic Sunset Tiki is a reception space perfectly suited for groups up to 150 people. It has a lovely tile dance floor, but you and your guests are also welcomed to dance barefoot in the sand throughout the night. There is specialty lighting available to add for the perfect glow to your evening.

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Karen and Tom Caudill are celebrating 20 years of marriage on the incredible beach of Anna Maria Island. They were married on June 17, 2000, in Palm Springs Calif.

Karen and Tom currently reside in Reno, Nev.

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Sharon Bigrigg and Nicholas Graham were married on Aug. 12, 2019, on the beautiful beach of Anna Maria Island. Chuck Caudill provided music for their ceremony. Sharon and Nicholas honeymooned on Anna Maria Island before returning home to Colorado Springs, Colo.

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The greying of the mortgage market A

s we age, there are physical restrictions on what we can achieve. Tennis may be more difficult, so we switch to pickle ball; jogging is a knee killer, but walking works. Sleeping eight hours straight may be for teenagers, but napping after lunch is one of life’s pleasures. Same with finance; adjustments may have to be made but not totally discounted.

Federal law states under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act that discrimination in the mortgage market on the basis of age is forbidden. So, basically it doesn’t matter how old you are, in theory you can obtain a mortgage. However, the stumbling block is that most people when they’re retired have a reduction in their stream of income. This is particularly a problem for one spouse when the other passes away and their income is diminished because of reduced Social Security and/or pension income.

Nevertheless, there are programs available,

Castles in the Sand LOUISE BOLGER with more on the way, where seniors can tap into their financial portfolios and combine that with other income to qualify. Typically, borrowers qualify based on monthly fixedincome, pensions, Social Security, dividend and interest withdrawals. If that isn’t enough, lenders are recommending setting up a monthly distribution from an IRA or 401 (k) account. Fannie Mae rules only require lenders to calculate loans based on at least three years of monthly distributions from retirement accounts.

Finally, there is a method called asset depreciation that can be used to qualify which

does not require a monthly distribution but is based on a formula that assumes a monthly distribution. The formula varies with lender but is based on a percentage of the borrower’s total portfolio being divided by the months in the term of the loan and qualifies borrowers on that basis.

The key to obtaining financing for older borrowers, who may have assets but a lower income stream, is to work with a mortgage broker experienced in loans for retirees. My guess is that should be a pretty easy thing to do in Florida, and these mortgage brokers may find individual lenders with programs more lenient for retirees.

Whatever your age, all homeowners and future homeowners will be happy with the year end real estate statistics from the Realtor Association of Sarasota and Manatee: Single-family homes were up in all areas from last year. Closed sales were up 6.6 percent; median sale price was $316,000, up

5.2 percent; average sale price was $395,044, up 3.7 percent; month’s supply of available properties was 3.4 months, down 14.6 percent from last year. The year ended with 3.5 percent more pending sales than last year.

Condo sales were up in every area except the number of closed sales, which was down 6.1 percent. However, the year ended with 17.1 percent more pending sales for condos, so there is a lot in the pipeline that did not close in 2019. The other numbers are median sale price was $200,000, up 5 percent; average sale price was $241,331, up 3.4 percent; and the month’s supply of inventory was 3.6 months, down 10 percent.

Our biggest problem continues to be the lack of inventory – a seller’s market on steroids.

Age may be a state of mind, but a super good real estate market is a fact of life, and the fact is we’re in a real estate state of mind.

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CTA takes listeners on a trip to Chicago

BY KRISTIN SWAIN SUN STAFF WRITER | kswain@amisun.com

ANNA MARIA – Danny Seraphine’s Take Me Back to Chicago tour took The Center of Anna Maria Island by storm when his band CTA made its Feb. 13 tour stop as a part of the Bradenton Gulf Islands Concert Series presented by The Sandbar.

Concertgoers flocked to The Center to hear the best of Chicago from a band helmed by one of the iconic rock band’s original members, drummer Danny Seraphine.

The show kicked off with opening act The Reality, starring Dan Jones. As The Reality was ending its set, a fire alarm sounded, causing The Center to be temporarily evacuated.

Engine crew 131 from West Manatee Fire Rescue arrived on-scene quickly and made sure the building was safe before everyone was allowed back in and the show went on.

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Drummer Danny Seraphine entertains concert goers with personal anecdotes and stories from his decades as a musician during CTA’s concert at The Center. stride, pausing outside to chat and take photos with the fire engine. When everyone was allowed back in, first responders received two rounds of applause from the crowd. According to Center staff, the alarm was caused by an accidental fire alarm pull when someone was seeking a light switch in the dark.

Within minutes of re-entering the building, CTA took the stage with Seraphine and the show went on.

CTA wowed the crowd with some of Chicago’s most famous songs, receiving a standing ovation for “You’re the Inspiration” and “Just You ‘n’ Me.” After playing “You’re the Inspiration,” Seraphine made

the crowd laugh, sharing a personal story about the song.

“I sang this song to all my exwives,” he said. “Well they were the inspiration, for a while.”

Before the group launched into a rendition of “Make Me Smile,” Seraphine told the story of the first time he heard the song played on the radio while driving in his old Volkswagen Beetle. He said he stopped to call his manager from a payphone because the song was part of a longer piece that had been cut out. At first, he said he was angry but then learned the song was being played on 7,500 radios across the country and that he could upgrade from his Beetle to a Mercedes.

CTA played the greatest hits and played them well. Now, concertgoers can look forward to the next show at The Center when The Grass Roots take the stage March 19. For ticket information, visit www.manateeperformingartscenter.com.

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Murder mystery tickets available The 12th annual Murder Mystery Dinner Theater returns to The Center of Anna Maria Island for two nights only Feb. 28 and 29, and tickets are still available for both nights.

It’s the night before the big Mardi Gras parade, and members of one of the Island’s krewes are hard at work putting the finishing touches on their float. As the tensions rise and the hour gets later, laughter and mayhem ensue. Even a murder can’t stop the festivities as everyone works together to find out who the killer is. This year’s show will feature a different ending each night and audience members can try their hand at figuring out who the villain is.

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Truck decks trolley shelter A trolley shelter on Gulf Drive is down due to a vehicle accident the week of Feb. 10. According to HBPD Chief Bill Tokajer, a truck with a trailer pulled over to the side of the road for a passing ambulance, and when the truck pulled back onto Gulf Drive, the edge of the trailer caught on the trolley shelter causing the damage. Manatee County officials were informed of the accident and repairs will be made as quickly as possible.

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Commissioners consider lot purchase

BY KRISTIN SWAIN SUN STAFF WRITER | kswain@amisun.com

HOLMES BEACH – Commissioners are considering making a lot purchase to add to Grassy Point Preserve.

Mayor Judy Titsworth said the owners of the property cannot afford to donate the property to the city, but the

lot, located adjacent to Grassy Point Preserve and behind the Mike Norman Realty office on East Bay Drive, is offered to the city at $45,500, 30% off the list price.

Titsworth recommended commissioners commit to making the purchase, saying she thinks it would be a good idea for the city and would give

the opportunity to create an entrance to Grassy Point from East Bay Drive.

Commissioner Carol Soustek said she’s always in favor of purchasing additional greenspace to add to Grassy Point and keep from development, but she’s not sure the price offered for the property represents the best deal for the city.

Soustek recommended attempting to negotiate a lower price for the property, something her fellow commissioners agreed with.

Commissioner Terry Schaefer said he would be in favor of acquiring the property if there’s a designated use for it. He said he’d like more time to think about it before committing to buying the lot.

Due to the lower cost of the property, City Attorney Patricia Petruff said it doesn’t require an independent appraisal before the city can purchase it.

Commissioners agreed to move forward with the engagement of an environmental consultant to determine how much of the lot is buildable and how much the city would be working

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This lot, with an existing path and drainage access to East Bay Drive, is being offered to Holmes Beach city leaders for $45,500. with regarding square footage and use of the property.

Titsworth instructed staff to get quotes for a jurisdictional survey and bring them back before commissioners for approval. If commissioners decide to move forward with the property purchase, she said the monies in the commission contingency fund are available. No funds have been budgeted for property acquisitions for the 2019-20 fiscal year which ends Sept. 30.

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OBITUARIES Michael Ray Pierce Michael Ray Pierce, of Bradenton, Fla., passed away on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020, at the age of 74. He was born on Feb. 27, 1945, in Howell, Mich.

Michael attended Eastern High school, located in Lansing. During his time in Michigan, Michael was an elder deacon at the First Christian Church of Lansing. He was a health and safety teacher and then worked as a supervisor for General Motors.

In 1999, Michael and his family relocated to the city of Bradenton Beach, where he became the mayor of Bradenton Beach. Ultimately Bradenton is where Michael retired.

Michael is survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Diane Pierce; son Nicholas Pierce; daughter Dalilah Nichole; and brother Carle Pierce (Lexie Pierce).

Michael was preceded in death by his parents, Edgar and Mabel Pierce, brother Robert Pierce, and brother Bill Pierce.

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Constance 'Connie' Martinek Connie passed away peacefully in her home holding her son’s hand on Feb. 6, 2020, just shy of her 79th birthday. Born in Chicago Ill., Connie, married Jerry at age 18 and raised her children in the Chicagoland area until moving to Florida in 1985. Connie and Jerry spent their honeymoon on romantic and fun Bradenton Beach.

Survived by her husband Jerry of 60 years; their children Debbie (Chris Hall), of Woodridge Ill., and Holmes Beach, Jerry, of Clermont, Fla. and Sue (Tom Markou), of Flower Mound Texas and Bradenton Beach; her grandkids Tommy and Danny Markou, Cody Martinek, and Kevin and Stephanie Hall, and her sister Diane (Tom Pechous), of Clermont Fla. Connie was predeceased by her parents, Iola and Frank Kosowski, brother Bobby Kosowski, daughterin-law Jay and her nephew, Chris.

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Having three children by the age of 22 enabled Connie to be a stay-at-home mom and grow up alongside her three children. She was a great neighbor, school volunteer, cheerleader for her kids, gardener and fabulous cook.

Children followed Connie and Jerry to Florida as son Jerry lives in Clermont, Sue lives in Bradenton Beach and Debbie lives in Holmes Beach. On the Island, Connie loved to walk the beach with her sister Diane, travel and frequently entertain friends and family. alongside the kids. It was a fun filled and exciting time for all.

Although Connie’s health kept her home in recent years, she made the best of each day enjoying all her visitors and sending them off with her advice and wonderful memories. We are confident she loved much and felt loved in return.

A funeral Mass will be held at St. Bernard’s Church on Friday, Feb. 21, at noon. In lieu of flowers, grab a loved one, go to the beach and have a toast with Connie.

Donald E. Ruden Donald E. Ruden, of Naperville, Ill., and Holmes Beach, passed away peacefully with his loving family by his side at his home on Monday, Feb. 10, 2020.

He was survived by his two sons, Eric (Brenda) Ruden and Greg (Anne) Rude-

nand his daughter, Jennifer Madsen; nine grandchildren, Paige, Taylor, Alec, Allison, Garrett and Leah Ruden, Cade Ryan and Erika Madsen; a brother, Ron (Toni) Ruden; and one sister, Barbara Nurczyk.

Also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his wife, Patricia (Scroggins) Ruden; sisters Norma Larson and Lois Demos and a brother, Bob Ruden.

Don was an active and longtime member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, a Sunday School teacher a Luther League sponsor and a member of the softball team and the church choir.

In 1959, Don started his career in the optical industry as a salesman for B & M Optical in Joliet, Ill. It was a very small laboratory employing about 10 people. He grew their sales rapidly, which led them to being acquired by the Milton Roy Company in 1971, Three years later, Don was promoted to general manager of the optical laboratory division, overseeing nine lab locations throughout the country. In 1974, Don moved his family to Bradenton since he was working in the company’s headquarters in the Tampa Bay area.

He moved back to Joliet and founded Expert Optics in 1979, which eventually SEE OBITUARIES, PAGE 33

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MYSTERY: Tickets available

BEACH BEAT

FROM PAGE 29

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This year’s play is directed by Brianna Roberts and written by Roberts and Beth Shaughnessy. The play stars Roberts along with Don and Leah Purvis, Ray and Jillian Gardner, Monica Simpson, Mike Shaughnessy, Chris Scott, Clay Spangler and Caleb Roberts.

Tickets for the murder mystery are $50 per person or $360 for a table of eight and include a New Orleans-themed dinner. Bring cash for the bar and raffle tickets. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. with the show starting at 6:45. Tickets are available for $15 per person for a VIP mingle with the cast from 5:30 to 6:15 p.m. Once the murderer is unveiled, an after party will be held at The Center. The murder mystery is recommended for adults only.

All attendees are invited to dress in their best Mardi Gras wear and participate in the Best Krewe Costume Contest for a chance to win a prize.

Sponsors for the event include title sponsor The Ugly Grouper, photo sponsor Sato Real Estate and bar sponsor Abrahamson & Uiterwyk. Sponsors are still sought for entertainment and food.

For more information, or to purchase tickets, call 941-778-1908, go online to www.centerami.org or visit The Center at 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria.

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Holmes Beach 2/8, driving with a suspended license, 200 43rd St. The officer was informed by the license plate reader of a driver with a suspended license. He stopped the driver and ticketed her. A day later, she was stopped again and arrested.

2/9, Driving with a suspended license, warrant arrest, 800 Manatee Ave. The officer stopped the subject for running a stop sign, and a computer check showed he had a warrant for his arrest.

2/10, burglary, 3600 Gulf Drive. The officer responded to a report of a burglary in progress and witnesses said a male was chasing another male.

The officer caught up with the suspect, who refused orders to stop, until he got tased. The officer recovered the stolen property.

OBITUARIES FROM PAGE 32

became one of the top independent optic labs in the nation. He was inducted into the Optical Pioneer Hall of Fame in 2008. Don served multiple terms on the board of directors of Global Optics.

Don was an avid White Sox fan. He enjoyed the sunny beaches of Anna Maria Island. Don will be remembered most for being s selfless man who loved his family and friends.

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SPORTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Solid Rock Construction undefeated in volleyball

BY MONICA SIMPSON SPECIAL TO THE SUN

To start the week of sports at The Center, Solid Rock Construction continued to dominate on the volleyball court.

Winning both games against Bins Be Clean, the Solid Rock squad ended its night undefeated with a record of 3-0.

While Solid Rock Construction worked to defend its last season championship win, the Ugly Grouper team is a close second with a single match loss.

Team Bins Be Clean ended last week’s action with a 1-2 record, while the Sandbar group continue to fight for its first win of the season.

In youth flag football, three teams top the charts in the eight- to 10-year-old league with four wins. Swordfish Grill & Tiki Bar still seek out their first victory.

Also hoping to put a W in the statistic book is Team Ugly Grouper with a 0-6 record in the 11- to 13-year-old football league. Progressive Cabinetry is at the top of the charts with only one loss so far this season.

Tied for first place in the 14- to 17-year-old league are MuniPlan and Hashmark Sports flag football teams. The player/coach lead team sits on top having beat the Hashmark squad a few weeks ago.

With no wins yet this season, the Gulf Drive Café team had a bye last week.

The adults on the gridiron played their third game of the season last week. Moss Builders is on top with a 3-0 record.

Team Ugly Grouper goes into week four with no wins to its name so far in the season.

The remaining six teams have one or two losses. Midweek records should see the mid-range teams shake out, while everyone is chasing the Moss Builders team.

SUN SCOREBOARD MONDAY, FEB. 10 ADULT CO-ED VOLLEYBALL

Bins Be Clean 17 13 Solid Rock Construction 25 25 Sandbar 16 15 Ugly Grouper 25 25 Sandbar Bins Be Clean

21 25 15 25 22 17

TUESDAY, FEB. 11 YOUTH FLAG FOOTBALL EIGHT- TO 10-YEAR-OLD LEAGUE Rays Ramblings Cool Today

(2-4) 38 (2-3) 32

Swordfish Grill & Tiki Bar Diamond Turf

(0-5) 6 (4-2) 38

HSH Designs Beach Bums

(4-1) 12 (3-2) 22

11- TO 13-YEAR-OLD LEAGUE

Solid Rock Construction (4-2) 7 Progressive Cabinetry (5-1) 19 Slim’s Place Ugly Grouper

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Katy Roadman, for Solid Rock Construction, goes up for the point against Bins Be Clean last Monday night at The Center.

14- TO 17-YEAR-OLD LEAGUE Ugly Grouper Hashmark Sports

(1-4) 7 (4-1) 51

MuniPlan Killer Bait

(4-1) 26 (3-2) 27

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13 ADULT CO-ED INDOOR SOCCER Sato Real Estate Pool America

7 8

Slim’s Place Gulfview Windows

8 7

Ross Built Construction Duncan Real Estate

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Slim’s Place Ugly Grouper

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Capt. Sky Cruises Moss Builders

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Lancaster Designs Rays Ramblings

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Firkins Automotive Beach Bums

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Ugly Grouper’s Colton Stanton goes head-to-head at the net against Sandbar in the adult co-ed volleyball league.

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PIER: Opening delayed by electrical issues FROM PAGE 1

“At this point, it looks like Florida Power & Light will not have their portion of this thing resolved until early March at best. Part of it is impacted by supplies and things of that nature and having to do with design. We can establish a firm date when Florida Power & Light is good to go. Other than that, it’s premature to speculate what the date would be,” Murphy said of the pier opening.

When contacted later, Murphy said the bulk of the electrical concerns pertain to the FPL transformers being readied for connectivity with the city pier.

PIER OPENING CEREMONIES

“In lieu of all that, I still need to put together a program as to what we’d like to do,” Murphy told the commission.

Murphy said former Commissioner Doug Copeland suggested a Saturday morning youth fishing tournament as part of the pier opening ceremonies. Murphy said that was an excellent idea, and he’s already asked CrossPointe Fellowship Pastor Ed Moss to

head up the tournament.

Murphy also wants the opening ceremonies to serve as a thank you to the other government officials and government bodies that helped fund the pier replacement project. These include Florida Sen. Bill Galvano, State Rep. Will Robinson, Elliott Falcione and the Manatee County Tourist Development Council, the Manatee County Commission and also Anna Maria resident Sissy Quinn for her grassroots fundraising efforts.

“A light program with maybe a champagne toast or something like that. I think it’s appropriate that we say thank you, Murphy said, noting that hors d’oeuvres would also be served.

Commissioner Carol Carter suggested the thank you ceremony take place on a Friday.

Murphy encouraged the commissioners in their roles as commission liaisons to invite The Center of Anna Maria, the Island Players, the AMI Historical Society and the Anna Maria Garden Club to participate in the ceremonies.

“This pier is so important to our city. It’s

We do have an electrical issue with the pier – partially from Florida Power & Light and partially of our own making.”

Dan Murphy, Anna Maria Mayor the heart of our city. That’s why I’d like the entities that are the fiber of our city to participate,” Murphy said.

Carter said a pier exhibit at the AMI Historical Museum could be reinstalled after a current exhibit is removed. She also said the museum sells pier T-shirts and more could be ordered for the opening ceremonies.

Commissioner Joe Muscatello said the Island Players have already offered to perform a historical period piece that pays homage to the original pier built in 1911 and those who first used it.

Commissioner Amy Tripp asked Murphy

if he envisioned a two or three-day ceremony.

Murphy said that’s up to the commission.

He asked the commissioners to provide him their individual ideas by Wednesday, Feb. 19.

“Just give me some ideas, and I think we can put it all together,” he said.

The pier walkway and T-end deck are expected to open to the public before the yet to be determined pier tenant completes the interior build-outs of the city-owned restaurant and bait shop buildings.

POLLUTION: Concerns raised FROM PAGE 5

problem, and we are about to start testing ourselves so we can get to the bottom of it. You know we believe in the importance of clean, healthy waters. We have the clam project and living shoreline in progress. We just didn’t know it was this bad.”

The Suncoast Waterkeeper samples were analyzed by Benchmark EnviroAnalytical Inc., an accredited and certified laboratory in Palmetto.

“We are not pointing fingers here,” Mele said in the press release. “We are concerned that there could be a public health problem, and we will be working with the Manatee County Department of Health and the Bradenton Beach government to help identify the sources and resolve the problem.”

The Feb. 12 sampling data can be viewed in its entirety at the Suncoast Waterkeeper website.

ANCHORAGE ENFORCEMENT

Officer Eric Hill, Det. Sgt. Lenard Diaz and Lt. John Cosby from the Bradenton Beach Police Department are among those who play active roles in the ongoing and increased enforcement efforts taking place in the unmanaged waters

south of the pier.

When contacted Sunday, Cosby said, “As time goes on, I believe some of that will clear up. We’ve reduced the amount of liveaboards there by half. Six months ago, we had 58 boats out there. We’ve got 24 right now. And the ones we have removed were the ones we were having the most issues with.”

Cosby was asked if the city is having issues with liveaboard boaters dumping human waste into those waters.

“We don’t know, because we would have to physically see them dump it, and we have not seen that. Obviously, if we’re out there they’re not going to do it in front of us,” Cosby said, noting it could possibly happen at night.

Regarding vessel inspections, Cosby said, “We have the Coast Guard help us with that, but the boat has to be operational. If the boat is derelict and the boat doesn’t run, the pump system doesn’t work, so the Coast Guard can’t test it.

So, that’s part of this derelict enforcement that we’re doing.

“They have to get the boat up and running and be able to demonstrate that it has power, steering and is seaworthy. And FWC just came out with a new course that boaters have to navigate in order to show us the boat is maneuverable. Before, it used to be a guess. Now a sailboat or powerboat has

to run to demonstrate to us that the boat is able to be steered and has enough power to propel itself,” Cosby said.

“The big thing out there is continued enforcement. That’s the only thing that’s going to keep that under control, and that’s what we plan on doing,” he added.

Cosby noted the city has a newly-amended ordinance, Ordinance 19-509, that addresses vessels moored in the unmanaged anchorage. The amended ordinance now limits the space available for liveaboard boaters to leave their dinghies at and near the city-owned dinghy dock next to the Bridge Tender Inn’s Dockside Bar. “That’s going to help a lot. We’re having signs made that say you can’t beach your dinghy anymore in that area. If there’s not enough room to put their dinghy on the dinghy dock, then they’re out of luck. They’ve been beaching them on that little cove where the dinghy dock is. They’re not allowed to do that anymore. Once the signs are up, we’re actually allowed to seize the dinghy, charge a $100-a-day storage fee and also charge them what it costs for Public Works to remove it,” Cosby said.

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45 Role for which Liam got an Oscar nod 46 Show ardor 48 Occupied 52 IPA, say 53 About 5, for coffee 57 Humanities degs.

58 Enjoy a season in a day, perhaps?

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33 Citrusy flavor 34 "The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very __ is an act of rebellion": Camus (attributed) 35 Votes for 42 Succeeds to the max 44 Sri Lankan currency 47 Send to cloud nine 49 WWII sub 50 Gift list addressee 51 Cape Ann's county 54 Nights before 55 Rapper Lil Uzi __ 56 Singer Franklin, Aretha's elder sister 59 Opal, for one 61 Suffix with salt

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