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Anna Maria declines wood pilings for pier rebuild

By Bianca Benedí Islander Reporter Anna Maria commissioners made a decision on one part of the Anna Maria City Pier rebuild: The pilings won’t be made of wood.

The commission voted 4-1 Jan. 29 to direct Ayres Associates to conduct a costbenefit analysis for two potential materials for the piling construction: Spun-concrete piles or composite piles.

Commissioner Dale Woodland voted against the decision.

The city held a special fact-finding meeting Jan. 29 with Ayres Associates, the Tampa-based engineering firm contracted by the city to design and engineer the pier rebuild, to review options for the pilings.

Because of the risk of worm infestation and rot, as well as the decrease in the quality of available timber over time, wood pilings are not recommended for a structure Jay Saxena, Ayres Associates project leader for the Anna Maria City Pier rebuild, disdesigned to last 75 to 100 years, according plays samples Jan. 29 of spun-concrete piles and composite piles available to replace PLEASE SEE PIER PAGE 2 the pier’s wood pilings. Islander Photo: Bianca Benedí

Holmes Beach adds safety signs at S-curves on heels of pedestrian fatality

By Terry O’Connor Islander Reporter Holmes Beach Police Chief Bill Tokajer is taking steps to improve road safety after the first pedestrian fatality in the city since 2013.

The “recommended� speed limit of 25 mph is now “mandatory� at the accident site in the 5600 block of Gulf Drive in Holmes Beach, Tokajer said. “I’ve already spoken to commissioners, and they are in agreement this is a minor change and that I should not wait,� he said.

Reduced speed signs — mandatory 25-mph limits — are posted.

Two solar-powered warning signs are on order to be posted at all five Gulf Drive S-curves in the city, including the site of the fatal accident.

The lighted signs will flash the message: “Warning. Watch for Pedestrians.�

Tokajer received approval to spend $13,000 on the new signage.

While on the way to the beach Jan. 24, an 80-year-old Canadian woman and her husband were hit by a white 2016 Chevy Suburban.

Marion Timmins died the same day at

Blake Medical Center in Bradenton.

Her husband, William Timmins, 78, required surgery but has been released from the hospital.

The visitors from Thorold, Ontario, were crossing Gulf Drive north of Guava Street about 2 p.m. when they were struck by the SUV, according to Holmes Beach police.

There is no crosswalk at the location, but there is beach access on the west side of Gulf Drive. “We’re going to do everything in our power to educate the public to use crosswalks and let vehicular traffic know to use the proper precaution for the possibility of pedestrians crossing in the wrong area,�

Tokajer said.

Despite precautions, Tokajer said, accidents happen. “This is a vacation destination and people on vacation sometimes have a vacation mindset,� he said.

Tokajer said a crosswalk would not work where the fatality occurred because of limited visibility. “We are looking at locations in that general area, but not on curves,� he said.

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Anna Maria among ‘top 10’ happy towns

Will Anna Maria be declared the happiest seaside town in the United States? The city will have to wait a few months to find out.

A poll conducted by Coastal Living magazine named Anna Maria in its top list of America’s happiest seaside coastal living towns in January.

Voting closed Feb. 6, but results won’t be revealed until Tuesday, June 12.

In the week leading up to the poll’s closing, Anna Maria hovered in the fourth-place spot. However, Coastal Living hid its rankings Feb. 3, before the poll closed.

Anna Maria commissioners debated Jan. 25 whether to encourage voters to push for the No. 1 spot before arriving at a consensus to sit out the competition.

The other Florida finalist is Vero Beach.

Other cities named include Bellport, New York; Bluffton, South Carolina; Cambria, California; Cannon Beach, Oregon; Cape Charles, Virginia; Hampton Beach, New Hampshire; Ocean City, New Jersey; and Traverse City, Michigan.

The final results will be posted online at coastalliving.com. — Bianca Benedí

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PIER CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 to Jay Saxena, Ayres Associates project leader for the pier rebuild.

Commissioner Carol Carter brought up the Belle Haven cottage, a historical structure at Anna Maria Island Historical Museum that fell into the bay in 1926. According to historical information, Carter said, Murphy worms ate the pilings, causing the structure to collapse.

Woodland inquired about using timber pilings in a vinyl wrap.

Saxena responded that his firm wouldn’t extend the expected life span of a timber piling in a vinyl wrapping.

Anna Maria resident Dennis Ellsworth objected to the answer during public comments, noting that although he wasn’t sure wood was the best choice, he did not understand how vinyl would not extend the life of the wood.

Leni Hagen, a former bait shop employee at the Anna Maria City Pier, cited a passage from Carolyne Norwood’s “Anna Maria Island 1940-1970, Tales of Three Cities from Bean Point to Bridge Street,” which said worms had eaten the pilings due to “procrastination” on the part of the residents, who failed to care for the pilings.

“Maintenance has always been a problem” for the Anna Maria City Pier, Hagen said.

Hagen also said she hopes the city will look into sources of funding for maintaining the pier after it is rebuilt, and that the piling material selected will allow crustaceans to attach themselves.

She also commented that it “boggles (her) mind” that the pier was considered safe to host more than 300 people during the centennial celebration six years ago and that the “pilings are a total loss” today.

Commission Chair Doug Copeland said before making the motion for the cost-benefit analysis that the city has to “make decisions … and move on if we want to get this pier in the ground and people out there

enjoying it.”

The commission has secured funding from the Manatee County Tourist Development Council and is seeking funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the state of Florida on the basis of a pier with a 75-year life span, Copeland said.

Mayor Dan Murphy also has requested funding from a Manatee County reserve fund, money in excess of the contracted amount paid by the county beach concessionaire based on a percentage of its revenue.

Mitch Purdue, another Anna Maria resident, said in public comments that he believed the city only needed “a couple of million dollars” to rebuild the pier out of wood, a cost he said a city like Anna Maria should easily be able to secure.

“If your employee doesn’t want to look at wood, let a citizen committee look at it. … It’s not rocket science, it’s real simple,” he said.

From marine study to pier rebuild Murphy began the Jan. 29 city meeting with the commission and Ayres Associates by reviewing the history of the pier project.

The city commissioned a marine study from CBI Engineering in 2015 to determine the state of the city pier.

The study predicted the pier had a five-year expected life span and the city could either pursue a pier rebuild to extend the life span another 75 years, or a patchwork repair project that could extend the life span another 25 years.

The city issued a request for proposals in December 2016 to engineer the city repair work. Three firms responded to the proposal — Wantman Group Inc., McLaren Engineering Group and Taylor Engineering.

One by one, each company was ruled out, Murphy said, due to lack of response, high cost or project demands.

In order to attract new bidders, the city reissued the RFP in July 2017, combining design, engineering and construction services.

Two engineering firms — LTA Engineering and Ayres Associates – responded to the second RFP. Before the city could review the bids from the second RFP, Hurricane Irma passed through Sept.

10-11, further damaging the pier.

Ayres Associates was available and able to get an engineering team out by the end of that week, Murphy said.

The team examined the pier, determined it should remain closed to the public, and said whether the city chose to repair or rebuild the structure, it would take more than 120 days to complete the project.

According to the terms of the city lease negotiated with Mario Schoenfelder in 2000, “total destruction” of the city pier is defined as any damage that would require closure of more than 120 days.

In a meeting in October 2017, the commission voted unanimously to design a pier rebuild with a 75-100 year life span over proposals for a shorter life span.

“I know there are conflicting stories, but those are the facts. That’s how we got here,” Murphy said Jan. 29.

“Ayres did not say we needed a new pier, the commission decided to build to 100 years.… The responsibility lies with the six of us today,” he said, referring to himself and the commissioners.

SIGNS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Any new crosswalks will be outfitted with pushbutton warning signs, he said.

“But that’s got to be in more of a straight-away path,” Tokajer said. “That’s in our plans.”

Tokajer called the crash a “tragedy” and emphasized no one was legally at fault for the crash.

The driver, Tracey Thompson of Anna Maria, and her 7-year-old passenger were uninjured.

Thompson was not ticketed. She told police she saw the couple at the last second, but could not stop in time to avoid hitting them.

“We are not putting blame on the driver or the people crossing the road,” Tokajer said.

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Holmes Beach commission chair readies leap to mayor’s seat

By Terry O’Connor Islander Reporter “Mayor” Judy Titsworth.

The Holmes Beach City Commission chair said she might be ready to handle the position.

“It might be time for me to try on the mayor’s hat,” Titsworth said. “Whatever I do, I’d throw my whole heart and soul into it.”

She said she would give a 10-yearcommitment to the job if she does decide to run and is successful.

“I still have time to decide, don’t I?” she asked.

She does. Qualifying for the Nov. Johnson 6 municipal election will start June 18 and conclude June 22.

Titsworth, a lifelong Holmes Beach resident, is the

first candidate to publicly declare her interest in the mayor’s job.

Holmes Beach Mayor Bob Johnson’s second two-year term expires in November and he said he is not running for re-election.

“I’m going to go back to my life,” Johnson said. “My wife and I will do

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more traveling.”

Holmes Beach was named for Titsworth’s grandfather, Jack Holmes, and construction has long been the family trade. She has worked 30 years in construction and development.

Titsworth was first elected commissioner in November 2012 and re-elected in 2014 and 2016. Her third term expires in November.

“I’ve always thought in order to be a good mayor you ought to be a commissioner first,” Titsworth said.

“The learning curve is huge.”

Elected vice chair in 2012, she was elected commission chair in 2013, a job she still holds five years later.

Titsworth, who attended the University of Alaska and Manatee Community College, has been canvassing fellow and former commissioners on her choice to run for mayor.

Former Commissioner Marvin Grossman said he knows Titsworth is planning to run, but is undecided on whom to support for mayor.

“I don’t know,” Grossman said. “Anything I say will get me in trouble.”

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“Judy called and told me what she wanted to do, so that was good,” he said. “I think we need to wait and see what happens. She’s a good friend and she’s run those commission meetings very well.”

Commissioner Carol Soustek said she would back former fire chief Andy Price if he runs for mayor.

“Andy Price would make a very good mayor,” Soustek said.

Price, who retired from West Manatee Fire Rescue in April 2015, could not be reached for comment.

Soustek said she hadn’t given thought to backing Titsworth when asked.

“It’s a demanding position and it takes finesse,” Soustek said. “Oh, Lord. That’s a good question. Not a lot of people are willing to do the job.”

Former Commissioner Jean Peelen declined to run for re-election in 2017, citing health concerns. She said she wants to vote for a qualified, experienced mayor.

“I don’t think that person has appeared yet,” Peelen said. “It’s distressing to me. I don’t see anybody on the horizon who is qualified to be the next mayor.”

Peelen said managing the 54-person city staff and its $13.4 million budget requires an advanced level of experience.

“I think we’ve passed the time when we are a sleepy little town relying on our citizens to be part-time mayors and commissioners,” Peelen said. “We’ve got a lot on our plates. If the mayor is to be the administrator of the city, my goodness, you have to be a qualified mayor.”

Johnson declined comment when asked for his choice for a mayoral candidate.

Other seats are up for grabs in the midterm election, according to city clerk Stacey Johnston. The commission terms will expire for Titsworth and Pat Morton and a five-member charter review commission will be chosen.

Morton said he had no comment when asked if he plans to run for re-election.

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Community center — finally — in the black

By Bianca Benedí Islander Reporter Months ago, the Center of Anna Maria Island was warned that if it could not stick to a budget, it may not last the year.

Board members announced Jan. 31 that since December, for the first time in the fiscal year that began July 1, the center is operating in the black.

With participation rates remaining steady, board members expect growth through the year.

A combination of fundraising and program participation boosted income, said outgoing executive Zaccagnino director Kristen Lessig.

Lessig announced at the meeting that she accepted a position at the Sarasota YMCA. She said the net income for the first half of the fiscal year was $6,023 — in the black — while the board had Froeschle anticipated the center budget outcome would be more than $13,000 in the red by the end of December.

Direct costs for programs are more than $40,000 below budget for the fiscal year, at $163,689. Indirect and administrative expenses are down more than

$27,000 from the budget at $275,007.

Meanwhile, fundraising revenue exceeded budgeted expectations by $15,000 at the end of December.

At $206,200, program revenue is below the budgeted $270,300. However, a decrease in expenses, as well as an increase in donations, helped even out the balance.

“People are investing in the center again,” said board chair David Zaccagnino.

Zaccagnino, a financial adviser with Raymond James, compared the center to the stock market: growing activity and programs increased trust and people are more willing to make large donations to the center as a result.

Part of the this winter’s financial success can be attributed to an anonymous $130,000 donation at the end of the calendar year.

In addition, Lessig said contributions from an estate and a trust allowed the center to replenish its endowment fund.

Lessig said the partnership with Island Fitness, which moved its operations to the center in November 2017, was more beneficial than expected.

However, the $6,000 gain in the current budget year does not take into account the $200,000 annual losses during Lessig’s past two years, nor the losses

2 business applications, 1 location, creates confusion

By Terry O’Connor Islander Reporter Two business license applications have been submitted for the same site in Holmes Beach.

The duplication must be sorted before a business can be licensed at the site of the former Lobstahs, 5337 Gulf Drive, according to city clerk Stacey Johnston.

Johnston said a pending state inspection could help clarify the situation.

Ideally, she said, one of the license applications will be dropped.

Johnston said AMI Plaza owner Mike Hynds first applied and was approved for a business license for the site in December 2017, then Scott Lubore applied as well, apparently with Hynds’ blessing.

Hynds confirmed a week earlier that he had signed a lease with Lubore.

“We told them this makes it more complicated than it needs to be,” Johnston said.

If Hynds drops his application, Lubore is clear to apply for a new license. As it stands, Johnston said, Hynds would have to transfer his licensing interest for Lubore’s business to be approved on the site.

The Freckled Fin is expected to eventually take precedence. Lubore has announced a March 1 opening date for the Freckled Fin on Facebook.

Lubore has incorporated the Freckled Fin Irish Pub LLC, 5337 Gulf Drive N., No. 600, in AMI Plaza.

The Freckled Fin business tax receipt filed by Lubore with Holmes Beach claims stock will not exceed $10,000.

Lubore has some experience in establishing new businesses.

According to sunbiz.org, the state website for business registrations, Lubore is the named agent for six limited liability corporations and one incorporated business.

His interests include: Island Surfset, Anna Maria Free Rides, AMI Transportation, AMI Outdoors, The Freckled Fin, Freckled Fin Irish Pub and Barron’s Limousine and Sedan Service.

The Freckled Fin’s limited liability corporation became effective Jan. 1, according to the state division of corporations.

Lobstahs closed in June 2017. The latest application by Hynds indicated Lobstahs would be replaced by a bar and restaurant named Where’s the Food?

It’s the second name Hynds has proposed for the site. Hynds applied for a post-Lobstahs business license Oct. 16, 2017, but the application was rejected by the city. The name Finnegan’s was determined to fall under the temporary moratorium on new franchise businesses.

Nearly two months later, Hynds applied to change the name of Finnegan’s AMI to Where’s the Food?

Hynds plans for the plaza include adding four

vacation rental units above the ground-level businesses. The residential units would total 2,968 square feet if approved.

Holmes Beach Commission Chair Judy Titsworth noted the business license application from Hynds overstated the number of allowable seats.

“It’s 144 total seats, not the 154 Hynds requested,” Titsworth wrote.

A review of the site plan bears out Titsworth’s accounting.

According to Hynds’ pending permit application to expand the building to include short-term rentals, “the applicant will decrease the number of seats in the restaurant and bar in suites 500 and 600 from 140 indoor seats and 40 outdoor seats to 128 indoor and 16 outdoor seats to accommodate the additional parking required by the site plan.”

The number of seats is left blank in Lubore’s application for the Freckled Fin, and it lists the address as Suite 600, one of the two suites on the site plan.

Lobstahs leased both suites.

The site is zoned commercial with a mixed-use overlay within the district.

Mike Hynds declined comment.

— based on audits by Kerkering Barberio — that took place in the past eight or more years.

Board members added Two people joined the board Jan. 31.

Christine Hicks, a longtime community member, will succeed Jim Froeschle as board treasurer.

Froeschle, who announced his board resignation in December, said he spent the past month reviewing financials with Hicks in order to turn over his responsibilities.

Community member John Munn also joined the board.

Several additional applications were submitted, Zaccagnino said, and the board will continue to review applicants and add to its membership.

However, Zaccagnino said, the board will be more selective of who it brings in, explaining the center did not want the board to fraction as it did in mid-2017, when multiple members of the board stepped down and he stepped in.

Fundraisers ahead The center is looking toward several fundraising events for the remainder of the year.

Bingo has proven to be a popular event, according to Zaccagnino.

The game night, which began in early January, drew more than 70 people to the first event, and more than 120 attended the second bingo night, Zaccagnino said.

While not intended as a fundraiser, the center earned more than $2,000 from two game nights.

In addition, Zaccagnino said the center is selling out its murder mystery dinners.

Performances of the Las Vegas-themed show, “What Happens In Anna Maria ... Stays In Anna Maria” will be at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 16-17, at the center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria.

The murder mystery dinner is “turning out to be our signature event,” Lessig said.

Two companies — Air & Energy and the Boilermaker — are sponsors. The companies also asked to share sponsorship for the next several years, Lessig said.

Lessig also announced that four homes were acquired for the tour of homes, which is Saturday, March 17.

The nonprofit recently received a $1,000 grant from the Michael Saunders Foundation and a $6,500 grant from the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce Giving Back program to support its after-school program.

Meetings

Holmes Beach City Hall, 5801 Marina Drive, Anna Maria City 941-708-5800, holmesbeachfl.org.

• Feb. 8, 6 p.m., commission.

• Feb. 13, 4 p.m., planning and zoning.

West Manatee Fire Rescue • Feb. 22, 6 p.m., commission.

• Feb. 20, 6 p.m., commission.

Anna Maria City Hall, 10005 Gulf Drive, 941WMFR administration building, 6417 Third Ave. 708-6130, cityofannamaria.com.

W., Bradenton, wmfr.org.

Bradenton Beach • Feb. 7, 9 a.m., capital improvements.

CANCELLED • Feb. 7, 9:30 a.m., CRA. • Feb. 7, 11 a.m., pier team.

• Feb. 7, 1 p.m., city commission (shade).

• Feb. 7, 3 p.m., ScenicWAVES. CANCELLED • Feb. 8, 1 p.m., department heads.

• Feb. 15, noon, city commission.

• Feb. 20, 1 p.m., city commission.

• Feb. 21, 1 p.m., planning and zoning.

Bradenton Beach City Hall, 107 Gulf Drive N., 941-778-1005, cityofbradentonbeach.org.

Manatee County • Feb. 13, 9 a.m., county commission.

• Feb. 27, 1:30 a.m., county commission and Longboat Key Town Commission.

Administration building, 1112 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton, 941-748-4501, mymanatee.org.

Of interest • Feb. 12, 9 a.m., Manatee County Tourist Development Council, county administration building.

• Feb. 12, 2 p.m., Island Transportation Planning Organization, Anna Maria City Hall.

• Feb. 19 is Presidents Day, when most government offices will be closed.

• Feb. 26, 9:30 a.m., Sarasota/Manatee MetroHolmes Beach politan Planning Organization, Holiday Inn Saraso• Feb. 7, 10 a.m., 6 p.m., planning commis- ta-Bradenton International Airport, 8009 15th St. E., sion.

Sarasota.

• Feb. 13, 6 p.m., city commission.

• Feb. 15, 6 p.m., city commission.

Send notices to calendar@islander.org and • Feb. 27, 6 p.m., city commission. news@islander.org.

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Community center director resigns, accomplishments debated

job in what you’ve built here.”

Cindy Thompson, then a board member, was named executive director and Lessig was appointed managing director after executive director Dawn Stiles resigned at the end of 2014. Stiles left to rejoin family in Maine. Thompson left about a year later.

In two years as director, Lessig says center programming has grown to include CrossFit and the Island Fitness partnership, and membership doubled in the past year.

The fitness center became a topic of debate in 2015 at Holmes Beach City Hall when two fitness center operators, including Island Fitness, pleaded to city officials that the center’s fitness expansion was harmful to their business because of rent and tax advantages for the nonprofit.

The employee turnover rate at the center also was a concern, as more than 40 employees came and went during Lessig’s tenure — either fired or resigned — many of them claiming duress and bullying in the workplace.

The center also was rocked by scandals regarding financial concerns, including unaccounted spending, disparity in reporting finances to various organizations, including the city of Anna Maria, and a moral debate over a workplace relationship involving Lessig.

In June 2017, multiple members of the board resigned over concerns about over-spending and the center’s financial losses.

In July 2017, the city of Anna Maria held a financial review of the center to address concerns regarding the center’s debts. The limited number of documents reviewed were furnished by the center.

During the July meeting, John Chambers, a retired financial consultant and certified public accountant, presented the findings of his financial review to the city commission.

He said he believed the center deserved a second chance, but if their spending and income patterns didn’t change, “they (wouldn’t) make it” to the next year.

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Lessig said she has no plans to leave Anna Maria Island. She and her daughter will remain involved in the center.

At the board meeting, Lessig presented a timeline for hiring a director that was unanimously approved by the board.

An interim executive director may be named to give the board another 30-60 days to select a suitable candidate.

David Zaccagnino, chair of the board, said the center’s financial success at the end of 2017 is attributable to Lessig, adding that the center is in the “best condition I’ve ever seen.… Things are just bursting here at the seams.”

“Thank you, Kristen, for everything you’ve done,” said Bradenton Beach Mayor John Chappie, representing his city at the meeting. “You’ve done an amazing

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By Bianca Benedí Islander Reporter Kristen Lessig resigned as executive director of the Center of Anna Maria Island.

Lessig, who has worked at the center since 2014, said Jan. 31 at a board of directors meeting she accepted a position as youth program director for the Sarasota YMCA. Lessig said she had weighed the Y’s offer since November 2017. With Lessig the center’s recent financial success and growing member activities, she said she feels secure about stepping down.

“To work for the Y system has always been a dream of mine,” Lessig said.

Her final day at the center will be Feb. 19.

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Being polite

An apology for tardiness will usually suffice.

But on the CBS “Sunday Morning” show, anchor Jane Pauley caught my attention with the lead-up to an apology by a British minister who had arrived tardy to the House of Lords.

In less than 60 seconds, international development minister Lord Michael Bates arrived late, apologized and resigned his position — appearing in utter shame — to cries of objections from his peers.

“I want to offer my sincere apologies to Baroness Lister for my discourtesy in not being in my place to answer her question on a very important matter.”

Lord Bates continued, “I’ve always believed we should rise to the highest possible standards of courtesy and respect in responding on behalf of the government to the legitimate questions of the legislature.

“I am thoroughly ashamed at not being in my place and therefore I shall be offering my resignation to the prime minister . . . with immediate effect.”

Aside from his obvious pain, I can’t say I’ve ever heard a more eloquent apology or a gentleman so properly dedicated to his place in government.

Well, it made me think — a lot.

It reminded me that when people keep secrets, it leads to disorder. Dysfunction. Distrust.

Such is where we are with “our” community center — and I begin with a spate of resentment for the name change from Anna Maria Island Community Center to Center of AMI. Rebranding was a mistake, in my mind. We need to build trust, not forfeit it.

Ignoring repeated requests for public records is another topic eating away in my craw. Promising better communication and hiding information is deceitful.

I also have a problem with the self-praise from the “center” director and her new PR wag in Washington, D.C., working in the wings, allegedly on behalf of an anonymous donor.

Kristen Lessig resigned.

I’ll make no apology for believing she caused a rift in the community. Complaints amassed among the 40-plus employees who walked through Lessig’s revolving door. Bullying. Manipulation. Bad morals.

Frivolous spending.

Plank removal isn’t There are pages and pages of documentation, and you all are welcome to peruse it. rocket science Suffice it to say that two consecutive years of Officials in the city of Anna Maria have stated $200,000 losses in addition to draining the endowment from Day One that they are concerned financially with fund of $800,000 might be considered irresponsible. the removal of the planks from the City Pier.

The board members should apologize.

They stated they were not a party to or had anything Thankfully, hopefully, apologetically, we finally to do with the installing of the engraved planks. can move on. — Bonner Joy Now the city attorney has stated that once the planks were installed they became the property of the city of Anna Maria.

Let me remind those at city hall: You can’t have FEB. 7, 2018 • Vol. 26, No. 15 your fried grouper and eat it too!

Did you really think that the people who purchased ▼ Publisher and Editor Bonner Joy, news@islander.org the planks would want them stored in a man’s barn for ▼ Editorial an undetermined amount of time?

Lisa Neff, copy editor I’m sure it is a fine barn. But what came to my Sandy Ambrogi, sandy@islander.org Bianca Benedí, bianca@islander.org mind was a fire or lighting strike, termites or the Joe Bird, editorial cartoonist dreaded beaver.

Kevin Cassidy, kevin@islander.org I want to store my plank in memory of my deceased Jack Elka, jack@jackelka.com ChrisAnn Silver Esformes, chrisann@islander.org father at my house for safekeeping.

Terry O’Connor, terryo@islander.org I then can return it to the city for the memorial wall Kathy Prucnell, kathyp@islander.org Ed Scott, edscott@islander.org or keep it and use it on my deck. ▼ Contributors If it would help the city financially, once the plank Jesse Brisson removal permits are in place, I would be more then Karen Riley-Love Capt. Danny Stasny, fish@islander.org happy to remove the plank myself at no cost to the city ▼ Advertising Director and replace it with whatever the city deems appropriToni Lyon, toni@islander.org ate. ▼ Office Staff Lisa Williams, manager All I need is 10 minutes. This is not rocket sciChristi Burton ence! If I’m wrong, luckily for the city of Anna Maria, accounting@islander.org we have a NASA engineer living right here on the classifieds@islander.org subscriptions@islander.org island! ▼ Distribution H.P. Badger, Holmes Beach Urbane Bouchet

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Slow the pace for people, pets

Thank you for the editorial about slowing the pace on Anna Maria Island. (The Islander, Jan. 31, 2018).

Recently I went to the vet to pick up food and, on my way back, we were on Gulf Drive a block from

Anna Maria Elementary School and there it was in the road, a pet Bengal cat was just hit.

Do you think anyone would stop?

We turned around and I stopped traffic so I could retrieve the cat and dash back to Dr. Bill Bystrom’s office.

How lucky are we to have an island vet who allows us to be sensitive to all animals that are struck by motorists driving too fast with no place to go.

It is hard to believe a person can hit an animal and not stop.

This beautiful cat was in my loving arms for a last ride to the vet.

Bystrom is such an asset to have on the island. I had no hesitation to rush back to his office knowing he would assist.

Unfortunately this pet did not make it, but I think it might be time to remind everyone that people and pets like to cross the street and we need to pay attention to the road while we are driving too fast, only one block from the school. Would you stop for a child, that is the question?

Kathy Caserta, Holmes Beach

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Parasols on the pier

Passengers carrying parasols stream ashore in 1910 from the steamer Favorite, which was docked at the wooden Anna Maria City Pier.

The type on the image reads, “Midwinter excursion at Anna Maria Beach, Florida.” This photo and many other historical images can be found in “Images of America: Anna Maria Island” by Islander publisher Bonner Joy. Islander Courtesy Photo

Bad judgment

The city of Anna Maria has shown very bad judgment in firing two public works employees.

The complaints against them are trespassing on city property and theft of city property. How could city employees trespass on city property?

They had been on the pier hundreds of times doing city work.

How can they be stealing city property when they are returning a plank back to the person who bought and paid for it?

This is just plain wrong.

Ask anyone in the city and they will tell you Peter Piir has been a great worker and extremely helpful for more than 10 years. He did not deserve this shameful treatment.

If you want to see theft, get this: The city went and took the plank from an owner’s lawn. Doesn’t she own that plank?

Do the right thing and return these people to their jobs.

Steve Doyle, Anna Maria

10&20 years ago In the headlines: Feb. 4, 1998

• A banner headline on Page 1 read “DOT SURRENDERS.” Paul Roat reported, “Whoever said you can’t fight city hall and you especially can’t successfully fight the Florida Department of Transportation was wrong.” DOT officials agreed to surrender the battle to build a replacement megabridge on Manatee Avenue after a 10-year fight with island residents.

• Holmes Beach mayoral candidate Lou Fiorentino died in his home. A Little League coach, he decided to run to promote a regulation soccer and Babe Ruth baseball field.

• The two-day Bradenton Beach Festival began with a parade from Herb Dolan Park to Bridge Street and featured dancing, music, food, arts and crafts and historical reenactments.

In the headlines: Feb. 6, 2008

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• The Anna Maria Island Community Center kicked off Super Bowl Sunday with a concert featuring the U.S. Air Force Reserve Concert Band.

• The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was recommending additional review of the former air-toground gunnery range at Passage Key. However, islanders said such a review would be difficult — because Passage Key was under water.

• Residents of Pines Trailer Park in Bradenton Beach were protesting a proposal to route the farefree island trolley onto Bridge Street. “No buses” signs went up at the park and residents circulated a petition.

The issue archives for The Islander can be found online ufdc.ufl.edu. Archived stories can be found online at islander.org.

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Holmes Beach wins discovery spat in Bert Harris war

By Kathy Prucnell Islander Reporter The city of Holmes Beach notched a discovery “win” in court in January.

Judges typically err on the side of requiring disclosure — and such was the case Jan. 30 at the Manatee County courthouse in a Bert J. Harris Jr. Private Property Rights case brought by Bob and Ellen McCaffrey.

The McCaffreys seek to recover losses due to city ordinances adopted 2013-16 that restricted redevelopment of their residence, 7003 Holmes Blvd.

Twelfth Circuit Judge Lon Arend granted the city’s motion to compel documents and information — including specifics on allegations and mortgages — but denied the city’s request to tag the homeowners with city costs and attorneys’ fees.

The couple, represented by Fred Moore of Blalock Walters, now must respond to the city interrogatories and document the requests within 30 days.

The case is set for a May 21-23 civil trial.

Attorney Jay Daigneault of Trask Daigneault of Clearwater, the firm provided for Holmes Beach by the Florida League of Cities’ insurer, said Jan. 31 the city’s win was “just a discovery motion — not on the merits.”

“The judge could have, but chose not to exercise his discretion” on the attorneys’ fees and costs, Daigneault added.

Moore called the court proceeding “relatively uneventful.” He said the ruling asks for more clarity on four city requests.

The McCaffreys’ amended complaint includes two Bert Harris counts — one challenging ordinances about the living-area ratio, swimming pools, setbacks, underground footers and parking, and another against a two-bedroom limit and two-person per bedroom occu-

Bob McCaffrey stands by his home of 24 years, the subject of a Bert Harris lawsuit filed by Bob and wife Ellen against the city of Holmes Beach.

Islander Photo: Kathy Prucnell

pancy rules.

In other counts, the McCaffreys allege Sunshine Law notice and public records violations against the city.

The McCaffrey case is one of 11 ongoing Bert Harris suits and 40 claims not yet brought to court against Holmes Beach, citing various city ordinances caused investment losses.

The city enacted a VRO and building regulations between 2013 and 2016 as residents urged commissioners to stop a trend of large party-house construction.

The McCaffreys’ case was the first of 11 Bert Harris lawsuits, alleging about $4 million in losses, filed in 2017 against the city in the 12th Circuit Court.

An additional $20 million is alleged by about 40 other owners who filed Bert Harris claims with the city, but have yet to bring their case to court.

HB code effort results in ‘eyesore’ improvement

By Terry O’Connor Islander Reporter The city is satisfied.

The neighbors are not.

Neighbor Tom Gauld said he’s looked for more than three years at what he calls “an eyesore” next door to his residence.

Gauld, who lives at 628 Key Royale Drive, complained regularly about conditions at neighboring 626 Key Royale Drive. He claims the dilapidated property prevents him from being able to sell his home.

He often emailed building official James McGuinness, code enforcement officer JT Thomas and Mayor Bob Johnson.

An excerpt from a March 23, 2017, email outlines the problem, according to Gauld: “The house has been abandoned for more than three years in a half-built condition, open to the elements and to any rodents that may choose to live in and around it. It is clearly not habitable and should be removed or immediately repaired to a livable condition.”

However, an ongoing Bert Harris claim meant the property went untouched.

Gauld wrote again Jan. 16 and Jan. 29 to ask city officials to enforce Holmes Beach ordinances.

“I and many other neighbors who pass by this derelict building every day are frustrated by the lack of enforcement of city building codes regarding unfinished and uninhabitable buildings in the neighborhood,” he wrote.

Gauld noted the residence had no electric and was

open to the elements, including an unfinished roof.

“It is an eyesore to the neighborhood and impacts the value of adjacent properties,” he wrote Jan. 29.

By then, city code enforcement had already made the issue a priority, said Thomas. He posted a violation notice Jan. 17 at the derelict home, which was addressed to Leah Marie Enterprises LLC. Thomas said the notice punctuated four years of city efforts to bring the neglected property into compliance.

Violations cited include no address listed on the home, stray roofing shingles littering the ground and strewn across the roof and weather-beaten plywood open to the elements.

The notice, which threatened fines for noncompliance of up to $250 a day, was effective. Within two weeks, all violations had been addressed, Thomas said.

“They are in compliance as we speak,” Thomas said Jan. 31.

The owner had 10 days to appeal the notice Thomas delivered to the property owner’s island residence and posted at the derelict property.

“We will get Key Royale back on track,” Thomas said. “I hope they are happy. Even the alleged violator is happy to be through with that stuff.”

Gauld’s wife, Jane, said it’s too little, too late.

“I can’t believe it’s come into compliance,” said Jane Gauld. “There’s rodents in there like crazy. It’s been open to the elements. This remains a frustration to us.”

Holmes Beach code enforcement officer JT Thomas posts a violation notice Jan. 17 at a derelict home at 626 Key Royale Drive belonging to Leah Marie Enterprises LLC. Islander Photo: Terry O’Connor

The Bert Harris act allows property owners to sue county and municipal governments for enacting laws that deprive them of reasonable investment-backed expectations.

First, the owners must first file a claim with the government entity, which, in turn, is required to respond with an offer of settlement.

However, the law allows the city to offer no changes in the actions of the governmental entity — and Holmes Beach has thus far responded to all claimants with “no change” offers.

Anna Maria also was hit by a flurry of Bert Harris claimants in 2015-16. And unlike Holmes Beach, the city of Anna Maria reached compromises with most of the 112 claimants. Most settlements were structured to allow a two-person per room plus two additional guests, bending its eight-person occupancy rule.

Bert Harris, to be continued …

Ten Bert Harris cases are queued up in court behind Bob and Ellen McCaffrey’s suit.

They allege the Holmes Beach land-area-ratio and vacation-rental ordinances led to devalued investments under the Bert J. Harris Jr. Private Property Rights Protection Act. Each case is in a stage of pleading or discovery.

Along with the McCaffreys’ suit alleging a $341,000 loss, the city — and the Florida Municipal Insurance Trust- appointed attorneys — are litigating over $4,013,000 in appraisal-based claims, namely: • Florida Gulf Coast Vacation Homes, with corporate owners Joe and Kelly Varner of Holmes Beach, for property of 211 54th St. The filing was in April 2017 for $395,000.

• Frederick C. Hutchinson II trust sued in April 2017 for 104 75th St. and $552,000.

• Swackhamer VI Investments LLC, Bmeehan VI Investments LLC, Kmmeham VI Investments LLC, sued for $225,000 in March 2017 for 106 75th St. In November 2017, seven additional Bert Harris suits were filed: • R. Carlile Roberts for a $380,000 loss at 6422 Gulf Drive, Unit 5.

• Brian Wien for a $220,000 claim at 111 81st St. • Robert and Michele Carl filed suit for 118th 50th St. Unit A for a $400,000 loss, and a $275,000 claim for 4805 Second Ave., Unit B. • Coral Escape of Holmes Beach LLC filed suit on a $240,000 claim for 132 50th St. • 307 66th Street LLC filed for 307 66th St. based on a $295,000 loss.

• AMI Breeze LLC filed a $690,000 claim for 209 54th St. Owners who have not filed a Bert Harris lawsuit for loss caused by the VROs must exercise their rights by Oct. 1.

The city invoked a one-year statute of limitations, sending postcards Oct. 1, 2017, to affected property owners.

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The Pittsburgh Pirates, the city of Bradenton, Manatee County and the Manatee County Public Library System recently announced plans to celebrate the 50th year of Pirates baseball in Bradenton.

Bradenton has hosted the team for spring training since 1969 and the Pirates maintain a year-round presence in the area.

Plans include creating a traveling exhibit, “Baseball in Manatee County: 50 Years of Pittsburgh Pirates Spring Training.”

The exhibit will include baseball history as far back as the 1920s, with the primary focus being the half-century the Pirates have trained in Bradenton.

Community members with memorabilia relating to the long history of baseball in Bradenton, especially the Pirates, are encouraged to submit items to the libraries for temporary display.

People can contact David Breakfield at david. breakfield@mymanatee.org about their photos and memorabilia.

The traveling display will be at the Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, in May. The first showing, in February, will be at the Central Library in downtown Bradenton.

Additionally, the Pirates are assembling a pop-up museum exhibit inside LECOM Park. The exhibit will include multimedia displays to highlight the roots the Pirates have in Bradenton and Manatee County. Access to the pop-up museum will require a game ticket to Pirates spring training and Bradenton Marauders games.

The annual Pirates Pep Rally on Old Main Street in downtown Bradenton will be 5-9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, and feature live music by The Yesterdayze and autograph sessions with Pirates players.

LECOM Park will host 16 Pirates spring training games, starting with a visit from the New York Yankees at 1:05 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24.

The Bradenton Marauders will play 70 home games at LECOM Park, 1611 Ninth St. W., Bradenton, April through August.

The Annie Silver Community Center will serve a barbecue chicken dinner Friday, Feb. 9.

The menu will include barbecue chicken prepared by Big John’s Texas BBQ, mashed potatoes, gravy, coleslaw, cranberry sauce, desserts and drinks. Also, a vegetarian chili will be offered.

Dinners are $8 and served 5-7 p.m.

The Friday, March 16, dinner will be a fish fry, with sides of macaroni and cheese, coleslaw and hush puppies, as well as desserts and drinks.

In January, the center served 59 pulled-pork dinners.

The center is at 103 23rd St. N., Bradenton Beach.

For more information, call Linda Yarger at 941-778-3580.

Cortez historical society collecting jewelry

The Cortez Village Historical Society is collecting jewelry for a fundraiser.

An announcement said, “We need your old jewelry as we are repurposing to resell as a fundraising project. We have a volunteer … donating her time and talent.”

Items can be dropped off 10 a.m.-4 p.m. ThursdaySaturday at the Cortez Cultural Center at the FISH Preserve, 11655 Cortez Road W., Cortez.

For more information, call the CVHS at 941-7054656.

Senior Adventures group sets calendar

The Senior Adventures group meets most Fridays for an outing or an activity at the Annie Silver Community Center.

Feb. 9, the group will meet at Annie Silver for lunch and to learn about cremation.

The group will attend a piano concert Feb. 16, departing from Annie Silver at 9 a.m. for the concert and brunch at Sunnyside Village in Sarasota.

The cost is $5 for the ride and $2 for the concert.

Feb. 23, the group will hold its monthly book sale and potluck lunch. Lunch will be at noon and the sale will be 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

For more information or to reserve a van seat, call Kaye Bell at 941-538-0945.

Kiwanis to hold board meeting

The Kiwanis Club of Anna Maria Island will gather Saturday, Feb. 10, for a board meeting.

The program will be at 8:30 a.m. at the Anna Maria Island Beach Cafe at the Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach.

For more information, call Sandy Haas-Martens at 941-778-1383.

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Center members call games and serve refreshments, including cake, coffee and soda pop.

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February ArtWalk set for downtown Holmes Beach

The Holmes Beach Art District will host an ArtWalk 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9.

Participating art galleries and retail businesses include Waterline Marina Resort and Beach Club, Restless Natives, Artists’ Guild Gallery, Anna Maria Island Art League, Island Gallery West and SteamDesigns Studio.

These locations will feature special exhibits of local art, complimentary refreshments, music and fun for all those who enjoy strolling through downtown Holmes Beach. The plans include: Waterline Marina Resort & Beach Club Gallery, 5325 Marina Drive, will feature Rhode Island School of Design and tromp l’oiel muralist Cory Wright, known locally for her plein air oil paintings. The resort also will serve refreshments.

Restless Natives, 5416 Marina Drive, offers gift and home décor items and the work of local artists.

Sidewalk art demonstrations are planned.

Artists’ Guild Gallery, 5414 Marina Drive, will feature the work of mixed-media artist Wendell Graham. Refreshments will be offered.

The Anna Maria Island Art League, 5312 Holmes Blvd., will exhibit the 24th annual James Pay Exhibit, “Appreciation and Celebration of the Human Form.” The curated show will be juried and feature a special exhibit by Richard Thomas in the foyer. Refreshments will be offered.

Island Gallery West, 5368 Gulf Drive, will feature Joanna Karpay’s oil and pastel paintings in “The Color of Sunlight.” Refreshments will be served and the gallery will host live bluegrass musicians.

SteamDesigns Studio, Suite 600, 5343 Gulf Drive, will feature original work by Bradenton Beach-based artist Caleb Roberts, who produces graphic aquatic designs to fauna studies.

For more information about the event, call or visit any of the participating venues.

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The Anna Maria Island Historical Society’s annual luncheon will be Tuesday, Feb. 13, at the Studio at Gulf and Pine.

The cost to attend is $20 for members and $25 for The luncheon will begin at noon and feature a talk nonmembers. by author J.B. Crawford, who has written three books The Studio at Gulf and Pine is at 10101 Gulf Drive, for young adults, a history of Cortez and a book “about Anna Maria. the marijuana days,” according to a news release from For more information, call the AMIHS museum at AMIHS. 941-778-0492.

Roser Church to serve pancake breakfast

The public is invited to Roser Memorial Community Church’s pancake breakfast 8-11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, in the fellowship hall.

For $6, diners can enjoy pancakes, syrup, sausage, applesauce, biscuits and gravy, juice and coffee or tea.

There is no charge for children under the age of 5.

Proceeds will go toward upgrading the church’s kitchen equipment.

Also, Roser’s Guild Thrift Shop will be open 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

The church is at 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria.

For more information, call the church at 941-7780414.

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Wednesday, Feb. 7 1-4 p.m. Artists’ Guild of Anna Maria Island Demo-Sale-ABration, CrossPointe Fellowship, 8605 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach.

Information: 941-778-6694.

Thursday, Feb. 8 1-3 p.m. — Meet the author with Joe Zuniga, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341.

2 p.m. — Friends of the Island Library lecture, “Making Sense of the Census,” by Ray Maki, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341.

Friday, Feb. 9 5:30-7:30 p.m. — Downtown Holmes Beach ArtWalk, various venues include Waterline Marina Resort and Beach Club, Restless Natives, Artists’ Guild of Anna Maria Island, Anna Maria Island Art League, Island Gallery West and SteamDesigns. Information: : 941778-6648.

Saturday, Feb. 10 10:30 a.m. — Pastels demonstration with Joanna Karpay, Island Gallery West, 5368 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6648.

ONGOING ON ANNA MARIA ISLAND • Throughout February, Joanna Karpay exhibits her artwork in “The Color of Sunlight,” Island Gallery West, 5368 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. A reception will be 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9. Information: 941-778-6648.

• Throughout February, Artists’ Guild Gallery exhibits the work of mixed-media artist Wendell Graham, 5414 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. A reception will be 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9. Information: 941-778-6694.

• Throughout February, the Anna Maria Island Art League presents the “James Pay Exhibit,” 5312 Holmes Blvd., Holmes Beach.

Information: 941-778-2099.

• Through March 3, “A Plein Air Affair,” Studio at Gulf and Pine,

Sweet Adelines stage show

The Sweet Adelines chorus will perform its a concert at 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, at Bayshore High School, 5401 34th St. W., Bradenton.

The special guest at the concert will be the Humdingers men’s barbershop quartet.

Tickets are $15.

For more information, call 941-756-3047.

10101 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria. Information: 941-778-6694.

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Feb. 16-17, Center of Anna Maria Island Murder Mystery • Terrific Tuesdays for community and families, 5:30 p.m., Roser dinner and show, Anna Maria. Feb. 18, Roser Memorial Commu- Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria. Informanity Church concert, Anna Maria. March 8-25, Island Players’ “The tion: 941-778-0414.

Curious Savage,” Anna Maria. March 9, ArtWalk, Holmes Beach.

GAMES, SPORTS March 10-11, Anna Maria Island Art League Springfest juried arts & OUTDOORS and crafts festival, Holmes Beach. March 11, Roser Memorial Community Church concert, Anna Maria. March 25, Roser Memorial ON ANNA MARIA ISLAND Community Church concert, Anna Maria. March 17, Center of Anna Maria Island Tour of Homes, islandwide. April 13, ArtWalk, Holmes Wednesday, Feb. 14 4 p.m. — Chess club, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Beach. April 14, Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce Beach ’N Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341.

Food Truck and Music Festival, Bradenton Beach. May 3-13, Island ONGOING ON ANNA MARIA ISLAND Players’ “An Inspector Calls,” Anna Maria.

LOOKING AHEAD OFF AMI Feb. 17, Manatee Community Concert Band Broadway concert, Bradenton. Feb. 17-18, Florida Institute for Saltwater Heritage’s Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival, Cortez. Feb. 21, Florida Maritime Museum lecture on “Fogartyville,” Cortez. Feb. 25, Anna Maria Island Concert Chorus and Orchestra Broadway and Beyond concert, Bradenton. March 25, Anna Maria Island Concert Chorus and Orchestra Opera Concert, Bradenton. April 8, Sea to Shore Alliance cocktail party, Bradenton.

KIDS & FAMILY ON ANNA MARIA ISLAND

• Wednesdays and Saturdays, 9 a.m., horseshoes pitched, Anna Maria City Hall, 10005 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria. Information: 941-708-6130.

• Thursdays, 7-9 p.m., through March 29, Annie Silver Community Center bingo games, 103 23rd St. N., Bradenton Beach. Fee applies. Information: 941-778-3580.

• Fridays, usually at 1 p.m., mahjong games, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341.

• Second and fourth Fridays, 6 p.m., Center of Anna Maria Island bingo games, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. Fee applies.

Information: 941-778-1908.

• Mondays, noon, bridge, Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 941-778-0414.

• Tuesdays, 11:30 a.m., mahjong games and instruction for beginners, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341.

• Tuesdays, 12:15 p.m., duplicate bridge, Episcopal Church of the Annunciation, 4408 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-779-0881.

Friday, Feb. 9 10 a.m. — Forty Carrots parenting program, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341.

Saturday, Feb. 10 10 a.m. — Origami crafting, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341.

Tuesday, Feb. 13 OFF ANNA MARIA ISLAND 10 a.m. — Preschool Storytime, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341.

Wednesday, Feb. 7 2 p.m. — Manatee County parks and Recreation “Library 9 a.m. — Kayaking for First Timers, Robinson Preserve, 1704 Learning” about bioluminescence, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, 99th St. N.W., Bradenton. Information: 941-742-5757, ext. 7.

Holmes Beach. Information: 941-742-5923, ext. 6044.

12:30 p.m. — Tortoise Talks, Robinson Preserve, 1704 99th ONGOING ON AMI St. N.W., Bradenton. Information: 941-742-5757, ext. 7.

Friday, Feb. 9 • Wednesdays, 5:30 p.m., Wednesday Night Blast, CrossPointe 6 p.m. — Wild FL 101: Finding Romance in Nature, Robinson Fellowship, 8605 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778- Preserve, 1704 99th St. N.W., Bradenton. Information: 941-7420719.

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• Tuesdays, 3:15 p.m., after-school children’s choir, Roser Tuesday, Feb. 13 Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria. Informa5 p.m. — Sunset Tai Chi, Robinson Preserve, 1704 99th St. tion: 941-778-0414.

N.W., Bradenton. Information: 941-742-5757, ext. 7.

• Third Tuesdays, 10 a.m., Winter Time Turtle Talks with Anna ONGOING OFF ANNA MARIA ISLAND

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• First and third Wednesdays usually, Roser Memorial Community Church Golfing for God, IMG Academy Golf Club, 4350 El Conquistador Parkway, Bradenton. Fee applies. Info: 941-778-0414.

• Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, 1-4 p.m., ACBL Open Pairs Duplicate Bridge, The Paradise Center, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key. Fee apples. Information: 941-216-9600.

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LOOKING AHEAD OFF AMI Feb. 24, Pittsburgh Pirates spring training home opener, Bradenton. April 4, Rotary Club of Anna Maria Island golf tournament, Bradenton.

CLUBS & COMMUNITY ON ANNA MARIA ISLAND Wednesday, Feb. 7 10 a.m. — Wisconsin Day, St. Bernard Catholic Church, 248 S. Harbor Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-907-6646.

12:45 p.m. — Gulf Coast Writers club, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341.

Friday, Feb. 9 2 p.m. — Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341.

5-7 p.m. — Annie Silver Community Center barbecue chicken dinner, 103 23rd St. N., Bradenton Beach. Fee applies. Information: 941-778-3580.

Saturday, Feb. 10 8 a.m.-3 p.m. — Anna Maria Island Privateers Thieves Market, Coquina Beach, Bradenton Beach. Information: 941-747-5968.

8 a.m.-11 a.m. — Roser Memorial Community Church pancake breakfast, Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 941-778-0414.

Tuesday, Feb. 13 Noon — Anna Maria Island Historical Society annual luncheon with guest speaker J.B Crawford, an author and educator, Studio at Gulf and Pine, 10101 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria. Fee applies. Information: 941-778-0492.

1 p.m. — Women’s Guild of Roser Memorial Community Church Valentine’s Tea, Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 941-778-0414.

Wednesday, Feb. 14 Noon — Coloring club, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341.

Noon — Ash Wednesday service, Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 941-778-0414.

Society sales of Settlers Bread, 402 Pine Ave., Anna Maria. Fee applies. Information: 941-778-0492.

• Second and fourth Wednesdays, 11 a.m. Just Older Youth/ JOY Brown Bag Lunch Series, Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 941-778-0414.

• Thursdays, 9 a.m.-noon, Manatee County Veteran Services Divisions counseling and assistance, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341.

• Third Thursdays, 11:45 a.m., Successful Women Aligning Together meets, Bridge Street Bistro, 111 Gulf Drive S., Bradenton Beach. Fee applies. Information: 941-345-5135.

• Fridays, Senior Adventures usually meets to carpool on an adventure or for an activity, Annie Silver Community Center, 103 23rd St. N., Bradenton Beach. Information: 941-538-0945.

• Saturdays, 8:30 a.m., Kiwanis Club of Anna Maria Island breakfast meeting, Anna Maria Island Beach Cafe, 4000 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-1383.

• Tuesdays, noon, Rotary Club of Anna Maria Island, Bridge Street Bistro, 111 Gulf Drive S., Bradenton Beach. Information: 941518-1965.

• Tuesdays, 1-3 p.m., through March, Anna Maria Island Irish Ceili dance social, Sandpiper Mobile Resort, 2601 Gulf Drive N., Bradenton Beach. Information: 941-779-1416.

ing and luncheon, various venues, Bradenton. Information: 941-9322798.

GOOD TO KNOW SAVE THE DATES • Tuesday, Feb. 13, fat Tuesday.

• Wednesday, Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day. • Monday, Feb. 19, Presidents Day. • Sunday, March 11, daylight saving time.

• Saturday, March 17, St. Patrick’s Day. • Friday, March 30, Passover begins.

• Sunday, April 1, April Fools’ Day. • Sunday, April 1, Easter.

• Tuesday, April 17, Tax Day. • Sunday, April 22, Earth Day. • Friday, April 27, National Arbor Day.

GET LISTED Send announcements for The Islander’s calendar to calendar@ islander.org. The deadline for listings is the Wednesday before the publication date. Please include the date, time, location and description of the event, as well as a phone number for publication.

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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Feb. 15-17, Friends of the Island Library annual book sale, Anna Maria. Feb. 16-17, Episcopal Church of the Annunciation white elephant sale, Holmes Beach. March 3, Anna Maria Island Historical Society Heritage Day Festival, Anna Maria. March 10, Anna Maria Island Privateers Thieves Market, Bradenton Beach.

March 16, Annie Silver Community Center fish fry dinner, Bradenton Beach. March 21, Anna Maria Island Garden Club Penny Flower Show, Anna Maria. April 18, Anna Maria Island Garden Club Fashion Show, Anna Maria.

Looking for volunteer opportunities on or around Anna Maria Island? These organizations are seeking help: • Center of Anna Maria Island seeks volunteers. A volunteer training will be at noon Thursday, Feb. 8, at the center, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 941-778-1908.

• The Roser Food Bank needs donations of cash and nonperishable food. The pantry is administered by Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 941-7780414.

OFF ANNA MARIA ISLAND • Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria, seeks flippers, mixers and servers for pancake breakfasts Sunday, Feb. 11 10 a.m. — Jazz Sunday worship service, Longboat Island this season. Information: 941-778-0414.

• Moonracer Animal Rescue seeks volunteers to offer foster and Chapel, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key. Information: forever homes for rescued animals. Information: 941-345-2441.

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Seeking volunteers for an organization or an event? Email ONGOING ON ANNA MARIA ISLAND ONGOING OFF ANNA MARIA ISLAND calendar@islander.org with the details. Please include a contact • Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Anna Maria Island Historical • Second Wednesdays during season, Off Stage Ladies meet- name and phone number.

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Bradenton Beach considers bike/pedestrian path options

By ChrisAnn Silver Esformes Islander Reporter Bradenton Beach is considering the use of Manatee County’s surplus beach concession revenue to help fund a bike/pedestrian path on Avenue C. The fund, which has grown to nearly $1 million, is allocated by the county for capital improvement projects recommended by the three island municipalities — Anna Maria, Bradenton Beach and Holmes Beach — to benefit the public.

The fund is the result of payments from the beach concessionaire, United Park Services Inc., over and above the budgeted lease income, which includes a percentage of its profits.

The city is considering applying for a portion of the fund to help pay for the Bradenton Beach leg of an islandwide bike/pedestrian path that has been in development for seven years, according to city engineer Lynn Burnett.

The bike/pedestrian path project would also be funded with revenue from a half-cent sales tax.

During a Feb. 1 workshop to get public input on the options for the path, Burnett said the city should take up the plan now, because the road already is undergoing construction.

Currently, the county is clearing the eastern rights of way along Avenue C in Bradenton Beach and installing new water and sewer lines, as part of an islandwide force main project.

“Better to time this and phase this more rapidly in succession, rather than just keep ripping the BandAid off over several years and decades,” Burnett said, referring to the current construction and future plans for a stormwater project in the area in 2019, saying that any path improvements could be placed on top of the subsurface drainage system.

During the Feb. 1 workshop, the commission reviewed options for path improvements previously presented by Burnett, and heard from the public.

The first option would be to add a 5-foot-wide sidewalk along the east side of Avenue C. Another option would be to add a 6-foot wide sidewalk on the east side of the street, with 6-foot-wide bike lanes and landscaping along each side.

The third option she presented would be for landscaping and 8-foot-wide multiuse paths along both sides of Avenue C. Additionally, at the Feb. 1 workshop, Burnett pre-

Mike Saunders, a resident of Avenue C in Bradenton Beach, shares his frustration over neighborhood construction with city engineer Lynn Burnett.

Islander Photos: ChrisAnn Silver Esformes sented a new fourth option, an 8-foot-wide multiuse path on the west side of Avenue C and a bike lane on the east side of the avenue.

She said she added this option following an on-site meeting with several representatives from the Florida Department of Transportation.

All options include adding streetlights to existing utility poles.

During public comment, Mike Saunders, a 29-year owner in Bradenton Beach, said he thinks sport cyclists won’t use the path, referring to the Coquina Beach Trail’s lack of “serious cyclists,” those who prefer to bike on main roads.

Additionally, he said people who do bike on Avenue C just move out of the way for cars.

“To me, this is way, way too much,” Saunders said.

Planning and zoning board vice chair John Burns said he would like to see an aerial photo with an overlay of the options.

“An aerial overlay with the project on top of the real houses would give everybody some perspective on the impact it will have,” Burns said, citing tree placement and parking concerns.

He said the intended purpose of the commission is to preserve neighborhoods, but now this proposal channels traffic through residential areas.

He also said he’s concerned that traffic would be directed off Gulf Drive onto Avenue C at the S-curve and near 26th Street North, which he said are two of the most dangerous intersections in the city.

Additionally, he said he does not support additional streetlights because they cause light pollution, blocking the stars at night.

Stephanie Rycerz, who lives in Bradenton Beach with her husband and two kids, said the construction has “wreaked havoc” on her neighborhood — which includes about 20 children — and she does not see the benefit of adding a bike/ped path in a residential area where residents won’t use it.

She asked why Gulf Drive wasn’t considered for the project, to which Burnett responded that an application is filed for a path on Gulf Drive, but as part of a DOT “complete streets” program, walkable paths on side streets are being considered.

“This looks like Miami to me,” Rycerz said of the renderings of the path options. “This does not look like our wonderful little island neighborhood.”

“Bicycle” Jim Hassett, a longtime resident, said he approves of the plan, but he also understands Rycerz’s frustration. Being a new resident of the city, he said, she may not understand what’s gone into the project.

“This planning has been going on for years” he said, and we’re just fine-tuning.

The commission will meet in another workshop after press time at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 6, at city hall, 107 Gulf Drive N.

Workers begin clearing the rights of way along Avenue C near the intersection of 23rd Street North in Bradenton Beach in December 2017 for water and sewer line replacement.

Bradenton Beach includes pools in lot coverage, amends LDC

By ChrisAnn Silver Esformes Islander Reporter Bradenton Beach is taking measures to combat the effects of large vacation homes in the city’s residential districts.

At their Feb. 1 meeting, commissioners and the mayor approved amendments to the land development code that could help regulate parking and noise problems at vacation rentals, including a flip on swimming pools from pervious (water absorbing) to impervious surface.

The final reading was approved 3-2, with Commissioners Jake Spooner and Ralph Cole voting “nay,” citing concerns with pools as their reason for the opposing vote.

Previously, open-air pools were not considered part of the 40 percent maximum lot coverage in the residential R1, R2 and R3 zones.

The change could prohibit new pool construction at existing and new homes.

“I just want to make sure everyone understands I am OK with the other amendments,” Spooner said.

“It’s a shame that I have to vote against everything to vote against this one thing.”

Prior to the vote, Spooner asked if the pool amendment could be voted on separately from the other proposed LDC changes, but his request was not supported by the commission.

At the first reading Jan. 4, the mayor and commissioners discussed whether pools should be considered as impervious surface in calculating lot coverage.

Garrett said pools under a structure would not count in lot coverage and clarified that residential pools already in place would be grandfathered.

At the Feb. 1 hearing and final reading of the ordi-

nance. Chappie said he still thinks pools should be counted as impervious surface.

“It’s up to the individual whether they want a pool or not, whether they want one story or two,” Chappie said. “We’re not reducing the size of anyone’s houses.”

Spooner said he’s concerned that the restrictions will force people to build tall, narrow homes.

Cole said he wants to make sure the city isn’t “going overboard” in efforts to regulate large vacation rentals saying it doesn’t matter how big the pool is, it will still generate noise.

Chappie said it’s changes like this that help counter legislation in Tallahassee that removes the city’s home rule rights to regulate short-term rentals.

“It’s the little things that help, and pools are the main part of the noise that’s created at these large party homes in these neighborhoods,” Chappie said.

“It’s all because of party houses,” White added.

Spooner countered that vacation-rental developers are still going to put in pools, and these regulations aren’t targeting developers, but those homeowners already at 40 percent lot coverage who may want to put in a pool down the line.

“That is what I see this truly affecting,” Spooner said, citing a slow-down in the construction of large rental homes.

“We do all these things to fight the monster, now the monster leaves and we still are armed with all these regulations,” Spooner said.

Cole agreed, saying, “As we keep putting these (regulations) in, somewhere along the line it’s going to affect the people who just want to live here.”

Maro pointed out since advertising for the island focuses on the Gulf of Mexico, that’s why people come

— not for pools.

“Do you have to have a pool or do you want to go walk on the beach?” Maro asked. “You can have pools at home.”

Vacation rental managers on AMI, however, insist a swimming pool is a necessary amenity.

During public comment, Scenic WAVES Partnership Committee secretary Connie Morrow asked if someone could apply for a variance if they wanted a pool but had exceeded the allowed lot coverage.

City attorney Ricinda Perry said they could not, as a variance only is warranted for hardships not of the applicant’s own making.

The other island cities, however, have granted variances for pools, allowing the hardship to go with the land, not the owner.

Following the vote, Garrett reminded the commission that these amendments could be changed.

“If it doesn’t work, we can always go back and amend it,” Garrett said.

Other amendments to the LDC approved Feb. 1 by the commission, based on P&Z board recommendations, include required labeling of rooms on building plans, and updated parking and driveway requirements.

Additionally, the commission unanimously approved the final reading of an ordinance to establish a mixed-use bridge commercial overlay district, as recommended by the P&Z. The new district will combine the previous Bridge Street, Third Street South and First Street North overlay districts and portions of the Gulf Drive overlay district, allowing properties with decreased setbacks to be nonconforming.

The next commission meeting will be at noon Thursday, Feb. 15, at city hall, 107 Gulf Drive N.

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Caught up in ‘mystery,’ center stages dinner-theater fundraiser

By Bianca Benedí Islander Reporter Another murder mystery is looming at the Center of Anna Maria Island.

The center will open the curtain for its 10th annual murder-mystery dinner theater at 7 p.m., Friday, Feb. 16, and Saturday, Feb. 17.

This year’s play, written by mother-daughter duo Beth Shaughnessy and Brianna Roberts, is a Las Vegas-themed mystery, “What Happens In Anna Maria ... Stays In Anna Maria.”

The story, set in the fictional Hard Rock Anna Maria hotel-casino, explores how events unravel when employees of Mr. Big, an island mob boss, discover a murder has taken place on opening night.

Play rehearsals have been ongoing since early January for a cast of familiar faces, including Mike Shaughnessy, Don Purvis and Ray Gardner.

The play ­— a whodunit mixed with laughs ­— brings audience members into the action and asks them to guess the culprit before the end of the play.

Divided into four acts, guests will enjoy dinner, drinks and the opportunity to win a prize for guessing which character is the murderer.

Each performance has a different ending, so guests who attend the Friday night show will not know the end of the Saturday performance.

Audience members are encouraged to wear their “Vegas best” for a costume competition.

Will Schenerlein, Caleb Roberts, Jillian Cacchiotti, Ray Gardner and Brianna Roberts rehearse Jan. 31 at the Center of Anna Maria Island.

Islander Photo: Bianca Benedí

Along with co-writing the play, Roberts stars as the main character investigating the mysterious murder.

Shaughnessy has been the center’s go-to murder mystery director and writer, producing past plays such as “Masquerade Murder” and “Shag Another Day: Convention of Evil-Doers.”

Shaughnessy said she began thinking about a script for the 2018 play after the 2017 production of “Shag Another Day.” She said allows the script to remain

somewhat flexible to allow actors to innovate during rehearsals before solidifying the action.

Tickets are $45 and include dinner. Doors open at 7 p.m., and the show begins at 7:30 p.m. The show is adults only.

For an additional $15, guests can purchase a VIP ticket to mingle with the cast, starting at 6:30 p.m.

The center is at 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria.

For more information, call 941-778-1908.

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Bicyclists depart from the Rod & Reel Pier in Anna Maria as a storm moves in across the bay. Some afternoons, there are as many bikes parked at the pier as motor vehicles.

Islander Photo: Lisa Neff

By Lisa Neff

Riding along on 2 wheels

Settle in behind the wheel of a motor vehicle and imagine you’re cruising along, listening to WMNF, happy as a lark and then, just a few feet ahead, the road ends.

Eek. Or imagine you’re driving along, tears in your eyes over a Story Corps segment on WUSF and, without a warning sign, the road turns into a sidewalk.

Eek. I can’t imagine any transportation department really allowing roads Neff to be built this way, but this is how bicycle lanes and paths are laid out on Anna Maria Island. Lanes simply end when more space is needed for motorists or pedestrians.

The other day, riding my bike east off the Anna Maria Island Bridge, I realized why bicyclists cut across Manatee Avenue to reach the east-west multiuse path on the north side instead of taking the path that loops under the bridge. There’s no connection near the bridge on the south side. That’s right: Someone forgot to connect the paths. So stop shaking a fist at the cyclists.

The Islander recently reported advancements in efforts to fund improvements and expansions of local loops, paths, trails and lanes for multiple uses.

While discussing these improvements, it’s important to consider why people bike because that will help decide how and where improvements get made.

Some ride for pure pleasure. I don’t wear a helmet because I love the thrill of cycling down a hill with the wind blowing in my face.

Some ride for fitness. Cycling gets the legs moving and the heart pumping and burns about 350 calories in

30 minutes.

Some ride by necessity. If you don’t have access to a car and need to be at work by 5 a.m. — an hour before the public bus system begins operating — a bike might be the only way.

Some ride for political reasons. A college friend had a poster in her dorm room of Susan B. Anthony riding a bicycle and the quote: “Let me tell you what I think of bicycling. I think it has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world. It gives women a feeling of freedom and self-reliance. I stand and rejoice every time I see a woman ride by on a wheel ... the picture of free, untrammeled.”

Some ride for environmental reasons. Cycling uses minimal fossil fuels and is a pollution-free mode of transport. Bikes reduce the need to build, service and dispose of cars. Cycling rather than driving cuts greenhouse gas emissions.

And of course, some ride for all of the above reasons.

I have a sweet bicycle for my morning commute.

I ride for pleasure, fitness, political purposes and environmental reasons.

And the conversations taking place about the SUNTrail and city paths are exciting, as I’m looking

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forward to the morning when my ride won’t require jumping onto sidewalks, bouncing up curbs and veering away from cars using the bike path as a passing lane.

Sarasota Bay Watch members participate in a Tampa Bay clam restoration in 2017 to prepare for an upcoming release. Islander Courtesy Photo

Sarasota Bay Watch schedules clam restoration

There was a splash of color Feb. 2, Ground Hog’s Day, near the Palma Sola Causeway from a houseboat near Robinson Preserve.

Islander Photo: Kathy Prucnell

Sarasota Bay Watch will launch a clam restoration effort in June with the release of 250,000 southern hard shell clams in Sarasota Bay. The clams are being raised on leased submerged land by a farming partner in the Boca Grande area, according to a news release from SBW. When the clams are ready for release, volunteers will “plant” them on bay flats.

SBW, a grass-roots, nonprofit, citizen-based organization dedicated to preserving and restoring Sarasota Bay’s ecosystem, is working with Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota on site preparation, as well as monitoring of the site after the clams are released.

In the bay, the clams will filter coastal waters — up to 50 gallons per clam per day — for the next 30 years.

The clams, once abundant in the bay, are resistant to red tide and tolerate high water temperatures.

For more information, go online to sarasotabaywatch.org.

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Will the Gulf of Mexico engulf our island paradise?

By Sandy Ambrogi Islander Reporter The average woman is 5 feet 5 inches tall. That’s 5 inches more than the average sea-level elevation of Anna Maria Island.

Off the northern tip of Anna Maria, past Passage Key and across the channel to Tampa Bay, sits Egmont Key. A national wildlife refuge since the 1970s and a state park, Egmont covers 440 acres and its average elevation is just 3 feet 1 inch above the surrounding sea, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Egmont is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

In late 2017, Egmont Key was named one of 11 most endangered places by the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation. The downfall of Egmont is what draws people there — the water.

The trust said the key is endangered because of severe erosion made worse by rising seas. Since 1849, some 380 acres have disappeared and, despite yearly sand replenishment by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, two of the five historic gun batteries have been submerged.

The lighthouse has stood since 1858, faring well in storms. Remnants of Fort Dade from the SpanishAmerican War era remain on the key’s highest elevation at just over 6 feet.

Egmont has historical significance for the Seminole Tribe of Florida.

Visitors and locals arrive by boat to lollygag on the key’s beaches, take photos of wildlife or snorkel submerged ruins.

Fast-forward to 2050, when Jennifer Shafer, a local scientist with Shafer Consulting of Sarasota, says Egmont Key will be a lot different. “Except for the north end, where there is a slight rise in the elevation, Egmont will be mostly underwater,� Shafer said in a phone interview Jan.22.

Barrier island predictions The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration produces the projections many scientists rely on for sea-level rise predictions. Projections are based on greenhouse gas emissions, water vapor and the “best understanding� of the science of ice melts, to which sea level rise is tied. “It doesn’t look good for any of our barrier islands,� Shafer said.

Any of our barrier islands?

Her prediction includes Anna Maria Island, Longboat Key and all the islands up and down the Florida coast.

Shafer noted the bayfront area of barrier islands flood first, as witnessed on Anna Maria Island. “Dune systems keep the flooding down on the Gulffront side of barrier islands,� Shafer said. “But the bay side is often inundated.�

It’s a familiar scenario to local islanders, as water levels rise and amounts of precipitation that result in flooding are lessening. “We also have the so-called ‘sunny day flooding’ where we see water coming up out of the manholes

The Sarasota Bay Estuary Program’s sea-level-rise map illustrates how a 3-foot rise would impact Anna Maria Island and Egmont Key, which would be underwater. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s highest projection rise is 2.56 feet by 2050. when the weather is perfectly clear. This is sea water,�

Shafer said.

Extreme high and low tides, known as king tides, play a role in coastal flooding. They predictably occur with an alignment of the moon, Earth and sun.

But now, with tidal levels creeping up an average of 0.107 inches — about the same as a slice of cheese — a king tide during a rain-producing storm can drive water levels up on low-lying islands by feet in worsecase scenarios.

In October 2017, Anna Maria experienced flooding due to king tides, with water to Gulf Drive from Sarasota Bay. How much is the water expected to rise? And how accurate are the predictions?

NOAA projects by 2050 levels with calculations in the low, intermediate and high ranges beginning in the year 2000. The current graph includes: • Low rise: 0.79 feet or about 9.5 inches – bestcase scenario. • Intermediate rise: 1.44 feet.

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• High rise: 2.56 feet — worse-case scenario.

The rise in sea level stands at 1.9 inches from 2000 to 2017. Longtime tidal gauges in St. Petersburg, monitored since 1950, are at historically high rates, rising about an inch a decade, and, in the past decade, showing signs of acceleration.

Shafer cautioned it has not been long enough to show statistical significance, but certainly merits watching.

What do all the numbers mean to islanders going about their business or living the dream by a sunny shoreline?

Using the height of the average woman, the lowrise number would put water levels at the bottom of her calf.

But if the worst-case scenario were to materialize, that same woman would be wading through water over the knees and almost to the hip in 2050.

Next Week: What we can do, what’s already being done on the island and what Anna Maria Island and Egmont Key might look like in 2050.

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Cops & Court

By Kathy Prucnell, Islander Reporter

Armed intruder in Bradenton Beach sentenced to 10 years

A 28-year-old Bradenton woman was sentenced to 10 years in prison for invading a man’s Bradenton Beach home while he slept and threatening him with a weapon.

Jamie Hall pleaded no contest in December 2017 to one count of armed burglary and two counts of burglary to unoccupied vehicles.

Bradenton Beach police arrested Hall May 30, 2017, for entering the man’s residence in the 100 block of 13th Street South, threatening him with a box cutter and demanding his money and car keys.

Stolen keys, sunglasses and eyeglasses from the vehicles were found in Hall’s possession and returned to their owners.

In a Jan. 17 sentencing, 12th Circuit Judge Brian Iten ordered Hall to 10 years in the Florida Department of Corrections and, after she serves the prison time, to a five-year probation, including an addiction program and prohibiting victim contact.

For the vehicle break-ins, the judge ordered two five-year sentences to run concurrent to the armed burglary sentence.

The sentence also included 232 days of credit for time spent in the Manatee County jail since her arrest.

She was transferred Jan. 30 from the local jail to the Florida Women’s Reception Center in Ocala with a May 2027 release date.

Palmetto woman arrested for DUI in Holmes Beach

A Palmetto woman arrested in Holmes Beach for driving impaired was sentenced to a year of probation

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Kelli Baclich, 42, was sentenced Oct. 10, 2017, to complete a driving-under-the-influence program, a victim-impact panel and 50 hours of public service by Judge Douglas Henderson. The judge also suspended her driver’s license for six months.

Holmes Beach police arrested Baclich in August 2017 for driving erratically in the 4400 block of Gulf Drive.

The judge granted Baclich an automatic early termination upon successful completion of her probation.

Sex offender visits She also was ordered to install an alcohol-detection Bradenton Beach device in her vehicle for six months.

According to a certificate filed in December 2017, The Florida Department of Law Enforcement Baclich successfully completed the DUI program. announced a male sex offender is back on Anna Maria Baclich was assessed $2,366 in court costs and Island, temporarily residing in the 6600 block of Gulf fines and paid $445 as of Jan. 5, according to court Drive in Bradenton Beach. records.

A Jan. 23 FDLE email follows two prior years of similar reports in January about the sex offender, now age 55.

Man sentenced to The man was convicted of sex offenses involving prison after HBPD chase minors in May 2006 and February 2007 in Machias, A man who ran into waist-high Gulf waters to Maine, according to the FDLE’s registry. escape Holmes Beach police was sentenced to twoSex offenders must register permanent, temporary plus years in the Florida Department of Corrections. addresses and, if transient, their whereabouts, unless Abraham Saucedo Jr., 27, of Wimauma, pleaded otherwise ordered by the court. no contest Dec. 14, 2017, to fleeing and eluding police, The FDLE also reports other sex offenders in the driving on a suspended license, possessing meth, area on Jan. 30: cocaine and marijuana, giving false information to • A 56-year-old male offender in the 4200 block police and driving a vehicle with an improper tag and of the 129th Street West in Cortez. registration.

• A 57-year-old transient male offender in the Twelfth Circuit Judge Susan Maulucci sentenced Anna Maria area.

Saucedo after finding him guilty on all counts and, for • A 53-year-old male offender in the 100 block of the marijuana, false information and vehicle charges, Crescent Avenue in Anna Maria. sentenced him to credit for time served.

• A 53-year-old male offender in the 400 block of He spent 278 days in jail after his March 2017 arrest Bridge Street in Bradenton Beach. before his conviction, according to court records.

• A 59-year-old male offender in the 100 block of Ninth Street North in Bradenton Beach.

By Kathy Prucnell

Island watch

In an emergency, call 911. To report information on island crime, call the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office Anna Maria substation, 941-708-8899; Bradenton Beach police, 941-778-6311; or Holmes Beach police, 941-708-5804.

Island police blotter

Anna Maria Jan. 25, 200 block of Willow Avenue, theft. A patio table and chairs were taken from a rental home. The owner told the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office he’d last seen the furniture around the first of the year.

Anna Maria is policed by MCSO. Bradenton Beach Jan. 28, Bradenton Beach Marina, 402 Church Ave., spill. Bradenton Beach police responded to a complaint of an oily substance in the water near the dock and, with marina personnel, looked to find the source. A Manatee County sheriff’s deputy reported no sign of a leak from the A.P. Bell docks or surrounding marinas.

West Manatee Fire Rescue responded, estimated about a gallon of fuel had escaped and checked both sides of the bridge. The battalion chief concluded the substance would likely dissipate with the expected rain.

Bradenton Beach is policed by BBPD. Cortez Jan. 15, 3600 block of 115th Street Court West, burglary. An unknown person entered an unoccupied home through a window. No items were reported miss-

Derelict drifts in bay

A derelict boat — the ClaireSea of Lake Charles, Louisiana — rests Feb. 2 against the dock at the end of Ninth Street South in Bradenton Beach. According to Bradenton Beach Police Detective Sgt. Leonard Diaz, the boat is not registered, but the officer who investigated the boat after it was reported abandoned found paperwork aboard the vessel that could lead to its owner. Islander Photo: ChrisAnn Silver Esformes

Leading to his arrest, Holmes Beach police attempted to stop him on license and vehicle violations, but Saucedo sped down Avenue F, drove into a backyard in the 3100 block of Gulf Drive, parked and fled on foot into the Gulf of Mexico.

Police found marijuana, crystal meth and cocaine in his vehicle.

Court records show Saucedo was assessed $943 in court costs and fines.

He also is charged in connection with a January 2015 burglary in Parrish. After the arrest in Holmes Beach, his bond in the 2015 case was revoked.

Saucedo remains in the Manatee County jail, pending proceedings on the Parrish burglary, according to jail and court records.

A glossy sheen lay atop the water near the Bradenton Beach Marina Jan. 28. Police and fire officials were unable to determine where the oily substance originated. Islander Photo: Courtesy BBPD ing but blood, from where the suspect apparently sustained a cut, was found and processed.

Jan. 26, 3800 block of 118th Street West, Baker

Act. MCSO deputies responded to a call about an overdose and took the person into custody under the Baker Act. Cortez is policed by MCSO. Holmes Beach Jan. 21, 33rd Street and the beach, alcohol. Two 19-year-old women from Sarasota and Brandon and a 25-year-old Bradenton man were cited for drinking alcohol against a city ordinance. Holmes Beach police found the trio at 12:25 a.m. with two bottles of wine on the beach.

Jan. 22, 100 block of 72nd Street, found bicycles.

Two bicycles, a blue beach Sun Cruiser and a gray 10-speed Roadmaster mountain bike, were found. A passerby told police the bicycles had been at the beach access for more than a week. The officer placed the bicycles in safekeeping.

Jan. 23, 500 block of 69th Street, burglary. A caretaker reported a burglary while he was gone for about a month. Taken were a set of silverware valued at $500, a wedding ring valued at $1,000, a gold necklace valued at $300, hair clippers valued at $9 and $10-$300.

Jan. 27, 600 block of Gladstone Lane, noise. At 11:42 p.m., police were dispatched to a complaint of a loud backyard party. Noise meter readings averaged 57 decibels. An officer advised the occupant the music was too loud and the party ended.

Jan. 29, 2800 block of Avenue E, theft. A woman reported someone stole her unlocked black bicycle after 2 p.m. the day before. In the morning, she noticed the bike, an English racer valued at $500, gone from where she left it.

Holmes Beach is policed by HBPD. Streetlife is based on incident reports and narratives from the BBPD, HBPD and MCSO.

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BB approves squad car computers, interlocal agreement

By ChrisAnn Silver Esformes Islander Reporter Anna Maria Island’s beaches are the jewels of Manatee County’s tourism industry.

Cortez Beach, Coquina Beach and Coquina Bayside Park/Leffis Key, although squarely seated in Bradenton Beach are county-run parks.

However, the parks are patrolled by the city police department, according to an interlocal agreement between the city and county.

At a Jan. 18 commission meeting, Bradenton Beach commissioners unanimously approved such an agreement.

“We always need to remind the county that onethird of Bradenton Beach, basically, is county property that we receive zero taxes from,” Mayor John Chappie said.

The parks, which are zoned recreational, are not taxed.

Police Chief Sam Speciale said the contract includes BBPD policing of the parks during daylight hours, but he said the night shift officers also patrol the county-funded areas, “over and above” the scope of the contract.

According to the contract, the city will receive $7,853 for policing the parks in 2018. Speciale said the contract is signed annually, and the city applied for additional funding in 2017, as it does every year, but the county misplaced the request. So the city needs to apply for the additional funds before the 2019 budget cycle.

“I would ask that we just go ahead and agree to this and we will make sure the county gets the additional

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Island real estate transactions

By Jesse Brisson Special to The Islander 512 N. Bay Blvd., Anna Maria, a 1,530 sfla / 2,714 sfur 3bed/3bath/2car pool home built in 1988 on a 3,470 sq ft lot was sold 01/09/18, Keetch to 512 N. Bay LLC for $1,225,000.

113 81st St., Holmes Beach, a 1,641 sfla / 1,701 sfur 3bed/3bath pool home built in 1969 on a 5,120 sq ft lot was sold 12/29/18, Hayes to Noto for $860,000; list $897,000.

514 83rd St., Holmes Beach, a 1,788 sfla / 2,718 sfur 3bed/2bath/2car canalfront pool home built in 1967 on a 10,629 sq ft lot was sold 01/08/18, Flanagan to Loiselle for $765,000.

4200 Gulf Drive, Unit 208, Gulfsands, Holmes Beach, a 1,008 sfla / 1,104 sfur 2bed/2bath condo with shared pool built in 1979 was sold 01/08/18, Olivero to Crytzer for $589,500.

526 Key Royale Drive, Holmes Beach, a 1,718 sfla / 2,990 sfur 2bed/2bath/2car canalfront home

Bradenton Beach Police Lt. John Cosby motions Jan. 18 to the computer in a patrol car. The computers are being replaced with new machines with enhanced software.

Islander Photo: ChrisAnn Silver Esformes

funding request for next year,” Speciale said. “We’re basically just OKing the contract we’re working under right now.”

Chappie said improvements the county has funded in the parks are beneficial, but the enhanced facilities draw more people, which increases city costs.

And, he said, the county should compensate the city accordingly.

In other business, Police Lt. John Cosby requested and received approval for seven patrol car computers.

The county is updating its software and the 12-year-old computers currently used by the BBPD cannot support the updated system.

The commission unanimously approved the purchase at a cost of $21,732.34, plus $5,250 for installation, to be funded through the capital project radio fund, which includes money allotted to purchase new communications gear in conjunction with the county.

Cosby said the money has been in the account for two years while the city waits on the county’s decision for a service provider, and the budget could be amended to include the radios and computers when the county follows through with plans for the new radios.

The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office will install the software and link the new computers to the system, according to Cosby.

built in 1957 on a 11,805 sq ft lot was sold 12/29/17, Flis to Poche for $539,900; list $574,000.

401 72nd St., Holmes Beach, a 2,843 sfla / 2,891 3bed/3bath duplex built in 1986 on a 9,374 sq ft lot was sold 01/09/18, Hudgings to Bellagina Properties LLC for $522,000.

27 Seaside Court, Holmes Beach, a 960 sfla / 1,530 sfur 2bed/2bath/2car attached canalfront villa built in 1963 on a 2,178 sq ft lot was sold 01/05/18, Beville to Hostetler for $374,000; list $389,000.

Jesse Brisson, broker/associate at Gulf-Bay Realty of Anna Maria, can be reached at 941-7787244.

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Longboat chapel presents Jazz Sunday

The Longboat Island Chapel will host Jazz Sunday, an annual event, Feb. 11.

The 25th anniversary of Jazz Sunday will feature Al Hixon and others during the 10 a.m. worship service at the chapel, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key. A reception will follow in Shook Fellowship Hall.

For more information, call the chapel at 941383-6491.

Roser to host valentine’s tea

The Women’s Guild of Roser Memorial Community Church will hold a Valentine’s Tea at 1 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 13, at Roser Fellowship Hall, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria.

The speaker for the program will be a representative from One Stop in Bradenton.

There is no charge for the event.

For more information, call the church at 941-7780414.

Obituaries Marion Hall

Marion Hall, 98, of Holmes Beach, died Jan. 25.

She was born Aug. 20, 1919, in DuBois, Pennsylvania.

She and husband Bob raised her family in Niagara Falls, New York, spending summers at “the cottage” on Lake Ontario.

After moving to Florida in 1981, she delighted in being with her grandHall sons, who frequently joined her in playing her favorite game, Rummikub.

A lover of all holidays, she would awe everyone with her artful displays of her collections.

She was a voracious reader of books and The New York Times.

Mostly, she adored being with her beloved dog Shayna.

She is survived by her daughter Janet and husband Ellis; daughter-in-law Judy; grandchildren Joshua Foster, Andrea, Joel and wife Chelsey; and four greatgrandchildren.

Laima Kircher

Laima Kircher, of Anna Maria, died Feb. 1. She was born Nov. 27, 1963.

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In July 2010, the couple relocated to Anna Maria Island, where they married Nov. 11, 2011.

Her first career in Lithuania was nursing and her dream was to continue that career here in the United States.

Through hard work and perseverance, Ms. Kircher received her nursing credentials and was hired as a CAN and unit secretary at Blake Medical Center in Bradenton. During her combined careers as a midwife and nurse practitioner in Lithuania and the United States, she assisted in the deliveries of more than 5,000 babies.

She is survived by husband Andrew T. Mincieli; son Evaldas Dauskurdis; daughter Salomeja and husband Adam Burns; grandsons Jack Burns and Milo Mincieli; sister Dalia and husband Richard Jonuska; nephews Mindaugas Pakstas, Vytautas Jonuska and Kestitis Jonuska; stepson Dominic and wife Julies Mincieli; friend and health advocate Hope Stasen; and friend Barbara Deturo.

Anthony ‘Tony’ Richard Paolucci

Anthony “Tony” Richard Paolucci, 71, of Wimauma and formerly of Anna Maria, died Jan. 25.

He was born Dec. 8, 1946, in Glendale, West Virginia.

He was a U.S. Army veteran who served during the Vietnam War as a medic at Fort Ord, California.

Recently, he became a master Mason in the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons, Desoto Lodge No. 105, of Riverview.

While living in Anna Maria from the 1970s-2000, he enjoyed working in retail management, pet-sitting for friends and neighbors, cooking at local restaurants and painting colorful Florida wildlife and landscapes for pleasure.

He wanted no formal funeral or memorial service.

In his honor, and for all who serve in the military, pay tribute and continue to pray for healing and mercy for all who suffer from cancer.

He is survived by Bonnie Ware, his companion of many years; her family members; friends; neighbors; Mason brothers; sisters Linda Chicko and Patricia; and brother John of Columbus, Ohio.

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Terry Allen Rader

Terry Allen Rader, 58, of Holmes Beach, died Saturday, Jan. 13.

He was born to Edgar â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jackâ&#x20AC;? and Beverly in Kansas City, Missouri, Aug. 21, 1959, the day Hawaii became a state.

He graduated from Antilles High School in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in 1977, after also living in Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri.

Rader He was an electrician.

He loved to fish and bowl, the Bucs and Rays, and to play guitar.

A celebration of life will be held at the Bradenton Moose Lodge No. 1223, 310 44th Ave. E., Bradenton, 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Feb 8. Brown & Sons Funeral Homes & Crematory 43rd Street Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Memorial donations may be made to the Manatee County Humane Society. Condolences may be made to brownandsonsfuneral.com.

He is survived by his mother, Beverly and stepfather Bernard Chouinard; sister Tammy and husband Mark Crawford; brother Troy and wife Marie; Valerie and Mike Chouinard; nieces Addy Beetle and Katie; and many aunts, uncles and cousins.

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Wolfgang â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wolfâ&#x20AC;? Schulz, 66, of Holmes Beach, died Jan. 31.

He was born in Germany in 1951 and was the son of Charlotte and Rudolph.

He studied mechanical engineering and helped build and race Formula 2 cars as a young man in Germany.

He moved to Arlington, Virginia, when he was in his 20s.

Later he met and married Gayle Simpson in Alexandria, Virginia, and Schulz became a U.S. citizen.

He ran the service departments of two large car dealerships in Maryland and Washington, D.C., for many years, also training many mechanics until he and his wife moved to Holmes Beach in 1998.

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Attendance is $15 per lecture. ical knowledge to open his own marine engine and repair shop, Wolfgang Schulz Marine Engine Services, in Holmes Beach, where Keyes Marina is located, and operated his business until he retired a few years ago.

He enjoyed making lots of home films, photography, boating in the area and in the British Virgin Islands on vacations and watching Formula 1 and other car races were some of his hobbies.

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Bradenton Beach lobbies for funding, fights for home rule

By ChrisAnn Silver Esformes Islander Reporter Bradenton Beach is familiar with the fight for home rule.

Lobbying is not so customary.

In previous years, the city has opposed measures that would allow the state to remove local regulatory power.

For the 2018 legislative session, Bradenton Beach has rehired lobbyist Dave Ramba, who represented the city in 2017 — the first time Bradenton Beach was represented by a professional lobbyist.

This year, Ramba is continuing the fight for home rule, monitoring about 60 bills that could affect the city, and also is promoting two bills to fund projects that could promote tourism in the city’s historic district.

House Bill 2543, if passed, would provide $2,710,000 for intermodal transportation innovations in Bradenton Beach. If House Bill 2657 is approved, the state would fund $500,000 for seagrass mitigation to dredge the channel between the Historic Bridge Street Pier and the Coquina North Boat Ramp.

As of Jan. 26, both bills were in House subcommittees.

“If the state opts to fund these projects it would be so beneficial to Bradenton Beach,” Mayor John Chappie said Jan. 18. “And, it would show that the state is paying attention.”

Ramba and his team also have resumed the struggle to preserve local Steube regulatory rights.

Senate Bill 1400, filed by state Sen. Greg Steube, R-Sarasota, similar to Senate Bill 188, filed by Steube in 2017, would pre-empt vacation rental regulation to the state. The companion to SB 1400 is House Bill 773, filed by state Rep. Mike La Rosa, R-St. Cloud, that would allow some local regulation of short-term rentals, although the regulations must be applied equally to all residential properties, vacation rental or not.

Both bills also were in subcommittees, as of Jan. 26.

Steube also has filed Senate Bill 574, which would remove city and county authority to regulate “the trimming, removal, or harvesting of trees and timber on private property.”

Tree and landscaping ordinances in Anna Maria, Bradenton Beach and Holmes Beach — in place to protect older trees and also provide for removal of

nuisance vegetation — would be preempted by the state.

Steube has cited property rights as the drive behind his bills.

However, Chappie has a different perspective.

“When you choose to live in a community like Bradenton Beach, there are certain locally enforced rules and regulations and that’s why you choose to live there,” Chappie said. “Because you want to have certain restrictions or guidelines and those are ‘property rights’ as well.”

Bills being considered this legislative session can be tracked online at flsenate.gov or myfloridahouse. gov.

Holmes Beach will miss formula biz deadline

The Holmes Beach Planning Commission was expected to give final approval to the long-awaited formula business ordinance at its Feb. 7 meeting, but it’s too late to meet a self-imposed city deadline.

The meeting was held after press time for The Islander.

The Holmes Beach City Commission twice extended a temporary moratorium barring formula busiBrisson

nesses since first adopting it June 14, 2016. The latest extension expires Sunday, Feb. 18.

Planner Bill Brisson is crafting a formula business ban for planners to recommend for the commission to consider.

The commission will next meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, at city hall, 5801 Marina Drive, and could extend the temporary moratorium before it expires.

— Terry O’Connor

Anhinga dries off

An anhinga spreads its wings and shakes off Jan. 31 alongside the Historic Bridge Street Pier in Bradenton Beach. Islander Photo: Kathy Prucnell

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Manatee County senator backs state short-term rental control

By Terry O’Connor Islander Reporter Those looking for support in keeping short-term rental controls in place at the local level will not find it from state Sen. Bill Galvano during this year’s session.

Or in the past year’s session.

Galvano, R-Bradenton, said he will continue to back vacation rental legislation offered by state Sen. Greg Steube, R-Sarasota. Galvano also supported Steube’s vacation rental legislation in the 2017 Committee on Galvano Rules.

“It is important that we protect the rights of private property owners in our state,” Galvano said. “Requiring certain standards that protect the health and safety of travelers is sensible, but all too often we are seeing local government regulations go too far.”

Steube’s Senate Bill 1400 would give the state ultimate authority over vacation rental properties.

Anna Maria, Bradenton Beach and Holmes Beach have lobbyists working against any further state limits on short-term rentals.

Mayors Dan Murphy of Anna Marie, John Chap-

Galvano, GOP challenge: Maintain majority

State Sen. Bill Galvano, R-Bradenton, was named Senate president-designate by Republicans at an Oct. 24, 2017, caucus meeting.

The Senate now has 24 Republicans and 16 Democrats. Galvano becomes Senate president if the GOP continues to hold the majority after the midterm election Nov. 6.

The election is expected to be hotly contested, with open seats for governor and all posts.

pie of Bradenton Beach and Bob Johnson of Homes Beach have all come out against what they term a loss of home rule.

Galvano, a 51-year-old Bradenton native, is likely on more partisan ground with the education proposals centering his legislative agenda early in the session, which began Jan. 9.

As chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education, he filed Senate bills 2 and 4 for his excellence in higher education agenda.

“This package of policy enhancements and funding investments will elevate the prominence of our state universities and increase their ability to compete as national destination institutions, while preserving access and increasing affordability for Floridians,” Galvano said.

SB 2, the Florida Excellence in Higher Education Act, would expand student financial assistance and establish tuition and fee incentives.

The bill also would update the Bright Futures scholarship program for Florida students to cover 100 percent of college tuition and certain fees, plus $300 for textbooks and college-related expenses. Bright Futures is a Florida college scholarship program started in 1997 and funded by the Florida Lottery.

District school boards also would be required to notify students and parents how college credits earned in high school apply toward a college degree.

Four-year graduation incentives are designed to reduce the time and costs required for full-time students to complete degrees.

SB 4 would expand policy and funding for universities to recruit and retain faculty, enhance professional and graduate schools and proposes upgrades for infrastructure and research laboratories, according to Galvano.

SB 4 also would expand university responsibility to find student internships with industry experts and mentors to help provide industry certifications and jobs in high-demand fields.

Galvano also is sponsoring Senate Bill 1172, the Hope Scholarship, a top priority of House Speaker Richard Corcoran.

“This legislation builds on our commitment to provide school choice options that allow parents to choose the educational setting best suited to the needs of their child,” Galvano said.

Galvano’s legislation has partisan backing.

“These bills are key components of a comprehensive higher education agenda that will boost the strength and competitiveness of our state’s higher education system as our primary economic engine to drive vibrant, sustainable economic development and growth in high-paying jobs,” said Senate President Joe Negron, R-Stuart.

The education focus also will help combat the drug crisis, which Galvano calls Manatee County’s most intractable problem.

“One of the most serious issues I hear about from constituents is the opioid crisis and substance abuse in general,” said Galvano. “While progress has been made, it is not enough.”

From steep health-care costs created by the drug crisis to the painful losses families endure, no one in Florida is free from the impacts of the opioid plague, he said.

“I am encouraged that so many are now dedicated to addressing this issue,” Galvano said. “I believe we have an obligation to solve this problem.”

Galvano serves District 21, which includes Anna Maria Island, all of Manatee County and a portion of southern Hillsborough County.

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AME PTO reschedules gala — again

St. Bernard women host fashion show, luncheon

The St. Bernard Catholic Church Women’s Guild hosted about 225 guests, including Monica Gutierrez and Kathy Wewerka in the foreground, for its annual fashion show and luncheon Feb. 23 in the church activity center in Holmes Beach. Lunch was catered by The Feast and fashions were from Irene’s Resort Wear, both in Holmes Beach.

Islander Photos: Nenita Daguinotas

ABOVE: The fashion announcer and models meet on stage. FAR LEFT: Margaret Finley emcees the fashion show. LEFT: Cindi Mansour models.

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Update the calendars. Anna Maria Elementary School’s spring gala has a new time, date and location.

The AME Parent-Teacher Organization’s fundraiser event will be 7-11 p.m. Friday, March 9, at the South Florida Museum, 201 10th St. W., Bradenton.

The location and timing of the event were changed from Feb. 24 to March 9, after Holmes Beach Police Chief Bill Tokajer alerted the PTO that their party location — a private home in Holmes Beach — would not be allowed, citing concerns about alcohol consumption on the beachfront and excessive noise in the residential neighborhood.

Previously, the gala was held in May, nearer the end of the school year.

The gala will feature live music, dancing, dinner and an open bar.

The PTO is seeking sponsors to donate goods and services, such as gift cards, merchandise, fishing charters and room nights to the silent and live auctions for the luau-themed fundraiser.

AME students also will contribute to the auction with class projects.

Tickets for the gala are available for $60 at AME’s front desk, 4700 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, or online at amepto.org.

For more information or to donate to the auction or sponsor the event, contact PTO secretary Emily Wettstein at 941-224-9781or emilypwettstein@icloud. com.

— Bianca Benedí

Schoolchoice enrollment dates set for AME

Parents and guardians interested in placing children at Anna Maria Elementary School for the 2018-19 school year should keep an eye on the calendar.

Manatee County School District’s elementary school choice period will be March 5-16.

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AME calendar

• 1:15 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7, early release.

• Friday, Feb. 9, second-grade field trip to Emerson Point.

• 3:15 p.m. Monday, Feb. 12, SAC meeting.

• Friday, Feb. 16, fifth-grade field trip to Coquina Nature’s Academy.

• Monday, Feb. 19, Presidents Day, no school.

• 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20, third-grade play and PTO dinner by Anna Maria Oyster Bar. • Friday, Feb. 23, third-grade field trip to Durante Park.

• 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 26, Mad Scientist Assembly.

• Monday, March 5-Friday, March 16, Manatee County School District elementary school-choice enrollment.

• 7-11 p.m. Friday, March 9, AME-PTO Spring Fling, South Florida Museum, 201 10th St. W., Bradenton.

Anna Maria Elementary is at 4700 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach.

For more information, call the school at 941708-5525.

CHOICE CONTINUED FROM PAGE 27 Parents who want to send students to AME but don’t live in the school boundaries should apply online through the Focus Parent Portal or pick up an application in person at Anna Maria Elementary, 4700 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach.

There are 266 students enrolled at AME, including 155 enrolled through the choice program.

If a student already is enrolled in AME through school choice, the parent does not need to apply again.

Applications are only required to request a change.

Choice students at AME will be allowed to use district bus transportation in the 2018-19 school year.

However, Manatee County School District superintendent Diana Greene announced in November 2017 that students who miss the choice deadline and instead apply through the district hardship program will not have access to bus transportation in the coming school year.

Baking lesson in the sun

CLOCKWISE ABOVE: Matthew Winsper, an Anna Maria Elementary first-grader, shows off his cheese pizza. Jack Zaccagnino and Davanee West, second-graders, display their pizzas. Pizzas prepared

by Maggie Payne’s second-grade class bake in the sun Jan. 26. Boxes, donated by Domino’s Pizza, were lined up outdoors, facing the sun in aluminum foil and black paper to heat up the pizzas. The class used pre-baked pizza dough and toppings in their preparation. Islander Photos: Courtesy Maggie Payne/AME

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Flag football championship games set

By Kevin P. Cassidy Islander Reporter The regular-season seedings didn’t mean much in the youth flag football league 8-10 division playoffs at the Center of Anna Maria Island.

No. 3 seed Bins Be Clean earned a 14-0 shutout victory over No. 2 Truly Nolen to open the playoff action Jan. 30. As if one upset wasn’t enough, No. 5 seed Cortez Pump eliminated No. 1 seed Beach Bums by a 26-14 score to advance to the championship game, which was set for 6:30 p.m. Feb. 6, after press time for this week’s Islander. The champiCassidy onship game was to be preceded by the third-place game between Beach Bums and Truly Nolen at 5:30 p.m.

Golfing for dogs benefit scheduled

Well, the dogs won’t be on the links, but you can help homeless pets and enjoy a day at the Terra Ceia Bay Golf & Tennis Club, 2802 Terra Ceia Bay Blvd., Palmetto.

Moonracer No Kill Animal Rescue has organized a “Golf Outing for the Rescue” that will start at 7:30 a.m. with registration and a shotgun blast at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, April 28.

The tourney fee is $65, including green fees, carts, lunch, two drink tickets, awards and a gift bag.

Lunch only is $25, including drink tickets and club facilities —pool, tennis, fitness center and fishing from the the bayfront dock.

Sponsorship are available at various levels.

Proceeds benefit Moonracer No Kill Animal Rescue For more information, call MoonRacer representatives Toni Lyon, Islander ad sales rep at 941928-8735 or email tlyonami@gmail.com, or Lisa Williams, Islander office manager, 941-778-7978.

There were no such surprises in the 11-13 division as No. 1 seed Planet Stone dispatched No. 4 seed USA Fence 19-6 after watching No. 2 seed Blue Lagoon slip past No. 3 seed Tyler’s Ice Cream 26-25 during semifinal action Jan. 31.

The third-place game between Tyler’s and USA Fence is set 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7, followed by the championship game between Planet Stone and Blue Lagoon at 6:30 p.m.

The 14-17 division also will crown a champion Feb. 7. No. 1 seed, as undefeated Slim’s Place will have to await the winner of the 7:30 p.m. semifinal between Blalock Walters and Salty Printing to know its opponent. The final game kickoff is set for 8:30 p.m.

Adult flag football news The adult flag football league at the center completed its fourth week and Bins Be Clean is atop the standings with a perfect 4-0 record after dismantling fourth-place Moss Builders 49-6 to close out the Feb. 1 action. Beach House Realty is alone in second place with a 3-1 record after slipping past 1-3 Lancaster Design by a 26-25 score. Third place Beach Bums improved to 2-2 after defeating Cabb Cleaning 26-20.

the men managed to get out en masse Feb. 1 for a weekly scramble. Sixty-two golfers took to the course for the nine-hole scramble, setting a new club record for the highest number of linksmen.

The team of Gary Duncan, Chuck Patrick and Gerald Smith combined on a 7-under-par 25 to earn clubhouse bragging rights for the day. One stroke back in second place was the team of Tim Friessen, Art McMillan, Jim Menzies and Bob Soos with a 6-under-par 26. Third place went to the team of Rob Babcock, Ron Buck, Jon Holcomb and Peter Wier with a 5-under-par 27.

Horseshoe news Four teams emerged from pool play and battled for the day’s supremacy during Jan. 31 horseshoe action at the Anna Maria City Hall horseshoe pit.

The team of Bob Lee and Neil Hennessey pitched a 21-0 shutout over Jay Disbrow and Ken Dyk, while John Crawford walked to the finals with a 21-11 victory over Tim Sofran and Gene Bobeldyk. Lee and Hennessey held off Crawford 22-18 to earn the day’s bragging rights.

Three teams advanced to the knockout round in the Feb. 3 action. Hennessey and Bill Fox drew the bye into the finals and watched as Bob Mason and Hank Huyghe edged Sam Samuels and Rod Bussey 22-15.

Mason-Huyghe stayed hot, defeating Hennessey-Fox by a 23-15 score.

Play gets underway at 9 a.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays at the Anna Maria City Hall pits. Warmups begin at 8:45 a.m. followed by random team selection.

There is no charge to play and everyone is welcome.

Adult volleyball bumps, sets, spikes The adult volleyball league completed its third week of action at the center with three matches Jan. 30. Slim’s Place is on top of the standings with a 3-1 record, followed by Bins Be Clean at 2-2 and Signarama at 1-3.

Bins Be Clean opened the action with a 25-13, 25-11 match win over Signarama. Slim’s then showed why it’s on top of the standings with a 25-14, 25-11 victory over Bins Be Clean. Slim’s Place closed out Register now for youth basketball the evening’s action with a 25-16, 25-4 victory over The last day to register for the youth basketball Signarama. league at the center is Saturday, Feb. 10. Cost for regGames are played Tuesday evenings. istration is $10 for members and $96 for non-members.

Key Royale golf news The center will hold evaluations starting at 6 p.m.

Sunday rains canceled regular golf action for the Monday, Feb. 12, for 8-10 year olds. The 11-13 and men and women of Key Royale Club Jan. 29-30, but 14-17 divisions will follow at 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. respectivley.

Rather than evaluations, the 5-7 age division will participate in skills clinics followed by games.

All participants will be placed on a team.

Games will begin Feb. 24 for all age divisions.

For more information or to sign up, visit the center at 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria, or call 941-7781908, ext. 205.

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Winter might last another 6 weeks, but fishing is heating up

By Capt. Danny Stasny Islander Reporter Fishing around Anna Maria Island is providing some good wintertime action, especially between cold fronts.

Most everyone is using live shrimp as bait as it seems to be the top ticket for a variety of species.

Casting shrimp under docks and residential canals is attracting sheepshead, black drum and redfish. The small crustaceans are working well around the ledges and artificial reefs for sheepshead, grunts, snapper and hogfish. And finally, casting shrimp Stasny along the beaches is resulting in pompano, permit and plenty of whiting.

On my fishing excursions with Southernaire, I’m opting for the beach bite. Catching pompano and permit along the shorelines in the Gulf is one of my favorite pastimes. And I think my clients enjoy it, too.

Using small jigs tipped with shrimp or just simply casting shrimp out on a small knocker rig is sufficient to catch either species. The key is finding them — and that’s not always easy.

I’m noticing an abundance of whiting mixed in on the bite. Whiting up to 16 inches can be more apt to take the hook than the pompano. Sheepshead, black drum and redfish are included in the “shoreline shrimp bite,” although they are a little random compared to the other species.

Jim Malfese at the Rod & Reel Pier is seeing sheepshead, mangrove snapper and a few black drum being reeled up to the deck. All three are being taken by pier fishers using live shrimp as bait. Casting shrimp-tipped jigs is a good bet for fishers at the pier. Pompano, jack crevalle and ladyfish can be caught in this fashion.

Capt. Aaron Lowman is dock fishing for a variety

cold fronts, Lowman is putting anglers on a decent bite of spotted seatrout on the deeper grass flats of Anna Maria Sound.

Capt. Rick Gross of Fishy Business charters is targeting sheepshead. On days when the wind is light, Gross is venturing out to the artificial reefs to find a bite. A knocker rig consisting of a 1/2-ounce egg sinker and a No. 2 circle hook combined with a piece of fresh shrimp is luring these “convict” fish to the hook. Most catches are in the 1 1/2- to 3-pound range, although don’t be surprised to reel up a few 5-pounders in the mix. While targeting sheepshead, Gross is seeing a variety of fish, including mangrove snapper and flounder. To round out the day, Gross is catching redfish around local docks and seawalls.

Capt. Warren Girle is taking a run offshore when the weather permits. Fishing ledges and hard bottom is yielding good results for Girle’s clients, especially on mangrove snapper and Key West grunts. Hogfish and some lane snapper are being reeled up by his anglers.

On windy days, Girle is staying in Sarasota Bay, working the Intracoastal Waterway. Fishing around docks and canals is resulting in redfish and black drum.

Fishing the deeper grass flats is supplying good action on spotted seatrout.

Capt. Jason Stock is targeting “gator” trout in shallow water among the grass flats in the bay waters. On days when the sun has had time to warm these shalSue Chaney of Carterville, Illinois, holds up her low areas, large spotted seatrout are on the prowl and catch, an 11-pound gag grouper. Chaney and her group caught a bunch of hogfish, mangrove snapper, Stock is there to feed them some bait. Best results are coming from artificials, such as subsurface and floatporgies and grunts Feb. 2 — all in the Gulf within sight of land, on live shrimp, while on a charter trip ing “twitch baits,” that are slowly retrieved through the water. Trout up to 26 inches are being landed by with Capt. Aaron Lowman.

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Chip Legassey of Harbour Isles on Perico Island shows off a couple of nuggets — pompano — he caught Feb. 1 while fishing with Capt. Danny Stasny of Southernaire Fishing Charters.

Rick Platz of Ontario shows off an American Red Snapper caught offshore Feb. 2 and released after the photo. The day produced numerous hog snapper and mangrove snapper using shrimp as well. Platz was guided to the fish by Captain Warren Girle.

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Famous for incredible sunsets and beautiful beaches, Anna Maria Island is ranked ninth in spring break destinations in Florida by HomeToGo, promoted as the world’s largest vacation rental search engine. The Germanbased company compiled numbers for 16 Sunshine State destinations based on 2017 spending.

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SWAT sets meeting for February Successful Women Aligning Together will hold a monthly luncheon at ll:45 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, at the Bridge Street Bistro, 111 Gulf Drive S., Bradenton Beach.

SWAT has more than 300 members in the sevenchapter local area and encourages networking and cooperation between professional women.

The Anna Maria Island chapter meets the third Thursday of each month to enjoy lunch and network.

For more information about SWAT or to RSVP for lunch, contact Janice Teeter at swatami@gmail.com or call Lori Armstrong at 941-400-7294.

Island broker adds new title Darcie Duncan, owner of Duncan Real Estate, 310 Pine Ave., Anna Maria, has another professional title to add to her name, along with owner, agent, broker, CRS and GRI. The lifelong islander, who opened her real estate company 26 years ago, is chair of the executive committee for the Manatee Chamber of Commerce board of directors. She is the first islander named to the post.

Duncan The board of directors is the policymaking branch of the chamber.

Duncan has served on the Manatee chamber board of directors for eight years. She will serve a year as chair of the executive committee.

“I am super-excited to serve as the board chair,” Duncan said Feb. 1, the day after her installation took place.

“As a small-business owner, people need to understand that here, where we are, small business is big business,” Duncan said.

Adjourning the meeting after the installation, Duncan ceremoniously kicked off her high heels and stepped into her casual island footwear. “I’m ready to put my flip-flops on and get to work!” she said.

The Jimmy Buffett-inspired community on Perico Island is almost ready to shelter people in its promised trademark laid-back style.

Tucked into the southwestern tip of the Harbour Isle’s planned community, One Particular Harbour will soon boast a new marina, shops and restaurants developed in a joint venture between Minto Communities and Margaritaville Holdings.

Launched in the summer of 2017, the project is well underway, reports Paula Robertson, public relations spokeswoman for One Particular Harbour.

Robertson said about 30,000 cubic yards of sand and dirt were removed to create the boat basin. Excavation took two months and dredging was done at the entrance to the man-made harbor.

Though most construction has been blocked from site by fences and large banners promoting the project, passersby can see the vertical trusses going up for the dry boat storage unit on the far side of the

basin.

It will hold up to 128 boats of various sizes and is scheduled for completion in the second quarter of 2018.

Just past the new harbor, farther into the Margaritaville enclave, are condo buildings with Buffett-style names: License to Chill, Changes in Attitude, Fins Right and Fins Left.

The circled enclave will include 132 units in 11 buildings when all construction is complete. If you can’t wait, 20 units are ready for occupancy.

One Particular Harbour also has a clubhouse and swimming pool ready for use.

Robertson said a “Margaritaville-branded restaurant” would be located in the retail section of the development — although the brand has not been decided.

Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville operates Margaritaville, Landshark Bar & Grill and Cheeseburger in Paradise restaurants and 5 O’Clock Somewhere Bars in

The upside to spring break frenzy

It won’t be long before the Palma Sola causeway is bumper to bumper and the alcohol-on-the-beach citations start piling up.

However, it could be more hectic on Anna Maria Island during spring break. Just ask the folks in Florida’s No. 1 destination for spring breakers, Panama City Beach, where vacation rental visitors spend an estimated $86.9 million between March and mid-April, according to HomeToGo. The German-based company claims to be the world’s largest vacation rental search engine, with more than 11 million listings around the globe.

HomeToGo focused on Florida — long known for spring break revelry — for a spending study and released its findings in January, just in time for the next spring breakers to start planning their fun in the sun.

The HomeToGo data showed an estimated $30.7 million could be spent weekly during spring break 2018 on Anna Maria Island.

Though the island finished ninth out of 16 destinations in the Florida study for volume of spring breakers, Anna Maria Island’s rentals in 2017 brought in the second highest dollar amount per night behind Key West, according to the search data.

The average cost per person per night for lodging on Anna Maria Island was $44.21 during spring break. Other destinations ranged from a low of $23.29 per person a night in Orlando to a high of $59.17 per person in Key West.

HomeToGo also calculated the combined spending average for Anna Maria Island visitors staying in vacation rentals during a spring break week at PLEASE SEE SPRING BREAK, PAGE 31

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An aerial view of Minto’s One Particular Harbour on Perico Island shows work ongoing, the footprint for the boat storage building, boat basin and the condo towers, also in varying stages of completion. Islander Photo: Jack Elka

the United States, Bahamas, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Mexico and other locations.

“Other exciting venues to compliment the marina and the Harbour Isle/One Particular Harbour Community are currently being evaluated. Numerous opportunities will be released at a later date,” Robertson said, regarding shops and other businesses to fill the 30,000 square feet of commercial space.

The new One Particular Harbour and residences are at 12300 Manatee Ave. W., Perico Island.

For more information, go to www.mintousa.com, www.margaritaville.com or call 888-827-3061.

Construction workers at One Particular Harbour on Perico Island stand atop the trusses Jan. 15, as work begins on the boat storage facility next to the boat basin. Completion is slated for the second quarter of 2018. Islander Photo: Sandy Ambrogi

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SPRING BREAK CONTINUED FROM PAGE 30 $4,384,956.

That’s more than $4 million pouring into the island small businesses, restaurants, shops, bars and vacation rentals per week — keeping the economy strong even if a bit crowded for a few weeks.

HomeToGo said calculations were based on the number of listings in the search engine, the average group size, and the. average occupancy rate during the six weeks monitored from March 1 to mid-April.

Visit Florida provided data on the amounts spent by the average visitor and what tourists spend their money on while here.

For more information or to read the study, go online to hometogo.com/spring-break-florida.

Natives, at the Island Shopping Center, 5416 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach.

The ribbon-cutting will take place at 5:30 p.m. and light bites and libations will be served.

For more information, call the island chamber at 941-7781541, visit the office and tourist center at 5313 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, or go to the website at annamariaislandchamber.org.

The Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce is hosting its first long table dinner, The Feast on the Beach, at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 19 at The Resort at Longboat Key Club.

Chef Edward Geyfman will provide hors d’oeuvre and a four-course dinner with wine pairings.

The event will feature music, a cash bar and beachside seating around fire pits. Cost is $150 per person and only 100 tickets will be sold. Tickets are on sale now at the chamber office.

‘Lucky’ chamber For information about the Longboat Key Chamber celebration on tap of Commerce and member events, call the chamber at The Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce 941-383-2466, visit the website at longboatkeychamwill hold a ribbon-cutting and grand opening 5-7 p.m. ber.com or the office at 5390 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Thursday, Feb. 15, at howluckyami inside Restless Longboat Key.

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Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce board members Karen LaPensee, left, and David Teitelbaum chat Jan. 24 with Manatee County administrator Ed Hunzeker and county public works director Ron Schulhofer, while attending the monthly business card exchange at Waterline Marina Resort and Beach Club in Holmes Beach. Islander Photo: Sandy Ambrogi

Workers erect scaffolding on AMI Real Estate’s new building just west of Blue Marlin Seafood Restaurant at 119 Bridge St., Bradenton Beach. The building will house more than a dozen retail spaces, which owners Mike and Debbie Hynds are in the process of leasing. Islander Photo: Kathy Prucnell

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HOLMES BEACH KEY Royale neighborhood seventh annual garage sale event! 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb 10, Follow Key Royale Drive to multiple canal homes with top-notch goods!

ANNUNCIATION WHITE ELEPHANT and clothing sale: Pre-sale, 4-6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4, and Friday, Feb. 5. $5 entry fee. No entry fee 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6. Food, baked goods, pickles. 4408 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach.

GARAGE SALE: 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 9-10. Six-piece wicker queen bed set, side-by-side REFRIGERATOR, ice and water in door, collectibles. Items galore, holiday and art. Five-family huge sale AT505 Bayview Drive, Holmes Beach off 28th Street.

COMMUNITY SALE: 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10. Clothing, home goods, furniture, etc .

Cash only. Country Village , 2725 72nd St.W., Bradenton.

LOST SUNGLASSES at yard sale, Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Contact Charlotte at 541-4500091.

LOST: CAR KEYS. Customer accidentally picked up while at Bridge Street Interiors, Bradenton Beach, Jan. 23. If found, call 941-979-0113.

PETS PET PAL PET sitting: Short and long term, in your house or mine. 18-year Island resident. 941-7045937. e.davies5937@gmail.com.

YOU CAN HELP! Fosters, volunteers, retailtype help needed for Moonracer No Kill Animal Rescue. Please email: moonraceranimalrescue@ gmail.com.

BOATS & BOATING BIMINI BAY SAILING: Small sailboat rentals and instruction. Day. Week. Month. Sunfish, Laser, Windrider 17 and Precision 15. Call Brian at 941685-1400.

PONTOON BOAT RENTAL Create life long memories. Call 941-778-2121 or see boatflorida.net.

HELP WANTED HOUSEKEEPER: PART-TIME at Haley’s Motel.

Must have own transportation and speak English. Prior experience required. Haley’s is a nonsmoking property. 941-778-5405.

DELIVERY DRIVER/WAREHOUSE man. Work on Anna Maria Island. Part- or full-time. Resume to: annamariaisland@hotmail.com.

LINE COOKS NEEDED immediately: Full/parttime for high-volume, fast-paced restaurant.

Apply in person only at AMI Beach Café, Manatee County Beach, 941-778-0784.

DELIVER PHONE BOOKS: Work your own hours, have insured vehicle, must be at least 18 years old. Valid drivers license. No experience necessary. 1-800-518-1333, ext. 224. www.deliverthephonebook.com.

MATH TUTOR: FRACTIONS, needed for 11-year-old fifth-grade student. Bill, 941-7064809.

REPORTER WANTED: Newspaper experience or journalism degree required. Apply via email with letter of interest to news@islander.org.

KIDS FOR HIRE MY NAME IS AIDAIN, I live in Holmes Beach I’m available to do any small yard, house chores for a fee. I do dog walking, pet sitting or run small errands. I’m available after school, 4-9 p.m. or all day Saturday and Sunday. I can be reached at 941-243-4473. Text or call. Thank you.

KIDS FOR HIRE ads are FREE for up to three weeks for Island youths under 16 looking for work.

Ads must be placed in person at The Islander office, 3218 E. Bay Drive, Holmes Beach.

SERVICES ISLAND COMPUTER GUY, 37 years experience.

On-site PC repairs, upgrades, buying assistance and training. Call Bill, 941-778-2535.

T.H.S. CLEANING: RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL vacation rentals. Dependable and detailed. 941756-4570.

U FLY I drive your car anywhere in the USA. Airport runs, anywhere. Office, 941-447-6389.

941-545-6688.

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HOME IMPROVEMENT Continued

POWER WASHING AND windows: Residential, commercial, resort, real estate. Ask about our exterior cleaning. 941-251-5948.

SOUTHWEST HOME IMPROVEMENT: Michigan builder, quality work guaranteed. Affordable, timely, within budget. Call Mike, 1-616204-8822.

AUTHORITY ONE SERVICES: Cleaning, construction, residential, commercial, rentals. Call 941-251-5948.

I DONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;T CUT corners, I clean corners. Professional, friendly cleaning service since 1999. 941779-6638. Leave message.

NEED A RIDE to the airports? Tampa $65, St. Pete, $55, Sarasota, $30. Call Gary, 863-4095875. Email: gvoness80@gmail.com.

AMI DELIVERY SERVICE: Anything picked up and delivered for $20 or less! 941-920-0743.

PIERLY MAID CLEANING Service: Two former City Pier employees looking to make your home, vacation rental, ofďŹ ce spic and span! Please, give us a call, 941-447-2565 or 941-565-0312.

BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS JDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Window Cleaning looking for storefront jobs in Holmes Beach.

I make dirty windows sparkling clean. 941-9203840.

LAWN & GARDEN CONNIEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S LANDSCAPING INC. Residential and commercial. Full-service lawn maintenance, landscaping, cleanups, hauling and more! Insured.

941-778-5294.

ISLAND LAWN SPRINKLER Service: Repairs, installs. Your local sprinkler company since 1997.

Call Jeff, 941-778-2581.

SHELL DELIVERED AND spread. $55/yard.

Hauling all kinds of gravel, mulch, top soil with free estimates. Call Larry at 941-795-7775, â&#x20AC;&#x153;shell phoneâ&#x20AC;? 941-720-0770.

NATUREâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S DESIGN LANDSCAPING. Design and installation. Tropical landscape specialist.

Residential and commercial. 35 years experience. 941-448-6336.

STRAIGHT SHOT LANDSCAPE: Shell, lime rock, palms, river rock, construction demolition, fencing, pressure washing, hauling debris and transport. Shark Mark, 941-301-6067.

HOME IMPROVEMENT VAN-GO PAINTING residential/commercial, interior/exterior, pressure cleaning, wallpaper. Island references. Bill, 941-795-5100. www.vangopainting.net.

CUSTOM REMODELING EXPERT. All phases of carpentry, repairs and painting. Insured. Meticulous, clean, sober and prompt. Paul Beauregard, 941-730-7479.

TILE -TILE -TILE. All variations of ceramic tile supplied and installed. Quality workmanship, prompt, reliable, many Island references. Call Neil, 941-726-3077.

GRIFFINâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S HOME IMPROVEMENTS Inc. Handyman, ďŹ ne woodwork, countertops, cabinets and wood flooring. Insured and licensed.

941-722-8792.

JERRYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S HOME REPAIR: Carpentry, handyman, light hauling, pressure washing. Jack of all trades.

Call 941-778-6170 or 941-447-2198.

ISLE TILE: QUALITY installation floors, counters, backsplashes, showers. Licensed, insured. Call Chris at 941-302-8759.

ANNA MARIA HOME Accents: 20 years experience in building and remodeling. Local, licensed and insured. No job too small. We accept all major credit cards. 786-318-8585.

ARTISAN DESIGN TILE and Marble LLC. Quality craftsmanship since 1983. Professional, courteous service at a fair price. Our customers are our top priority! www.ArtisanDesignTileAndMarble.com. Call Don, 941-993-6567.

RE-SCREEN RIGHT The 1st Time LLC: Screen repairs, installation, pool cages, lanai, windows, porches. Licensed/insured. 941-4055899. Rescreenright.net . Joseleyva1019@ gmail.com.

ISLAND GATER RESTORATIONS: Interior/exterior, painting, pressure cleaning, drywall repair, textures, stucco. Danny, 941-720-8116. islandgater@gmail.com.

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FENCING: NEW/REPAIR, free estimates, quality work. Island resident. Richard, 941-448-3571.

PROMPT, COURTEOUS SERVICE AIRPORT PERMITTED & LIVERY INSURED

MASTER CARPENTER/HANDYMAN: Free estimates. Island resident. Richard, 941-448-3571.

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RENTALS WEEKLY/MONTHLY/ANNUAL rentals: wide variety, changes daily. SunCoast Real Estate, 941-779-0202, or 1-800-732-6434. www.suncoastinc.com.

SEASONAL RENTAL: NORTHWEST Bradenton.

1BR/1BA open living room, kitchen, washer and dryer in unit. No pets/smoking. $450/weekly, $1,600/monthly. Call 941-792-0258.

SEASONAL RENTAL: 2BR/2BA with den sleeps six. Few step to beach. Nice location. Call 703587-4675.

AVAILABLE WINTER SEASON 2018 and 2019: 2BR/2BA ground level with carport and patio.

1.5 blocks to Gulf. Updated, granite countertops, recessed lighting, flat-screen TVs in living room, TV room and bedrooms. Must see! Anna Maria.

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941-451-7403.

2BR/2BA ANNUAL IN Bradenton Beach. $1,800 a month. 941-527-9416.

ANNUAL RENTAL: MODEST older unfurnished 1BR apartment. Available Jan. 20. $950/month, utilities not included. First, last security deposit.

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727-999-1011.

REAL ESTATE REAL ESTATE: BUY, sell, invest. Enjoy. Billi Gartman, Realtor, An Island Place Realty. 941-5458877. www.AnnaMariaLife.com.

SLIGHTLY OFF THE Island: 3BR/2BA completely renovated lake house, 5 miles from the beach. No condo/HOA fees, no deed restrictions, no trafďŹ c, huge boat/RV storage area, no flood insurance. $319,500. www.6909-32nd.com. For sale by owner. 941-795-5225.

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OPEN HOUSE: NOON-3 p.m. Saturday. Beautiful new construction! 4BR/4.5BA. Swimming pool with hot tub, must see! $1,499,000. 420 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria Island.

PINE AVENUE BAYOU condo for sale by owner.

Steps to shops and city pier. â&#x20AC;¨Newly renovated, ground-floor, two-bedroom unit. Great northend location!â&#x20AC;¨ $320,000. 941-321-5454.

THREE MILES FROM Anna Maria Island, newly updated 3BR/2BA lake house, pool, redesigned kitchen, new stainless-steel appliances, new bathrooms, new hurricane windows/doors/sliders/garage door, maintenance-free landscaping, two-car garage. $334,000, appointment only.

5308 86th St. W, FSBO, 720-837-8078.

STARTING FROM THE low $300,000s. Only minutes from the beach, this new active adult community is perfectly located just south of Manatee Avenue, off Village Green Parkway. Perfectly designed, open 2BR or 3BR/2BA plus den and two-car garage floor plans. Luxurious amenities, pool, spa, gym, pickleball and fenced-in dog park. HOA only $209/month. Models open daily. Contact us, 941-254-3330. www.MirabellaFlorida.com.

DREAM VACATIONS FOR YOUR VACATION DREAMS

FOR SALE: 14 units, transient apartments. Cash buyers only. Call Joe, 941-302-0732.

WHITNEY BEACH LONGBOAT Key condo for sale: Attractive, turnkey 2BR/2BA unit, updated, expanded kitchen with stainless steel appliances, granite counters, large bedrooms, with extensive closet space, screen lanai, steps away from private beach, boat docks and amenities.

Pet friendly. $374,000. 941-383-1304 or 302745-0597.

GULFFRONT, BAYFRONT, LAKEFRONT condos.

Starting at $275,000. 2BR/2BA. One with garage, one with dock. Call Noranne Hutcheson, REMAX Alliance Group, 941-932-0738. Your AMI real estate expert!

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BAY PALMS 3BR/2BA well-maintained, recent roof and other improvements, garage, pool, spa, private rear yard. $583,500.

VACATION/SEASONAL RENTALS GULFFRONT PROPERTIES BOOKING NOW

201 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Suite 1, Longboat Key

941-778-0807

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ISLAND MOBILE HOME across from Gulf, 1BR/1BA, 8-by-24-foot deck, adjacent parking, new bath, outdoor shower, turnkey. $92,000, great rental! Mtscc@aol.com.

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For professional real estate sales, call a true island native, born and raised on Anna Maria Island.

Marianne Norman-Ellis.

941.778.6696

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3438 Wood Owl Circle, #273, Bradenton. Only 5 miles to Anna Maria Island! 3BR/2BA, water views, 1,592 sf, 1-car carport, pool and spa.

Offered at $199,000

Gulf-Bay Realty of Anna Maria Inc. Jesse Brisson - Broker Associate, GRI 941-713-4755 800-771-6043 MINUTES TO THE BEACH: This Anna Maria pool home features 5 bedrooms, a spacious game room, ceramic and wood floors, and a light beach decor.

Granite counter tops and stainless steel appliances adorn the kitchen. A short walk to the Rod & Reel Pier and local shops. $1,399,000 SWEEPING GULF VIEWS: This 2bed/2bath condo at Anna Maria Island Club has breathtaking Gulf views from the living room and master bedroom.

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