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Michael spares AMI, decimates Panhandle

By Sandy Ambrogi Islander Reporter Surfers filled the Gulf waters off Anna Maria Island Oct. 9, taking advantage of the big waves generated by Hurricane Michael.

The only other evidence of the massive storm around Anna Maria Island? Minor street flooding at high tide, along with gusty

showers, scattered debris and a disrupted school day for island kids.

The Panhandle was not so fortunate.

On Oct. 10, Michael roared ashore, making landfall at Mexico Beach. With winds at 155 mph, it was a Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale — the first Cat 4 to hit the Panhandle and the third most powerful Atlantic hurricane in terms of pressure.

The devastation drew comparisons to 1992’s Hurricane Andrew. Michael flattened the small beach town of Mexico City and nearby coastal communities, killing at least 17 people, according to CNN. Michael passed Anna Maria Island overnight Oct. 9-10, chugging some 200 miles off the coast.

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Michael moves surf on Anna Maria Island Surfer Chris Banin catches a wave Oct. 9 in the Gulf of Mexico at Cortez Beach in Bradenton Beach. Hurricane Michael passed Oct. 10 in the Gulf of Mexico west of Anna Maria Island as a Category 3 storm, creating swells of more than 6 feet along island beaches. Islander Photo: ChrisAnn Silver Esformes

Make plans, save a date. 12-13 AME PTO finalizes Fall Fest plans. 14 Holmes Beach lifts stop order on beach lots. 16 Bradenton Beach OKs plan for Avenue C. 17 Getting around AMI. 18-19 Holmes Beach city field revamp takes shape. 20

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HB commission pushes for fix to polluted Spring Lake

By Kathy Prucnell Islander Reporter Holmes Beach commissioners want to remediate the highly toxic Spring Lake.

But whether the water body between 68th and 70th streets should return to fresh water origins or a subsequently transformed saltwater ecosystem will be studied next.

At an Oct. 9 work session, city engineer Lynn Burnett called the ammonia levels “highly toxic” and agreed with a Sept. 5 report from city consultant Aquatic Systems Lake & Wetland Services of Pompano to reclaim a fresh water ecosystem.

But after a neighbor spoke of the lake’s

past saltwater success, Burnett called for a second study from the consultant.

Burnett had first agreed with ASLWS findings and recommended the city dredge “the junk off the bottom,” add aeration, monitor and let a fresh water lake return to “function and thrive.”

A counterpoint came from resident Melissa Williams of Palm Drive.

“I’m totally against making Spring Lake a fresh lake,” Williams told the commissioners, adding the lake was saltwater at least since the 1960s.

She recalled the fish nursery regenerating in the lake after a 2005 fish kill due to

red tide.

“I’ve pulled tarpon out of it. I’ve pulled snook, drum, red fish… .It’s a little nursery. It’s a habitat. It’s a breeding nursery …

Albeit it was a fluke, it became vital to the island,” Williams said.

Williams, who moved to Palm Drive in 2004, also said the lake provided relief from flooding.

Commissioners Carol Soustek, Pat Morton, Rick Hurst and Commission Chair Judy Titsworth provided a consensus for the second report.

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A recent drone view of Spring Lake shows its dark waters between Holmes Boulevard and Marina Drive in Holmes Beach. Islander Photo: Jack Elka

Signs dot the shore of Spring Lake near the intersection of Holmes Boulevard and Clark Drive in Holmes Beach Nov. 4, 2015, warning people of contaminated water. Islander File Photo

lAKE CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 on dredging but noted the expense involved in sending dredged materials to Lake Okeechobee.

Titsworth said she’s on the fence about a fresh water or saltwater lake and asked Burnett: “Why do you feel the saltwater is the wrong decision? Saltwater, I actually think would be an easier maintenance issue.”

The city engineer said her reasoning stems from science, engineering and classification — a saltwater system needs a constant flow and is subject to king tide flooding and sea level rise.

“It was an accident and mistake that went unnoticed,” Burnett said of the lake’s Southwest Florida Water Management District fresh water classification.

“The district never changed it. We’d need to for-

mally put that in the place,” Burnett said.

The first test results Aquatic Systems Lake & Wetland Services took samples of Spring Lake between 68th and 70th streets in August and September and reported algae blooms, decreased oxygen levels and toxic ammonia levels.

Phosphorus and nitrogen counts — indicators of excess nutrients and fertilizer runoff — also were high.

The Aug. 20 and Sept. 5 samples showed “severely elevated readings” for chloride salt conductivity, total dissolved solids and total suspended solids, the report states.

For several years, residents have complained about the once-pristine saltwater lake becoming a smelly

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dumping ground for sewage and development, most recently after a sewage spill at Clark and Palm drives in August. “We need to find a way to fix it. We can’t just ignore it,” said Soustek, adding she would favor less expensive and less destructive methods.

To help alleviate the problem, the city added Wastop valves in 2018 and, in 2017, installed an infiltration system, which, according to Burnett, filters 90-100 percent of the nitrogen, phosphorus and suspended solids from the lake.

In an Oct. 11 email, Burnett said she’s contacted the ASLWS for a saltwater/fresh water analysis, but there’s no date set for the next commission presentation.

The commission’s next meeting will be at 6 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 23, at city hall.

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Hurricane fuels hope for local red tide relief

By Sandy Ambrogi Islander Reporter Opinions are split on Hurricane Michael’s impact on red tide in the region.

One corner in the scientific community says the hurricane may have helped break up the harmful algae bloom plaguing more than 100 miles of Florida’s west coast.

Others say the hurricane will intensify the bloom.

Wave action could have busted open the brevetoxins, making respiratory issues worsen, and the storm’s counterclockwise winds could have pushed the bloom back to the coast.

It may be a while before the experts know.

Aileen Marty, director of the Health Travel Medicine Program at Florida International University, believes the hurricane could have broken up the red tide and moved it off the coast.

However, if wind and wave action broke up the toxins, there could be a period with an increased concentration of red tide.

She also warned the red tide could worsen due to increased runoff from rains. If runoffs with fertilizers and other chemicals reach the red tide, conditions could exacerbate again.

Rains were little more than gusty showers around Anna Maria Island and through the Tampa Bay region Oct. 9-10, minimizing the impact of fertilizer and other nutrients in runoffs.

Tracy Fanara, a staff scientist at Mote Marine Laboratory, offered another perspective. She said Michael’s brush with the west coast may not have been close enough to bust up the HAB. Also, she said Michael’s winds may have pushed the west coast bloom back toward the shoreline.

Mote scientists planned to collect samples the week of Oct. 15 to evaluate to gain a clearer perspective of the hurricane’s impact on the HAB. Meanwhile, along Coquina Beach and on the bayside near the Coquina boat ramps in Bradenton Beach,

Nigel Bowler, a native of North Wales and 22-year resident of the island, sinks a line Oct. 10 from the shore of the Rod & Reel Pier, 875 N. Shore Drive, Anna Maria. The pier was closed for repairs due to damage caused by Hurricane Michael passing in the Gulf of Mexico. Islander Photo: Ryan Paice Manatee County crews cleaned up scattered dead fish Oct. 11, after the storm passed.

Crews reported “signs of respiratory issues in the air, but with minor irritation� as they worked to clean the beaches, according to Carmine DeMilio, Manatee County Grounds Operation Manager, Beachgoers observed scattered fish kills on island beaches. Sharon Bishop, of Bradenton, said she visited beaches Oct. 11 and “saw a lot of dead fish coming in.� She also noticed a “fishy smell,� according to her posting on The Islander’s Facebook page.

Mote’s report for Oct. 12 indicated some dead fish, dark water and slight respiratory irritation at Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach.

Will the reprieve continue?

Before the storm, experts reported a decrease in the severity of the red tide.

According to Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, concentrations of Karenia brevis decreased in Manatee between Oct. 1 and Oct. 8, with

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some tests showing little or no signs of red tide.

Palma Sola Bay waters were negative for red tide Oct. 12, as were Cortez village waters that day. Very low concentrations were reported Oct. 12 at Bean Point on the northern tip of Anna Maria Island and at Coquina Beach.

People hoped the reprieve continued, despite reports of high concentrations hitting Pinellas beaches. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was hoping that Michael was going to wash the red tide all away,â&#x20AC;? Tamme Ongell wrote The Islander.

She observed dead fish and horseshoe crabs in Bradenton Beach Oct. 11, after the storm passed.

Nicole Votero works at the Gulf Drive Cafe in Bradenton Beach and has watched the red tideâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s effect on the beaches. She reported she only saw a green algae line, which showed up after the hurricane. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They came and cleaned it right up,â&#x20AC;? Votero said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There was no smell or anything, just a green line.â&#x20AC;?

As is the nature of a bloom, red tide changes daily in location and intensity.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted high levels of red tide on Manatee beaches immediately after Hurricane Michael from the brevetoxins breaking up, but then, low levels.

Charlie Hunsicker, director of Manatee County Parks and Natural Resources, said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We may not be totally devoid of red tide concentrations along the coast, despite the pass of the hurricane.

Red tideâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s departure would come none too soon for islanders. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been more than 11 weeks since our businesses, residents and visitors started dealing with the red tide,â&#x20AC;? Terri Kinder, president of the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce, said Oct. 12. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everyone has been unsure about what the next day might bring. Now our winter residents are returning, as are more visitors. We want to get past this quickly now, so that we can enjoy this beautiful place,â&#x20AC;? Kinder added.

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Wave riders

A surfer takes a ride Oct. 9 near the White Avenue beach in Holmes Beach. Hurricane Michael, churning offshore in the Gulf of Mexico, brought wind, rain, surf and surfers to Anna Maria Island Oct. 9-11.

Islander Photo: Dennis Knowles Photography

Betsy Sillars, a resident at Avenue A and 24th Street, points Oct. 9 to the street where water rose from Sarasota Bay to her front and back doors. Islander Photo: Kathy Prucnell

Tina Lepore holds a pillowcase Oct. 9 while her husband, Michael, fills it with sand near Holmes Beach City Hall, 5801 Marina Drive, in preparation for flooding caused by Hurricane Michael’s passage in the Gulf of Mexico and high “king tides.” The city provided sand for sandbagging to help buffer a predicted 2-4 foot storm surge on top of an elevated high tide. The Lepores reside in Sarasota and own a home on the island. Islander Photo: ChrisAnn Silver Esformes

Cortez Beach visitors photograph, walk and check out the Gulf of Mexico waves Oct. 9. Islander Photo: Kathy Prucnell

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Islanders reported tidal flooding, both overnight and again the afternoon of Oct. 10, when canals overran their seawalls. Parking and road flooding occurred by the Island Library on Marina Drive and in some low-lying areas of Gulf Drive in the three island cities.

Gary Hickerson, who lives on 75th Street in Holmes Beach near a canal, said water was up to the top of his seawall. “The tide is high, but not too bad,” he reported.

And, for the most part, the water quickly subsided as the tide went out.

“We fared well. There was no major flooding on the island at all,” Holmes Beach Police Chief Bill Tokajer said Oct. 11. “We had sandbags ready, and did give out a few,” the chief added.

A few broken limbs were scattered in the storm, as were patio chairs.

The Manatee County School District closed Anna Maria Elementary Oct. 10 in anticipation of severe flooding, which failed to materialize. School buses for middle and high school students on the island did not run Oct. 10.

A district notice read, “ Any students who have to miss school as a result of these decisions will receive an excused absence for the day.”

The Center of Anna Maria Island scrambled and organized an impromptu day camp for island kids on their school holiday. AME classes and island bus transportation resumed Oct. 11.

Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring representatives feared a storm surge and coastal flooding would wipe out the eight remaining sea turtle nests on the island.

AMITW executive director Suzi Fox confirmed Oct. 11 that four nests were lost to coastal flooding.

However, only minor beach erosion occurred on the island, with Coquina Beach seeing the brunt of washouts. The beach has a history of erosion.

Hurricane Michael and a king tide flood Kingfish Boat Ramp, 752 Manatee Ave., Holmes Beach, Oct. 9 as the storm powered northward to landfall in the Panhandle. Islander Photo: Kathy Prucnell Charlie Hunsicker, director of Manatee County Parks and Natural Resources, said the Gulf beaches fared well. He said there was a loss of sea oats but they would make a quick recovery.

JT Thomas, HBPD code enforcement officer, checks beaches daily. Oct. 12, he said the storm “smoothed everything out” and he saw no erosion. He said some dunes were topped by water and standing water behind the dunes remained Oct. 12.

Dean Jones, Anna Maria public works manager, said the city did “about 20 minutes of street pumping on a flooded side street.”

“The infiltration system worked excellent,” Jones said. “Our workers made sure the valves were open and clean and they did the job they were meant to do.”

He reported no erosion on Anna Maria beaches but said sand was leveled out from the ebb and flow of water.

The Rod & Reel Pier, 875 N. Shore Drive, Anna Maria, closed its restaurant due to damages sustained

when Michael passed.

Rocky Corby said work at the eatery was still underway Oct. 12 after waves knocked out the pipe system, leaving the restaurant without water. While plumbers continued to make repairs, Corby said the business planned to be open by Oct. 13.

Locals, for the most part, took the storm’s passing in stride but, a year after Hurricane Irma’s strike on Florida, also took some precautions.

William Schoharie of Bradenton Beach was seen pumping gas at Jessie’s Island Store early Oct. 10, as Hurricane Michael approached the Panhandle. He was one of several motorists lined up for gas at the station.

“Remember Irma?” he said. “I’m topping it off.”

Fortunately, it was just a top off.

By the afternoon of Oct. 11, things were back to normal on Anna Maria Island.

People in the Panhandle faced a much different reality.

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Holmes Beach considers bike-, scooter-share moratorium

By ChrisAnn Silver Esformes Islander Reporter The Holmes Beach city commission is taking its time with a moratorium on bike- and scooter-shares.

The first reading of the ordinance for the moratorium was scheduled for Oct. 9, but was postponed in lieu of further discussion.

The commission passed the moratorium 4-0 Sept.

25, but it must be formalized with an ordinance, which would be backdated if approved.

City attorney Patricia Petruff said Oct. 9 she’s looking for direction from the commission to try to limit “dockless mobility vehicles,” not including businesses that already rent bicycles.

“The basic thing is that we just don’t want to wake up one day and see a line of bikes just dumped somewhere like the library for people to use,” Petruff

said.

Commissioner Rick Hurst said he understood the moratorium also was going to include docked systems.

He cited concerns with the amount of parking required near such stations.

Petruff said she didn’t include docked systems because she doesn’t know which businesses in Holmes Beach might already be renting those bike using such systems.

As of Oct 11, Mobile Muttleys, a bike-share system with docking stations, is the only business with a business tax license and is not yet operational, according to the city clerk.

Petruff said a proposed ordinance states “any business that offers dockless mobility devices for rent prior to Sept. 25 may not expand its operation during the

moratorium” and suggested she include “docked bike facilities” in that section.

Additionally, Titsworth said the title of the ordinance only includes a prohibition on rental or use of dockless mobility systems in the public rights of way and property, and asked if private property should be included as well.

Petruff said she is mostly concerned about public property for this type of use, but understands the commission’s concerns and could expand the ordinance to include private property.

She said she could change the ordinance to include docked bike facilities and add private property, but it would require two public hearings because the additions would “impact the use of property.”

The next city commission meeting will be at 6 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 23, at city hall, 5801 Marina Drive.

WMFR dispatches strike team to Panhandle

Students play basketball Oct. 10 at the Center of Anna Maria Island with youth program manager Noah Johnson. With AME closed for the day while Michael advanced in the Gulf, the center hosted a free hurricane camp. Islander Photo: Ryan Paice

A sign warns motorists to drive slowly near Avenue A and 24th Street in Bradenton Beach. Bicyclist Jim Hassett checks out the flooding at the corner near Sarasota Bay. Islander Photo: Kathy Prucnell

West Manatee Fire Rescue supported relief efforts in the Panhandle, where Hurricane Michael made landfall Oct. 10 as a Category 4 storm.

According to WMFR Fire Chief Tom Sousa, the district deployed one fire engine with the Manatee County Fire Engine Strike Team, led by WMFR Battalion Chief Ben Rigney and staffed with two WMFR and two Longboat Key Fire Rescue personnel.

Efforts were being coordinated by the Florida Fire Chiefs Association, which operates a statewide emergency response plan that all state fire rescue agencies belong to.

Sousa said such a deployment typically lasts seven days.

The local strike team arrived Oct. 11 at the State Emergency Operations Center in Tallahassee and was dispatched to support search and rescue efforts in Marianna, which faced extensive damage from the storm.

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Back to Bayfest “Good golly, Miss Molly.”

“Well, it’s one for the money.”

Festivalgoers who enter the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce’s Bayfest where the classic cars are lined up may hear those lyrics over the loudspeakers.

There’s typically a Fifties beat to the show, but festivalgoers will find glistening, gleaming autos from many eras and most likely their favorite make and model.

Now, come let’s stroll.

From the classic car show, festivalgoers will walk on Pine Avenue to find vendors selling services and goods, artists and craftspeople showcasing their work, volunteers boasting about charitable causes and candidates campaigning for your vote.

Festivalgoers will pass a beer truck, or two, or three.

They’ll find children bouncing, climbing, running, hopping and laughing in a fun zone all their own.

They’ll find Pine Avenue merchants welcoming festivalgoers with air conditioning, invites to browse and possibly sales and samples.

They’ll find all the flavors and tastes of Anna Maria Island if they follow the sounds of popping corn and the smoky scent of ribs sizzling on a grill to the food tents.

They’ll find a merrymaking band of pirates and a pirate ship.

They’ll find good-time music and entertaining bands playing oldies and goodies, ballads and anthems, covers and original tunes.

And, at the island’s biggest block party, they’ll see friends, colleagues and neighbors. The chamber estimates Bayfest attendance at about 8,000-10,000 and many festivalgoers feel like they know everyone — that’s how close-knit we are on Anna Maria Island.

We know of full-time residents who fell in love with the island at Bayfest.

We know of seasonal residents who time their return to the island so they can unpack on Friday and be at Bayfest on Saturday.

We know of friends in town who visit once a year — for Bayfest.

The chamber’s Bayfest brings back the best memories.

And Bayfest builds the best memories.

See you there — 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20.

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Opinion

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Not my candidate

Joshua Linney is not the person Holmes Beach needs to be the mayor for the next two years.

The city has experienced an abundance of positive accomplishments in the past four years under the dedicated leadership of outgoing Mayor Bob Johnson, the city commission, law and code enforcement.

Going forward requires reasoned, knowledgeable and faithful officials to remain conscientious leaders to preserve the residential integrity of our community.

What Holmes Beach doesn’t need is someone who claims he took part in the Gulf War, never mind that he was 15 years old at that time of the actual combat.

He could have lied to get into the Army as others have done over the wars. But we know that didn’t happen because his campaign bio indicates he was attending Manatee High School at the same time. So, which is it? And then there’s this: He claims he was involved in the Iraq War during a period of time that it never occurred.

Oops, he had to correct that with the Manatee County Supervisor of Elections office.

You don’t have to think too hard to wonder is this really a person Holmes Beach needs as a mayor?

And then there’s his claim that he declined an “appointment” to West Point. Are you kidding me?

So many military veterans in this area know how extensive the process is to gain admittance to any military academy and then to turn down that opportunity after receiving such support is a slap in the face to those who made the recommendation.

Add to that Joshua Linney’s criminal background, which he brushes off as youthful indiscretions even though he was 41 years old when records indicate he was arrested for shoplifting.

No! There’s only one choice for mayor and that’s the woman who grew up in the community and has deep family roots here — Judy Titsworth.

Michael Storms, Holmes Beach

Time for professional support

The 1950s ended 60 years ago.

For 2018-19, the city of Holmes Beach will have 49 full-time employees and a $15.9 million budget — up three employees and $2.5 million in one year and lost tax revenue if Florida voters approve another $25,000 in homestead exemptions.

We need professional management to efficiently run city government, support our elected officials and meet resident and business needs.

A professional manager typically has a master’s degree in public administration, city government work experience and relationships with other cities to research common issues and shared solutions.

Efficiencies typically cover their cost.

Allowing weekly rentals in residential areas created many problems due to a poor understanding of potential issues and a failure to enact regulations in advance.

After a long struggle by commissions to implement controls, we have lost many residents, have many grandfathered mega-rentals and face many Bert Harris claims.

There is no guarantee a professional manager will provide the best guidance or the commission will accept it, but together there is a far higher probability of making the best decisions.

The manager would implement commission priorities and ordinances.

We need professional support with fewer citizen volunteers to run for office — ideally two reasonably qualified candidates for each open position.

We’re not there.

Please, support those charter review candidates who are open to the need for professional support — Jay Calhoun, Claudia Carlson, Nancy Deal, Major Leckie and Ed Upshaw.

David Cheshire, Holmes Beach PLEASE SEE oPINIoN, NEXT PAGE

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10&20 years ago

On the ballot

In the headlines: Oct. 14, 1998

Well now, this takes the cake.

John Metz is running for commissioner in Bradenton Beach.

He has been involved in a number of lawsuits in the city that have cost taxpayers $154,693.55 thus far — and the cost is climbing.

If you vote for him, you are nuts.

Mike Norman, Bradenton Beach

Don’t ‘Rash’ to judgment

Kim Rash, a Kentucky businessman, wants to be elected to a seat on the Holmes Beach City Commission with his only credential being he complains a lot and offers no solutions. As a former candidate for the same seat, I observed problems and offered solutions. I reached out and worked with others to bring an acceptable outcome. It is better to work within the system than to bully others into submission.

During the past four years, city officials have made major strides in creating a welcoming community for residents and visiting families with children, but Rash and his supporters have done their best to generate just the opposite atmosphere by constantly complaining about noise, kids in pools, bicycle traffic and more.

I applaud Chief Bill Tokajer’s recent annual update showing crime is down and traffic ticketing is up, making this a safer place to live and vacation. But Rash has continued to be a constant critic of codeenforcement, the police chief and members of the department.

Rash brags that he is the “self-appointed mayor of Holmes Boulevard,” which he feels gives him unbridled authority to challenge all local officials. Reports of his volatile, questionable arguments during commission meetings prove he is a divider, not someone who unites for the common good of the residents, their

Building better beaches

Jaycees — Junior Chamber of Commerce — members take part in a groundbreaking ceremony at Coquina Beach on the south end of Anna Maria Island in August 1968. Islander Photo: Courtesy Manatee County Public Library Digital Collection guests and visitors of Holmes Beach.

Rash also believes rules don’t apply to him. Not long ago, despite regulations forbidding it, he drove his off-road four-wheeler onto the beach. When he was approached by a turtle watch volunteer regarding the illegality of what he was doing he verbally abused her. For a time, his four-wheeler was regularly seen on our street — no tag or registration in violation of state statutes.

He should have been removed from the ballot as well. There are ample instructions that must be followed regarding campaign bank accounts. Rash provided a check from a different account. Our last candidate who did that, Marvin Grossman, was disqualified.

All these things may be acceptable in Kentucky, but not in Holmes Beach. Vote for the better choices Nov. 6 — vote for Don Purvis and re-elect Pat Morton.

Andy Sheridan, Holmes Beach

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Bradenton Beach Police Chief Jack Maloney resigned his position following a dispute with Mayor Connie Drescher regarding a traffic accident involving building official Bill Sanders. Lt. Sam Speciale of the police department was appointed

by Drescher to succeed Maloney.

Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch director Suzi Fox reported a record 232 nests were found on the island during nesting season, surpassing the 1995 record of 220.

Then-Holmes Beach Mayor Carol Whitmore said construction of a new baseball field would start within the next few weeks. Manatee County was to provide the labor and fill, while the city designated the field site just north of city hall be named in honor of Birdie Tebbetts, a major leaguer and longtime islander.

In the headlines: Oct. 15, 2008

The Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce was surveying Holmes Beach homeowners on a rental restriction in the city that passed more than a year earlier. At the request of some local businesspeople and residents, the city commission agreed to revisit the issue.

The $10.2 million rehabilitation project on the Anna Maria Island Bridge was “on schedule.”

Through the first few days of the bridge closure, the contractor replaced a number of the 42 concrete approach spans.

Bradenton Beach city commissioners gave city staff the go-ahead to prepare a grant application for a dune restoration project across from city hall. The project’s future, however, depended on the amount of in-kind support city staff could drum up.

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Bradenton Beach candidates report finances

By ChrisAnn Silver Esformes Islander Reporter Candidates for Bradenton Beach City Commission have been gathering campaign contributions for the Nov. 6 municipal election.

Choices — for two seats — include incumbents Ralph Cole and Marilyn Maro and former volunteer board members Tjet Martin and John Metz.

As of Oct. 10, Cole received $3,400 in contributions from five sources, including two businesses — Bridgewalk Partners and Silver Surf Gulf Beach Resort.

Cole collected campaign funds from two individuals, not including himself — Cris Johnson of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, and Karen Clarke, wife of former Mayor Jack Clarke.

Cole Cole also received a donation from one committee — Suncoast Professional Firefighters & Paramedics of Venice.

Cole’s campaign expenditures of $1,122.22 included marketing design, signs and print advertis-

ing.

Maro received $1,525 in campaign contributions as of Oct. 10.

Maro reported Bradenton Beach residents RF and Nancy Ockerman and Lynn Budzinski as contributors.

She also received a contribution from Suncoast Professional Firefighters & Paramedics of Venice.

Maro Her campaign expenditures, totaling $652.88, included signs and postcards.

Martin received $1,800 and spent $248.27 as of Oct. 10.

She garnered contributions from six individuals, not including herself — Roger Fultz of Mount Pleasant, Michigan, Tammy Johnson of Palmetto, James Srackangast of Concord, North Carolina, and Mary Mapes and Martin Rose and William Vincent of Bradenton Beach.

Martin’s expenditures went toward campaign signs and other printed materials.

Bradenton Beach candidate neglects political disclaimer

Political advertisement paid for and approved by…?

Bradenton Beach City Commission candidate Tjet Martin recently mailed a campaign letter to 246 absentee voters, but the letter failed to include a political disclaimer required by Florida statute 106.143, which requires the ad to state who paid for it.

Violation of the statute could result in civil penalties.

When made aware of the mistake Oct. 5, Martin emailed Manatee County Supervisor of Election Mike Bennett, as well as Florida Division of Elections director Maria Matthews in Tallahassee.

In her email, Martin wrote that she was advised the letter did not include “paid political advertisement paid by” and she asked for Bennett’s and Matthews’ assistance in rectifying the matter.

Martin said as of Oct. 10 she had not received a response from either individual, but said Matthews’ lack of response might be attributed to Hurricane Michael, which crossed over Tallahassee that day.

Election 11-06-18

Early voting begins Oct. 24

In-person early voting for the general election will begin Oct. 24 and continue through Nov. 3.

Hours will be 8:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. daily at five locations in Manatee County, but none on the island.

Early voting will be at the Lakewood Ranch Town Hall, 8175 Lakewood Ranch Blvd., Lakewood Ranch; Manatee County Utilities Administration, 4410 66th St. W., Bradenton; Palmetto Library, 923 Sixth St. W., Palmetto; Rocky Bluff Library, 6750 U.S. Highway 301, Ellenton; and Supervisor of Elections Office, 600 301 Blvd. W., Bradenton.

Election Day polling The election will be Tuesday, Nov. 6, with polling 7 a.m.-7 p.m.

For more information and sample ballots, go online to votemanatee.com or call the elections office at 941-741-3823.

Meetings

Anna Maria City Oct. 17, 5:30 p.m., special magistrate.

Oct. 25, 6 p.m., commission.

Oct. 30, 1 p.m., construction regulation.

Nov. 8, 6 p.m., commission.

Nov. 12, 1 p.m., Old Soldiers and Sailors Parade and Ceremony, Pine Avenue and City Pier Park.

Anna Maria City Hall, 10005 Gulf Drive, 941708-6130, cityofannamaria.com.

Bradenton Beach commission candidate Tjet Martin addresses the audience Oct. 3 at The Islander’s Popcorn and Politics event. Islander File Photo: ChrisAnn Silver Esformes

HB candidate promises ‘free’ tech support

By Kathy Prucnell Islander Reporter Holmes Beach mayoral candidate Joshua Linney mailed postcards to residents Oct. 1 asking for their vote.

Included in the pre-election postcard are typical candidate promises, vowing to serve and be a voice for citizens.

There’s another promise. Stamped on the side of the postcard is: “FREE Linney 1 hr Tech Support w/postcard.”

Holmes Beach Police Chief Bill Tokajer wondered about the legality of the postcard promise and passed it along to city clerk Stacey Johnston, the city’s top election official. Johnston checked with Manatee County Elections chief deputy Sharon Stief, who replied to Johnston in an Oct. 11 email, citing the state statute prohibiting vote buying.

“In regards to the statement on the postcard, Florida Statute 104.061(2) states ‘No person shall directly or indirectly give or promise anything of value to another intending thereby to buy that person or another’s vote,’” Stief wrote.

According to Linney, he is a website designer with a digital media degree from the University of Central Florida who serves the community as an IT technician.

The Islander asked the candidate about his offer of free IT advice and, in an Oct. 12 email, he replied:

According to his finance report, Metz spent $514.06 to market his campaign, which was used for signage, printing and mailing materials.

Additionally, he received a $100 contribution from Rose Vincent.

As of Oct. 10, the Manatee County Supervisor of Elections reported 731 active voters in Bradenton Beach.

Bradenton Beach registered Metz voters will cast ballots 7 a.m.-7 p.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 6, at precinct No. 307, Bradenton Beach Fire Hall, 201 Second St. N.

“I am fully aware that it violates state campaign law to offer something of monetary value to the voters, so let me explain …”

Linney said he wanted to give people a reason to engage him. He wanted to ask, “What is the number one thing they want me to know as a candidate.”

He wrote, in part, he is willing to answer any questions, “As many as they want to ask me, for at least an hour, hopefully, or longer.”

Asked whether the postcard mailing ran afoul of the vote-buying prohibition, Sarah Revel, the state’s communication director, said she could not make a legal determination and advised consulting an attorney.

In Trushin v. State, a 1982 Florida Supreme Court decision upheld the constitutionality of the statute against vote buying as well as Theodore Trushin’s conviction under it.

Trushin had circulated a letter in a Miami Beach apartment complex, promising: “To every resident of the Roney Plaza Apartments who comes to my office to pledge their vote to Judge Frederick N. Barad and Judge Calvin R. Mapp, in the upcoming runoff election, I will prepare a Last Will and Testament for that person without charge.”

Florida campaign election law provides a method to complain about candidates and their campaigns.

Stief said, “If someone wanted to file a complaint regarding this, they would file it with the Florida Elections Commission — (850) 922-4539.”

Bradenton Beach Oct. 17, 1 p.m., planning and zoning.

Oct. 18, 10 a.m., CRA. Oct. 18, noon, commission.

Oct. 23, 10 a.m., commission.

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

Holmes Beach Oct. 18, 9 a.m., code enforcement.

Oct. 23, 6 p.m., commission.

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

Manatee County Oct. 23, 9 a.m., commission.

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

Of interest Oct. 22, 2 p.m., Island Transportation Planning Organization, Anna Maria City Hall.

Nov. 6, Election Day, polls open 7 a.m.-7 p.m.

Nov. 12, Veterans Day, most government offices, as well as The Islander, will be closed.

Nov. 22, Thanksgiving, most government offices, as well as The Islander, will be closed that day and Nov. 23.

Send notices to calendar@islander.org and news@islander.org.

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Island happenings Folk school offers salty lesson

The Folk School at the Florida Maritime Museum will host JoAnn Mancuso teaching a salt scrub class at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23.

Sea salt is used to flavor meals and preserve food, as well as in body scrubs and bath soaks. The fee is $35. The class will be at the museum, 4415 119th St W, Cortez. For more, 941- 708-6120.

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The Anna Maria Garden Club will meet at noon Wednesday, Oct. 17, in the fellowship hall at Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria.

The program, the first of the 2018-19 season, will feature discussions about special events during the season, as well as beautification projects.

Roy Krueger will make a presentation on orchids and there will be orchids to purchase.

Also, lunch will be served. The cost is $5.

The club will hold a plant sale 9 a.m-1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1.

For more information, call Charlotte Noyes at 941778-6758.

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Dance classes begin Nov. 7 at center

The Center of Anna Maria Island will host a dance class for youth ages 5-16 beginning Nov. 7.

The class will meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays.

The cost is $50 a month for center members and $60 for nonmembers.

Students will learn technique and discipline from instructor Crystal Krause, who has been dancing since age 3 and competing since age 8.

She’s been teaching dance for 10 years, including at Inspiration Academy in west Bradenton.

November’s sessions will focus on tap and jazz.

In early February 2019, students will learn ballet and hip-hop.

A recital will be in January.

The deadline to register will be Saturday, Nov. 10.

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

For more information, call the center at 941778-1908.

The city of Anna Maria is organizing a parade from city hall to City Pier Park to honor military veterans.

The parade will be at 1 p.m. Monday, Nov. 12.

The Old Soldiers and Sailors Parade will include an honor guard, high school marching bands, a military flyover and floats.

Staging for the parade will begin at noon.

A flag ceremony and salute will take place in the park at the corner of Pine Avenue and North Bay Boulevard.

Maritime museum sets An application to participate in the parade is on lecture series the city website at cityofannamaria.com. Entry is free The Florida Maritime Museum will launch its fall but applications must be submitted by Nov. 5.

For more information, call city hall at 941-708- lecture series this month.

Lectures will be in the main gallery of the museum 6130. at 3 p.m. Wednesdays, Oct. 24, Nov. 14 and Dec. 12.

Katherine Katie McHugh will deliver a “Dolphins: Trail of Treats planned Our Coastal Neighbors” lecture Oct. 24.

She will talk about monitoring Sarasota Bay dolTime to scare up a costume and practice those phins, how the fates of dolphins and local fisheries are three thrilling words: Trick or treat? linked and ways to promote conservation.

Halloween approaches.

McHugh is a staff scientist who works with the The island’s biggest celebration, the annual Chicago Zoological Society Mote Marine Laboratory Trail of Treats, will be Wednesday, Oct. 31.

The celebration will begin with a costume con- in Sarasota.

The lecture Nov. 14 is titled “What’s the Big Deal test at the Anna Maria Island Chamber of ComAbout Seagrasses?” and will be delivered by Jay Levemerce, 5313 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Children as old as 12 will assemble at 3:30 p.m. for judging rone.

He will discuss the functions seagrasses serve in by age groups.

After the contest, costumed kids will go trick- maintaining a dynamic estuary, and how resource manor-treating on the Trail of Treats, which includes agers use seagrass monitoring programs to assess the businesses in Anna Maria, Bradenton Beach and bay’s health.

Leverone is staff scientist for the Sarasota Bay Holmes Beach.

Estuary Program.

Trick-or-treat hours generally will be: “Scuba Diving History in Florida” will be the third • Holmes Beach: 4:15-6 p.m. lecture, taking place Dec. 12 and delivered by museum • Anna Maria: 5-7 p.m. staffer Danielle Dankenbring.

• Bradenton Beach: 5-7 p.m.

Dankenbring, the museum’s visitor services coorThe chamber will provide maps of participatdinator, will dive into the history of scuba diving and ing businesses to the candy-collectors.

In addition to inviting children to the costume also discuss Florida’s contributions to underwater contest and Trail of Treats, the chamber is seeking diving.

Admission to the lectures is free. Seating is on a business participants. fi rst-come, first-served basis, except for members, who For more information, call the chamber at 941can reserve seats.

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The museum is at 4415 119th St. W., Cortez.

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The island’s biggest block party returns Saturday, Oct. 20, to Anna Maria’s Pine Avenue.

Bayfest, the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce’s community celebration, will be 10 a.m.-9 p.m.

The outdoor festival will feature special menu items from local restaurants and live entertainment on a bayside stage, as well as a kid’s zone, classic car show, shopping and more.

Musical talent will include entertainer Mike Sales as emcee, as well as Memphis Rub at 10:30 a.m., Renegade at noon, sourRcoaster at 2 p.m., Karen and Jimmy Band at 4:30 p.m. and Dr. Dave Band at 7 p.m.

And here’s a preview of the festival menu: crab cakes, coconut shrimp, shrimp tacos, gumbo, pork carnitas, hamburgers, kettle corn, Cuban sandwiches, ham croquettes, gyros, Chicago-style hot dogs, pizza

slices, Philly cheesesteaks, conch fritters, arepas, onion rings, chicken and yellow rice, grilled cheese sandwiches, corn-on-the-cob, ice cream, smoothies and more.

The chamber plans to raise money to provide relief assistance for workers in a tourism industry seeing a downturn due to an outbreak of red tide.

The chamber will collect donations at BayFest, as well as contribute proceeds from adult beverage sales, tips and cash raised with a raffle for an “Island Experience.”

Festival admission is free.

Parking is at Bayfront Park, as well as CrossPointe Fellowship, 8605 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, where festivalgoers can board a trolley to the event.

For more information about Bayfest, call the chamber office at 941-778-1541.

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Collecting for Maritime by Candlelight

The Florida Maritime Museum is collecting holiday decorations and lining up sponsors for Maritime

by Candlelight in December.

The event, set for Dec. 8, will include an evening of educational activities, food, live music and more.

To create a festive atmosphere, FMM is collecting new or gently used holiday decorations. The wish

Senior Adventures plan potluck

Senior Adventures will hold a book sale and potluck lunch 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, at the Annie Silver Community Center.

Senior Adventures is a group of older adults that meets most Fridays for an adventure.

The Annie Silver Community Center, 103 23rd St. N., Bradenton Beach.

For more information or to RSVP, call Kaye Bell at 941-538-0945.

list includes: fake poinsettias, white lights, extension cords, silver lanterns, electronic candles, ribbons, red tablecloths and more.

For more information about donations or sponsorships, call museum supervisor Kristin Sweeting at 941-708-6120.

The museum is at 4415 119th St. W., Cortez.

Wishbook wishes sought

Christmas decorations already are in stock at some stores, which signals to The Islander that it is time to collect “wishes” from community groups.

Each year, the week of Thanksgiving, The Islander publishes its Wishbook, a special section containing the needs and wants of local nonprofits so that Anna Maria Island residents and visitors can fill them while shopping for the holidays.

If you represent a community group, please, send a list of your organization’s needs to calendar@islander. org.

The deadline is Wednesday, Nov. 14.

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Holmes Beach hosts Mayors Feed the Hungry kickoff

Holmes Beach will host the kickoff Friday, Oct. 19, for the Mayors Feed the Hungry campaign.

The effort, a collaboration involving local officials and community nonprofit representatives, will culminate in November with a food giveaway.

Before then, donations of food items will be collected at more than 400 locations in Sarasota and Manatee counties.

To launch the effort, organizers will gather at 10 a.m. Oct. 19 at Holmes Beach City Hall, 5801 Marina Drive, to make remarks about the campaign and issue appeals for donations.

Those expected to attend include Manatee County Commissioners Carol Whitmore and Betsy Benac, Sheriff Rick Wells, Holmes Beach Police

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Nov. 10, Anna Maria Island Concert Chorus and Orchestra’s Tuesday, Oct. 23 sixth annual Symphony on the Sand, Bradenton Beach.

10 a.m. — Preschool Storytime, Island Library, 5701 Marina Nov. 11, Island Players audition, “I Hate Hamlet,” Anna Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341.

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ONGOING OFF AMI ONGOING OFF ANNA MARIA ISLAND First Saturdays, Family Night at the Museum, South Florida Through Oct. 31, “Moments of Color and Light” by James Grif- Museum, 201 10th St. W., Bradenton. Fee applies. Information: fin, Center for Arts and Humanity, 1226 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. 941-746-4131.

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Fourth Wednesdays, “Stelliferous Live” star talk, South Florida Through Nov. 1, “First 5 Years of Art of Our Time,” the John and Museum, 201 10th St. W., Bradenton. Fee applies. Information: Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 5401 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota. 941-746-4131.

Fee applies. Information: 941-359-5700.

LOOKING AHEAD OFF AMI Through Dec. 2, John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art’s “French Art from the Horvitz Collection,” 5401 Bay Shore Road, Oct. 31, Trail of Treats, Bradenton.

Sarasota. Fee applies. Information: 941-359-5700.

Nov. 4, Friends of De Soto National Memorial train ride at Through Feb. 2, 2019, “The Greek Communities of Tarpon Florida Railroad Museum, Parrish.

Springs and the Bahamas,” Florida Maritime Museum, 4419 119th St. W., Cortez. Information: 941-708-6120.

Wednesdays, 2-4 p.m., Shanty Singers, Florida Maritime Museum, 4415 119th St. W., Cortez. Information: 941-708-6120.

First Fridays, 6-9 p.m. ArtWalk in the Village of the Arts, around 12th Street West and 12th Avenue West, Bradenton. Also, Saturdays after the first Fridays. Information: villageofthearts@gmail.com.

Second Saturdays, 2-4 p.m., Music on the Porch, Florida Maritime Museum, 4415 119th St. W., Cortez. Information: 941-7086120.

Chief Bill Tokajer, Palmetto Police Chief Scott Tyler, Mayors Feed the Hungry representatives Joel Swallow and Scott Biehler, Palmetto Youth Center director Reggie Bellamy and mayors Dan Murphy of Anna Maria, John Chappie of Bradenton Beach, Bob Johnson of Holmes Beach, George Spoll of Longboat Key and Shirley Groover Bryant of Palmetto.

In addition, the public is invited to bring frozen turkeys to donate to the food drive — or paper turkeys and $10 to donate to the cause.

For more information about the event, call Holmes Beach City Hall at 941-708-5800.

For more about the campaign, email info@mayorsfeedthehungry.org.

GAMES, SPORTS & OUTDOORS ONGOING ON ANNA MARIA ISLAND Wednesdays, AMI Dragon Boat Fun and Fitness Club, time depends on tides, 417 63rd St., Holmes Beach. Information: 941462-2626.

Wednesdays and Saturdays, 9 a.m., horseshoes pitched, Anna Maria City Hall, 10005 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria. Information: 941-7086130.

Most Fridays, 11:30 a.m. or 1 p.m. (call for times) mahjong games, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341.

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

Most Tuesdays, 11:30 a.m., mahjong games and instruction for beginners, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach.

Information: 941-778-6341.

ONGOING OFF AMI 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.

LOOKING AHEAD OFF AMI Nov. 9-11, Anna Maria Island Privateers Camp Crows Nest adult outing, Myakka.

Nov. 9-12, Siesta Key Crystal Classic International SandSculpting Festival, Siesta Key. Dec. 8, Marauders Holiday Dash and Drive, Bradenton.

CLUBS & COMMUNITY ON ANNA MARIA ISLAND

Wednesday, Oct. 17 Noon — Anna Maria Garden Club, luncheon and meeting, Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria.

Information: 941-778-6758.

LOOKING AHEAD OFF AMI 1 p.m. — Lifelong Learning Academy lesson, kayaking the Ohio River, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: Nov. 30-Dec. 2, Bradenton Bluesfest, Bradenton.

941-778-6341.

Feb. 16-17, 2019, Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival, 4-6 p.m. — Register emergency contacts with TIFF/To Inform Cortez.

Families First, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach.

Save the date: The Village of the Arts in Bradenton Feb. 17, 2019, AMICCO’s opera concert, Bradenton.

Information: 941-778-6341. will host the Festival of the Skeletons, a Dia de Los Feb. 22, 2019, U.S. Coast Guard exhibit at Florida Maritime Muertos celebration of life, during the district’s First Thursday, Oct. 18 Museum, Cortez.

10:15 a.m. — Friends of the Island Library book club, Island Friday Artwalk 5:30-11 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2. The March 31, 2019, AMICCO’s “Diva Wars” concert, Bradenton.

Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778festival continues 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3.

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1 p.m. — Learn to knit and crochet, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341.

2 p.m. — Sunshine Stitchers Knit and Crochet Club, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-7786341.

Friday, Oct. 19 10 a.m.-1 p.m. — Senior Adventures book sale and potluck lunch, Annie Silver Community Center, 103 23rd St. N., Bradenton Beach. Information: 941-538-0945.

10 a.m. — Kickoff for the Mayors Feed the Hungry campaign, Holmes Beach City Hall, 5801 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-708-5800.

Tuesday, Oct. 23 2 p.m. — Master gardener session on herbs, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341.

Wednesday, Oct. 24 Noon — Adult coloring club, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-778-6341.

ONGOING ON AMI

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, 9-11 a.m., veterans services assistance, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Information: 941-7786341.

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.

Second Fridays, 6 p.m., AMI Resident Community Connections, Center of Anna Maria Island, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria.

Information: 941-778-1908.

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

Tuesdays through May 14, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Anna Maria Farmer’s Market, City Pier Park, North Bay Boulevard and Pine Avenue.

Information: 941-708-6130.

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

LOOKING AHEAD ON AMI Nov. 12, Anna Maria Veterans Day salute, Anna Maria.

Dec. 8, Episcopal Church of the Annunciation Holly Berry Christmas and Food Market, Holmes Beach.

Dec. 14, Anna Maria Holiday of Treasures, Anna Maria.

Jan. 12, 2019, Anna Maria Island Privateers’ Thieves Market, Bradenton Beach.

Feb. 8-9, 2019, Episcopal Church of the Annunciation White Elephant Sale, Holmes Beach.

Feb. 9, Anna Maria Island Privateers’ Thieves Market, Bradenton Beach.

Feb. 13, 2019, Artists’ Guild of Anna Maria Island Sale-A-Bration, Holmes Beach.

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GOOD TO KNOW Save the dates Oct. 31, Halloween.

Nov. 4, daylight saving time ends.

Nov. 6, Election Day. Nov. 11, Veterans Day. Nov. 22, Thanksgiving Day. Dec. 24, Christmas Eve. Dec. 25, Christmas Day. Dec. 31, New Year’s Eve.

GOOD DEEDS Volunteer opportunities Looking for volunteer opportunities on or around Anna Maria Island? These organizations are seeking help: 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: 941-778-0414.

Moonracer Animal Rescue seeks volunteers to offer foster and forever homes for rescued animals. Information: 941-345-2441.

Anna Maria Island Historical Society museum seeks docents, 402 Pine Ave., Anna Maria. Information: 941-778-0492.

Wednesday, Oct. 24 3 p.m. — Florida Maritime Museum lecture, Katherine Katie McHugh, “Dolphins: Our Coastal Neighbors,” 4415 119th St. W., Cortez. Information: 941-708-6120.

Ongoing off AMI Saturdays through May, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Bradenton Farmers Market, Old Main, Bradenton. Information: 941- 621-6471.

LOOKING AHEAD OFF AMI Nov. 4, University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee “Brunch on the Bay,” Sarasota.

Nov. 14, Florida Maritime Museum fall lecture, Cortez.

Dec. 12, Florida Maritime Museum fall lecture, Cortez.

Dec. 8, Florida Maritime Museum’s Maritime by Candlelight, Cortez.

Save the date: On Nov. 12, the city of Anna Maria will host a parade and salute to military veterans.

The events will take place on Pine Avenue and at City Pier Park at the corner of Pine and North Bay Boulevard. Islander File Photo

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School council focuses on improving reading scores

By Ryan Paice Islander Reporter Hot off the heels of the Scholastic Book Fair at Anna Maria Elementary, the school advisory council is working on keeping students reading.

Meeting Oct. 8 for the first time in the 2018-19 school year, SAC members discussed improving a dip in test scores from last year, including drops in reading and science. The purpose of the council is to develop and evaluate yearly school improvement plans and assist in creating the school budget.

AME principal Jackie Featherston said in 2017-18, the council focused on math, resulting in improvements in math scores, but reading scores fell.

She said the school’s goal for 2018-19 is to have 80 percent of AME students meet efficiency in English Language Arts, as measured by the district’s K-5 quarterly assessments and Florida Standards Assessment tests in grades 3-5.

The percentage is based on a decline in test scores over the past couple of years at AME — from 79 percent in 2016-17 to 73 percent in 2017-18.

“For any school to make 80 percent proficiency is phenomenal. It’s very difficult to do,” Featherston said Oct. 8. “And we’re certainly very capable of doing it. We’ve got a lot of good experienced teachers who know what they’re doing and are taking their work very seriously.”

The SAC will use $5,800 from the Manatee County School District to pay for remediation of third-fifth grade students, including new after-school tutoring for third-graders, which will happen twice a week.

Teachers will determine which students need remediation and recommend after-school tutoring to their parents.

The remediation model for fourth- and fifth-grade students is for a substitute teacher to run the classroom twice a week while teachers work with small groups of students on different skills.

Additionally, the state gave AME $1,024 for school improvement project expenditures. Featherston recommended 100 percent of the money support the school

Principal Jackie Featherston, left, begins the first Anna Maria Elementary School Advisory Council meeting of the 2018-19 school year Oct. 8 with introductions.

Islander Photo: Ryan Paice

AME PTO finalizes Fall Festival plans

improvement plan.

“Whether that means paying a teacher a little bit more for some extra tutoring hours, getting substitutes or retired teachers in to support that way. Whatever we need to support that improvement,” she said.

The council voted unanimously to approve her recommended use of the money.

As the first SAC meeting of the new school year, council officers, including the positions of chair, vice chair and treasurer, were selected.

Janae Rudacille nominated David Zaccagnino to serve as chair, while Rudacille was nominated to serve as vice chair. Featherston nominated student support specialist Ivory Graham to serve as treasurer.

Without opposing nominations, the council unanimously voted to approve all three nominees.

Additionally, the council unanimously voted to approve Jenny Moore, Lauren Palmer, Curtis Hightower and Josh Fleischer as new members.

AME staff members voted among themselves for membership on the council, not requiring a vote of approval from council members at the first meeting of the year.

WMFR visits AME for Fire Prevention Week

West Manatee Fire Rescue firefighter Zach Benshoff explains the ins-and-outs of WMFR’s newest engine to Anna Maria Elementary second-graders Oct. 9 during Fire Prevention Week. Islander Photos: Ryan Paice

By Ryan Paice Islander Reporter Anna Maria Elementary Parent-Teacher Organization’s Fall Festival event is around the corner, and the pieces are falling into place.

The PTO met Oct. 11 to finalize plans, from setting prices to figuring out who could bring what to the event — water, signs, tents and more.

Festivities will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at City Pier Park, 101 N. Bay Blvd., Anna Maria. By 10:30 a.m., a costume parade will make its way a block up Pine Avenue, then take a left on Tarpon Street and a right on Magnolia Avenue to the Center of Anna Maria Island, 407 Magnolia Ave. At the center, outdoor booths hosting activities such as monster can toss, remote control car races and life-size Twister will be set up while hayrides will circle the center’s perimeter.

The haunted house will be in the center gymnasium. There also will be bounce houses, a rock wall and a costume contest.

Attendees will pay $15 for a wristband for all-access to most everything other than the haunted house, food and goods like pumpkins.

Along with the wristband, attendees will receive five tickets to use for food and activities.

The haunted house will require a separate $5 wristband for unlimited tours.

A meal of a hot dog, chips and a soda or juice box will cost five tickets, and the PTO will sell individual drinks for $1. Food will be served outside, close to the center’s kitchen, where volunteers will be cooking.

Also, The Feast will bring pizza to the party.

PTO president Nicole Teich said about 30 people volunteered to help.

PTO members Oct. 11 also discussed holding a silent auction for seats at upcoming school plays, as well as a pass for an Egmont Key Adventure Excursion.

Parking for the Fall Festival will be at the Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria.

The public is welcome to participate in the festivities.

By Ryan Paice, ryan@islander.org

AME calendar

In the Anna Maria Elementary auditorium, West Manatee Fire Rescue fire inspector Rodney Kwiatkowski speaks to second-graders about fire prevention, as well as creating an escape plan in case of a fire.

• Friday, Oct. 19, 1 p.m., districtwide early release.

• Thursday, Oct. 25, school picture retake day.

• Saturday, Oct. 27, 10 a.m., Fall Festival.

• Monday, Nov. 5-Friday, Nov. 16, Mayors Feed the Hungry food drive.

• Wednesday, Nov. 7, 1:45 p.m., districtwide early release.

• Monday, Nov. 19-Friday, Nov. 23, Thanksgiving holiday, no school.

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

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

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AT&T expands service in Bradenton Beach

AT&T wireless customers in Bradenton Beach may have noticed they have more bars, faster downloads and better connections.

The wireless provider affixed antennas to the Bradenton Beach cell tower in February and recently added a new cell site to its 4G LTE network in the city to give customers â&#x20AC;&#x153;faster, more reliable wireless service,â&#x20AC;? according to a press release from the company. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With 4G LTE service, customers will experience better network connectivity while streaming videos, sharing on social media or texting,â&#x20AC;? the release

stated.

Karen McAllister, AT&T west Florida Lead PR Manager said Oct. 4 the added service is â&#x20AC;&#x153;like adding an additional lane to a highway,â&#x20AC;? lessening network traffic.

The network, 4G LTE means, â&#x20AC;&#x153;fourth-generation long-term evolution,â&#x20AC;? with LTE being a type of 4G that is up to 10 times faster than the previous generation.

The 4G LTE network is a step closer to 5G, which has been added in parts of the state, but has not been announced for southwest Florida, according to McAl-

lister.

The tower, constructed in September 2014, provides revenue to the city.

The city received a $320,000 advance payment in 2014 from the towerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s builder, Florida Tower Partners of Bradenton.

The city receives quarterly payments amounting to 30 percent of SBAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tower revenues for provider companies.

In 2017, the city received $1,093.48 in cell tower revenue from carriers Cingular, now defunct, and Verizon Wireless, the other carriers on the tower.

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Holmes Beach lifts stop order on beach lots

By Kathy Prucnell Islander Reporter Holmes Beach building official Jim McGuinness and developer Shawn Kaleta struck an agreement to mitigate a land clearing in exchange for the city lifting a stop work order on three beachfront lots.

City commissioners and others, however, are still speaking out against the developer.

The clearing took place in early September without notice to the city building department.

Heavy equipment piled sand and pulled down Australian pines, seagrape trees and other vegetation at city beach accesses and rights of way between 47th and 48th streets and the beach.

McGuiness issued stop work orders for three properties and the controversy grew among commissioners and residents.

Since the clearing, developer attorney Louis Najmy of Najmy Thompson has defended Kaleta, saying the clearing came at the request of the Holmes Beach Police Department and complied with state and local laws.

“The clearing of the right of way was not done as a result of Kaleta’s direction,” Najmy added.

Yet, stopped by a red tag, Kaleta offered to restore the beachfront in an Oct. 4 email to McGuinness and, 51 minutes later, the building official agreed in an emailed response.

The email correspondence signed “Shawn” asks for the red tag to be removed so “we can finish cleaning the property as it is an eyesore to the residents and everyone.”

The agreement At an Oct. 9 meeting, McGuinness said he agreed to lift the stop work order “subject to and conditioned upon the completion of the work 15 days from last week.”

As of Oct. 11, the sand had not been spread and agreed-upon restoration work hadn’t begun.

The Kaleta agreement involves planting sea oats plantings landward and abutting the seawall, every 18 inches on “individually owned property” at 47th and 48th streets.

Also promised for the rights of way at 101 47th

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New plantings line the 48th Street beach access Oct. 4 in Holmes Beach.

St. and 101-102 48th St. are seagrape plantings — 15 feet apart at 101 47th and 102 48th, with beach daisies and railroad vines added for a natural look.

The agreement to lift the stop work order remediates coastal control line issues but not the scraping of natural vegetation from city-owned unimproved Fourth Avenue and the beach accesses, according to Holmes Beach Commission Chair Judy Titsworth.

“I’m OK with what Jim did, but he hasn’t addressed what happened on Fourth Avenue and at the beach accesses,” Titsworth said Oct. 5.

She blamed the beach clearing on Kaleta at Sept.

13 and Oct. 9 commission meetings.

At the Oct. 9 meeting Commissioners and residents Oct. 9 asked city attorney Patricia Petruff and Holmes Beach Police Detective Sgt. Brian Hall legal questions about the clearing.

“How do you deal with a person who desecrated public property? Titsworth asked.

That question led to a discussion about an unrelated 2015 seagrape cutting at the 43rd Street cityowned Gulf beach access when the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the city prosecuted a property owner and landscaper who cut 20-foot seagrape trees to half their height for a better view from the owner’s property at 4301 Second Avenue, across the street. HBPD charged trespassing and the action ended with a $6,000 fine and a DEP consent order Satisfaction Guaranteed!

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Sand piles and slashed Australian pines clutter the vista Oct. 4, the day the Holmes Beach building official lifted red tags at 101 47th St. and 101-102 48th St. Islander Photos: Kathy Prucnell requiring the owner to restore the beach access under an arborist’s plan.

About that case, Petruff said, “We were fortunate enough to catch the landscaper” at the time of the infraction, and “it was clearly, clearly, clearly just seagrapes.”

Titsworth interjected about the 47th-48th street clearing: “We have before and after pictures. I don’t care if it’s Brazilian pepper. It was city property.”

Commissioner Carol Soustek warned the city must be on sure legal footing.

Commissioner Rick Hurst said the commission must act. “If we don’t, he’s just going to do it again.”

Hall told commissioners misdemeanor criminal mischief or trespass charges for the clearing are possible, but that a “dollar amount” needs to be determined.

He also mentioned the state not wanting to prosecute a case involving plants “because they grow back,” unless a monetary value can be established.

Titsworth said damage calculations were underway and asked for a letter to be sent to the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, which oversees contractor’s licenses.

Kaleta has been the subject of prior Holmes Beach reports to the DBPA, according to Titsworth.

The commissioners spoke of a 77th Street clearing in 2017, where the city claimed Kaleta was working beyond a permit but the DEP closed the case without violation, which, Titsworth said, ended without any “real restitution.”

Hurst and Titsworth pleaded the developer not be let off the hook again.

“What happened on 77th was an abomination. I watched it happen,” said Don Anthony, a former resident on 77th Street, who now lives in Bradenton.

Titsworth said in 47th-48th street clearing, additional impacts are city-owned property of Fourth Avenue, the beach access and turtles at risk because “the lights are now shining on the beach.”

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Bradenton Beach approves plan for Avenue C

By ChrisAnn Silver Esformes Islander Reporter Bradenton Beach is moving forward with plans to restore Avenue C with enhanced stormwater infiltration.

City engineer Lynn Burnett led the fourth in a series of work sessions at city hall Oct. 9 to explain stormwater improvements and garner resident input on restoring rights of way and driveways along Avenue C, which has been torn up since early 2018 as part of the Manatee County force main project.

During the work session, the commission unanimously approved authorization for Burnett to move forward with a contract with Westra Construction Corp., the county’s contractor for the project, to install stormwater infiltration and then restore driveways and rights of way along Avenue C. Burnett said the Southwest Florida Water Management District is providing a 50/50 match for stormwater infiltration projects along avenues B and C for the next three fiscal years.

According to Burnett, the Federal Clean Water Act requires infiltration systems to discharge the water and ensure the water is cleaned of pollutants before flowing into Sarasota Bay. She said new projects must have a “water quality component” to be eligible for Swiftmud grant reimbursement.

Avenue C was planned for construction following the completion of the county’s work in late summer 2019, but the city has been given the opportunity to piggyback the county’s contract with Westra to install a drainage system along Avenue C while the road is torn up, Burnett said.

Previously, the commission committed to restoring the driveways and rights of way along Avenue C — with pavers, concrete, asphalt or sod — following the drainage project.

Burnett said the goals of the project are to restore

the road so people are no longer living in a “mud-hole,” reduce flooding and improve runoff water-quality.

The plan is to cover the 4-foot-wide roadside infiltration systems with Geogrid — a stabilization material — and replace the materials people had previously used in their yards, including sod, shell and rock, over the Geogrid.

Burnett said the stormwater improvements would cost about $170,000 before Swiftmud reimbursement.

The driveway and rights of way restoration will cost about $141,000 and will be funded with city reserves and not matched by Swiftmud.

Burnett said Westra could start installing infiltration systems in November, wrap-up by February 2019 and final driveway and right of way restoration could conclude March-April.

She said the project would take “45 working days,” but she included buffer time for the holidays, and added that piggybacking on the county project saves the city about $20,000.

Dorothy Blum, an Avenue C resident, encouraged the commission to authorize finishing the project as soon as possible.

“It’s just been amazing what we have to go through,” Blum said. “Filth in the house. Dirt in the house.” And standing water in front of the house that was not there before the project, she added.

Burnett said the county was made aware of the ponding problems and Westra will regrade portions of the road where the preliminary, thin layer of asphalt recently was installed.

She said the road will again be graded as part of the completed project.

“As the city engineer, you’ve reviewed these grades and you know what has to be done?” Chappie asked Burnett.

“Signed and sealed,” Burnett responded.

Several other Avenue C residents spoke to the

Some ponding is evident Oct. 10 along Avenue C in Bradenton Beach. Islander Photo: ChrisAnn Silver Esformes burden the project has created, including sewage smells, mud tracked into homes and delays when trucks couldn’t deliver mail due to construction.

Denise Saunders, an Avenue C property owner, said she is disappointed that they will have construction on the road for two tourist seasons.

“A lot of us have rental units,” Saunders said.

“This is our time, this is when we make our money and nobody wants to go on vacation and hear trucks at 7 a.m.”

Commissioner Jake Spooner made a motion to move forward with the contract with Westra for the stormwater and restoration project, which was unanimously approved.

“At this time, I think this is the best product that gives the best performance for this amount of money and this time frame we’re on,” Spooner said. “Let’s get everyone on Avenue C’s quality of life back to where you want it to be.”

The commission will discuss the project and vote on Burnett’s proposal at noon Thursday, Oct. 18, at city hall, 107 Gulf Drive N.

beach lots continued from page 16 Petruff said she would work with the mayor to draft a letter to the licensing board.

Titsworth also suggested creating a board to deal with contractors like Manatee County’s construction control board, which can take away contractor licenses.

“If they can do it, why can’t we do it?” she said, adding she would put the idea on a future agenda.

A neighbor speaks out Meanwhile, a resident of 103 47th St. registered her sentiments in a letter.

“The view from our home is an ugly flat piece of land with not even a blade of grass,” Jessica Cooper wrote in a Sept. 26 letter to commissioners.

“We have zero privacy and our home is clearly visible from the very public beach. Our view is a scene out of ‘The Lorax,’ without any color.”

She also complained parking during season will be impacted “since the land truly does look like a parking lot and there is no longer any green barrier to somewhat prevent parking.”

“What a mean-spirited thing to just go and level everything, some of which wasn’t even your own property, knowing there really wasn’t much anyone could do once the deed was done,” Cooper wrote about the developer who lives at 48th Street and the beach.

“I feel like we are being punished for following the law and our neighbor gets to do whatever he wants,” she added.

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The developer’s attorney For the developer, attorney Louis Najmy said Oct. 11 in a text to The Islander the red tags were issued for no valid reason and the Oct. 4 agreement “was not and is not a requirement for compliance.”

As an agent for three properties, Kaleta obtained DEP permits Sept. 10 to spread sand. The DEP inspected one site Sept. 19 and found it in compliance with state environmental rules.

“No additional complaints have been received,” DEP spokeswoman Shannon Herbon said in an Oct. 12 email.

“The work at the property has been and always was in compliance, and to some degree at the request of and for the benefit of the city police and emergency force,” Najmy said.

“Let me be clear, my client didn’t clear the city right of way. That was ordered by the police directly with the tree clearing company,” Najmy said, adding no sea grapes were removed or trimmed.

Kaleta and his wife Jennifer own 102 48th St., one of the properties identified in the DEP permit.

Two other properties permitted by the DEP for sand spreading are 101 48th St., owned in a trust for

Lawrence Peter Repar of Tampa and 4700 Fourth Ave., owned by Fourty Seven Street LLC. Four days before the DEP permit was issued, McGuinness issued stop work orders for 101 and 102 48th, as well as 102 47th St., for landscaping, excavation, fill and destruction of coastal buffers without city authorization.

DEP inspectors visited 4700 Fourth Ave. Sept. 19 and found no state violations and determined the site was “in compliance.”

While Titsworth considers Kaleta a “repeat offender” in at least two coastal clearings — without coming to the city for letters of no-objection before clearings — Kaleta’s attorney claims the developer has been unfairly treated for a second time, referring to the 77th Street clearing, where the developer was issued a stop work order for working beyond a permit, later to be absolved by the DEP. “So, once again my client was wrongly red tagged because the city is controlled by the minority who act to stifle development in a manner that is repugnant to our U.S. and state constitutional protections,” Najmy said in his text.

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Holmes Beach city field revamp takes shape

By Kathy Prucnell Islander Reporter City engineer Lynn Burnett proposed one version of a new Holmes Beach city field.

The commissioners chewed on the various components, spit some out and seemed to settle on an idea proposed by Commission Chair Judy Titsworth at an Oct. 9 commission workshop.

Plans include relocating the tot lot and dog parks, constructing new shuffleboard, horseshoe and bocce courts as well as installing new off-street parking and drainage, water features, landscaping, sod and signage.

Under the latest proposal, the Holmes Beach Micro Skatepark — previously slated for relocation — will be expanded and improved at its current location, 5901 Marina Drive.

The work is proposed over two fiscal years, with $200,000 budgeted this fiscal year, $135,000 from sales tax and $65,000 in beach concession funds, and $100,600 budgeted for fiscal 2019-2020.

The redesign is aimed at better utilization of recreational amenities on Marina Drive with those on city field between 59th Street, 63rd Street and Flotilla Drive.

Under Burnett’s plan, the tot lot, now on Marina Drive near the skate park, would be moved by the city public works department by the end of the year to a shady corner near Flotilla Drive and the gazebo at the park’s south end.

Current amenities include a multipurpose field and Birdie Tebbetts Field, named for a major league catcher and manager who retired in Holmes Beach with his family and died in 1999.

Tebbetts Field, now part of the multiuse complex, is used mostly on Sundays for soccer and football, and sometimes Frisbee. The field would be reconfigured under the Titsworth plan, with a longer dog run alongside the baseball diamond.

Burnett said parking for the dog parks netted five additional spaces, increasing from 11 to 16.

By December, the new shuffleboard, horseshoe and bocce courts are planned for construction.

After the tot lot moves, the construction staging area at 62nd and Flotilla will be relocated adjacent to the public works staging area off Marina Drive, “with good access,” Burnett said.

Passion for the park

City engineer Lynn Burnett presents a reconfigured city field at an Oct. 9 meeting in Holmes Beach commission chambers, 5801 Marina Drive.

While the staging is relocated, the new large dog park is planned for construction.

Next will come plantings and buffers.

Also, light from the tennis courts will be available to illuminate the dog parks, she said.

Once the large dog park is installed, fencing can come down, and the field turned into a “true multiuse field,” Burnett said, adding that the renovation could coincide with the skate park and new court improvements.

Also being considered is a splash park next to the comfort station near the tennis courts and an exercise track around city field.

Parking for boats and trailers will be incorporated into the plan near the city boat ramp on 63rd Street.

Morton cautioned that the Seaside Court community may be upset if boat parking is channeled in front of their homes.

Titsworth was concerned about the “two noisiest things, the skate park and large (dog) park” not being located near residential areas.

Dog park user Renee Ferguson went to the podium at the end of the meeting.

“I want to thank everyone,” she said, and she cried.

“Do small dog people and large dog people actually like each other?”

It was Commissioner Rick Hurst’s question Oct. 9 that drew the most laughter at a commission workshop, where Mary Miller and Don Anthony next took the podium and answered with a resounding “yes.”

Hurst also asked whether the two dog parks should be positioned next to each other or whether small dogs “yap” through the fences at the bigger dogs.

Anthony said “a lot of people” like to visit, talk through the fence.

Plus, according to Miller, it’s safer to keep two types of dogs together — if a dog gets loose, other dogs and people can help retrieve them.

“The dog park has become a focus in the community both for visitors and year-round people,” she said.

Miller and Anthony asked the commissioners for a voice at the table on the large and small dog park solution.

But, with the commissioners’ direction at the end of the workshop, their passion for a voice about the dog park may have evolved into an agreement.

“I think we’ve come to a solution, which the dog park people are embracing,” Commission Chair Judy Titsworth said.

The latest revision for reconfiguring the dog parks at city field proposed by Titsworth may be widely supported by the dog park’s patrons.

Miller told the commissioners that the members in attendance liked the newly proposed dog run on the northwest side of the field.

According to an email dog park proponent Renee Ferguson sent to Titsworth after the meeting, she supports the new plan.

And Titsworth was optimistic she may also have the support of an estimated 240 other dog park users.

“And that’s amazing,” Titsworth said.

— Kathy Prucnell

Anna Maria commissioners still digging into landscaping ordinance

By Ryan Paice Islander Reporter A resident’s comment halted consideration of a proposed landscaping ordinance at an Oct. 11 Anna Maria City Commission meeting.

Commissioners were set to vote on a proposed ordinance changing the required number and type of trees at newly constructed properties, despite a planning and zoning board recommendation to hold off.

Commissioners were set to proceed, when resident Sam Pakbaz went to the podium to comment. He said commissioners should consider how buildable areas of beachfront properties are shortened by the high tide line and other restrictions.

Commissioners agreed this was something to consider, and city attorney Becky Vose asked them to table the vote until she could adjust the ordinance.

Commissioners unanimously voted to table the ordinance until their next regular meeting, which would be at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8.

On Oct. 9, members of the planning and zoning board had unanimously voted to recommend the commission hold off on the ordinance, citing concerns, including whether property owner’s can fit five trees on a lot.

Planning and Zoning board chair Jonathan Crane expressed dissatisfaction with having only two days to provide a recommendation to the commission.

Commissioners waved off several points made in the recommendation, explaining the ordinance creates more flexibility for property owners.

The ordinance would lessen the required number of trees per platted lot or parcel from six to five, and does not require a large tree, but rather three medium

or large trees.

In the proposed ordinance, the commission recommends property owners plant at least one large tree, but it is not a requirement.

The measure also would replace a requirement to plant “native trees” with “Florida-friendly” trees, which are trees and shrubs listed in a guide by the University of Florida IFUS extension.

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Mr. Sharp was a member of Churchland Baptist Church and the Churchland Masonic Lodge No. 276, and he was an Eagle Scout.

A graveside service was held Oct. 12 in Churchland Baptist Church Cemetery by the Rev. Dan Koger.

Sturtevant Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be made to the family online at www.sturtevantfuneralhome.com Mr. Sharp is survived by his daughter, Janie Sharp Seigler and husband Terry of Portsmouth; son Paul Allen Sharp and wife Brenda of Norfolk; cousin Catherine Charlton; and great niece Bonner Joy, The Islanderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s publisher.

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The chapel, 512 Pine Ave., will be open for reflecting.

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The band includes Scott Stanton, Bob Gates and Kristen Stanton, who perform songs popularized by Bob Dylan, Hank Williams, Simon and Garfunkel and more.

Then, at 12:30 p.m., the churchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Joyful Noise Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Choir will perform.

Outside the church, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., there will be a childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tent with face-painting, crafts, games, prizes and snacks. Across the street, the Roser Thrift Store will be open for bargains.

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CrossPointe Fellowship, 8665 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Sunday worship 9 a.m.; Sunday life group 10:30 a.m.; Tuesday womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s prayer 9:30 a.m.; Wednesday menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bible study 7 a.m.; Wednesday fellowship meal 6:15 p.m.; Wednesday Night Blast 6:45 p.m.

Episcopal Church of the Annunciation, 4408 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Sunday Holy Eucharist (Rite I) 8 a.m.; Sunday Holy Eucharist (Rite II) 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s breakfast 8 a.m.

Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 6608 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Saturday service 5 p.m.; Sunday service 9:30 a.m.; Sunday fellowship 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday prayer partners 11:30 a.m.; Thursday womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bible Study 10 a.m.

Harvey Memorial Community Church, 300 Church Ave., Bradenton Beach. Sunday service 9:30 a.m.

Longboat Island Chapel, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key. Sunday service 10 a.m.; fellowship following service.

Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria. Sunday chapel worship 8:30 a.m.; Sunday sanctuary worship 10 a.m.; adult Sunday school 8:45 a.m.; Sunday adult book study 9 a.m.; Wednesday griefshare gathering 1 p.m.

St. Bernard Catholic Church, 248 S. Harbor Drive, Holmes Beach. Saturday confession 3 p.m.; Saturday Mass 4 p.m.; Sunday Mass 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.; weekday Mass 8:30 a.m.

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Cleanups spruce up AMI, Cortez

By Kathy Prucnell Islander Reporter More than 200 volunteers Oct. 6 collected 149 bags of litter on Anna Maria Island and Cortez.

In the annual coastal cleanup, Keep Manatee Beautiful collaborated countywide with community groups and schools, including Anna Maria Island Elementary, and cleared 2,980 pounds of garbage from the island, according to KMB executive director Jennifer Hoffman.

On the island and in Cortez, volunteers met at Anna Maria City Hall, Kingfish Boat Ramp, Coquina Beach and the Florida Institute for Saltwater Preserve before collecting 6,123 cigarette butts, 584 straws and other trash near the shorelines and streets, Hoffman said in a Oct. 11 text.

Red tide debris disposed of included two birds, 15 fish and 624 horseshoe crabs.

Hoffman also reported more than 700 people countywide, including 250 from the island, volunteered in the event, part of an international effort.

In a Facebook post, AMI Women of the Moose reported more than 100 volunteers helped collect litter on the global cleanup day.

Cortez chimed in with 19 friends, family and students from IMG Academy who picked up debris

along Cortez Road, the village as well as the FISH Preserve.

The group picked up “lots of paper,” bottles, beer cans, tires, a tv, suit cases, plastic and Styrofoam cups, FISH member Kris Martinez wrote in an Oct. 9 email to The Islander.

“We didn’t have any boats in the water to do shoreline (cleanup) because we didn’t want people in there,” considering red tide in the area, she added. Past clean-

ups involved volunteers on fishing boats.

Other groups participating in the cleanup included Anna Maria City Hall, the Anna Maria Island Privateers, Edison Academics of Bradenton, Happy Paddler Kayak Tours and EcoVentures of Bradenton, the State College of Florida Earth Club, Southeast High School Seminole Pride, Woodlands Quality Pool Care of Anna Maria and the Surfrider Foundation, Suncoast Chapter.

Good deeds

Moose crews clean up island’s southern end

Volunteers gather in the Florida Institute for Saltwater Heritage Preserve in Cortez after collecting litter as part of a coastal cleanup coordinated by Keep Manatee Beautiful.

Islander Photo: Courtesy Kris Martinez

Volunteers gather Oct. 6 after a cleanup organized by the Women of the Moose Chapter 1601.

Skip St. John, left, Tome Oliver, Kathy Oliver, Jodie Quinn, Tracy Moon, Bobby Williams, Colleen Wisnom and Roseanne Jones participated. Islander Photos: Courtesy Peg Miller

By Sandy Ambrogi Islander Reporter It’s a planned undertaking for the Women of the Moose and community-minded friends. But this time around, the volunteers cleaned up more than their Moose Lodge property. They also cleaned up the southern end of the island.

Peg Miller rounded up the volunteers and, along with about 90 men, women and children who offered a Saturday to help, the Women of the Moose Chapter 1601 from the Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge 2188, 110 Gulf Drive S., Bradenton Beach made a clean sweep Oct. 6.

They sandblasted the Moose Lodge patio and washed all the tables and chairs. They raked down the sidewalks and the parking lot. They filled in holes on the beach and picked up trash along the shoreline.

Then they moved on. As part of the Keep Manatee Beautiful coastal cleanup, the crew pulled about 25 trash bags of dead and decaying horseshoe crabs and other sea life from the bayside of Bradenton Beach between Third and Fifth streets South.

They also cleaned up trash around Bradenton Beach City Hall, down the walking paths along the accesses to Coquina Beach and in the adjoining parking lots.

They trimmed hedges, removed brush and emptied “every cigarette butt container we could find,” Miller said.

“We basically went from 27th Street to the north all the way down to Longboat Pass,” she said. butts, cans and bottles. Also included in the total: 1,100 When the crew finished, about 1,400 pounds of pounds of red tide debris, mostly horseshoe crabs. trash and debris had been collected. Crews said the Volunteers also collected 180 recyclable items. most common items were straws, stir sticks, cigarette Kay Amodio, Women of the Moose senior regent

of Chapter 1601, collected 25 goodie bags from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection in Tallahassee, which were given as door prizes following the cleanup.

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Families flock to WMFR open house

Childlike Productions employee Randy Babb makes a balloon animal for attendees at the West Manatee Fire District open house Oct. 13.

Police chiefs meet from near and far

Dorian Doucette, 8, gets his face painted at the West Manatee Fire Rescue open house Oct. 13.

Holmes Beach Police Chief Bill Tokajer, left, stands Oct. 8 with Nwakalor Christian at the International Association of Chiefs of Police Conference and Exposition in Orlando. Christian is the chief superintendent of police for the Nigeria Police Force in Cross River States, Nigeria. Islander Photo: Courtesy HBPD

Roadwatch Eyes on the road

Attendees look into a West Manatee Fire Rescue truck on display at the district’s open house Oct. 13 at Station 1, 407 67th St. W., Bradenton. Islander Photos: Ryan Paice

The Florida Department of Transportation and Manatee County posted the following notices for the week of Oct. 15: Gulf Drive in Bradenton Beach: Crews are installing a force main on Gulf Drive between Ninth Street North and Cortez Road, to proceed eastward down the Cortez Road bridge embankment. A northbound and southbound lane will remain open.

Avenue C in Bradenton Beach: Roadwork continues on Avenue C between Gulf Drive and 26th Street North and on 26th Street North from Avenue C to Gulf Drive.

Gulf Drive in Holmes Beach: Gulf Drive is closed to northbound traffic at 81st Street, with northbound traffic detoured onto 81st Street to access Palm Drive.

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By Kathy Prucnell

Island police blotter

Anna Maria Oct. 2, 500 block of Magnolia Avenue, suspicious incident. A man contacted the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office about damage to the canvas top of his 1964 Mercedes-Benz.

Anna Maria is policed by the MCSO. Bradenton Beach Sept. 30, 200 Bridge St. anchorage, abandoned/ derelict vessel. A Bradenton Beach police officer reported a yellow 40-foot vessel without registration numbers or other identifiers, with no rigging, no helm and no steering, in poor condition.

Sept. 30, 200 Bridge St. anchorage, abandoned/ derelict vessel. Without an engine or controls, a boat anchored east of the Historic Bridge Street Pier was found by BBPD with unsecured containers and nets on the deck. Attempts to contact the owner were unsuccessful.

Oct. 4, Circle K, 2500 Gulf Drive N., theft. About $100 in quarters was stolen from a coin-operated vacuum. The complaint said the lock to the vacuum was punctured by a blow torch.

Oct. 4, Moose Lodge, 110 Gulf Drive S., Marchman Act. An intoxicated homeless man was taken into custody and transported to a medical facility.

Bradenton Beach is policed by BBPD. Cortez No reports.

Cortez is policed by the MCSO. Holmes Beach Sept. 27, Gulf Drive and 52nd Street, seatbelt/warrant. A Holmes Beach police officer observed a passenger in a vehicle not wearing a seatbelt. The officer arrested the man after determining he had outstanding warrants.

Sept. 28, 2900 block of Gulf Drive, warrants. A 39-year-old motorist stopped for an expired driver’s license, was taken into custody for a warrant from Lee

County and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Sept. 29, Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, trespass. A lifeguard trespassed a 48-year-old man who was staggering near beachgoers and the Anna Maria Island Cafe. The man left the area.

Sept. 29, 5600 Gulf Drive and the beach, fireworks. Dispatched for possible shots fired, a police officer arrived, heard fireworks and noticed a group of people on the beach. A 43-year-old man was cited for violating an ordinance.

Sept. 30, 700 Manatee Ave., warrant. At the intersection of Manatee Avenue and Gulf Drive, a police officer pulled over a motorist who failed to stop at a flashing red light. The officer determined the man had an outstanding warrant from Pennsylvania for driving under the influence. He was arrested and transported him to the Manatee County jail.

Oct. 2, Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, marijuana. After observing a vehicle run a flashing red light, a Holmes Beach police officer stopped and cited the 24-year-old Ellenton driver for violating the marijuana ordinance. An officer told the driver he could smell marijuana. The driver acknowledged the drug in his pocket. Police confiscated 2.8 grams of a green leafy substance, which field tested as marijuana.

Oct. 2, Kingfish Boat Ramp, 752 Manatee Ave., marijuana. A Holmes Beach police officer approached two men sitting in a vehicle in the parking lot, noticed the odor of marijuana and observed a green leafy substance in the passenger’s lap. The 18- and 19-year-old men were cited with an ordinance violation. The marijuana, weighing 4.3 grams, and grinder were confiscated.

Oct. 2, 4900 block of Gulf Drive, noise. Loud noise between 49th and 50th streets was reported at 11:02 p.m. On arrival, an officer heard kids yelling “Marco, Polo,” screaming and splashing in a pool. The officers went to the backyard and encountered loud

music and a male adult watching the children. The man turned down the music, was apologetic and said he was renting from AMI Vacations. The officer referred the report to code enforcement.

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

HBPD arrests Bradenton man for DUI

A Bradenton motorist who took a curve wide and drove on the grass in the 4000 block of Gulf Drive led Holmes Beach police to a driving under the influence arrest.

Timothy Holmes, 32, was arrested at 2:31 a.m. Sept. 30 for DUI and refusal to submit to an alcohol test after an officer followed him across the Anna Maria Island Bridge. He was pulled over in the 12000 block Holmes of Manatee Avenue.

According to HBPD Officer Alexander Hurt’s report, Holmes’ vehicle drifted and crossed the lanes “numerous times.”

After the stop, the officer confiscated an open bottle of vodka from the floor of the vehicle.

Holmes told police he drank “a beer” earlier in the evening.

He performed a field-sobriety test poorly, became verbally abusive and refused an alcohol test, a police report stated.

Holmes was transported to the HBPD station and subsequently to the Manatee County jail.

He posted a $500 bond and was released.

Holmes’ arraignment is set for 9 a.m. Oct. 31 at the Manatee County Judicial Center, 1051 Manatee Ave., W., Bradenton.

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Turtle watch celebrates nesting season’s end

Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring volunteers gather Oct. 13 for the annual end-of-season banquet at CrossPointe Fellowship, 8605 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Islander Photos: ChrisAnn Silver Esformes

Suzi Fox, Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring executive director, left, thanks volunteer section coordinators Oct. 13, during the annual end-of-season banquet at CrossPointe Fellowship in Holmes Beach.

Paul Devine, Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring supporter, left, accepts a turtle-shaped plaque Oct. 13 from Maggie Carter, AMITW volunteer, during the AMITW end-of-season banquet at CrossPointe Fellowship, 8605 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach.

AMITW sea turtle stats as of Oct. 14: 534 nests, 543 false crawls, 447 hatched nests and approximately 35,788 hatchlings to the sea.

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Manatees swim near the power station at Apollo Beach in January. Islander Courtesy Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

By Lisa Neff

Not naturally occurring The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission produces records and reports with “Manatee Mortality Statistics” in the title.

If you search, you might find information about manatee births — their reproduction rate is very low — and you might come across anecdotes about manatees flourishing in Florida waters, but at least since 1974 the focus has been on manatee mortality.

The focus on manatee mortality is because manatees are a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act — until last year the classification was endangered.

Neff Manatees still struggle for survival in Florida, which is their natural home, not ours.

I’ve read enough about the Sunshine State — nonfiction and fiction — to know that this place, until we cleared it, was inhospitable to people but the wildlife thrived. If you want to talk about non-natives planted in Florida, talk about people.

But we’re here.

And we’re not leaving.

So, we must share with the wild.

We must leave as much for the wild as possible, occupy only the space we need, waste no resources, pollute no air, land or water and take care not to harm or kill the wildlife whose place we occupy.

The preliminary manatee mortality report for 2018 from the FWC, with manatee deaths from Jan. 1 to Sept. 28, was released earlier this month.

The report indicates 676 manatee deaths over nine months, including 26 in Manatee County.

Of the 676 deaths, 70 resulted from cold stress and another 163 characterized as “natural” and 98 were perinatal. The causes of 145 manatee deaths went “undetermined” and 88 dead manatees were not recovered, so we don’t know how they died.

Three manatees died in incidents at canal locks

or floodgates, 95 died by watercraft collisions and the cause of death for 14 manatees was classified as “other human.”

Another FWC report, issued Oct. 3, contains details about manatee “carcasses collected within the known red tide bloom boundary” Jan. 1-Sept. 28.

The carcasses of 29 manatees were too decomposed to determine the causes of death, but the report indicates 66 manatees died from red tide, which put their deaths in the natural category.

Algal blooms are naturally occurring but if, as some scientists theorize, they are exacerbated by people-produced pollution, then we should own these deaths, too.

We’re responsible for what’s not naturally occurring.

FlAsH oF GREEN: Edwin Larson captured this image of a “green flash” Oct. 5 near the 10th Street beach access in Bradenton Beach. About the “green flash,” Wikipedia says, they “are optical phenomena that sometimes occur just after sunset or right before sunrise. When the conditions are right, a distinct green spot is briefly visible above the upper rim of the sun’s disk; the green appearance usually lasts for no more than a second or two.” Islander Courtesy Photos

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Fall soccer action continues at the center

By Kevin P. Cassidy Islander Reporter The fall recreational soccer season at the Center of Anna Maria Island kicked off Oct. 9 with six games in two age groups.

With three teams in each age division, the league has each team play two “mini games” of 25 minutes on game nights.

The action began with three games in the 8-10 division, starting with Progressive Cabinetry and Planet Stone battling to a 1-1 tie.

Ugly Grouper followed, with a 3-0 victory over Progressive CabinCassidy etry.

The action concluded with Planet Stone handing Ugly Grouper a 3-0 loss.

The three-team 11-13 division also uses this format.

The action commenced with Bins Be Clean earning a 2-0 victory over Slim’s Place.

Bins Be Clean followed that performance with a 4-0 victory over Wash Family Construction.

The action concluded with Slim’s Place rolling to a 6-3 victory over Wash Family Construction.

Warren Boin earned clubhouse bragging rights with a score of plus-5. John Cassese was two points back in second place with a plus-3.

The women got out for a nine hole, low-net match Oct. 9 in two flights.

Jana Samuels and Tootie Wagner both carded 2-over-par 34s to finish in a tie for first place.

Peggy Clauhs was the top finisher in Flight B with a 2-over-par 34. Terry Westby was one stroke back in second place while Laurie Hicks held down the third spot in the standings with a 4-over-par 36.

The men were back on the course Oct. 11 for a nine-hole scramble.

The team of Bruce Allen, Hoyt Miller, Peter Murley and Blake Ress combined on a 2-under-par 30 to earn clubhouse bragging rights.

Horseshoe news Two teams advanced to the knockout stage and battled for the day’s bragging rights during Oct. 10 horseshoe action at the Anna Maria City Hall horseshoe pits.

The walker, Jerry Disbrow and the team of Gary Howcroft and Bob Heiger were the only teams to forge 3-0 pool play records and met in the finals. Disbrow earned a 22-20, come-from-behind victory over HowKey Royale Golf news croft and Heiger to earn a trip to the winner’s circle.

The men opened golf action at the Key Royale The Oct. 13 games also saw two teams advance to Club in Holmes Beach in the last week with a nine the playoffs. hole, Modified Stableford System match on the mornThe team of Dom Livedoti and Bob Hawkes held ing of Oct. 8. on for a 23-17 victory over Tim Sofran and Steve

Doyle to earn the day’s bragging rights.

Play gets under way at 9 a.m. every Wednesday and Saturday 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.

Youth wrestling returns The wrestling program founded last year at the Center of Anna Maria Island is back and looking to improve on last season’s successful start.

Last season’s team experienced some expected growing pains, but improved dramatically as the young wrestlers gained experience and confidence.

To sign up for the center wrestling club, you can go to the center, located at 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria; call the center at 941-778-1908; or go online to www.centerami.org.

Cost for the club is $100 for members and $130 for nonmembers.

The team will practice 5:15-6:30 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, with a third practice being added later in the season.

The season will start Nov. 9 and the last day to register will be Nov. 3.

Coaches include Will Schenerlein, Felix OssunaCotto, William Hermaneau, Eric Tamayo, Ivan Gaeta and Rob Alderson.

For more information about the center program, contact Schenerlein at 941-778-1908, ext. 9205, or will@centerami.org.

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Pirates announce spring-training games

The Pittsburgh Pirates announced their 2019 spring training schedule and ticket information for the games to be played at LECOM Park in Bradenton.

The Pirates have been associated with their southern home every year since 1969.

The Pirates are scheduled to host the Miami Marlins at 1:05 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, in the home opener at LECOM Park.

The 15-game home schedule includes games against the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees, and the Pirates also will host a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at 6:05 p.m. Friday, March 15.

For more information, call the ballpark box office at 941-747-3031 or go online to pirates.com/springtraining.

Anna Maria Island Tides

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AM City Pier tides; Cortez high tides 7 minutes later — lows 1:06 later

The Pirates play the Royals in 1973. The team has played in Bradenton since 1969. Islander Photo: Manatee County Public Library

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Finds for the cooler and catch-and-release in Tampa Bay

By Capt. Danny Stasny Islander Reporter Fishing to the east of Anna Maria Island in Tampa Bay and its surrounding waters is producing a variety of species.

Fishing structures around the Sunshine State Skyway Bridge is yielding Spanish mackerel, bluefish and jack crevalle, as well as limits of mangrove snapper.

Luckily, red tide is staying out of Tampa Bay, which is a refuge for these fish.

On the flats, snook, redfish and trout are taking refuge. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget Stasny that snook and redfish are closed to harvest until further notice from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. If you get caught with either fish in the cooler, you will get a ticket â&#x20AC;&#x201D; no excuses.

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Red tide diminishes

A bloom of the Florida red tide organism, Karenia brevis, still was detected Oct. 14, extending along 145 miles of coastline and offshore 10 miles or more in the Gulf and also appearing on the East Coast.

In Southwest Florida, K. brevis Oct. 12, Karenia brevis was observed at very low to high concentrations in Pinellas County, background to low in Manatee and Sarasota counties, background concentrations in Lee and Collier counties and background to low concentrations in Monroe County.

No samples were analyzed for Hillsborough.

Samples from other areas in southwest Florida did not contain K. brevis.

Reports of fish kills were received for Pinellas, Sarasota and Collier counties.

Respiratory irritation was reported in Pinellas, Manatee, Sarasota and Lee counties.

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Longnose gar are being caught when fishing in the Manatee River. Islander Courtesy Image most around structure in Tampa Bay. On some days, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m finding limits to be caught on the flats.

As for the mackerel, structure is the best bet.

Capt. Warren Girle is fishing inshore for a variety of species. Fishing structure in Tampa Bay is yielding limits of mangrove snapper. Using small shiners as bait, combined with a knocker rig is attracting snapper 12-16 inches.

Removing the knocker and free-lining shiners is producing action around structure. Spanish mackerel, jack crevalle and bluefish are abundant in Tampa Bay and free-lining shiners is producing nonstop action on these voracious fish.

Capt. Rick Gross of Fishy Business Charters is fishing southern Tampa Bay and its waters to the east, for a number of species. Catch-and-release snook and redfish, as well as tarpon, jack crevalle and ladyfish, are being caught consistently.

Longnose gar are being caught when fishing in the Manatee River.

For those wanting to catch something to take home for dinner, Gross is leading to numerous mangrove snapper, spotted seatrout and flounder. For bait, small shiners or hatch bait work best. When using these small baits, Gross suggests using a small hook, such as a

size-4, to match the size of the bait.

Capt. Aaron Lowman is catching his share of Spanish mackerel and mangrove snapper while fishing in Tampa Bay. Fishing structure is producing the best action. Small, free-lined shiners or shiners on weighted rigs work best.

Moving to the flats, Lowman is catching many catch-and-release snook as well as some catch-andrelease redfish. Spotted seatrout are taking the hook in these areas.

Capt. David White of Anna Maria Charters is fishing offshore when the seas are calm and the winds are light.

In depths of 80-100 feet, White is finding red grouper, amberjack and a variety of snapper. For the grouper and snapper bottom rigs combined with live or dead bait are producing. For the AJs, live pinfish on a free-lined rig around wrecks work well.

Moving inshore, White is catching many catchand-release snook on the flats.

Fishing shallow structure in Tampa Bay is yielding Spanish mackerel and mangrove snapper.

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Scavengers brings treasure hunt to island Scavengers Marketplace has been drawing treasure hunters to Palmetto to find antiques, art and one-of-akind finds.

Now Scavengers has expanded to a new location in the Island Shopping Center at 5402 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach.

Scavengers Marketplace AMI moved into the former home of SunCoast Real Estate, mingling nautical and beach-themed wares with antiques.

Scavengers also added incentive to browse and find a decorating gem. The shop supports Moonracer No Kill Animal Rescue, the rescue organization headed up by Islander staff members Lisa Williams and Toni Lyon. Look for donation buckets and Moonracer T-shirts at the new location.

Scavengers Marketplace AMI is open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. ThursdaySaturday and noon- 5p.m. Sunday. For more information, call 941-900-1552.

New team buys Freckled Fin Seven months ago, Scott Lubore opened the doors to the second reincarnation of the Freckled Fin. The original eatery closed in Bradenton Beach after problems with the noise ordinance and a lost lease.

The second incarnation — Freckled Fin Irish Pub — opened March 1 in the old Lobstah’s location at 5337 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach.

Now, round three.

Holmes Beach Commissioner Rick Hurst, Guy Yatros, Rick Cloutier and Sean McCarthy purchased the restaurant Oct. 1.

Plans call for McCarthy to take over the daily operations of the eatery.

The quartet promised to enact table service — a changes patrons were requesting. Under Lubore, orders were placed at the bar.

The Freckled Fin is open 3 p.m.-11 p.m. MondayWednesday and 11 a.m.-1 a.m. Thursday-Saturday. For more information call 941-251-3930 or visit the website at freckledfin.com.

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Mike “Uncle Mike” Davidson awaits customers to check out at Scavengers Marketplace AMI, 4201 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. The island location is the second for the store, which sells art, one-ofa-kind finds and antiques. Islander Photo: Sandy Ambrogi Bridge Street building signing tenants It’s been a while since Mike and Debbie Hynds broke ground on the new retail-restaurant building at 119 Bridge St., Bradenton Beach.

Now the first tenant is settled in and others are lining up.

Beach Life AMI moved from 5337 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, to the new digs on the ground floor, becoming the first tenants. The shop specializes in island lifestyle merchandise and coastal decor.

Debbie Hynds said howluckyami, currently inside Restless Natives at 5416 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, will follow, and several other lease negotiations are underway. Hynds also said several spaces are still available For more information about Beach Life AMI, call 941-243-3836.

Eat, drink and be merry!

October is restaurant month and big savings can be found. Check out the 30 Day Deals at bradentongulfislands.com/restaurant, brought to you by the Bradenton Area Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, before stopping by your favorite local eatery to enjoy.

Stay busy islanders.

Ed Rup, left and wife, Judy, visit Sept.

26 with Mike and Karen LaPensee, of LaPensee Pools, Plumbing and Air of Holmes Beach. The AMI chamber monthly business card mixer was held at Wagner Realty, where Judy Rup is a Realtor. The Rups are also active in the Rotary Club of Anna Maria Island, where Judy served as pastpresident.

Thursday, Oct. 18 Noon — Lunch and Learn: The New Tax Law, the Center of Anna Maria Island, 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria. $10, RSVP required. Information: 941-778-1541, info@amichamber.org.

Wednesday, Oct. 24 5 p.m. — Business card exchange, Waller-Mixon Insurance, 5412 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Members $5, guests $10. Information: 941-778-1541, info@amichamber.org.

Wednesday, Oct. 31 3:30 p.m. — AMI Chamber Trail of Treats, island business districts, with a 3:30 p.m. costume contest at the chamber office, 5313 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Business participants sought. Information: 941-778-1541, info@amichamber.org.

LBK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Thursday, Oct. 18 11:30 a.m.— Small Business Awards Luncheon, Zota Beach Resort, 4711 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key. Members $35, guests $45, RSVP required. Information: 941-3832466, info@lbkchamber.com.

Rezone gets 1st reading

Holmes Beach commissioners Oct. 9 approved 4-0, without discussion, the first reading of a rezone for the Mike Norman Realty office, 3101 Gulf Drive.

Commissioner Jim Kihm was absent with excuse.

The property is zoned C1-commercial, which only allows offices, and the request is to change the zoning designation to the higher density C2-commercial, similar to neighboring properties.

The city commission will hear the final reading for the rezone at its meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23, at city hall, 5801 Marina Drive.

— ChrisAnn Silver Esformes

Rich Knowles, owner of enRich Bistro, 5629 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton, hands out business information Oct. 3 at the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce luncheon. The bistro hosted event.

Thompson runs up on ‘Tank’ star

Katherine Sandberg, left, and Amanda Ortiz help themselves to the paella offered at the Sept. 26 AMI chamber monthly business card mixer. Guests enjoyed food, libations and door prizes at the event at Wagner Realty, 2217 Gulf Drive N., Bradenton Beach.

John Foster, of Where’s My Dolphin, left, and Bruno Kapacinskas, resource manager of Redevelopment and Economic Opportunity of Manatee County, visit Sept. 26 at the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce monthly mixer at Wagner Realty, 2217 Gulf Drive N., Bradenton Beach.

Cindy Thompson and Daymond John of “Shark Tank” were snapped during the International Spa Association’s annual conference in Phoenix. Thompson is a former president of the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce and owner of Inhale Salt Spa, 4815 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton. John is founder, president and CEO of Fubu and regularly appears as an investor on the ABC television series, which pairs inventors and business owners looking for financial backing. Islander Courtesy Photo

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Sandy’s Lawn Service Inc. Established in 1983 Residential and Commercial Full service lawn maintenance Landscaping – Clean-up Hauling tree trimming Licensed & Insured

Paradise Improvements

941.792.5600

Kitchen and Bath Remodeling Specialist Replacement Doors and Windows FULLY LICENSED AND INSURED Island References Lic#CBC056755

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RDI CONSTRUCTION INC. Residential & Condo Renovations Kitchens • Bath • Design Service Carpentry • Flooring • Painting Commercial & Residential

References available • 941-720-7519

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King, Queen, Full & Twin, pre-owned from $30 new/used.

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Call Lisa Williams at 941-345-2441 or visit The Islander next to Paradise Cafe in Holmes Beach for more …

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ANTIQUE PARTNER DESK: All wood, $1,000.

See at The Islander office, 3218 E. Bay Drive, Holmes Beach. 941-778-7978.

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HONDA HELIX: 2004 250cc automatic, yellow. 3,250 miles. Garage-kept locally. $2,800 cash. 941-713-1559.

2013 RED CLUB Car golf cart. Excellent condition. New batteries 2017. Garage Kept.

Four seats with fold down carrier. Seat belts rear seats. Asking $4500. Call 941-5770642.

FREEBIE ITEMS FOR SALE

BOATS & BOATING

Individuals may place one free ad with up to three items, each priced $100 or less, 15 words or less. FREE, one week, must be submitted online. Email classifieds@islander. org, fax toll-free 1-866-362-9821. (limited time offer)

BIMINI BAY SAILING: Small sailboat rentals and instruction. Day. Week. Month. Sunfish, Laser, Windrider 17 and Precision 15. Call Brian at 941-685-1400.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

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

AERIAL PHOTOS of Anna Maria Island. View and purchase online: www.jackelka.com.

13-FOOT SUNFISH sailboat with dolly, $1,400. Call Brian, 941-685-1400.

GARAGE SALES

HELP WANTED

ROSER THRIFT SHOP open 9:30 a.m.- 2 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday. Annex until noon. Donations preferred 9 a.m.-11 a.m., Wednesdays. 511 Pine Ave., Anna Maria. Call 941-779-2733.

HOUSE KEEPER WANTED, average of two days a week, includes weekends, work starts at 11am. 941-518-1216.

AMI BEACH RESORT seeking part-time property manager. Computer skills a must.

QuickBooks knowledge definitely a plus!

Position will include shared weekends working on property. Hospitality and customer skills paramount for job position. Please, email resume to: beckyjhardy1@msn.com.

You may be contacted and scheduled for interview. No phone calls, please.

GARAGE SALE : 8:30 a.m-1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20. Multi-family sale. Furniture, household and much more. 7700 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach.

REPORTER WANTED: Full- to part-time.

Print media, newspaper experience required.

Apply via email with letter of interest to news@islander.org.

GARAGE SALE: 8 a.m.-noon Saturday, Oct. 20. 10215 Sandpiper Rd., Flamingo Cay Subdivision, Bradenton.

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FOUR OAK OFFICE chairs: Antiques, perfect for eclectic dining set. The Islander newspaper, 3218 E. Bay Drive, Holmes Beach.

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By Jesse Brisson Special to The Islander 618 Hampshire Lane, Holmes Beach, a 2,422 sfla / 3,230 sfur 4bed/3½bath/2car canalfront pool home built in 1969 on a 9,975 sq ft lot was sold 09/25/18, Arnold to Reynolds for $1,325,000; list $1,325,000.

523 Seagull Way, Anna Maria, a 2,746 sfla / 4,954 sfur 3bed/3bath/3car canalfront home built in 1991 on a 11.550 sq ft lot was sold 09/27/18, McInturff to Wentworth for $1,275,000; list $1,395,000.

628 Emerald Lane, Holmes Beach, a 2,493 sfla / 3,233 sfur 3bed/3bath/2car canalfront pool home built in 1969 on a 11,543 sq ft lot was sold 09/21/18, Davis to Gonzalez for $700,000; list $769,000.

6500 Flotilla Drive, Unit 188, Westbay Point and Moorings, Holmes Beach, a 985 sfla 2bed/2bath condo with shared pool built in 1979 was sold 09/26/18, Donohue to Terry for $359,000; list $379,900.

1301 Bay Drive N., Unit 7B, Bay Watch, Bradenton Beach, a 1,079 sfla / 1,211 sfur 2bed/2bath condo with shared pool built in 1982 was sold 09/27/18, Ekezie to Heath for $280,000; list $299,000.

Jesse Brisson, broker/associate at Gulf-Bay Realty of Anna Maria, can be reached at 941-778-7244.

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, 941-7782535.

CLEANING: RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, vacation, construction, rentals and power washing. 941-744-7983.

DECLUTTER YOUR LIFE. Whether you need help organizing, decluttering, downsizing, moving or you simply need a lifestyle change. Let me help you make a difference in your space and in your life. We can sort through those old photos or organize that spare room/closet, do office organization and much more. Call. 941-350-9940.

Email:myorganisedhomeusa@icloud.com U FLY I drive your car anywhere in the USA. Airport runs, anywhere. Office, 941-4476389. 941-545-6688.

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I DONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;T CUT corners, I clean corners. Professional, friendly cleaning service since 1999. 941-779-6638. Leave message.

STRAIGHT SHOT LANDSCAPE: Shell, lime rock, palms, river rock, construction demolition, fencing, pressure washing, hauling debris and transport. Shark Mark, 941-3016067.

NEED A RIDE to airports? Tampa $65, St. Pete, $55, Sarasota, $30. Gary, 863-4095875. gvoness80@gmail.com.

VAN-GO PAINTING residential/commercial, interior/exterior, pressure cleaning, wallpaper. Island references. Bill, 941-795-5100. www.vangopainting.net.

BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS JDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Window Cleaning looking for storefront jobs in Holmes Beach. I make dirty windows sparkling clean.

941-920-3840.

CUSTOM REMODELING EXPERT. All phases of carpentry, repairs and painting. Insured.

Meticulous, clean, sober and prompt. Paul Beauregard, 941-730-7479.

BEACH SERVICE air conditioning, heat, refrigeration. Commercial and residential service, repair and/or replacement. Serving Manatee County and the Island since 1987. For dependable, honest and personalized service, call Bill Eller, 941-795-7411.

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RELAXING MASSAGE IN the convenience of your home or hotel. Massage by Nadia, more than 20 years on Anna Maria Island.

Call today for an appointment, 941-5188301. MA#0017550.MA#0017550.

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 941-7957775, 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.

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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, fine woodwork, countertops, cabinets and wood flooring. Insured and licensed. 941-722-8792.

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JERRYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S HOME REPAIR: Carpentry, handyman, light hauling, pressure washing. Jack of all trades. Call 941-447-2198.

ARTISAN DESIGN TILE and Marble: Quality craftsmanship since 1983. Great value and work ethic. Island references. Call Don, 941993-6567.

R. A. GONZALEZ CONSTRUCTION: Re-roof and leak specialist. Residential/hotels/commercial. Repairs, shingles, tile, metal, flat.

Quick response. Quality work at reasonable rates. References. Insured/licensed. #CCC1330056. Call Bryan at 727-2779502.

SOUTHWEST HOME IMPROVEMENT: Michigan builder, quality work guaranteed.

Affordable, timely, within budget. Call Mike, 1-616-204-8822.

RENTALS WINTER RENTAL: 2BR/2BA ground floor, three-month minimum. Solar heated pool, carport parking. 941-363-1227.

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ANNUAL RENTAL/LEASE on Anna Maria Island. Available June 1, 2019. 2BR/2BA duplex unit. 1,000 sf. Parking, laundry, private, no stairs. Very quiet neighborhood, 5-minute walk to the beach. Looking for someone long term. Price: $1,500/month.

Seasonal unit also available. Contact: dlehto@telus.net or pkelly333333@hotmail. com. 519-807-9426.

2BR/2BA HIDDEN LAKE, January-April, ground floor, garage, gated, 10 minutes to Island. $3,200/month. 941-778-9486.

STUDIO APARTMENT: $900/month and 2BR/1BA, $1,600/month. Both available now. Dolores Baker Real Estate, 941-7787500.

WESTBAY COVE 2BR/2BA, waterfront condo for rent November and December 2018, $2,400/month. February 2019, $3,200/ month. Call. 973-208-0020.

ANNUAL RENTAL: PERICO Bay Club, 2BR/2BA, 1,468 sf under air, three wallmounted TVs. Lots of amenities, pools, spa, clubhouse, tennis courts, gym, etc. No smoking. application required, $1,700/month plus security. Available Dec. 1. Call 603-9696840 for information.

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JUST OFF THE Island: Two retail storefronts for lease on Cortez Road. High visibility, high traffic. Water included. 7818 Cortez Road, approx 800 sf, 7834 Cortez Road, approximately 1,600 sf. 941-746-8666.

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HOLMES BEACH: 2BR/2BA with garage.

Beautifully furnished. High season, $3,500/ month. No pets, no smoking. Includes utilities. 941-778-2824.

PERICO BAY CLUB villa: 2BR/2BA, one-car garage, upgraded, $1,500/month for November and December. Real Estate Mart, 941356-1456.

REAL ESTATE 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, 941254-3330. www.MirabellaFlorida.com.

MOBILE HOME: DOUBLE-wide 2BR/2BA. Community pool and clubhouse. 55-plus. $29,000 or best offer. Real Estate Mart, 941356-1456.

WATERFRONT 3BR/2BR, two-car garage home. Heated pool and spa, boat dock and lift. New upgrading. $750,000. Real Estate Mart, 941-356-1456.

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MEADOWCROFT 1308 56TH ST. 1BR/1BA enclosed lanai. Turnkey furnished.

Beach cottage decor in living room. Heated pool, tennis, clubhouse. $121,000.

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Gulf-Bay Realty of Anna Maria Inc. Jesse Brisson - Broker Associate, GRI 941-713-4755 800-771-6043 SWEEPING GULF VIEWS: This 2bed/2bath condo at Anna Maria Island Club has breathtaking Gulf views from the living room and master bedroom.

A rare opportunity to own at one of the most soughtafter condo complexes on the Island. $650,000 KEY ROYALE HOME: Looking for a home large enough to accommodate the entire family? Then look no further. This split plan 4bed/4bath/2car pool home is situated on one of the largest lots on Anna Maria Island. $749,900

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RELEASE DATE: 10/14/2018

New York Times Sunday Magazine Crossword

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