A committee to recall the November 2009 election of Anna Maria Commissioner Harry Stoltzfus has been formed and the petition to organize a recall vote will begin circulation April 22, Bob Carter said.
Carter, an Anna Maria resident who works for a global philanthropic company, was named committee chair.
Records requests last week by attorney Jeremy Anderson, along with previous records requests from a Sarasota legal consultant, are burdening Anna Maria’s four-member administrative staff.
Anna Maria Mayor Fran Barford said city clerk Alice Baird is “overwhelmed” with all the work involved, and other staff members are handling many of her normal duties.
The Manatee County Utilities Department will shut off water service to the north end of Anna Maria Island at 2 a.m., Friday, April 23, for a brief time.
Dee Schaefer does not want to see Cafe on the Beach in Holmes Beach turn into a Key West-like restaurant, nor does the owner of P.S. Beach Associates want to leave the place she’s worked at for 21 years.
Now Schaefer, the operator of Cafe on the Beach, has some backing from the city.
The case against a Holmes Beach man accused of sexual battery involving a minor was closed after the state declined to pursue charges.
Richard S. LeGore, 66, was arrested at his home in the 2800 block of Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, on June 20. A probable cause affidavit alleged that LeGore molested a young girl with whom he is related.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department continues to search for a former Anna Maria Island woman missing since Oct. 18, 2009.
Last week, the husband of Dawn Marie Viens, 37, of Lomita, Calif., told the Daily Breeze newspaper in California that he would offer a reward for information in the case, but he’s broke.
A suggestion by West Manatee Fire Rescue District Commissioner John Rigney to have public comments available only during public hearings was rejected at an April 15 meeting at Station 1 on Marina Drive.
The commissioners opposed the suggestion in a 3-2 vote, much to the liking of Holmes Beach Commissioner Al Robinson.
Chris Pate of Holmes Beach won the grand prize in The Islander's annual Top Notch contest with his photograph of a wave-skater at White Avenue beach. Pate won $100 from the newspaper, plus gifts from Islander advertisers, including a $50 gift certificate from the Chiles Restaurants Group, a $50 certificate for Hair's to You Salon, a $25 certificate from Mister Roberts Resortwear, a $10 certificate for Minnie's Beach Cafe and the framing of the winning photo by Karly Carlson Custom Framing. The weekly winners received Islander "more-than-a-mullet wrapper" T-shirts and front-page placement of their photos. Next week, The Islander's honorable mentions in the popular contest.
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