The conflict resolution process initiated by Holmes Beach against Bradenton Beach begins at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7, at Holmes Beach City Hall with an assessment meeting between officials from the two cities.
Holmes Beach initiated the conflict resolution regarding the 2008 Bradenton Beach quitclaim of 27th Street East to the Sandpiper Mobile Home Resort. The boundary between the two cities lies along 27th Street.
The meeting is open to the public, but public comment is not taken, according to the Florida statute on conflict resolution.
Discussions at the meeting are between the city attorney and mayor from each city. Elected officials from either city may attend, according to the statute.
Bradenton Beach Mayor John Shaughnessy has been recused from representing the city at the meeting because he is a Sandpiper resident. He will be replaced by Vice Mayor Ed Straight.
Bradenton Beach Commissioner Gay Breuler also is a Sandpiper resident. She can attend the meeting, but not as an official spokesperson for Bradenton Beach.
The first meeting, called the assessment meeting, is for Holmes Beach to formally present the issue to Bradenton Beach officials.