Anna Maria and the Sandbar Restaurant are on notice from the Nallys – again.
Seems like over the past decade, William and Barbara Nally of 101 Spring Ave., Anna Maria, have been in a running feud with Anna Maria and the Sandbar Restaurant at 100 Spring Ave., adjacent to their property, regarding a number of issues.
In the Nallys’ newest complaint, they claim the stormwater drainage installation at the Sandbar that was approved by the city is not working properly.
A letter from the Nallys’ attorney, Leah Ellington of Lobeck and Hanson, P.A. of Sarasota, stated the site plan approved by the city commission earlier this year “was to improve drainage.”
However, the Nallys submitted photos showing standing water on the road approaching their property.
“Mrs. Nally is concerned that the slope or grade of the parking lots may be changing or may have changed in such a way that water is being pushed away from the Sandbar Restaurant and toward neighboring homes,” Ellington wrote.
Ellington said the letter to the city serves notice that “if water from the Sandbar parking lot encroaches onto the Nally property, the Nallys reserve any and all rights available to them under the law, including, but not limited to litigation directed toward all appropriate parties.”
Ellington also asked in the letter that the city provide “confirmation or denial” that proper inspection of the drainage system by city officials is taking place.
Anna Maria building official Bob Welch said the drainage at the Sandbar parking lots conforms to the project engineering specifications.
Since July 28, 2007, the Nallys have sued either the Sandbar Restaurant, owner Ed Chiles, or the city of Anna Maria 11 times. All but one case has been dismissed by the courts in favor of the defendants.
A lawsuit filed April 28, 2011, against the city regarding the material used for sidewalks along Pine Avenue is still open.
The Nallys received permission from the city in 1983 to build a house adjacent to the Sandbar in the commercial district.