Anna Maria is getting ready to clock a new deadline for Mote Marine Laboratory’s planned outreach center on the city pier.
Mote met the city-imposed Oct. 13 deadline to submit a series of schematics for the center proposed for the T-end of the Anna Maria City Pier, according to Mayor Dan Murphy.
Murphy described the plans as technical, including schematics for fire safety and plumbing.
He and city commissioners will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, at city hall, 10005 Gulf Drive, to discuss the next steps and share questions about the documents.
“We need to talk about the schedule,” Murphy said.
Specifically, the city must address the permitting process.
City deadlines for the project require a construction start within seven days of permitting and an application for a certificate of occupancy within 12 weeks of receiving permits.
An opening of the center would be within four weeks of the issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
— Lisa Neff