Anna Maria Mayor Mark Short responded to The Islander June 21 with info on a meeting with the Manatee County Tourist Development Council to discuss funding for the renovation of the city pier.
“They approved $2M, which will now go to the county commissioners for approval,” he wrote.
The TDC manages funding from the resort tax levied on accommodations of six months or less, but the county board of commissioners has final say on the budget.
Short added that on June 18 we met with county officials and discussed the “pier, hurricane lessons learned and prep for this year, parking challenges and a few other items.”
That meeting can be viewed on the county commission’s YouTube channel.
Holmes Beach Mayor Judy Titsworth has been back and forth to Illinois the past few weeks with husband Steve for family matters and the funeral of Steve’s father.
She emailed The Islander June 21 saying the city awaits a response from the organization selling the Gloria Dei Lutheran Church property.
On her calendar, she said there are several staff attending a flood plain manager conference in Orlando.
She said, “We will be discussing stormwater fees at our next meeting” and the city lobbyist will attend the next commission meeting to discuss legislative bills.
Titsworth said a clean water committee meeting was great and they are planning for some great speakers after a summer break.
— Bonner Joy