“Hopefully I will be out of the office early this afternoon soon providing you an update early.”
Anna Maria Mayor Mark Short emailed The Islander June 13 — Friday the 13th — with a report on “another progress week for various projects we have in process.”
Short said the city got “danger” buoys anchored along the city pier walkway debris to warn boaters. He also said the city was focused on items related to the pier rebuild, including prep for the demolition and remediation of the buildings on the T-end.
At a June 12 commission meeting, there was a presentation from GSM Partners regarding the City Pier Grille lease and some items they would like the city to consider in a new agreement.
Short said he had not heard from Mote Marine Laboratory since representatives visited the T-end facility that Mote leases from the city June 4.
“They were out there to evaluate their equipment and assess what they thought they could salvage — like the fish tanks,” Short said.
The commission also held its first reading of an ordinance addressing “garden tools and holes on the beach as part of the island cities’ efforts to align with a similar ordinance at the county-run public beaches.”
Holmes Beach Mayor Judy Titsworth texted June 14 to report she was visiting husband Steve’s dad in Illinois. Apparently, at age 94 his health is failing and they decided to spend time with him.
She also mentioned that the city has had no reply from the church about the offer to buy the Gloria Dei property.
— Bonner Joy