Utility work continues on city pier

Construction materials July 14 litter the base of the Anna Maria City Pier, where Tampa Bay Marine is progressing on the installation of electrical panels that will feed power to the pier. A second contractor, Anna Maria-based Tangerine Group, soon will begin demolition and remediation work on the T-end of the pier, 100 S. Bay Blvd. Mayor Mark Short wrote in a July 17 email to The Islander that the city was “awaiting delivery of protective mats to place on the walkway to allow the demo/remediation work to proceed without concerns of damaging the walkway.” Islander Photo: Bonner Joy/ Reporting: Ryan Paice