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Top Stories this week on Anna Maria Island: Wednesday, April 15, 2009
The Rev. Rosemary Backer of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Holmes Beach delivers the sermon "Sunday's Coming" to the "larger-than-ever crowd" of worshippers, according to Holmes Beach Mayor Rich Bohnenberger of the sponsoring Anna Maria Island Kiwanis Club, attending Sunday's 45th annual Easter Sunrise Service at the Manatee Public Beach. There appeared to be more than 1,500 early-risers in attendance, and the collection plate is shared among the six participating Island houses of worship.
Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce president Mary Ann Brockman is perplexed by the March occupancy figures from the Bradenton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau.
A number of Anna Maria residents wondered why the city commission at its April 9 meeting was discussing whether the city should change its ordinance to allow motels in the commercial district.
Anna Maria resident Jake Martin has spent the better part of the past year getting approval from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to construct a walkway on his canalfront property through the mangroves to a dock he wants to build.
Holmes Beach Police Chief Jay Romine says there’s a green light for a plan to improve traffic management at the intersection at East Bay Drive and Manatee Avenue.
Following the recent completion of a study of vehicle speeds on the Anna Maria Island Bridge, the Palma Sola Causeway and that portion of Manatee Avenue in Holmes Beach, the Florida Department of Transportation has announced it is lowering the speed limit in those areas.
Wave-cation
A surfer rides a wave in at White Avenue beach. Temperatures were in the mid-60s. Winds were about 7 mph and the surf was up last Wednesday. islander Photos: Lisa Neff
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