Monthly Archives: April 2017

Just want to update our members on two issues we have been dealing with and a third which will be coming up shortly. 1. First and most important: Long Bar Pointe “Aqua by the Bay” Development is coming before the … Continue reading →

http://www.amisun.com/headlines.htm#one SUBMITTED | ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS The area outlined in red is Aqua by the Bay’s proposed mitigation area off Long Bar Pointe in Sarasota Bay. BY CINDY LANE | SUN STAFF WRITER | CLANE CORTEZ – The last … Continue reading →

http://www.islander.org/2017/04/dot-polls-county-board-on-future-cortez-bridge-options/ by Ed Scott for islander.org | April 25, 2017 At a public hearing held by the DOT in August 2016, people viewed options for renovation of the existing Cortez Bridge, new 21- and 35-foot drawbridges and a 65-foot fixed … Continue reading →

http://www.amisun.com/headlines.htm#one BY KRISTIN SWAIN | SUN STAFF WRITER | KSWAIN BRADENTON — Residents of the village of Cortez can breathe a little easier now that the Florida Department of Transportation is changing its plan for 119th Street access. Concern mounted … Continue reading →

by Kathy Prucnell for islander.org | April 18, 2017 http://www.islander.org/2017/04/new-fish-directors-elected/ FISH directors give it up for Cortez. Florida Institute for Saltwater Heritage members April 10 voted in new members Tim Caniff and David Cadmus, and re-elected John Stevely, Rose Lipke … Continue reading →

Just want to remind everyone there is a Planning Commission meeting on Long Bar Pointe "Aqua by the Bay" tomorrow Morning beginning at 9AM at the County Administration Building downtown Bradenton. Chambers is on the bottom Floor just west of … Continue reading →

http://www.islander.org/2017/04/fish-puts-out-call-to-action-for-aqua-by-the-bay-opposition/ Plum Taylor, Florida Institute for Saltwater Heritage director, studies handouts April 3 as Manatee/Sarasota Sierra Club member Stu Smith talks to the board about Aqua By The Bay, a proposed large-scale subdivision between El Conquistador Parkway and Sarasota Bay. … Continue reading →

Dear FISH Member, You are receiving this email from the Board of Directors after much discussion at our last Board meeting held April 3rd. Many of you may recall four years ago, August 2013, over 1000 Manatee County Citizens gather … Continue reading →

Information on Aqua by the Bay at Long Bar Pointe Development Request Sent to Manatee County Board of County Commission Two environmental groups oppose new Long Bar Pointe development The last unspoiled shoreline on Sarasota Bay is under threat from … Continue reading →