Monthly Archives: August 2017

Cortez hopes to sway DOT: Spare village, repair bridge

Posted on August 22, 2017 by Blog Author

by Terry O’Connor for islander.org | August 22, 2017 The 60-year-old Cortez Bridge opens in February for a boater with Cortez and the U.S. Coast Guard-Station Cortez in the backdrop. The DOT will host a final public hearing Aug. 31 … Continue reading →

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2018 Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival

Posted on August 16, 2017 by Blog Author

Attached is the application for Artists who want to be a vendor at the 2018 Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival. Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival Artist 2018.pdf

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Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Code Conflicts

Posted on August 15, 2017 by Blog Author

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Aqua by the Bay – Long Bar Pointe Tomorrow is the DAY: The County Commission Meeting is tomorrow morning 9AM

Posted on August 15, 2017 by Blog Author

As you know the FISH Board has been involved in following and speaking on this Development request and tomorrow it will come before the Board of County Commissioner at 9 AM, we want to invite all our members who can … Continue reading →

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Some Cortez Bridge options — including rehab — eliminated by DOT

Posted on August 15, 2017 by Blog Author

by Terry O’Connor for islander.org | August 15, 2017 http://www.islander.org/2017/08/some-cortez-bridge-options-including-rehab-eliminated-by-dot/ The Cortez Bridge will be the subject of a Florida Department of Transportation public hearing at 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 31, at Kirkwood Presbyterian Church, 6101 Cortez Road W., Bradenton. … Continue reading →

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Final Cortez Bridge hearing set

Posted on August 8, 2017 by Blog Author

BY TOM VAUGHT | SUN STAFF WRITER | TVAUGHT SUN FILE PHOTO The future of a Cortez Bridge, whether a drawbridge or a fixed-span, will be decided after this public hearing on Thursday, Aug. 31, starting at 5 p.m. at … Continue reading →

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Environmentalists gather opposition prior to Aqua hearings

Posted on August 8, 2017 by Blog Author

by Kathy Prucnell for islander.org | August 8, 2017 Andy Mele and Jane von Hahmann pore over information in preparation for public forums on Aqua By The Bay, including Aug. 10 and Aug. 16 hearings at the county level. Islander … Continue reading →

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Don’t forsake Manatee County’s last great place: the Bay

Posted on August 5, 2017 by Blog Author

AUGUST 04, 2017 12:43 PM Are we all asleep and going to let a new high-rise, 3,000-home gated community take over the only and the last untouched shoreline and the last one left on Sarasota Bay? Its name is Long … Continue reading →

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Invitation to Public Meeting on Aqua by the Bay Long Bar Pointe

Posted on August 4, 2017 by Blog Author

Just want to send out the invitation below and ask that everyone share with your local friends interested in become informed on the upcoming Aqua by the Bay Development on Long Bar Pointe. 2894 residential units located in buildings ranging … Continue reading →

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Developers, county beef up for Aqua By The Bay hearings

Posted on August 1, 2017 by Blog Author

by Kathy Prucnell for islander.org | August 1, 2017 http://www.islander.org/2017/08/developers-county-beef-up-for-aqua-by-the-bay-hearings/ Medallion Home president Pete Logan, King Engineering planner Misty Servia and Gulf Builders Xchange executive director Mary Dougherty host a July 24 news conference in advance of Manatee County hearings … Continue reading →

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