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VOL 15 No. 48
September 30, 2015
Taking the Challenge
MIKE FIELD | SUN
Stephen Tavano, of Edward Jones Investments, dumps water on Val Filipski and then on himself during the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge last week in Holmes Beach. Participants hope to raise money to find a cure for ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease.) Last year’s global challenge raised $220 million for research into the deadly disease.
City expands compliance efforts The city is taking a new twopronged approach to dealing with noncompliant developers and contractors. BY JOE HENDRICKS SUN CORRESPONDENT | jhendricks@amisun.com
ANNA MARIA – The city is taking its disputes with contractor and developer Shawn Kaleta to Tallahassee and the state’s Department of Business and
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Professional Regulation (DBPR) that licenses contractors. City officials have said at recent commission meetings that the documented accumulation of verified DBPR complaints could eventually result in Kaleta’s Beach to Bay contracting firm losing the ability to serve as a certified contractor in Florida. see compliance, page 36
Design committee forming for new bridge BY CINDY LANE SUN STAFF WRITER | clane@amisun.com
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is forming a committee to gather public input on amenities and decorative features for the new Manatee Avenue bridge. The design phase of the bridge is set to begin late this year, FDOT Project Manager Kati Sherrard said,
adding that features to be considered by the new Aesthetics Advisory Committee include sidewalks, trails, bus stops, bike lanes and landscaping. The FDOT has contacted officials in Anna Maria, Bradenton Beach, Holmes Beach, Manatee County and the Sarasota/Manatee Metropolitan Planning Organization to select members see bridge, page 36
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