BELLEAIR BLUFFS — A resident’s recent comment that the city is paying its code enforcement officer $12,000 a year and he’s not generating that much in fines drew a decisive response from the officer and city officials about the purpose and manner of his duties in the city.

BELLEAIR BEACH — A new Financial Advisory Committee comprised entirely of residents will tackle the city’s financial challenges.

BELLEAIR SHORE — The town’s ordinance dealing with noise is being revised to include decibel levels that cannot be exceeded. The revision is being patterned after the county’s noise law.

BELLEAIR BLUFFS — The trimming of low-hanging trees on the city’s east side has been completed, Public Works Supervisor Russ Schmader announced at the Sept. 16 City Commission meeting. The project’s completion means that the streets in the city east of Indian Rocks Road will be free of dange…

BELLEAIR — Town commissioners Sept. 3 tentatively agreed to maintain the current tax rate for the next fiscal year.

BELLEAIR SHORE — Bicycle riding on the beach is prohibited in this upscale beachside community, and only inflatables are allowed in the water. That is likely to change soon.

BELLEAIR BEACH — Speeding on some residential streets in the city has become a significant problem, most city council members agree. The council on Aug. 5 looked at how to best address what some say has become a life-threatening issue.

BELLEAIR BLUFFS — The trimming of dangerously low tree branches on the city’s east side will be completed by the end of next month, Public Works Supervisor Russ Schmader announced at the July 15 City Commission meeting.

BELLEAIR BEACH — Shortly after being elected this March, Mayor Joseph Manzo said he wanted to see more events that involve the residents of the community. He had attended a Suncoast League of Cities meeting where officials from other communities talked about doing car shows, street festivals…

BELLEAIR SHORE — A significant hike in fines for parking violations in this tiny, upscale residential beachfront community was agreed to by the town commission at its June 18 meeting. An ordinance will be prepared that raises the fines for most offenses from $30 to $45.

BELLEAIR BLUFFS — Wrapping up the first year since creating a city administrator position and hiring former City Clerk Debra Sullivan to fill it, city commissioners appear pleased with the way city government is working and her job performance.

BELLEAIR SHORE — City Manager Lynn Rives of Belleair Beach came to Belleair Shore’s Town Commission meeting May 21 to talk of new and expanded projects, opportunities for his city to share resources to help out its much smaller neighbor.

BELLEAIR — Capital needs continue to come up in Town Commission discussions as officials look at ways to save money while taking on big projects.

BELLEAIR BLUFFS — An audit report has found the city’s finances to be in good condition.

BELLEAIR BEACH — Following through on a pledge made at the last council meeting to “bid this out,” City Council members joined Mayor Joseph Manzo in voting unanimously to get bids for the city attorney’s job. The action came at a special meeting called for that purpose, held prior to the May…

BELLEAIR BEACH — Tensions surfaced between Mayor Joseph Manzo and City Attorney Paul Marino at the May 6 council meeting over an agenda item to authorize the city manager to advertise for legal services. The matter has been discussed at recent city workshops.

BELLEAIR — Town Manager J.P. Murphy gave town commissioners a glimpse April 16 of what they might see in the budget for the next fiscal year.

BELLEAIR BLUFFS — The sidewalks on the Belleair Beach Causeway Bridge are for walkers. And that includes those with bicycles.

BELLEAIR — Tom Olson, the chair of the town’s Finance Committee, is suggesting that one of the commissioners may be in a position of a conflict of interest and he’s asking the town attorney to make sure commissioners are protected from such a scenario.

BELLEAIR — Mayor Gary Katica summed up one item following a discussion about traffic calming in one sentence.

BELLEAIR BLUFFS — The city is planning a special event this year to teach kids the meaning of Arbor Day. On that day, Friday, April 26, at 10 a.m., children are invited to join Public Works Supervisor Russ Schmader in the park beside City Hall, where they will help plant a live oak tree to r…

BELLEAIR — For years, the issue of traffic volume on Indian Rocks Road has been an issue.

BELLEAIR BEACH — The City Council gave a final approval for the purchase of solar street lights to light the Bellevue Estates Island neighborhood, where utilities are being undergrounded. Going solar is the latest innovation for the neighborhood, which also will be the first area in the city…