BELLEAIR — A dozen residents showed up at an outdoor meeting of the Town Commission to discuss the pros and cons of leasing some waterfront land to the Belleair Country Club.
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BELLEAIR — A dozen residents showed up at an outdoor meeting of the Town Commission to discuss the pros and cons of leasing some waterfront land to the Belleair Country Club.
BELLEAIR BEACH — As had been expected, the City Council voted at its June 3 meeting to authorize the mayor to terminate the city’s contract with Attorney Paul Marino. The move follows a decision by council last month to put the city attorney job out for bids.
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 — The town’s archive room was named in honor of Kathy Gaston, who has volunteered for more than 30 years as the town’s first and only archivist.
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 BLUFFS — The old fire station 43 on Indian Rocks Road is slated to be renovated. City Administrator Debra Sullivan showed drawings and described the features of the redesign at the May 13 City Commission workshop.
BELLEAIR — After years of talk a decision on whether to sell a strip of town land off Bayview Drive might not be far off.
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 — Bob Ahlf, 77, one of Belleair’s staunchest supporters best known for his old Studebaker, khaki shirts and baseball caps, died April 17 in a nursing home.
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 BLUFFS — Belleair Bazaar, the city’s gateway shopping center on the north side of West Bay Drive, is getting new owners and a major renovation.
BELLEAIR BLUFFS — The Belleair Bluffs Business Association’s Wine Walk on March 30 attracted more than 800 guests, up from 500 in years past.
BELLEAIR BEACH — After a 10-plus-year wait, and months of preparation, the undergrounding of utilities in the city’s Belleair Estates Island neighborhood is finally happening.
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…
BELLEAIR BLUFFS — The Bluffs Business Association will host the Bluffs Wine Walk on Saturday, March 30, 4 to 8 p.m.
INDIAN ROCKS BEACH — Fire trucks and stations are getting old. Operating costs are exceeding revenues. Raises for staff have been delayed. These are some of the top financial problems facing the Pinellas Suncoast Fire & Rescue District.
Many spectators donning parrot hats attended Belleair’s outdoor concert Feb. 10 at the Dimmitt Community Center.
BELLEAIR — Town commissioners are seeking support from state lawmakers this year to fund a road project and water system study as part of their 2019 legislative priorities.
BELLEAIR BLUFFS — A big change in the city’s Public Works Department’s operation has come with the hiring of Russ Schmader last year. A shift from outsourcing of projects to having city employees do the work is happening.
BELLEAIR BEACH — Solar streetlights look like the choice for the city’s Bellevue Estates Island neighborhood, where residents are already paying for the undergrounding of utilities.
BELLEAIR — Management Analyst Cathy DeKarz, 24, who was recently named the 2018 Belleair Employee of the Year, is no stranger to the town.
Hallett Park, the linear 5.42 acres of open space between Clearwater Harbor and Bayview Drive, is treasured for its green space and scenic views. Keep it that way, several residents said at a community meeting on the park Jan. 24.
BELLEAIR BEACH — Candidates for three council seats and the mayor’s chair met in a lively forum held at City Hall on Jan. 28. The session was hosted by Marti Folwell, representing the League of Women Voters.
BELLEAIR BLUFFS — The city has received $209,000 in reimbursement funds related to costs incurred during and after Hurricane Irma, which struck the area in September 2017.
BELLEAIR BEACH — For many months, Pinellas Suncoast Fire and Rescue District officials have been stating their case to increase assessments to provide a financial lifeline for their operations.
BELLEAIR SHORE — Homeowners or renters whose houses will be unoccupied because they are out of town or for other reasons can call the Sheriff’s Office and arrange for a daily police check of their home. Commission members were told of the house checks at the Jan. 15 town commission meeting.
There will be no election in Belleair Bluffs this year after Mayor Chris Arbutine and Commissioners Suzy Sofer and Jack Nazario were re-elected when no one stepped up to challenge them.
BELLEAIR — The town’s Planning and Zoning Board is going to be busy in the next few weeks as two issues, which hadn’t surfaced before, are being sent to the board for consideration.
BELLEAIR – Town residents have made it clear they want to keep their police department, and they want the upgrading of the town’s infrastructure to continue.
BELLEAIR BEACH – No matter who wins the election in March, the seven-member council will have an almost total new look from a year ago.
BELLEAIR BEACH – A key project to control flooding in the First and Second Street and Harbor Drive neighborhood is done, City Manager Lynn Rives announced at the Jan. 7 meeting.
BELLEAIR SHORE – Mayor Robert Schmidt and Commissioner Deborah Roseman were re-elected because they were the only two candidates who qualified to run for office.
As we enter 2019, now is the time for reflection of the year behind us and the perfect chance to look ahead to the future. Tampa Bay Newspapers asked community leaders from all across Pinellas County about what they hope to see accomplished in the coming year.
BELLEAIR – There will be no March election in Belleair because only the two incumbents qualified for their Town Commission seats.
BELLEAIR – In conjunction with the first anniversary deaths of the four members of the Weiss family in a plane crash, a musician will be playing from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 31, at the Weiss family flower at Pat Wall Park.
BELLEAIR BLUFFS – A new law, passed by the City Commission at its Dec. 10 meeting, requires the pruning of trees, bushes and shrubs overhanging any city street rights of way or sidewalks.
The Belleview Inn, the centerpiece of the Belleview Place development, is open. Two years in the making, the ribbon was cut Dec. 5, marking the official preservation of 38,000 square feet of the original Belleview Biltmore Hotel. The new inn contains 35 rooms. Guests will walk on the original flooring salvaged from the old hotel. They will dine under the original stained glass in the Tiffany room and walk up the original grand staircase in the lobby.
BELLEAIR – By all accounts the large community gathering to begin discussion on the long-term strategic plan for the town was a failure.
All kinds of characters were seen as holiday parades marched through the streets of Pinellas County recently.
BELLEAIR – The quest for a long-term strategic plan for the town has begun.
BELLEAIR BEACH – Extensive improvements to the city’s largest park, beside City Hall, may be coming.
BELLEAIR – For years two parks, Magnolia and Pat Wall, sat side by side. They existed at the intersection of Rosary Road and Magnolia Drive and they sat mostly empty because of the overgrowth of trees and lack of amenities.
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