BELLEAIR BEACH — The city has taken a decisive step to speed up completion of the remaining work on its major stormwater drainage project.
BELLEAIR BEACH — The city has taken a decisive step to speed up completion of the remaining work on its major stormwater drainage project.
BELLEAIR BEACH — Visitors to the city’s four parking lots at City Hall, Bayside Park, Morgan Park and the Marina will pay $10 an hour, double the current rate, to park on weekends and holidays. They will also see an increase from $4 to $5 an hour Monday through Friday.
BELLEAIR BEACH — A fire-rescue vehicle recently traveled in light traffic from Belleair Bluffs to a beach emergency call in in six minutes — and that’s too long, says Pinellas Suncoast Fire and Rescue Chief Jeffrey Davidson.
INDIAN ROCKS BEACH — The Indian Rocks Beach City Commission convened for its regular monthly meeting Feb. 14, and unless you just arrived from up north, the main topic of discussion should come as no surprise.
BELLEAIR BEACH — Some Belleair Beach officials got busy after the city received a report earlier this month about a stray pier piling floating in the Intracoastal Waterway.
BELLEAIR BEACH — The city council has picked Belinda Livingstone to replace former council member Glenn Gunn, who resigned with a little more than a year left on his term.
BELLEAIR SHORE — This small, quiet residential community has made changes to beach umbrella rules that will be good news to some neighboring residents of Belleair Beach.
BELLEAIR BEACH — The city council will have four nominees to choose from to fill the seat made vacant by the recent resignation of Glenn Gunn. The deadline for turning in applications was Nov. 9.
BELLEAIR BEACH — In an unexpected action, the city council made a quick decision on their choice for city manager on a night when the topic was not even on the agenda.
Firefighters for a Safer Suncoast will host a live telephone town hall meeting with Pinellas Suncoast Fire & Rescue Chief Jeffrey Davidson at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 12.
INDIAN ROCKS BEACH — The Pinellas Suncoast Fire and Rescue District continues its outreach to constituents to get approval of a proposed property tax of 0.67 mills in the Nov. 8 election.
BELLEAIR BEACH — Negotiations with city manager candidate Ken Griffin have broken down, leaving the city still without a chief executive to replace Lynn Rives, who left in June after announcing his retirement earlier this year.
BELLEAIR BEACH — The hot topic of the night at the Aug. 1 Belleair Beach commission meeting was the ongoing dispute with neighboring Belleair Shore over a ban on beach umbrellas. It was clear there remain differences of opinion in Belleair Beach as to the best way to resolve the issue.
BELLEAIR BEACH — The City Council has selected a city manager after one of two finalists for the position withdrew from contention as the council was set to conduct in-person interviews.
"This is the best decision for this department at this time to move forward. If we don't do it, this department will go away. I guarantee it," Commissioner Louis Snelling said.
BELLEAIR BEACH — Aging, inadequate fire stations and budget issues prompted Pinellas Suncoast Fire & Rescue District commissioners to take the initial steps to ask their constituents to approve a ballot measure calling for a new property tax of 0.67 mills.
BELLEAIR BEACH — In a special meeting on June 1, the City Council approved a large drainage/flood control project for 12th and 13th streets costing over $700,000, despite previously putting the issue on hold for further research.
BELLEAIR BEACH — Increases in the city’s budgeted capital improvement funds may be needed to complete planned stormwater drainage and seawall/boat ramp renovation projects.
BELLEAIR BEACH — City Manager Lynn Rives has announced his retirement, and the city has begun a search for a new chief executive.
BELLEAIR — The traveling bicycle tribute to fallen law enforcement officers known as the Honor Roll Association stopped in Belleair recently, as several members of the organization came to pay tribute to the late Belleair Police Officer Jeffrey Tackett, who was shot and killed in the line of…
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BELLEAIR BEACH — There are eight candidates running for seats on the City Council this year. The mayor has an opponent, and there are six candidates for the three open council seats. Reflecting the city’s political divide, there are contests for every seat up for election. The election is March 15.
BELLEAIR BEACH — This will be a very active election season for the city. The mayor has an opponent, and there will be six candidates running for three open seats on the seven-member council.
BELLEAIR BEACH — Mayor Joseph Manzo’s penchant for threatening and even taking legal action against others broadened last month to enlist his life partner, who filed a federal lawsuit against the city last month.
BELLEAIR BEACH — A divided council, with Mayor Joseph Manzo and other council members in sharp disagreement on key issues, headlined the Aug. 2 City Council meeting. At one point, shouting erupted during a heated exchange between the mayor and City Manager Lynn Rives.
BELLEAIR BEACH — The city will be getting an electronic message display sign, to be placed in front of the City Hall/Community Center. In a close vote, the city council approved the sign’s purchase at a July 12 meeting.
BELLEAIR BEACH — The city is distancing itself from a lawsuit filed by Mayor Joseph Manzo against the town of Belleair Shore relating to a ban on beach umbrellas on that town’s portion of the beach.
BELLEAIR — The Belleair Town Commission has agreed to prioritize future road, bridge, and other infrastructure work based on suggestions by engineering consultants McKim & Creed of Clearwater.
BELLEAIR BEACH — Residents of the Bellevue Estates Island neighborhood, where utilities were undergrounded and solar streetlights installed, will be getting some refunds of the money they paid in assessments.
BELLEAIR BEACH — Many people likely roll their eyes when they hear the old election cliche that every vote counts.
BELLEAIR BEACH — There will be no informational sign of any type at City Hall, at least for now. The City Council decided at its March 1 meeting to reject a bid of $55,000 to construct an electronic sign.
BELLEAIR BEACH — A busy election year in the city was kicked off Jan. 21 with a candidate forum hosted by the League of Women Voters. It was a virtual event, with the candidates participating via Zoom due to COVID-19 concerns.
BELLEAIR BEACH — The damaged message sign at City Hall will be replaced by a digital sign with words only — no pictures.
BELLEAIR — Mayor Gary Katica, ailing from Parkinson’s disease, will remain mayor until his term ends in March, when Michael Wilkinson, who ran opposed for the office, becomes mayor.
BELLEAIR SHORE — The town of Belleair Shore has been sued for allegedly violating a 75-year-old agreement with the neighboring city of Belleair Beach over beach access and rules enforcement.
BELLEAIR BEACH — This mostly residential beachfront city will be spending more than $100,000 to provide better protection for its beach vegetation and to give residents an environmentally friendly access to its prized beaches.
BELLEAIR BEACH — The City Council decided Aug. 3 to put off approval of an annual contract with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, citing concerns that some police services need to improve.
BELLEAIR BEACH — June VanScoyoc is no longer chairperson of the city’s Park and Recreation Board. She was removed from that position in a 4-3 vote at the July 6 City Council meeting. The meeting will also be remembered for it record seven-hour length, caused by a long agenda and several cont…
BELLEAIR BEACH — In a 4-3 vote, the City Council voted not to accept a grant that would have helped pay for improvements to Bayside Park. Those included a new boardwalk, exercise area, bocce ball court and a new gazebo, plus public restrooms.
BELLEAIR BEACH — Residents will be assessed a fee of $15 each month per home that will help pay the cost of projects to control flooding, which has been a major problem in this waterfront city for years.
BELLEAIR BEACH — The possibility of charging a toll to cross the Causeway Bridge was discussed at the March 2 City Council meeting.
BELLEAIR BEACH — City Council members, most of whom were elected on a pledge to complete a long-awaited neighborhood utility undergrounding project, were told at the Feb. 3 council meeting that the job is finally done.
BELLEAIR SHORE — For the first time in 14 years, Commissioner Raymond Piscitelli will not have a seat on the Town Commission when the new terms begin in March.
BELLEAIR BEACH — Following a year of mounting tensions and friction among city officials that created an atmosphere described by the city attorney as “inefficient, unhealthy and untenable,” City Council members have agreed to come together and work to resolve past differences.
BELLEAIR BEACH — Planned upgrades for Bayside Park will get a big assist from a $200,000 grant the city has received from the federal government for park improvements.
BELLEAIR BEACH — Tensions between the mayor and city manager boiled over at the Dec. 2 City Council meeting.
BELLEAIR BEACH — A move by Mayor Joseph Manzo to get additional security protection at City Council meetings on an ongoing basis got no support from the council.
BELLEAIR BEACH — A new Financial Advisory Committee comprised entirely of residents will tackle the city’s financial challenges.
BELLEAIR BEACH — Ongoing drainage improvement projects to control significant flooding issues on city streets are also draining the budget. Nearly $4 million in spending approved by the City Council at its Sept. 4 meeting includes pulling more than $400,000 from the reserve fund to pay for f…
BELLEAIR BEACH — Dozens of newborn loggerhead turtles were saved from sure death by a Belleair Beach family just out walking their dogs.
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