BELLEAIR BLUFFS — The city has been awarded a $50,000 grant for playground equipment, Commissioner Taylour Shimkus announced at the July 20 City Commission meeting.

BELLEAIR BLUFFS — Proper recycling of waste materials in a changing world does not have to be a difficult process.

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

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

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 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 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 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.

BELLEAIR BLUFFS – Townhouses now appear almost certain to become the latest addition to the city’s diverse housing mix.

BELLEAIR BLUFFS – The annual Fall Antiques and Artisans Market will take place Sunday, Oct. 28, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at The Alley, 596 Indian Rocks Road, Belleair Bluffs.

BELLEAIR BLUFFS – A number of low-hanging trees, whose spreading branches on city streets have become an obstacle to traffic, will be getting a trimming.

BELLEAIR BLUFFS – Prospects dimmed for a developer who is buying up aging duplex and triplex properties in the city, wanting to convert them to upscale townhouses. Code revisions had been made to accommodate the townhouse plan. Ownership rules were changed, but lot size requirements were not…

BELLEAIR BLUFFS – The city is confident it will receive a large grant to make improvements and add equipment at the playground in the park at City Hall, which is the city’s main recreation area.

BELLEAIR BLUFFS – The public is invited to attend a tropical summer party celebrating the opening of two newly refurbished apartments in Shepherd’s Village, a Christ-Centered residential ministry in Belleair Bluffs, at 5:50 p.m. Thursday, June 28.

BELLEAIR BLUFFS – The city’s proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year includes revenue from a millage rate hike from 5.35 mills to 5.57. The increase would bring in an additional $50,000, which City Administrator Debra Sullivan said the city will lose if a constitutional amendment to rai…

BELLEAIR BLUFFS – The swearing in of Debra Sullivan as city administrator at the May 21 commission meeting marks the official beginning of a new level of city government.

BELLEAIR BLUFFS – A professional planner will advise the City Commission on how to proceed in allowing upscale townhomes that would replace aging duplexes and possibly businesses in the city.

BELLEAIR BLUFFS – Change is coming to the city administration, with new positions being created and at least one new face. In reality, city government’s day-to-day functioning will likely change little, as the major player will have a new title with essentially the same job duties, and anoth…

BELLEAIR BLUFFS – A developer is eyeing at least six properties as sites for possible upscale townhomes. These would replace rental duplexes in the area of Indian Rocks Road and Jewell Road.

BELLEAIR BLUFFS – The City Commission will liberalize parts of its sign code, allowing more sign types and larger signs than previously, while easing some other restrictions. The sign code revisions, presented at the commission’s Jan. 8 workshop, also will bring the city’s sign laws in line …