The news that Anna Maria's beaches would benefit from renourishment by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection was greeted with great joy - but not by all.
Some of those who live in the beach area on North Shore Drive will not be included in Manatee County’s next beach renourishment project.
The Anna Maria Islander reports: 'The FDEP marker that separates Anna Maria’s bay side from the sea side is about 200 yards north of the Rod and Reel Pier. Properties north and west of the marker are “seaside,” according to the DEP, and eligible for inclusion in state and federally funded beach renourishment projects.
'Properties south of the marker are considered “bayside” by the DEP and are not eligible for beach funding.'
The federal government will fund 50 per cent of the renourishment project, which got the green light after the city ensured it had the required number of public parking spaces to participate in the program, while the state of Florida and Manatee County will each provide 25 per cent. The county’s portion is funded by the resort tax collected on room rentals.
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