REDINGTON BEACH â Town staff will no longer clean the beach here after several residents complained the raking machinery was intruding on their properties.
Commissioners appeared puzzled about the complaints but agreed to end the beach raking after legal staff said some of the homeowners were threatening to sue the town.
âAs far back as I can remember weâve been raking the beach,â said Mayor Dave Will after Town Attorney Robert Eschenfelder said that no formal action had ever been taken by the commission regarding beach raking.
He recommended the town end raking as the âbetter, safer legal course of action.â
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More than 16,400 Pinellas County residents cast their ballots to decide who will lead their cities and towns into the future.
Highlighting the races March 9 were four mayoral posts, including three in municipalities along the beaches. Below are some highlights of the official results.
Commissioner Tyler Payne
Treasure Island
There will be a new mayor in Treasure Island after Commissioner Tyler Payne handily defeated incumbent Larry Lunn with 62.33% of the vote. Payne was elected in 2020 representing District 2, which encompasses Isle of Palms and Sunshine Beach. Lunn, who was elected to a three-year term in 2018, also served as commissioner of District 2 from 2017-18.
In Safety Harbor, âtownies versus the developersâ dominates city commission races
Safety Harbor and nine other small Pinellas municipalities will hold elections March 9.
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Candidate signs are seen along a street Friday, March 5, 2021 in Safety Harbor. It is one of 10 small Pinellas municipalities that will hold elections March 9, with four mayorâs offices and 19 council or commission seats on the ballots. [ CHRIS URSO | Times ]
By William March
Updated Mar. 6
The perennial political argument in Safety Harbor â development vs. preserving what everyone calls âsmall town charmâ â is again dominating city commission campaigns in this community of about 17,000, known as the cutest town around Tampa Bay.
REDINGTON BEACH â Campaigns for seats on this townâs board of commissioners are often rather humdrum events, with elections being infrequently contested since 2010.
The 2021 election will be different, a political game of musical chairs. Seven people have indicated their interest in claiming chairs behind the dais. Up for grabs are mayor and three commission seats.
Mayor Nick Simons, the longest serving member of the commission, will not seek reelection to the position he has held since 2007. Commissioner Fred Steiermann, whose term is expiring and will not seek reelection, hopes to take Simonsâ place. He will be joined in that contest by Commissioner Dave Will, who is in the middle of his current two-year term. He is resigning to run for mayor. His replacement will complete the remainder of Will s term.