TREASURE ISLAND â The city has strengthened its coastal lighting standards to protect sea turtle hatchlings, by specifically going after the violator rather than just the property owner.
During a Feb. 16 City Commission meeting, City Manager Garry Brumback said the city worked rapidly to take action âthat would enforce lighting standards and protect turtles.â
At an earlier workshop, Assistant Public Works Director Stacy Boyles told commissioners that over the past two years the city has had a high number of marine turtle disorientations, âand a lot of it is due to artificial lighting that can be seen from our beach.â
She advised the city will strengthen its ordinance though heightened and pinpointed enforcement of regulations that restrict artificial lighting from reaching the beach during nesting season.
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th Avenues and Gulf Blvd. Lunn says the estimated $250 million redevelopment project “will put Treasure Island on the map” and give daytime beachgoers more options in the city when the sun goes down.
But his opponent, City Commissioner Tyler Payne, says the plan isn’t that popular with the business owners he’s spoken with.
“He wants to completely wipe out our downtown area, and what that would do to our small businesses is just not what I want to see happen to our city,” Payne told Spectrum Bay News 9, speaking from the Fusion Resort Hotel. “I think that we can do it more responsibly, we can do it more gradually, and the property owners and the business owners that I’ve talked to are not interested in his plan.”
Scott Stewart entered Day 2 of the
2021 bestbet Jacksonville Winter Open $2,000 Main Event with more than $2.2 million in lifetime earnings but had never had an outright win worth more than $105,245. That changed Sunday night as he topped a field of 510 entries, winning outright for a top prize of $177,817.
Stewart began the day fifth in chips out of the 78 runners that returned. He remained one of the top stacks in the room through the first part of the day as the bubble burst and the top 64 places were paid. He ascended even further and found himself at the top of the counts when three tables remained.
Editor s Note: This is the first of two articles breaking down the Treasure Island municipal election.
TREASURE ISLAND â The race for the mayorâs seat pits two well-known faces on the City Commission against each other.
Commissioner Tyler Payne was elected to a two-year term in 2020 representing District 2, which encompasses Isle of Palms and Sunshine Beach. He is challenging incumbent Mayor Larry Lunn, who was elected to a three-year term in 2018. Lunn also served as commissioner of District 2 from 2017-18 and on the Zoning Board from 2015-17.
The election will take place Tuesday, March 9. The deadline for city residents to register and be eligible to vote is Feb. 8.
TREASURE ISLAND â An old bottle brush tree that has been a favorite climbing spot for generations of children in Rosselli Park will be saved for now, with further inspection determining its longevity.
The fervor began with an attempt by the Recreation Department to install new playground equipment for younger children in Rosselli Park. However, what started out as a good deed put the beloved bottle brush tree in conflict with modern-day safety regulations because its branches overhang the play area.
The tree, once praised for providing shade for children playing on the equipment, is now deemed a dangerous climbing hazard, according to regulations devised by agencies such as the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission and American Society for Testing and Materials.