Tag: Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority

South sidewalk, decreased revenue topic at GIBA quarterly meeting

August 21, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

STAFF REPORT – The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority Quarterly Board meeting was held on Tuesday, August 18, virtually and in the offices of the Authority. The Members of the Authority were updated...

GIBA reports on traffic decrease, toll card extensions

SUBMITTED BY THE GASPARILLA ISLAND BRIDGE AUTHORITY – GIBA Board of Supervisors held their quarterly board meeting on Wednesday, April 22. Island residents Ronald Drake and Kenneth Richardson...

GIBA discusses new sidewalk to Bike Path, Watkins re-elected as chairman

February 7, 2020
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY KATHY BANSON-VERRICO – A new sidewalk from North Gulf Shores to the Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Bike Path was discussed at the quarterly meeting of the Gasparilla Island...

Causeway approved, toll system upgrade nearing completion

November 22, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT The new right-of-way discussed and voted on by the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority Board in April of this year is moving forward, and it was discussed at the organization’s quarterly...

Don’t forget the paving at the bridge

August 9, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority will be having the road paved from Placida Road to the toll booth, beginning sometime around August 12. Be prepared for one-lane traffic and some...

Road paving …

August 2, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority will be having the road paved from Placida Road to the toll booth beginning some time around August 12. Be prepared for one-lane traffic and some...

GIBA engineering committee discusses small squeaks, jack systems and island access

May 24, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ SUBMITTED BY GIBA At the last meeting of the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority Engineering Committee which was held on Monday, May 20, a small squeak in the works led the conversation. Apparently...

GIBA sends out RFP for dove management, mulls over property lines and talks tags

April 26, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – New-fangled headlight tags, evildoing doves and sidewalks were part of the conversation at the Wednesday, April 24 quarterly meeting of the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority....

GIBA board reviews sidewalk plan proposal, new stickers and elections at quarterly meeting

February 22, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT Ginger Watkins and Gay Darsie were both re-elected at the quarterly meeting of the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority that was held on February 13, 2019. Watkins was re-elected as chairman,...

GIBA discusses new toll system upgrades, a possible new path and more

November 23, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

A two-day GIBA quarterly board meeting was concluded on Monday, Nov. 19, which included updates on the toll collection system and raffic numbers coming soon. Prior to that, though, GIBA Advisory Board...