Written by Sheila Evans on . Posted in Profiles.
Teaching encompasses lots of other things Tonya loves: children of all ages, books, working with small groups, making learning fun, helping students love to read. The list goes on. For Tonya, teaching is not limited to what she does at school. This love of teaching is part of how she approaches life, with its many and varied opportunities to interact with others.
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in Boca Beacon Back Pages, Community History.
Boca Beacon backpages FIVE YEARS AGO There was water, water everywhere, with approximately 13 inches of rain falling on the island. However, everyone here was looking to Texas, where flooding was a very dangerous situation because of Hurricane Harvey. Locals gathered to round up donations, which were taken to Texas by local volunteer organizations. TEN […]
Written by Boca Beacon Reader on . Posted in Letters to the Editor.
In February 2022, the PSC held a two day public hearing in Venice for EU and potential customers to present their case and preferences. This hearing was held at a cost of $200,000 and was streamed live, video available now. Did the Boca Beacon attend? If so, you saw the owner of Environmental Utilities testify along with his attorneys and witnesses and present their whole case. Then you saw the opposition with their attorney and expert witnesses. You saw the Office of Public Counsel Attorney, who represents the public in utility cases and you surely saw that the room full of potential customers who spoke were overwhelmingly opposed to EU’s application for the wastewater certificate. Finally you must have observed the very close attention the Commissioners were giving to each witness and speaker. In addition most of the approximately 1000 letters of correspondence received by the Commission expressed the same opposition.
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To the Editor: Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast has been protecting nature in Southwest Florida since 2003. After first being accredited in 2010, then reaccredited in 2016, they are delighted to announce the renewal of their land trust accreditation for another five years – once again proving their commitment to professional excellence and to […]
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Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News.
So how does the state progress with its clean water plans if coastal homes with private septic and wastewater systems are being denied a better way? That’s a question that many are speculating about right now, and with a reconsideration hearing coming up in early September, people who have the same questions need to speak up.
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News.
The primary election held on Tuesday, Aug. 23 yielded 41 votes onsite at polling place 122, otherwise known as the Boca Grande Community. Of those 41, seven were Democrats, 33 were Republicans and one was a Non-Affiliated voter. There were 174 mail-in votes for our precincts and no early voters. County wide voter turnout was […]
Written by Marcy Shortuse on . Posted in News.
The Gasparilla Inn & Club will be moving into their newly-aquired space in the Gulf Coast International Properties building at the corner of Park Avenue and 4th Street in the very near future, but the two other businesses that occupy the space will stay until their leases are up at the end next year. According […]
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The staff at the Boca Beacon and Gasparilla Island Magazine are very proud of our awards received at the 2022 Florida Press Association awards, held earlier this month at the Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa in Jacksonville. In total we came home with 13 awards, including the following: For Gasparilla Island Magazine Marcy Shortuse […]
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Here we call it “One Charlotte, One Water.” The County Commission approved the hiring of a water quality manager to develop a water quality monitoring plan and to coordinate cross-departmental efforts and public outreach. Earlier this year, the County convened a water quality summit to identify water quality drivers in Charlotte Harbor; share recent advances in harmful algal bloom detection, prediction and communication; highlight County activities and partnerships to monitor, improve and protect water quality and natural habitats; and provide opportunities for citizen education and action.