Tag: Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority

Whoever controls the media, controls the mind

July 24, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
News, Opinion

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – So this week we had a lesson in social media. The tale of Sam Samsonov, “our Sam,” as we call him, went viral worldwide. The story of a man who collected tolls for the Gasparilla...

The real story of Sam Samsonov and the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority comes to light

July 24, 2015
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – Sam Samsonov and his wife of 53 years, Margaret, sat by the pool at their Grove City home on Monday afternoon, July 20 in good spirits. They sat with a folder full of emails...

Editor’s note: We will miss you, Sam

July 17, 2015
Boca Beacon
Editorial

Many of you are aware that Sam Samsonov, a toll tender with the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority for 30 years, is no longer at the booth. There has been a flood of responses on social media regarding...

GIBA discusses recent bridge failures, wayward walls and paving projects at quarterly meeting

June 26, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

BY JACK SHORT – The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority board met on June 25 for a quarterly meeting, and foremost on the agenda and in the minds of many residents were recent bridge failures...

Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority Revised Bridge Opening Schedule

June 12, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

The revised seven (7) day a week opening schedule for the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority Swing Bridge is as follows: The bridge will open to vessel traffic on the hour from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.,...

Delays to be expected when crossing the Boca Grande Causeway on Friday

May 29, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

On Friday, May 29 between the hours of 6 p.m. and 2 a.m. there will be limited and/or no power to the bridge or toll booth, as the electric lines to the new tender house will be energized. According...

Coupling failure closes bridge to traffic during holiday weekend

May 29, 2015
Boca Beacon
News

BY JACK SHORT – The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority closed its swing bridge briefly to road traffic and for at least 19 hours to boat traffic beginning Sunday afternoon, according to representatives...

Letter to the Editor: A bridge over calmer waters

To the Editor: I went to the GIBA website after reading the account of the last bridge meeting. Under “about us” was a statement entitled mission. “To maintain safe and efficient traffic flow...

119,000 cars? Yep. It was a record-breaking March at the toll booth

April 10, 2015
BBadmin7502
News

BY JACK SHORT – The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority provided numbers last week showing that things have been – well, just about as busy as they ever have. March saw the most traffic...

GIBA holds special board meeting, executive session on Tuesday

April 3, 2015
BBadmin7502
News

BY JACK SHORT – The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority met on Tuesday, March 24, to hold a special board meeting immediately followed by an “attorney client session.” Executive sessions such...