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Scenic Highway Advisory Board
CME - Corridor Management Entity
of the Bradenton Beach
Scenic Highway Program
The Scenic Highway Vision
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The Bradenton Beach Scenic Highway will be a beautifully greenscaped, pedestrian friendly, waterfront highway corridor where residents and visitors can safely walk and bike. The outstanding beaches, picnic areas, boat ramps, parking and scenic vistas along the highway will provide pleasant places for residents and visitors to interact with the natural environment and the island community.
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Pat Gentry, Chair Sissy Quinn, Vice Chair Nancy Ambrose, Secretary Rick Bisio John Burns Ed Chiles Tim Lyons Cal Parks Steve Robertson Barbara Rodocker Dana Snell Jake Spooner David Teitelbaum Bona Wortman Advisory: Bob Herrington, Metropolitan Planning Organization Candie Pederson, County Parks & Recreation Manon Lavoie, Florida Dept. of Transportation Sara Peatrowsky, Sarasota Bay National Estuary Program |
The Bradenton Beach area provides unique family-oriented restaurants and locally owned lodging. The island community located along the Scenic Corridor will provide both environmental and historic educational opportunities that have maintained the 'Old Florida' ambiance of both the architectural and natural flavor. The carefully planned Bradenton Beach Scenic Highway will be developed and constructed through the cooperative and creative efforts of the community, public agencies and private partnerships.
Background
The City received the Scenic Highway designation in April of 2001. This provided an opportunity for the city to implement a comprehensive vision that is supported by the community. The CME is charged with management and development of the vision. As an advisory committee to the city, the CME finds grants and develops funding possibilities in cooperation with such other entities as FDOT, County Parks and Recreation, the MPO and Island Chamber of Commerce. These partnerships and unique funding strategies will be the cornerstone to a successful Scenic Highway program.
Membership includes representatives from all entities involved in the Gulf Drive (789) corridor and members of the community. Anyone interested in helping to achieve this vision is invited to become involved.
Meetings are held every other Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. in Commission Chambers as a rule but are not limited specifically at that time. When funding becomes available for a particular project, its time constraints dictate the meeting schedule. The agenda is posted at City Hall at least 24 hours prior to every meeting. The meetings are open and invite participation by anyone attending.
Officers include a Chairperson and a Vice Chairperson elected by the CME. The CME conducts its meetings under Robert's Rules of Order and all decisions are referred to the City Commission for final approval.
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