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Ad 889 Notice of Special Commission MeetingLOCAL & STATE |WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2014MiamiHerald.com|MIAMI HERALD 6B H1 LEGISLATURE 2014 BRADENTON For mother, parasailing regs long overdue Report: Cops broke in to avoid `nasty' bathroom BY JOHN WOODROW COX was killed, the other brainlifts people hundreds of feettims' families, legislative Tampa Bay Times damaged.into the air and drags themleadership, Gov. Rick Scott Alone in her Ocala garden,Months later, Hively setaround with a tow rope.and, perhaps most impor- Bradenton Herald edly provided a USB stor- Shannon Hively felt relieved.out to fix the problem sheBetween 2001and Octobertantly, members of the Two police detectivesage device containing Her teenage girls were onblamed for the tragedy: a voidof 2013, there have been 21pa-industry. in Southwest FloridaCity Hall surveillance vacation with neighbors inof regulation in an industryrasailing accidents in thisªIt was a very reasonable have been accused offootage. Pompano Beach. They hadclearly needing it.state that have resulted in 23approach,º said Larry Med- breaking into City Hall.Both Johnson and the just called, begging to go pa-That was 2007.injuries and six deaths, ac-dock, executive director of Their excuse: The toi-other detective worked rasailing. For the first time ever, acording to a Senate report.the Water Sports Industry let in their station housein the department©s nar- Hively wavered. HerFlorida governor will soonThe bill's sponsor, Sen.Association. ªWe've been in is ªnastyº and people un-cotics unit. neighbor got on the line. Ahave the opportunity to signMaria Sachs, D-Delrayfavor of it for the last three der arrest are hangingAccording to the re- storm was approaching so itinto law a bill that would im-Beach, blamed Florida law-years.º around in the hallway.port, the detective said was likely the boat operatorspose restrictions on how pa-makers' historical resistanceMuch of the statute, in fact, The detectives withthey reversed the latch wouldn't go out anyway.rasail companies do business.to any new regulations for thewas taken from rules he and the Bradenton Police De-on the door ªjust so we Hively hung up, happy thatThe new rules would, amongcontinued lack of oversight.others already had partment are under in-wouldn©t get locked out for once she didn't have to beother things, force operatorsªThere are a lot of commondeveloped. vestigation after break-so we could use the bath- the bad guy.to carry $1million of insur-sense bills that don't getMike Stockwell, owner of ing into City Hall afterroom or use it as a cut An hour later, as she plant-ance per rider, and wouldthrough,º she said.Gators Parasail in Madeira hours on Feb. 7, leavingthrough.º ed a gardenia, her phone rangprohibit parasailing in sus-She had even heard col-Beach, welcomes the new the building unlocked forJohnson added that the again. A stranger, screaming,tained winds exceeding 20leagues insist that anyonelaw. He said his boats already the weekend, accordingaction was not autho- told her the girls had, in fact,mph or gusts reaching 25willing to parasail should ac-maintain the necessary insur- to an internal affairsrized, the report states. gone parasailing, and some-mph.cept the risk. ªThat's a 1950sance and avoid inclement report.Johnson was asked thing was wrong. They canHively expected this yearsargument,º she said. ªSome-weather. One of the detectives,why he didn©t use the swim, Hively yelled. Getago. ªI was so na›ve backtimes we need to wake up as a Tampa Bay Times re- Ross Johnson, is no long-restroom at the Braden- them out of the water.then, she said. ªI thought thatstate.ºsearchers Natalie Watson er with the department.ton Police Department ªMa'am, they're not in wa-people would understand.ºThis session, Sachs in-and Caryn Baird contributed The other detective wasstation. ter,º the woman said.For Hively and so manyvolved all stakeholders: vic-to this report. not named.According to the re- ªThey're blowing over theothers, it was baffling that The investigationport, Johnson responded beach.ºFlorida officials closely mon- started after City Clerkthat the restroom in the EVERGLADES RESTORATION After the rope snapped,itored trades like body pierc- and Treasurer Carl Call-detective area is ªnasty.º their yellow parasail draggeding and tattooing and tanning ahan complained to Po-Johnson described the them into the roof of a two-salons Ð none of which is Corps may jump-start plan lice Chief Michael Radzi-restroom in City Hall as story home before tangling inlikely to kill Ð but avoided lowski, according to theªout of sight, out of BY JENNY STALETOVICH atree. Her youngest daughterscrutinizing an industry thatGov. Rick Scott to environ- report. Callahan report-mind.º jstaletovich@MiamiHerald.com mental groups. A$1.9 billion plan to moveOn Tuesday, Assistant the chronically delayed Ev-Secretary of the Army Jo-El- erglades restoration forwardlen Darcytold a district will be reconsidered by theboard the Corps would re- rl_Z eo hlthl sptrm U.S. Army Corps of Engi-consider the plan May 23, neers later this month.said Caroline McLaughlin, a fe_lrp eo `dprlti rl_Z rehhl``lef hpp_lfn The Corps surprised sup-policy analyst for the Na- porters in April when itstional Parks Conservation fe_lrp l` mpapsZ QN:SF =PW= =PS rN=7 rEHHN??NEF ER =PS rN=7 ER hNWHN sSWUP- oIE@`CSUNWI rN=7 rEHHN??NEF hSS=NFQ EF _P<@?TW7- hW7 y- >D(% Civil Works Review BoardAssociation, who was at the @T W= "bDD CvHv NF =PS rEHHN??NEF rPWHVS@?- + oIEE@- rN=7 mWII- (#DD rEF:SF=NEF rSF=S@ q@N:S- hNWHN sSWUP- oIE@NTW- RE@ =PS C<@ failed to sign off on the Cen-meeting. t==E@FS75rINSF= `S??NEF d<@?<WF= =E Ì>y&vD((- oIE@NTW `=W=<=S?v tral Everglades PlanningThe Corps could not be =P =PS REIIE9NFQ CSFTNFQ IN=NQW=NEF HW==S@b rN=7 ER hNWHN sSWUP :v k<TNUNWI rN@U<N=v Project, potentially missingreached for comment. _PS C@N:W=S UIE?ST t==E@FS75rINSF= `S??NEF N? =E TN?U<?? ?S==ISHSF= FSQE=NW=NEF? 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