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by Kurt Schultheis | Managing Editor

Firefighters oppose pension board The Town Commission approved an emergency ordinance on first reading Monday to alleviate any concern with a new pension board.

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+ Miller shares Longboat lore David Miller gave the Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key a history lesson Thursday, May 16, when he shared his memories of early island life.

Miller’s family purchased Cannons Marina and moved in August 1955 to the Key from Detroit, three months before the town incorporated.

He got an early start in the family business, counting bait at the marina at age 5.

Miller told Kiwanians the creation of the Longboat Pass Bridge was “the biggest thing to happen to the Key to date.” Before its construction in 1959, the north end was “the end of the world.” Its construction meant he could attend school at Anna Maria Island Elementary.

+ Kiwanians get club recognition The Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key recently received “Distinguished Club” status from Kiwanis International for its efforts during the 2011-12 year.

In recognition of the club’s efforts, the Kiwanis Florida District sent five distinguished pins to give to the members of the club’s choosing.

But members didn’t exactly jump at the opportunity for a distinguished Kiwanis pin. According to Kiwanian Richard Crawford, they’re lapel pins, and most of the club’s members have left their days of wearing suits behind them.

If any Kiwanians are interested in a lapel pin, just let Crawford know at a future meeting. He’s pretty sure they’re sitting in his trunk.

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The makeup of the Firefighters’ Retirement System Board of Trustees has changed, but tense debates and drama continue at the board’s quarterly meetings.

On Wednesday, May 15, a new board the Longboat Key Town Commission and Town Manager Dave Bullock created met for the first time. The board now consists of five Key residents and two firefighters and is responsible for overseeing a pension plan that will be frozen Sept. 30.

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complete, Tanner said, “What’s happening here is wrong, and I’m excluding myself from this meeting.”

Tanner walked out of the meeting, and at least five firefighters in the audience got up and walked out as well.

Firefighter/paramedic and board member Matt Taylor chose to stay on the dais and continue Tanner’s quest.

“The makeup of this board goes against state statutes,” Tay-

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by Robin Hartill | City Editor

Dr. Michael Crosby Big fish in Mote’s growing sea

Dr. Michael Crosby assumed the role of Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium president and CEO last week following the retirement of Dr. Kumar Mahadevan.

Mote Marine Laboratory’s independence is a “double-edged sword,” according to new President and CEO Dr. Michael Crosby.

He has worked for governmental agency labs and university labs.

Unlike Mote, those labs get automatic apDr. Michael propriations.

Crosby But, here’s how Age: 59 they’re also unlike Residence: Bird Mote: They’re far less Key likely to fund the reFamily: Wife, search that’s on the Sharon; daughter, most cutting edge of Moira science — such as the Education: Ph.D. possibility of using in marine-estuafindings about sharks, rine-environmenwhich rarely develop tal sciences from cancer, to develop the University of pharmaceutical treatMaryland ments for the disease.

Hobbies: Working He compares obtainin the yard, diving ing funding for much and smoking a of its research to getgood cigar ting venture capital.

Crosby describes Mote as “much more nimble” than other laboratories — thanks in large part to the community.

“It’s able to do the kind of things that address real needs without worrying about

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But, before the new board members could even be sworn in, firefighter/paramedic and Longboat Key Fire Rescue District Vice President Keith Tanner requested to speak to fellow board members. Board Chairman Gerald Feder refused to grant his request, and when the new board was asked to repeat the oath of office, Tanner halfheartedly raised his hand and did not repeat the oath of office.

Once the oath of office was

lor said. “It flies in the face of what Chapter 175 says. Why are we here?”

Approximately $200,000 a year in state subsidy money, dubbed Chapter 175 monies, has been given to the firefighter pension plan for years to help fund firefighter pension benefits. It’s the belief of some firefighters that their current pension plan has to be frozen before a new board can oversee the plan.

Bullock told the board that the current course of action calls for

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Dr. Michael Crosby stands in front of a portrait of the late William Mote, whose support helped to transform the laboratory.

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CROSBY / FROM PAGE 1A political sides,” Crosby said.

Last week, Crosby officially took on the role of Mote president/CEO, three months after longtime president and CEO Dr. Kumar Mahadevan announced his retirement and transition to the role of president emeritus.

Crosby leads a staff of more than 190, of which 31 hold Ph.Ds. He joined Mote’s staff in May 2010 to lead the lab’s scientific endeavors. He learned about the opportunity through colleagues while serving as vice chancellor for research at the University of Hawai’i-Hilo.

“Who wouldn’t be interested in coming to Mote?” Crosby asked.

In his three years at Mote, Crosby developed the Mote Marine Laboratory Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, which provides support and mentorship for recent Ph.D. graduates, and has worked on several international initiatives expanding Mote’s marine-science leadership worldwide.

He also helped to develop Mote’s 2020 Vision and Strategic Plan — the lab’s current guiding document, which outlines four key priorities, each of which includes several short-term goals.

Some specific goals included in the plan include establishing seven new post-doctoral positions by 2020 — a goal Crosby believes is essential to establishing the next generation of marine research leaders.

Another goal calls for increas-

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ing philanthropic contributions from $1 million in 2010 to $5 million annually by 2020.

Crosby believes the community is essential to Mote’s future — but not just because of the money donated or the fact that Mote’s 1,600 volunteers provide the equivalent of 100 full-time employees’ positions during a given year.

Many people think of scientific information as flowing from scientists to the public, he said.

But he believes that scientists can gain valuable insight working with the public.

He remembers learning about oysters and butterfly fish from watermen in the Chesapeake Bay as a young Ph.D. student.

He was studying the physiological ecology of invertebrate biovalves, but the watermen taught him things about the organisms he never could have learned from a book or laboratory.

On a similar note, he recounts the story of Mote founder Dr. Eugenie Clark, who founded Mote in 1955. When she started, she was a one-woman scientist assisted by a fisherman. Without his local knowledge, Clark wouldn’t have known where and how to catch a shark.

That’s why he’s excited about Mote’s efforts with groups such as Sarasota Bay Watch and the Sarasota Bay Estuary Program in working toward restoration of the local scallop population or coral reefs.

But Crosby envisions an even broader community of support for the organization.

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Dr. Michael Crosby stands in a room at the aquarium that details Mote Marine Laboratory’s 58-year history.

He sees opportunities for Mote to engage more with national and international businesses and foundations and build more international partnerships.

Crosby, whose research has taken him to every continent other than Antarctica, believes the benefits of global collaboration can extend beyond research by bringing together scientists whose countries may be at odds to discuss common purposes.

Upon taking on his new position last Thursday at Mote’s an-

nual board of trustees meeting, Crosby credited Mahadevan with “the lion’s share of the credit for what Mote has become.”

Crosby expressed his future hopes for the laboratory and aquarium.

After accepting the gavel from Mahadevan, Crosby said in a speech: “Most marine labs around the world are owned by government and universities, and few are independent like Mote — able to respond to emerging needs in

the marine environment. Each of our scientists, educators and Aquarists are superstars in their own right. We must empower each of them to make the most of their skills and abilities. Mote is embedded in our community, and our staff and volunteers go above and beyond. Mote is indeed a rare gem. I’m confident that with the continued counsel and engagement of the board and the continued support of the community, Mote’s best days are truly to come.”

Most marine labs around the world are owned by government and universities, and few are independent like Mote — able to respond to emerging needs in the marine environment. — Dr. Michael Crosby

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Beach project bid: $13.3 million A beach project bid last week came in much higher than what town staff expected to pay for this summer’s project.

The town of Longboat Key finally received a bid for its summer beach renourishment project, but staff isn’t too happy with it.

A bid meeting Thursday, May 16, at Town Hall, produced just one bid that came in much higher than the town expected.

The price tag: $13,290,525.50.

That’s approximately $3.7 million higher than the town expected taxpayers to pay for the project.

Public Works Director Juan Florensa said engineers had previously given the town an estimate of probable cost for the project of $9.6 million.

The town expected mobilization costs (for bringing the dredge and equipment to the area) of $2.5 million, which, instead, came back at $5.5 million. That cost is factored into the $13.3 million price tag.

Florensa said there’s a variety of factors that could come into play for the higher-than-expected bid.

“The price of fuel and the demand for a dredge at a time when the Northeast is rebuilding its shoreline both are factors,” Florensa said.

However, there’s another reason the cost could be higher.

The bid for the project calls for the town to remove sand from a narrow

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Sand Locations The following beachside addresses will be receiving sand this summer: • From 6701 Gulf of Mexico Drive to 6401 Gulf of Mexico Drive • From 2295 Gulf of Mexico Drive to 1701 Gulf of Mexico Drive The following beachside addresses may receive sand this summer if the town gets federal permits: • 4401 Gulf of Mexico Drive to 3855 Gulf of Mexico Drive • 3800 Gulf of Mexico Drive to 3155 Gulf of Mexico Drive sand borrow site miles out in the Gulf, where Port Dolphin LLC will place a natural-gas pipeline in the next couple of years.

The town seeks to take approximately 300,000 cubic yards of sand for the beach project in that particular location for a cost-effective reason: The town could be eligible for a $5 million reimbursement from Port Dolphin LLC, if the company proceeds with its pipeline project as anticipated.

Although Town Manager Dave Bullock told the Longboat Observer last week

he and staff are still reviewing the bid and the beach-project cost before making a recommendation to the Longboat Key Town Commission, he already told commissioners last month that it may be time to look for sand elsewhere and give up on the possibility of a $5 million beach project reimbursement.

“There’s a certain risk needle that dredgers aren’t willing to take for this borrow site,” Bullock said. “We moved that risk needle and got a bid that’s not exactly what we expected.”

Florensa explained the borrow site is so narrow that is difficult for companies to use large dredges to perform the work.

“We’re still evaluating what to do next, but we do have other sand-borrow sites to utilize,” Florensa said. Those sites, though, don’t come along with a reimbursement.

The beach project, expected to commence this summer, will place sand at the Broadway beach access to Gulfside Road, and from the Islander Club condominiums to the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort. The town is also seeking permits to place an additional 55,000 cubic yards of sand in two other places on the Key. Although the permit also allows for sand placement at the severely eroded North Shore Road beach access north to Beer Can Island, Florensa said the town would hold off on placing sand there until structures are permitted and built to hold sand.

by Kurt Schultheis | Managing Editor

Commissioners review town wish list A community center and improved cellular communication service topped the list of goals for residents and town leaders this week.

The town of Longboat Key’s first unofficial budget workshop, dubbed the Goals and Objectives Workshop, took place Monday, May 20. The meeting allows residents and town leaders to give commissioners their wish lists for their neighborhoods and organizations for the coming year.

The Town Commission no longer prioritizes the goals that it reviews each year, but takes the suggestions under consideration right before budget season. These are some of the goals that commissioners heard at their workshop:

CELL TOWER

Vice Mayor David Brenner and others suggested that improved cellular communication for the north end should also be a top town goal.

“We need to make that a priority, even if it means soliciting telecommunication companies to see what we have to do to get better service,” Brenner said.

At the commission’s regular workshop later that afternoon, Bullock said staff could seek meetings with cellular companies to obtain their input on what’s needed to improve cellular service before changes to the town’s telecommunications ordinance are approved.

COMMUNITY CENTER

“We need a community center now more than ever,” said Madelyn Spoll, a Bay Isles resident representing the Longboat Key Garden Club. “It should be a goal of the whole community.”

Longboat Key Estates President Nancy Jenkins also made the case for a community center.

Jenkins came to the meeting with a list of amenities she would like to see for a town center.

“We want yoga, fitness, nutrition, a spa for water therapy and walking trails,” Jenkins said.

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REDUCED SIGNAGE Temple Beth Israel Rabbi Jonathan Katz continued his quest against excessive signage by urging commissioners to continue to reduce the number of signs along Gulf of Mexico Drive.

“Signs create a diminishment of environment,” Katz said.

“It’s a pervasive idea that traffic calming is created through more signage.”

Longbeach Village Association President Michael Drake has asked that the stormwater drains in the Village be looked at because residents are tired of seeing standing water on roadways after the smallest of rain storms.

The request prompted Town Manager Dave Bullock to note the town will begin monitoring the drains quarterly and will also look into a new type of drain that might work better in the Village.

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Longbeach Village Association President Michael Drake asked for handicapped access to the town dock; a new school bus bench for the corner of Broadway and Palm; and the reconnection of the bayou that was cut off in the 1950s to make way for a paved Broadway street.

“We would like to see that come back with a nice bridge going over Broadway,” Drake said. “It gives a nice point of entry for our Village.”

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Both the Planning and Zoning Board and the Longboat Key Town Commission will review a Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant & Pub project application for a second time.

Mar Vista project will be reviewed again

Commissioners are now determining if they will be able to review the project again before summer hiatus.

More than 40 Longbeach Village residents packed Town Hall for the Longboat Key Town Commission’s Monday, May 20 regular workshop to request the commission reconsider a Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant & Pub site-plan amendment and special-exception approval.

It turns out they didn’t need to ask.

At the start of the workshop, Mayor Jim Brown announced Mar Vista owner Ed Chiles has requested a rehearing, and the project will be reviewed again at a later date.

The news didn’t stop a large portion of the audience from rising to the podium to denounce the project. Some resRead more about idents even sugthe Jordan House / gested the hearing Page 14A shouldn’t be held again until October, when more Village residents will be back in town.

That request might become a reality if the town can’t advertise the hearing sufficiently before the commission has its summer hiatus in July and August.

What commissioners approved May 6 increases restaurant seating by 11 spots with a second-story waterfront dining addition and adds a meeting room and small deck in an adjacent historic house that could be used for private parties.

Currently, the restaurant at 760 Broadway has 169 indoor and outdoor seats.

The major change for the restaurant in the application, though, involves an old house, dubbed the Jordan House, which sits behind the restaurant closer to Broadway. The old house is currently used for storage, and Chiles wants to utilize it for patrons.

Village residents have expressed concern with the approval and are worried the restaurant’s total maximum occupancy capacity (either sitting or standing) now reaches 331 total possible patrons.

Chiles, though, said the 331 number is one he will never come close to exceeding. Chiles said he would never put more than 60 people in the meeting space, and if the restaurant is full in season, he has no intention of scheduling gatherings in the meeting room at the same time.

Several Village residents also told commissioners they live within 500 feet of Mar Vista and didn’t receive proper written notice that the Planning and Zoning Board and the Town Commission were reviewing the project. Town Manager Dave Bullock said town staff is investigating the complaint.

Commissioner Jack Duncan made a motion that other commissioners approved to review the project. Planning, Zoning and Building Director Robin Meyer told the Planning and Zoning Board Tuesday that the project is coming back before the planning board first at a future date.

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+ Terry Gans hits cyclist Rajewski with SUV Longboat Key Commissioner Terry Gans struck former commission candidate Ray Rajewski with his car, as Rajewski bicycled across Bay Isles Parkway Thursday, May 16.

Rajewski was crossing Bay Isles Parkway on his bicycle, when Gans hit him at 11:44 a.m. Gans was attempting to turn right at the intersection of Bay Isles Parkway and Gulf of Mexico Drive. Rajewski declined medical treatment but complained of shoulder, elbow and wrist pain. Rajewski fell on his shoulder and also sustained abrasions.

Gans said he was unsure what color the traffic signal was at the time of the crash, but he told the Longboat Observer he’s confident he came to a complete stop before attempting to turn right to head northbound on Gulf of Mexico Drive.

The only witness told police he did not see the color of the traffic light.

Although no tickets were issued, the report stated Gans “operated the motor vehicle in a careless or improper manner.”

Gans said he saw Rajewski, “but not soon enough.”

Rajewski could not be reached for comment.

The damage to the bicycle was listed at $100, and damage to Gans’ Lexus SUV was listed at $400.

Rajewski is considering running against Gans in March for Gans’ at-large commission seat.

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Thursday, May 30.  General Employees’ Retirement System Quarterly Board Meeting — 10:30 a.m.

Thursday, May 30.  Town Commission Regular Meeting —7 p.m. Monday, June 3.  Code Enforcement Board Regular Meeting — 10 a.m. Monday, June 10.  Zoning Board of Adjustment Regular Meeting — 9:30 a.m. Thursday, June 13.

All meetings take place at Town Hall, 501 Bay Isles Road, unless otherwise noted.

Longboat Observer last week Publix Super Markets Inc. plans to knock down what’s left of the old Avenue of the Flowers center at the end of May or in early June, at the latest.

Publix has plans to put more parking spaces in its place after the old plaza is torn down.

+ Town to observe Memorial Day In observance of Memorial Day, Town Hall and its departments will be closed Monday, May 27. There will be no garbage or recycling collection May 27.

Collections will be picked up, instead, Tuesday, May 28. All items are expected to be placed curbside by 7 a.m.

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Town manager seeks $300,000 in budget cuts

FUND BALANCE SUMMARY DISCUSSION FISCAL YEAR 2012-2013

Fiscal year 2013 beginning balance...............................$4,464,151 Unanticipated revenue shortfall............................................(81,000) Ordinances 2013-09 and 2013-11 pay increases.............(162,500) Use of commission contingency Resolution 2013-01 zoning consultant................................(23,000) Resolution 2013-05 comprehensive plan consultant.........(100,000) Projected fiscal year 2013 ending balance.......................4,097,651 * Based on fiscal year 2013 operating budget, the projected fund balance would cover 105 days

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ticipates keeping departmental operation expenditures flat, not proposing any new positions and maintaining current visible service levels.

Bullock estimates that 2013 “looks to be our bottom-out year,” noting the town will likely see increased revenues next year as increases in property values are anticipated to be reflected in the town’s ad valorem revenues.

“But the elephant in this room has been — and remains — pension costs,” Bullock said.

While the town intends on freezing both its Longboat Key Fire Rescue and general employees’ pension plans by the end of the fiscal year, in the short-term, the town is stuck for paying for both pension plans this coming fiscal year.

The town anticipates paying somewhere between $2.7 million and $3 million for its current pension plans in 2013-14. On top of that, the town is paying $941,667 this year to fund new retirement accounts for general employees ($324,880) and to shift firefighters into the Florida Retirement System pension plan ($208,000). Also included in that figure is a $164,000 cost that came with giving general employees a 3% wage increase; $154,725 for an anticipated 10% increase in health insurance costs; $26,940 for long-term dis-

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allows us to remain on solid footing after an emergency like a storm hitting this barrier island,” he said.

Bullock warned commissioners, though, of another storm, and it came through the news of poor revenue and increased pension costs.

The town began fiscal year 2012-13 with a $4.46 million balance and expects a balance of $4.1 million when the fiscal year ends Sept. 30.

Bullock anticipates a revenue shortfall of approximately $81,000 because major revenue sources, such as electricity franchise fees, aren’t coming in as expected.

“The community isn’t using as much electricity as in years past,” Bullock said.

The town manager also an-

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Town Manager Dave Bullock plans to work with his department heads to reduce costs by $300,000 to $350,000 before June 1.

At the Longboat Key Town Commission’s first budget workshop of the summer Monday, May 20, Bullock explained he wants to reduce the general fund operating budget by at least that much to offset anticipated pension cost increases and another year of lower- than-anticipated budget revenues.

Bullock must present a preliminary budget to commissioners June 1, and he plans to erase $285,554 needed while keeping an estimated $90,000 to $120,000 in the general fund that the town could use in case of an emergency.

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Town Manager Dave Bullock warned the commission to expect another year of revenue shortfalls and rising pension costs.

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FUND BALANCE ability; and $27,796 for an anticipated increase in workers’ compensation.

“We are essentially funding two pension programs out of our operating budget,” Bullock said. “We need to finalize our long-term plan for unfunded liability in fiscal year 2014, whether it is some combination of voter-approved debt, holding the course for a couple years or a combination of both.”

Further complicating matters: Until the town’s pension actuary releases actuarial impact statements in late June that show how much the town’s pension plans will cost annually once they are frozen, Bullock doesn’t know whether to build a budget based on a $2.7 million number (the lowest number) or a higher amount.

“We’re not looking at a pleasant picture here,” said Commissioner Jack Duncan, who said

the commission would have to look at everything during another tough budget year, including a potential tax increase.

Bullock said if pension costs come in at more than $3 million, the town can either reduce its fund balance, further reduce expenditures — reducing the town’s visible level of service — or increase taxes.

“The wildcard is where the pension costs are going to be,” Bullock said.

The town manager anticipates the commission will give him direction on paying for the unfunded liability in the future by this fall.

The town’s preliminary budget is due June 1, and commissioners set a maximum millage rate July 1. The town’s recommended budget is due Aug. 1, and the commission will adopt the fiscal year 2013-14 budget during two public hearings in September.

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When the town freezes its pension plan for general employees Sept. 30, approximately six employees will lose a chance at early retirement.

At the Longboat Key Town Commission’s Monday, May 20 regular workshop, senior planner and Key resident Steve Schield asked Town Manager Dave Bullock and the commission to consider allowing those employees to enter the town’s Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP), which allows employees, for up to five years, to collect pensions while still working.

Schield noted that Bullock offered some senior firefighters the option to enter the DROP early through union negotiations as part of an agreement that led to the ratification of a new three-year contract with the firefighters in February. Schield said the town will probably offer the police officers the same option during their ongoing contract negotiations.

“I’m asking you to honor the general employees by letting employees within five years of retirement into a DROP plan,” Schield said.

Although Bullock is not offering them the early DROP option, he did poll the employees earlier this month to determine whether they wanted to go into the Florida Retirement System (FRS) plan or a defined-contribution plan moving forward.

Employees opted for new retirement accounts for future benefits instead of the FRS option, and Bullock has created a budget line item for fiscal year 2013-14 for

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All applications must be submitted to the Office of the Town Clerk by May 24, 2013, at 5:00 p.m.

The Town Commission will host an applicant “meet and greet” on June 3, 2013, at 10:00 a.m., in the Commission Chamber. All applicants must be registered voters of the Town of Longboat Key. Applications are available at the Office of the Town Clerk or can be downloaded from the Town’s website www.longboatkey.org. If you have any questions please call the Office of the Town Clerk at 941-316-1999. Applications may be submitted to:

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the new accounts in which the town will contribute 6% for employees, with general employees voluntarily contributing up to 6% of their salaries.

Without the early DROP option, approximately six employees would have to take an early retirement and pay an earlyretirement penalty payment to retire now.

Commissioner Lynn Larson said police and fire departments around the country have higher benefits because their employment requires hazard work.

Commissioners Jack Duncan and Pat Zunz, though, argued the general employees should be allowed the same option as other employees.

“My concern is treating people differently,” Duncan said.

Bullock explained he did not offer the option to the general employees because they are not an organized union and the offer would “cost a significant amount of money.”

“I made a choice with the fire department during negotiations to allow a group of people to get into DROP because it accomplished several goals,” Bullock said.

“It’s what I needed to do to get a contract that was adopted.”

Bullock said he believes “we’re not taking anything away from everyone.”

“In this freeze, I didn’t afford this opportunity to the general employees,” Bullock said.

The commission moved the ordinance forward that freezes the general employees’ plan to a second reading June 3, but the issue is likely to come up again.

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BID agrees to pay $50,000 for a Circle parking study

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The study would look at ways to address the parking shortage, including the possibility of a parking garage and valet service.

A parking feasibility study could be the first step forward in the construction of a parking garage on St. Armands Circle.

During their regular meeting Monday, May 20, city commissioners heard from the St. Armands Special Business Improvement District (BID). The district agreed to fund the study up to $50,000, but the city would have to come up with the rest.

According to materials submitted to commissioners, the study would address “alternative methods in managing the shortage of parking spaces within the commercial district, which may include the feasibility of erecting a parking structure.”

Marty Rappaport, chairman of the BID, said parking is the single, biggest issue for the Circle. The district offered to fund the feasibility study because there is no available funding in the city’s current budget.

The city has not yet approved the concept of the parking feasibility study. The next step, Rappaport said, is for city officials to decide whether to conduct the study. The study would take a comprehensive look at the Circle’s existing parking situation and, in addition to a parking garage, would look at the possibility of a valet service.

The need for a parking structure was identified in the Circle’s master plan penned five years ago, Rappaport said.

At the time, the master plan pointed out a shortage of 750 to 1,000 parking spaces on the Circle, where parking for visitors is mostly limited to on-street parking. In prior discussions, two city-owned lots

were pointed out as possible locations for a parking structure — one at the corner of Fillmore and Monroe drives, on the south end of the Circle; and the other on a parcel on North Adams Drive behind the Columbia Restaurant.

The biggest unknown for the construction of a parking garage is funding. One possible source would be contingent on an extension of the St. Armands BID taxing district.

On May 14, the St. Armands Circle BID announced its second effort to mail out ballots for a 10-year extension vote for the district.

In April, Rappaport announced the extension district failed to receive adequate landowner approval. Only 34 of the 65 landowners returned their ballots by the April 2 deadline. Landowners who return ballots must collectively own more than 50% of the assessed property value within the district for the extension to be approved.

The problem, Rappaport said, was not disapproval of the BID. Instead, nearly half of the landowners didn’t get to vote: 28 of the ballots came back to the Sarasota City Auditor and Clerk’s Office stamped “not deliverable as addressed, unable to forward.”

During the May 20 City Commission meeting, Mayor Shannon Snyder suggested a novel approach for ensuring that property owners receive the ballot.

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Tax plan needs more vetting On June 18, Manatee County voters will vote on two questions that are loaded with big tax consequences.

On the surface, the questions appear straightforward and easy to comprehend.

But to paraphrase the adage, the details matter — a lot. Over the next two weeks, we will address on this page the details of both referendum questions. They’re not just Manatee County questions. The election results have implications for Sarasota County, as well. This week, we focus is on the indigent-care, half-cent sales tax.

First, let’s start by giving Manatee County Administrator Ed Hunzeker credit for leading this effort. Regardless of your position on this question, credit Hunzeker for being willing to stand up for what he believes is the right and to do so in the face of strong opposition. He’s not like many of the Washington bureaucrats we’ve seen lately who show no conviction to take responsibility.

What’s more, we’ll credit Hunzeker for looking to the future and having the courage to risk his job and reputation for what he believes is the greater good.

The trigger for this indigent-care halfcent sales tax starts with Manatee history.

In 1984, the county sold its public hospital, Manatee Memorial, and used the proceeds to establish an indigent-care trust fund. In recent years, that trust fund provided about $9 million annually to provide medical and mental care to the needy. The largest portion of that amount goes to cover payments for patient treatment at Manatee Memorial — about $5.6 million a year.

On top of that $9 million, Manatee commissioners have allocated about $14 million a year from property-tax collections for similar needs — $23 altogether.

The largest portions of that $14 million have been spent on payments for patient treatment at Manatee Memorial, Medicaid matching funds and prison health services.

Federal and state governments mandate the spending on the latter two. Prison health services cost about $5.7 million a year; Medicaid consumes the second-largest amount, about $4.7 million a year.

Dilemma: Paying for indigents

Here’s the dilemma Hunzeker felt compelled to address: In 2015, the money in the trust fund will be depleted. That presents the County Commission with tough choices: continue to fund that $9 million via another source, say, higher property taxes; fund a lesser amount via another source; or discontinue the $9 million funding altogether.

If it’s discontinued, what would be the consequences? What would happen to Manatee’s economy if that $9 million disappeared from health-care providers?

And if that money disappeared while the indigent still visited doctors and hospitals, who ultimately would pay — Manatee’s insured residents?

For Hunzeker, this sticky dilemma triggered a lot to think about.

To begin, Hunzeker did not want to foist that $9 million shortfall as a new property tax on top of the county’s existing property taxes. Manatee County’s property-tax millage rates already are more than twice as high as Sarasota County’s rates (see box at right). This is a big economic problem.

It’s an economic disincentive for home buyers and businesses. If you’re a manufacturer that needs 50,000 square feet to operate and you want to be competitive, where would you prefer to locate — where your taxes are $7 per $1,000 of assessed value or $3.15 per $1,000 of assessed value?

Hunzeker will tell you Manatee’s millage rate weighed on his thinking. Then, when Hunzeker looked closely at why Manatee’s millage rate is so much higher than Sarasota’s, he saw Sarasota’s dirty little secret: Sarasota County government may have a lower millage rate, but Sarasota County government actually generates 16% more in revenues each year than does Manatee.

And it does so through an assortment of fees that Manatee County does not charge (see table below). Altogether, Sarasota generates $388 million a year in fees — money

REMEMBER THE FALLEN Memorial Day was first observed May 30, 1868, when flowers were placed on the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery.

Wounds were still deep, then. Southern states wouldn’t honor their dead on the same date as the Northern states.

After World War I, the holiday became a memorial not just to those who died in the Civil War, but to all Americans who died in any war.

Memorial Day also became the holiday symbolized by the red poppy. Moina Michael, a teacher, wrote a poem and dedicated the latter years of her life to spreading the red poppy as a symbol of remembrance. Wrote Michael: “We cherish too, the Poppy red That grows on fields where valor led, It seems to signal to the skies That blood of heroes never dies.”

Monday is Memorial Day. Remember the more than 1.3 million Americans who have died in nearly 60 conflicts since the American Revolution.

Remember, too, all the victims of the Oklahoma and Midwest tornadoes. that does not get factored into Sarasota’s basic millage rate.

Voila. Hunzeker’s answer came to him.

Rather than tap property owners to make up the lost $9 million, Hunzeker thought the county could adopt a half-cent sales tax. That would raise the county’s tax rate from 6.5% to 7%, the same as Sarasota’s. But as Hunzeker figured it, the half-cent sales tax could generate close to the entire $23 million the county currently contributes to indigent health care. Manatee’s taxable sales in 2012 totaled $4.325 billion. A halfcent tax would generate $21.6 million.

With that, Hunzeker expanded his tax idea into a comprehensive plan that he believes is salable to taxpayers. His grand plan attempts to accomplish a lot. It would: 1) Fund indigent health care with a halfcent sales tax, avoiding a higher property tax; avoiding the loss of $9 million in revenues from going to local healthcare providers; and thus allowing the county to discontinue its $14 million to indigent health from property-tax revenues.

2) Broaden Manatee’s revenue sources by adopting fees on utility franchises, stormwater and ambulance services, thus mirroring more closely other counties’ revenues.

3) Allow, because of No. 1 and No. 2, the county to reduce property-tax rates.

4) Make, because of No. 3, Manatee’s millage rate more competitive in economic development circles.

The skeptics’ doubts

The plan appears ingenious.

But as you might expect, there are plenty of skeptics and opponents. Manatee’s Tea Party leaders stridently oppose Hunzeker’s plan. And they do so largely on two counts: They don’t like the idea of a new tax (the half-cent tax); and they don’t believe the County Commission will lower propertytax rates even if the half-cent healthcare tax is approved. They don’t trust government.

Others are skeptical of Hunzeker estimates that tourists would pay 30% of the indigent health-care sales tax (i.e. $6.5 million of $21 million). Hunzeker says this is an accepted percentage in government circles. According to longtime Florida economist Hank Fishkind, the amount tourists would pay is more like 20%.

Still others cast doubts on Hunzeker’s literature that says if the half-cent tax is adopted, it could lead to millage-rate reductions of 13% for unincorporated property taxpayers and 26% for property taxpayers in Manatee’s incorporated cities. Says Hunzeker: “My budget proposal at the end of this month will include those reductions.”

The opponents’ rhetoric aside, Hunzeker’s plan is too complex for taxpayers. It reminds us of the song about the shin bone connected to the knee bone, and the knee bone connected to thigh bone. Without one of those bones, the leg falls apart.

In the end, Hunzeker’s plan is a netrevenue plan. The county’s money would come from new sources — higher sales tax, new fees; with the cost borne by different payers. City taxpayers would benefit most; unincorporated residents would see their property-tax millage rate fall, but they’d see new fees on their tax bill (franchise and stormwater).

That’s assuming, of course, everything falls into place. The County Commission would have to go along, including negotiate deals with utilities and figure out, say, a stormwater fee scheme. All of that would take a lot of time. There are no guarantees.

Here’s another biggie: If the indigent sales tax is approved, the county must enact a plan for how that money will be spent and administered. If you look at the health plan the way it’s written, you’re likely to reach this conclusion: It’s a bureaucratic blob.

Hunzeker has valid ideas. But our recommendation to voters today is call him and the county commissioners and ask them to pull the indigent sales tax from the ballot.

The entire package needs more vetting.

MANATEE’S INDIGENT-TAX QUESTION 1) COUNTYWIDE INDIGENT CARE ONE-HALF CENT SALES SURTAX FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO QUALIFIED RESIDENTS

Shall Manatee County levy a countywide one-half-cent sales surtax for a 10-year period commencing Jan. 1, 2014? The proceeds of the sales surtax shall be used

to fund health care services for Manatee County residents, including elderly persons and children, who are indigent or medically poor. Such services shall include primary and preventative care by physicians, clinics, hospitals, mental health centers and alternative delivery sites in a cost-effective manner.

HOW COUNTY TAXES COMPARE Fiscal 2013 adopted taxes and surtaxes. UMSTU = Unincorporated Manatee Services Taxing Unit. Dollars in millions

Property taxes Voted debt service tax Other property taxes Water Wastewater Solid waste/recycling Sales surtax Stormwater EMS district Franchise fees Total Millage rates

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$1,140 0 $246 $384 $427 $328 $127 0 $137 0 $2,789 7.6021

$473 $24 $163 $384 $722 $159 $127 $91 $99 $71 $2,313 3.1530

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THURSDAY, MAY 23, 2013

May 9 LEFT High AND DRY 7:01 a.m. — 5900 block of GMD. Abandoned Boat. Police responded to the scene of an abandoned boat, but by the time they arrived, the owner was there. The man said he tried to dock his boat the night before to pick up his wife on shore but couldn’t move it because tides were too high.

Get a move on 8:36 a.m. — 700 block of Broadway. Parking. Police found a van parked in a right of way near a restaurant. The restaurant manager said the owner of the vehicle lives on Jewfish Key, and he allows him to park on the property. The owner agreed to move the van.

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Corner a boatlift. Before police arrived, the dockhand allegedly said to him, “Supervisor, supervisor, supervisor,” and told him to get to work while shoving his shoulder.

The man admitted to speaking jokingly to workers earlier and touching the man’s shoulder because he was ill. Police told the dockhand not to talk to the workers.

May 9 Not so fast 7:37 p.m. — Gulf of Mexico Drive and Bay Isles Parkway. Reckless Driving. Police pulled over the driver of a red convertible and told him two callers had reported he was driving recklessly. He admitted to passing a vehicle that was going 35 mph in a 45 mph area and veering around a pedestrian crossing a crosswalk slowly. The man said he always drives carefully on the Key and said sometimes people see his bright-red car and thinks he’s traveling faster than he really is.

May 12 Pool rules 2:22 p.m. — 400 block of L’Ambiance Drive. Disturbance.

A man’s grandson began crying and screaming while celebrating Mother’s Day in a condominium swimming pool. The grandfather called police after another man told him to shut his kids up. The other man told police the grandson began screaming because his grandfather wouldn’t let him exit the pool. He showed police a condo association rule stating that screaming children aren’t allowed in the pool.

May 10 ALL the trimmings 9:18 a.m. — 1600 block of GMD. Disturbance. The property manager of the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort said a tree company working at the Aquarius Club was dumping trimmings on the property. The Aquarius Club manager said the pieces must have fallen during the trimming. A company representative agreed to remove the trimmings.

May 11 No license 12:19 a.m. — 5700 block of GMD. Reckless Driving. Police stopped a vehicle that was re-

portedly driving recklessly. The driver admitted to drinking two beers but didn’t appear intoxicated and told police, “Don’t have one,” when asked for his driver’s license. Police confiscated two cold beers and two knives from the vehicle and arrested the man for driving without a license.

May 13 Free press 12:27 p.m. — 5600 block of GMD. Suspicious Circumstance.

A woman reported that another woman took all copies of the Longboat Observer and an obscure Longboat Key publication from the racks. She felt the culprit was trying to suppress the news.

Police told her that because the papers are free, no crime had been committed.

On-the-job joker 3:26 p.m. — 2600-2800 blocks of Harbourside Drive. Disturbance. A man called police to accuse a marina dockhand of harassing his workers as they built

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Betty and Ed Rosenthal were inspired to create a “Remember Me Garden” after a mission trip to Israel.

Inspired by a mission trip to Israel, Longboaters Ed and Betty Rosenthal helped start a fruit orchard at Temple Beth Sholom to honor Holocaust victims.

Growing up, Ed Rosenthal was curious why his family was so small. He had no siblings or cousins, and he had barely any extended family. It wasn’t something that his parents discussed, and Rosenthal never gave it much thought until a recent mission trip to Israel with his wife, Betty.

While in Israel, the Longboat Key residents decided to visit Yad Vashem, the world’s largest Holocaust museum. As part of one exhibit, an audio recording continually plays the names of the 1.5 million children killed during the Holocaust. As the Rosenthals entered the exhibit, the recording began to recite the names of the children also with the last name Rosenthal.

“I never understood why I didn’t have much family,” says Ed Rosenthal. “But, as I was listening to those names, I started to put things together. It really hit home for us.”

He and his wife were sure the timing was more than a coincidence.

“As soon as we stepped in, that was the first name we heard: Esther Rosenthal,” says Ed Rosenthal. “Of all the names that could have been playing, and of all the exhibits we could’ve been in, we just happened to be there when they were reading the Rosenthal

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When they returned to Sarasota, the couple sought a way to continue to honor the lives of children lost in the Holocaust.

During their trip to Israel, they had visited a remembrance orchard and decided to create one of their own at their synagogue, Temple Beth Sholom.

After meeting with Temple Beth Sholom’s executive director, Mitch Weiss, Ed and Betty Rosenthal worked with the Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee, the temple and fellow temple members, the Blumenthal family, to bring the orchard to life.

“It’s been a community labor of love,” says Betty Rosenthal.

The Yad Vashem website includes a database of Holocaust victims’ names and brief biographies of each. After finding a story with special significance, donors can commemorate that child’s life by contributing a fruit tree of their choice and plaque to the garden. Dedications cost $180, but a fund is available for those who cannot afford the cost.

The orchard opened in April with a dedication ceremony for the first seven trees, which have already began to yield fruit, such as avocado, mango and pomegranate. Each tree is connected to an Israel-inspired drip-irrigation system and includes a plaque with the child’s name in Hebrew and English, the donor’s name and a symbolic depiction of a young tree, cut down before it had a chance to grow.

In addition to being a place of reflection, the Rosenthals say the organic, chemical-free orchard will eventually provide food for Temple Beth Sholom students, so that as they eat, they can remember a child who was less fortunate.

“As the last witnesses to the Holocaust continue to disappear, we wanted to leave something lasting for the next generation,” says Ed Rosenthal. “It’s so important that they never forget.”

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After 12 years away from his home state, Cloud returned to his saltwater roots last year.

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Cloud works just about every facet of Cannons Marina and hopes to keep the business in the family. Already, he’s diving back into Longboat life. In addition to pursuing his hobbies such as surfing, spearfishing and hunting, he also recently joined the Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key At age 30, he’s the club’s youngest member.

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the pension plan to be frozen Sept. 30 and all eligible firefighter employees will be enrolled in the Florida Retirement System (FRS) pension plan Oct. 1.

Town pension attorney James Linn told Taylor the town and the new board are not going against state statues because the town has agreed to no longer accept Chapter 175 funds as it works to freeze the pension plan.

“Chapter 175 is at its heart a revenuesharing mechanism whereby cities can participate in a redistribution of premium tax revenues on property-insurance premiums to help fund firefighter pension funds,” Linn said. “With the change of the composition of this board, the plan no longer complies with Chapter 175, and the town will soon bring forward an ordinance that specifically rescinds its participation in Chapter 175.”

Linn said the board and the pension plan moving forward follows general pension plan statutes, and firefighters don’t have to transfer to the FRS pension plan before the plan is frozen.

When Tanner re-entered the meeting an hour later to speak during the publicto-be-heard portion of the meeting, he reiterated his belief the pension board is illegal.

The discussion led Linn to recommend the Longboat Key Town Commission adopt an emergency ordinance at a special meeting Monday, May 20 that would proclaim the town is withdrawing from Chapter 175 funding.

The emergency characterization allows the commission to take formal action following first reading rather than requiring first reading and then second reading and public hearing.

“Our attorney felt we were in good standing, but he recommended we move this forward to clear up any questions associated with the validity of this new pension board,” said Bullock, at the Monday, May 20 regular workshop.

At the Longboat Key Town Commission’s Monday, May 20 regular workshop and special meeting, commissioners: Held a discussion: • On the conditions needed to declare conditions exist for condemnation at the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort.

• On a possible referendum to add grandfathered Colony Beach & Tennis Resort units to the town’s existing tourism pool of 250 tourism units.

Postponed: • Further action at this time on condemnation for most of the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort.

• Further action at this time on a possible referendum to add grandfathered Colony Beach & Tennis Resort units to the town’s existing tourism pool of 250 tourism units.

• Executing a $125,000 contract with the Urban Land Institute until a workshop can be held to discuss questions the institute will ask Key residents.

• Executing a contract with town attorney Maggie-Mooney Portale until both sides can review certain details.

Firefighters, though, may not have been overreacting, and the town may have acted swiftly with an emergency ordinance.

The town received a letter dated May 16 from the chief of the Bureau of Local Retirement Systems for the Department of Management Services. The letter stated the department feels the former pension board should be reinstated until the town officially canceled its participation in Chapter 175 funds.

At Monday’s workshop and subsequent special meeting, commissioners also approved ordinances on first reading that will freeze both the firefighter and general employees’ pension plans Sept. 30.

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It’s not the first time the old house has been at the center of a storm.

Early Longboat Key resident Rufus Jordan bought the Mar Vista property in 1911. He built what’s now known as the Jordan House in 1915 with white cement blocks from the Sears Roebuck block-making machine.

It’s one of approximately a dozen structures still standing that survived a 1921 hurricane that destroyed most of the Key. Rufus Jordan originally built the home as a private residence for his wife, Annie, and him. After his death, she sold it to Wayne and Dorothy Thomas, who then sold it to C.S. Hasbrouck in 1936, according to Ralph Hunter’s “From Calusas to Condominiums.”

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Chiles bought Mar Vista in 1990.

Today, the Jordan House is used for storage and office space.

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Thursday, June 6 Sarasota Tiger Bay Club — meets at 11:30 a.m. at Michael’s on East, 1212 East Ave. This month’s panel is an annual legislative update moderated by Florida Sen. Lisa Carlton. Cost is $22 for members; $27 for nonmembers. Call Kim Noyes at 925-2970 or email sarasotatigerbayclub@verizon.net.

Saturday, June 8 World Oceans Day Family Festival — takes place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Mote Marine Aquarium, 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway. The festival will feature ocean-conservation activities from Mote and community partners presented in conjunction with the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. Free with paid admission to the Aquarium (Mote members always get in free). For visitor information and ticket prices, go to www.mote.org and scroll over “Aquarium.”

Saturday, June 8, and Sunday, June 9 St. Armands Circle Annual Summer Sidewalk Sale and 12th Annual Craft Festival — takes place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The sidewalk sale takes place at participating businesses throughout the Circle; the craft festival takes place in St. Armands Circle Park. More than 175 artisans and craft persons will participate. Call 388-1554.

Monday through Saturday Longboat Library — is open from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at 555 Bay Isles Road. The nonprofit, membership-based library offers books, audiobooks and Internet access. Call 383-2011.

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by Robin Hartill | City Editor

Market closed five years ago at Whitney Beach Since the gourmet grocery store closed, businesses have flooded out of the north Key shopping center.

Was it the beginning of the end for Whitney Beach Plaza or the end of the beginning?

Five years ago, May 27, 2008, The Market closed. Owner Andrew Hlywa, who also owned the plaza at the said then: LONGBOAT time, “The project from hell LORE is finally over. It was too big and in the wrong location.”

He didn’t sell The Market’s remaining inventory.

He opted instead, to donate it all to charity.

Hlywa would later open Whitney Beach Deli & Wines in the 12,000-square-foot shop in 2009 before closing it in 2010 and selling the plaza in a commercial short sale.

Since The Market closed five years ago, the majority of the plaza’s tenants have closed or moved elsewhere. Just four tenants remain at the shopping center, which is currently undergoing renovations.

+ Kiwanis Club celebrates 41 years

On May 16, the Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key turned 41.

It started as the Kiwanis Club of Sarasota Keys, with 31 charter members meeting at the Holiday Inn on Lido Key. Then, in 1978, it moved to Edith Barr Dunn’s Shenkel’s restaurant on Longboat Key. A Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key was formed in 1984 and held weekly lunch meetings at Shenkel’s. In 1990, the clubs merged, and in 1999, the club became known as the

Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key. One thing that’s never changed about the original club: its 7:30 a.m. Thursday meeting time.

+ Lynches lament loss of Gulf view

Two weeks after the town planted 6-foottall buttonwood trees between Lynches Landing and its view of the Gulf, town crews removed the vegetation May 21, 2002.

The attorney representing Lynches argued the trees were the town’s way of punishing the restaurant’s owners, Chris and Ethna Lynch, for their resistance during a sign-code dispute.

Town officials said they needed a barrier between 42 and 45 inches higher than the road to shield nesting turtles from headlights.

But the uprooting of the trees didn’t mean the Lynches had cleared their Gulf-

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front view. The town still needed a barrier and discussed seagrapes and dunes as an alternative.

The town planted seagrapes along the mid-Key stretch of Gulf of Mexico Drive. It trims them each November, allowing for six months of Gulf views. It lets the seagrapes grow during nesting season.

Lynches Landing is now Lynches Pub & Grub and now operates outside of turtle territory, on St. Armands Circle.

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Paul Grodner, 90, of Annapolis, Md., and formerly of Longboat Key, died May 20.

Born July 26, 1922, in Pittsburgh, he earned his CPA at the University of Pittsburgh and became regional controller assistant to the president at Clark Equipment Co. He served as a corporal in the U.S. Army Air Corps and was deployed during World War II to the Panama Canal.

Mr. Grodner was active in all of the Jewish communities in which he lived, serving as treasurer of Temple Beth Israel, president of Temple B’nai Israel, in Aurora, Ill., and he had recently joined Congregation Adat Reyim, in Springfield, Va. Mr. Grodner was preceded in death by his wife, Cecile, whom he married in 1949 and who died in 2012, and his son.

Mr. Grodner is survived by two daughters; five grandchildren; and one greatgrandchild.

A funeral service took place Wednesday, May 22, in Annapolis. Memorial donations in Mr. Grodner’s name can be made to Congregation Adat Reyim, 6500 Westbury Oaks Court, Springfield, Va., 22152; or The Cec Grodner Fund at The Brothers William Geenen Living Room Friendship

Center, 1888 Brothers Geenen Way, Sarasota, Fla., 34236.

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Marcelyn Jean ‘Marcy’ Henrikson

Marcelyn Jean “Marcy” Henrikson, 79, of Elgin, Ill., and Longboat Key, died May 11.

Born April 27, 1934, in Joplin, Mo., she enjoyed playing tennis, baking pies, hiking mountains, volunteering for the local, regional and national Presbyterian Church, sewing clothes and Halloween costumes, teaching at Ellis and Larkin schools and loving her family and numerous friends. She and her husband, Hal, enjoyed wintering at their condominium on Longboat Key. The Elgin Illinois YWCA recognized Mrs. Henrikson for her leadership in developing an after-school tutoring program for Elgin youth. She was also an accomplished writer and published “Promises to Keep” and “Our Daughter Martha.”

Mrs. Henrikson is survived by her child-

hood sweetheart and husband of 56 years, Harold “Hal”; children, Martha, Andy and Ben; sisters, Alicia and Clella; brother, Leon; and seven grandchildren.

A memorial service will take place at 2 p.m. Friday, May 17, at First Presbyterian Church of Elgin, Ill. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the First Presbyterian Church, 240 Standish St., Elgin, Ill., 60123, or the American Cancer Society, cancer.org.

Lynne Sklover

Lynne Sklover, 94, of Sarasota and formerly of Longboat Key, died May 4.

Born Dec. 9, 1918, she was a former resident of Hewlett Harbor, N.Y., and lived in Longboat Key and Sarasota for more than 25 years.

Mrs. Sklover was preceded in death by her husbands, Robert Schlein and Harold Sklover.

She is survived by her children, Jeffrey Schlein, of Scottsdale, Ariz., Judith Bernstein, of Israel, and Ellen Klapper, of New York City; six grandchildren; and 10 greatgrandchildren.

A graveside memorial service will take place Sunday, June 2, in Glendale, Queens County, N.Y.

All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church, 563 Bay Isles Road, holds Sunday worship services at 8 and 10 a.m. Wednesday communion and anointing services are at 10 a.m. The Rev. David Danner is the rector. 383-8161.

Christ Church of Longboat Key, Presbyterian USA, 6400 Gulf of Mexico Drive, will hold Sunday worship services at 10 a.m. The Rev. Bruce Porter is the pastor. 383-8833.

Longboat Island Chapel, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive, holds Sunday worship services at 10 a.m. The Rev. Vincent Carroll is the minister.

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St. Armands Key Lutheran Church, 40 N. Adams Drive, holds contemporary Sunday worship services at 9 a.m.; fellowship and education at 10 a.m.; and traditional Sunday worship services at 11 a.m. The Rev. Mark Bernthal is the pastor. 388-1234.

St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church, 4280 Gulf of Mexico Drive, holds Sunday Masses at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m.; daily Masses are at 9 a.m.; and Saturday Masses are at 5 p.m. Msgr. Gerard Finegan is the priest.

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Temple Beth Israel, 567 Bay Isles Road, holds Shabbat services at 5:30 p.m. Fridays and 10 a.m. Saturdays. Jonathan Katz is the rabbi.

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Seamon, Conrad, DeGiammario and Lally arrive at Covert II condominium and head to the beach.

They’re not just carrying tools for marking and documenting nests; they also carry bags to pick up trash left behind by beachgoers, and towels, in case they find an injured seabird.

“If I don’t take care of it, who will?”

DeGiammario asks of the beach. “People seem to think that the beach is their ashtray.”

The Turtle Watchers aren’t the only ones looking out for the tur-

tles.

“There are three nests ahead,” a jogger says as he runs southbound on the beach.

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Lindsey Conrad hammers stakes into the sand to mark a nest.

Seamon sees a white light from the beach — a violation during nesting season because lights can disorient turtles.

She snaps a photo of the light to forward it to Paula Clark, who contracts with the town to perform lighting inspections. Clark will contact the property owners about making their lighting turtle-friendly.

Seamon has noticed that compliance with lighting requirements has improved in recent years.

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A nesting female turtle burrows her body into the sand, leaving behind a large pit in the sand.

It’s what they’ve been waiting for: real turtle tracks.

Volunteers follow the tracks near the Shore condominium and find a body pit in the sand where the female turtle apparently tried to plant herself with enough room to deposit approximately 100 ping-pong ball-sized eggs.

But, the body pit isn’t accompanied by a mound of sand or snow angel-like marks, both of which are signs that a female has nested. (The mound and snow-angel marks are left behind because the female buries her nest using her flippers.) This appears to be a false crawl — turtle terminology for when a female comes to shore but circles around back to the Gulf of Mexico without nesting.

False crawls can occur for a number of reasons: The turtle becomes disoriented by light, startled by humans or, perhaps, she couldn’t dig into the sand deeply enough.

Still, false crawls need to be documented.

Seamon, Lally and DeGiammario document the distance the turtle crawled with measuring tape, while Conrad traces two giant “X” marks in the sand with her foot to let other Turtle Watchers know they’ve documented the false crawl.

Note: Seamon and two other Turtle Watch volunteers returned to the site Friday and discovered that what they thought was a false crawl was, in fact, a nest.

The group of four passes what’s been dubbed “Fre-

Beginning in May, Turtle Watch volunteers hit the beach before the sun rises in search of turtle nests.

Longboat Key Turtle Watchers are on the beach during nesting season before most peoples’ alarms ring.

Armed with wooden stakes, colored ribbon and other tools of the trade, they patrol the Manatee County stretch of Longboat Key’s beach in search of nests. As the season progresses, they’ll be on the lookout for signs that nests have hatched.

But, how exactly do Turtle Watch volunteers find and mark nests?

And how do their efforts benefit turtles?

To find out, we set our alarms early Wednesday, May 15, to set out with permitted Turtle Watch volunteer Cyndi Seamon and three other volunteers who are relative newcomers: Lindsey Conrad, Sam DeGiammario and Jennifer Lally.

The group walked Zone C, one of four areas that Turtle Watch patrols, which extends from Covert Inn II, 5231 Gulf of Mexico Drive, north to Gulfside Road.

What follows is a minute-by-minute account of the morning’s walk.

da’s nest.”

It’s the first nest they found this season, but not the season’s first nest.

That distinction went to the Sanctuary, where General Manager Sheila Connell and maintenance supervisor Fred Boessel found the first nest in Sarasota County the day before the official start of nesting season. On the Manatee County part of the Key, volunteers found the season’s first nest near Longboat Harbour Towers.

This nest is special, however, because it’s outside of The Shore condominium, where longtime Turtle Watch volunteer Freda Perrotta lives.

Seamon spots tracks in the sand that cause her to do a double-take before realizing humans dragging coolers made the tracks.

Cyndi Seamon documents what appears to be a false crawl with measuring tape.

Another false crawl was made just a few feet away from the Shore tracks, this one at 5801 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

This time, however, there’s no body pit, indicating the female didn’t make much of an effort to nest.

The volunteers take the same steps to document the false crawl that they did 20 minutes earlier.

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The volunteers then begin the process of documenting it.

Lally and Conrad each trace an “X” with their foot in the sand near the shoreline, while DeGiammario and Seamon mark the nest’s exact location with the GPS coordinator.

Then, Conrad begins hammering stakes into the sand around the nest, which warns beachgoers not to disturb it.

The volunteers also use a small triangle of markers to mark the nest further inland in a location parallel to the nest. That way, if there’s a storm like last year’s Tropical Storm Debby, which washed away most nest markers, officials will still know where to look for each nest.

As they mark the nest, Jeff Balcom and his daughter, Lucy, 6, who are visiting from Buffalo, N.Y., come over to check out the tracks. They just visited Mote Marine Aquarium the day before, and it’s Lucy’s first time seeing turtle tracks.

“Pretty cool, huh?” Balcom asks, as Lucy nods her head.

After the sun rises, Turtle Watchers usually see more people on the beach, many of whom want to know what they’re doing. Turtle Watchers use the encounters as educational opportunities, reminding beachgoers to turn out and shield lights for nesting season.

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The marking of the nest is complete.

The Turtle Watch team reaches the Gulfside Road beach access, where Zone B volunteers marked another nest earlier in the morning. That means they’re done for the day.

In addition to patrolling for nests and picking up trash, the Turtle Watchers have gotten in a morning workout: They walked 1.5 miles.

Seamon makes phone calls to Mote and Perrotta to tell them the final day’s tally: two false crawls and one nest in Zone B.

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St. Armands Circle Association honors volunteers, sponsors The St. Armands Circle Association held its annual meeting Tuesday, May 14, in the Sunset Room at the Lido Beach Resort. Circle Association Executive Director Diana Corrigan and President Eric Seace led the annual meeting with commentary by Bill Carman, second vice president of the St. Armands Circle Association, and Shannon Snyder, who was recently elected mayor of Sarasota.

During the meeting, the association members re-elected officers and passed amendments. Following the formalities, Corrigan and Seace gave awards to those who volunteered and sponsored association events throughout the 201213 season.

Bill Carman received a plaque from Circle Association Executive Director Diana Corrigan for his dedication to the association.

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MLS#A3977583 Sarasota, Coral Cove. $999,000 Sandy Endres, 941-735-2527 Beautiful & private Bay front, 1/4 acre+ lot with dock & boat lift. MLS#A3955827 Sarasota, Laurel Oak Estates. $899,000 Louis Wery, 941-387-1816 Stun-

Sarasota, Bird Key. $1,274,000 4/4 MLS#A3971256 Patrick DiPinto 941-387-1866

ning 4,771SF 4BR/3.5BA residence in family-friendly Laurel Oak Estates.

MLS#A3971393 Sarasota, Deer Creek. $429,000 Anita Caravello, 941-387-1885 4BR/3.5BA, pool home, 2 fire places, formal dining room, 3CG. MLS#A3969679 Sarasota, Bays Bluff. $280,000 Marilyn Kneafsey, 941-366-8070 2BR/2BA condo w/panoramic bayfront & sunset views from every room! MLS#A3978012 Sarasota, Broadway Promenade. $264,900 Martina Coppenrath, 941387-1853 Live with ease in this lovely 2BR/2BA condo. Walk-in closet, central H/A. MLS#A3976193 Siesta Key, Vista Hermosa. $222,000 Monica Roche, 941-387-1815 Island escape, move-in or rental condition villa. Quiet & private. MLS#A3966218

The Keys Lakewood Ranch, Greenbrook Village. $369,000 4/3 MLS#A3966410 Michelle Musto 941-387-1882

Longboat Key, Sanctuary. $895,000 3/2.5 MLS#A3970390 Judy Kepecz-Hays 941-387-1825

Longboat Key, Longboat Key Towers. $995,000 Roger Pettingell, 941387-1840 Striking Sunsets & Gulf views at every turn, 2BR/2BA beach front residence MLS#A3973012 Longboat Key, Tiffany Plaza. $534,900 Phil Schneider, 941-387-1889 Direct Gulf, 2BR/2BA, Pets OK, Rentals up to 12 times per year. MLS#A3960076 Longboat Key, Fairway Bay. $339,000 Barbara Ackerman, 941-387-1820 Take pride in this rewarding 2BR/2+BA condo in a gated community. Garage.

MLS#A3962665 Longboat Key, Price Reduced. $295,000 Michael/Mary Nell Moore, 941321-8594/941-266-7740 Cedars East updated 2BR/2.5BA townhouse; fulltime residence/rental income. MLS#A3958914

Manatee Longboat Key, Bay Isles. $775,000 3/3.5 MLS#A3972561 Lynne Koy 941-387-1803

Longboat Key, Beachplace. $459,000 2/2 MLS#A3974556 Bruce Myer 941-387-1859

Bradenton, Stoneybrook. $497,000 Karin Swanson, 941-383-6411 Immaculate, 4/5BR/3BA, 3897sqft, fantastic view of the 12th hole MLS#A3959527

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THURSDAY, MAY 23, 2013

by Nick Friedman | Staff Writer

Republican Club mingles poolside Members of the Longboat Key Republican Club met Sunday, May 19, at the Sarasota Yacht Club, for an end-of-season barbecue.

Members mingled poolside and enjoyed food and beverages, as well as live music.

Sheila Martin and Peter Rodenrys

Photos by Nick Friedman

Valerie Thackray, Billy and Jackie Weldon and Richard Thackray Mary Kay Ruppel and Zenobia Davis Gerry Sullivan, Carmel Izzo and Barbara Bellamonte

David DeFratus, Celia Edmundson and Mike Seery

Jack Black and Melanie Massell

BURNS COURT-INCOME PRODUCING! 2 renovated downtown buildings w/potential & overnight quarters, 1300+SF, French doors, wood flrs, diagonal tile, fp, granite wet bar, custom cabinets, crown molding, skylight, rear paver parking & more! MLS#A3976290 $649,000

Bob Krosney and Reina Berman

Solve the puzzle by placing the numbers 1 through 9 in each row, column and box. See answers on page 29A.

DOWNTOWN WITH VIEWS! 3-4Br/3.5Ba/2CG in Kanaya, over 3,000SF, 9FT ceil., crown moldings, porcelain tile, quality cabinetry, granite, marble, SS appls., wet bar, 2 pvt balconies in a Feng Shui inspired bldg w/amenities: pool, fitness ctr & more!

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9th FLOOR WITH BAY VIEWS - DOWNTOWN! Custom remodeled 2Br/2Ba/1CG w/ wood laminate flrs, tile, modern cabinets, built-ins, crown moldings, 2 pvt balconies, hurricane shutters & personal laundry in secure building with full service amenities! MLS#A3951357 $775,000

ATTENTION INVESTORS & BOATERS! Value priced, ground flr, 2Br/2Ba/1CG w/ wood laminate flrs, tile, wet bar, pvt laundry, screened lanai & deeded boat slip along protected seawall 10m to bay, comm. pool, close to airport, museum area & downtown! MLS#A3977432 $115,000

5TH FLR BAY VIEWS! Downtown split plan, 2Br/2Ba/1CG w/tile flrs, mirror walls, bonus space, eat-in kitch., master & guest wing, pvt laundry, balcony & hurricane shutters in secure bldg w/ amenities; concierge, valet, fitness ctr, pool & more! MLS#A3970528 $525,000

PROTECTED DEEP WATER! Mainland 3-5Br/3.5Ba/3CG w/teak, mahogany & bamboo flrs, tile, granite, marble, detailed ceil., builtins, custom finishes, wood cabinets, aquarium glass, butlers pantry, gourmet kitch., comb fam rm, saltwater pool/spa & summer kitch on loggia, dock & lift MLS#A3971649 $1,695,000

FRANCES CARLTON Downtown 1-2Br/1Ba w/historic designation, Lr, Dr, den/study, wood flrs, ceramic tile, carpet, custom cabinets, French doors, Palladian windows, pvt laundry & pool views in secure bldg w/ amenities; courtyards, pool & assigned parking!

MLS#A3974837 $184,000

MANOR IN THE OAKS BAYSIDE! Over 4,300SF, 4-5Br/4Ba w/formal Lr, sep Dr, gourmet kitch., morning rm, study, fitness ctr & theatre rm seating 8, private picturesque grounds & time honored quality w/ fine finishes & custom details in gated CC comm.! MLS#A3963302 $1,270,000

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PANORAMIC BAY VIEWS! 2Br/2Ba/1CG & 2 balconies, in Bay Plaza w/granite, crown moldings, ceramic tile, mirror walls, built-ins, pull-outs, 3 walk-ins, modern appls., pvt laundry & serv entrance, full serv amenities; concierge, pool & more!

MLS#A3978131 $625,000

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THURSDAY, MAY 23, 2013

real estate | transactions

By Adam Hughes | Research Editor

The Players Club condo sells for $1.1 million McCalls Beach Castle

The following residential real-estate transactions took place between May 6 and May 10.

A condominium in The Players Club tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Mattson Family LLC and Walter and Geraldine Mattson, of Longboat Key, sold the Unit 505 condominium at 1425 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Lori Brochin, trustee, of Atlanta, for $1.1 million. Built in 1983, it has four bedrooms, four baths and 2,099 square feet of living area.

Arthur Edward LLC sold the Unit 24 condominium at 5310 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Linda Adrian, of Longboat Key, for $230,000.

Built in 1973, it has one bedroom, one bath and 711 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $344,700 in 2005.

ST. ARMANDS John Ringling Estates

The Beaches of Longboat Key South

Joel and Jerry Hamovit sold their Unit 608 condominium at 775 Longboat Club Road to Brett Holdings LLC for $1.08 million.

Built in 1984, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,122 square feet of living area.

Marina Bay

John and Susan Hoskins, of Erie, N.Y., sold their Unit 312 condominium at 2550 Harbourside Drive to Frederick and Leslie Jannott, of Fairfield, Conn., for $900,000.

Built in 1990, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,830 square feet of living area.

Country Club Shores

BankUnited sold the home at 524 Ketch Lane to Mary Gearhardt, of Longboat Key, for $685,000. Built in 1968, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,028 square feet of living area.

Emerald Pointe South

Frank and Barbara Quiriconi, of Sarasota, sold their Unit 15 condominium at 1904 Harbour Links Circle to Elliot and Susan Borden, of Villanova, Pa., Laura Borden, of Radnor, Pa., and Hal Borden, of Philadelphia, for $585,000. Built in 2001, it has three bedrooms, three baths, two half-baths and 2,462 square feet of living area.

Robin Hartill

Unit 505 at the Players Club has four bedrooms, four baths and 2,099 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.1 million.

Longboat Harbour Towers

Philip and Olga Clemens, of Plymouth, Mich., sold their Unit 801 condominium at 4401 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Paul and Sharon Mueller, of Farmington Hills, Mich., for $565,000. Built in 1972, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,424 square feet of living area.

Winding Oaks

John and Faith Quinn, of Longboat Key, sold their Unit 43 condominium at 3438 Winding Oaks Drive to Veronica Grodzinski, of Longboat Key, for $475,000. Built in 1988, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 2,073 square feet of living area.

Islander Club of Longboat

James Covell, of Norwood, N.J., sold his Unit 25-S condominium at 2295 Gulf of

Mexico Drive to Mark and Cathlin Graff, of Clermont, for $270,000. Built in 1970, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,235 square feet of living area.

Sea Horse Beach Resort

Barbara Krygier sold her Unit 232 condominium at 3453 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Paul Kaplan, of New York, for $265,000.

Built in 1960, it has one bedroom, one bath and 560 square feet of living area.

Beach Harbor Club

Donald and Teresa Feldmann, of Longboat Key, sold their Unit C111 condominium at 3806 Gulf of Mexico Drive to William Waller and Anna Waller, trustee, of Silver Spring, Md., for $245,000. Built in 1970, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,027 square feet of living area.

MEB Capital Inc. sold the home at 535 S. Blvd. of the Presidents to Cheryl Woodruff, of Sarasota, for $662,400. Built in 1936, it has three bedrooms, three baths, two half-baths, a pool and 3,607 square feet of living area.

Charles Aron and Claudette Aron, trustee, of Sarasota, sold the home at 504 Blvd. of the Presidents to Shirley Thorson, of Minneapolis, for $640,000. Built in 1950, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 1,624 square feet of living area.

LIDO KEY Lido Towers

Thomas and Rosalie Arnold, of N. Syracuse, Ind., sold their Unit 404 condominium at 1001 Benjamin Franklin Drive to Waunita Sawler and Timothy Bokor, of Ontario, Canada, for $260,000. Built in 1980, it has one bedroom, two baths and 813 square feet of living area.

Lido Royale

Timothy Bokor and Waunita Sawler, of Ontario, Canada, sold their Unit 203 condominium at 115 Tyler Drive to Donald and Meredith McGraw, of Pittsburgh, for $222,500. Built in 1979, it has one bedroom, one bath and 766 square feet of living area.

Visit our website to see a map of this week’s transactions. www.YourObserver.com

LICENSED REAL ESTATE BROKER

565 Sanctuary Dr # B104 #A3971860 $1,795,000 Hannerle Moore

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-387-7300

1427 Pine Bay Dr #A3947941 $1,695,000 Dede Curran

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-928-3255

114 N Warbler Ln #A3959493 $1,650,000 Timothy P. Field, P.A.

Bird Key 941-383-7591 941-350-0332

101 Benjamin Franklin Dr # 10S #A3953612 $1,545,000 Michael Moulton

Sarasota 941-383-7591 941-928-3559

7808 Sanderling Rd #A3971804 $2,995,000 Stephanie Church

415 L Ambiance Dr # B302 #A3975224 $1,190,000 Bibi-Ann Allard PA

Longboat Key 941-951-6660 941-685-0422

210 Sands Point Rd # 2702 #A3978290 $995,000 Ian Addy Pa

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-961-8850

1600 Pine Harrier Cir #A3978129 $795,900 Anne Mitchell

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-725-0227

6338 Laguna Dr #A3957942 $795,000 Audrey Singer

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-350-2588

1485 Gulf Of Mexico Dr #A378777 $750,000 Michael Yawitz

Siesta Key 941-388-4447 941-724-5448

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-587-8091

3249 Glenna Ln #A3973754 $695,000 Dede Curran

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-928-3255

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1 Ben Franklin Dr # 55 #A3977180 $689,000 Douglas Parks

277 S Polk Dr #A3959723 $2,475,000 Phyllis Garfinkel

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-400-9087

2425 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 3F #A3977282 $615,000 Mel & Jan Goldsmith

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Lido/St. Armands 941-951-6660 941-302-6400

1485 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # A401 #A3945458 $554,000 Christina Landry

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-376-4498

4401 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 307 #A3972931 $534,900 Sandi Layfield

Longboat Key 941-383-5502 941-914-2807

578 Bayview Dr #A3978163 $515,000 Bobbi Banan

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2109 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 1201 #A3957661 $489,000 Hannerle Moore

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4638 Pine Harrier Dr #A3978154 $460,000 Jon Partridge

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3240 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 103 #A3975227 $365,000 Sylvia Zimmerman

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-350-5022

4700 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # Ph3 #A3977985 $364,500 Sharon Freeman

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225 Sands Point Rd # 6204 #A3965538 $315,000 Terri Derr

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-356-6694

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BUILDING PERMITS These are the largest building permits issued by the Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Department for the week of May 10 through May 16, in order of dollar amounts. (GMD = Gulf of Mexico Drive) Address

Permit

584 Halyard Lane

New construction William Bowe, trustee

Applicant

IanExplore Addynow & Gail Wittig on your phone or tablet.

440 Gulf of Mexico Drive | Longboat Key 941.961.8850 | 941.228.1985 The Addy & Wittig team has garnered recognition as Michael Saunders & Company’s top sales team on Longboat Key for 2010, 2011 and 2012. As a consistent top producing Realtor® and Sarasota native, Gail has more than 33 years of local real estate experience. Ian brings a robust financial management background focused on valuation to complement his abilities as a skilled negotiator.

Amount $691,966

535 Sanctuary Drive

Alteration

Stephanie Price, trustee

$261,175

6701 GMD

Interior

Albert Lees III

$138,777

5940 Emerald Harbor Drive Interior

David Jones

$90,058

2525 GMD

Interior

Charles Moore

$80,000

380 GMD

Alteration

Susan Homan, trustee

$80,000

3403 Winding Oaks Drive

Interior

Charles and Judith Sabutis

$76,000

716 Bayport Way

Kitchen and bathroom

Alan Portnoff

$75,775

40 Lighthouse Point Drive

Pool

Ashridge Holding Ltd.

$70,000

561 Cutter Lane

Seawall

Franklin Ward

$31,139

With the highest single family home sale PSF on Longboat Key over the past year and the uncontested leader in sales at the luxurious Longboat Key Club & Resort, this team sets themselves apart from the competition. Focusing on exceptional service, which includes personally accompanying on each and every showing, this results driven team has distinguished themselves as among the very best in their profession.

4425 GMD

Alteration

Mary Johnson

$29,500

Please visit www.athomesarasota.com to learn more.

455 Longboat Club Road Dock

The Pierre Condominium Association

$25,759

5635 GMD

Bathroom

Theodore Casper

$25,000

1191 Bogey Lane

Lift, dock and seawall

Robin Carlstein

$24,735

5055 GMD Re-roof

Club Longboat Condominium Association

$23,560

1425 GMD

Brian Bevel

$15,516

Alteration

602 Buttonwood Drive

Re-roof

Robert Erker

$15,200

5700 GMD

Docks

Spanish Main Yacht Club

$12,284

1925 GMD

Bathroom

Vincent Silvaggio

$8,500

2143 Harbourside Drive

Deck

Trevor Tiffany

$6,000

5393 GMD

Chairlift

Donald Kallman

$4,295

510 Harbor Cay Drive

Lift-davit

Elaine Johnstone

$3,718

4949 GMD

Awning

Positano condominium

$1,975

821 Evergreen Way

Garage door

Edward McCormick

$1,455

801 Broadway

New roof

Stephen Kring

$1,420

517 Bay Isles Parkway

Commercial

Publix Super Markets Inc.

n/a

3314 Sabal Cove Lane

Certificate of occupancy

John Teller

n/a

6001 Gulf of Mexico Dr MLS# A3976368 $7,000,000

240 Sands Point Road #4307 Gross 2012 income: $145,700+ A3964535 $1,149,000

250 Sands Point Road #5401/02 Gross 2012 income: $71,500+ A3921919 $749,000

Richard Perlman, Esq. 440 Gulf of Mexico Dr. • Longboat Key 2121 Burgos Dr #A3974769 $288,900 Cathi Reali

3808 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 103 #A3957718 $199,900 Stephen Harris

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4235 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # G203 #A3936274 $239,000 Eileen Burke

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3320 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 104-C #A3977957 $264,900 Doris Bushman

6700 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 102 #A3973092 $169,900 Bruce & Jenine Meyer

Richard produces superb results through hard work and outstanding customer service. He offers his clients attention to detail and commitment to excellence, based not only on his many years in real estate, but also on his decades of prior legal experience.

A client’s thoughts on Richard:

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“We own a gulf front property on Longboat Key which we decided to sell. I chose Richard after researching different companies and interviewing Richard. Since none of us live in Florida, it was critical to me to find someone highly experienced on Longboat Key who could represent us with local contractors as well as buyers.

Richard has done an outstanding job on both fronts. We received 2 offers in the first 30 days of the listing, and the property is currently under contract.”

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541 Golf Links Ln #A3965064 Diann Thelen

Longboat Key $5,000-$8,500/month, 30 day min 941-552-4200

680 Lands End Dr #A3977642 Diann Thelen

Longboat Key $3,500 941-552-4200

800 N Tamiami Trl # 602 #A3957938 Diane Lyons

Sarasota $1,800 941-552-4200

The Ritz-Carlton Beach Residences #701 MLS # A3965415 $3,745,000

Contract Pending 5881 Gulf of Mexico Drive MLS# A3970518 $3,250,000

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Siesta Key 941-383-7591 941-320-1223

Priced from $249,000 and up

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1192 Horizon View Dr #A3968732 $4,990,000 Klaus Lang

4621 Gulf of Mexico Drive Casa del Mar

Veranda Beach Club verandabeachclub.com 800.411.5511

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THURSDAY, MAY 23, 2013

by Mark Gordon | Business Observer

Legal eagles Local attorney Evan Berlin learned an object lesson about entrepreneurial independence from his father, Jeff, mere minutes before law school graduation.

It happened 20 years ago, at the University of Florida, while Berlin was literally putting on his cap and gown. Jeff Berlin approached his son and asked if he had his wallet. The younger Berlin said he did, and pulled it out.

The elder Berlin then took out a pair of scissors from his pocket and cut up the credit card he had given his son.

“That’s when I knew I was on my own,” quips Berlin.

Berlin, though, says the lesson helped shape his career. That especially goes for when, at 35 years old in 2004, he decided to launch his own firm that specialized in real-estate closings — not traditional solo work for young attorneys. Berlin had previously worked for two larger established firms, including Kirk-Pinkerton in Sarasota, and he also was the lead in-house counsel for a realestate investment trust.

But the constraints of a big firm, he decided, weren’t for him.

“I was young and cocky,” says Berlin. “I figured I could do this on my own.”

That firm, now Sarasota-based

Evan Berlin built a large niche-driven real-estate law firm in less than a decade.

He now seeks to maintain the growth.

Mark Wemple

Evan Berlin, far right, founded Berlin-Patten, a Sarasota-based law firm, in 2004. Brenda Patten, middle, joined the firm in 2009 and local attorney, Jamie Ebling, left, was named a partner last year.

Berlin-Patten, has become one of the top law firms in the SarasotaManatee region for closing work.

It handles about 250 to 300 cases at any given time, more than double the workload from 2011.

The firm’s closings, new orders and revenue, moreover, increased at least 30% in first quar-

ter of 2013 over the same time frame last year, Berlin says. Berlin declines to release specific annual revenue figures.

“It’s been very strong growth,” Berlin says. “It’s really exploded.”

That growth, adds Berlin, has begun to come from a resurgence in commercial real-estate work.

It’s been very strong growth. It’s really exploded.

Residential real-estate cases still represent about 65% of the firm’s workload, but last year, says Berlin, that split was more like 80-20 residential over commercial Says Berlin: “Investors are buying commercial property again.”

Berlin-Patten has offices in Lakewood Ranch and Venice, in

— Evan Berlin, Berlin-Patten law firm, Sarasota

addition to Sarasota. The firm has six attorneys, eight paralegals and a total of 25 employees.

That’s up from just Berlin in 2004.

Brenda Patten, a fellow former Kirk-Pinkerton attorney who represented the Longboat Key Club during its hearings with the town, teamed up with Berlin in October 2009. Another attorney, Jamie Ebling, was named a partner in August.

The firm’s niche in a competitive market, says Berlin and Jacqueline Abney, the business development coordinator, is its embrace of technology to connect and communicate with clients. In fact, the firm spent sixfigures recently on a proprietary software program that sends out weekly communication updates to every client. The updates are detailed looks at a case.

“I want it to be meaningful communication, not something without substance,” Berlin says.

“We always want to be ahead of the curve. We want to be on the front lines.”

The biggest internal challenge the firm now faces, says Berlin, is to not grow so fast that it dilutes personal attention to cases and clients. It’s something most other fast-growth companies, in any industry, also face.

“We don’t want to be the biggest firm in town,” says Berlin. “A lot of our clients like the fact that we are a small firm.”

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3807D 2 Bedroom, Gulf View $1,100,000 Gross Income: $000000+

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2403A Club Suite, Gulf View $440,000 Gross Income: $72,000+

1103C 2 Bedroom, Gulf View $1,100,000 Gross Income: $111,300+

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4303A Club Suite, Gulf View $439,000 Gross Income: $74,000+

2702C 2 Bedroom, Gulf View $995,000 Gross Income: $111,700+

3302A Club Suite, Gulf View $439,000 Gross Income: $64,400+

5401/02B+ 2 Bedroom, Bay/Golf views $699,000 Gross Income: $71,500+

2303A Club Suite, Gulf View $429,000 Gross Income: $71,800+

3504A Club Suite, Gulf View SOLD at $435,000

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5302A Club Suite, Golf Course View SOLD at $222,000

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CONRAD BEACH Incredible opportunity to own 2 adjoining lots west of Gulf of Mexico Drive. Conrad Beach boasts timeless architecture, com. pool & clubhouse. Purchase separately or w/M5815731. Peter Uliano $260,000 #M5815734

PENTHOUSE BAY VIEW LBK 2BR/2BA designer furnished, boat docks, beach cabana, pets welcome. A must see. Great complex, shows like a model.

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FULL GULF VIEWS from this 3BR/2BA ground floor condo. Furnished, gorgeous kitchen, open patio overlooking manicured grounds & Gulf beach. Pet friendly, 8 tennis courts, 2 heated pools. Teresia Bradford $629,000 #M5834579

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Condos For Sale

Vacation/Seasonal Rentals

CASH FOR Old Military Items. Swords, uniforms, insignia & old guns. Call 941-416-3280.

GRAND BAY ANTIGA: 3BR/3.5BA. Prime southern view of city. 2 parking spaces, $999,000.

Call David, 941-928-3447.

3BR/3BA, LONGBOAT Key: across from private beach. $2700/mo. Off season rates available.

Private ground level patio, garage, updated, turnkey, 55+. 941-232-1357.

SENIOR LOOKING to purchase precious metals, time pieces, coins, jewelry and antiques. Please call Marc, 941-321-0707.

Help Wanted DRIVERS: NOW Hiring Qualified CDL-A OTR Drivers. $1500 Sign On! Apply: www.heyl.net or 800-973-9161 Heyl Truck Lines.

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Condos/Apts. For Rent ANNUAL RENTAL: 2BR/2.5BA, Cedars East Townhouse. Beautifully remodeled, w/garage, Bay views. $1800/mo. 941-807-2815.

L’AMBIANCE, LONGBOAT KEY. Beach front 2BR/3BA condo on high floor with wrap-around deck, 270 degree views over the Gulf, Sarasota Bay and LBK Club. Sunrises, sunsets with light all day through floor to ceiling windows in all rooms.

View at: www.thephotos.smugmug.com Call John at 203-984-8477 E-mail: garment@optonline.net LBK ANNUAL: with option to buy $1500 month, 2BR/2BA, ground floor, corner, canal view, across from the beach, includes cable and water.

941-387-8485

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LBK CONDO at Seaplace: 1369/sq.ft., 2BR/2BA, fully furnished, few steps from beach. Enjoy Gulf views and sunsets. Clubhouse, fitness center, tennis courts, 2 Gulfside heated pools, spa included. Available May 1, 2013. $2700/mo.

Annual rent preferred. 941-321-0915.

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LONGBOAT HARBOR: 2BR/2BA, elegant top floor, furnished, bay/harbor views, W/D and whirlpool in unit, 4 pools, tennis, activities, exercise room w/ sauna, clubhouse, private beach, beach house. Available April 15. 6/mos. or Annual lease. Non-smoking. No pets. Call 941-544-4509.

CASH REGISTER for sale, like new. $150.00 or make offer. Jeanne, 941-487-8450.

LOWEST-PRICED CLUB Suite at LBK Resort, investment opportunity. $269,900 City chic meets LBK! Renovated, furnished, 2BR/2BA PH w/big bay views, $364,500.

Ahh, the Longboat lifestyle, just imagine!

Sharon Freeman, Michael Saunders 941-545-0899

Homes For Rent $1,950/MO.: ANNUAL Rental.

3BR/3BA, Longboat Key. Across street from private beach.

Updated, awesome beach views, garage, 55+.

941-232-1357.

A BEACHFRONT: 2BR/2BA, LBK condo. Directly on Gulf, new kitchen, washer & dryer, pool, tennis court. Available August 1, 2013 to March 31, 2014.

3/month minimum. Non-smoking. No pets.

201-694-9222.

A BEACHPLACE LBK Condo. Beachfront, 2BR/2BA. Elegantly furnished, internet access, heated pool, covered parking, exercise room.

Available Aug., Sept., Oct., Dec., 2013 & Feb. & March, 2014. Non-smoking/ pets. By owner.

941-383-1884.

CASA DEL MAR BEACH RESORT

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RENTALS 4 NIGHT MIN. GULF FRONT/ GULF VIEW

JEWEL BOX, top-of-the-line finishes, 2BR/2BA, dock, Pool, beach. $695,000.

Ahh, the Longboat lifestyle, just imagine!

Sharon Freeman, Michael Saunders, 941-545-0899

Reservations: 941-383-5549 Visa/ MC Fax: 941-383-7925

Out-of-State Property

“Take our video tour at” www.casadelmar.net

NEW YORK, Manhattan Club 57th/Broadway.

Flexible time share Junior Suite for sale $7000.

Confirmed week Aug. 31 - Sep. 7. To rent only $1800. Call 203-613 4779.

Office Open 7 Days, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

4621 Gulf of Mexico Drive Longboat Key 34228

WASHER/ DRYER IN EVERY UNIT BEAUTIFUL KITCHENS LARGE HEATED POOL GULFSIDE

Real Estate Wanted WANTED LUXURY ANNUAL RENTALS

FREE Wireless High Speed Internet

“Where People Return Year After Year”

For Qualified Waiting Clients

Condos For Sale DOWNTOWN SARASOTA. Enjoy the pleasure of downtown living in one of Sarasota’s best kept secrets. Walk to restaurants, shops, theaters, opera and more from this immaculate one owner 2BR/2.5/BA condo with amenities galore. An oasis in the heart of downtown for $193,500. Call Nina Dearing, Michael Saunders R.E. Company, 941-809-0038.

“INTENTIONALLY BETTER”

Contact - Sarasota Luxury Rentals 941-225-1356 email: info@sarasotaluxuryrentals.com Personalized attention with professional honest advice.

25 Years Experience - References available

CLOCK: INLAID antique English school house pendulum wall clock, $150. 941-907-9572.

Exceptional Vacation Rentals Since 1994 Homes & Condominiums Studios to Six Bedrooms Beachfront, Intercoastal or Garden Excellent Service & Staff FLORIDA VACATION CONNECTION

DESK: MODERN, sleek, dark brown. Brand new, selling for what I paid, $149.00. 941-587-0012.

www.FLvacationconnection.com 941-387-9709 877-705-2460

PATIO SET: Martha S., table, 4 chairs/ cushions/ umbrella. New $395. Sell $145. 346-9319.

Boat Slips For Rent/Sale

FAIRWAY BAY. Spectacular Views. Designer decorated. Sleeps 4. Covered Parking. Inquiries: rainmakersdaughter@yahoo.com

LBK MOORINGS Slip Rental, 65’ Open Water View (R/8) Dock, $500/per month annual.

813-500-0566.

LONGBOAT KEY: Indoor boat slip for rent. Top Level, 30/ft. length x 8/ft 6 beam x 9/ft. 10 height.

941-806-8500.

GULF FRONT 2BR/2BA, open, direct views, tennis court, 2 heated pools, steps away from the sand. Recently remodeled.

941-228-5671.

Boats Boats are selling very well. 17 yr. Island resident, many references. “Business On A Hand Shake”.

I also buy boats. Please visit: Islandboatsales.net Call Dave, (owner) 941-228-3489.

This week’s Crossword answers ChitwoodCharters.com Cruise or Fish Hyatt Sarasota Docks 32’/53’ Yachts - 2hrs./2 months 941-383-5232

General Merchandise THRIFT SHOP: THE LORD’S WAREHOUSE. Next to Longboat Island Chapel. Mon., Wed., & Sat., 9a.m.-1p.m. Clothes, jewelry, furniture, other items. 6140 Gulf of Mexico Drive. 941-383-4738.

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GULFFRONT: LONGBOAT TERRACE 2BR/2BA condo. 2014 Seasonal rental.

Tastefully decorated.

BOOK NOW. 321-279-3610.

WEEKLY RENTALS. Luxurious, fully furnished 1 - 4 bedrooms. Condominiums and Cottages.

Beach to Bay. On-site management. Pools, tennis, boat slips. Visit: www.FloridaRent.com for information and virtual tours. 800-333-7335, 941-383-3117.

EDLA’S CLEANING SERVICES: Residential Commercial, New Construction. Meticulous, deep cleaning top to bottom. We Guarantee. Affordable & Reliable. Excellent References. Free Estimates.

Licensed & Insured. 30% off first cleaning.

941-536-7447.

BELIEVE IN BODYWORK, LLC ONSITE MOBILE MASSAGE THERAPY (941)504-7868

L’AMBIANCE, LONGBOAT KEY. Beach front 2BR/3BA condo on high floor with wrap-around deck, 270 degree views over the Gulf, Sarasota Bay and LBK Club. Sunrises, sunsets with light all day through floor to ceiling windows in all rooms.

3 month minimum.

View at: www.thephotos.smugmug.com Call 203-984-8477 E-mail: garment@optonline.net LBK BEACHFRONT 1BR & 3BR condos, heated pool, furnished. Starting at $1000 weekly.

Outrigger Resort, 941-383-3844.

LBK: TIFFANY Plaza Beachfront Condos, 1st floor, 2BR/2BA, W/D in units, walk out to beach.

Furnished, heated pool, covered parking. 1 mo. min. 941-383-3338.

LIDO BEACH CONDOMINIUMS Weekly - Monthly - Seasonal Resort Properties, Inc. Licensed Real Estate Broker Full Service Condominium Management 941-388-3921 - 888-388-3921 941-650-1857 Visit us at: resortproperties.pro LIDO BEACH Vacation paradise. 1 & 2 bedroom condos overlooking beautiful Lido Beach.

Weekly rates. Lido Dorset. Rental condo.

1-800-734-3370.

LONGBOAT KEY BEACH FRONT, 1BR, 2BA Sands Point condo with Gulf views, large living room, den and beautifully renovated kitchen.

2-3 Month minimum. Call 203-984-8477 or email: garment@optonline.net LONGBOAT KEY. Gulf front, heated pool on beach, 1BR/1BA condo, full kitchen, dining, sleeps/4, king pillowtop. 617-328-7145, 857-939-1049.

NEWLY REMODELED, 2BR, 2B Windward Bay condo with great bay view. Available 11/15 to 4/15, Min. 2 Mos. $ 3,200 per mo. incs. wi-fi, HDTV & util. Washer/dryer in unit. Also avail. 5/15 to 9/30 @ $2,000 per mo. On site are 2 pools, tennis, fitness room & club house. Call Bob 860-705-0111.

ON THE Gulf w/pool. 1BR condo, sleeps 4. Nicely furnished, cable, phone, full kitchen, living, dining area, W/D in building. Weekly or Monthly. May through January. $1600/mo. 351-5101.

RENTAL. SHORT STORYES...VACATION Country Club Shores, 2,000/sq.ft., 3 bed, 2 bath, pool, boat dock, view of the bay. Turnkey furnished, short walk to the beach.. ''Bring your boat". All new furniture, new kitchen, granite countertops, circle driveway, two car garage.

Now available for summer and winter .. Call for detail's, 941-321-8848 Jerry Cunningham, K.W. Realty.

Weekly/ Monthly/ Seasonal Rates Beachfront, Bayfront and In Between Houses or Condos Reservations 941-383-6127 Visa/ MC 800-352-0367 5360 Gulf of Mexico Dr., Suite 101 Longboat Key, FL 34228 Rental office 9a.m. - 5p.m. M-F

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LUXURY LIVING AT L’AMBIANCE Endless views of turquoise Gulf waters greet you at every turn from this three bedroom, fifth-floor residence in Building II at L’Ambiance. Enjoy the best of both worlds with a Gulf front terrace and wraparound terrace on the bay, showcasing wonderful views of Islandside golf course, the bay, downtown Sarasota; with direct access from nearly every room. L’Ambiance is an amenity-rich community located behind the secure gates of Longboat Key Club’s Islandside facility.

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LUXURY LIVING ON SARASOTA’S BAY This impressive estate boasts five bedrooms, three and one-half baths, 174-feet of water frontage, panoramic bay views from nearly every room and two expansive decks. Wonderfully updated, offering polished hardwood floors and new carpet throughout, ornate columns, new lighting, crown molding, granite countertops in the kitchen and marble countertops in the baths, this home is simply waiting for your personal touch. The pool deck is open and features a heated swimming pool, flanked on either side by walk-downs from the second level. The charming community of Sapphire Shores is comprised of waterfront custom-built luxury homes and is centrally located just minutes from Ringling Museum, downtown Sarasota and Indian Beach.

Sarasota, FL • 350 South Shore Drive • 2,985 square feet • 5,308 sq. ft. • $2,495,000 • www.350SouthShoreDrive.com

LUXURY LIVING AT BIRD KEY This charming three bedroom home situated on Sarasota’s open bay front in the coveted community of Bird Key is flourish of beautiful bay views from nearly every room. Updated with a new roof and raised ceilings in 2008, newer seawall and dock as well as new hurricane-grade widows and sliders upgraded last year. The layout is ideal for entertaining overnight visitors with the guest bedrooms on one side of the home, a private hallway that leads to the outdoor entertaining area with an open, heated pool.

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