Longboat Observer 12.16.21

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Pick of the parish

When Mary Elizabeth Carey asked how many of the more than 100 St. Mary, Star of the Sea, parishioners knew the late Rev. Edward Pick, nearly every hand went up.

“He had a best friend in so many of you,” Carey said.

“There’s not much I need to do to bring him into this room.”

On Dec. 8, the 48th anniversary of the church that Pick founded, Carey did her best to summarize the life and impact of the man who was known to be gruff at times but also to always be kind and have a dog with him. She read from a speech he gave more than 10 years ago on the 50th anniversary of his ordainment.

Pick died in March 2020 at the age of 86, and the parish had not had the chance to celebrate his life yet, so they took the opportunity on the church’s anniversary to come together and share a meal and their best memories.

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In true Longboat Key fashion, Longboat Harbour docks are decorated in a relaxed holiday motif.

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Loving life.

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Caroled away on St. Armands Circle

No easy solution

Beach access issues hard to solve..

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With new sand in front of the seawall at the Longbeach Condominiums at 7065 Gulf of Mexico Drive, beachgoers now have a place to navigate around the private property.

Silver bells and Christmas carols are some of the most iconic sounds of the season, and on Dec. 9, St. Armands Circle was alive with both. Songs on the Circle, a summer event in which buskers set up music around the Circle, came back with a Christmassy twist.

The main music event was close to the St. Armands Key Lutheran Church Salvation Army bell ringers. Ernest Collins set up a piano keyboard and speaker and caroled the night away. He said it was his first time playing on the Circle and that he was enjoying the evening. As night fell, “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas” could be heard from several spokes.

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Longboat Key set to make changes to sound regulations Commissioners will hold a second reading on the measure in January.

SOUND LEVELS

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oud noise coming off the water, party music blaring late into the night and professional-grade fireworks exploding from boats docked near Jewfish Key. They all add up to the nuisance that Longboat Key resident James Haft said he’s experienced alongside his Lands End neighbors. He said he’s happy he spoke up last summer and happier the town has set new rules and penalties regarding noise.

“I’m glad I did it the first time because otherwise nothing would have changed,” Haft said. “Hopefully, I won’t have to do it again.”

Haft was among the residents who advocated for and wrote to town leaders about their requests for changes on sound enforcement because the noise became unbearable from boats near Jewfish Key and Greer Island.

“Most people don’t understand how far noise travels on water,” fellow Lands End Drive resident Pat Beavers said.

Beavers said he’s noticed a difference since the town instituted an emergency ordinance ahead of the Fourth of July.

“We’re appreciative of all the officials involved and considering all our working through this to a point where both the residents and the boaters can mutually enjoy everything,” Beavers said.

Longboat leaders are set to make permanent changes to the town’s sound regulations during the Jan. 3 Town Commission meeting. The commission voted 7-0 on the first reading of the ordinance Dec. 6.

Commissioners will consider a second reading for a two-part ordinance: Develop a plainly audible standard of 50 feet of distance and develop decibel-level requirements.

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Several boaters dock on the weekends on the north end of Longboat Key. The town is updating its sound regulations after complaints about loud boaters near Jewfish Key and Greer Island.

City of Holmes Beach: 65 decibels(A) from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.; 50 decibels(A) from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.

City of Jupiter: 50-foot audible standard from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. for indoor noise and car noise.; outdoor noise uses decibel levels; sound zones for residential, commercial, mixed-use and industrial Manatee County: 60-65 decibels(C) from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.; 55-60 decibels(C) from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m.

City of Naples: Use decibel levels and distance; separate zones for residential and nonresidential; 25foot plainly audible standard from boats and cars City of Sanibel: Use decibels lev-

The town could use either or both parts to enforce citation.

Longboat Key leaders are proposing the following maximum allowable sound levels.

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louder sound levels in residential, public space or institutional zones at 66 decibels(A) from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and 60 decibels(A) from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.

Planning, Zoning and Building Director Allen Parsons said there are some changes to the equipment the town plans to purchase to measure noise.

“Costs estimates for typical decibel-monitoring equipment that are more effective with fixed objects and that work effectively on land have costs that range between $2,000$4,000,” Parsons said in an email.

In September, town staff had initially planned to purchase an acoustic camera, which can pinpoint noise emitting from boats in crowded conditions on the water. Parsons said town staff does not plan to buy an acoustic camera “in the near term,” citing the approximate cost between $45,000-$55,000.

The town plans to purchase the new decibel-monitoring equipment after the adoption of the ordinance.

Parsons said town staff will work between now and Jan. 3 to make some changes to the ordinance. Specifically, the updated code would allow an exception for activities in fields or public sports complexes, such as golf

OTHER MUNICIPALITIES’ RULES els and distance; plainly audible standard between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. at 50 feet for radios and loudspeakers City of Sarasota: Amplified sound from 65 decibels(A)/70 decibels(C) from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.; continuous source off sound 75 decibels(A)/80 decibels(C) from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.; no impulsive sound of louder than 80 decibels(A) Sarasota County: No standards, subjective City of Tampa: Use decibels level and distance;. 100-foot plainly audible standard from the property line; boats and vehicles have a 50foot plainly audible standard Source: Town of Longboat Key

waterways or public right of way:

n 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.: 60 decibels(A) n 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.: 55 decibels(A)

For commercial zones:

n 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.: 72 decibels(A) n 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.: 65 decibels(A)

In September, town staff had initially planned to allow for slightly

Average decibels: 30 decibels: Leaves rusting, soft music, a whisper 40 decibels: Average home noise 60 decibels: Normal conversation, background music 70 decibels: Office noise, inside a car at 60 mph 75 decibels: A vacuum cleaner, average radio 80-89 decibels: Heavy traffic, window air conditioner, noisy restaurant, power lawn mower 90-95 decibels: Subway, shouted conversation 96-100 decibels: Boombox, ATV, motorcycle 101-105 decibels: School dance 106-115 decibels: Chain saw, leaf blower, snowmobile 120-129 decibels: Sports crowd, rock concert, loud symphony 130 decibels: Stock car races 140 decibels: Gunshot, siren at 100 feet Source: Town of Longboat Key and WebMD.com

courses, public recreational facilities and performance stages like what will be built at the Town Center site.

Town staff is also working on an exemption for property maintenance activities that don’t require a permit during the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Additionally, an exemption for people speaking without using a microphone or speaker system would be in effect from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.

As long as the Town Commission makes its final approval on the proposed ordinance, Haft said it will take at least a few months to see if the changes are effective.

“The actual test will be when we hit the warmer months like spring break,” Haft said. “That’s when this has really been an issue.”

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Marc Preininger owns the seawall at 6541 Gulfside Road.

Preininger allows the public to walk along the seawall on his property, which is known as the “half-moon seawall.”

As the community tries to find a way around seawall issue, owners propose an easement that would cost the town between $800,000 to $1.3 million a year.

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or the past three years, Brenda Cantin has made the 20-minute drive to Longboat Key’s north-end beach from Palma Sola.

She enjoys walking along the water’s edge looking for shells and enjoying the tranquility.

“This beach has always been a nice, peaceful, quiet beach,” Cantin said.

Maybe in terms of in-the-moment stillness, but the furor at Town Hall over access past the seawall at 6633 Gulf of Mexico Drive these days has been anything but.

Cantin and her husband like to range far to the south in search of unusual shoreline finds, sometimes beyond the seawall on the property known as Ohana.

“He would beat me over to there, and he would sit on the other side,” Cantin said recently, within steps of what is now a no-trespassing barrier.

Months ago, after repairs to the seawall after Hurricane Eta in 2020, the Ohana owners posted signs that their property, which extends right to the surf, is now off limits.

To avoid trespassing, beachgoers can either wade into the water or use a pair of public access points to leave the beach and bypass the property, walking about a mile.

The dilemma has raised tempers on the beach, leading to several police calls and an arrest.

Town leaders on Monday discussed solutions but came to no conclusions.

Among the ideas were a collection of legal and engineering notions, such as a voluntary easement, eminent domain proceedings, invoking customary-use provisions, additional sand, a walkway or pier, and additional public access points for an easier detour.

The Longboat Observer did not hear back from the owners of the property despite leaving a voicemail, sending an email and ringing the bell on the security gate. However, attorney Dan Guarnieri of Sarasota-based Berlin Patten Ebling rep-

resents the owners and spoke before the Town Commission.

“As private property owners, they’re currently legally liable for public use of that property, and that’s a situation that not many people find themselves in,” Guarnieri said. “Not many people find that the public is traversing their property, and at times in dangerous conditions without the ability to mitigate that danger.”

Guarnieri provided the commission with pictures and footage of people trespassing on the Ohana property during the day and at night.

He also provided a video showing a boy getting hurt after jumping from the seawall into the water.

“This is not a property owner who’s moved in and is a ‘bah humbug,’ so to speak,” Guarnieri said.

“They have legitimate concerns they’re trying to address.”

‘SEEMS ABSURD’

This month, the Ohana owners proposed the town provide annual compensation between $880,000 and $1.3 million for the public use as a path past the property.

“This did not strike me as a reasonable proposal not only because of the amount involved but also because it was structured as an annual lease rather than a real easement, and heaven knows we don’t want to be visiting this annually,” Commissioner Sherry Dominick said. “That just seems absurd to me.”

“What was presented here, I think, by the owners struck me as bad faith,” Commissioner Penny Gold said. “It was not a true proposal.”

Under the proposal, the town would also be responsible for the maintenance of the leased area, which would have an additional cost of about $72,000 each year.

In 2019, the Ohana property sold for $11.4 million. Kathryn Hutcheson sold the property to Elliott, Robinson & Company, LLP, a Missouri limited liability partnership, as Trustee of the Ohana Hale Estate Land Trust.

Guarnieri said the Ohana owners hired Richard Bass of Sarasota-based Bass Fletcher and Associates to conduct an appraisal for about 1 acre of their property. It is composed of the sand within the Ohana seawall.

“Right now, the only people who have made any effort to quantify the value of that kind of arrangement of lease or easement have been my clients, so that’s where the number comes from,” Guarnieri said. “It was not plucked out of thin air. It was

The Ohana property at 6633 Gulf of Mexico Drive extends well out into the Gulf of Mexico.

The property is pictured here from the north end.

generated by an expert in property appraisal.”

Mayor Ken Schneier told Guarnieri to relay the following to his clients after Monday’s meeting.

“When you add to a number of roughly $1 million plus or minus per year, … it does put into question what you’ve been hired to come in here and try to present, which is sort of the public-mindedness and reasonableness of your clients,” Schneier told Guarnieri. “It calls that into serious question.”

On Monday, commissioners also heard from Marc Preininger, who owns the seawall at 6541 Gulfside Road. His property is known as the “half-moon seawall” and sits just south of the Ohana site.

“I can answer any question over seven years of public access from someone who has allowed it, reluctantly,” Preininger said. “Every single day, I had a confrontation.”

Preininger estimated that 90% of the people who cross his property are respectful. However, he said he’s had encounters that range from anglers refusing to leave his seawall to people urinating on his property to catching a couple in a sex act.

“Whatever you do with Ohana, you have to do with me,” Preininger said. “I have not shut down my lateral access, but what I have been through in seven years, my patience is done, and I am personally liable, and that’s my investment. “(If) someone falls, guess who is getting sued? I am.”

Preininger said that former Town Manager Dave Bullock considered buying what is his property now in 2014 on behalf of the town to tear down the seawall and the structure for public access.

“To say that if I knew then what I know now, I would not have done it,” Preininger said of buying the property in the first place.

Years ago, the town also considered buying the property where Ohana sits at 6633 GMD. REPLENISHING SAND

On Monday, Preininger said both he and the Ohana owners have to replenish the sand inside their private seawalls after tropical storms and hurricanes whereas the town will perform these duties for the remaining miles or so of public beaches.

Preininger’s seawall doesn’t extend as far into the Gulf of Mexico as Ohana’s.

The town has one other seawall at the Longbeach Condominiums at 7065 GMD. However, the property has plenty of sand in front of the seawall after completion of the town’s dredging project to allow public access beyond property lines.

Adding more sand around the Ohana seawall lacks long-term feasibility, according to data presented by Public Works Director Isaac Brownman.

Brownman estimated it would cost the town $3.1 million a year if it placed 200,000 cubic yards of sand in front of and around the Ohana property. About 66,700 cubic yards are lost each year near the Ohana seawall, which the town experienced when it concluded its beach project.

If the town added between three

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and six rock groins, the annual costs would lower to $931,000.

“We can’t keep dumping sand there,” Vice Mayor Mike Haycock said.

State regulators have said they would not issue a walkway permit.

Schneier suggested the town take a multifaceted approach. He also suggested the town approach nearby property owners to see if they would accept more agreeable terms for an easement to allow a shorter detour.

“I think we should quickly address property owners on either side of this and see if there’s some arrangement that can be made,” Schneier said.

“Maybe we’ll get lucky with those people adjacent or nearby to have a way out to the street.”

CONCERNED ABOUT COST

However, Haycock expressed his concern about the potential cost.

“My concern is we’re going to spend a whole bunch of money and no one is going to use it,” he said.

Several north-end residents spoke before the Town Commission on Monday. One Island, One Beach President Laurel Phillips said the nonprofit was formed in November to specifically deal with the Ohana seawall issue.

“We’re not asking to picnic or use their sandy beach as a viewing platform for Fourth of July fireworks,” Phillips said. “There’s nothing at all reasonable about their offer when it doesn’t coincide with how we would use it.”

North-end resident Pat Kaufman mentioned how there is a trained dog at the property to fend off trespassers.

“Basically, we were shocked when the passage was denied,” Kaufman said. “(We) were shocked by the guard dog. That’s really a very fearful issue, and we just feel trapped at the north end.”

Longboat Key’s Planning, Zoning and Building Department approved a permit in December 2020 for Ohana’s seawall reconstruction following storm damage during Eta the month before. The work was valued at $132,000.

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection permitted the Ohana property owners to repair the walls and required them to build the repaired walls 5 feet landward of the damaged wall.

Cantin said she is also a proponent of finding a way to allow people to walk along the seawall or nearby.

“I would like to walk on it, but it’s been like this for months, so it’s in my head, ‘OK, I’m not going to go there,’” Cantin said. “When I first (used to) visit, we would walk all the way through to the other side, and it was nice. It was a longer walk.”

Sarasota-based Berlin Patten Ebling attorney Dan Guarnieri represents the Ohana owners. He spoke before the Longboat Key Town Commission on Monday.

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Cell poles likely to need further town approval

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ayor Ken Schneier is taking matters into the Town Commission’s hands to improve historically spotty cell service on the north end of Longboat Key. On Dec. 6, Schneier suggested the commission have the final say about where wireless carriers put their small-cell poles instead of the Planning and Zoning Board.

“I’d like to emphasize that this request is in no way intended to be critical of the P&Z Board, any of its members or any of its actions,” he said. “It simply is the recognition of the fact of solving of poor communications at the north end has been a key priority of this commission for years and involves a major policy issue affecting the island as a whole.”

Next month, the Town Commission plans to consider an ordinance that would have the P&Z Board serve in an advisory capacity for wireless carriers instead of having final say.

It comes after the Nov. 16 P&Z meeting where members voted to extend its public hearing with Verizon. The board is set to address Verizon’s proposal again at 9:15 a.m. Feb. 15. Verizon seeks to build nine smallcell poles and antennas throughout the north end of Longboat Key. Town Manager Tom Harmer outlined what’s ahead of both the Town Commission and the P&Z Board.

Town staff plans to present the proposed ordinance change to the P&Z Board on Jan. 18, according to Harmer.

The P&Z Board would provide a recommendation of the proposed changes about whether members believe they should relinquish authority on which entity should have the final say about personal wireless carriers.

Then, the Town Commission would schedule a special meeting on Jan. 24 after its regular workshop meeting to hear the proposed ordinance with the P&Z recommendation. The commission would have a second reading and adoption of the ordinance Feb. 7.

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“That would then change the law and place the commission in the final review and approval position after P&Z’s recommendation,” Harmer said.

If the changes get approved by the Town Commission, Harmer is recommending commissioners schedule a separate meeting on Feb. 28 to consider Verizon’s proposal.

Schneier said P&Z Chair David Green is in support of the proposal.

“I had a conversation with David Green (on Dec. 5),” Schneier said.

“When I told him I was going to make this suggestion today, he was in favor. In fact, he said he thought it was a good idea and appropriate.”

It was Green’s suggestion on Nov. 16 to continue the public hearing with Verizon.

“I thought it was more appropriate for the Town Commission to make a decision on the actual location of where the small-cell towers were going to be located because it’s not just a land-use decision,” Green said. “(There are) other policy issues.”

Green said the Town Commission also has more “history” and interaction with the issue.

“We’ll still play a role because we will make a recommendation to them, and they’ll have the benefit of our input,” Green said.

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Photos by Mark Bergin

Above: A family runs to cross Gulf of Mexico near Broadway Street.

Right: A crosswalk signal stands a few hundred yards north of the intersection of Gulf of Mexico Drive and Broadway Street.

Manatee considering $150K contribution for roundabout Design work is underway for a new intersection, more crosswalks at GMD and Broadway Street.

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rossing Gulf of Mexico Drive from Broadway Street on the north end of Longboat Key can be tricky under the best conditions.

The curving section of thoroughfare doesn’t offer sightlines long enough to cross leisurely, a condition often complicated by speeding drivers and pedestrians carrying beach gear or looking out for others who might not move as quickly.

For drivers heading south from Broadway, the problem is much the same.

On the west side of the highway is a popular public beach that draws visitors. To the east, popular destinations include Whitney’s, The Shore,

Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant and the Whitney Beach shopping plaza.

A signalized crosswalk exists a few hundred yards north, between Broadway and North Shore Road, but that feature isn’t always apparent to those unfamiliar with their surroundings.

It’s why the town has emphasized the importance of adding a roundabout at GMD and Broadway, landing among the town’s top four priorities to the Sarasota-Manatee Metropolitan Planning Organization.

“It is our busiest pedestrian crosswalk on the Key,” Commissioner Maureen Merrigan said. “It serves a huge neighborhood, three restaurants (and) a very busy beach access.”

The town’s other priorities include adding a left turn lane on Gulf of Mexico Drive at Country Club Shores and at the north entrance of Longboat Club Road, adding roundabout to the intersection at Longboat Club Road and GMD and upgrading the multiuse path on the east side of Gulf of Mexico Drive.

In January, the Manatee County Commission plans to consider con-

said. “There are certain standards that they have to meet with the roadway and if there’s pedestrian crossings and landscaping.”

Preliminary sketches of the proposed circle include crosswalks on all four sides and slim medians funneling traffic into the circles from both side of Broadway and GMD. Whitney’s co-owner James Brearley said he sees people cross GMD every day from his establishment at 6990 GMD. “As someone who has crossed from Whitney’s to go to the beach and as someone who’s watched peopled in the neighborhood do the same, I think it would definitely be a benefit to the north end,” Brearley said of Broadway roundabout. “But at the same time, we defer to the will of the community.”

Brearley said he didn’t think adding a roundabout would have an impact on Whitney’s from a business standpoint.

As a north end resident, Merrigan explained what she’s seen, experienced and heard from residents.

“It’s treacherous to go across,” Merrigan said. “It’s on a curve. …

(Drivers) are going fast.”

Around 9,700 vehicles pass the Broadway/GMD intersection in both directions on a daily basis. In 2014, state highway officials said such a

tributing $150,000 for the design of the Broadway roundabout project.

If Manatee County commissioners vote against the measure, the town would have to pay for the entire cost.

“We’re advancing the design,” Town Manager Tom Harmer said.

“We’ve hired a consultant. Their fee is going to be approximately $300,000, and that’s to design the project so we can then seek funding for construction.”

Merrigan said it’s only fair to seek help from Manatee.

“This is an area that’s used by Manatee County residents,” Merrigan said. “We pay our taxes in Manatee County, we live in Manatee County, and that’s a safety issue for us in Manatee County.”

Harmer explained what it means with design work starting in October on the Broadway roundabout.

“Clearly identifying the location, the right of way and the private property and the drainage issue because the survey data will then be pulled into their design files, so then they lay out the most practical design for the roundabout to work,” Harmer

traffic-calming feature on the north end could serve to aid not only drivers but also pedestrians crossing GMD in a spot that is not conducive to a crosswalk.

The crosswalk at the north end of the town is one of six that operate with the push of a button, but traffic engineers often point to pedestrians often ignoring such facilities and crossing on their own as a factor in pedestrian accidents. Town officials and others have also complained for years that the yellow blinking lights accompanying those crosswalks are not urgent enough to signal drivers to stop.

The Florida Department of Transportation is planning a pilot project to bring two new styles of crosswalk signals to GMD in the next two years.

The state wants to monitor before and after peak-season results by: n Adding in-roadway lighting at GMD and Longboat Club Road near the Country Club Shores IV North entrance. FDOT said it would cost about $76,800 for construction, which could start this fiscal year. n Replacing an existing rectangular rapid flashing beacon with a new pedestrian hybrid beacon at GMD at Bayfront Park. FDOT said it would cost about $352,500 for construction, which could start in fiscal year 2023.

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HELP IS ON THE WAY 6:10 p.m., 5400 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive Traffic hazard: While on patrol, a pair of officers spotted a vehicle partially on the road with its emergency flashers on. The officers spoke to the people in the car, who were on the telephone requesting roadside assistance. The officers pushed the disabled car off the pavement until help could arrive.

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MARK OF A MYSTERY 11:21 a.m., 2200 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive Suspicious incident: Police responded to a complaint about a person possibly staying without permission in a condominium unit.

A building representative said a maintenance team performing routine work reported encountering a man in a unit that should have been empty. Police and the manager got no answer to a knock on the door and entered. The manager found no sign of unauthorized use and theorized maintenance might have mixed up a nearby unit and a resident with a similar name to the unit

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There’s a new swan on the block, and it’s prompted a love triangle in the long-necked lives of several birds on Longboat Key. Swan keeper David Novak brought in a new pair (Donald and Lydia from Wisconsin) in mid-November. They were mates and had already had viable eggs last year — great news for Novak and the beleaguered swan population on the Key, which hasn’t seen a cygnet grow to maturity since 2017.

“I’m going: ‘Wow, this is great.

We’re going to have babies for sure,’” Novak said.

Meanwhile, Novak had designs to breed two lonely hearts on the island, too. Chuck, a widower, was still at the pond across from CVS on Bay Isles Parkway while Greta, a widow since her mate Clark died three months ago, was on the south end.

The pair had been courting, but Chuck hadn’t fully taken to Greta yet and would only hang around for a few days before going back to his pond home. When the new swans arrived from Wisconsin, Novak decided to take them down to the south end and get them acclimated to Longboat life down there. Well, Chuck decided to follow to check out the newbies.

“I figured Chuck would go right for the male and battle, but he goes right for the female, and they start doing the neck dance,” Novak said.

“In other words, it was love at first sight. It was almost like they knew each other. In a few days they became a pair, and now he has her at the CVS pond, and Greta and the new male are in the south end. We did a bit of wife-swapping.”

So much for Novak’s John Prineinspired naming of the new swans.

He had named them after the singer’s Donald and Lydia, a pair of lonely lovers, torn asunder yet again in swan form.

“Those birds busted every conception I had,” Novak said.

And poor Greta. Typically when swans mate, it’s a solid, long-term love. Bob Knox, who has the largest flock of swans in North America and whom Novak frequently gets advice from, said he’s never seen anything like this.

“I’m not sure what’s going to happen next,” Novak said. “I hope that time heals. I don’t think Chuck and Lydia are going to separate. What I’m waiting for is Donald and Greta to get along.”

The swans won’t start laying nests until the spring, and eggs usually hatch around late April or early May. There’s time yet for romance to blossom on the south end. There are other pairs who might bear viable eggs, including Nick and Lacy, a pair who has nested for several years but hasn’t laid eggs, and Nick’s brother Bello, whom Novak might mate with a female from Islandside.

“Right now, it’s a waiting game,” he said. “We have a new pair, bought and paid for the Graci Swan Foundation, and I owe immensely to the people of Longboat Key in their generosity for keeping this funded and helping me continue to do what I do.”

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Spend it on infrastructure Local governments have so much money you hear politicians say they don’t know what to do with it.

The most effective use of these windfalls is to invest in long-term infrastructure touching the most people.

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his really is madness: the tsunami of money Congress is flooding all over the U.S. And the “Build Back Worse” plan — trillions more in borrowing and taxation — is still pending.

The inflation (printing of money) is making all of us poorer, especially the middle class and poor, and it’s only going to get worse.

It really is incomprehensible to try to grasp just how much money is pouring into state and local governments. In the misnamed American Rescue Plan, which Congress adopted and Biden signed in March, just consider Sarasota and Manatee counties. Sarasota is receiving $84.25 million; Manatee $78.33 million.

That is like free money. A gift.

Winning the lottery. A windfall of extraordinary amounts (even though it is borrowed, printed with abandon and strapped to the backs of our children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren to pay off).

Just for some perspective, that $84 million for Sarasota County is 25% of the money collected from the 30,000 taxable properties in the county in a year.

In fact, so much federal taxpayer money has been flowing into state, county and municipal governments since the pandemic began in 2020 that we continue to hear elected officials at all levels say the same thing: “We have so much money now we don’t know what to do with it. We don’t need it. And there’s still more coming.”

Surely, never in your lifetime have you heard government officials say that. That’s how extraordinary this is.

But even with politicians saying they don’t know what to do with all the money, we all know they will spend it. In fact, they have one big incentive to make sure they do.

Congress has put a Dec. 31, 2024, deadline on having agreements executed where local governments will spend the money, or they’ll lose it. And then they must spend it by Dec. 31, 2026.

There are no politicians in the country who want to risk their reelections by telling constituents: “We gave your tax dollars back so they can go to states like California,

New York or New Jersey.”

But holding all that hot money in their hands is a test for every city and county commissioner. Where and how should that money be spent?

Consider the Sarasota County Commission as a typical example.

Although that $84 million might seem like free money, of course it is not. Congress stipulated five categories in which the money can be spent (see box below right). What’s more, Congress required jurisdictions to solicit feedback from taxpayers on where and how to spend the money.

That sounds like a democratic thing to do, but actually what a farce.

For four weeks starting Oct. 11, the county posted and pushed out a survey on social media and distributed paper surveys in the libraries, county offices, parks and community centers.

But it’s clear few Sarasota County residents knew of the survey. Out of the 366,125 voting-age adults in the county, the county received 727 “qualifying respondents” — 0.2%, barely a blip of public feedback.

But based on the responses of those 727 people who chose from a list of 12 options the county staff provided, here were the top five areas where respondents want to allocate the money: n Affordable housing n Homelessness prevention and support n Water quality n Mental health n Climate resiliency That’s not a bad or dumb list.

But you cannot conclude those 727 respondents are a representative sampling of the county’s residents and demographics and should have overweighted sway in how to allocate $84 million.

Thankfully, they weren’t given that power. But the county staff made the final call. It combined public feedback with its own evaluations, ultimately recommending a list that combines preferences of the 727 respondents and county staff (see top box).

As the Sarasota Observer reported last week, staff recommended the biggest chunk of the money ($31 million, 36%) go toward converting Phillippi Creek residents’ septic tanks to the county’s sewer system.

Those septic tanks have long been an environmental bugaboo for the county. But thanks to Commissioner Christian Ziegler, he persuaded fellow commissioners to reconsider the allocation.

Instead of converting the septic tanks, Ziegler is advocating the county invest that $31 million — and more — in funding a portion of the $500 million that the county is expected to spend over the next several years completing its advanced water treatment facilities.

TENTATIVE CATEGORIES WHERE SARASOTA COUNTY WANTS TO SPEND $84 MILLION IN ‘RESCUE’ FUNDS Below are the areas the county staff recommended for spending the county’s $84 million federal taxpayer windfall. The County Commission, however, wants to reconsider the $31 million Phillippi Creek Septic System Replacement.

Public Health and Economic Impacts South County Homeless Outreach Team*............................... $3 million Bed Facility Renovations Mental Health Project(s)........................................................... $5 million County Self-Insurance COVID-19 Medical Expenses.............. $5 million Ventilation and Air Quality Improvements............................... $5 million Criminal Justice Center, Judicial Center, North Jail Affordable Housing Project(s).................................................. $5 million Investments in Infrastructure (Water, Sewer, Broadband) Phillippi Creek Septic System Replacement*........................$31 million (1,340 sewer connections and 86 water connections) Knights Trail Utility Improvements........................................... $4 million Revenue Loss (General Government Service) Funding Support for Fire/EMS.............................................$12.5 million Recovery of County COVID-19 Response Expenses.........$12.75 million Administrative Expenses Program Administrative Expenses............................................ $1 million *Tentatively eliminated for further review

HOW THE FUNDS CAN BE USED According to the Treasury Department, the funds are intended “to meet pandemic response needs and rebuild a stronger and more equitable economy. Recipients may use these funds to: n “Support public health expenditures, by, for example, funding COVID-19 mitigation efforts, medical expenses, behavioral healthcare and certain public health and safety staff. n “Address negative economic impacts caused by the public health emergency, including economic harms to workers, households, small businesses, impacted industries and the public sector. n “Replace lost public sector revenue, using this funding to provide government services to the

Ziegler is right. He is viewing this windfall the way all elected officials should — for the best longterm return for the most taxpayers. Another way to see Ziegler’s approach is to apply what economist Arthur Laffer calls his rule of one. It goes like this: Imagine yourself being the recipient of this $84 million windfall. What would you do for yourself with that money, including having the same two-year window and restrictions that Congress imposed?

A logical response would be to apply that money first and foremost toward investments that would make your life more efficient and less costly or toward infrastructure

How, when does inflation stop?

How, when does inflation stop?

Don’t look to President Joe Biden, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen or the president’s council of economic advisers for the answer to that question.

They don’t have a clue. If they did, they’d stop doing what they’re doing. What’s that old saw for when you’re in trouble? When in a hole, stop digging.

The fact is that this problem of rising prices, shortages and economic carnage on America’s middle class and poor is going to get much worse before it gets better. Especially if the U.S. Senate passes one dollar of the Build Back Worse plan.

In just the first year of his fouryear term, the inflation rate has tripled, from 2.3% to 6.8%. The last time it rose that fast was between 1972 and 1974. It at least took four years under Jimmy Carter for the inflation rate to go from 6.5% to a staggering 13.5%.

It is just so disheartening (and disgusting) that the politicians in

D.C. ignore reality and never look to history to see what they’re doing.

Consider these excerpts from a 1958 lecture on inflation by the great Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises: “In the long run, inflation comes to an end with the breakdown of the currency; it comes to a catastrophe, to a situation like the one in Germany in 1923. “… How long can a central bank continue an inflation? Probably as long as people are convinced that the government, sooner or later, but certainly not too late, will stop printing money and thereby stop decreasing the value of money.

“When people no longer believe this, when they realize that the government will go on and on without any intention of stopping, then they begin to understand that prices tomorrow will be higher than they are today. Then they begin buying at any price, causing prices to go up to such heights that the monetary system breaks down.” “(In Germany in 1923,) the masses had believed inflation money to

be real money, but then they found out that conditions had changed.

“In the fall of 1923, the German factories paid their workers every morning in advance for the day.

And the working man who came to the factory with his wife handed his wages — all the millions he got — over to her immediately. And the lady immediately went to a shop to buy something, no matter what.

“She realized what most people knew at that time — that overnight, from one day to another, the mark lost 50% of its purchasing power.

“Money, like chocolate in a hot oven, was melting in the pockets of the people. This last phase of German inflation did not last long; after a few days, the whole nightmare was over: The mark was valueless, and a new currency had to be established.”

From the looks of it here, the soonest we can bring this madness to an end will be the November 2022 elections. But even then, it will take months for Congress to reverse course and stop printing money.

extent of the reduction in revenue experienced due to the pandemic. n “Provide premium pay for essential workers, offering additional support to those who have and will bear the greatest health risks because of their service in critical infrastructure sectors. n “Invest in water, sewer and broadband infrastructure, making necessary investments to improve access to clean drinking water, support vital wastewater and stormwater infrastructure, and to expand access to broadband internet.

“Within these overall categories, recipients have broad flexibility to decide how best to use this funding to meet the needs of their communities.”

projects that you have been putting off but know you’ll need to do soon. Say, replace a roof or upgrade your plumbing, HVAC or electrical/ broadband systems.

The effect of these investments would lower your cost of living now and in future years, freeing up cash for other uses; allow you to pay down debt and/or avoid more future debt; and avoid major crises that come with worn out infrastructure.

You likely will never have this windfall cash again. Make it have a lasting return. Invest it in infrastructure.

LET THE PEOPLE DECIDE ON SIESTA If you have been watching our neighbors on Siesta Key, vocal groups are working hard to achieve what they have always envied about Longboat Key: incorporating to have their own government and control over zoning.

Longtime Siesta Key leader John Davidson, the founder of Davidson Drugs and the Pelican Press newspaper (now the Siesta Key Observer), has pushed for incorporation for 40 years — to no avail, much to his dismay.

But this time, Davidson is feeling more optimistic than before.

The next hurdle is securing the support in a Jan. 4 vote of the six-member Sarasota-Manatee legislative delegation. Proponents need a majority of them to agree to lobby fellow legislators for their approval to have a referendum.

Neither of those steps should be controversial or contested.

These two steps should be easy.

This is democracy. Let the people vote.

“If we are to build a better world, we must remember that the guiding principle is this — a policy of freedom for the individual is the only truly progressive policy.”

Friedrich Hayek

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Mayor advocates for library in town run by Sarasota County Longboat Key is the county’s only municipality without a public library.

The swimming pool is the centerpiece of the outdoor living space.

MARK BERGIN STAFF WRITER

Home of town pioneer Herb Field on the market Bayou Hammock property was once the home of Herb Field.

ERIC GARWOOD MANAGING EDITOR

A Longboat Key home with a connection to one of the island’s pioneers recently reached the market for $4.5 million.

The 1953 home built by Herb Field, one of the founders of the town and the developer of the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort, is in the gated Bayou Hammock neighborhood at 6555 Bayou Hammock Road.

The wooded property overlooks Bishops Bayou and is listed for sale

by Robert Lunt of Realty One Group.

According to information supplied by the listing agent, the rustic home features cypress wood and mosaic tile floors. There’s a pool, 90 feet of waterfront, two offices and a library.

Richard and Allison Estrin bought the property in 1995 for $875,000 from the Field family.

Field’s brainchild, carved out of Longboat Key’s beachfront wilderness, was originally called the Colony Beach Club and featured small cabins, said Tim Field, Herb’s son. It wasn’t too long before Field said his

The home includes five bedrooms and nearly 3,500 square feet of living space.

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father changed the name to Colony Beach Resort because some thought club meant the property was private.

Field changed the name again to the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort when the sport began taking off.

The Colony property was sold in 1972 to Murf Klauber.

Mosaic tile floors are featured in the home.

The COVID-19 pandemic put Longboat Key’s request for a countyoperated library on hold, but town leaders are again expressing their desire to bring a Sarasota Countyoperated library to the island.

Longboat Key Mayor Ken Schneier wrote a letter to the Sarasota County Commission.

“We feel the timing is right to reignite plans to construct a library on Longboat Key and understand that town and county staff are looking at ways to establish incremental library services,” Schneier wrote. “We agree that is a good path to quickly provide library services to cardholders on the island while the county advances plans for a permanent presence in Longboat Key.” Although Longboat Key is in both Sarasota and Manatee counties, it is the only municipality in Sarasota County without a public library.

Earlier this year, a state report outlined the pros and cons of whether Longboat Key should remain in two counties or consolidate to one county. In 2020, Longboat’s Sarasota County taxpayers sent $61.5 million to the county.

Town Manager Tom Harmer said the town felt it was important to get the letter to the Sarasota County Commission ahead of its Friday retreat.

“Unfortunately, shortly after, COVID changed priorities and paused those discussions,” Schneier wrote. “Fortunately, COVID has not impacted revenues as originally expected, and there are now additional funding opportunities associated with (the American Rescue

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Plan Act) and other federal infrastructure programs.”

Schneier also mentioned how the county’s surtax planning is another source of funding for a new library.

The town does have the privately operated Longboat Library, a nonprofit, staffed and operated by volunteers. The library’s lease at 555 Bay Isles Road runs through June 15, 2024.

However, the lease allows for termination of the agreement by the town at any time giving the Longboat Library at least one year’s written notice of the town’s intent to terminate the lease or with 90 days advanced written notification to facilitate the implementation of public library services.

Schneier wrote in his letter that Longboat Library leadership has indicated support for a transition to a public library. The plan would be for the group to support the Sarasota County Library “in a volunteer relationship as Friends of the Sarasota County Library.”

“When COVID hit, everything kind of changed,” Harmer said.

“Things were paused, the county was reviewing library hours and cutting costs, and there was a sense of what was going to be the impact on revenue for everyone, the town (and) the county, and so it just became a ‘We’re going to put it on the back burner.’”

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he golfers of Longboat Key left a good “frost” impression at their annual Frosty Frolic on Dec. 7. Members of the Women’s Golf Association and Key Niners donned festive costumes after their rounds at Longboat Key Golf Club.

As golfers finished up, the groups of four or six donned their costumes — elves, snowwomen, presents and a squad of ice queens — and mingled with friends before finding their seats. Golfers brought presents for Toys for Tots, and soon a table spanning much of the front of Harbourside Ballroom was overflowing with toys.

A buffet lunch was served, complete with festive, themed cookies for dessert. Director of Golf Terry O’Hara tallied the scores as they came in and announced the winners of the respective leagues. The two organizations will meet again in 2022.

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TRIBUTES

It is with unimaginable sadness we announce the passing of Evelyn (Lynn) Sarah Duguid (nee Magill) on December 6 at the age of 96.

Lynn was born in Toronto on January 3, 1925 to Sam and Mary Magill.

She along with her brother James (Jim) predeceased and sisters Margaret (Maggie) and Patricia (Patty) predeceased, lived on Alcorn Avenue. Lynn attended Jessie Ketchum and Northern vocational. After completing her education, she was hired by Robert Simpson Company and became one of their top models.

Growing up her best friend was Jean Braden and after school they would walk up Yonge Street to our grandfather’s store, James D. Duguid at 1236 Yonge Street where our father worked, Mom would pick up some meat for dinner and dad would give Jean and Mom a raw hot dog and send them on their way, Dad was 14 years older than mom.

Lynn and Robert (Bob) predeceased were married September 22, 1945. They had 3 daughters, Janet Mary (John, son Andrew), Deborah (Debbie) Lynn, (Mike, daughter Sarah) and Catherine (Cathy) Elizabeth, daughters Alexandra, (Phil) and Meghan (Andy).

The Family received friends at Adams Funeral (445 St. Vincent Street, Barrie) on Monday, December 13. Visitation was at 1 p.m. and a service followed.

Internment will take place in the spring at Barrie Union Cemetery, Followed by a celebration of life. Details to follow.

would even beat the men at horseshoes. She also loved to dance and was a fabulous dancer.

She loved watching her daughters compete in sports and attended her grandchildren’s soccer, volleyball, and many other sports they participated in as well as dance recitals.

She and Dad travelled a lot and finally bought a condo at Sea Place in Longboat Key, Florida, where they spent many happy times and made lasting friendships. After Dad passed December 28, 1993, Mom continued to spend 6 months of the year in Florida, coming home for Christmas as she loved being with the family.

She was fortunate enough to meet Alan Markus, who also had a condo at Sea Place. They dated for while and then Mom brought him home for inspection, he passed and they have been together for over 24 years.

Bob took over the business when Grandpa retired and moved the business to 1258 Yonge Street. Mom was in charge of keeping the books and on occasion you could see her driving around Rosedale and Forest Hill delivering orders, often times in her tennis outfit, driving some flashy convertible that Dad bought her.

Mom was very active, playing golf, tennis, volleyball, and pretty much any sport involving a ball.

She loved playing bridge.

She was a champion 10 pin bowler. We spent summer vacation at Ronville Lodge on lake of Bays where mom

After completing her education, she was hired by Robert Simpson Company and became one of their top models.

Alan was devoted to Mom and everyone was happy she found such a wonderful, fun loving caring partner.

They were very social and travelled extensively. Mom and Alan dined and danced often and especially enjoyed going to the Summer House in Siesta Key where they had wonderful meals and danced the night away. Mom and Alan spent the winter in Florida and the summers in Toronto.

Mom had many surgeries in her life and rebounded but never truly recovered from the last surgery, a hip revision, at 94. It left her using a walker. She got a virus and lost her hearing. Through all her challenges she tried to laugh and enjoy life. She very much enjoyed her cosmopolitan and lays potato chips before dinner.

Alan was by Mom’s side every day for all of her surgeries and all her scary nights and was by her side

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Herbert Bruch 1932-2020

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At 6:26 pm, December 2nd, Ann Bateman died.

She was born May 10th 1941 in Ames, Iowa making her 80 years old.

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HERBERT G. BRUCH (Age 88) Born October 17, 1932, departed this life on December 5, 2020. He left behind his loving wife of 50 years, Joanne, and children Bill, Dan, Jim, Julia and Rich, along with seven grandchildren.

Herb, a holocaust survivor, was born in Kempen, Germany and raised by his aunt, Dr. Hilde “Oma” Bruch, in New York City starting at age 13. After graduating from Swarthmore College in 1954, “Gramps” spent his professional career at Unisys in suburban Philadelphia as a computer programmer. An exceptional and passionate bridge player, Herb’s other favorite hobbies were listening to

Herb, a holocaust survivor, was born in Kempen, Germany and raised by his aunt, Dr. Hilde “Oma” Bruch, in New York City starting at age 13. classical music, tinkering with personal computers, watching professional golf, and following his Philadelphia and New York professional sports teams. On this one-year anniversary of his passing, Herb lives on through cherished memories of family and friends alike.

Submit your Loved One’s Obituary Call Adella at 941-366-3468, ext. 346; tributes@yourobserver.com or ask your funeral director for assistance.

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wounded knee took over, and she always loved sun, fun parties, laughter and dogs.

Toward the end of 2019 she began a courageous struggle with cancer, leading to a cascade of complications and hospital stays that eventually took her from us. Ann is survived by her husband, Lawrence Bateman, her son Lawrence (Brac) Bateman (wife Georgia) and grandson Isaac, her son Andrew (Drew) Bateman (wife Jillian) and granddaughters Lucy and Celeste, her sister Mary Kimura, and her brother Michael Bossert.

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Her father H. Dale Bossert and mother Margaret Bossert eventually moved to Buffalo, New York, where her father was Erie County Planning Commissioner and where Ann spent most of her growing-up years. She graduated from Holy Angels Academy, then from Penn State University which she truly loved. After college, she moved to the Chicago area where she worked as an interior decorator/salesperson for the fine furniture store John M. Smyth in Oak Brook, Illinois. In May of 1969, after residing in the near north side of Chicago for a few years, Ann married Lawrence F. Bateman, Jr. They were married in her husband’s home town of Barrington, Illinois at St. Anne’s church, rented homes in Barrington for a few years, then bought a house up the road in Fox River Grove, where they lived for 31 years and raised their sons, Lawrence (Brac) F. Bateman, III and Andrew (Drew) W. Bateman. The last day of 1999 they bought a condo unit on Longboat Key, Florida, where they lived from 2005 onward. She very much enjoyed the Longboat Harbour Association and especially her neighbors there. In her thirties she loved playing tennis until a

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BEACH CLEANUP At 8 a.m., join Keep Manatee Beautiful for a Manatee County beach cleanup. Volunteers will be organized into teams.

Email Dawn DiFoggio at DDInParadise@gmail.com to join.

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TBI FOOD DRIVE From 2-2:30 p.m. in the Temple Beth Israel parking lot, 567 Bay Isles Road, bring nonperishable food and home items for Second Chance, Last Opportunity in Sarasota. As a special request, SCLO is asking for books, toys and stuffed animals for the Santa party with the children they serve. With questions, call Karen Gary at 440-320-8690 or Alice Blueglass at 388-7195.

Photos by Nat Kaemmerer

Above: Attendees had lunch then listened to Dale Anderson’s presentation.

Left: Andy Maass and Becky van der Bogert

SUNDAY, DEC. 19

ST. ARMANDS CIRCLE FAMILY DAY From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., hit the Circle for family fun and a scavenger hunt.

Start at the St. Armand’s Visitor Center at 21 Fillmore Drive, visit Santa, and find the hidden gems around the Circle along the way.

Democratic Club meets for lunch

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he last meeting of the year for the Longboat Key Democratic Club was a family affair. Siblings and children attended the meeting alongside regular members for their final meeting of 2021 on Dec. 7.

The speaker was Dale Anderson, a physician who is the president of the Unitarian Universalist Church in Sarasota and has an interest in studying fascism. He spoke about the “conservative dilemma,” which he said is the tension of the elite party that is facing growing enfranchise-

TUESDAY, DEC. 21

BLUE CHRISTMAS At 5 p.m. at All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church, 563 Bay Isles Road, join for the annual Blue Christmas service. The Rev. David Marshall organized the service for those experiencing grief and loss during the holiday season. Eirinn Abu will be playing saxophone at the service.

ment and a threat to their hold on power.

Outside of their regular meetings, a contingent of members from the Democratic Club and Republican Club of Longboat Key are meeting to discuss differences and work through them. The clubs will hold a panel at the Republican Club meeting Dec. 14.

At the next regular club meeting, held Jan. 4, the Democratic Club will hear from Margaret Good about the importance of voter registration.

RECURRING EVENTS MONDAYS

STRETCH & STRENGTHEN From 10-11 a.m. at The Paradise

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Center, 546 Bay Isles Road. Focus is on strength-training and flexibility for balance. Suzy Brenner leads the class. Fee is $10. Walk-ins welcome.

Call 383-6493.

THINKING OUT LOUD: TIMELY TOPICS WITH MIKE KARP From 1-2:30 p.m. at The Paradise Center, 546 Bay Isles Road. Topics will include U.S. and world current affairs, popular culture and topics relevant to seniors. Cost is $10.

Walk-ins welcome. Call 383-6493.

MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

LONGBOAT LIBRARY The Longboat Library is open again from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Visit the library at 555 Bay Isles Road. There will also be a half-price sale on the library’s collection of used books every Wednesday. Call 383-2011 for information.

MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY

MUSCLES AND MORE WITH ANN ALVIS From 8:30-9:30 a.m. at the Bayfront Park Recreation Center, 4052 GMD, use strength equipment to build flexibility, endurance and balance.

This class welcomes everyone and focuses on proper lifting technique.

Class is $10 for members and $15 for nonmembers. Visit LongboatKey. org for information.

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Temple Beth Israel

5 Ways to Worship at All Angels All Angels Episcopal Church | 563 Bay Isles Rd

The Center of Jewish Living on Longboat Key

• Indoor worship service this Sunday at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m.

Please join us for Friday Evening Shabbat Services at 7:30pm each week in our Sanctuary, and morning Shabbat service & Torah Study at 10:00 am every Saturday.

Check our website for more information on upcoming events & programs, including the NEW Education Center at TBI offerings!

If you’d like to join our mailing list, send an email to office@tbi-lbk.org to stay up to date!

• Live-stream - go to AllAngelsLBK.org to watch on-line • Zoom service - join meeting number 595-570-1807

Due to the rise of Covid cases in our area, we will require masks & encourage social distancing until further notice.

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• Drive-in Church - tune your car radio to 107.5

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SundayService Service10:00 10:00AM AM Sunday TheThe Rev. Dr.Dr. Norman Pritchard Rev. Fred Finks MasksAre AreOptional Optional Masks

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6400Gulf GulfofofMexico MexicoDr. Dr. •• 941.383.8833 941.383.8833(office) (office) •• www.christchurchlbk.org www.christchurchlbk.org 6400

Christmas Eve: 5:00 pm & 9:00 pm (Carols at 8:30 pm) Christmas Day: 8:30 am & 10:30 am Sunday, Su nday, 26th, 8:30 am & 10:30 am Daily Mass: 9:00 am

Please join us for worship in person on Sunday at 10 a.m. or online at our website and Facebook Live Stream at 10 a.m.

Reverend Robert Dziedziak

6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive • Longboat Key, Florida 34228 • 941-383-6491

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The Lord’s Warehouse is OPEN Monday, Wednesday and Saturday from 9am -1pm. Closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.

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YOUR NEIGHBORS 820 SPANISH DRIVE S. This is a perennially festive house; it’s been decorated for Halloween and Christmas for several years. The boat in its dock across the street is even decked out in festive fashion and wrapped in lights. The trees, eaves, columns and plants are glowing at this house, and a few characters can even be spotted on the lawn. Santa Claus is at the mailbox — maybe waiting for letters to arrive?

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rost” impressions last, and Longboat Key is sure to de-“light” anyone looking

for a dose of Christmas cheer. Residents all over the island bring the heat when it comes to Christmas decorations, so the Longboat Observer took to the streets in our speediest sleigh to find the best of the best — and there are a lot of “bests.” We’ll “Dasher” off and let you —NAT KAEMMERER

3370 GULF OF MEXICO DRIVE This house is another perennial on Longboat Key. Year after year, it is lit up red and green — so bright that you can’t help but notice it when you pass by on Gulf of Mexico Drive. A friendly snowman face peeks out from a balcony, and there are wreaths all the way down. Up close, there are inflatable friends including Santa and a Christmas bear near the mailbox.

691 EL CENTRO These myriad multicolored decorations stand out on a street with several other houses glowing.

The bright bulbs are the favored form of festivity, but there is also a stand of glowing Christmas trees on the front lawn.

SANDPIPER INN, 5451 GULF OF MEXICO DRIVE Sandpiper Inn welcomes visitors to a Christmas wonderland in the Floridian style: A line of lighted candy canes leads directly to the pool. A wreath of lights hangs on the gate, and blue and multicolored lights dominate the rest of the facade. Look closely and find the light-up guard dog standing by at the plug for all the strands of lights.

Photos by Nat Kaemmerer

LONGBOAT HARBOUR DOCKS The Longboat Harbour docks are a Christmas classic on Longboat Key. Every dock is decorated every year, and some folks take the challenge very seriously. Boats are draped in lights, pilings are wrapped tight in Christmas cheer, and inflatable friends take up residence for the winter.

Dock 21 features Santa in a hammock and a flamingo in sunglasses, while Dock 31 is a glowing blue wonder. Take a lap around the harbor to appreciate all the Christmas cheer from the residents.

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st ANNIVERSARY LONGBOAT KEY CLUB These lights are a classic welcome to the south end of the Key. The club lines the palm trees at its resort entrance with white lights on their trunks and green lights in their fronds, and there’s a wreath on the guardhouse. What better way to bring in a Florida Christmas?

CHALLENGE January 7-9, 2022 Tournament Reception

536 KETCH LANE Look closely and you might see the aloe plant decked out with Santa hats. But it’s understandable if your eye is drawn all over the light-covered lawn and trees of this house.

Live music … Hors d’oeuvres, drinks catered by Harry’s Continental Kitchens 4:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 6 Longboat Key Public Tennis Center

Tournament Friday, Jan. 7 thru Sunday, Jan. 9 Longboat Key Public Tennis Center Open to All Four Players per Team (2 men, 2 women); Four Levels of Play (Need a team? Let us know; we’ll help arrange)

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761 FOX ST. This little gem is tucked back from the road, but it glitters and glows back within the trees.

The eaves are lined with white lights, and a projector casts small green twinkles on the front.

The result looks a bit like what snow might look like in Florida.

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LONGBOAT KEY BAYFRONT ESTATE Rare opportunity. Update to your liking with a remodel, or build your dream home!

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SARASOTA PENTHOUSE Downtown Ritz Carlton 3BR Ensuite Residence.

Magnificent 4,276 sf open floor plan. Spectacular views. World class amenities. $5,875,000

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HOLMES BEACH ISLAND PARADISE Gulf front. Furnished 3BD/2BA open plan in this six unit complex with great rental opportunities. $1,125,000

LONGBOAT KEY GULFFRONT Beachfront 3BR/3BA 4,200sf recently renovated two story home w/ attached garage sits on 0.49 acres on north Longboat Key. $6,395,000

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he Longboat Key Garden Club celebrated the holidays in a way only Floridians could: on the beach, watching the sunset and sweating a little bit. The club hosted its annual get-together Dec. 8 at Beach House Waterfront Restaurant.

The tradition took a break in 2020 but was back with a bang this year. More than 50 club members came out to celebrate the end of the year, the holiday season and the view they had. Soon after arriving, the sun began to set over the Gulf of

Mexico, played off by the smooth strumming of jazz guitar Akiem Esdaile. Club President Susan Phillips said she tries to book Esdaile to play every Garden Club event that he possibly can.

Attendees got their beverages with drink tickets in the form of leis and got their dinner from under a tent. As the night wore on, more and more people took to tables to chat with friends.

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rom head to mistletoe, the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce was in a festive mood for its holiday Business After Hours event Dec. 9.

Members came to the patio of Harry’s Continental Kitchens for one of the chamber’s most well-attended events of the year to catch up with their fellow businesspeople before the heyday of the holidays gets going.

Attendees mingled on the patio, enjoying the evening and doing their best to

keep the no-see-ums away. Harry’s provided snacks for the party, so some found their places at tables to chow down. Many members dressed in their festive best, so blinking Christmas light necklaces twinkled throughout the crowd, and red and green were the dominant color palette.

The chamber will meet one last time before 2022 for a Networking at Noon lunch Dec. 16.

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Real Estate Sold by a Real Expert BRUCE MYER’S SALES ACTIVITY - OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER 2021

BIRD KEY 475 E ROYAL FLAMINGO DR. SOLD! $5,000,000

PLAYERS CLUB 1425 GULF OF MEXICO DR., #501 SOLD! $1,800,000

BIRD KEY 328 BOB WHITE WAY SOLD! $1,195,000

COUNTRY CLUB SHORES 510 GOLF LINKS LANE SOLD! $1,295,000

BAY ISLES BAYOU 3300 BAYOU SOUND SOLD! $950,000

PROMENADE 1211 GULF OF MEXICO DR., #306 SOLD! $845,000

PORTOBELLO 3240 GULF OF MEXIC DR., #B504 SOLD! $565,000

INN ON THE BEACH 225 SANDS POINT RD., #6104 SOLD! $595,000

FAIRWAY BAY 1930 HARBOURSIDE DR., #152 SOLD! $535,100

SILVER SANDS 5841 GULF OF MEXICO DR., #245 SOLD! $450,000

ST. ARMANDS KEY 171 S. WASHINGTON DRIVE PENDING! $10,995,000

BAY ISLES HARBOR 550 HARBOR POINT ROAD PENDING! $6,995,000

BAY ISLES HARBOR 1601 HARBOR CAY LANE PENDING! $2,895,000

GRAND BAY 3040 GRAND BAY BLVD. #294 PENDING! $1,794,000

FAIRWAY BAY ATRIUM 2120 HARBOURSIDE DR., #636 PENDING! $1,195,000

GRAND BAY 3040 GRAND BAY BLVD. #235 PENDING! $1,149,000

FAIRWAY BAY ATRIUM 2110 HARBOURSIDE DR., #526 PENDING! $895,000

WINDING OAKS 3402 WINDING OAKS DRIVE PENDING! $799,900

BIRD KEY 525 BIRD KEY DRIVE PENDING! $2,695,000 REPRESENTING BUYER

FAIRWAY BAY 1932 HARBOURSIDE DR., #244 PENDING! $895,000

SLEEPY LAGOON 674 NORTON STREET PENDING! $1,100,000

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LONGBOAT KEY 70 Lighthouse Point Drive 4 Beds 5/2 Baths 4,979 Sq. Ft. Linda Driggs & Sara Boudarga 941-374-2920 A4518073 $8,500,000

SARASOTA 473 Partridge Circle 4 Beds 3/1 Baths 3,226 Sq. Ft. Drew Russell 941-993-3739 A4511642 $3,095,000

SARASOTA 500 S Palm Avenue 101 3 Beds 3/1 Baths 2,830 Sq. Ft. Marybeth Flynn 941-704-1477 A4517329 $3,000,000

LONGBOAT KEY 775 Longboat Club Road 208 3 Beds 3 Baths 2,122 Sq. Ft. Lenore Treiman 941-356-9642 A4519129 $2,250,000

SARASOTA 3835 Pomegranate Place 3 Beds 3/1 Baths 3,179 Sq. Ft. Kelly Quigley 941-356-9954 A4519108 $2,195,000

LONGBOAT KEY 647 Marbury Lane 4 Beds 4/1 Baths 2,651 Sq. Ft. Sandi Layfield 941-914-2807 A4503569 $1,599,000

HOLMES BEACH 4003 5th Avenue 3 Beds 3 Baths 2,200 Sq. Ft. Stacy Haas 941-587-4359 A4514159 $1,585,000

LONGBOAT KEY 1445 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 303 2 Beds 2/1 Baths 1,982 Sq. Ft. Jonathan Fox & Susan Fox, PA 941-544-6649 A4515949 $1,330,000

BRADENTON 10012 Kingfisher Road E 3 Beds 2/1 Baths 2,473 Sq. Ft. Ken Kavanaugh, Jr & Maureen Horn 941-799-1943 A4516775 $1,295,000

SARASOTA 446 Burns Court 2 Beds 2/1 Baths 1,313 Sq. Ft. Richard Perlman 941-228-8580 A4518921 $1,200,000

ANNA MARIA ISLAND 231 64th Street 3 Beds 2 Baths 1,206 Sq. Ft. Hannah Hillyard & George Myers 941-744-7358 A4518052 $1,100,000

LONGBOAT KEY 100 Sands Point Road 323 3 Beds 2 Baths 1,941 Sq. Ft. Peter Salefsky & Rachelle Golden 941-724-5107 A4517962 $995,000

LONGBOAT KEY 656 Tarawitt Drive 10,799 Sq. Ft. Ian Addy, PA & Gail Wittig 941-961-8850 A4518192 $950,000

SARASOTA 1212 Benjamin Franklin Drive 508 2 Beds 2 Baths 1,421 Sq. Ft. Philip Pisano, III & Wayne Fastzkie 941-468-8603 A4519537 $899,999

PALMETTO 610 16th Avenue E 2 Beds 2/1 Baths 1,957 Sq. Ft. Rachelle Golden 941-538-8998 A4514336 $899,000

LONGBOAT KEY 1701 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 207 2 Beds 2 Baths 1,551 Sq. Ft. Brigitte Von Kessel 941-266-2174 A4519006 $895,000

SARASOTA 205 Golden Gate Point 202 2 Beds 2 Baths 1,480 Sq. Ft. Lenore Treiman 941-356-9642 A4519237 $895,000

SARASOTA 707 S Gulfstream Avenue 101 2 Beds 2 Baths 1,247 Sq. Ft. Marybeth Flynn 941-704-1477 A4518888 $850,000

SARASOTA 1518 Bel Air Star Parkway 4 Beds 4/1 Baths 3,475 Sq. Ft. Cheryl Roberts 941-266-1450 A4506654 $835,000

BRADENTON 3912 Plumosa Terrace Street W 2 Beds 2/1 Baths 2,679 Sq. Ft. Pam Goodwin & Fran DeDona 941-812-0754 A4517658 $790,000

LONGBOAT KEY 4410 Exeter Drive K205 2 Beds 2 Baths 992 Sq. Ft. Malihe Karimi 941-376-5099 A4519064 $595,000

VENICE 343 Melrose Court 111B 2 Beds 2 Baths 2,329 Sq. Ft. Sharon Ross 941-320-4190 A4516774 $473,000

SARASOTA 101 S Gulfstream Avenue 15B 2 Beds 2 Baths 1,320 Sq. Ft. Tracy Jones 941-376-3405 A4518516 $470,000

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BRADENTON 112 65th Street Court NW 3 Beds 2 Baths 1,648 Sq. Ft. Leah Secondo 941-545-4430 A4518913 $349,000

SARASOTA 483 Meadow Lark Drive 4 Beds 3/2 Baths 5,468 Sq. Ft. The Walter Group 941-232-2000 A4510572 $6,850,000

LONGBOAT KEY 25 Lighthouse Point Drive 4 Beds 6/1 Baths 6,025 Sq. Ft. Sherri Mills 941-350-7112 A4503359 $5,200,000

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home on Bird Key tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Bradley James Camrud and Juli Camrud, of Sarasota, sold their home at 465 E. Royal Flamingo Drive to Jeffrey Rhinelander and Jacqueline Bohannon, of Sarasota, for $2.5 million. Built in 1973, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,383 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.5 million in 2018.

BIRD KEY

Windsor Holding Services Ltd. sold the home at 118 N. Warbler Lane to HB Land Holdings II LLC for $1.98 million. Built in 1969, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,106 square feet of living area. It sold for $360,000 in 2000.

Emily Russomanno, trustee, of Sarasota, sold the home at 206 Robin Drive to John George Stanescu and Julie Stanescu, of Merrick, New York, for $1.55 million. Built in 1972, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,281 square feet of living area. It sold for $260,000 in 1991.

CONRAD BEACH

Randall and Kori White, of Longboat Key, sold their home at 343 Firehouse Lane to Jason Sullivan, of Wayne, Illinois, for $1.9 million. Built in 2000, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,644 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.3 million in 2020.

THE PLAYERS CLUB

George Waugh Jr. and Elizabeth Waugh, trustees, sold the Unit 501 condominium at 1425 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Julie and Dag Skattum, trustees, of London, England, for $1.8 million. Built in 1983, it has three bedrooms, four baths and

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Nancy and Michael Eisenstat, of Longboat Key, sold their home at 711 Old Compass Road to Green Heron Developments LLP for $1.5 million. Built in 1971, it has four bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,250 square feet of living area. It sold for $368,000 in 1997.

LONGBOAT KEY ESTATES

Scott and Tami Charlton, of Longboat Key, sold their home at 530 Jessmyth Drive to Maiden Lane Property LLC for $1.05 million.

Built in 1956, it has two bedrooms, one bath and 904 square feet of living area.

THE PROMENADE

Any and Nancy Massa, of Lebanon, New Jersey, sold their Unit 404 condominium at 1211 Gulf of Mexico Drive to David and Ammie Klotter, of Mason, Ohio, for $960,000. Built in 1985, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,585 square feet of living area. It sold for $640,000 in 2013.

MCCALLS BEACH CASTLE

The Ridge Group LLC sold the Unit 1 condominium at 5311 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Donna and Edward Monroe, of Peoria, Illinois, for $903,000. Built in 1973, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,028 square feet of living area. It sold for $650,000 in 2018.

THE PRIVATEER NORTH

Jaime and Kimberly Ellis, of Sidney, Ohio, sold their Unit 1005 condominium at 1050 Longboat Club Road to John and Julia Fitchett, of Denver, for $900,000. Built in 1974, it has one bedroom, two baths and 1,290 square feet of living area. It sold for $595,000 in 2019.

Charles Kupiec, of Whitesboro, New York, sold his Unit 203 condominium at 1050 Longboat Club Road to GD2001 LLC for $655,000. Built in 1974, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,409 square feet of living area. It sold for $375,000 in 2014.

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Built in 1973, the home at 465 E. Royal Flamingo Drive has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,383 square feet of living area.

two bedrooms, two baths and 1,273 square feet of living area.

ISLANDER CLUB OF LONGBOAT KEY

Robert and Vicki Sharron, of Manalapan, New Jersey, sold their Unit 54-S condominium at 2295 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Linda Connly, trustee, of Fiskdale, Massachusetts, for $820,000. Built in 1970, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,235 square feet of living area.

BAYPORT BEACH AND TENNIS CLUB

Patricia Ostroski, of Sarasota, sold her Unit 814 condominium at 814 Bayport Way to Wilhelm and Alzira Meierling, of Longboat Key, for $725,000. Built in 1981, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,601 square feet of living area.

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BAY HARBOUR APARTMENTS

Shirley Jean Andrews, trustee, of Longboat Key, sold the Unit 306 condominium at 448 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Mark Edward Smith and Victoria Sue Smith, of Florence, Kentucky, for $650,000.

Built in 1970, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,250 square feet of living area.

HARBOUR VILLA CLUB AT THE BUCCANEER

Jacqueline Styles, of Ontario, Canada, sold her Unit 112 condominium at 615 Dream Island Place to David Patrick Styles and Leslie Diane Styles, of Ontario, Canada, for $600,000. Built in 1985, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,293 square feet of living area.

In with the new SALES GALLERY OPEN

Kenneth and Judith Brostron, of Longboat Key, sold their Unit 2403 condominium at 2101 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Joann Abbott and Helen Seiple, of Longboat Key, for $850,000. Built in 1984, it has

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4651 Gulf of Mexico Drive

$350,000

4651 GMD 304

Interior alterations

4651 Gulf of Mexico Drive

$350,000

4651 GMD 402

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4651 Gulf of Mexico Drive

$350,000

4651 GMD 403

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4652 Gulf of Mexico Drive

$350,000

4651 GMD 404

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4653 Gulf of Mexico Drive

$350,000

4651 GMD 202

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4654 Gulf of Mexico Drive

$350,000

4651 GMD 203

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4655 Gulf of Mexico Drive

$350,000

4651 GMD 204

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$350,000

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$350,000

4651 GMD 103

Interior alterations

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$350,000

4651 GMD 104

Interior alterations

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$350,000

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$350,000

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$350,000

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$350,000

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Interior alterations

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$350,000 $154,298

2525 GMD #14C

Interior alterations

Michael Andrew Jenkins

7135 La Lenaire Drive

Addition of solar

Halcyon Shores LLC

$90,840

photovoltaic array

570 Yardarm Lane

Dock and lift

Yardarm Lane LLC

$60,477 $56,000

718 Lyons Lane

Interior alterations

Dennis Dowiak

536 Halyard Lane

Seawall

Arline Oppizzi Rev Living Trust $52,500

770 Old Compass Road

New roof

Reinhard Zauner

$48,392

3221 Bayou Way

Re-roof

John L. Selzer

$36,889

5601 GMD

Re-roof

5601 Gulf of Mexico Drive

$31,308

520 Chipping Lane

Mechanial

Richard G. Ayotte

$30,550

590 Jessmyth Drive

Dewater and demuck Frederick W. Merizon

620 Hibiscus Way

Plumbing

Larry S. Kreiss

4725 GMD Unit 311

Interior alterations

George Filcoff, Jr.

$26,562

6877 GMD

Pool resurfacing

Todd Lee Borck

$23,985

3345 Sabal Cove Way

A/C change-out

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THANK YOU! The Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key would like to thank the dozens of Volunteers, the Town of Longboat Key, Public Works, Police, Fire Rescue, the 800+ attendees, all raffle participants, our 14 Sponsors, 21 Patrons, and the 23 food service establishments and 20+ businesses who donated their goods and services to our event.

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unshine and a good book add up to a recipe for a good day, and Longboat Library volunteers mixed up a great one on Dec. 11 with its winter book sale.

Volunteers laid out tables with fiction, nonfiction and kids books, as well as puzzles, games and movies. Sylvan and Dan Schulz stocked up on history books and DVDs. Much of the stock was under a dollar apiece, and two tables were stocked with $1 bargains. More used books were available inside, too, where librarians kept the regular operation running.

Although the day was perfect for book

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The Longboat Library is bringing book club back for the winter season and will host one a month until April. All meetings will be at 4 p.m., and a venue will be determined in early fall. Call Pat Geraci at 383-7916 for information.

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hunting, volunteers said the day was mostly slow, and they hadn’t noticed much traffic out and about on the island in general. Some customers stopped by on bikes or came over after tennis to browse the selections. This wasn’t the only time that used books were available; the library is back to hosting its Wonderful Wednesdays, in which all its used stock is half off.

The library’s hours have changed to 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday, and they are seeking volunteers.

BRINGING BOOK CLUB BACK

Jan. 11: The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah Feb. 8: “American Dirt” by Jeanine Cummins March 8: “The Vanishing Half”

by Brit Bennett April 12: “Secrets Between Us”

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This week’s Celebrity Cipher answers Puzzle One Solution: “Really interesting things come because you don’t know what the rules are, what you can and can’t do.”

Steve Buscemi Puzzle Two Solution: “So many people try to grow up too fast, and it’s not fun! You should stay a kid as long as possible!”

Vanessa Hudgens Puzzle Three Solution: “I really do believe that if you don’t challenge yourself and risk failing, that it’s not interesting.”

Director Julie Taymor

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