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Judge orders Colony board to fix units A Sarasota County court order mandates the moldy and rotting Colony Beach & Tennis Resort units be fixed.

DEZZI FEELS HEAT from contract comments Fire Rescue Chief Paul Dezzi is still the town’s fire chief. But he is no longer part of the town manager’s contract negotiation team.

KURT SCHULTHEIS

INSIDE

SENIOR EDITOR

The Colony Beach and Tennis Resort Association must work to get each dilapidated and moldy 237 unit at the shuttered resort habitable again, a Sarasota judge ruled last week.

Sheldon and Carol Rabin, owners of two beachfront Colony units, filed a lawsuit in the 12th Judicial Circuit Court in December 2014, asking Judge Rochelle Curley to rule that the association has been negligent and must restore the buildings and units to their original configuration and

Read Lynn Larson’s letter in response to Dezzi’s comments.

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SEE COLONY PAGE 6A

ARTS+CULTURE

KURT SCHULTHEIS SENIOR EDITOR

Fire Rescue Chief Paul Dezzi won’t be sitting at the table alongside Town Manager Dave Bullock when negotiations with the Longboat Key Fire Rescue Union begin.

Bargaining on a new three-year contract begins at 2 p.m. June 16, at Town Hall.

Although Dezzi will remain the fire chief, Bullock decided May 14 to remove him from the town’s negotiation team following Dezzi’s remarks to approximately 25 Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key members at their April 23 breakfast meeting.

Dezzi told the group he’s worried he won’t be able to fill fireSEE DEZZI PAGE 2A

P&Z BOARD:

Strength in numbers The former board of nine shrinks to seven members.

Who got a seat? And who’s no longer on the board?

GENEROUS ACT A young actor gives back to the stage.

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DESIGNING DAUGHTERS

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Guests dress in 007-inspired attire at annual Fashionable Gala.

PAGE 3A Kurt Schultheis

Newly appointed Planning and Zoning Board members took their oath of office Tuesday, at Longboat Key Town Hall. From left to right are Andrew Aitken, B.J. Bishop, Jim Brown, Ken Schneier, Leonard Garner, George Symanski Jr. and Stephen Madva.

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ASPEN MURPHY: A TOP DOG

Local celebrity dog Aspen Murphy died May 11.

Born Dec. 25, 2001, Aspen, a white standard poodle, spent his life with the companionship of Reid and Susan Murphy.

“His greatest love was the water,” Susan Murphy said.

“He loved riding on the back of the boat and enjoying the water and the dolphins.”

Aspen also enjoyed joining his owners on shopping trips and appointments around town.

“Wherever we went, he went,” Susan Murphy said.

“We always had him with us.

Everybody loved him.”

Aspen became the face of Reid Murphy’s real estate company, Developers Realty Co. “He was known by everybody,” Reid Murphy said.

“He want to all the establishments, and he sold real estate with me. People loved when he was with me.”

Aspen was known for his calm, intelligent demeanor and show-dog looks. His father was an international agility champion, and his mother was a Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show champion.

“People always came up and asked if they could photograph him,” Susan Murphy said. “He was just a beautiful, beautiful dog with a wonderful temperament.

He was everybody’s friend.

He was incredible.”

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HOT-BUTTON ISSUE DEZZI FROM PAGE 1A

fighter/paramedic positions after six veterans reach mandatory retirement dates beginning May 2016. The fire chief said he thinks contract negotiations should center on fixing what he perceives as a pension and wage issue.

The comments irked Bullock, who sets the tone for the town’s bargaining during negotiations with the union.

Bullock spent three weeks holding multiple discussions with Dezzi, commissioners and even Kiwanians who attended the April 23 meeting to investigate Dezzi’s comments.

Dezzi also held individual meetings with each commissioner last week to explain his actions.

Commissioners then consulted with Bullock, who controls hiring and firing of town employees.

Dezzi learned of Bullock’s decision during a May 14 meeting with the town manager.

After that meeting, Dezzi confirmed to the Longboat Observer that although he is still fire chief, he will not be a part of contract negotiations this summer.

Bullock told the Longboat Observer, “Paul Dezzi is the fire chief, and he will be the fire chief until he isn’t.”

Asked if he has lost confidence in Dezzi’s ability as a fire chief, Bullock said he has not.

“I look at every decision I have to arrive at with one question in mind,” Bullock said. “Are the citizens of Longboat Key well served?

In that case (the supervision of the fire department), they are well

served with Paul’s leadership. You can see it in the department.”

Bullock also confirmed Dezzi won’t be part of his contract negotiation team next month.

“He won’t be at the table, and I’m not sure who will replace him or if I need to replace him,” said Bullock, whose other negotiation members include labor attorney Reynolds Allen and Human Resources Manager Lisa Silvertooth.

Asked why Dezzi was removed from his negotiation team, Bullock said, “Because I have chosen not to (have him there).”

Firefighter Lt. Jason Berzowski, who will act as a union negotiator this summer, said he was surprised to hear Dezzi was removed from Bullock’s negotiation team.

“In our opinion, the chief didn’t say or do anything wrong,” Berzowski said. “We have a hiring and a retention problem. Whether the town manager and the Town Commission choose to recognize that is up to them.”

Commissioner Lynn Larson disagrees.

“Currently there is one opening in the fire department, and misstatements were made,” Larson wrote in a letter to the Longboat Observer. “This does not seem to be a time to run around saying, ‘The sky is falling.’”

“I agree it is a good time to be on the lookout for potential new employees, but I do not agree that things are so bleak,” she wrote.

Mayor Jack Duncan and Vice Mayor Terry Gans declined to comment, explaining that Bullock makes hiring decision.

Larson: ‘I do not agree that things are so bleak.’

Commissioner Lynn Larson submitted the following letter to the Longboat Observer May 4 in response to comments Longboat Key Fire Rescue Chief Paul Dezzi made at an April Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key breakfast meeting.

Her husband, Jim, is treasurer of the Kiwanis Club.

Recently my husband, Jim, came home from a Kiwanis meeting and said what a great speaker Fire Chief Paul Dezzi is. He then told me about the big problem we have because Chief Dezzi cannot find employees for open positions because of the low pay and poor benefits, including pension, the town offers.

I was shocked to hear this since I knew we did not have a turnover or vacant position problem.

Facts from Town Hall indicate that we have 34 total fire employees. In 2013, when negotiations went on and on to establish a new pension system, we had four resignations during the uncertain times. Since then, we have had one retirement in 2014, after issues arose with the employee, and in 2015, we had one resignation, which is a current vacancy. In 2016, we expect six members to leave our employment due to a generous town benefit allowing employees to retire, then continue working, collect their salary, and at the end of three years, collect three years lump sum retirement upon leaving employment from the town. This is called the DROP plan.

Currently there is one fire employee opening. I agree it is a good time to be on the lookout for potential new employees, but I do not agree that things are so bleak.

Misstatements were made. The starting salary is $51,309.44; however, annual salaries for the lowest paid

employees are considerably higher, approximately $58,000 to $61,000, when overtime and incentives, such as driving the fire truck and even laundry allowance(s) are added. Due to the union contract, employees work two 24-hour shifts per week; therefore, employees earn eight hours of overtime each and every week they work. I asked for the number of evening calls we have had over the last several years. Consistently, we have averaged less than one call per night split between two firehouses. Looking at the emergency call numbers, it is very clear that due to these low call numbers, employees may actually be sleeping while earning overtime.

Nearby towns, such as Sarasota and Bradenton, do not expect as many restful nights as Longboat has. Employee benefits, excluding continuing payments to the frozen pension plan, add at least 40% to the cost by the town of each employee.

It was reported that Dezzi indicated employees came from the other coast and then left the town for more money and benefits from surrounding communities. If this is true, then why have we only lost two employees in two years and one of them was due to retirement?

I respect our hardworking fire staff and appreciate the job they do. Please understand that their salaries and benefits are negotiated by union contract.

We honor the union contract as negotiated.

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Town commission wants permanent peacock fix BIRD BLURBS “As long as there are living peacocks on this island, you’ll never be out of the peacock business.”

— Town Manager Dave Bullock

“You want to get rid of the problem?

Spread the rumor peacock tastes like turkey.”

— Commissioner Phill Younger

“Let’s use our codes to fix this problem.

The peacocks are contributing to a land use density problem.”

— Commissioner Irwin Pastor

“This is not a peacock town. It’s a town with a peacock problem.”

— Commissioner Terry Gans

KURT SCHULTHEIS SENIOR EDITOR

They’re ba-ack — the Longbeach Village peacocks, that is.

And when the population rises, the debate the birds bring to Longboat Key Town Hall becomes a sound almost as familiar as their distinct mating calls.

But the Longboat Key Town Commission is tired of giving money to the Longbeach Village Association to control the population that swells every couple years.

To fix the problem, they want town staff to investigate the problem and find a permanent solution.

“We’ve made this a neighborhood problem in the past,” said Mayor Jack Duncan at Monday’s regular commission workshop.

“But what’s apparent is, it’s a town problem that needs addressed with a serious plan.”

Town Manager Dave Bullock presented a timeline that showed amounts of money the town has provided the Village in the past.

“As long as there are living peacocks on this island, you’ll never be out of the peacock business,” Bullock said. “The town has wrestled with this issue many times.”

In March, Village resident James Braha, charged with taking care of a growing peacock population, told the Longboat Observer he surrendered to the peacocks.

“The birds are pooping all over my driveway,” he said. “I’m supposed to be in charge of this problem, and there’s nothing I can do.

I yell at the peacocks and throw things at them but they don’t go away. They just multiply.”

As the peacock population rises again in the Village, commissioners want town staff to investigate how to fix the problem for good.

Braha estimates there are 85 to 100 peacocks that coexist with humans in the Village. Braha and other Villagers say they can’t find a reputable trapper to reduce the flock to 12 male birds, which was the direction the Village and the town agreed upon in 2010.

Lands End resident and District 5 Commissioner Pat Zunz said Monday she recently saw a nest with 13 peacock eggs in it.

“The numbers have increased considerably, and something should probably be done,” Zunz said.

Vice Mayor Terry Gans said if the peacock problem was going to be handled, the town should take care of it.

“The town is more suited to manage this type of thing more than a collection of residents in a neighborhood,” Gans said. “A plan of action is needed.”

The commission gave Bullock direction to formulate a plan for ongoing control of the peacocks that the town would manage.

Staff will report back with the cost and constraints involved.

PRICE FOR PEACOCKS

The Longboat Key Town Commission has paid the following amounts over the years to help reduce the peafowl population via means of trapper services that Villagers say aren’t effective at reducing the population.

Date Amount Description May 2008 $1,200 Forty-eight peacocks relocated September 2008 $1,166.30 Peacock/prebait for capture $1,375 Trapping and removal July 2010

of 60 to 70 peacocks December 2011 $1,500 Trapping and removal of peacocks

P&Z still has familiar faces The Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Board was reduced from nine to seven members Monday. Stephen Madva is the only new member.

KURT SCHULTHEIS SENIOR EDITOR

And then there were seven.

The Longboat Key Planning Zoning Board that the Longboat Key Town Commission selected Monday afternoon at a special meeting has a new number — seven, down from its previous nine members — but that board consists of mostly familiar faces.

The commission chose the following seven members out of 12 applications it received for seven seats: Former planning board members Jim Brown, B.J. Bishop, George Symanski Jr., Ken Schneier, Leonard Garner and Andrew Aitken. The only newcomer to the board is retired attorney and Country Club Shores resident Stephen Madva.

Former Chairman Al Hixon and Secretary John Wild were not chosen for the new board. Walter Hackett Jr. did not seek reappointment. Jack Daly is also no longer a member because of his recent election to the commission.

“This was tough,” said Commissioner Phill Younger after the commission made appointments.

“I think everyone that applied qualified. I want to thank outgoing members for their service.

They have served well. For members that had been on the board, I hope you maintain interest and continue to look for ways to serve the town.”

In April, the commission gave unanimous consensus to whittle down the board’s membership.

The decision occurred after much discussion the past couple of years by both the commission and the planning board, which has been described as “unwieldy” in its current form.

New planning board members also have something they’ve never dealt with before: term limits.

Planning members have term limits of three, three-year terms for a total of nine years of service.

But the terms needed to be staggered when the board was created Monday so all members aren’t up for terms at the same time to create continuity on the board.

After Monday’s selections, their names were placed in a hat, and the first three members whose names were drawn — Brown, Bishop and Symanski — received three-year terms. Schneier and Garner drew two-year terms.

Madva and Aitken received oneyear terms. Madva and Aitken still have the right to nine years of service after their terms are up next May because they were only chosen for one-year terms.

On Tuesday, the commission and the new planning board held a special joint workshop to discuss code revisions and nonconforming property issues. The planning board’s seven new members were sworn in for their terms at the start of the meeting.

“Welcome, and I think (the selection process) went about as good as it possibly could have went Monday,” Mayor Jack Duncan said to the board Tuesday.

“It was a difficult and emotional process, but we accomplished our goal of reducing the membership and creating a better working environment moving forward.”

NO LONGER ON THE BOARD JOHN WILD

AL HIXON

Former planning board chairman Al Hixon and planning board secretary John Wild were not selected to join the new board.

WALTER HACKETT JR.

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THURSDAY, MAY 21, 2015

Police nab kayak theft suspects A kayak theft led to multiple charges for two suspects who are now in the Manatee County Jail.

KURT SCHULTHEIS SENIOR EDITOR

Longboat Key police may have helped stop a crime wave when they arrested two Sarasota men for the theft of a kayak.

Police allege that on May 4, Brandon Cole Anderson, 31, and Nathan Lee Barnes, 32, both of Sarasota, stole a $600 two-person kayak that was hanging from inside the carport of a home in the 500 block of Neptune Avenue.

Using the license-plate camera recognition system that’s in place on both ends of the Key, police pinpointed a gray Ford F-150 pickup truck that traveled onto the south end of the island without a kayak at 6:30 p.m. and left approximately two-and-a-half hours later with a yellow kayak in the back.

Police then examined pawn shop records to find a kayak matching the description at a Sarasota pawn shop.

Barnes allegedly pawned the kayak 26 minutes after the camera system clicked a photo of the truck leaving the south end.

Detective Sgt. Robert Bourque learned Barnes and Anderson were arrested on May 12 for a paddleboard theft and drove to the Manatee County Jail to read Barnes his Miranda rights for the Key kayak burglary.

Bourque sought a warrant for Barnes’ arrest May 12 and received it the next day.

“They were combing the streets looking for something to steal,” Bourque said. “One of them admitted they are roommates, and both have a heroin problem.

They would drive all day to support their habit throughout the two-county area.”

Anderson was later charged with burglary and grand theft in relation to the kayak theft. Barnes was also charged with dealing in stolen property and defrauding a pawn broker in the city of Sarasota for the kayak theft.

Bourque said the Longboat and Manatee County arrest warrants led to “a ton more burglary charges being brought against both suspects.”

Multiple additional theft charges have been filed against both suspects stemming from crimes in the cities of Sarasota and Bradenton and Sarasota County.

“It was a good catch for the island and the surrounding area to get them both off the streets,” Bourque said.

Both Anderson and Barnes remain in custody at the Manatee County Jail.

ARRESTED

Walter Hackett Jr. declined to reapply for a board seat.

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n Brandon Cole Anderson, Age: 31 Residence: Sarasota n Nathan Lee Barnes Age: 32 Residence: Sarasota

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Emergency helicopter landings to disappear Following Sarasota Memorial Hospital’s certification as a trauma hospital May 1, the way Longboat Key treats its trauma patients is changing.

Both ends of the island are now served by a trauma hospital because patients on the north end are already served by Blake Medical Center in Bradenton, which also has trauma certification.

“Nowhere else has a trauma hospital on both ends of their community,” said Longboat Key Fire Rescue Chief Paul Dezzi.

In most instances, helicopter landings on the Key for emergency trauma transportation will disappear.

“We’ll still call for a helicopter if traffic is backed up in season,” Dezzi said. “But that’s the only time you’ll see helicopters on the island.”

Village parking study: No problems Town Manager Dave Bullock says a parking issue Longbeach Village residents brought to the attention of town staff last year does not exist.

Villagers expressed concern that cars parked on both sides of their streets, mainly during season, create potential problems for vehicles, including fire trucks, that might not be able to drive the streets when responding to emergencies.

At the request of Bullock and the Longboat Key Town Commission, the Longboat Key Police Department conducted a parking study from November through

April to monitor on-street parking and determine the number of vehicles parking overnight along Village roads.

Inspections by both police and Longboat Key Fire Rescue, which drove the streets during busy lunchtime and dinnertime hours, also found no issues of cars inhibiting the trucks’ ability to drive down the roads.

“I don’t see any need to conduct additional daily inspections based on the data contained herein,” Bullock wrote to commissioners in a May 4 email.

Town prepares for health fair The town will host an employee health fair that’s also open to residents and Key business employees from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

May 21, in Town Hall Commission Chambers, 501 Bay Isles Road.

There will be free health screenings available to all employees, their spouses and residents of the town who have Florida Blue (Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida) insurance.

Those who don’t have Florida Blue insurance can participate in the health screenings for $39.

Screenings are included for diabetes, cholesterol, blood pressure and more, with immediate results presented onsite. Tips on health-related topics such as nutrition, diet and fitness will also be available, and experts will be onsite to answer questions.

Town employees who participate in the health screening can earn points toward two additional days off.

For information, contact Human Resources Manager Lisa Silvertooth at 316-1999.

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Tennis Center’s net benefits trump revenue Commissioners are willing to overlook a mostly revenue-neutral tennis center operation because of its popularity with residents and visitors.

BY THE NUMBERS

KURT SCHULTHEIS SENIOR EDITOR

The Longboat Key Town Commission and town staff are showing the Longboat Key Public Tennis Center the love even though it’s not a money-making operation.

At their regular workshop Monday, commissioners supported a plan by Town Manager Dave Bullock that continues to put $15,000 a year into a separate capital improvement fund for the future improvements to the facility that the commission approved last year.

Commissioners cited the benefits the tennis center offers the island, despite the fact it has lost more than $12,000 the last two fiscal years (see sidebar).

“It’s a huge drawing power and an asset,” Commissioner Phill Younger said.

Last month, Friends of Tennis President David Gutridge urged the town to fund operational needs for the tennis center. Commissioners agreed that operational costs such as tennis court resurfacing are the town’s responsibility in the future.

Bullock said he believes a fund with $15,000 a year is adequate to build up operational money for the tennis center.

In fiscal year 2016, the town is preparing to spend $30,000 for

$584,000

Revenue the tennis center is expected to reach by Sept. 30, a 6% increase from a year ago

$109,000

Tennis center profit as of April 30

2015-16 BUDGET BREAKDOWN The Longboat Key Town Commission held its first budget workshop for fiscal year 2015-16, which begins Oct. 1. Commissioners and town staff will continue wrestling with various numbers and figures throughout the summer until the commission adopts the budget in September.

BUDGET AT A GLANCE Revenues $17 million

$21,000

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PROFITS/LOSSES

2014-15

’15-16 (preliminary)

BULLOCK’S GUIDELINES

$20,000

n No increase in millage; n Maintain publicly visible service

$15,000 $10,000

-$12,481

$5,000 -$5,000 -$10,000 -$15,000 FY ’10

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’12

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court resurfacing.

Bullock said tennis center membership fees will probably be raised slightly next year and on an as-needed basis to pay for future projects at the tennis center.

“That’s normal business management principles for any operation like this,” Bullock said.

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Wage increase provided to police officers as part of a negotiated contract.

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The estimated wage increase for required contributions toward the Florida Retirement System (FRS) for firefighter/paramedics.

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Expected profit for fiscal year 2015

$25,000

Expenditures

COST INCREASES

levels; n Maintain a minimum of 90 operating days of fund balance and seek more efficient methods to accomplish the mission; n Identify potential reductions or efficiencies; n Maintain support for a five-year capital improvement plan for scheduled vehicle replacement and infrastructure improvements.

Firefighters and the town begin negotiations this summer for a new three-year contract that will include discussions of potential wage percentage increases.

$142,826

Increased cost to fund a consolidated frozen pension plan.

10%

Estimated health insurance cost increase.

GENERAL FUND MAJOR PROJECTS

$150,000

Townwide software updates

$125,000

Fire and police dispatch equipment upgrades

$100,000

South fire station upgrades or rebuild design

$100,000

Fire records management system

$92,000

New 24-foot police boat

$63,000

Information Technology hardware/software upgrades

$42,000

Police car cameras

$25,000 Town external defibrillators

$15,000

North fire station improvements

PROPERTY VALUE EXPECTED GROWTH

Total: $712,000

Town Manager Dave Bullock expects 3% to 5% ad valorem revenue growth in 2015-16.

That amounts to $312,037 to $519,950 in additional revenue for the town.

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COLONY: Can it be repaired?

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge K. Rodney May entered his expected sanctions order against Colony Lender LLC and Unicorp National Development Inc. last week.

The May 12 order requires Colony Lender to dismiss lawsuits within 14 days against all unit owners, in which Colony Lender and Unicorp seek more than $5 million in damages for unpaid rent plus interest on a disputed recreational facilities lease.

May ruled in March that those letters violated an automatic bankruptcy stay.

May also is requiring Colony Lender LLC principals David Siegal and Randy Langley, along with Unicorp President Chuck Whittall, to write a letter to every unit owner on official company letterhead that includes their names on it, asserting the claims being sought against them are being dismissed.

And five Colony unit owners who sold their units to Unicorp last year for $20,000 apiece after all owners received demand letters in August telling them they could face millions of dollars in liabilities if they do not sell their units to Unicorp, will have a 30-day opportunity window to get their units back.

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units for rent by Colony Lender and Unicorp are required to be removed as part of the order.

May said both punitive and actual damages unit owners accrued by paying for legal fees associated with the lawsuits will be considered.

Punitive damages would be money ordered to pay to make an example of certain Colony Lender actions, and actual damages would be assessed for costs and delays unit owners had to endure for the state court lawsuits while they wait for a resort to be developed.

A hearing will be held at 10 a.m. June 5 to review the sanctions, and May still must decide on monetary judgments for Colony Lender and Unicorp.

May also ruled that Colony Lender has no other claims pending in other bankruptcy estates.

Colony Lender and Unicorp have filed multiple appeals with the U.S. Middle District of Florida against the sanctions order, which must be heard before May can set any future bankruptcy sales.

U.S. Middle District of Florida Judge Steven Merryday, who reversed key May rulings from 2009 in 2011, could be chosen to hear the appeals.

— KURT SCHULTHEIS

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Sarasota attorney Alan Tannenbaum, who represents the Rabins, argues the condominium association and its board of directors are obligated to maintain and repair units.

Curley agreed with Tannenbaum’s assessment, entering an order May 13 granting the Rabins’ request for injunctive relief. Curley wrote that within 14 days of a final judgment being issued, “Sarasota-based Karins Engineering must be retained by the association to provide an estimate and plan to get each unit habitable, including, but not limited to, mold remediation and pest control … prepare and adopt a budget … and develop a plan to collect current and past due assessments.”

The order states that once a proposal is presented, a hearing may be needed to determine whether assessments can be imposed on unit owners because the units are still considered a grandfathered tourism use.

Association President Jay Yablon said the association’s Tampa-based attorney, Jeffery Warren, is still reviewing the ruling, which the association plans to appeal in the 2nd District Court of Appeals in Lakeland.

According to court documents, Tannenbaum argued that the Rabins and other unit owners actually own the interior of the buildings, in addition to their ownership of the common ele-

ments of the resort property. The only entity that can undertake repairs to the common elements at the Colony is the condominium association.

Tannenbaum argues the association is required under its condominium documents to maintain the property and its units, noting that a Karins Engineering report from 2005 called for $50,000 per unit owner to be assessed to fix units and common elements. Those assessments and repairs never happened.

Tannenbaum says the loss of the use of the units, which are now boarded up and uninhabitable, is a direct result of the association’s failure to maintain the units. The lawsuit also states that if the board doesn’t make repairs, it should vote to terminate its condominium association, which would dissolve the association and make each unit owner a direct shareholder in the title of his or her property.

“The court has upheld the clear mandate of the Florida Condominium Act requiring without exception that repair and maintenance of the common elements of the condominium be undertaken, even in the face of a majority of the owners not desiring to be assessed for it,” Tannenbaum wrote in a statement to the Longboat Observer. “The Rabins have been unable to use their units for going on five years. Hopefully, this decision will lead to their being able to enjoy their units once again come 2016.”

Warren argued in Curley’s

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Rundown and dilapidated Colony Beach & Tennis Resort units should be repaired, according to a recent court order.

courtroom in March that the Colony is not a residential condominium. Instead, unit owners act as investors in a business enterprise that’s operated by a hotel entity.

“They don’t have rights to do anything with their units,” Warren said. “They can’t live in them.”

Warren believes the Rabins’ lawsuit is an attempt to “shoehorn” residential condominium law into a business enterprise.

The town, meanwhile, allows no one to enter the mid-rise hotel building due to structural deficiencies and a fire sprinkler system that doesn’t work properly. The association placed a

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St. Armands BID seeks more event scrutiny With two new art festivals scheduled on Lido Key during the height of season in 2016, Circle leaders are concerned about the events’ impact on traffic in the area.

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fence around the entire property at the town’s request, and there’s no running water or sewage connected to the buildings.

Asked if existing Colony units in their current state can be rehabilitated to be made habitable again for future occupancy, Planning, Zoning and Building Director Alaina Ray said, “No, I don’t believe so.”

A February 2014 engineering report of the entire property the town commissioned revealed that all 18 elevated wooden condo buildings on the site have “foundation systems at the end of their functional service life, extreme corrosion of concrete re-bar, rotting wood beams, unprotected windows and detachment of wood members and connectors to balconies.”

“They (unit owners) don’t have rights to do anything with their units. They can’t live in them.”

– Jeffery Warren, The Colony Beach and Tennis Resort Association’s Tampa-based attorney

A moratorium on events during the busiest time of year is already in place at St. Armands Circle Park, but Circle leaders are worried those restrictions won’t do enough to cut down on the area’s seasonal traffic issues.

At the St. Armands Business Improvement District’s May 12 meeting, St. Armands Circle Association Executive Director Diana Corrigan informed the board about two events scheduled during the height of season in 2016. Those events — both art festivals — will take place on Lido Key in February and April next year.

Although the blackout period doesn’t extend beyond St. Armands, those present at the meeting worried the Lido events will defeat the purpose of the moratorium on events on the Circle.

The restriction was designed to reduce worsening traffic congestion and protect local merchants during a lucrative period, but St. Armands leaders said additional activity on the adjacent barrier

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Residents and businesses expressed concern about traffic and parking leading up to the Paragon Art Festival, pictured, in April.

islands could keep people away from the Circle.

“If they keep booking these events out there and adding more traffic, it’s going to shut the businesses down,” Corrigan said.

The board agreed to investigate its options for preventing similar events from popping up in the future. That could mean city staff is directed to be more selective when granting approval for spe-

cial events, or the Sarasota City Commission may need to approve new regulations.

Either way, St. Armands stakeholders are committed to protecting the interests of the shopping district and surrounding residential areas throughout peak season.

“We've got enough events as it is,” Corrigan said. “To add new events during season is insane.”

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TENNIS CENTER DILEMMA

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If the public tennis center is to be subsidized on par with other parks, what is the right amount?

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ou cannot deny this: Longboat Key is a tennis town, and the supporters of the Longboat Key Public Tennis Center are probably the most passionate, united group on the island.

For them, it’s almost religion. And they think it’s about time the tennis center deserves its due from the town, specifically from the Town Commission.

In mid-March, with avid tennis player and Longboat resident David Gutridge speaking on behalf of the Friends of Tennis, the group that has invested more than $300,000 in the center, Gutridge urged the Town Commission to consider increasing the town’s financial support in the tennis center.

Within a day — actually, within hours — of Gutridge’s comments appearing in the Longboat Observer, our letters to the editor inbox filled up with tennis-center supporters cheering on Gutridge and echoing his views.

As Gutridge told the Town Commission: “Whether true or not, tennis center members have long felt that the previous town government viewed the tennis center as its red-headed stepchild, something to be tolerated but not truly loved and embraced, even though it had more than 26,000 individual visits this past October through March …”

Ah, yes, the never-ending dilemma and consequences of what happens when governments pick and choose special interests. Someone wins, someone loses.

And most often, taxpayers pay.

Let’s be clear here, first: Back in 20012002, when the town agreed to construct the tennis center with taxpayer and Friends of Tennis financial support, this newspaper argued against the town financing the courts. We did so with reluctance, knowing we would become many of the Friends’ enemy.

But the argument was grounded in our consistent call for limited government and opposition to subsidies. In fact, then Town Commissioner Hal Lenobel, who also opposed the courts at first, made the case against funding quite clearly: Why is it fair for Longboat Key taxpayers to subsidize the Key’s tennis players but not the Key’s golfers?

Nearly 15 years later, most Longboaters know, and as Gutridge told commissioners, it is probably accurate to say the public tennis center has become

second only to the beach as the Key’s most popular and most used attraction.

No denying: It has been a huge success as a community (and friend) builder and Longboat Key amenity. You would be hard-pressed to find a nicer, more welcoming group of people in those who play regularly at the tennis center.

Gutridge is right: The tennis center is one of Longboat Key’s best assets. You also can say, to some extent, everyone benefits from it.

That’s one of the arguments often used for the town supporting the tennis center financially: It enhances property values.

But you can say that about private businesses, too, such as the top-flight restaurants on the Key, Publix Super Market or the privately owned Tennis Gardens at the Longboat Key Club and Resort. Without all of those assets, Longboat Key would be less attractive. None of them, mind you, receives a nickel from the town’s taxpayers.

Nevertheless, Gutridge argued before commissioners, given the tennis center’s importance as an asset and amenity, it doesn’t make sense for the Town Commission and town administration to penalize the public tennis center. Said Gutridge: “Friends of Tennis has been told that funds to make improvements will only be made available if the tennis center earns them, meaning, only if it has income in excess of expenses sufficient to fund these items.”

And yet, as Gutridge pointed out, this stipulation is not required of the town’s other parks, such as Joan M. Durante Park, Quick Point Park or Bayfront Park.

In 2013-14, for instance, the town invested $40,000 at the Bayfront Park Recreation Center and $79,635 at the Longbeach Village boat ramp; and invested $50,000 in new playground equipment at Joan M. Durante Park — none of which has the usage of the tennis center.

Meantime, the tennis center almost covered its costs in 2013-14, falling

short by $12,000, but is expected to break even this fiscal year (on revenues of $532,000). We should note, the town began last year setting aside $15,000 annually in a capital-improvement fund for the tennis center.

So, if the town is to quit treating the tennis center as a red-headed stepchild, what is the right amount taxpayers should subsidize the tennis center?

The answer is the proverbial black hole of government. Once the taxpayer spigot is turned on, it will never be turned off.

And inevitably, the amount will grow.

That’s the nature of government.

We agree with Gutridge and the Friends of Tennis that the public tennis center is not being funded proportionately to the town’s other parks and their needs. For that matter, you can argue the tennis center’s upkeep is no less important than, say, the upkeep of Town Hall.

But the question of funding the tennis center always brings us back to where we began in 2001: the role of government.

We said then government should not be in the businesses of operating tennis centers, swimming pools, golf courses or baseball diamonds. Users should pay.

In the strictest sense of analyzing how much governments should subsidize recreational activities, the right amount is zero. That, of course, will never happen anymore in special-interest-driven, entitled America. But short of that, one answer the town and Friends of Tennis should consider is: privatization.

Sell or lease the tennis center facilities to the Friends of Tennis for $1. That would be a huge windfall for the Friends — not to have to pay for the cost of land.

In return, let the Friends own and operate the tennis center. As its members have made it a huge success thus far, they are so passionate and enthused, they’ll figure out a way to keep it the Grand Slam it is.

And they’ll do it without a nickel from the taxpayer.

“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.”

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KEY CLUB VOTE: ONWARD, UPWARD

THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE Monday is Memorial Day, when we honor the men and women who died while serving in the defense of our nation and freedom.

Their sacrifice and their families’ sacrifices are the definitive symbols and proof of the extraordinary price of freedom.

U.S. military deaths ranked by number of deaths: • World War II — 405,399 • Civil War — 364,517 • World War I — 116,516 • Vietnam War — 58,220 • Korean War — 36,574 • Iraq/Afghanistan — 6,830

“No one has greater love than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” JESUS

Be it resolved once and for all.

Last week’s Longboat Key election results made it official, legal and final.

There is no longer any doubt as to how the owners of the Longboat Key Club can use their entitled development rights.

With last week’s charter-amendment election, Longboat Key voters gave Key Club owners, Ocean Properties Ltd., permission to convert their entitled development rights on their Islandside property from residential to tourism use.

This was the contentious, divisive legal issue that squelched the previous plans of Loeb Partners, the club’s former owners, and ended up pitting neighbor against neighbor for nearly five years.

With that issue resolved and clarified, the future for this special 11-mile spit of sand became markedly brighter.

Sure, there are those Key residents who only see a downside (more traffic). But a strong majority of voters also recognizes the upside to Ocean Properties investing $100 million in its resort far surpasses the downside: Investment begets investment.

This means Longboat Key, rather than choosing to remain stagnant and deteriorating, will move forward — onward and upward.

One down. One to go. Would that the Colony be next.

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Give diplomacy a chance ‘The Parallels of History’ editorial ignored history’s complexity.

Dear Editor: One of the greatest gifts we have in the United States is free speech. Anyone can state their opinion about anything or anyone without fear of any form of government reprisal. Such grand freedom, however, puts the responsibility and the task of sorting truth from fiction on the listener or reader, and that is the way it should be. We cannot afford to be seduced by facile comparisons motivated by critique or contempt of any present-day politician.

Nowhere is it more difficult to separate truth from fiction than when the comparison of historical events, which we know are true, is made against present reality and contemporary figures. When history, particularly a complex history loaded with evil and suffering, is reduced to a means to forward one present political agenda, it makes the task of sorting truth from misrepresentations very difficult for the reader. To compare the events of the horrific Holocaust with what is going on today, such as was done in the article “The Parallels of History” in the April 23 Longboat Observer, not only does a disservice to history but also any attempts by peacemakers to make sure those events are never repeated. While such often-made

comparisons may appear fascinating, in truth, they are facile and do not serve us or our attempts to thwart the evils of empirical power.

Such comparisons serve to demonstrate the difference between those who think the security of Israel and the world comes through making war and those who understand security comes only through the pursuit of peace through justice. It is the difference between thinking if we crush our enemies through exercising empirical and military power, the world will be more secure and safe, and realizing that if history tells us anything, such use of power only serves to build conflict, ugliness, destruction and evil in the world. Let’s give diplomacy a chance. We turn to war only as the very last resort.

I hope we can appreciate how dangerous and slanderous it is to compare contemporary politicians of whatever stripe to historical figures, as if the comparison were fact. When anyone wants to vilify a public figure, all they have to do is compare them with a disgraced or evil historical figure, such as was done with President Bush when he invaded Iraq and was compared to Hitler. The truth is, while there may be some similarities, there is no parallel between the circumstances and

events of the 1930s and 1940s with the circumstances and events of today. It is fiction.

The superficial and oftenrepeated comparison of United States presidents with Great Britain Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain when they seek peace through negotiation rather than through war is not new. In 1988, a full-page ad was taken out in the New York Times comparing President Ronald Reagan with Chamberlain because of his work with Russia reducing nuclear arms. Pure fiction! Any time a president seeks to promote peace rather than war they are compared to Chamberlain. Just a few weeks ago, John McCain compared President Obama with Chamberlain because he opened up conversations with Cuba. Such claims not only require one to engage in an exercise in imagination and fantasy, they also serve to add to the difficulty of separating truth from fiction in a complex world.

It was Abraham Lincoln who said, “Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?” If we must make comparisons, it seems Obama is much closer to Lincoln than he is to Chamberlain.

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Upkeep is town’s responsibility Dear Editor: Sincere thanks for shedding valuable light on some of the vexing financial issues facing the Longboat Key Public Tennis Center. Common sense would dictate that this highly acclaimed Longboat resource be funded in no less generous a fashion than any other town asset. And it’s noteworthy that no other public tennis facility in the U.S. shows a positive cash flow. Basic upkeep expenditures are undoubtedly the responsibility of the town, and for far too long this esteemed Longboat institution has been kept operational largely by the generosity of a few private citizens owing to our misguided parsimony over the years.

Longboat Key has distinguished itself as a top-tier resort community offering world-class beaches and

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Tennis Center is a win for town Dear Editor: As a member of the Tennis Center, I’d like to thank the Town Manager, Mr. Bullock, and the commissioners for supporting this facility.

It is a great asset for the town, as it attracts lots of seasonal (visitors) and tourists.

Therefore, we need the support of the town to maintain this beautiful facility.

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Q + A WITH SANDI HENLEY managers later. At Town Hall, only Steve Schield and Donna Chipman have been here longer than me.

Q: How do you prepare for budget seasons?

A: I begin preparing in March, and it lasts all summer until the budget is approved in September. I spend the majority of my time meeting with department heads and going over their budget line items. This year, I started by giving them budgets based off their 2014 actual numbers spent instead of giving them what they had in the previous year’s budget. It fixes the accounts that are over and under each year. If they want more, they have to justify why they need it.

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andi Henley has been the town’s budget analyst since 2008 and an employee in the Longboat Key’s Finance Department for 20 years next month. As she prepares for another summer of scouring figures and budget workshops, Henley talks to the Longboat Observer about what brought her to the Key when she was 19 and how she jumpstarted her accounting career at the Longboat Key Holiday Inn. Q: Did you always know you wanted to work with numbers?

A: Yes, I’ve always been into numbers. Other girls played with Barbies while I operated a pretend grocery store with my toy cash register and an adding machine. I remember being so excited when I got one of the first Texas Instrument calculators that could do all the math.

By the end of 10th grade, I was already done with algebra, geometry, trigonometry and pre-calculus. My husband knew what he was getting into years later, when I made him wait 13 years to get married until the Internal Revenue Service finally revised its joint filing deduction to make it more beneficial for us.

Q: How did you end up on Longboat Key? A: I grew up in and around Cadillac, Mich., and spent summers on the lake. I went to the University of Kentucky with the intent of getting degrees in accounting and computer science. But I missed being near the water, and I needed a change.

In January 1986, I moved to Longboat Key to stay with my parents, who let me live with them as long as I earned my keep for room and board. I was 19 and got a job at the Holiday Inn as a front desk clerk on the night shift performing the night audit.

I decided before I was 20 that Longboat Key was for me.

Q: How did your hospitality career lead to accounting?

A: I owe my lessons learned in the hotel business to my career.

When you’ve done night audit at a hotel, you learn a lot about accounting and can pretty much crunch anything. I went on to work at the Hilton, the Chart House and even had a part-time job at Shenkel’s, where I became friends with Edith Barr Dunn and Kenny Barr. Edith never sat down, and she taught me to always work as hard as everyone else on the team. She gave me an angel pin at the Kiwanis Club’s Gourmet Lawn Party years ago that I still wear every year when I’m serving beer.

Q: What was life like at the Holiday Inn? A: Everyone stopped at the Holiday Inn back in the day to have a drink by the pool. Manatee County Commissioner John Chappie worked with me as a bellboy. Sid Caesar stayed there once, and I made a copy of his registration card with his signature and had it framed at home.

On Wednesday nights, Police Chief Wayne McCammon, pharmacist Doc Carter, of Marshall Pharmacy, and Tiny, of Tiny’s Bar, would talk about the week’s happenings at the bar, where the Lynch sisters handed them their drinks. Everybody knew everybody back then.

Q: How did you become a budget analyst?

A: There was a utility clerk opening with the town in 1995, and I convinced Finance Director Terry Sullivan that my hotel number-crunching and customer service skills made me a good fit for the job. I’ll never forget that Terry taught me to watch what I leave out on my desk because reporters are trained to read upside down. I worked my way up to the accountant positions while starting to help Terry with budgeting personnel costs.

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Q: What’s the most difficult part of budget season?

A: The fact that the budget is a moving target all season long.

We start early, but we don’t know what the property appraiser numbers are until later in the summer, so we have to guess and then put in new numbers when we get them. And 2008 to 2013 were tough years for balancing the budget while working to freeze a pension plan that I was also a part of. What’s neat about Longboat Key is we had citizens with budget experience coming in and helping us crunch the numbers and finding places to cut. During lean times, we took money away from everyone and learned to operate with less.

Q: What are the hottest budget topics typically discussed?

A: In public settings, the Public Tennis Center, depending on (the commissioners) at the time and how they believe it should be operated. Behind closed doors, health insurance and benefit discussions are difficult. Messing with people’s benefits is challenging.

Q: What’s the best part of working for the town?

A: At the end of the day, we’re all a big family. And the town’s vision statement and core values guide us and remind us who we work for: the citizens of this island. I love that Town Hall still has a receptionist, and employees have real relationships with their citizens, unlike other places. You’ll never see an automated phone system pick up calls from residents here, and I think that’s pretty cool.

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LONGBEACH 6860 Pine Street $3,395,000 | Web ID A4108719 Cheryl Loeffler 941.302.9674

LAUREL OAK

L’AMBIANCE

2895 Dick Wilson Drive $1,750,000 | Web ID A3991478 Joel Schemmel 941.587.4894

415 L’Ambiance Drive #D606 $2,295,000 | Web ID A4109201 Cheryl Loeffler 941.302.9674

L’AMBIANCE 415 L’Ambiance Drive #D605 $1,950,000 | Web ID A4108823 Cheryl Loeffler 941.302.9674

MANATEE RIVER 7706 Desoto Memorial Highway $1,899,500 | Web ID A4104838 Martha Marlar 941.812.0455

RIVIERA DUNES 809 3rd Street East $1,249,995 | Web ID A4105506 Arnie DuFort 941.224.8602

BAY ISLES 3610 Bayou Circle $1,249,000 | Web ID A4121293 Louis Wery 941.232.3001

ST. ARMAND’S CIRCLE 423 South Polk Drive $1,080,000 | Web ID A4121988 Martie Lieberman 941.724.1118

PLAZA AT FIVE POINTS 50 Central Avenue #10D $975,000 | Web ID A4109960 Vittoria Rutigliano 941.962.5867

SEA GATE CLUB 2425 Gulf Of Mexico Drive #8F $745,000 | Web ID A4105056 Mark Huber & Erin McWhorter 941.356.2435

LONGBOAT KEY 5611 Gulf of Mexico Drive #203 $699,000 | Web ID A3983944 Mark Huber & Erin McWhorter 941.356.2435

BETWEEN TWO PALMS 37 Sunset Drive #23 $525,000 | Web ID A4122011 Laura Pearson 941.993.5167

ANNA MARIA 710 North Shore Drive $489,000 Terry Hayes 941.302.3100

VISTA BAY POINT 128 Golden Gate Point #502A $1,645,000 | Web ID A4120002 Thomas Netzel 941.308.1083

LONGBOAT KEY 5461 Gulf of Mexico Drive #305 $1,245,000 | Web ID A4120154 Mark Huber & Erin McWhorter 941.356.2435

HARBOUR LANDINGS 12516 Safe Harbour Drive $975,000 | Web ID A4120057 Kimberly Freiwald 941.256.6775

PALMA SOLA PARK 1205 Alcazar Drive $675,000 Peter Laughlin 941.356.8428

ANNA MARIA 3009 Avenue East $410,000 | Web ID A4108420 Carmen Baskind & Marty Warren 941.724.1854

LONGBEACH 690 Cedar Street $3,249,000 | Web ID A3931406 Cheryl Loeffler 941.302.9674

RITZ CARLTON | THE RESIDENCES

1111 Ritz Carlton Drive $1,100,000 | Web ID A3992638 Joel Schemmel 941.587.4894

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LIDO BEACH CLUB 1212 Benjamin Franklin Drive #308 $619,000 | Web ID A4112160 Karin Stephan 941.504.4435

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50 Central Avenue #15D $1,095,000 | Web ID A4121660 Vittoria Rutigliano 941.962.5867

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SPANISH MAIN YACHT CLUB 959 Spanish Drive South $599,000 | Web ID A4116273 Kimberly Freiwald 941.256.6775

PALMA SOLA BAY CLUB 7810 34th Avenue West #203 $375,500 | Web ID A4120405 Brian & Kathy Maher 941.284.5070

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RIVIERA DUNES 106 12th Avenue East $1,595,000 | Web ID A3966867 Brian Wood 941.928.8408

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PALMA SOLA PARK Alcazar Drive $2,222,000 Peter Laughlin 941.356.8428

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LIDO AMBASSADOR 800 Benjamin Franklin Drive #510 $550,000 | Web ID A4108688 Sheldon Paley 941.356.1857

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MAY 6

TURN OF EVENTS 12:49 p.m. — Intersection of Bogey Lane and Ranger Lane Disturbance: A construction worker reported that a man in a blue pickup truck followed him to his job site to tell him he was upset with his inability to use a turn signal before turning. The man pushed the construction worker, and the construction worker pushed him back. The man then got back in his pickup truck and left.

CANCELLATION POLICY 3:47 p.m. — 3000 block of Grand Bay Boulevard Fraud: A woman found three unauthorized credit card purchases on her statement and closed her account. She was advised to contact the credit bureaus so she can put a fraud alert on all her accounts.

MAY 7

BARKING ORDERS 11:04 a.m. — 600 block of Longview Drive Animal Nuisance: A man called to complain that his neighbor’s dogs wouldn’t stop barking. A cable man reported that when he arrived at the residence, a dog was put on the lanai while he worked. The owner told police she wouldn’t put the dog on the lanai anymore.

PHONE FRAUD 2:24 p.m. — 5400 block of GMD Fraud: A man was surprised to receive a letter in the mail from Sprint welcoming him to the Sprint family because he doesn’t own a Sprint phone.

Police advised him to call the company and cancel the ac-

count. He realized someone had gotten his credit card number while he was visiting in Boca Raton.

MAY 9

RETURN RATE 8:57 a.m. — 4000 block of GMD Found Property: A man found a black wallet on the ground while he was walking his dog. The wallet contained $36 in cash, a Subway sandwich card, a coffee gift certificate and a library card. Police called the library to try and get in touch with the owner. The man was visiting the Key, and police returned the wallet to him at his hotel.

HAIRY SITUATION 11:58 a.m. — 5800 block of GMD Trespassing: A woman told police that a home she uses only for functions and visitors was found dirty and had sand and dog hair on the floor. She thinks someone has access to the lock box. Nothing was missing from the home. She was advised to change the locks and the lock box code.

TAKE COVER 3:09 p.m. — 4000 block of GMD Code Enforcement: A woman flagged down a police officer to report a man was sitting on the beach without wearing clothes.

Police found the man sitting in a beach chair with only a small towel covering his private parts.

He told police his swimsuit doesn’t fit him anymore and he was sorry he was on the beach naked. He was issued a written warning and escorted from the beach.

NO NOISE 3:43 p.m. — Off the Key Noise Disturbance: Police responded to a noise complaint in the area of Jewfish Key, but marine patrol didn’t hear anything.

WRAP IT UP 5:44 p.m. — 300 block of Firehouse Court Code Enforcement: A contractor doing a drywall job was told he can’t make noise past 5 p.m. because of the town’s noise ordinance.

MAY 10

THAT STINKS 9:30 a.m. — 2900 block of GMD Animal Nuisance: A man reported finding dog poop on his lawn. He told police he suspects a neighbor’s dog is the culprit because he’s asked the man to pick up after his dog before.

BEACH BELONGINGS 1:41 p.m. — 100 block of Broadway Found Property: Beach patrol found an orange shirt and a cell phone on the beach. The owner picked up his belongings at the police station.

MAY 11

BOATER CONCERN 8:36 p.m. — 4600 block of GMD Rescue: A woman reported a kayaker paddling in the bay, but the kayaker disappeared when she looked back to see him. Marine patrol and the U.S. Coast Guard checked the area and found nothing to indicate there was a kayaker who was missing or in distress.

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MAY 12

APARTMENT CHECK 4:47 p.m. — 4400 block of GMD Suspicious Circumstance: A condo manager requested police presence because a neighbor told him they saw someone in an apartment while the owners were away. The apartment was secure, and nothing was disturbed.

TAPPED OUT 11:32 p.m. — 3800 block of GMD Assault: A man told police he used a broom to tap his ceiling, hoping the noise would alert his upstairs neighbor that he was being too loud. The taps irritated his neighbor, who came downstairs and pushed his way inside the man’s apartment and began punching him.

The neighbor pushed him into a closet door, breaking the door, and then threw him down on a metal cart.

The neighbor admitted to entering the man’s apartment and punching him because he said he was afraid the man was going to hit him with a barbecue rod he was holding.

The neighbor was arrested for burglary and battery.

MAY 13

WIDE OPEN 9:18 p.m. — 700 block of Jungle Queen Way Suspicious Circumstance: A woman told police his out-oftown neighbor called to report the alarm company received a notification. The neighbor found the front door to the home wide open. A sliding glass door near the kitchen was also found unlocked. There were no signs of forced entry, and the house was secured.

MAY 14

CAR SWIPED FROM KEY 10:09 a.m. — 5600 block of GMD Vehicle Repossession: A tow truck driver informed police he repossessed a silver Chevrolet car from Whitney Beach Plaza. He was unable to reach the owner and let her know her car was being taken back for failure to make payments.

READ ALL ABOUT IT 1:28 p.m. — 4000 block of GMD Suspicious Circumstance: A hardware store manager witnessed a man unbolting metal newspaper stands from the front of the store and fleeing in a white pickup truck. Upon

further investigation, police discovered the metal news stands were taken by a Longboat Observer employee who was replacing newstands.

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Jorge Fernandez works to restore U.S.-Cuba relationship The Longboat Key resident will make his 18th trip to his homeland since 1998 in September.

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Longboat Key resident Jorge Fernandez is helping to facilitate a thaw in relations between the U.S. and Cuba after decades of dispute.

On May 12, Fernandez hosted Cuban Ambassador José Ramón Cabañas Rodríguez in Sarasota, where he took the ambassador on VIP tours of Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium and Port Manatee. Ambassador Rodríguez gave a speech titled “Winds of Change in Havana and Washington,” which was co-sponsored by the Cuba Standard and the Sarasota World Affairs Council.

“People are so welcoming with open arms in Longboat, Sarasota and Bradenton,” Fernandez, who splits his time between Longboat Key and Bucks County, Pa., said.

Born in Havana, Fernandez moved to the U.S. when he was 8 in the mid-1960s in the middle of the Cuban Revolution.

“That revolution was a very dramatic event in our lives,” Fernandez said. “When I left, things were ugly.”

Fernandez spent his career in the corporate world and worked for Estée Lauder in New York City.

He didn’t think about returning to Cuba until 1998, when he was offered the chance to go with Pope John Paul II. (Fernandez has worked with Cardinal Jaime Ortega of the Archdiocese of Havana and the Vatican since 1997.)

“I always wanted to go back, but I was very, very hesitant,” Fernandez said. “But when I went, I saw how welcoming and warm and kind all the Cuban people were and realized the embargo was hurting all the innocent people.

That’s when I really became passionate that we restore relationships with Cuba.”

That same year, Fernandez founded Americans for Humanitarian Trade with Cuba, which focuses on restoring the trade and sales of U.S. medical and food supplies with Cuba.

“We tried to make a major

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Jorge Fernandez meets Pope Francis in 2013. Fernandez stayed as a guest at the Vatican for one week, where he and the pope discussed Cuba.

impact right away,” Fernandez said. “We testified to Congress, and President Clinton heard our voice. That’s when we were able to send food and medical products to Cuba.”

Since 1998, Fernandez has returned to Cuba 17 times and has brought more than 800 Americans with him, including President Jimmy Carter.

“Every single person who I take falls in love with the Cuban people and with Cuba,” Fernandez said. “They come back asking why we have this embargo and why we can’t have a relationship with Cuba.”

During one visit, Fernandez met President Fidel Castro.

“Meeting Fidel Castro was another very memorable moment,” Fernandez said. “He was very courteous, and he was very kind and knew all about me and thanked me for bring the Philadelphia Boys Choir three times. It was kind of surreal.”

In addition to traveling with Pope John Paul II, Fernandez went to Cuba with Pope Benedict XVI in 2012. In 2013, he stayed as the guest of Pope Francis for a week at the Vatican and spoke about Cuba.

Fernandez will return with another group of Americans this September through Havana Ferry Partners, which aims to become

the principal ferry transportation between Florida and Cuba.

Fernandez serves as the CEO, managing partner and major shareholder.

“We visit schools, children, daycare centers and nursing homes,” Fernandez said. “They’re very special moments. On the ferry, whatever cargo space we have open, we’ll fill it with humanitarian goods to Cuba. It’s what drives me.”

What Fernandez is most proud of, however, is the recent changes in the relationship between then U.S. and Cuba.

“I’m excited, and I’m thrilled,” Fernandez said. “I applaud President Obama for what he did on Dec. 17 when he announced that the U.S. will be restoring diplomatic relationships with Cuba.

It’s fantastic.”

Although more progress must be made to re-establish the two countries’ relationship, Fernandez is optimistic it will happen.

“The changes are coming,” Fernandez said. “If we continue opening doors, relationships will be restored. Every time a roadblock like this gets removed, the people of Cuba get so happy because it’s another step toward normalization across the board.

Cuba must open up to the world, and the world must open up to Cuba.”

“Cuba must open up to the world, and the world must open up to Cuba.”

– Jorge Fernandez

aria DeSanto held a fundraiser for St. Martha Catholic School May 7, at her home.

St. Martha, in Sarasota, was developed and built in 2002

by DeSanto and John Flaherty, both Longboat Key residents.

When they had to cut costs, they eliminated a gym and performance arts center from the original plan. Now, they are fundraising $5 million for the gym and arts center, and thanks to two $1 million donations, they have raised more than $4 million.

The new facility, to be named after chief monetary contributor Louis Zazarino, will be 26,000 square feet and will break ground in September.

— KRISTEN HERHOLD

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ark Residences of Lido Key held its topping-off party May 14.

The gathering of close friends and local Realtors was catered by Café L’Europe.

The residences are the first condos to be built on Lido Key since 2007.

There will be 18 units that will be 2,458 square feet each. Completion is expected in mid-November.

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Chaplain Carol Fields blessed the hands of Plymouth Harbor residents and staff Friday.

The Blessing of the Hands is an annual event held during Nursing Home Week.

“It’s the power of a blessing that will make their day so much better,” Director of Health Services Karen Novak said. “It’s important no matter what stage of life you’re in. The touch of somebody sometimes says so much.”

Approximately 30 individuals had their hands blessed, which is an ancient tradition that celebrates the work people do with their hands.

“Never become so high-tech (that) you become low touch,” Novak said. “I think that’s important here at Plymouth Harbor.”

A reminder to those hitting the beach this Memorial Day weekend: The beaches belong to the turtles, too. Nesting season began May 1, so remove beach furniture at night, pick up trash, turn off or shield beachfront lighting, fill in holes and keep flashlights off the beach to help turtles have a successful nesting season.

If you notice problems with sea turtle nests, eggs, hatchlings or adult nesting turtles, call Mote Marine Laboratory’s Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program at 388-4331.

If you encounter sick, injured or dead sea turtles or marine mammals, call Mote’s Stranding Investigations at 388-0212.

If you witness nest vandalism or sea turtle harassment, call the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission at 888-404-3922.

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Co-developer Patrick DiPinto with Brenda Patten and Evan Berlin, of Berlin Patten Ebling

Bird Key resident Warren Coville celebrated his 90th birthday Saturday, at Michael’s Wine Cellar.

Coville’s wife of 67 years, Margot, kicked off the party with a champagne toast. Their three daughters, Betsy, Claudie and Lynn, were present along with several of the couple’s grandchildren, nephews and nieces.

Brian and Nicole Owen created and performed an original musical theater piece, with accompaniment by Melodie Dickerson. Brian Owen is a recent graduate of the FSU Asolo Conservatory and was sponsored by Coville, who formed the sponsor-a-student program while serving as president of the Asolo Rep Theatre board.

On May 7, Coville received Visit Sarasota County’s 2015 National Tourism Week Voice of Sarasota award because of his philanthropy work and efforts to raise awareness of the county.

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EDWARD “TED” DOYLE, 76, of Longboat Key and Watervliet, N.Y., died May 6, after spending the last of many winters in his favorite spot on Earth, Longboat Key.

FREDERICK CARLETON, 94, of Longboat Key and Nantucket Island, Mass., died May 17.

Mr. Doyle and his wife, Eleanor, were high school sweethearts in their hometown of Waterford, N.Y., and were married for 52 years.

Mr. Doyle graduated from Le Moyne College, majoring in history and political science.

He spent his entire 39-year career with the New York State Department of Civil Service, retiring as director of the Municipal Service Division.

Possessing modest mechanical skills, Mr. Doyle referred to himself as a born administrator and applied those talents in many ways, including his years of service to Clifton Park Soccer Club teams. He was an avid reader, especially of World War II historical accounts and military science fiction. He enjoyed traveling, visiting national parks and being at sea.

Mr. Doyle is survived by his wife, Eleanor Richardson Doyle; daughter, Megan Doyle, of Bedford, Mass.; son, Daniel Richardson Doyle, of Delmar, N.Y.; and four grandchildren.

A memorial service is planned for June.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York, 965 Albany Shaker Road, Latham, N.Y. 12110 or regionalfoodbank.net.

All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church 563 Bay Isles Road Sunday worship service is at 10 a.m.

The Rev. David Danner is the rector.

383-8161.

Longboat Island Chapel 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive Sunday worship services are at 10 a.m. The Rev. Vincent Carroll is pastor. 383-6491.

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St. Armands Key Lutheran Church 40 N. Adams Drive Contemporary Sunday worship services are at 9 a.m., and traditional worship services are at 11 a.m. The Rev. Mark Bernthal is the pastor.

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St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church 4280 Gulf of Mexico Drive Sunday Masses are at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m.; daily Masses are at 9 a.m. Monday through Friday; and Saturday Masses are at 5 p.m. Msgr. Gerard Finegan is the pastor. 383-1255.

Temple Beth Israel 567 Bay Isles Road Shabbat services at 8 p.m. Fridays, 5:30 p.m. on the last Friday of the month and 10 a.m. Saturdays. Jonathan Katz is the rabbi. Call 383-3428.

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ROTARY CLUB OF LONGBOAT KEY Meets at 5:15 p.m. at All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church, 563 Bay Isles Road. Cost is $8.

Contact Sydelle Pittas at sydellelaw@aol.com.

KIWANIS CLUB OF LONGBOAT KEY Meets at 7:30 a.m. at the Longboat Key Club’s Tavern & Whiskey Bar. Cost is $10 and includes a breakfast buffet. Call Donna at 388-2847.

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Early Dining and 2 for 1 Wine or Tap Beer 4:30 - 6 pm Nightly

WORLD OCEANS DAY Takes place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Mote Marine Aquarium, 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway.

With the theme “Oceans of Inspiration,” the festival will include games and crafts focused on green practices, marine science and conservation. Cost is free with a regular paid admission ticket. Call 388-4441.

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BEGINNERS BRIDGE OR REFRESHER COURSE Takes place from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in the Aging in Paradise Resource Center on the second floor of Longboat Island Chapel, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

Larry Auerbach, emerald life master with 8,000 master points, teaches classes. Cost is $5 per class. Call 383-6493 or email cathyc@aginginparadise. org.

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SHIFTING SANDS SUPPORT GROUP Takes place from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in the Ruth Cushing Room at Longboat Island Chapel, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive. This class is open to any adult going through a difficult transition.

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LONGBOAT KEY BUSINESS AFTER HOURS Takes place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at G. Fried Flooring America, 4608 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. Network while enjoying complimentary wine, soda and a barbecue dinner. Cost is $5 for members; $10 for nonmembers. Call 383-2466.

Christ Church of Longboat Key, Presbyterian 6400 Gulf of Mexico Drive Sunday worship services are at 10 a.m. The Rev. Norman Pritchard is the pastor. 383-8833.

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Born Aug. 22, 1920 in New York City, Mr. Carleton resided in Bronxville, N.Y. with his wife, Jean, and their two daughters until retiring in 1972 to Longboat Key. He moved in 2010 to Freedom Village in Bradenton.

Mr. Carleton was a graduate of Colgate University and fraternity brother of Theta Chi. After graduating from college as a business major in 1942, he enlisted in the Navy Air Corps and was transferred to the Marine Corps, where he trained to become a fighter pilot in Pensacola. Promoted to captain in the Jasco Division, he fought in the Pacific during World War II and witnessed the raising of the two flags of Iwo Jima.

After the war, Mr. Carleton built a career as an investment banker on Wall Street at Blyth & Co. He retired in 1970.

Mr. Carleton and his wife, Jean, moved to Longboat Key, wintering there and spending their summers in their home on Nantucket Island. Mr. Carleton was an avid tennis player and enjoyed playing golf and fishing. He also volunteered in the emergency rooms at hospitals in Bronxville and Nantucket after his retirement.

Mr. Carleton is survived by his wife of 66 years, Jean; daughters Jan Carleton-Carr and Marci McGovern; three

WORSHIP SERVICES

BUSINESS AND BBQ ON THE BEACH What: Longboat Key, Anna Maria Island and Siesta Key’s chamber of commerces will hold a tri-chamber networking event, which will include a barbecue, beach music by Mike Salas, networking games and business card drawings. There will also be a cash bar. Cost is $20 in advance; $25 at the door. Call 383-2466.

When: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

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LONGBOAT KEY HEALTH FAIR Takes place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Longboat Key Town Hall, 501 Bay Isles Road. The event is free for residents who have Blue Cross Blue Shield insurance coverage and $39 for others. The event includes blood pressure, cholesterol and diabetes screenings and more.

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A funeral service will be held on Nantucket Island at a future date.

Memorials may be made to the charity of your choice.

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Due to numerous recent book donations, the Longboat Library will begin Wonderful Wednesdays June 3, during which all books will sell for half their normal prices of 25 cents to $5.

“We’ve gotten a lot of donations with people going home,” volunteer Carole McMahon said. “We’ve had boxes upon boxes of donations, and we have loads of newer, hardly used books for sale.”

The library, 555 Bay Isles Road, is open from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday to Saturday.

BOOK NOOK Becoming a member of the Longboat Library costs $25 per year or $350 for a lifetime membership. The library is also looking for volunteers, who work halfday shifts twice a month in season and once a month in the summer.

St. Armands Circle Association honors business people.

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Library volunteers highlight their summer favorites.

Hilwig said. “It’s all volunteers here running this, and it’s a nice place to he Longboat Library has hundreds volunteer.”

With season finally over, of books to check out and for sale, 733 yearly year-round Longboat residents are visiting the members, 104 lifetime library to find a book to members and only 23 relax with on the beach. summer volunteers who Seven volunteers share keep it running. their favorite summer “I can’t believe how reading books. many people don’t know about us and that we’re SEE READING PAGE 2B here,” volunteer Connie KRISTEN HERHOLD

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Memorable experience: “Many of our volunteers are people who come in as patrons and then want to become volunteers.”

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Memorable experience: “One time, we closed, and a man fell asleep in the back of the library, and nobody thought to look. He was locked in and couldn’t leave the library. He found a door he could unlock from the inside but called the police because he didn’t want to leave the library unlocked for the night. Now, when we turn out the lights, we check and make sure no one is here.”

Joel Volunteer for: Five years Favorite book genre: Novels and history Favorite summer read: “I enjoy Lee Child’s Jack Reacher series and also Michael Connelly’s ‘Boys in the Boat.’”

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The meeting began with a cocktail and social hour, where members socialized while enjoying hors d’oeuvres.

Following the social hour, the meeting consisted of the election of this year’s officers, Executive Director Diana Corrigan’s yearly report and an awards and special recognition program.

Awards were given to both companies and individual Circle Association members.

The night’s biggest honorees were Jack Peffley, formerly with Marcello Sport, and Chris and Ethna Lynch, former owners of Lynches Pub & Grub. All three recently retired after dedicating years of service to St. Armands.

“I don’t know that we’re worthy of any kind of honor,” Chris Lynch said. “All we did was get up and go to work every day and try to enjoy ourselves.”

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Andrew Vac, of RE/MAX Alliance, Ramona Glanz, of National Awards, and honoree Jack Peffley, formerly with Marcello Sport President Scott Macdonald speaks to the association.

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CASEY KEY LOT - Desirable one acre mid-key bay front lot with 250’ on Sarasota Bay. $1,500,000.

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Chamber members learn about storm clean-up efforts

T

he Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce held its monthly networking luncheon Thursday, at Amore by Andrea.

SERVPRO of Bradenton sponsored the event, and Jeremy George, of the company’s Disaster Recovery Team, spoke about the After the Storm program, which helps clean up an area after a natural disaster.

“I’m excited to host this event, and we’re excited to be talking about After the Storm,” Penelope Mabrey, of SERVPRO, said. “We think it’s an important issue.”

— KRISTEN HERHOLD

Above: Penelope Mabrey and Jeremy George, of event sponsors SERVPRO of Bradenton

Susan Leavis and Howard Rooks, of Amore by Andrea

Photos by Kristen Herhold

Michelle August and Laurie Francey, of Jennette Properties Jim LaRose, of Design 2000, and Chamber President Gail Loefgren

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FABULOUS BAY VIEWS 2BR/2BA turnkey furnished.

Roomy MBR, walk-in shower & cedar lined closet. Heated pool, tennis, boat ramp, boat dock & clubhouse. Includes carport & deeded beach access. $289,000

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Call Tina Rudek ENJOY BOTH sunrise & sunset in this 2BR/2BA penthouse located on the quiet end of the property. New A/C, water heater, windows & carpet. Boat docks $30 per month if avail. NO pet restrictions. $329,000

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SECLUDED PARADISE on the south end of Longboat Key. Furnished and steps away from the beach and short drive to St. Armands & Sarasota art district. Amenities include golf course, tennis, pool, spa & restaurant. $326,900

BISHOPS BAYOU - LONGBOAT KEY | $865,000

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BEAUTIFUL GULF VIEWS from just about every room.

Enjoy sounds of the waves & brilliant sunsets on your wrap around balcony. Amenities include elevator, spa, fitness & more. $759,900 For Longboat Key’s Premier Property Management Services Call 941-383-5577

INCREDIBLE BAY VIEWS 2BR/2BA in desirable Runaway Bay, updated & beautifully furnished. Kayak or canoe from your backyard, just steps to the beach. A great investment or get-away. $389,999 VACATION RENTALS

WICKER INN GULF BEACH RESORT Relax by the pool or lounge on the beach. Charming cottage ambiance, all with full kitchens, decorated in Florida pastels and surrounded by gorgeous tropical landscaping. Nightly and weekly rentals available Reservations: 941-387-8344 Nightly and weekly rentals available: 941-387-8344

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5360 Gulf of Mexico Dr. Suite 101, in the Centre Shops, Longboat Key | 941.383.5577

Spectacular location on open water. This is a unique home on a quiet, dead-end street featuring 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, a huge screened pool and entertainment area with cozy outdoor bar and pool bath. Wide open space in the living area with great views. 100’ on the water with dockage for a 30’ boat. Easy access to Intracoastal Waterway and Gulf. Two car garage, lush landscaping and the list goes on.

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DESIGNER FURNISHED PENTHOUSE with 2BR/2BA and views of the Intracoastal AND the Bay! Deeded beach access, beach cabana, two heated pools and more. Pets welcome. $379,900

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Architecturally significant sanctuary located on over an acre of private beachfront.

Two bedrooms plus den/office sabal floor plan home with views of both Gulf and Bay, two parking spaces and hurricane shutters.

BEACHPLACE – LONGBOAT KEY

$599,000

Largest two-bedroom unit with sunny southern exposure, recent updating and views of the Gulf, pool and community lake.

Grande Riviera 8th floor penthouse, custom-designed to take full advantage of the spectacular sights. 5,600 sq. ft. of exquisite taste.

$1,049,000

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REAL ESTATE

YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD Three-bedroom Sleepy Lagoon home sells for $2.9 million ADAM HUGHES RESEARCH EDITOR

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home in Sleepy Lagoon tops all transactions in this week’s real estate.

James Franks and Jackie Howell sold their home at 6111 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Sidney Bennett, trustee, of Las Vegas, for $2.9 million.

Built in 1943, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,599 square feet of living area.

RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

MAY 4 - MAY 8

Country Club Shores Edward Lowden, of Coronado, Calif., sold his home at 581 Birdie Lane to Drew and Shannon Link, of Longboat Key, for $1,125,000. Built in 1966, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,666 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $950,000 in 2012.

William Miles II, trustee, of Chandler, Ariz., sold the home at 1060 Bogey Lane to Emily Sillcocks, of Greenbrae, Calif., for $390,000. Built in 1966, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,729 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $113,900 in 1989.

Fairway Bay Peter Perretti III, Ruth Perretti and Earl Perretti, trustees, sold the Unit 525 condominium at 2110 Harbourside Drive to Robert and Susan Tobin, of Longboat Key, for $850,000.

Built in 1988, it has three bedrooms, two and a half baths and 2,632 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $500,500 in 1995.

The Aquarius Club 2432780 Ontario Inc. sold the Unit 2-E condominium at 1701 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Louis and Ginamaria Shapiro, of Saunderstown, R.I., for $506,000. Built in 1975, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,615 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $500,000 in 2014.

Kristen Herhold

This home at 6111 Gulf of Mexico Drive sold for $2.9 million. It has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,599 square feet of living area.

John and Nancy Harris, trustees, sold the Unit 537 condominium at 2110 Harbourside Drive to Collin and Linda Knisely, of Bradenton, for $750,000. Built in 1988, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,039 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $365,000 in 1994.

Sleepy Lagoon Park John and Natalka Eisch sold their home at 647 Marbury Lane to LBK LLC for $592,000.

Built in 1969, it has two bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,651 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $320,000 in 2009.

3563 Fair Oaks Lane A4109427 $1,200,000 Brigitte Von Kessel

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-266-2174

455 Longboat Club Road 306 A4109118 $1,199,000 Ian Addy Pa

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

601 Longboat Club Road 203S A4122120 $925,000 Maureen Horn

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-539-3384

560 Wedge Lane A4111450 $875,000 Jonathan Fox

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-544-6649

6051 Gulf Of Mexico Dr A3983113 $3,950,000 Ann Martin & Joanna Benante

3010 Grand Bay Boulevard 415 A4108819 $859,000 Julie Klick

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-780-6001

701 Old Compass Rd A3994062 $825,000 Sandi Layfield

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

711 Binnacle Point Drive A4107147 $815,000 Ian Addy Pa

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

558 Bayview Drive A4122134 $800,000 Bobbi Banan

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-356-2659

695 Marbury Lane A4109609 $798,000 Jenine Meyer

Bay Harbour Apartments Kim Warren, trustee, of Longboat Key, sold the Unit 101 condominium at 450 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Mark and Tara Gorman, of Memphis, Tenn., for $430,000. Built in 1970, it has three bedrooms, two and a half baths and 2,041 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $685,000 in 2006.

Islander Club of Longboat Richard Gold, personal representative, of East Amherst, N.Y., sold the Unit 74S condominium at 2295 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Andrew and Tanya Gorlin, of Brookline, Mass., for $400,000. Built in 1970, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,235 square feet of living area.

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-356-7717

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-266-8303

2110 Harbourside Drive 514 A4122195 $749,000 Ian Addy Pa

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LOCAL LEGACY. GLOBAL VISION. 2425 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 5 A3995790 $735,000 Mel & Jan Goldsmith

323 Benjamin Franklin Drive A4113684 $3,100,000 Judy Wright

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-356-6673

1910 Harbour Links Cir # 12 A3999366 $729,000 Jenine Meyer

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1701 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 407 A4121302 $713,000 William Vanartsdalen

Longboat Key 941-383-5502 941-348-9272

2350 Harbour Oaks Drive A4118606 $689,000 Beverly St Hilaire

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-504-3303

614 Buttonwood Drive A4108833 $650,000 Tak Konstantinou

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-374-1606

545 Rountree Drive A4121537 $649,000 Sherri Mills

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-350-7112

5393 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 218 A4121910 $649,000 Maureen Horn

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-539-3384

4805 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 105 A4121003 $629,000 Maureen Horn

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-539-3384

101 Ben Franklin Drive 75 A4109910 $589,000 Douglas Parks

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-400-9087

2525 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 5B A4116689 $585,000 Tom Delaney

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-387-3990

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TOP BUILDING PERMITS These are the largest building permits issued by the Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Department for the week of May 7 through May 13, in order of dollar amounts.

L O N G B OAT K E Y ADDRESS 655 Longboat Club Road Penthouse 1B 5350 GMD 350 GMD No. 225 3458 Winding Oaks Drive

1135 GMD No. 606

1135 GMD No. 201 5050 GMD

1135 GMD No. 102

1425 GMD No. 504

1135 GMD No. 403

1135 GMD No. 404

1135 GMD No. 302

1135 GMD No. 605

1135 GMD No. 604

1135 GMD No. 602

1135 GMD No. 505

1135 GMD No. 503

PERMIT

APPLICANT

AMOUNT

Interior alterations Solar panels Interior alterations Kitchen alterations Sliding glass doors and windows Sliding glass doors and windows Pool Sliding glass doors and windows Sliding glass doors and windows Sliding glass doors and windows Sliding glass doors and windows Sliding glass doors and windows Sliding glass doors and windows Sliding glass doors and windows Sliding glass doors and windows Sliding glass doors and windows Sliding glass doors and windows

Cecil Prutt Centre Shoppes LLC Robert Scharff Edward Ryan, trustee

$120,000 $100,866 $65,000 $54,017

Peter Lennox

$53,179

Richard Sternberg 5050 GMD Invest Ltd.

$51,964 $47,525

Anne Slater

$39,619

Longboat Key Corp No. 6

$37,297

Marilyn Craver, trustee

$35,602

Judy Lighter

$35,596

Edward Abramek

$35,202

Margaret Farkas, trustee

$34,503

Terry Fiscus, trustee Charlevoix Condominium LLC

$34,503

Florence Levine Trust

$31,284

Patricia Weingart

$31,288

$34,324

5444 Gulf Of Mexico Dr A3997003 $4,249,000 Richard Perlman

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-228-8580

3174 Gulf of Mexico Drive A3999542 $3,300,000 Ingrid Caruso

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-539-6233

373 Benjamin Franklin Dr A3971800 $2,830,000 Stephanie Church

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-724-5448

741 Hideaway Bay Drive A4103504 $2,695,000 Saint Cacchiotti

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-809-0787

3060 Grand Bay Boulevard PH 1101 A4109140 $2,600,000 Michael Moulton

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-928-3559

1 N Tamiami Trail 1505 A3995882 $2,049,000 Georgia Kopelousos & Lisa Morris

Sarasota 941-363-9700 941-363.9700

571 Putting Green Lane A4101858 $1,995,500 Sylvia Zimmerman

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

535 Sanctuary Drive A801 A4114806 $1,995,000 Carol Cohen Pa

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-356-3829

572 Gunwale Lane A4112296 $1,599,000 Jenifer Schwell

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-780-0968

114 N Warbler Ln A3988690 $1,595,000 Timothy P. Field, P.A.

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

The Ritz-Carlton Beach Residences, Villa 304 A4110299 $1,395,000 Joan Dickinson & Beth Afflebach

Lido Key 941-364-8884 941-914-0496

Source: Town of Longboat Key

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1000 Longboat Club Road 603 A4121022 $549,000 Catherine De’Ath

615 Dream Island Road 205 A4119473 $450,000 Susan Fox

527 Sutton Place A4119419 $292,000 Anna Kaminski

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Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-350-9799

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Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-374-3200

2000 Harbourside Drive 1504 A4119984 $499,000 Tammy Mast

448 Gulf Of Mexico Drive A205 A4107336 $399,500 The Collier Group

4440 Exeter Drive 103-N A4106919 $275,000 Sharon Freeman

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-256-6543

Longboat Key 941-951-6660 941-313-1212

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-545-0899

615 Dream Island Road 308 A4110859 $475,000 Sylvia Zimmerman

4440 Exeter Drive 301 A4121923 $299,000 Sharon Freeman

3806 Gulf Of Mexico Drive C210 A4115590 $244,900 Stephen Harris

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

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-545-0899

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-780-2352

VA C AT I O N R E N TA L S 535 Sanctuary Drive C106 A4117509 $2,175,000 Ian Addy Pa

Mid Longboat 383.5502 • South Longboat 383.7591 • St. Armands 388.4447

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

White Sands of Longboat whitesandsoflongboat.com 800.230.2428

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Veranda Beach Club verandabeachclub.com 800.411.5511

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IT’S READ EVERYWHERE Headed on a great trip? Make sure to take your Observer along! Snap a photo of you holding your Observer on vacation, then submit it and you could win travel tickets, courtesy of Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport.

Kurt Schultheis

When combined, two neighboring Gulf-front properties at 5871 and 5861 Gulf of Mexico Drive make up one of three properties on the Key with approximately 200 feet of Gulf-front width.

Two properties sell for $8.1 million Two neighboring Gulf-front properties on Longboat Key at 5871 and 5861 Gulf of Mexico Drive sold for a combined $8,125,000 May 8.

Reid Murphy, of Developers Realty Inc., was the listing agent for both properties.

The property at 5871 Gulf of Mexico Drive has an existing home that was built in 2008 with five bedrooms and five bathrooms and two half-baths with 6,037 square feet of living area. It sold for $5,625,000.

The home previously sold for $7,125,000 in March 2009.

Murphy was also the listing agent when the property last sold.

The property at 5861 Gulf of Mexico Drive sold for $2.5 million and has an existing home and garage on the site that will be torn down.

The new owner of both prop-

erties has not been disclosed yet, but Murphy said the new owner is a young family who will become part-time residents of Longboat Key. Combined, Murphy said the lots create 200 feet of Gulffront with close to two acres on which to build.

The combined sale, Murphy says, makes the property one of only three on the Key with approximately 200 feet of Gulf-front width. The other two properties are the Ohana estate at 6633 Gulf of Mexico Drive and the two lots at 6271 and 6281 Gulf of Mexico Drive that clothing designer Michael Kors purchased in November 2013 for $6 million.

Keller Williams opens Key office Keller Williams Luxury Homes recently announced its expansion to Longboat Key with the opening of Coffey & Co.

Led by Realtor and team owner Brandy Coffey, the branch is located in the Centre Shops at 5350 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Suite 205.

“We are proud of the way we do business, and we hope Longboat Key residents will think of us when they think of real estate,” said Coffey in a news release.

Businesses to celebrate military On Memorial Day businesses throughout St. Armands Circle will honor those who are serving or who have served in the military.

Servicemen and women will receive special discounts and offers at participating businesses with “military appreciation” identifiers on their doors.

Proof of service is required. For information, call 388-1554.

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LOOKING FOR PRIVACY? SPACE? A GENUINE NEIGHBORHOOD? This contemporary style home could be the answer. 3/4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, pool. spa, 200 ft. frontage on a bayou with a 7 acre preserve across the water, beach access. Developers take notice! This property is 2 buildable waterfront lots.................................. OWNER/AGENT........................$800,000 LONGBEACH VILLAGE - live among the young and the young at heart. Minutes from the beach, the Bay and 2 iconic restaurants. Launch your kayak, canoe or small boat from the Village bay beach and pier–fish from the dock. This vacant lot is just a block from the Center for the Arts. Fulfill your dreams. architectural plans available........................MAJOR PRICE ADJUSTMENT.......................................$247,900

LOUIS WERY 941.232.3001

TIMBER CREEK - You don’t have to be a golfer to enjoy living in the community located 15 minutes from the Manatee beaches and 5 minutes from shopping and dining. This view from this 2/2 condo is tropical landscaping and the golf course...updated with cathedral ceilings and a glass enclosed lanaiSOLD...............................................................................................................................................................$116,000

louis.wery@sothebysrealty.com BAY ISLES 3610 Bayou Circle • $1,249,000

Languages: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian

WINDWARD BAY - penthouse with million dollar views of Sarasota skyline and Bradenton SOLD................................................................................................................................................................$389,000

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401 North Point Road #501 • $649,000

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13872 Siena Loop • $569,300

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LONGBOAT KEY - New Construction - “Acqua Vita, Water BIRD KEY - Panoramic views of the azure waters of Sarasota of Life,” a masterful collaboration of the award-winning Bay from every level of this stunning 4BR/5.5BA, 5,865 sq firms Perrone Construction, Clifford M. Scholz Architects ft residence on the north end of Bird Key! $3,800,000 and Rowntree Enterprises. $8,400,000 ay

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SPICE BAY - The ‘Antigua’ is a breathtaking Dutch LONGBOAT KEY - Spectacular 3BR/3BA bay front West Indies architectural concept by Perrone multi-level residence offers expansive canal and bay Construction; features 3BR/4.5BA. $2,449,000 views from every level! $1,650,000 ay

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BIRD KEY - Exquisitely Updated 3,400+ sq ft Canalfront BIRD KEY - 4BR/3.5BA 4400+ sq ft multi-level Beauty. High Ceilings, Major Renovation 2012. 2 Boat waterfront pool home with Gulf access. 120’ of Lifts. Paver patio w heated pool & spa. $1,649,000 seawall, dock & boat lift. $1,599,000 y un da S n Ope 1-4 !

LIDO KEY - One of a handful of lots of Lido Key! Canal BAY ISLES - Golf Course Views! 3BR/3.5BA Courtyard front undeveloped - 12,785 sq ft with 75 ft of waterfront. Residence featuring heated pool & spa, gourmet One block to the white sands of Lido Beach! $1,000,000 kitchen with gas range. Maintenance-Free. $829,000 DEDICATED TO LUXURY REAL ESTATE SM Owned and operated by NRT, LLC

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SEAPLACE - Live the island lifestyle in this multi-floor 2BR/2.5BA condo residence with two large screened balconies! $329,000

LONGBOAT HARBOUR - Walk to the beach! 2BR/2BA Updated & Turnkey Furnished with Water Views. $249,000

REPORT CARD: $42 MILLION IN CLOSED SALES TRANSACTIONS IN 2014!

THANK YOU TO MY CUSTOMERS AND CLIENTS FOR YOUR LOYALTY!

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NATURE’S BEAUTY WITH

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FRIDAY, MAY 22 High: 87 Low: 72 Chance of rain: 40%

SATURDAY, MAY 23 High: 89 Low: 71 Chance of rain: 60%

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75 Nerd kin 76 Ohio home of the Wright brothers 79 Automobile sounder 80 “Beetle Bailey” dog

82 Pancake toppers 84 Possesses 86 Bubbling hot 88 Comes down in buckets 90 Remove, as branches 91 Running behind 92 “101 Dalmatians” Dalmatian 93 Chip companion 94 “... and make it fast!”

96 Well-tossed pigskin 98 Even bigger 100 Alone 102 More moth-eaten 105 Scottish Gaelic 106 Brit’s bar

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2 Advance money 3 Moon over Paris 4 Makes a choice 5 4 p.m. in London, often 6 “Absolutely!”

7 Banquet staples 8 Heartbeat rhythm 9 Anxiety 10 Beauty pageant topper 11 Tiny industrious insects 12 Buzzing insect 13 “Keep hope alive” 14 Garfield’s predecessor 15 Sorbonne, e.g.

16 Darns 18 “The Twelve Days of Christmas” musician 20 “King of the Hill” beer 27 Barely managed (with “out”) 29 Periwinkle 31 Babes in the woods 34 Highly motivated 35 Hebrew calendar month 36 Tripoli’s home 37 Father of Rachel and Leah 38 Brewpub offering 39 “___ la Douce” (1963 film)

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Thursday, May 21, 2015

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Business Opportunities

Real Estate Wanted

BOAT HOUSE LBK - mid-level, near end, 31’6”L x 8’4”H x 8’6”W. $32,000. 513-608-9902.

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Call 941-907-8141.

QUIET, NON-SMOKING couple (longtime LBK residents) seek long-term rental on LBK, if possible with purchase option. House, townhouse or attached villa. 941-993-6827.

Condos/Apts. For Rent

Vacation/Seasonal Rentals

1350 MAIN ST. Awesome View of the Bay Steps to Restaurants, Theaters & Shopping.

Furnished, 2BR/2BA, corner suite, Bay view.

Available Immediately.

Summer: $3500 - Winter: $6500/mo.

My Realty Company 941-504-0551

2016 SEASONAL GULFFRONT CONDO. lonGBoAT TERRACE 2BR/2BA condo. Tastefully decorated.

321-279-3610

FOR RENT: Dry dock boat slip at the Boathouse (dockside LBK). Accommodates 25’ powerboat.

Annual rental $3400 (less than market). Call 708-220-8888, E-mail: jstone@petitami.us BOATHOUSE ON LBK − Top Level Boat Slip For Sale: 29’6"L x 10’4"H x 8’6"W − Cleanest, tallest slip, $56,000. (941) 376−8080.

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RITZ CARLTON Marina: 3BR/3BA furnished townhome, 2 car garage, 3 balconies, large boat dock. N/P, N/S. $3800/mo. Seasonal $6500/mo.

4 month minimum. Available 5/15. 970-948-6815

BRAND NEW Queen Pillowtop Mattress Set. Willing to sacrifice for $150. Won’t last.

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Sofa, King electric bed with duel controls, chest, occasional chairs, lamps tables, desk including computer, collectibles, some kitchenware and linens, tools including, lathe, air compressor and others. Patio set, china, glass and brice-a-brack.

Sale conducted by Palma Sola Sales Numbers given out at 8a.m.

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COINS, STAMPS, GOLD & SILVER WANTED. Paying Spot on Gold Bullion. IMMEDIATE PAYMENT. Suncoast Stamp Company, 8520 South Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. 941-921-9761

Pools/Spas

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3BR/2.5BA: CORTEZ/BRADENTON. WATERFRONT. Escape the Island/Key Traffic, High Taxes and Flood Insurance Costs, and move just across the Cortez Bridge to the upscale community of Coral Shores and our upscale home at 4502 Nassau Road. www.4502Nassau.com $489,000. OPEN HOUSE-SUNDAYS 1-4.

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Auto Transport

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941-383-3338.

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GREAT REFERENCES. Carlla. 941−894−9262.

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Ringling Pointe - Historic Sapphire Shores Stunning Direct Bay Front On 145 feet of deep water with 5BR/3.5 BA, a 2,200 SF master suite, 1,000 bottle wine room, private dock. $3,740,000

North Casey Key - Villa Crescendo Gulf to Bay luxury with 6,024 SF, 4BR+ den/5th BR/5BA and water views from every room!

A private tranquil family retreat with quality appointments throughout, 4-car garage and private dock. WAS $4,900,000 $4,450,000

Bird Key - Beauty on the Bay Stunning Mediterranean open Bay front showplace with 5 bedrooms + an entertainment room & study has breathtaking views, waterfront pool, & spa and private multi-craft dock. $4,500,000

Longboat Key Club - Inn on the Beach Ownership rental program. Four-Diamond rating resort. Junior suite direct Gulf views in desirable building 3 on the 4th floor. Hotel managed. $495,000

Grand Bay Building III - 3rd Floor Never lived in 2BR+ study apartment with Gulf & Bay views. Allergy free construction! Excellent amenities, pet-friendly, and deeded Beach Club membership included. $1,195,000

Water Club II - 10th Floor Direct Gulf front three bedroom + den, 5 baths apartment beautifully redone. New kitchen, floors, the works! Bay views and forever sunsets. $3,495,000

Islands West – 12th Floor Phenomenal views looking up the beach and panoramic views over Sarasota Bay from this two bedroom two bath home in the sky! $805,000

Countr y Club Shores - Direct Bay Front 3,700+ SF home with 3 BR+ study/4th bedroom, stunning open Bay views, infinityedge pool, protected boat dock & 257 feet of seawall. $3,500,000

Vista Bay Point - On Golden Gate Point Downtown Sarasota residence lives like a home!

Enjoy supreme elegance, tranquility and privacy combined into four stunning full bedrooms, four bathrooms, a private elevator foyer and gorgeous Sunset and Bay views. $1,575,000

Sanderling Club-Siesta Key Coastal residence redone in 2010 has 3 bedrooms plus an art studio/den and forever protected views across the lagoon. High vaulted ceilings, gleaming wood floors, garden room & outdoor spa + 2-car garage and private beach club included. $1,150,000

Laurel Oak Country Club Executive Home situated on a 1 acre lot. 4 bedrooms 6 baths + study and entertainment room built and designed by Arthur Rutenberg in 2002.

Beautiful interiors, resort style screened pool with summer kitchen & 4-car garage. $1,100,000

Lido Shores - Westway Drive Build your dream home! Gorgeous lot on 113’ of seawall is fenced & gated and has large private dock with water & electric. Rarely available! $5,000,000

Ritz Carlton Residences - Downtown Sarasota Spacious 11th floor pied-a-terre in the heart of culturally rich Sarasota has 2,170 square feet, wood and granite, and Bay and City views! $1,169,000

Lakewood Ranch Country Club Whitemarsh Rarely available Neal Home located behind the gates of LWR Country Club in Whitemarsh, a maintenance free community. 2 bedroom, 2 baths plus a den, screened in lanai and a pool overlooking the nature preserve. $418,000

Corey’s Landing - Single Family Home Unique three bedroom / two full and one half bathroom stand-alone maintenance free home nestled in tropical splendor at the end of a culde-sac with 3,271 square feet, beautiful screened pool, and 2-car garage. $998,000

Winding Oaks - Lakefront Villa Largest 3BR single level maintenance free residence with high ceilings, views of a sparkling wide lake, the exclusive Bay Isles Harbourside Golf Course, and nature preserve beyond!

$799,000

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