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TOWN FACES THE MUSIC

LAUGHING MATTER

Will Luera is out to revolutionize the Sarasota improv comedy scene one laugh at a time.

The commission will pursue noise meters after residents sound off about weekend noise from boaters.

READ THE STORY ON PAGE 6A ARTS + CULTURE Woman’s Exchange honors more than 50 art grant and scholarship recipients.

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YOUR TOWN MICHAEL'S ON EAST SNAPS UP KEY MEMORY

Longboat Key Snapper is on Michael’s On East’s Savor Sarasota Restaurant Week menu and will soon become a regular offering.

Klauber created Longboat Key Snapper in 1982, when he was food and beverage director at the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort after guests requested a fancier version of the fish.

The dish reflects Klauber’s love for sundried tomatoes and its perfect complement with crabmeat.

“It was quite a challenge with the chef at the time, who had his own opinion, and I convinced him to try this new dish and to try it as a special.”

Bill split charges utilities debate

Jack Peffley

A TALL TALE

Some residents question the fairness of a twopronged approach to burying power lines.

The 6-foot-8 face of St. Armands Circle rounds out a colorful career with a new life in retirement.

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KRISTEN HERHOLD STAFF WRITER

Jack Peffley is known for wearing the pants on St. Armands Circle — whether the pattern is polka dot, psychedelic green or ’70s-era flowers.

But one thing that hasn’t changed in his 35 years in the area or the more than 20 years in which he’s sported the pants: Despite his 6-foot-8 status, Peffley has never grown too big for his britches.

On May 30, the face of St. Armands, who was most recently general manager of Marcello Sport, said goodbye to the Circle and hello to retirement in Myrtle Beach, S.C. File photo

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Jack Peffley, pictured at Taffy’s Menswear in 2011.

Will the funding setup for underground utilities projects bury the latest proposal?

Concern about the setup grows deeper even after the Longboat Key Town Commission passed a Gulf of Mexico Drive undergrounding referendum question on first reading Monday at a special meeting.

“I believe strongly the present proposal is doomed for failure,” said Islander Club resident and former Vice Mayor David Brenner.

“Ballot one is good for me, but ballot two is another story.”

Brenner said the real benefit to the entire town comes from all utilities being buried islandwide.

“Should I care what the other neighborhoods decide?” Brenner said. “Yes. The real benefit to me is having a single community (with buried utilities).”

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Underground utilities: Splitting the bill FROM PAGE 1A

A motion for the referendum on first reading passed by a 6-1 vote, with Commissioner Pat Zunz voting against it. The referendum question now goes to a special meeting June 29. If it’s passed on second reading, the island’s entire electorate will decide in the Nov. 3 election whether to approve a Gulf of Mexico Drive project with a pricetag that’s now $25.25 million when a 20% construction contingency factor is included.

The previous estimate for the project last week was $23.4 million.

For the second undergrounding project, which will go before voters only if the first referendum passes, only property owners who don’t have utilities underground will get a ballot to decide if they want to pay their share of the $20.5 million it will cost to bury the rest of the island. The previous estimate for that project was $18.8 million.

Brenner suggested it should be one islandwide referendum question and not two separate questions.

“I’m happy to (help) pay for all of it,” Brenner said. “I urge you to slow down and get the voters on board, because they aren’t now.”

The town had the option of funding the projects through ad valorem (uniform millage rate funded through property taxes like the beach millage districts) or non ad valorem assessments (property owner assessments collected through tax bills).

Non-ad valorem assessments

are based on the benefit each property receives. A methodology was performed on the town’s 10,038 properties over the last three months to determine how much each property would pay for the debt over both 20 and 30 years.

Although the commission is pursuing the non-ad valorem option out of concern about fairness for those who already have utilities underground, some believe it’s not so fair.

According to the current plan, the owner of a Beachplace condominium on the Gulf valued at $526,000 would pay nothing for the second referendum question to bury underground utilities because the condos already have buried power lines. But the owner of a Twin Shores mobile home across the street valued at $220,000 is responsible for paying $320.57 a year for 30 years to bury its overhead power lines.

“If I lived in a trailer park, I’m getting socked,” Brenner said.

“Many of those people are going to say ‘I can’t afford this.’ You’re rushing to judgment.”

Zunz was the lone commissioner who wanted to reconsider the current path.

“Keep in mind if the islandwide costs were to be divided evenly among the 10,000-plus owners, the cost to each would be approximately $4,000,” Zunz said.

North end residents Gene Jaleski, Larry Grossman and John Summers also have reservations.

“If you can’t make a solid argument to convince people this

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Jupiter Inlet Colony, in Palm Beach County, undergrounded its utilities three years ago.

makes sense, don’t do it,” Summers said.

Zunz called a motion to postpone first reading until the funding options could be discussed further but didn’t receive a second from another commissioner.

Country Club Shores resident Bob Gault, a proponent of undergrounding the utilities using the current non ad-valorem assessment, maintains the commission is proceeding in the fairest way possible.

“Many other municipalities have successfully utilized this reasonable assessment method due to its higher level of fairness with analysis of every single property,” Gault said after the meeting. “It is critical that Longboat compete in this 21st century real estate market. We must keep

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in mind that this project must be successful or we face the installation and unsightliness of more, taller, wider hurricane-hardened utility poles for years to come.”

If approved on second reading at the end of the month and if the referendum passes in November, assessments for property owners would be finalized by December.

Then, survey and engineering design work would commence in January. Collection of assessments would begin in 2016 and construction could begin in spring 2017.

If the Gulf of Mexico Drive project passes in November, a mailonly ballot will be held in April for the second referendum. Ballots will be sent only to affected overhead wire property owners.

$200,720

Costs to date for drafting ordinances, which includes conceptual engineering and non-ad valorem assessment report on more than 10,000 Key properties.

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$426,067 DEFICIT Town fills deficit with general fund money.

FY 2016 GENERAL FUND

FY 2016 PERSONNEL

Ç$78,119

Total increases to operating expenditures

SENIOR EDITOR

Ç$716,514

Total increases to personnel expenditures

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1. Town Commission Contingency: $38,000 2. Police union legal bargaining costs: $13,000 3. Firefighter/paramedic bunker gear: $23,200 4. Information Technology repair/maintenance: -$20,000 5. P&Z professional services: -$15,000 6. Other minor increases: $38,919

1. Pension contribution: $142,826 2. Florida Retirement System pension: $50,949 3. Firefighter/paramedic retiree payouts/new hire overlap: $200,526 4. Health insurance 10% estimated increase: $136,000 5. Contractual/merit-based wage increases: $214,800 6. Wage decreases through attrition: -$28,587

Town Manager Dave Bullock made it clear Monday he won't propose a millage rate increase — despite the need to balance a $426,067 deficit.

“Nowhere in my budget do I propose an increase in millage,” Bullock said. “I don’t think that’s necessary at all.”

But what was necessary to discuss at Monday’s special workshop meeting was how to address the deficit to balance the 2015-16 fiscal year budget and leave 90 days of reserve funds available if Bullock needs the money to pay for costs associated with a natural disaster, such as a hurricane.

The town projects revenues for fiscal year 2016 will increase by $435,650 compared with the 2014-15 budget, to $15,929,441, while expenses will increase by $1,296,792, to $16,355,508.

Bullock pointed to several major costs associated with the coming year’s budget for the deficit.

There’s a $716,514 increase in personnel costs alone (see sidebar) when compared with last year’s budget, and a $503,789 increase in capital fund costs.

Bullock points to a capital outlay increase of $520,789 and firefighter/paramedic retirement payouts and a new hire overlap in the department of $200,526 as

the biggest reasons for expenditures exceeding revenues.

A 10% increase in town employee health insurance, amounting to $136,000, is also expected.

Bullock is also including $214,800 for 3.5% wage increases for general employees this year through a new, merit-based incentive increase program he is creating. Bullock pointed out that in four of the last eight fiscal years, employees received no wage increases.

“I’m a firm believer in giving raises to those employees that stand out and not just those that show up for work each day to collect a paycheck,” Bullock said.

Bullock said glaring budget items stick out in the town’s capital budget, which calls for $153,789 worth of fire/police dispatch equipment, a $150,000 townwide software upgrade and $100,000 for a new Fire Rescue records management system.

Bullock asked for and received commission consensus to take $426,067 from the fund balance to balance the budget.

“I generally don’t ask for things like this, and I’m relatively conservative, but in this case I’m comfortable with this request,” Bullock said. “This year we have unusual (budget) items we have to address.”

Commissioner Lynn Larson suggested the town use some of

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FY 2016 CAPITAL FUND

Ç$503,789 Total increases to capital budget n Fire Rescue records management system: $100,000 n Fire/police dispatch equipment: $153,789 n North fire station improvements: $15,000 n South fire station improvement allowance: $100,000 n Town automatic defibrillators: $25,000 n Police in-car cameras: $42,000 n Police 24-foot marine patrol boat: $92,000 n Townwide software upgrade: $150,000 n Information Technology hardware/software upgrades: $46,000

the $1.6 million the commission has set aside for pension costs to address the deficit.

“Leaving $1.6 million sitting there doesn’t seem like a smart thing to do to me,” Larson said.

The idea didn’t gain traction though, despite Larson’s sense of urgency that the commission is “essentially doing a tax increase because we’re taking our fund money to pay for this.”

The commission also agreed to reduce the number of operating days in reserve funds for emergency purposes from 98 days to 90 days. Bullock will take the $347,000 available from those eight extra days to improve the investment status of the town’s frozen pension plans. Larson said earlier in the meeting the town needs to improve the investment rate of return of those plans.

Jack Peffley: Retirement style FROM PAGE 1A

“Jack is an institution in himself,” St. Armands Executive Director Diana Corrigan said.

“He has given tremendously to the board, the association and to the St. Armands community. He has not only been a partner that I’ve worked with, he’s been like my brother. It’ll be hard not having him here. We’ll all miss him.”

When Peffley opened Philip’s Menswear on Longboat Key in October 1980 at what is now the Shoppes of Bay Isles, the island’s population was only 4,843, compared with 7,082 today.

“I looked at the area, studied all the golfers and what they wore and thought it would be a good place to open a store,” Peffley said. “They were still building the golf course, and there were no homes yet back in Bay Isles.”

Peffley and his wife, Nancy, opened a second Philip’s Menswear location on St. Armands Circle in 1983, and Peffley immediately became involved with the St. Armands Circle Association.

“Behind the Columbia (Restaurant), there used to be a water tower and an old derelict parking garage,” Peffley said. “One of the very first things I got involved with was getting that parking garage and water tower torn down and expanding the parking lot that’s there now.”

Peffley also brought an offshore grand prix to the Circle, a twoday event where powerboats were put on display. It became one of the Circle’s largest events.

“We held a record for the number of kegs sold for one day in the city for the event,” Peffley said.

The event eventually became too big for St. Armands and was moved to the Van Wezel parking lot in the early 1990s.

“Jack started the whole concept of bringing events to St. Armands Circle,” Andrew Vac, Peffley’s friend and fellow Circle Association member, said. “It drew crowds of people here like Sarasota had never seen before.”

In 1993, Peffley’s company bought Taffy’s Menswear on the Circle, and the Philip’s Menswear store on St. Armands became Taffy’s.

Peffley adopted his signature pants style after buying Taffy’s and attending a trade show (see sidebar). He displayed the pants in the store window, and they began selling immediately. The store became Loudmouth’s single biggest-selling retail store in the country.

“I figured that I would bring them to the greater Sarasota area by starting to wear them,” Peffley said. “Being 6-foot-8, I was spotted everywhere. Everybody knew me by my crazy pants and shorts.

I would go to meetings, and men would be in blazers and suits, and I would be wearing Loudmouth.”

In addition to the grand prix and parking lot implementation, Peffley was instrumental in setting up for various events on St. Armands, especially the holiday decorations.

“He was a right-hand man, and without him, so many things

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Jack Peffley’s company purchased Taffy’s Menswear in 1993 after previous owner Norm Albert died unexpectedly.

wouldn’t have gotten done,” said Bill Carman, Circle Association vice president and director of communications.

In 2001, Peffley was chairman of the Circle’s 75th anniversary celebration.

“We all had a lot of fun with the 75th,” Carman said. “He was dressed up in a purple suit and looked like a gangster. All of the items sold on the Circle had to be the same price as it was in 1927.”

Philip’s Menswear closed in 2009, and Taffy’s closed in 2012.

After Taffy’s closed, Peffley took on his role at Marcello Sport, which remains open.

Peffley said fully retiring in Sarasota would have been difficult because of the many roles he

played.

Although Peffley enjoys retirement so far, he treasures his time on St. Armands.

“If you can’t stand tall and look straight ahead and be proud of who you are and what you do, then you need to make changes in your life,” Peffley said. “I’m proud of what I did for the community and for St. Armands. Thousands of people enjoyed what I did. I feel good about that accomplishment.”

Despite his retirement from working, Peffley doesn’t plan to retire his signature style.

“I wore my pants on the pier one day, and everybody was looking at me,” he said. “They’ll have to get used to it here.”

It was through Taffy’s that Jack Peffley found his love for his trademark colorful, flashy pants. He attended a trade show in Vegas and discovered Loudmouth Golf, which makes the pants and shorts.

“A professional golfer by the name of John Daly, who is very well-liked, was known for these pants,” Peffley said. “When I bought them, a crew started to unload them and said, ‘What did you do in Vegas? Were you drunk when you bought these?’

Everyone thought I was nuts.”

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A manatee mother and her calf returned to the sea Thursday.

Mote Marine Laboratory, in partnership with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo, released mom, Cola, and her calf, Fizz, back into the wild more than a month after they stranded.

Fizz was discovered in distress with lesions on his back May 1, near Lido Key. Because Fizz was still dependent on his mom, both he and Cola were rescued.

The manatees were sent to the David. A. Straz Jr. Manatee Hospital at Lowry Park Zoo for rehabilitation.

It is unknown how Fizz sus-

tained lesions.

“Manatees interact with barnacles and docks, and it could be from any other thing encountered in the wild,” FWC Research Assistant Denise Boyd said. “When the calf was found, his lesions weren’t healing as they should.”

When he was rescued, Fizz weighed only 61 pounds.

“He was pretty weak,” Lowry Park Zoo animal keeper Molly Lippincott said. “We got him on Pedialyte to get him through the night. We put him back with his mom the next morning, and he finally started nursing.”

Fizz now weighs 91 pounds and is ready to return home after being released off City Island.

“He’s done great keeping up with his mom, and his wounds have healed great,” Lippincott said. “There’s no need to stay with us. Mom can show him the world now.”

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May grants Colony trustee’s auction request U.S. Bankruptcy Judge K. Rodney May will allow a $23 million judgment auction to proceed later this summer.

KURT SCHULTHEIS SENIOR EDITOR

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge K. Rodney May quickly corrected an attorney when he described a Colony Beach & Tennis Resort matter he believed happened a year ago.

“No, that was two years ago,” May said. “This case is entering its sixth year of ongoing litigation this summer.”

Colony Chapter 7 Trustee William Maloney’s attorney, Jordi Gusso, quickly responded: “Time flies when you’re having fun, judge.”

May smirked at the comment, but made one thing clear during the June 4 hearing in his Tampa courtroom: He won’t let appeals or past decisions mire the way he handles the case in the future.

“The district court could wipe out the sanctions,” May said. “I’ve been surprised a number of times with (appeal court) decisions made and the (lawsuits against unit owners) might be upheld.

It makes more sense to schedule bidding and see where it leads.”

May approved an emergency motion from Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Chapter 7 Trustee William Maloney that allows him to proceed with bid and auction procedures for a $23 million judgment against unit owners this summer.

Maloney, who doesn’t foresee a settlement among Colony parties, urged May to move forward

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Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Chapter 7 Trustee William Maloney says an all-cash offer for a $23 million judgment against Colony unit owners must be considered to begin to resolve claims.

“The district court could wipe out the sanctions ...

It makes more sense to schedule bidding and see where it leads.”

— U.S. Bankruptcy Judge K. Rodney May

with the process to auction of a judgment that longtime Colony owner Dr. Murray “Murf” Klauber won on appeal against unit owners.

Maloney seeks to sell the judgment to Unicorp National Development President Chuck Whittall or a higher bidder at auction.

Whittall has offered $3.5 million for the judgment and already has submitted a $200,000 deposit for his offer and signed a contract with Maloney for the judgment.

Gusso requested a bid process that would allow other parties to compete with Whittall’s offer, but he wants it to require an allcash offer and a deposit of 10% of the total bid. The first available bid above Unicorp’s, Gusso said, should be set at $3.6 million.

Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Association Attorney Jeff Warren disagreed with May’s assessment and asked for a continuance of the motion.

Warren noted that the association asked May last month to consider barring Unicorp and

Colony Lender from being qualified as active bidders as part of recent sanctions May levied against them.

U.S. Trustee Douglas Menchise, who controls a disputed recreational lease and a rec lease judgment for $2.5 million, also objected to Maloney’s motion.

Michael Assaf, attorney for Colony Lender LLC, explained that Unicorp was making the bid and Colony Lender isn’t involved.

“Unicorp is trying to assemble the pieces, not Colony Lender,” Assaf said. “Colony Lender is being acquired by Unicorp and has nothing to do with this.”

After the speeches, May granted Maloney’s motion.

Bids for the auction are due July 30. A hearing will be set in August or early September for an all-day hearing and auction for the judgment May will oversee. Appeals for the bids and auction process will be accepted until Aug. 15.

The association was granted a bit of relief from its objections to Maloney’s motion when Warren persuaded May to relax Gusso’s all-cash offer requirement.

Warren pushed for offers that include both cash and/or a combination of parties agreeing to a waiver of claims to resolve issues.

“I’m arguing for more than just cash,” Warren said.

After a short recess so Maloney could consider the request, Gusso announced the trustee is agreeable to offers that he can deem appropriate for both cash and/ or a waiver of claims/settlements with parties.

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How loud is too loud for town?

KURT SCHULTHEIS SENIOR EDITOR

Listen up, boaters: The town could be measuring your noise levels soon.

The Longboat Key Town Commission doesn’t think it’s doing enough to stop noisy boaters from blaring their music off the shores of Longboat Key. At their Monday regular workshop, commissioners expressed frustration with a growing number of boaters anchoring off sandbars on both the north and south ends of the Key. “The number of boats have increased considerably from even a year ago,” said Commis-

“It’s like a school playground, and when they see the principal (the marine patrol boat), they all start behaving.”

— Mayor Jack Duncan

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Boaters gather Sunday, at the sandbar near Jewfish Key. Police frequently receive complaints about noisy boaters from north-end residents.

sioner Pat Zunz. “I can hear the music as soon as I open my door and step outside. It’s a condition that’s escalating.”

Sleepy Lagoon resident Ann Roth and others who live on the north end complained to commissioners about the noise in April, urging for action.

“There’s rap, loud rock and loud country music and now loud horns all blaring together,” Roth told the commission at its March 23 regular workshop. “There’s no way we can be on our porches or even open our windows when this music is blaring.”

The music is coming specifically from boats that anchor around the popular Jewfish Key sidebar in Sarasota Bay near Longboat Pass on the weekends and even on weekdays.

Zunz and others said the problem is no longer limited to holidays, weekends or season.

Deputy Police Chief Frank Rubino spent the last two months reviewing the town’s current noise ordinance after Police Chief Pete Cumming expressed concern the ordinance might not be enforceable.

But Town Attorney Maggie Mooney-Portale told the commission Monday that the current ordinance is enforceable and recommended the town continue using it.

The ordinance currently allows marine patrol officers to give boaters a warning first for blaring loud music. If the offender blares music within a year of the warning, he or she receives a notice to appear in court and could face up to a $500 fine or 60-day jail term.

Commissioners expressed concern there’s no way to defend the ordinance and expressed a need for standards that include noise

decibel meters.

“Because something hasn’t been challenged doesn’t mean it’s defensible,” Younger said. “In my opinion, you get into a problem with something like this and can run a chance for abuse where somebody doesn’t like what’s going on.”

Mooney-Portale, though, said violators can challenge decibellevel codes as well.

Commissioner Jack Daly suggested the real problem is the need for more resources and officers to patrol the bay.

Mayor Jack Duncan, who went out on a weekend boat patrol recently, said the town needs a bigger presence, but it costs too much money.

“It’s like a school playground, and when they see the principal (the marine patrol boat), they all start behaving,” Duncan said.

Younger suggested the town

SOUND COMPARISONS Other law enforcement agencies that currently use sound decibel meters to enforce noise ordinances: n Sarasota County n Manatee County n City of Sarasota n Marco Island n Sanibel n Venice n Jacksonville Beach

invest in two decibel-level meters, which will cost $4,000, and the commission reached consensus to purchase them.

The commission directed Town Manager Dave Bullock to return in the fall with a ballpark figure of costs of a bigger weekend marine patrol presence to deal with noisy boaters.

Staff will work on a revised noise ordinance that includes noise decibel measurements as a basis for enforcement.

The town will also consider posting signage on its shores to inform boaters of the town’s noise ordinance. If the commission chooses to shift to a noise-decibel meter ordinance, it will cost the town money and staff resources to change the ordinance and train officers to use the new code.

In the meantime, Younger suggested a different way to solve the problem.

“The sandbars these boats are anchoring on is the sand from our beaches,” Younger said. “Let’s dredge it up and put it back on our shore.”

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$682 million for what?

Over 10 years, Longboat Key taxpayers have sent all that money to Manatee and Sarasota. Surely more of it can come back.

The dollar amounts were so stunning we had to make sure you didn’t miss them. So we are reprinting for the second consecutive week the amount of money Longboat Key taxpayers in the Sarasota County half of the island have sent across the bay the past decade.

Nearly a half-billion dollars.

Now add to that the tax dollars from the Longboat Key taxpayers who live in the Manatee County half of the island.

That’s typically 40% of the Sarasota total, or another $195 million.

Altogether: $682 million in a decade.

Roughly $68 million a year.

School taxes account for 60%; the remainder goes as you can see in the accompanying table, albeit with a few modifications between Manatee and Sarasota counties.

Suffice it to say, in direct return, Longboat Key taxpayers receive a negligible amount.

In national and state politics, when

you’re the kind of contributor Longboat Key is to the counties, typically you are noticed, you usually get a seat at the front table and you have your phone calls answered.

Longboat Key infrequently receives that kind of treatment, and Longboaters don’t demand or beg for it. But every now and then, public school, county and health care elected officials whose operations benefit from the Key could show their gratitude.

Some Sarasota County officials might argue that $2 million the Sarasota County Commission approved for redeveloping Bayfront Park is indeed a show of thanks. But compared with the $487 million over the past decade, that’s barely even a wink.

Hmmm. When it comes time for support on the county’s $175 million facilities bond issue next year, that may be a good time to bring up funding for a new recreation center.

STEVEN LEMONGELLO ORLANDO SENTINEL

When the city of Boulder, Colo., was considering breaking away from its longtime energy company and forming its own city-run utility, it turned to a town with hard-fought experience: Winter Park.

“It was the best thing the city has ever done,” said former Commissioner Barbara DeVane. “I’m glad we took it on — and plus, it’s making money.”

Winter Park’s independence from Progress Energy-owned Florida Power & Light was one of the most acrimonious battles in its history, marked by a fierce campaign in which a Progress-backed group spent half a million dollars warning voters the city wouldn’t be able to handle running a utility.

The city, meanwhile, focused on the company’s frequent unreliability and outages, or as one Sentinel story noted at the time: “If you make people reset their videocassette recorders enough, they’ll get mad — really mad.”

Now, 10 years after the switch was flipped in June 2005, the city has more than 14,000 electric customers and $48 million in annual revenue, allowing it to pay back the $14 million advanced by the city’s general fund.

The city said that current monthly customer rates are 12% less than those of Duke Energy, which took over Progress in 2012, and an average of 2.5% less during 10 years. Reliability has also improved, the city said, with an average of fewer than one interruption per customer per year.

Winter Park also has buried almost 60% of its wires underground, about 113 miles’ worth, and hopes to finish the conversion within eight years at a cost of $3.5 million to $4 million a year — with the assistance of Duke Energy, which still owns wires along Lee Road, West Fairbanks Avenue and other areas annexed after the changeover.

But despite Winter Park’s numbers, the city is still one of the few to have made the change — and it may be one of the last.

Every other Central Florida city whose 30year agreement with Progress expired around the same time as Winter Park’s — including Longwood, Lake Mary, Oviedo, Altamonte Springs, Apopka, Casselberry and Maitland — stayed on with the private utility, with many fearing a years-long litigation process.

In the decade since, few towns have looked into the idea. South Daytona went the furthest in 2012, but voters decided against it after an opposition campaign by Florida Power & Light similar to Progress’ campaign in Winter Park.

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Here’s where the money went: $300 million

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How Winter Park confronted buried power lines As a Central Florida resident visiting Sarasota recently, I read the June 4 Longboat Observer article, “The Bottom Lines,” with interest.

The article about a forthcoming vote on burying utility lines reminded me of the experience of Winter Park after it acquired its utility franchise from Florida Power & Light (FPL) and decided to bury many of its utility lines.

Then, lo and behold, an article about Winter Park’s experience appeared June 8 in the Orlando Sentinel.

If the Longboat Key Town Commission seeks to bury these lines, it might consider some way of buying the franchise, as did Winter Park.

Otherwise, both local business owners and residents will pay the estimated $1.8 million for the project as a subsidy for FPL. If the town acquired the franchise itself, as in the Winter Park’s experience, over the long haul the project would pay for itself at considerably less “sunk” cost to the ratepayers.

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“With any business, and certainly the utility industry, it’s always disappointing to lose any part of your customer base,” said Duke spokeswoman Valerie Patterson, adding the company still serves 1.7 million customers in Florida.

As for the other city-run utilities in the area such as in Orlando, Kissimmee and Mount Dora, most have been city-owned dating back to the early 20th century. Winter Park sold its city utility in 1927.

When the latest franchise agreement with Progress came up for renewal in the early 2000s, “it was a once-in-a-30-year opportunity to look at it,” said City Manager Randy White.

“In some ways, it was the first opportunity to ever look at it,” added Electric Utility Director Jerry Warren, then a consultant for the city.

A group had formed to share stories of blinking clocks and frequent outages — an average of about 22 interruptions a year for each customer.

Even after a lawsuit and a dispute over revenue-sharing, the City Commission was split 2-2 on breaking away until Devane, who was opposed, asked for a guarantee to improve the company’s reliability. It was refused, Warren said, and Devane changed her mind.

The purchase price was $43 million, and the referendum just four months later brought out almost half of all registered voters — the second-largest turnout in Winter Park in the past 25 years. The result was a lopsided 69% vote in favor of splitting off.

“And then the real work began,” Knight said.

The utility’s biggest test was during Tropical Storm Fay in 2008, when 3,000 city customers had outages.

“Under the previous system, we had no control when electric [workers] showed up or where they showed up,” Knight said. “We’d send firefighters out to start to clear wires, and they couldn’t touch it until electric guys got there.”

Having 16 utility workers dedicated to only the 8-square-mile system allowed quicker reaction time, Warren said, resulting in all power regained within two days — while 12,000 remained without power elsewhere in Florida.

“We proved to them the little guys can do it just like they can,” Warren said.

Why haven’t other towns followed suit?

Warren believed it was because many are afraid to deal with the massive push-back from utilities.

“It requires political courage in the face of a really big entity,” Warren said. “That’s a scary thing for elected officials to do.”

“It was the best thing the city has ever done. I’m glad we took it on — and plus, it’s making money.” BARBARA DEVANE, FORMER WINTER PARK COMMISSIONER

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Town’s line on the sand:

SOONER, NOT LATER Public Works Director Juan Florensa is instructed to start when permits arrive.

Bayport Beach and Tennis Club, located mid-Key near the island’s two mobile home parks, asked for such a meeting three weeks ago.

“We’re worried,” said Bayport resident Jim Hildrew. “We need sand ASAP.” Hildrew and other longtime residents remember when Tropical Storm Josephine washed out portions of Gulf of Mexico Drive in October 1996 because they didn’t have enough shoreline to protect the road and their lowlying property.

Luckily for Bayport and other mid-Key properties, the town already has a permit for a midisland truck haul sand project.

But the hang-up is that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has asked for a new set of reviews for sea turtle and shore bird monitoring. The town, meanwhile, is seeking easements from Gulfside property owners that will allow dump trucks to access the beach.

Although the shuttered Colony Beach & Tennis Resort is an ideal easement for the trucks, it’s too far south from mid-Key areas that need sand.

Florensa said he has approval to start the project later this summer or early fall when the town receives its permit and halt work during season to avoid traffic issues involving dump trucks.

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The town wants to expedite state and federal beach permits for two dredging projects this summer.

It’s even sought help from U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Longboat Key, to accelerate the federal process.

“There’s nothing left to do but speculate and wait,” said Public Works Director Juan Florensa.

A federal permit could arrive as early as July for a $3.5 million Longboat Pass dredging project.

The permit is all the town needs to bring approximately 239,000 cubic yards of sand from Gulfside Road north to the North Shore Road beach access. The project will also place 3,000 cubic yards of sand in front of the Coquina building at Longbeach condominiums, which doesn’t have a seawall like the rest of the property.

NORTH SHORE ACCESS

The popular North Shore Road beach access, meanwhile, reopened last week.

Twelve to 15 trucks a day finished the project of hauling 4,000 cubic yards of sand from the middle of the state to place between the two groins.

The structures will hold sand on the shoreline, preventing it from being swept into Longboat Pass.

MID-KEY BEACH PROJECT

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The North Shore Road beach access reopened last week.

How badly do some residents need sand on certain sections of the middle of the Key? Badly enough that they are calling meetings with Town Manager Dave Bullock and Florensa to ask when they will get their sand.

Sand escarpments and dune vegetation on the south end of Longboat Key protect condominiums, but town officials are hoping for permits soon to replenish areas with sand from New Pass.

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The mid-Key project is the priciest one, at $10,983,192, and will bring approximately 250,000 cubic yards of sand from the middle of the state as far south as the Islander Club groins area.

If Public Works Director Juan Florensa had his way, sanddredging projects on the north and south ends of the Key would happen around the same time.

It would save the town hundreds of thousands of dollars if one dredge stayed in the vicinity to handle both projects, by reducing mobilization costs.

But if permits don’t come at the same time, Town Manager Dave Bullock has given Florensa permission to move forward on whatever project receives a permit first.

SOUTH END BEACH PROJECT

The town is working as quickly as it can to address a severely eroded shoreline behind L’Ambiance and neighboring Islandside condominiums that include the Pierre, Longboat Key Towers, the Sanctuary and the Privateer.

Florensa is hopeful the $3 million New Pass dredging project could begin in late summer if the town receives permits. But this project still awaits a state permit that could be issued in four to six weeks and a federal permit.

The project pumps 315,000 cubic yards of sand from New Pass to restore a recreational beach on the south end.

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Q: What was your biggest Coast Guard challenge?

A: I oversaw the task force that began using armed U.S. Coast Guard helicopters to stop drug smuggling from southern waters

Q: You’re the chairman of a combined set of three frozen pension plans. Is it difficult to manage a fund that many town employees wanted to keep in place?

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A: The primary goal is to protect the retirement fund for the employees. What we’re doing is like changing the tire on a race car in a pit stop while the car is still moving. We’re constantly monitoring numbers and valuations to make sure the fund continues to achieve the highest return on its investment.

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FINDER FAIL 2:30 p.m. — 300 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive Lost Property: A woman told police she lost her cellphone and a “Find My Phone” app showed the phone was located on Bayport Way. Police checked the area and the grounds and couldn’t find the phone.

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POWER WHEELS 1:06 p.m. — 500 block of Wedge Lane Public Service: Longboat Key Fire Rescue reported that a truck touched the power lines while dumping a load of sand. The power lines became arced in the truck and the power company arrived to lift the power lines above the truck.

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MOVE OUT AND ON 3:15 p.m. — 4400 block of GMD Disturbance: A woman told police she has evidence that her roommate lied to hospital staff about her condition when she was admitted in April. She also said her roommate is a thief who has stolen personal items from the condo and her identity through the use of her credit cards. She said he is leaving bug spray near her food and purposefully washing her clothes with a detergent that irritates her skin. She said she can’t kick him out because they own the residence together.

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Girl’s startup helps fund sea turtle conservation AMANDA MORALES OBSERVER STAFF

While sitting in her father’s Punta Gorda restaurant, Lexi Mariash, then 7, wrote the business plan for her company on the back of the children’s menu using a red crayon. Lexi, now 12, has made that dream a reality by establishing Turtle Inc., which aims to help sea turtles by donating its profits.

“I remember in second grade my dad always did these events for nonprofits,” Lexi said. “I figured that we could sell pencils or crayons and stuff like that that people would buy. My dad helped me a lot to determine that this isn’t like a little kid on the side of the street selling lemonade.”

As senior financial adviser of wealth management for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc., Brian Mariash recognized the potential his daughter had to succeed.

“One of the things I’ve learned in business is one of the key differences isn’t the drive or the intelligence of people but if they’re given the resources,” Brian Mariash said. “For me, it was like she wanted to do this, and I thought I would give her whatever she needed to do it.”

Both of her parents helped her craft a plan to create Turtle Inc. Lexi credits her mother, Jill Lynn Federici-Anderson, with helping her sort through ideas and helping with communications.

The opportunity for Turtle Inc. to team up with Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquar-

ium was born from a conversation between Brian Mariash and Mote Board of Trustees member Dean Eisner. Eisner suggested that Lexi present Turtle Inc.’s business plan to the board. Like most startup founders, Lexi has had to learn how to pitch to sponsors and partners.

“I was kind of nervous in the car because, what if they don’t say yes?” Lexi said. “They were very shocked at how young I was. I was definitely nervous, but once I got into it I wasn’t really that nervous.”

Lexi sold rainbow loom bracelets at the 2014 Turtle Run 5K hosted by Mote Marine Laboratory. She presented Mote with a $30 check, thus beginning a partnership with the organization. Her newest event to collect funds for turtles is a miniature golf tournament June 20, at Evie’s Family Golf Center, in Sarasota, with proceeds benefiting Mote. Her goal is to raise $5,000 that will be matched by Positive Tracks for a total donation of $10,000.

Lexi was inspired to help sea turtles after a trip to the Ripley’s Aquarium of Myrtle Beach when she was 7. She fell in love with a stuffed animal sea turtle that she named Cheesy. Lexi, who splits her time between Tampa and Sarasota, makes sure to visit Mote whenever she is in town.

Hang Tough is her favorite sea turtle because she had a chance to pet and feed him.

“What I like is, all the turtles at Mote aren’t just there in captivity,” Lexi said. “They’re there to receive the care that Mote provides.”

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Lexi Mariash is the founder of Turtle Inc., which helps collect money for sea turtles at Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium.

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Jules Rose shined as luminary for the arts Rose, a lifelong admirer and supporter of the arts, died June 10. He was 79.

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Jules Rose was proof that retiring doesn’t have to mean slowing down.

Rose served on the boards for many local organizations, including Florida Studio Theatre, American Jewish Committee of Sarasota, the Longboat Key Foundation, the Van Wezel Foundation and many others. He served as president of the Pierre Condominium Association and the Longboat Key Tennis Association and was a trustee and chairman of the board for the Perlman Music Program/Suncoast.

“He was deeply involved with many things in the Sarasota area,” Bob Coyne, Rose’s friend, said. “He was a very philanthropic individual and was involved in many, many things. No matter what type of position he held or what job he was assigned, you could always be certain it would be done perfectly.”

Rose, a lifelong admirer and supporter of the arts, died June 10. He was 79.

Born in New York City, Rose attended Dartmouth College and became the owner of Sloan’s Supermarkets, one of

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Rose retired and moved to the Pierre Condominium on Longboat Key, where he met his wife, Sheila, in 2000.

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YOU OB S ERV ED Christ Church of Longboat Key, Presbyterian, enjoyed a tropical beach party Saturday, at the Shore Condominium.

More than 50 people attended the church’s first social event of the summer season.

Above: Bill Buckley and Ginny Dreher Left: Joan and the Rev. Norman Pritchard Photos courtesy of Vivian Chester

ANNE ALEXANDER BEAN, 88, of Longboat Key and South Orange, N.J., died June 6.

Born Feb. 27, 1920, after graduating from Brown University in 1948, Mrs. Bean married Kenneth Bean. She was married to her lifelong love and best friend for 65 years.

She and her husband moved to New Jersey, where she taught elementary school but decided she preferred working with students one-onone. She earned two master’s degrees: one in learning disabilities from Bank Street College, and one in education from Columbia University. She then established a thriving practice as an educational therapist from her home in Maplewood, N.J. She achieved success with many students, transforming many lives in the process.

Mrs. Bean played tennis and enjoyed traveling with her

husband and children. In her retirement she painted and took classes at the Longboat Key Education Center. She was a devoted mother and wife.

Mrs. Bean was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth. She is survived by her sons, Thomas and Douglas; three grandchildren; and two sisters.

A celebration of her life was held June 10, in Summit, N.J. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her name to Bank Street College of Education.

HELENE GRETA GRANET HELENE GRETA GRANET, 86, of Longboat Key and formerly of Cumberland, Md., died June 10.

Born May 25, 1929, in Cumberland, she was a 1946 graduate of Allegany High School and a 1950 graduate of Barnard Col-

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.

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

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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 are at 5:30 p.m. Fridays and 10 a.m. Saturdays. Jonathan Katz is the rabbi. Call 383-3428.

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lege, where she earned a Phi Beta Kappa key with a degree in economics.

Following college, she worked briefly for a New York City brokerage firm. She then returned to Cumberland, where she married Milton Granet. The couple had two children, Harriet and Michael.

Mrs. Granet returned to her career as a stockbroker and financial planner with Ferris, Baker Watts in 1968. She retired in 1984 and moved to Longboat Key. Mrs. Granet was preceded in death by her husband, Milton and daughter, Harriet. She is survived by her son, Michael Granet, and brother, Harold Maxwell Hersch, of Chevy Chase, Md. A graveside ceremony will take place at 2 p.m. June 19, at Eastview Cemetery in Cumberland.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the National Cathedral School, 3612 Woodley Road N.W., Washington, D.C. 20016.

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YOUR NEIGHBORS “It’s special because it’s the first time in six years we’ve had something with all three chambers. It’s a great networking opportunity.”

SAFETY FIRST

— Longboat Key Chamber President Gail Loefgren

Residents prepare for storm season.

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Anna Maria Island Chamber President Mary Ann Brockman, Siesta Key Chamber Executive Director Debra Lynn and Longboat Key Chamber President Gail Loefgren

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Bob Benson, of Interstate, and Lisa Benson, of Band Gates & Dramis

embers of the Longboat Key, Anna Maria Island and Siesta Key chambers of commerce enjoyed Business and BBQ on the Beach June 9.

Attendees spent the evening networking and enjoying food and music on the beach at the Longboat Key Club.

WEATHER Longboat Key shines with blue hues. PAGE 28A

— KRISTEN HERHOLD

Photos by Kristen Herhold

Pam Lutz, of CPR Concrete, Painting & Restoration, and Penelope Mabrey, of SERVPRO of Bradenton

Bird Key home sells for $3.85 million.

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Seminar keeps eyes on hurricane preparation The most important lesson for storm season: Always have a plan.

KRISTEN HERHOLD STAFF WRITER

Sarasota can thank a big barrier island for its lack of hurricanes it receives, according to ABC 7 News Chief Meteorologist Bob Harrigan.

“That barrier island, it’s the entire east coast of Florida,” Harrigan said at Longboat Key’s 13th annual Disaster Preparedness Seminar.

Other speakers included Bryan Koon, director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management, along with Sarasota County Emergency Management Chief Ed McCrane, Manatee County Emergency Management Chief Don Hermey, State Fire Marshal

Division Director Julius Halas, Longboat Key Police Chief Pete Cumming and Public Works Project Manager James Linkogle.

More than 110 people attended the seminar, which aimed to teach residents to prepare for a potential hurricane or other disaster on the Key. “It’s been 10 years since our last hurricane in Florida,” Koon said.

“We’re in a bit of a quiet period right now, but it’s guaranteed we will have them again in the future.

We just don’t know when.”

Although southwest Florida is one of the state’s safest coasts, and this year’s hurricane season is predicted to be a mild one, that doesn’t mean a hurricane won’t strike.

The last direct hit to the area was Oct. 19, 1944. If the same hurricane hit today, it would cause an estimated $19 billion in damage.

“It only takes one, and it’s just

Chamber President Gail Loefgren and event sponsor John Wojtyna, of Aqua Plumbing and Air

Sarasota County Emergency Management Chief Ed McCrane, Florida Division of Emergency Management Director Bryan Koon, Manatee County Emergency Management Chief Don Hermey, State Fire Marshal Division Director Julius Halas and Longboat Key Police Chief Pete Cumming

a matter of time,” Hermey said.

“We want to make sure you’re prepared and you have everything organized and know the process.”

It is important for residents to plan ahead in the event of an evacuation so they don’t miss details while in a hurry.

Improvements to technology allow meteorologists to better predict storms, allowing emergency officials to efficiently evacuate areas.

“The better the forecast coming in, the more focused we can be with evacuations, and the more people we can get out of harm’s way and the fewer people we unnecessarily evacuate,” Koon said. “We’re pleased with the advances. It will continue to become better year after year.”

Residents will usually receive several days’ notice to evacuate,

but sometimes they must leave with just a few hours’ notice — which makes a plan of action even more necessary.

“It’s folks like you who are aware of what’s going to help us,” Koon said. “You know what your hazards are, what your plan of action is, which helps us help those who truly need our help. The more we empower Floridians to take care of themselves, the better we can be.”

Jeff Minett and Mya Patton, of Hosted Gourmet

If an evacuation is ordered, it is for a reason. It is essential for residents to heed the warning and evacuate as soon as possible, officials said.

“You want to get out of the storm’s path because that will save your life,” McCrane said.

“You can always rebuild your home, but you only have one life, so evacuate.”

“You want to get out of the storm’s path because that will save your life. You can always rebuild your home, but you only have one life, so evacuate.”

— Sarasota County Emergency Management Chief Ed McCrane

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Eagles Point at The Landings Water views from every room of this South-facing three bedroom, two bath residence with washer/ dryer, oversized terrace, private enclosed garage + extra parking space. $739,000

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

Bird Key – Water front Dream All on one level! 4 bedrooms + Den & Theater Room totaling almost 6,000 square feet. Beautiful open 25x40 patio with a waterside pool & spa and private boat dock. $2,750,000

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. $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

Atrium - Building V Bay and city views from this 4th floor turnkey furnished apartment with three FULL bedrooms and an eat-in kitchen.

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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

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

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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

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Living and Working on Longboat Key for 40 Years

St. Armands Circle gets creative with craft festival

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MIND YOUR MIND Takes place from 1:28 to 4:28 p.m. at Islands West beach clubhouse, 2525 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

On the third Thursday of each month, participants play word games with randomly assigned teammates. Guests should bring snacks to share. Cost is free.

RSVP to Nick Kovalakides at nkovalakides@aol.com.

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SUNDAY, JUNE 21

FATHER’S DAY AT MOTE Takes place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Mote Marine Aquarium, 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway. Fathers get free admission with the purchase of a child’s ticket, which is $14.75. Call 388-4441.

#1 LONGBOAT KEY REAL ESTATE TEAM FEATURED LISTINGS

TUESDAY, JUNE 23

LONGBOAT KEY CHAMBER COMMUNITY EVENT Takes place from 5 to 7 p.m. at Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce, 5390 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Suite 102. All community members are invited to enjoy hors d’oeuvres from the Lazy Lobster and Tommy Bahama and beer and wine from Gold Coast Eagle while learning about the chamber. Call 383-2466.

RECURRING EVENTS

000 $2,175,

WEDNESDAYS

‘WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY’ BOOK SALES Take place from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesdays, at the Longboat Library, 555 Bay Isles Road. Both hardcover and paperback used books will be discounted. Call 383-2011.

THE SANCTUARY #C106

Rarely available 1st floor walk out 3 bed/3 bath feels like a beach house with an exclusive oversized 1800 SF terrace and offered at a compelling price. Recently renovated with direct gulf front views and private gated access to the pool and beach.

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.

THURSDAYS

KIWANIS CLUB OF LONGBOAT KEY Meets at 7:30 a.m. at the Longboat Key Club’s Tavern & Whiskey Bar. Call Donna at 388-2847.

25 LIGHTHOUSE POINT DRIVE

$5,200,000 THE ATRIUM #514

501 HARBOR GATE WAY

$2,150,000

$749,000

DON’T MISS MINI GOLF FOR SEA TURTLES What: The tournament, organized by 11-year-old Lexi Mariash, will raise money for Mote’s Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program. Cost is $25 per person or $100 per team and includes golf, food, drinks and access to a fun house. Call 809-2656.

When: 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 20 Where: Evie’s Family Golf Center, 4735 Bee Ridge Road, Sarasota

UNDER CONTRACT

941.928.2339

$3,600,000

433 FIREHOUSE COURT

$949,000

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100 Car Enclosed Showroom

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749 FREELING DRIVE

TOP $ PAID

$1,199,000

Michael Saunders & Company 440 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key, FL 34228 PH 941.387.0100

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Four-bedroom Bird Key home sells for $3.85 million ADAM HUGHES RESEARCH EDITOR

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home on Bird Key tops all transactions in this week’s real estate.

Vincent and Patricia DiPano sold their home at 627 Mourning Dove Drive to Jeffrey and Donna Farber, of Sarasota, for $3.85 million.

Built in 2002, it has four bedrooms, five bathrooms, two half-baths, a pool and 5,668 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $4,475,000 in 2007.

RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

JUNE 1 TO JUNE 5

Collier-Walker Triton Bend II LLC sold the home at 607 Triton Blvd. to Diana Harmas, of Carmel, Ind., for $1,375,000. Built in 2014, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 3,317 square feet of living area.

Bay Isles Randy Sellari, of Bryn Mawr, Pa., sold the home at 3661 Bayou Circle to Joanne Salerno, trustee, of Oradell, N.J., for $962,500. Built in 2000, it has two bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,609 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1.1 million in 2005.

The Players Club Patricia Weintraub, of Fort Collins, Colo., and Jane Olian, of New York City, sold their Unit 503 condominium at 1485 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Joseph Contorno and Elaine Linker, of Longboat Key, for $940,000.

Built in 1981, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,188 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $365,000 in 1984.

Promenade Mark and Elaine Beck, of Sarasota, sold their Unit 807 condominium at 1211 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Alexander and Emilia Kiss, of Land O’Lakes, for $740,000. Built in 1985, it has two bedrooms, two baths

Kristen Herhold

This home at 627 Mourning Dove Drive has four bedrooms, five bathrooms, two half-baths, a pool and 5,668 square feet of living area. It sold for $3.85 million.

and 1,827 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $390,000 in 1996.

Westchester James Moser, of Rochester, N.Y., sold his Unit 206 condominium at 4825 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Patricia LaMonica, of Glen Ellyn, Ill., for $600,000.

Built in 1970, it has two bedrooms, one bath and 1,393 square feet of living area.

Tarawitt Drive James and Karen Holbrook, of Longboat Key, sold their home

at 710 Tarawitt Drive to Rollyson Investment Inc. for $595,000.

Built in 1980, it has four bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,172 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $290,000 in 2012.

Sand Cay Epoch Trading Ltd. sold the Unit 305 condominium at 4725 Gulf of Mexico Drive to LBK Condos Crop. for $500,000.

Built in 1974, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,120 square feet of living area. It last sold for $228,000 in 1997.

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

558 Bayview Drive A4122134 $800,000 Bobbi Banan

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

1145 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 402 A4119959 $799,000 Jenifer Schwell

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

4975 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 303 A4123393 $3,450,000 Debra Lee Rugh

1211 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 210 A4107681 $769,000 Ian Addy Pa

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

2425 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 5 A3995790 $735,000 Mel & Jan Goldsmith

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

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

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

2425 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 12A A3995797 $717,000 Mel & Jan Goldsmith

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

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

Nautilus Longboat Village Elizabeth McCoy, of Waterloo, Iowa, sold the Unit 13 condominium at 7065 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Christopher and Christine Williams, of Colorado Springs, Colo., for $410,000. Built in 1974, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,170 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $160,000 in 1987.

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-320-0677

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

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

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

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LOCAL LEGACY. GLOBAL VISION. 1000 Longboat Club Road 905 A4114699 $589,000 Jenine Meyer

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

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

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

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

4725 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 320 A4122575 $549,000 Ian Addy Pa

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

1150 Bogey Lane A4108389 $534,900 Michael Nink

Longboat Key 941-383-5502 941-914-2805

1932 Harbourside Drive 242 A4119643 $514,900 Maruta Miluns

Longboat Key 941-383-5502 941-374-9702

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

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

2000 Harbourside Drive 1504 A4119984 $475,000 Tammy Mast

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

7125 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 12 A3998052 $469,000 Richard Perlman

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

2301 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 55N A4109049 $459,900 Alex Ley

Longboat Key 941-966-8000 941-504-6377

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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 28 through June 3, in order of dollar amounts.

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APPLICANT

AMOUNT

809 Longboat Club Road

Interior alterations

Longboat Properties LLC $2.6 million

6000 GMD

Interior alterations

Mary Lou Johnson

$840,900

5970 Emerald Harbor Drive

Addition

Andrew Aitken

$191,625

521 Harbor Point Road

Interior alterations

Wendy Lipstein

$150,000

2141 GMD

Interior alterations

Scott Shearer

$122,000

673 Dream Island Road

Interior alterations

John Vinson

2165 GMD No. 134

Bathroom alterations James Lepczyk

1145 GMD No. 404

Interior alterations

Amy La Pierre

$45,000

843 Evergreen Way

Siding

Anthony Devita

$25,500

Sliding glass Arnold Simonsen Trust

$20,500

2065 GMD

doors and windows

Kitchen and

$55,000 $51,685

2089 GMD No. 101

bathroom alterations Alex Scott

$18,500

700 Hideaway Bay Lane

Canopy

Frank Vero

$18,000

835 Tarawitt Drive

Seawall

Eugene Nock

$18,000

540 De Narvaez Drive

Re-roof

Diana Spanos

$17,350

4540 GMD No. 303

Windows

Marc Micozzi

$13,800

647 Spanish Drive S.

Re-roof

Douglas Johnstone

$11,945

1105 GMD No. 301

Interior alterations

Errol Soskolne, trustee

$9,995

718 Lyons Lane

Re-roof

Audrey Perkins

$9,120

538 Norton St.

Re-roof

Lee Flower

$6,175

4401 GMD No. 807

Windows

Jeffrey Naples

$5,275

620 Emerald Harbor Drive

Dock

Charles Reynolds

$2,200

549 Schooner Lane

Garage door

Penny Kentosh

$2,015

166 Bryant Drive A4102485 $4,900,000 Ann Martin & Joanna Benante

Lido Key 941-388-4447 941-356-7717

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

501 Harbor Gate Way A4115384 $2,150,000 Ian Addy Pa

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

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

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

435 L Ambiance Drive H202 A4113356 $1,795,000 Klaus Lang

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-320-1223

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

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

128 Golden Gate Pt # 202A A3978317 $1,595,000 Peggy Mock

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-356-3584

761 Emerald Harbor Drive A4118807 $1,495,000 Cathy Meldahl

Longboat Key 941-383-5502 941-724-7228

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

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

100 Sands Point Road 214 A4124013 $1,200,000 Joan Boltax

Longboat Key 941-951-6660 941-350-6390

615 Dream Island Road No. 212

Bathroom alterations Patrick Thompson

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448 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # A305 A3965898 $410,000 Diana Kryszak

740 Fox Street A4109613 $346,000 Bruce Meyer

527 Sutton Place A4119419 $292,000 Anna Kaminski

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Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-266-8152

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

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

1001 Benjamin Franklin Drive 404 A4113690 $300,000 Barbara May

2721 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 401 A4119979 $259,000 C. Scott Dennison

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

Sarasota 941-388-4447 404-822-9264

Longboat Key 941-951-6660 941-587-3437

2055 Gulf Of Mexico Drive G2-104 A4122832 $396,000 Sharon Freeman

4440 Exeter Drive 301 A4121923 $299,000 Sharon Freeman

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

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

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

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-266-8949

VA C AT I O N R E N TA L S 25 Lighthouse Point Drive A4108131 $5,200,000 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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BAY ISLES 3610 Bayou Circle • $1,249,000

LONGBOAT KEY TOWERS • RECENTLY SOLD 603 Longboat Club Road #802N • $986,000

LONGBAY 8152 Longbay Boulevard • $2,249,000

VIEW FROM ABOVE. Leslie Mastrianna catches up on her Observer news while taking a break from meandering through the Italian Dolomites, located in northeastern Italy.

In the background is Lake Carezza.

SIESTA KEY • RECENTLY SOLD

THE MERIDIAN AT THE OAKS PRESERVE

5060 Higel Avenue • $789,000

401 North Point Road #501 • $649,000

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SPECTACULAR BAY VIEWS 2/2 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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Featured Beachplace Property Beachplace 1125 Gulf of Mexicore-modeled Drive #404from Largest two-bedroom Gulf-front unit at Beachplace,

the studs out with raised ceilings and every easy-living $ 650,000 amenity. The

www.WagnerRealty.com FABULOUS MOVE-IN CONDITION turnkey furnished 2BR/2.5BA, pet friendly townhome. Partial bay views and lush serene greenery enables a quiet escape to paradise. $285,000

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 mo. if available. NO pet restrictions. $329,000

the living area.

Beds: 2 NEW LISTING Baths: 2 Best bay views in Beachplace! There are views of Sarasota Bay, the Built: 1979 NEW LISTING This three bedroom residence has been completely updated with neutral colored tile in the living areas, a new kitchen and covered parking.

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Sands Point 100 Sands Point Road #224 $ lush landscaping of Beachplace.

569,000 Covered parking included.

Beds: 2 2 Gorgeous views of theBath: grounds, swimming pool and Gulf of Mexico, Built: from this corner residence in1966 Bldg. 3. The southwestern exposure allows LOCATED BEHIND THE GATES of Bay Isles, this fabulous 3BR/3.5BA home has open floor plan and heated pool. Master suite offers luxurious bath, marble spa & dual vanities. $839,900

building. Available furnished Seaplacewith covered parking for $610,000 1945 Gulf of Mexico Drive #216 $ 469,000 Beds: 3 Baths: 2 Built: 1978

VACATION RENTALS

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BEAUTIFUL DEEP WATER LOT in the secluded community of Hideaway Bay. Cul-de-sac peninsula style lot with deep sailboat water on 3 sides. Great location to build your dream home. $995,000 For Longboat Key’s Premier Property Management Services Call 941-383-5577

The Sanctuary 565 Sanctuary Drive #B205 $ 1,445,000 Beds: 3 Bath: 2.5 Built: 1989

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

Maggie Hicks Coldwell Banker Previews Maggihicks@aol.com Email 941-321-1759 Mobile Maggie has been a realtor for 20+ years and focuses on luxury residential real estate in South Florida.

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

DEDICATED TO LUXURY REAL ESTATE Owned and operated by NRT, LLC

DEDICATED TO LUXURY REAL ESTATE

201 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Ste. 1 • Longboat Key, FL 34228

201 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Ste. 1 • Longboat Key, FL 34228

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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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LUXURY ◆PREMIER COLLECTION◆

BIRD KEY - Best waterfront value on Bird Key! 4BR/3.5BA BIRD KEY - Panoramic views of the azure waters of Sarasota 4400+ sq ft multi-level pool home; 120’ of seawall, dock & Bay from every level of this stunning 4BR/5.5BA, 5,865 sq boat lift. $1,599,000 ft residence on the north end of Bird Key! $3,800,000

941.387.1862

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LIDO KEY - One of a handful of lots of Lido Key! Canal front undeveloped - 12,785 sq ft with 75 ft of waterfront. One block to the white sands of Lido Beach! $1,000,000

IF YOU ARE THINKING OF SELLING, YOUR PHOTO BELONGS HERE! MY PRIORITY IS YOU!

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LONGBOAT KEY - “Acqua Vita - Water of Life,” a masterful SIESTA KEY, SPICE BAY - The “Antigua,” a breathtaking collaboration of the award-winning firms Perrone Construction, Dutch West Indies architectural concept by Perrone Clifford M. Scholz Architects & Rowntree Enterprises. $8,400,000 Construction, features 3BR/4.5BA. $2,449,000 ! daGy D unIN S N E n OpPe 1-4!

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BIRD KEY - Under Contract in Two Days!! 3BR/2.5BA LONGBOAT KEY - “Treetops,” A spectacular 3BR/3BA Bay charming garden home with spacious pool & patio Front Multi-Level Residence with majestic canal and bay views area. Split floor plan; large lot. $675,000 from every level! $1,650,000 daAy YS uN nD S n U !

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BIRD KEY - Minutes to Bay! A new Dutch West Indies-style BEACHPLACE - Direct Gulf views and gorgeous sunsets 4BR/4.2BA residence to the North offered at $3,200,000; or from this turnkey furnished 2BR/2BA condominium renovate/build new on the South lot, offered at $1,650,000! residence.

SOLD FOR $689,000!

DEDICATED TO LUXURY REAL ESTATE SM Owned and operated by NRT, LLC

RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE

SEAPLACE

- This 42-acre, gated community has 461 units in two mid-rise buildings, nine garden buildings with open atriums, and twelve townhouses.

Residents enjoy ½ mile of beachfront; a newly remodeled clubhouse with his & her exercise rooms; swimming facilities with two spas; three Har-Tru tennis courts; and a one-mile walking trail.

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

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1. J U H F U H 2. Y I Y X 3. V R X X H X D L U F F 4. P X V V A B I W J X L B G X S 5. S U V X This entertainer won a Tony multiple times, including one for their work in Blithe Spirit:

SUDOKU

Solve the puzzle by placing the numbers 1 through 9 in each row, column and box.

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Thursday, June 18, 2015

Items Under $200 For Sale ADVERTISE YOUR MERCHANDISE with the total value of all items $200 or less in this section for FREE! Limit 1 ad per month, 15 words or less. Price must be included next to each item. No commercial advertising.

Ad runs 2 consecutive weeks in 1 Observer.

941-955-4888 Or Email ad to: classified@yourobserver.com (Please provide your name and address) Or Online at: www.yourobserver.com Or mail to: The Observer Group P.O. Box 3169 Sarasota, Fl 34230

Merchandise Wanted

Condos For Sale

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

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Motorcycles 2003 HONDA Elite 80. Retired gentleman selling beautiful Shasta White scooter with small Givi helmet case and less than 1000 miles. $1,395 OBO. (317) 826−8950.

Pools/Spas

Homes For Sale

HOT TUBS, Swim Spas, Fiber Glass Pools. Direct from Florida’s largest manufacturer at wholesale pricing. Save $$$$! 941-462-0633.

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.

(941)795-5225.

Announcements

PATIO SET: Wrought iron. Loveseat, chair & table. $125. Golf clubs, ladies. $75. 352-638-0823

SUMMER SPECIAL. Enjoy Design 2000’s relaxing water view and $20 off any pedicure or hair service.

941-387-9807.

Autos For Sale

Personals

MERCEDES BENZ 2013 S-550: 16,400/miles, silver, leather, every available MB options. MSRP $110,000. Like new. All offers. 941-359-1155.

Autos Wanted WE BUY CARS. TOP $$ PAID FOR YOUR VEHICLES. Call Hawley Motors, 941-923-3421.

Boats Boats Are Selling - Over 75 YTD Out of Boats Again!

TOP LOCATION - Cortez High & Dry Marina www.Islandboatsales.net We Also Buy Boats.

941-228-3489

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

(941)387-4810.

Garage/Moving/Estate Sales ESTATE SALE Thursday, June 18 - 10a.m. -3p.m.

Friday, June 19 - 10a.m. -2p.m.

Saturday, June 20 - 10a.m. -1p.m.

211 Robin Dr. Bird Key Waterfront Like new home & furnishings: all interior fixtures, doors, lights & furniture including dining room table & chairs, 6 seat casual table, sofa & 2 arm chairs, 2 sets of theater seats, large screen & HDTV, coffee & sofa tables, French style sofa, area rugs, sterling flatware, stemware, good china, sectional sofa, 4 HDTV’s, fountain, large planters, set of bar chairs, easy chairs, & nice accessories, theater fixtures, bath & closet fixtures, built in bookcases, chandeliers, light fixtures, fans, Meile dishwasher & coffee maker, kitchen cabinets, (244) 12 X 12 slate tiles, bannisters, doors, sconces, all window treatments.

Pix & details: estatesales.net Sale by Julie McClure

Fractionals WE BUY Timeshares! #1 Travel Agency in Sarasota Get out of your timeshare. Call us today!

941-374-2237, Barbara Shulla.

Exceptional Vacation Rentals Since 1994 Homes & Condominiums Studios to Six Bedrooms Beachfront, Intercoastal or Garden Excellent Service & Staff FloRIDA VACATIon ConnECTIon

This week’s Cryptoquiz answers 1) London 2) Mame 3) Sweeney Todd 4) Jessica Fletcher 5) Rose.

Storage STORAGE FACILITY Boat/ RV/ Trailer. Secure facility, low monthly rentals, Clark Rd area.

941-809-3660, 941-809-3662.

JAN PRO CLEANING FRANCHISE: $950 Down Required, Financing Available for growth, Includes customers. Earn up to $10,000 Month+.

Call 941-907-8141.

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

6-month minimum.

View at: www.thephotos.smugmug.com Call John at: 203-984-8477 or E-mail: garment@optonline.net

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

*ADOPTION*: A Loving Financially Secure Family, Laughter, Travel, Beaches, Music awaits 1st baby. FLBar 42311. 1-800-552-0045. *Expenses paid.*

Business Opportunities

Vacation/Seasonal Rentals

Angela Lansbury

This week’s Sudoku answers LIDO KEY: Waterfront home 3BR/3BA. Lagoon Pool/Spa, Dock, Private Beach access. Walking distance to world class shopping and restaurants!

Furnished or unfurnished. $1,995,000. Call 941-350-1312.

Help Wanted

Real Estate Wanted

HOUSEKEEPER - Looking for a mature woman to live in a large Bay Isles home, free of any charges (telephone, cable TV and internet provided), in return for cleaning, care of lanai plants, and identifying need for and arranging upkeep repairs.

Home is without any family or guest visitors approximately nine months of each year. Separate housekeeper suite can be occupied year round, regardless of visitors. The entire home, including pool and spa, can be used when visitors not in residence. Will commit to at least 3 years for this position. Please call 410-570-6617.

QUIET COUPLE (LBK residents) seek long-term rental on LBK, if possible with purchase option.

House, townhouse or attached villa. 941-993-6827.

Vacation/Seasonal Rentals WEEKLY RENTALS. Luxurious, fully furnished 1 - 4 bedrooms. Condominiums and Cottages.

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

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This week’s Crossword answers

LONGBOAT KEY: Beachfront Condos, 1st floor, 2BR/2BA, W/D in units, free Wi-Fi, heated pool, covered parking. Available through Jan./2016 Minimum $5000/mo. 1/month. minimum.

941-383-3338.

THE LONGBOAT Key Center for the Arts, a division of Ringling College of Art and Design, seeking Part-Time Registration Assistant. For more info, and apply on-line: www.ringling.edu. EOE

Condos For Sale LONGBOAT KEY BEACH FRONT, 2BR/2BA remodeled, furnished condo behind gates of LBK Club, Gulf views from great room and master.

1500 sq.ft. $595k. Photos: www.tiny.cc/SandsPoint 203-984-8477 or E-mail: garment@optonline.net

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www.yourobserver.com Vacation/Seasonal Rentals ON THE Gulf w/pool. 1BR condo, sleeps 4. Nicely furnished, cable, phone, full kitchen, living, dining area, W/D in building. Weekly or Monthly. May through January. $1800/mo. 941-351-5101.

Adult Care Services

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Home Improvement/ Remodeling “Your Home by the Sea�

Weekly/ Monthly/ Seasonal Rates Beachfront, Bayfront and In Between Houses or Condos

JOHN GUBERNAT SERVICES Residential/ Commercial. Handyman Repairs, Roof Repairs, Coatings, Painting, Power Washing, Property Management, Home Watching. LBK Resident. Lic./Ins. 941-962-4867.

www.casadelmar.net Weekly/Monthly Condominium Rentals 4 Night Minimum Reservations: 941-383-5549 Fax: 941-383-7925 Office Open 7 Days, 9a.m. - 5p.m.

4621 Gulf of Mexico Drive Longboat Key, FL 34228

Reservations 941-383-6127 Visa/ MC 800-352-0367 5360 Gulf of Mexico Dr., Suite 101 Longboat Key, FL 34228 Rental office 9a.m. - 5p.m. M-F

Fully equipped 2BR/2BA condos with washer and dryer, and wireless internet in each unit.

Ask about our special rates!

Wagner Realty Since 1939

Extra Large Heated Gulf View Swimming Pool!

www.wagnerrentals.com

OUR GUESTS RETURN FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION.

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Interior/ Exterior painting including drywall repair and retexturing. Wallpaper installation & removal, pressure washing. Residential & commercial, condos. Honest & reliable. Free estimates.

941-744-1020. 35+ years experience.

*Ask About Our Veteran Assist Program*

Pet Services

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FREE Daycare with groom (we are the best).

3925 Brown Avenue behind Sleep King. doggyhotel.net 941-554-4620.

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Pressure Cleaning AUTHORITY ONE PROFESSIONAL PRESSURE WASHING AND WINDOW CLEANING. Residential and Commercial. Roof cleaning and coating, paver cleaning and sealing, pool areas, etc.

941-251-5948.

Transportation

Auto Transport

ISLANDER SEDAN Airport Towncar Service

SHIP YOUR CAR, TRUCK OR SUV anywhere in the United States. Great rates, fast quotes. Call Hawley Motors, 941-923-3421.

Tampa: $85 St. Pete/Clearwater: $75 SRQ: $35

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Vacation Homes, Resorts, Schools, Churches, 941-756-4570.

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Licensed and Insured. Weekly and Bi-weekly.

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RESIDENTIAL CLEANING. Dependable and detailed. 941-744-7983.

Computer Services Cmagik - LBK resident, servicing our island year round for over 12 yrs. Bachelors Degree with 20 yrs. experience, PC or MAC. Professional help with computers, iPad/iPhones and tutoring.

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ROGER SELLS LUXURY WATERFRONT PROPERTIES

ROGER PETTINGELL IS THE #1 REALTOR IN SARASOTA FOR THE 5 TH TIME

3060 GRAND BAY BOULEVARD #196

3340 SABAL COVE LANE

New on the market! Spectacular southern exposure will mesmerize you.

Immediately fall in love with the ninth-floor luxuries that this generous Antigua residence offers. Panoramic views of tranquil bay waters, Harbourside golf course and the twinkling lights of downtown. Includes polished marble flooring, cook’s kitchen, 10’ ceilings, spacious bedroom suites, access to the wraparound terrace from nearly every room and a private guest terrace.

This beautiful, lake-front home in Sabal Cove is a rare opportunity to relish the single-family lifestyle, with serene views. An expansive 4BR/4BA layout features cathedral ceilings, formal living/dining room, an eat-in kitchen overlooking the family room and a den. The impressive, open pool deck provides an excellent entertaining space, including a screen-enclosed summer kitchen, heated pool and spa.

List price: $1,795,000 Website: www.GrandBay196.com

List price: $1,595,000 Website: www.3340SabalCoveLane.com

530 HARBOR GATE WAY

1211 GULF OF MEXICO DRIVE #510

511 PUTTING GREEN LANE

Brand new, never-lived-in contempoary gem! Offering 200’ of water frontage, four spacious bedroom suites, imported Italian porcelain tile flooring, disappearing glass walls, infinity-edge heated swimming pool and teak summer kitchen.

Excellent Gulf, bay and city views at every turn from this 5thfloor, 2BR/2BA residence at The Promenade. The wraparound terrace is the ideal place to enjoy Gulf breezes and views of the city skyline. Furnished.

Wonderful 3BR/2BA home situated on the deep waters of Country Club Shores offers a light and open layout, upgraded kitchen and a newer marble lanai with a heated lap pool.

Furnished.

List price: $3,995,000 Website: www.530HarborGate.com

List price: $879,000 Website: www.Promenade510.com

List price: $869,000 Website: www.511PuttingGreenLane.com

3040 Grand Bay Boulevard #2101

Immaculate penthouse! Top-floor living at Grand Bay lives like a single-family home with sunrise, sunset views and an impressive terrace. Includes two secure parking spaces.

List price: $2,595,000 Website: www.GrandBay2101.com

3060 Grand Bay Boulevard #123

Beautiful views at every turn from this updated Cayman residence at Grand Bay. Custom builtins and a beautiful, updated kitchen.

List price: $935,000 Website: www.GrandBay123.com

3080 Grand Bay Boulevard #533

3613 Fair Oaks Place

560 Putter Lane

2550 Harbourside Drive #321

609 Halyard Lane

Excellent value in Queens Harbour! This 2BR+den/2BA lake-front home offers an open pool deck, lake and waterfall views.

List price: $859,000 Website: www.3613FairOaksPlace.com

Secluded 3BR/31/2BA, bay-front residence offering an expansive layout, private courtyard entry and two terraces. Beach access.

List price: $999,000 Website: www.MarinaBay3321.com

LONGBOAT KEY

1281 Gulf of Mexico Drive #801

Direct views abound! This 2BR/2BA Capri residence in Building 5 is beautifully maintained with two protected terraces.

List price: $679,000 Website: www.GrandBay533.com

Panoramic Gulf views! This spectacular 3BR/41/2BA, 8th-floor Arlington residence, offers southern exposure, Gulf-to-bay views.

List price: $3,495,000 Website: www.WaterClubNorth801.com

3590 Fair Oaks Lane

415 L’Ambiance Drive #B802

Impressive 4BR/4BA, waterfront home in Queens Harbour welcomes you with an expansive layout and designer details.

List price: $1,795,000 Website: www.3590FairOaksLane.com

Direct Gulf, city and bay views from every room of this luxurious 8th-floor, 2BR/21/2BA residence. Southern exposure! Furnished.

List price: $1,695,000 Website: www.415LAmbianceB802.com

3260 Bayou Sound

1021 Longboat Club Road

Completely updated home offers three bedroom plus office and family room plan.

Open layout with newer kitchen and baths.

List price: $899,000 Website: www.3260BayouSound.com

Design your dream home behind the secure gates of the Longboat Key Club. One-half acre, literally steps from the beach.

List price: $999,000 Website: www.1021LongboatClubRoad.com

Southern exposure! This 3BR/2BA home can be a boater’s retreat, renovation project or homesite to build your dream getaway.

List price: $849,000 Website: www.560PutterLane.com

Wonderful waterfront value. This 3BR/2BA home offers a new seawall cap, a new roof and deep-water dockage. Easy beach access.

List price: $799,000 Website: www.609HalyardLane.com

1211 Gulf of Mexico Drive #108

Beautiful southern Gulf views greet you from this 2BR/2BA beach getaway, offering lovely updates and a generous layout. Furnished.

List price: $769,000 Website: www.Promenade108.com

1055 Gulf of Mexico Drive #205

This 2BR/2BA, direct Gulf-front retreat is ready for your personal enjoyment. Many upgrades and stunning views at every turn.

List price: $765,000 Website: www.Beachplace8205.com

4401 Gulf of Mexico Drive #704

Mesmerizing views of turquoise Gulf waters greet you from every room of this 7th-floor, 2BR/2BA retreat. This residence boasts a location to the Gulf closer than any other on the island.

List price: $699,000 Website: www.LongboatHarbourTowers704.com

2071 Gulf of Mexico Drive #106

Rarely-available 2BR/2BA beach home at Seaplace with a private one-car garage.

Spacious, townhome-style layout. Furnished.

List price: $549,000 Website: www.SeaplaceT1106.com

SARASOTA

125 Big Pass Lane

A rare find, this oversized parcel boasts almost one-acre of direct Gulf-front property for you to begin your dream home.

List price: $2,495,000 Website: www.125BigPassLane.com

7322 Westmoreland Drive

Expansive parcel offers more than one-acre of direct bay-front property, which can be an ideal site to design a custom retreat.

Panoramic bay views and newer, deep-water dock. Sub-dividable lot.

List price: $1,520,000 Website: www.7322WestmorelandDrive.com

7655 Donald Ross Road West

Gorgeous 4BR/3BA home on estate-sized, preserve lot in Laurel Oak, a wonderful golf/ tennis community.

List price: $729,000 Website: www.7655DonaldRossRoadWest.com

1064 North Tamiami Trail #1227

2BR/2BA newer residence in the heart of downtown Sarasota. Enjoy the lively city lifestyle this community offers.

List price: $259,000 Website: www.BroadwayPromenade1227.com

201 Gulf of Mexico Drive Suite 1 Longboat Key, Florida 34228 office: (941) 387-1840 cell: (941) 586-6668 fax: (941) 827-9444 website: longboatrealestate.com e-mail: roger@longboatrealestate.com

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