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Power outage sparks concern A 10-hour power outage July 7 sheds light on the difficulty of repairing buried wires.

Plymouth Harbour Executive Assistant Sandy Taylor’s son, Gunnery Sergeant Christopher Taylor, USMC, sang the National Anthem July 5, at the Red Bull Global Rallycross at the Marine Corps Air Station in New River, N.C. It was the first racing series held on an active military base. A Marine in New River’s chaplain office, who had heard Taylor sing at his church in Jacksonville, N.C., recommended Taylor to sing at the opening ceremonies.

Taylor is a Middle East cryptologic linguist. He is part of the Second Radio Battalion in Camp Leujeune, N.C., and has deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. He has a wife and two sons.

“I’m delighted he has kept his joy of singing from childhood through adulthood,” Sandy Taylor said.

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LONGBOAT KEY Area without power: 3,500 homes lost power from the 2100 block of GMD to the 5500 block of GMD

2100 block of GMD Location of the power line that needed replacing

KURT SCHULTHEIS SENIOR EDITOR

The lights at Lenny Landau’s home began to flicker just before 5 p.m. July 7, before he and his wife, Susan, lost power altogether.

He thought it would be back on by the time they got home from dinner around 9 p.m. But the power didn’t come back on until 1:38 a.m.

“I was shocked,” Landau said.

“We’ve never been without power for that long.”

He wasn’t the only one who was frustrated.

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Florida Power & Light Co. workers spent hours digging up and fixing a buried power line July 7 in the 2100 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive.

Town takes lead on tougher island leash laws for pets Dogs gone wild?

Not likely on the Key, where commissioners want pets on leashes.

MOTE SWIMS TO FIFTH PLACE TripAdvisor named Mote Aquarium fifth in its list of the top U.S. aquariums in its 2015 Travelers’ Choice awards.

Mote moved up five spots, after placing 10th last year. It was also named the 15th best aquarium in the world.

“We are extremely thankful of our guests who have enjoyed their visit and have shared their thoughts on TripAdvisor,” Mote Assistant Vice President Evan Barniskis said in a news release.

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Patricia Finnan, of Country Club Shores, walks her Akita, Yoshi, 5, along Bogey Lane before a storm July 16.

Commissioner Pat Zunz wants the town to take the lead in keeping Longboat Key’s four-legged citizens on a tighter leash when it comes to leash law requirements.

At the Longboat Key Town Commission’s July 6 regular meeting, Town Attorney Maggie Mooney-Portale brought language modifying and relaxing the town’s leash law to make it comparable to restrictions in Manatee and Sarasota counties.

But the commission reigned in the town attorney, directing her to keep the town’s leash law as-is.

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Summer boat traffic has striking impact on marine life KRISTEN HERHOLD STAFF WRITER

The summer holidays bring increased boating activity to the Sarasota area, and with this increased activity comes marine animal injuries and deaths due to boat strikes.

“Around every holiday weekend, there is increased boat traffic on water, especially during the holidays associated with more libations, like Memorial Day, Fourth of July and Labor Day,” said Rebeccah Hazelkorn, staff biologist at Mote Marine Laboratory’s Stranding Investigations Program. “It’s a numbers game.

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“We will respond as quickly as possible, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year,” staff biologist Rebeccah Hazelkorn said.

Because there are more boats, we frequently get calls about boats striking these animals.”

On July 5 and 6, three loggerhead and one Kemp’s ridley sea turtles were recovered dead from boat strikes in Sarasota County waters.

“It’s unfortunate these busy boating times coincide with turtle nesting season,” Hazelkorn said. “Turtles can live through a lot, but boats can be too much.

When a turtle has to breathe, a turtle has to breathe. They’re just at the wrong place at the wrong time.”

Hazelkorn estimates that 30% of sea turtles have suffered from some form of human interaction, which includes entanglement and ingestion of fishing lines in addition to boat strikes. This happens more frequently this time of year because turtles are swimming just offshore to mate, and females are venturing onto land to nest.

Mote also deals with boat collisions involving dolphins, manatees and even whales. Both dolphins and manatees in the area frequent shallow waters and may be unable to dive below an approaching boat.

In 80% of calls dealing with boat strikes, the animal is already dead.

“It’s very rare we get a call that they’re alive, that it’s breathing,”

Hazelkorn said. “It’s rare, but we’ve had a couple of success stories. It’s not always a death story.”

In late June, a boat propeller struck a 17-year-old male Sarasota dolphin’s dorsal fin. The dolphin remains in the wild and seems to be healing. Mote scientists continue to monitor him.

The dolphin is known as a resident “bad boy,” because of his lack of fear about approaching humans and boats.

“Dolphins are much quicker than turtles, but sometimes they can’t even get away fast enough,” Hazelkorn said. “Dolphins are remarkable, and some have sustained much worse than this guy.

He seems to be back to his old, bad ways, which we see as a sign of him healing.”

About 5% of Sarasota Bay resident dolphins show evidence of boat strikes, and a manatee without boat strike scars is rare.

“The way manatees are identified here is by their propeller strike scars on their back,” Hazelkorn said. “Their scar markings are how we tell them apart. Manatee strikes happen pretty frequently.

They have a lot of healed scars.”

Although Hazelkorn knows boat strikes are inevitable, she encourages boaters to become more aware of their surroundings.

“An accident is an accident, but people need to pay attention

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to the waters and know that’s the animal’s home, not theirs,” Hazelkorn said. “We know you’re going to go out on the water and have a good time; just be careful.

Those guys have a hard life from the moment they’re an egg or baby to adulthood. Why not make it a little bit easier for them?”

n Follow Coast Guardapproved safe boating guidelines. n Comply with slow speed zone signs. n Use vigilance. n Wear polarized sunglasses to better see marine life in your path. n Never feed marine wildlife. n Stow trash and line.

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Colony unit owners will vote on settlement assessment Fifty-one percent of the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort’s 237 unit owners are needed to approve a $15,000 per unit special assessment to raise $3.5 million in settlement cash.

KURT SCHULTHEIS SENIOR EDITOR

Colony Beach & Tennis Resort unit owners will decide in August whether they want to assess themselves an extra $15,000 per unit in the coming year to pay for settlement cash to end legal disputes that began in 2007.

The special assessment would raise more than $3.5 million in settlement cash to bid on a $23 million judgment, which U.S. Bankruptcy Trustee William Maloney is seeking to sell at a September auction.

Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Association President Jay Yablon told the Longboat Observer the association board approved two assessments July 14.

The special assessment of $15,000, which requires a vote of the unit owners in August, will raise approximately $3,555,000 to pay for a loan from unit owner and developer Andy Adams. That money will be used to make an offer on Maloney’s $23 million judgment Sept. 8, in U.S. Bankruptcy Judge K. Rodney May’s Tampa-based courtroom. Bids for the auction are due July 30.

To approve the special assessment, owners of 119 units — 51% of the ownership — must agree to the assessment.

Yablon said he believes unit

DOG WARDEN: NOT WANTED Have you met the town’s dog warden — the staffer who is charged with overseeing the Longboat Key’s leash law, at least according to the town’s pet ordinance?

Neither has the Longboat Key Town Commission nor town staff.

But the position has been enshrined in the town’s ordinance for 40 years.

“When we eliminated pet licensing requirements, we found that the ordinance also requires a dog warden to be employed by the town,” Town Manager Dave Bullock told commissioners July 6.

“There’s no evidence the town ever hired a dog warden.”

Staff discovered the requirement when it worked to eliminate the decades-old pet license requirement that made outlaws out of the majority of Longboat Key’s dogs and cats.

But budding dog wardens can now put away their resumes: The position was eliminated.

“We have finally taken the steps required to raise the cash to put us in the position of settling the disputes.”

— Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Association President Jay Yablon

owners will approve the assessment, noting that Adams owns approximately 70 units and is in favor of raising funds to settle legal disputes.

If the special assessment is approved and unit owners fail to pay $15,000, the association will place liens on individual units.

Owners will also have the option

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Colony Beach & Tennis Resort unit owners will decide in August whether they want to assess themselves an extra $15,000 per unit.

to pay the assessment on a quarterly basis that comes with 7% interest.

“For the first time, the association is coming to the table with real cash in hand,” Yablon said.

Yablon said for years the association had the mindset that it was a nonprofit corporation that didn’t have the cash on hand needed to settle legal disputes.

That mentality came with past failed deals the association signed with developers who promised to put up the cash to settle disputes and resurrect the property.

“We have finally taken the steps required to raise the cash to put us in the position of settling the disputes,” Yablon said. “We’re not relying on an outside party to put up the cash any longer.”

The other assessment approved July 14 was an annual budget that translates to $9,800 per unit to raise $2,322,600. That money will be used to pay for routine operating expenses, litigation, property insurance and a proposed settlement of approximately $600,000 the association has reached with U.S. Bankruptcy Chapter 7 Trustee Douglas Menchise, who controls everything regarding the recreation lease and the associated judgment for $2.5 million.

May will review that settlement in his courtroom on Aug. 28. Colony Lender opposes the settlement because it believes the recreational land it owns came with the recreation lease and the $2.5 million judgment it can use to assess unit owners.

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HEARINGS SET August and September are big months for those monitoring U.S. Bankruptcy Judge K. Rodney’s Colony Beach & Tennis Resort hearing schedule.

On Aug. 28, May will review a settlement of approximately $600,000 that the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Association has reached with U.S. Bankruptcy Chapter 7 Trustee Douglas Menchise, who controls everything regarding the recreation lease and associated judgment for $2.5 million.

Then, at 10 a.m. Sept. 8, May will hold an all-day auction for Chapter 7 Trustee William Maloney’s $25 million judgment against unit owners. Bids for the auction are due July 30.

Maloney seeks an auction of the judgment longtime Colony owner Dr. Murray “Murf” Klauber won on appeal against unit owners. He seeks to sell the judgment to Unicorp National Development President Chuck Whittall, who offered $3.5 million for the judgment, or a higher bidder with a better offer at auction.

Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Association President Jay Yablon said the reasoning behind raising settlement cash to acquire the judgment is to make sure it can’t be used by anyone else to seek money from unit owners.

“We’re going to bid on it,” Yablon said. “If we do come to own it, we will bury it. If we don’t come to own the judgment, we will fight it.”

Dogs: Don’t ditch your leashes FROM PAGE 1A

Due to an influx of dog owners who now walk their dogs in strollers or carry them in purses, leash law requirements around the country are morphing into “under control laws.”

“The reality is many people no longer use leashes,” Mooney-Portale said. “The traditional 6-foot leash isn’t used anymore, so we’re following what the counties have done and turned it into an under physical control ordinance.”

The ordinance, which applies to dogs and cats, now states that pet owners must have physical control of their animals at all times.

It doesn’t specifically say a leash needs to be used to keep your pet under physical control.

“So it’s not a leash law anymore?” Zunz said. “It’s absurd.”

Other commissioners agreed with Zunz.

“I think residents have an expectation if they see a dog with an owner,” Gans said. “They expect it to be on a leash.”

Gans said it’s too fine of a line to suggest a dog is under control if it’s not leashed.

“I know owners will say, ‘The dog obeys me off a leash,’” Gans said. “Well, some do, and most don’t. I’d be more comfortable

with physical control than direct control.”

Commissioner Phill Younger suggested Mooney-Portale change the ordinance to mandate leashes or some other form of physical constraint that keeps dogs from lunging at others.

“I don’t believe there’s a problem if we use the words ‘leashcontrolled,’” Mooney-Portale said.

Language was approved that will soon read: “The owner/custodian of a dog or cat must have tangible physical control of such animals at all times, i.e. leash or other tangible physical constraint.”

When the commission discussed eliminating a decadesold pet license requirement that made outlaws out of the majority of Longboat Key’s dogs and cats in February, Bullock and town staff had no idea it would open up a Pandora’s box of issues.

“When we got rid of pet licensing, we started looking at the ordinance and we have tar all over it,” Bullock said. “There’s a long list of items in the ordinance we’ve cleaned up.”

The pet license requirement was originally enforced to help control a rabies outbreak brought on by rabid raccoons.

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Longbeach Village resident Erin Bolton keeps both Chiquita, left, and Reilly on leashes when she walks them in her neighborhood.

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Moore’s restaurant fetches $3.2 million The property of the former Moore’s Stone Crab Restaurant at 800 Broadway in Longbeach Village sold for $3.2 million July 7, according to a deed filed Monday with the Manatee County Clerk of the Circuit Court.

Moore-Hicks Limited Partnership, a corporation owned by Alan Moore, Paul Moore and Robert Hicks, sold the restaurant and property to 800 Broadway LLC, a corporation owned by Sarasota restaurateurs Mark Caragiulo and Tom Leonard.

800 Broadway LLC took out a $3.25 million mortgage the day of the sale and a secondary mortgage of $2.66 million for a total of $5,985,000.

Caragiulo and Leonard will spend the next year going through the town approval process to build a new restaurant on the site that will be similar to the Shore on St. Armands Circle, which they both own.

The Moores and Hicks will not be involved with the new restaurant, although they will consult with Caragiulo and Leonard to help them incorporate stone crabs as a menu feature.

Mayers works to protect manatees

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Lands End resident Tom Mayers informed Town Manager Dave Bullock in a July 9 email that manatees need more protection than ever around Longboat Key. A photo he received from kayakers in Longboat Pass that he sent to Bullock and the Longboat Key Town Commission shows some of the 14 manatees that were seen in the area over the

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July 4 weekend when an estimated 250 boats were in the water.

Mayers acquired manatee signs from Save the Manatees last month, after learning from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission that the signs are allowed off the shores of the Key and fall under town jurisdiction. He will now post them on and near docks on the north end.

Bullock provides motorists update Town Manager Dave Bullock provided the Coalition of Barrier Island Elected Officials with a transportation update that affects Longboat Key motorists at a meeting July 15, at Longboat Key Town Hall.

The temporary improvements at Fruitville Road and U.S. 41 that went into effect in March with the right turn lane on north bound U.S. 41 will be made permanent, and a roundabout is planned for that location by 2020-21.

Gulfstream Avenue and U.S. 41 should have a roundabout under construction by 2018-19. And roundabouts on U.S. 41 at 10th and 14th streets are scheduled to begin in 2016-17.

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Power line replacement took 10 hours Longboat Key Mayor Jack Duncan also lost power at his south end condominium from 5 p.m. until 3 a.m.

“I couldn’t believe how long it was out,” Duncan said.

Altogether, 3,500 Longboat Key homes lost power that night for varying levels of time from the 5500 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive to the community of Bay Isles near the 2100 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive.

Some lost power for a few hours, while others were in the dark for up to 10 hours.

The main culprit for those 10-hour outages was an underground powerline in the 2100 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive that fizzled out and needed replaced.

The outage was a firsthand lesson for Longboaters on one disadvantage of underground utilities.

“When a power line goes out above ground, it’s easy to locate the part of the line that needs replaced or find the issue,” said

“For every underground power line that goes out, you will have 10 other outages from trees knocking down poles or wires.”

— Bob Gault

Florida Power & Light Co. spokesman Bill Orlove. “But when a line goes out underground, it takes longer to determine where the problem is coming from, to dig up the problem and repair it.”

While Longboaters were without power, FPL crews were working to dig up and locate the bad line and replace it.

“Crews worked throughout the night to make the necessary repairs,” Orlove said.

FPL crews dug several holes, including some along Harbourside Drive across from the entrance to the Harbourside Golf Course.

The underground wire wasn’t the only factor that led to the outgage.

Two above-ground switch cabinets, which sit in metal boxes above ground and transfer power to side streets and neighborhoods, malfunctioned. One of them smoked, prompting Longboat Key firefighter/paramedics and police to respond at 5:06 p.m. and monitor the smoking piece of metal in the 2100 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive until FPL arrived.

“But our biggest issue was determining which part of a buried power line that feeds neighborhoods (on the southern part of the Key) needed replaced,” Orlove said. “It takes time to dig up a new wire and replace it.”

It’s not the only con that comes with burying the island’s power lines, which supporters say would improve overall service reliability and the island’s aesthetics.

A severe weather event, such

POWER LINE BURYING PROS AND CONS PROS n Aesthetics n Increased reliability during storms with severe wind and lightning n Fewer power outages caused by above ground vegetation n Increased security from theft or damage to power lines File photo

Jupiter Inlet Colony, a barrier island of 237 single family homes, agreed to fund a $2.6 million undergrounding project for 15 years in 2012 that costs homeowners between $930 and $1,500 per year.

as a hurricane, could leave the island without power for a longer amount of time.

“The island is susceptible to flooding after a severe storm, and crews can’t restore power until water recedes, so it delays the time it takes to restore power,” Orlove said. “Water and electricity don’t mix.”

Landau said the power outage should be something Longboaters consider before they decide whether to approve a Gulf of Mexico Drive undergrounding project.

In November, the town’s electorate will vote on a $25.5 million project to bury power lines and other overhead utilities on Gulf of Mexico Drive. If voters approve it, a second referendum will follow in March for a $20.5 million

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project to bury utilities Keywide — but only those property owners who don’t currently have underground utilities will cast a ballot for the second project.

“For people who live here yearround in the summer months, power outages that last this long are a real concern,” Landau said.

“The cons of underground service are real. This may be wrong for this island.”

But Country Club Shores resident Bob Gault says the pros of undergrounding power lines far outweigh the cons.

“For every underground power line that goes out, you will have 10 other outages from trees knocking down poles or wires,” Gault said. “The risk is so much greater for above ground utilities.”

CONS n Costs involved with property owners burying power lines n Longer power outages when underground lines need repaired n Power lines are susceptible to flooding during severe storms such as hurricanes; which causes power to be out longer while water recedes n Hazards for property that is excavated during construction

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ongboat Key Fire Rescue Lt. Jason Berzowski, 37, is an eight-year town employee who trains rookies and even cooks dinner at the fire house when he’s on shift. He is the lead representative for the firefighter union in ongoing negotiations with the town for a new three-year contract.

How does a guy with a finance degree become a firefighter?

I worked for a financial planning firm for three years in Orlando.

I was always good with numbers and took AP Economics in high school. But I didn’t like the cutthroat environment of the private sector. I’m a team guy who loves coaching football and baseball. I’m sitting on the couch on Sept. 11, 2001, and I remember being inspired by the firefighters doing what they did that day, knowing they were going to die when they ran into the towers. Within a year, I was in the fire academy.

What attracted you to Longboat Key Fire Rescue?

We wanted to be closer to family and some positions opened up in August 2007. I tested well because of the experience I got in Orlando. At the time, Longboat Key paid 10% better, and I was able to take that 10% increase and put it away in the pension plan as required as part of that contract. But health insurance TRY has gone up,ON thatApension is TRY ON gone, and wages line up TRY ON A A don’t with Contact the neighboring Penny Hill Groupfirehouses. to learn more

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Did Longboat Key Fire Rescue Chief Paul Dezzi do anything wrong when he told Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key members the town needs to address pension and wage issues as part of a new contract?

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speaking up. He’s the leader of our organization, and his comments made us stronger as a group. He’s supposed to be our voice. The timing of the comments (right before contract negotiations) was unfortunate.

us because they have the flu or sprained their ankle. We do hyperthermia therapy, IV pumps, advanced trauma, pediatric care…The list goes on and on. I would put our guys up there with anyone in the state.

The union and town labor attorney Reynolds Allen spar during contract negotiation sessions, but in a previous interview, Allen called Longboat Key firefighters his friends. Is that accurate?

It is. I consider Reynolds a friend. We both grew up in Florida and have a kinship in that. He’s very good at what he does, and it’s nothing personal. I don’t like him sometimes at the table, but that’s OK.

What’s your biggest concern for firefighter/paramedics who work on the island?

Our backups in town are 10 to 15 minutes and way longer than that in season. So if we get a big fire out here, we have to John Wayne it for 15 minutes or longer before backup arrives.

That requires a lot of intensive training that other departments don’t do. From a tactical standpoint, my main concern is the complexity of some of these high-rise buildings out here.

We have buildings with scissor stairways that don’t always end up on the same floor. We have to know these buildings like the back of our hands. It takes five to six years to learn the ins and outs of these buildings, and that’s why retaining employees as part of a new contract is so important. Just because we don’t fight a fire every day doesn’t mean the danger isn’t the same.

How does being a firefighter/ paramedic on the Key compare to bigger cities?

It’s a lot more personable, and I love that. I know the majority of the people that work for the town. In Orange County, we had 1,100 firefighters, and I only knew about 10% of them. (Here) I met the commissioners and the town manager the day I was hired. The town manager knows my name and knows the names of my kids and asks how they are doing. That’s pretty cool.

What do Longboat Key firefighter/paramedics do out here on an average day?

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Town seeks erosion fixes With state permits in place, pending federal permits are the only hurdle standing between the town and millions of dollars’ worth of sand.

KURT SCHULTHEIS SENIOR EDITOR

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Longboat Key Fire Rescue Lieutenant and lead union negotiator Jason Berzowski spends a third of his time on Longboat Key. He says his fellow firefighter/paramedics are like his family.

other places. When I had just become a lieutenant, a man called to report the death of his wife overnight. We could tell he was having a hard time, so we stayed with him for almost an hour. The guys made him breakfast in his kitchen, made sure he was taking his pills and helped him call his relatives. Those are the kinds of calls I’m most proud of. In a big city, you can’t do stuff like that.

What’s the worst thing about being a firefighter?

Family life suffers. It’s hard for a wife or husband to understand what we do. We are away from our families every third day. We miss holidays, birthdays and all sorts of events. And it’s tough on the kids. More than 50% of our guys, including me, have been through at least one marriage.

What are the firehouse pranks like?

The pranks aren’t as bad as they used to be. If you’re a rookie, you still have to guard all of your stuff though ... Once I left a shirt on the table and I found it in the freezer. And when I left my bunker gear on the trunk after a shift as a rookie, I had to use the ladder to get it all down from the rafters.

— KURT SCHULTHEIS

Now that the town has state permits for all three beach projects that total more than $17 million, Town Manager Dave Bullock has a directive for Public Works Director Juan Florensa: “I’ve been directed to put the projects out to bid with the understanding we won’t do the work yet until we get final approval,” Florensa said.

On July 15, the town learned that it received a state permit for its $10,983,192 mid-Key sand truck haul beach project.

But federal permits for that project and two pass dredging projects that will bring sand to the north and south ends are still being processed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. To speed up the process, Bullock and Florensa hope to have bids and contractors in place when federal permits arrive. The permits could arrive anytime this summer.

“We want to be ready to go,” Florensa said. “I think the truck haul permit will come first.”

The project will bring approximately 250,000 cubic yards of sand from a Central Florida

source to the middle part of the Key as far south as the Islander Club groins area.

Florensa will start the mid-Key project as soon as he gets a permit and halt work during season to avoid traffic issues with dump trucks. The work and dumptruck trips could resume midApril, after season ends and traffic eases.

The other two projects include a $3.5 million Longboat Pass dredging project that will bring 239,000 cubic yards of sand from Gulfside Road north to the North Shore Road beach access.

To the south, Florensa is hopeful that a $3 million New Pass dredging project could begin in late summer if a federal permit is received. The project takes 315,000 cubic yards of sand from New Pass to restore a recreational beach on the south end.

Florensa said these two projects can start as soon as federal permits are received because the dredge won’t impact motorist traffic in season.

The town will save hundreds of thousands of dollars in mobilization costs if one dredge stays in the vicinity to handle both pass projects.

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IT’S TIME: PEACOCKS MUST GO

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Round up all of them. Keeping a dozen males won’t change this fact: They’re a nuisance.

While our federal officials and military complex try to confront the crises and challenges of ISISinspired terrorists, much closer to home, we have our own terrorists and axis of evil.

Longbeach Village residents and Longboat Key officials are finally building the resolve to face the existential threat that has been tormenting Longboaters for decades: the peacocks.

They gotta go.

Kip O’Neill’s story last week in the Longboat Observer surely hit home. As she told Senior Editor Kurt Schultheis, thanks to the Village’s beloved (and hated) pea fowl, she has paid to replace the roof on her home, repainted her car twice and this spring replaced her mailbox, the result of peacock gawkers running over it.

Now multiply that by hundreds of Village residences and residents for roughly a half-century.

The poop; the destruction of gardens, lawns and cars; the incessant squawking. They’re like deer in the Carolina or Colorado mountains — cute, wildlife novelties at first, then nothing but nuisances.

But over the years if anyone seriously attempted to rid the village of these not-so-fine feathered friends, their defenders squawked — and the birds won reprieve. At one time, Village residents ran one of their neighbors out of town for shooting at and killing one of the birds. The

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most that has occurred to confront these terrorists was a culling — every few years a group of residents would conduct a roundup to thin out the flock.

But they just keep multiplying.

Enough. The peacocks may be beautiful when they fan their feathers, but that’s about it.

Their value to the well-being of Longbeach Village residents and Longboat Key is zilch.

So how to “degrade and destroy” these Village terrorists?

Some, including Longboat Key Commissioner Pat Zunz, who lives in Lands End, want to keep up to a dozen male peacocks and hire trappers to remove the estimated 138 other birds. But why leave any of them behind?

They won’t miraculously change their habits and become lovable enhancements to the Village.

Ship all of them out.

Now the big question: Who pays? Longbeach Village residents or Longboat Key taxpayers?

You can imagine the arguments in favor of the town taxpayers paying for the birds’ removal: It’s not really that much money, $10,000, plus or minus. Or, the health, safety and welfare of residents are a responsibility of the town government. Or, if the Town Commission adopts an ordinance ordering the birds’ removal, commissioners will deflate and sidestep inevitable neighboragainst-neighbor confrontations in the Village — those who like the

birds and those who hate them.

But if the town covers the cost, commissioners will slide down that proverbial slippery slope.

You know what will be next: Other neighborhood groups will petition the town to pay for an all-out culling of raccoons. The next target will be the thinning out and removal of the geese population proliferating in Bay Isles.

Before you know it, taxpayers will be funding in perpetuity another budget line item and department: critter control.

Ideally, Longbeach Village residents would pay for the peafowl deportation. But it’s probably safe to say most Longboat residents would support the town government formally taking on the job of critter control.

GUEST COLUMN

OK, I confess. I believe in Climate Change.

And why not?

Constant change has been a part of the Earth’s climate history since the planet was formed 4.5 billion to 4.6 billion years ago. There has never been a long period of flat-line temperature in the history of the sphere.

The question to me has always been: Is the activity of mankind having a real and manageable effect on the climate of the Earth?

I can start to answer that question by first denouncing any severe climactic effect of carbon dioxide, or increasing levels of CO2 in the Earth’s atmosphere.

For one thing, there have been periods in the history of the Earth when CO2 concentration in the Earth’s atmosphere was nearly 20 times what it is today, and there was widespread glaciation on the Earth (e.g., Ordovician/Silurian 420-450 million years ago, 4,000 ppm CO2).

Furthermore, I can show you graphs of temperature and CO2 levels, the data for which was derived from Greenland ice cores, showing that CO2 continues to increase 200 to 600 years after a period of rising temperature changed direction — leveled off or and started to decline. Therefore, CO2 is an effect of rising temperature, not a cause of temperature increase.

And why not? The Earth is 71% ocean surface, and it takes time for the water to give up its extra CO2 after it warms up.

But I worry that the galloping hordes of doom-crying climate geeks are missing the big picture: The last nine Ice Ages lasted about 100,000 years

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GIVE THEM GUNS Gov. Rick Scott demonstrated decisive and smart leadership last week when he ordered the Florida National Guard commanders to increase the protection of and arm the state’s National Guard recruiters — including quick approval for licenses to carry weapons.

This is in contrast to the typically bureaucratic, weak-knee, PC response from the Pentagon, whose Army chief, Ray Odierno, made the ridiculous statement: “I think we have to be careful about overarming ourselves …”

Give our soldiers the guns they need.

Forget global warming; data show next Ice Age is more likely

WELDON FROST

“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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each. They were more or less 90,000 years of cold, dry and windy (the Ice Age), and 10,000 years of warm and wet (the Inter-glacial period, which is what we are enjoying now).

Note: Because of the over-lapping variations in the eight or 10 major drivers of climate, those are average “round numbers.” That 100,000-year period happens to coincide with the period for the completion of a cycle of variation in the eccentricity of the Earth’s orbital path around the Sun, from mostly circular to slightly elliptical and back. So it looks like that should be a major controlling factor. It doesn’t vary much, but the ice-core temperature history shows that the climate can shift surprisingly quickly from Ice Age to Inter-Glacial or back — sometime in as little as 100 years or so.

OK, so why am I worried that the politicos have it all wrong about the potential of our being scorched by the Earth’s “CO2-induced” heat and drowned by rising sea-levels? Because 18,000 years ago, the edge of the North American ice sheet was at Cincin-

nati. By 14,000 years ago the Earth had warmed up and the ice sheet had started to recede up to Cleveland. No coalfired power plants, no internal combustion engines, just Mother Nature working its magic climatic change like it has done many times before.

Thus, the numbers could indicate that we have just about used up our 10,000 years of Inter-glacial period.

Ho, ho, ho! Christmas in July.

Bear in mind that some (presumably honest) scientists say that there hasn’t been any real temperature increase in the Earth’s temperature for the past 15 years. Hold on, didn’t we just have two horrendously cold winters up north?

What if we get another couple really cold winters? Say, four real freezers in a row?

Don’t the TV weathermen tell us that weather patterns tend to continue after they get established? Or maybe the two freezer winters were a false alarm, and I am getting too far ahead of myself in trying to reach a conclusion that the next Ice Age is just around the corner — a couple centuries away maybe, or less.

That is perhaps no more far-fetched than saying we are going to scorch and drown because we are burning fossil fuels when, in fact, the termite population of the world alone, or a couple of active volcanoes, puts more CO2 into the atmosphere than all of mankind.

Well, it’s all a bit speculative because the science is still so loosey-goosey, but if, in the next five or 10 years someone starts yelling about the next Ice Age coming, remember: You read it here first! The Observer is always on the forefront of the news. And hang onto your Florida property.

Weldon G. Frost, a resident of Longboat Key, served as a geologist and exploration manager in 10 countries on five continents for 37 years for Mobil.

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PAY UP 10:48 a.m. — 5400 block of GMD Public Service: A man told police the owner of a painting company owes him $600 in cash for his help painting a Key condominium complex. Police told him was a civil matter but left a message for the owner in an attempt to broker peace.

CADILLAC CONUNDRUM 6:20 p.m. — 6800 block of GMD Suspicious Vehicle: A woman reported a suspicious white Cadillac in her condominium parking lot. Police couldn’t locate the car.

STILL WAITING 10:35 p.m. — 5300 block of GMD Lost Property: A woman told police she left her Vera Bradley purse on top of the car while she buckled her children into their car seats and forgot about it when she drove off to a restaurant for dinner. The purse contained a $200 cellphone, driver’s license and credit and debit cards. She called the phone several times until someone answered. The man on the line confirmed he had her belongings and asked her to meet him at a Sarasota bus station. She waited at the sta-

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JUST PASSING THROUGH 9:57 a.m. — 5300 block of GMD Trespassing: A property owner told police that a woman and her son used his property to access the beach even though he asked them not to do so.

Police told the woman she must use a public access to get to the beach.

BICYCLE THEFT 1:56 p.m. — 5400 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive Larceny: A man told police his

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SUSPICIOUS VISITOR 10:50 a.m. — 3800 block of GMD Disturbance: A couple reported that a man they didn’t recognize who was driving through their condominium parking lot had slurred speech when they approached him to determine why he was in the complex.

Police found him at a neighbor’s apartment, who confirmed that he spends weekends there. The man had a beer in his hand and slurred speech. Police told him not to drink and drive.

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SUMMER SEMINAR SERIES: TAKING THE MYSTERY OUT OF SOCIAL MEDIA Takes place from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Longboat Key Education Center, 5370 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Suite 212. Learn how to build your social presence by

learning about the five most popular social media networks for businesses: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest and Google Plus. Cost is $25. Call 383-2466.

RECURRING EVENTS TUESDAYS

DON’T MISS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUSINESS AFTER HOURS What: Network while enjoying complimentary hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar.

Cost is $5 for members; $10 for nonmembers. Call 383-2466.

When: 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, July 23 Where: Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar, 2001 Siesta Drive, Sarasota

SHARK DAYS AT MOTE Takes place at Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium, 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway.

Learn about some of the ocean’s most interesting fishes. The event will include Google Hangouts using Mote’s SeaTrek videoconferencing technology at 10 a.m. Monday and Wednesday; a discussion about sharks for adults at 6 p.m. Thursday; Sharks & Crafts from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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Saturday. The events for Monday through Thursday are free; cost is free with admission on Friday and Saturday.

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FEEL GOOD CHAIR YOGA Takes place from 11:15 a.m. to noon at the Bayfront Park Recreation Center, 4052 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Cost is $10 for members; $15 for nonmembers. Call 316-1988.

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.

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FEEL GOOD YOGA THERAPEUTICS Takes place from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Bayfront Park Recreation Center, 4052 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Cost is $10 for members; $15 for nonmembers. Call 3161988.

SHIFTING SANDS SUPPORT GROUP Takes place from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in the Ruth Cushing Room at the Longboat Island Chapel, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

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FRIDAY NIGHT BALLROOM DANCE PARTIES Take place from 7 to 9 p.m. at Wilson’s Dancesport, 4069 Cortez Road W., Bradenton.

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TURTLE WALKS Take place at 6:45 a.m. Saturdays in July at the public beach access at 4795 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Learn about sea turtles while scouting the beach for nests with trained Mote volunteers. Cost is free. 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 the Longboat Island Chapel, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Larry Auerbach, emerald life master with 8,000 master points, teaches classes. Cost is $5. Call 383-6493 or email cathyc@aginginparadise. org.

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

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Herbert Kellner, 96, of Northbrook, Ill., and formerly of Longboat Key, died Jan. 21.

Born June 5, 1918, Mr. Kellner was a longtime resident of Longboat Key. He moved there from the Chicago area in the late 1970s. He spent the summers in Highlands, N.C. Mr. Kellner was an avid tennis player and also enjoyed the cultural community of Sarasota, especially the West Coast Symphony Orchestra and the Sarasota Opera. He was also concerned about the politics of Longboat Key and attended many Town Commission meetings. He also served on the Public Interest Committee board.

Mr. Kellner moved back to Northbrook five years ago to be near his family.

He is survived by his daughter, Diana Geimer, of Phoenix; son, Mark Kellner, of Naples and Northbrook, Ill.; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

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Mrs. Horwitz was preceded in death by her husband, Milton. She is survived by her children, Debbie Horwitz and Lauren Behrendt, and four grandchildren.

A graveside service was held at Shalom Memorial Park, in Philadelphia.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to the National Brain Tumor Society, braintumor. org.

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Marlene Etkin Horwitz, of Longboat Key and formerly of Meadowbrook, Pa., died July 7.

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L’AMBIANCE 415 L’Ambiance Drive PH C $7,000,000 | Web ID A4122384 Tom Perkins 941.773.7634

ANNA MARIA ISLAND

ANNA MARIA

528 75th Street $1,750,000 | Web ID A4126302 Terry Hayes 941.302.3100

206 Spring Lane $2,849,000 | Web ID A3989310 Terry Hayes 941.302.3100

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VISTA BAY POINT

12610 Baypointe Terrace $1,690,000 | Web ID A4114705 Cindy Pierro 941.920.6818

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

RITZ-CARLTON | THE RESIDENCES 1111 Ritz-Carlton Drive $1,100,000 | Web ID A3992638 Joel Schemmel 941.587.4894

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

PALMETTO GROVE 3703 16th Avenue East $875,000 | Web ID A4110599 Devon Davis 941.720.2053

LAUREL OAK 2895 Dick Wilson Drive $1,595,000 | Web ID A3991478 Joel Schemmel 941.587.4894

LIDO BEACH | ST. ARMAND’S 423 South Polk Drive $1,060,000 | Web ID A4121988 Martie Lieberman 941.724.1118

ANNA MARIA ISLAND

RIVERVIEW LANDINGS

2501 Avenue B $799,000 | Web ID A4126860 Terry Hayes 941.302.3100

2416 Landings Circle $795,000 | Web ID A4120095 Martha Marlar 941.812.0455

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PRIVATEER | LONGBOAT KEY

1125 Gulf of Mexico Drive #204 $599,000 | Web ID A4119582 Cheryl Loeffler 941.302.9674

1050 Longboat Club Road #305 $589,000 | Web ID A4125259 Cheryl Loeffler 941.302.9674

SPANISH MAIN YACHT CLUB 959 Spanish Drive South $569,900 | Web ID A4116273 Kimberly Freiwald 941.256.6775

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THE TOWER RESIDENCES

1300 Benjamin Franklin Drive #1101 $4,395,000 | Web ID A4126261 Cheryl Loeffler 941.302.9674

35 Watergate Drive #1603 $3,200,000 | Web ID A4124240 Vittoria Rutigliano & Annette Rogers 941.962.5867

WEST OF TRAIL

BRADENTON

995 Whitakers Lane $2,499,000 | Web ID A3967586 Toi Estes & Craig Cerreta 941.896.2317

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PLAZA AT FIVE POINTS 50 Central Avenue #10D $959,000 | Web ID A4109960 Vittoria Rutigliano 941.962.5867

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5621 Gulf of Mexico Drive #102 $699,900 | Web ID A4126902 Dennis Girard & Laura McKeithen 941.809.0041

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

LONGBOAT KEY 5461 Gulf of Mexico Drive #305 $1,245,000 | Web ID A4120154 Erin McWhorter 941.228.1405

3060 Grand Bay Boulevard #153 $969,000 | Web ID A4125544 Sheldon Paley 941.356.1857

THE POINTE AT MARINER’S COVE 4110 Marina Court #4110 $720,000 | Web ID A4122985 Victoria Horstmann 941.518.1278

280 Golden Gate Point #5 $3,795,000 | Web ID A4111743 Joel Schemmel & Cheryl Loeffler 941.587.4894

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

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

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1717 71st Street NW $2,250,000 | Web ID M5842256 Cindy Pierro 941.920.6818

THE PIERRE 455 Longboat Club Road #506 $1,250,000 | Web ID A4121565 Kimberly Freiwald 941.256.6775

5611 Gulf of Mexico Drive #203 $679,000 | Web ID A3983944 Erin McWhorter 941.228.1405

PALMA SOLA PARK 1209 Santiago Drive $335,000 | Web ID A4127094 Martha Marlar 941.812.0455

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5871 GULF OF MEXICO DRIVE

$5,625,000 Listing agent: Christina Landry and Kathleen Callender, Michael Saunders & Co. Buyer’s agent: Reid Murphy, Developers Realty Inc. Sold May 4, this 7,046-squarefoot home has six bedrooms, seven full bathrooms and three half-baths. The one-acre beachfront property includes a main house, guest house and infinity pool. It was built in 2008.

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5965 GULF OF MEXICO DRIVE

$5.3 MILLION Listing and selling agent: Barbara Ackerman, Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate The 10,087-square-foot house on 1.98 acres of land sold Jan 21. The home has six bedrooms and five-and-a-half bathrooms.

It has 150 feet of beach access with a freshwater pool and three outdoor garden showers. It was built in 2007.

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55 LIGHTHOUSE POINT DRIVE

$4,215,000 Listing agent: David Leventhal, Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate Selling agent: Linda Dickinson, Michael Saunders & Co. Located in a private gated neighborhood overlooking New Pass, the 6,159-square-foot home sold May 8. With four bedrooms and four-and-a-half baths, the property features a saltwaterheated pool and 13,000-pound boat lift and private dock. The home was built in 1995 and underwent a $2 million renovation in 2011.

1570 HARBOR CAY LANE $3.65 MILLION Listing agent: Cheryl Loeffler, Premier Sotheby’s International Realty Selling agent: Mark Huber, Premier Sotheby’s International Realty The five-bedroom, six-and-a-half bathroom home was sold April 14. The Bay Isles residence is 5,918 square feet and includes bayfront access and a private dock. The home was built in 2011.

$3.2 MILLION Listing agent: Richard Perlman, Michael Saunders & Co. Selling agent: Kary Andrews, Bayshore Real Estate Known as “Bayside Villa,” the 5,126-square-foot home has five bedrooms and four-and-a-half bathrooms and sold April 3. The entrance of the property boasts a fountain and stone statues, and there is a cargo elevator, guest house and custom garages that can hold up to 14 cars. The home was built in 1985.

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POSITANO, $3,895,000 Listing agent: Kotaska Team, Re/ Max Alliance Group Selling agent: Reid Murphy, Developers Realty Inc. Sold Jan. 12, the three-bedroom, three-bathroom home has beachfront views of the Gulf of Mexico.

There is an elevator, a two-and-ahalf-car garage and a private pool and spa. It has 3,123 square feet and was built in 2007.

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$3,495,000 Listing/selling agent: Matthew Morris, Premier Sotheby’s International Realty Sold Feb. 9, the 4,933-square-foot home has four bedrooms and fourand-a-half bathrooms. The property sits on its own private peninsula and in the Longboat Key Club Islandside gated community, which features tennis, 24-hour security and deeded beach access. It was built in 2001.

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EN PROVENCE, $3.15 MILLION Listing agent: Cheryl Loeffler, Premier Sotheby’s International Realty Selling agent: Tamara Currey, The Currey Group The condo, with three bedrooms and four bathrooms, sold April 23. The living space is 3,800 square feet and features views of the beach and Gulf and a wraparound terrace. It was built in 2001.

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POSITANO, $3.15 MILLION Listing agent: Reid Murphy, Developers Realty Inc. Selling agent: Philip Schneider, Coldwell Banker The three-bedroom, three-bathroom penthouse unit was sold March 23. The condominium has views of both the Gulf of Mexico and the Sarasota Bay and is 3,319 square feet with an open floor plan.

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JUST LISTED HARBOR ACRES BAY FRONT

$2.9 MILLION Listing/selling agent: Barbara Ackerman, Coldwell Banker The beachfront home has three bedrooms and two-and-a-half bathrooms and sold May 1. The home is 1,599 square feet and sits on 1.19 acres of land. It was built in 1943.

Bayfront Exquisite 5BR/5 BA 7,000 sq. ft. custom home with dock, lift & dramatic views.

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401 North Point Road #501 • $599,000

8152 Longbay Boulevard • $2,249,000

LONGBOAT KEY TOWERS • RECENTLY SOLD

BAY ISLES

603 Longboat Club Road #802N • $986,000

3610 Bayou Circle • $1,249,000

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EXTRAORDINARY BAYFRONT HOME $2,295,000 5BR with deepwater dock & lift, home gym w/ steam room & sauna.

L’AMBIANCE ROYAL BEACHFRONT $2,650,000 Casully elegant beachfront with southern exposure, spectacular views, & superior ammenties!

BUILD YOUR DREAM HOME ON LONGBOAT KEY Deep water canal in Sleepy Lagoon $570,000 Jungle Queen Way lot close to beach $325,000

BUILD YOUR DREAM HOME $812,500 Waterfront wide canal lot on Dream Island Rd. Direct bay access. A boater’s paradise!

LUXURIOUS KEY WEST STYLE $1,249,000 3BR/3.5BA home in private enclave mid-LBK. Deeded beach.

Private pool and spa. Gorgeous sunsets from the decks.

SPECTACULAR BEACH FRONT $4,865,000 One-Of-A-Kind 6 BR/5 BA Secluded private setting w/ expansive views of gulf waters, beach & sunset.

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Cafe L’Europe event supports Operation Kindness

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afé L’Europe showed its red, white and blue spirit for Operation Kindness Florida Inc. on its Community Monday Night July 6.

Operation Kindness is a nonprofit that raises funds and support for emotionally and physically injured veterans. The organization recently raised money for K9s for Warriors, which trains and provides service animals to veterans who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, brain injury or military sexual trauma.

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LONGBOAT KEY - “Acqua Vita - Water of Life,” a masterful collaboration between the awardwinning firms of Perrone Construction, Clifford M. Scholz Architects and Rowntree Enterprises.

BIRD KEY - Panoramic views of the azure waters of Sarasota Bay from this stunning 4BR/5.5BA residence on the north end of Bird Key! 3,800,000

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BIRD KEY - New Construction - Canal & Bay Views, a luxurious collaboration of architect Stofft Cooney, Perrone Construction & Rowntree $ 3,200,000 Enterprises. 4BR/4.2BA

Each Monday during the summer and early fall, Cafe L’Europe holds a profit share with local nonprofits. When customers say they are supporting the charity, 25% of their bill will go toward the organization. n July 27: Children’s Health Pantry n Aug. 3: Selah Freedom n Aug. 10: All Faiths Food Bank n Aug 17: Goodwill Manasota n Aug. 24: Glasser/ Schoenbaum Human Services Center n Aug. 31: Meals on Wheels of Sarasota n Sept. 14: YMCA n Sept. 21: Sarasota Library n Sept. 28: Rotary Club of the Sarasota Keys n Oct. 5: Sarasota Concert Band n Oct. 12: The Players Theatre n Oct. 19: Sarasota Opera n Oct. 26: Make-a-Wish Foundation

LONGBOAT KEY - ”Treetops,” A spectacular 3BR/3BA Bay Front Multi-Level Residence with majestic canal and bay views from every level! $

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BIRD KEY - Located on one of Bird Key’s finest streets, this beautiful 3BR/4BA residence overlooks gorgeous canal views of Dolphin Waterway. Renovate or build new, the possibilities $ are endless!

1,650,000

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BAY - Rarely available 2BR/2.5BA with den overlooking the lagoon with $ partial Bay views. 2-Car Garage.

849,000

SPACIOUS 2/2.5 TOWNHOME with bay views from lanai & MBR. Cedars East Tennis Resort with 10 courts, Olympic pool, fitness & on-site restaurant. Turnkey furnished and pet friendly. $289,000

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BIRD KEY - Space for entertaining! 4BR/3.5BA 4400+ sq ft waterfront pool home with direct access to the Gulf. 120’ of seawall, dock & boat $ lift.

1,599,000

INCREDIBLE BAY VIEWS 2BR/2BA in desirable Runaway Bay, updated & beautifully furnished. Kayak or canoe in the bay from your back yard, and just steps to the beach. A great investment or island get away. $379,999

SPECTACULAR VIEWS of the Gulf & pool from most rooms, 2BR/2BA gulf front condo features plenty of storage space, breakfast nook, split floor plan, dual sinks & large walk in closet in MBR. Pet friendly. $509,900

COMPLETELY RENOVATED and tastefully decorated condo has 2BR/2BA. Listen to the waves and enjoy gorgeous sunsets on your balcony overlooking the pool. $549,900

FULL GULF VIEWS! Fabulous updated, turnkey furnished, 2BR/2BA luxury condo. Upgrades galore, top of the line appliances, and granite counters to name a few. Come see for yourself. $649,000

SPLIT LEVEL 3BR/3BA canal front home on extra large lot with 3 car garage. Gulf of Mexico directly across the street. Dock & davit with room for 25’ boat. Separate living area on 2nd floor.

Truly a must see! $790,000

LOVINGLY WELL MAINTAINED, completely updated, beach inspired single family canal front home. Launch your kayak, jet ski or small boat in your own backyard. $824,900

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3BR/3.5BA pool residence with large master bedroom, gorgeous outdoor space, cathedral ceilings, and 2-car garage. $799,000

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Condo on the Bay - 888 apartment on the 15th floor with unobstructed Bay views AND sunsets! 2 bedroom, 2 bath with some upgrades. All building common areas and amenities have been updated and Condo on the Bay is a pet friendly community.

Garage parking included. $619,000

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

Desirable ‘Behind the Gates’ location. $799,000

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

Bird Key – Waterfront 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

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

Sleepy Lagoon – Longboat Key A beach front opportunity of 100 feet of tranquil, pristine beach with endless sunsets. 3BR turnkey furnished ‘South Beach’ style bungalow. Live the Longboat Key dream! $2,850,000

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

Sanctuary - Behind the Gates Great value in a beach front location! Two bedroom + den, two and a half bathrooms with beautiful wood floors and plantation shutters. $795,000

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

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! $1,075,000 E

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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

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

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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

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

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! $4,500,000

Grove Heights - Mediterranean St yle Duplex Incredible opportunity to be West of the Trail! Currently set up as a 2 bedroom and a 3 bedroom duplex, this property is in a superb location and has lots of possibilities! $395,000

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. $999,950

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Three-bedroom Bird Key home sells for $1.67M

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home on Bird Key tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Paul Welch, trustee, of Sarasota, sold the home at 524 N. Spoonbill Drive to Harvey Sheldon and Laura Traeger, of Fort Lauderdale, for $1.67 million. Built in 1965, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,425 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1.15 million in 2012.

Sleepy Lagoon Alan and Nancy Mertz, of Longboat Key, sold their home at 6609 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Peter and Kristen Laviolette, of Brentwood, Tenn., for $1.2 million. Built in 1994, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 4,132 square feet of living area.

JPMorgan Chase Bank sold the home at 6541 Gulfside Road to Ash Hale Properties LLC for $815,000. Built in 1973, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,164 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $1 million in 2001.

Seaplace Judith Kottmeier, trustee, of Festus, Mo., sold the Unit G4-311-B condominium at 1975 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Thomas and Jackie Michaelides, of Columbus, Ohio, for $815,000. Built in 1977, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,492 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $775,000 in 2008.

Sean and Ann Murphy, of Dublin, sold their Unit M1-604-J condominium at 2045 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Donald and Betty Rimbey, trustees, of Moon Township, Pa., for $499,000. Built in 1974, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,532 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $460,000 in 2003.

Mark Fiford and Alison Johnston, of Southwest Ranches, sold their Unit G2-104-A condominium at 2055 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Campbell Wells Properties LLC for $254,500. Built in 1974, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,257 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $49,100 in 1975.

Longboat Key Yacht and Tennis Club Michael Hinske and Karen Niver, of Huron, Mich., sold their Unit PH-2 condominium at 4215 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Vincent and Lisa Macciocchi, of West Chester, Ohio, for

$812,500. Built in 1974, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 1,850 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1.25 million in 2005.

Islands West Edward and Nancy Miller sold their Unit 14-F condominium at 2525 Gulf of Mexico Drive to John Rogan and Julie Groh-Rogan, of Cincinnati, for $800,000. Built in 1972, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,460 square feet of living area.

Longbeach Bryan Bradley, of West Yorkshire, United Kingdom, sold the home at 451 N. Shore Road to Patrick Nudo, trustee, of Springfield, Ill., for $650,000.

Built in 1994, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 2,041 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $510,000 in 2000.

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Candeco Ltd. sold the Unit 119 condominium at 4725 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Thomas and Regine Glaszer, of Hintersdorf, Austria, for $575,000. Built in 1974, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,032 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $72,000 in 1978.

Faine Apartments Fannie Mae sold the Unit 11 condominium at 420 Firehouse Court to Henry Peelle III, of Sarasota, for $229,900. Built in 1972, it has two bedrooms, one bath and 1,015 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $89,000 in 1995.

Fairway Bay Norton and Judith Waterman, of Longboat Key, sold their Unit 1402 condominium at 1928 Harbourside Drive to Vassiliy and Viktoriya Larchenko, of Denver, for $335,000. Built in 1982, it has two bedrooms, three baths and 1,626 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $185,000 in 1995.

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Longboat Harbour Edith Morse sold the Unit 102 condominium at 4310 Falmouth Drive to John and Cynthia Sullivan, of Newburgh, Ind., for $245,000. Built in 1969, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 928 square feet of living area.

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Orchid Beach Club Gregg and Alexis Heckman, of Lakewood Ranch, sold their Unit A801 condominium at 2050 Benjamin Franklin Drive to Jane Martin, trustee, of Sarasota, for $1.9 million. Built in 2005, it has three bedrooms, three and a half baths and 3,242 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $1.76 million in 2005.

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U.S. Bank, trustee, sold the home at 109 Seagull Lane to Polymathic Properties Inc. for $495,600. Built in 1963, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,446 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $485,000 in 2001.

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6540 Gulf Of Mexico Dr A3997271 $1,895,000 Saint Cacchiotti

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

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

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

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

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455 Longboat Club Rd # 508 A3996566 $1,395,000 Michael Moulton

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

5444 Gulf Of Mexico Drive A4125756 $4,250,000 Richard Perlman

535 Sanctuary Drive A102 A4126070 $1,135,000 Maureen Horn

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

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

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2110 Harbourside Drive 536 A4118673 $875,000 Maureen Doherty

Longboat Key 941-951-6660 941-993-3159

560 Wedge Lane A4111450 $859,000 Jonathan Fox

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

1145 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 402 A4119959 $789,000 Jenifer Schwell

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

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

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

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

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

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

1000 Longboat Club Road 905 A4114699 $589,000 Jenine Meyer

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

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

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

640 Longview Drive A4126958 $535,000 Jody Shinn

Longboat Key 941-748-6300 941-705-5704

1770 Benjamin Franklin Drive 402 A4106941 $525,000 Marianne Lebar

Lido Key 941-951-6660 941-650-0337

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

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These are the largest building permits issued by the Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Department for the week of July 9 through July 15, in order of dollar amounts.

440 Gulf of Mexico Dr. • Longboat Key

L O N G B OAT K E Y ADDRESS PERMIT 2525 GMD No. 1-F Interior alterations 1465 GMD No. 405 Interior alterations 670 Longview Drive Interior alterations 531 Birdie Lane Pool and spa

Master bathroom 380 GMD No. 512 alterations

Sliding glass doors 1465 GMD No. 106 and windows 4380 Exeter Drive No. 102 Kitchen alterations 2354 Harbour Oaks Drive Kitchen alterations

Sliding glass doors 1485 GMD No. 207 and windows 100 Sands Point Road No. 214 Windows and doors

Sliding glass doors 2295 GMD No. 106-S and windows

Sliding glass doors 340 GMD No. 112 and windows

Sliding glass doors 380 GMD No. 522 and windows 675 Longboat Club Road No. PH-2A Sliding glass door 521 Harbor Point Road Dock 600 Birdie Lane French doors 612 Buttonwood Drive Pool and deck 100 Sands Point Road No. 304 Windows

Sliding glass doors 2295 GMD No. 94-S and windows 100 Sands Point Road No. 201 Windows 3440 GMD No. 15 Re-roof

Trash chute lining 1701 GMD replacement 100 Sands Point Road No. 301 Windows 775 Longboat Club Road Windows

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$35,000 $30,000 $28,000 $23,541 $21,196

Victor Moss

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Thomas Black

$20,000

Anton Kiaba

$20,000

John Strangfeld Wendy Lipstein Beverly Porter, trustee Jeanette Barbara Ray Robert Desantis

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SANCTUARY PENTHOUSE Rare opportunity, panoramic Gulf to Bay views, 800 sq. ft. wraparound terrace, two coveted parking spaces.

535 Sanctuary Dr A-801 MLS A4114806 $1,995,000

Aquarius Condo Association $10,000 Jack Brown $9,905 Allen Schwartz $9,800 Source: Town of Longboat Key

7125 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 12 A3998052 $449,000 Richard Perlman

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

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

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

527 Sutton Place A4119419 $292,000 Anna Kaminski

3320 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 205-C A4103710 Doris Bushman

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

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

Longboat Key $235,000 941-383-5502

740 Fox Street A4109613 $345,000 Bruce Meyer

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

503 Forest Way 5 A4107805 $229,000 Sandi Layfield

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

35 S Washington Drive A4103424 $3,190,000 Jane Rees

Lido Key 941-388-4447 941-586-3970

5362 Sandhamn Place A4126603 $3,120,000 Connie Lyke Brown Pa

Longboat Key 941-951-6660 941-951-6660

625 Dream Island Road A4126153 $3,000,000 Rinat Sikdar

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-993-9292

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

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

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

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

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

VA C AT I O N R E N TA L S 6633 Gulf Of Mexico Dr A3989550 $22,000,000 Deborah Beacham

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

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-376-2688

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Longboat Key Chamber networks at the BeachHouse restaurant

Coldwell agents lead the pack

Teresa and Bob Simmons, coordinators of the Tuttle Elementary Nutrition program

Rotary Club receives Michael Saunders grant Michael Saunders & Co.'s MSC Foundation awarded a $2,000 grant to the Rotary Club of Longboat Key July 15. Fortynine charitable organizations received awards to use for projects that provide shelter, sustenance, education and a path to self-sufficiency in communities served by the firm's real estate offices.

Rotary Club members Bob and Teresa Simmons are coordinators of the club’s Tuttle Elementary Nutrition program at Tuttle Elementary School in Sarasota.

The program is a biweekly food pantry run by the Rotary Club in partnership with All Faiths Food Bank.

From January through May, the Rotary Club supplied 13,556 pounds of food and 11,296 meals to needy Sarasota families.

Michael Saunders real estate agent Maureen Horn nominated the Rotary Club for this grant.

Roger Pettingell, of Coldwell Banker’s Longboat Key office, was named the top sales associate across all agents in Sarasota and Manatee counties for the first half of 2015.

According to the MLS, he had a total closed sales volume of $50.6 million and 40 sales transactions. He is currently the No. 1 Realtor in Sarasota and Manatee counties by sales and has been the top-ranked agent by sales volume on the Multiple Listing Service for three of the past four years.

Additionally, the top sales team is the Barbara Ackerman Group, also of Coldwell Banker, with a total sales volume of $45.8 million and 35 sales transactions. Judy Kepecz-Hays & Buky Team, also of Coldwell Banker, is the No. 2 sales team, with $34.6 million and 33 and a half sales transactions.

“The first half of 2015 was very strong, particularly among second homebuyers,” Pettingell said in a news release. “Their confidence in the market is extremely high, reinforced by the strength in the stock market and the decrease in prime properties available for sale.”

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he Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce held its monthly networking luncheon July 14, at the newly renovated BeachHouse Waterfront Restaurant.

“We’re happy to be at the BeachHouse and see all the improvements,” Chamber President Gail Loefgren said. “Owner Ed Chiles has been a big chamber supporter for many years.”

— KRISTEN HERHOLD

Tammy Halsted, of Florida Vacation Connections, and Robyne Richardson, of Beach Fitness

Chamber President Gail Loefgren and Al Benincasa, of luncheon sponsor Conditioned Air Photos by Kristen Herhold

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07-23-15

Thursday, July 23, 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

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

Boat Slips For Rent/Sale

Out-of-State Property

THE WESTCHESTER GULF FRONT July 23 (Medium, difficulty rating 0.53)

CORNER UNIT - BEST GULF VIEWS!

NORTH CAROLINA Mountains. Cool summer weather, beautiful views, excellent investment. Buy your homesite while prices are still depressedbuild when you are ready. Sarasota Developer, Sherell Johnson has several ideal locations in Maggie Valley & Waynesville and will help you find what is right for you. Good inventory of resale homes as well.

Contact Sherell at sherellwj@aol.com or 828-734-8528

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Furnishings COCKTAIL TABLE: Etched brass and glass for Mastercraft by Bernhard Rohne, 24”x50”. Excellent condition. $2500. 941-795-2066

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

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

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

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

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

Call 941-907-8141.

Positions Wanted VIRTUAL ASSISTANT. Need professional help with your blog? Assistance with constant contact e-mails or distribution lists. Send project requests to: bryson4713@comcast.net

Condos/Apts. For Rent 1BR+DEN, 1.5/BA on the beach, 5th floor, heated swimming pool, covered parking, gym, library, suana, billiards, W/D in unit, full kitchen w/new SS appliances, gorgeous Gulf view from living room den, bedroom and lanai. Non-smoking/pets.

Annual lease furnished or unfurnished. Cable, wi/fi, utilities included except phone and electricity.

Available Jan 1st, 2016. Call 941-383-5309.

2BR/2BA LONGBOAT Key. Enjoy this View every day! Available 7/1.

Fully Furnished or avail. Unfurnished for Annual Rental (941) 726−2677 www. MyClubRealty.com

Condos For Sale FREE! What every Real Estate buyer or seller needs to know!

Go to: www.yourmarketupdate.com 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 LONGBOAT KEY Club Junior Suite. Newly remodeled 650/sq.ft. Turnkey. Tennis/ golf course view. $55K+ income.

By Owner. $324,900.

708-267-6704.

WANTED TO BUY: Condo in Longboat Harbour, top floor with direct view of Bay. Have cash up to $300K. Please no realtors. Chuck, 303-944-8300.

ADVERTISE YOUR

GARAGE SALE As low as $17.50 for 1 week!

Get a discount when you run your ad in more than one Observer.

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

Available November and December, 2015 941-228-5671

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

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HOME SERVICES Most exterior services, interior services include making sure all windows and doors are secure, run faucets, check for leaks, smoke detectors, confirm appliances to be working, check AC problems. (941) 525−7625 http://www.lbkeyhomeservices.com/

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

321-279-3610

CARLO DATTILO PAINTING. Licensed & insured.

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.

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

SEWING SERVICES. Light upholstery, pillows, décor, mending. Creative assistance if needed.

Pickup & delivery. Longboat Key (941) 330−7006.

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EXCELLENT BOATING location, high and dry indoor boat slip available for sale or rent. Private owner has best price. Call 941-544-5597.

Boats Are Selling Very Well More Buyers Than Sellers. We Need Boats!

Cortez High & Dry Marina - Top Location www.Islandboatsales.net We Also Buy Boats.

941-228-3489

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Reservations 941-383-6127 Visa/ MC 800-352-0367

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5360 Gulf of Mexico Dr., Suite 101 Longboat Key, FL 34228 Rental office 9a.m. - 5p.m. M-F

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PRESSURE WASHING: Residential and Commercial. ECO Cleaning. Roofs, lanais, pool areas, etc. Roof coating also. 941-251-5948.

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

4621 Gulf of Mexico Drive Longboat Key, FL 34228

Airport Towncar Service Introductory Rates

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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.

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LONGBOAT KEY: Sunset Beach, 2BR/2BA professionally designed with gulf views, beautiful sunsets, double terrace, private steps leading to beach, pool and jacuzzi. Designated underground parking. No smoking. Available August thru December flexible.

2 Month minimum, $3,800.00/mo. and up. 917-453-8511. Photos available online.

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

Ask about our special rates!

Wagner Realty Since 1939 www.wagnerrentals.com

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941-383-3338.

LIDO BEACH CONDOMINIUMS Weekly - Monthly - Seasonal Resort Properties, Inc. Licensed Real Estate Broker Full Service Condominium Management 941-388-3921 - 888-388-3921 941-650-1857 Visit us at: resortproperties.pro LBK: 1BR furnished condo, water views, includes cable, Longboat Harbor. Covered parking, no pets/ smoking, Gulf/ private beach house access.

Boat dock available. Available July 1st - Dec.31st. $800/mo. +utilities. 248-231-3793.

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 Exceptional Vacation Rentals Since 1994 Homes & Condominiums Studios to Six Bedrooms Beachfront, Intercoastal or Garden Excellent Service & Staff FloRIDA VACATIon ConnECTIon www.Flvacationconnection.com 941-387-9709 877-705-2460

OUR GUESTS RETURN FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION.

Adult Care Services

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CNA: 20 years experience, with doctor’s recommendations. Available for days and nights.

941-536-5339.

LIVE-IN HOUSEKEEPER and/or elderly care.

Experienced, clearances. References can be provided. Available starting August. 570-951-6707.

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GULFSIDE A/C & Heating, LLC. SALES & SERVICE, FREE ESTIMATES! 10 MINUTE RESPONSE. Visa/MC/Disc. Lic. #CAC1816929 941-962-6863.

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

Cleaning

Tampa: $75 St. Pete/Clearwater: $70 SRQ: $35 Longboat Towncar 941-538-8533

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William Howard Taft July 23 (Medium, difficulty rating 0.53)

This week’s Sudoku answers

ARELIS CLEANING. Really Clean, Arelis Clean!

Great references. 9 Years experience. Residential and Commercial. 941-822-4114

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AUGUSTINE’S CLEANING SERVICE. Full service, organizing. Dependable, Professional. Move in/ Move out. Heidi 941-724-3425. Service you can trust.

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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.

References upon request.

Call Cort: 383-3878, 587-5588 cmagik.com COMPUTER REPAIRS, Networking, HD Cameras and Survelance Systems.

Installation.

941-685-5597 OWN A MAC/iPHONE/iPAD? MacTutor has 21+ years experience teaching Apple products.

I speak English, not “Geek”! (941) 323-2363 www.FLMacTutor.com 2015

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ROGER SELLS LUXURY WATERFRONT PROPERTIES

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

530 HARBOR GATE WAY

3040 GRAND BAY BOULEVARD #2101

Brand new, never lived-in home in the secluded Harbor community of Bay Isles. Immaculate contemporary home with 200-feet of water frontage. Fall in love with all the luxuries that new construction offers with four spacious bedrooms, imported Italian porcelain flooring, custom lighting and audio/ visual throughout, infinity-edge heated swimming pool with a fire-pit, beautiful Teak summer kitchen and much more.

Breathtaking morning sunrise and evening sunset views from this 4BR/5½BA top-floor residence will mesmerize you. This immaculate penthouse in Building II at Grand Bay is a unique opportunity to enjoy a single-family sized residence, offering outstanding amenities. Floor-to-ceiling glass walls in almost every room, more than 4,000 sq.ft. of living space and a wraparound terrace with gazebo, trellis and heated spa.

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

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

3060 GRAND BAY BOULEVARD #196

2550 HARBOURSIDE DRIVE #321

511 PUTTING GREEN LANE

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, golf course and the twinkling lights of downtown.

This secluded 3BR/3½BA, bay-front residence features a generous layout, which includes formal dining room and den, private courtyard entrance and two terraces offering tranquil views. Also includes private beach access.

Wonderful, updated home situated on the deep waters of County Club Shores is ready for your personal enjoyment.

This light and open 3BR/2BA home offers updated flooring, upgraded kitchen and a newer marble lanai. Furnished.

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

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

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

BAY ISLES

415 L’Ambiance Drive #B802

Direct Gulf, city and bay views from every room of this luxurious 8th-floor, 2BR/2½BA residence. Southern exposure! Furnished.

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

1021 Longboat Club Road

Direct bay views at every turn from this updated Cayman residence. Offering custom built-ins and a beautiful new kitchen. This residence is a must see!

List price: $899,000 Website: www.GrandBay123.com

This impressive home in Queens Harbour welcomes you with designer details, cathedral ceilings and lovely upgrades throughout. Situated on the deep waters of Buttonwood Harbour, with an open pool deck ideal for sunbathing and a private dock.

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

3340 Sabal Cove Lane

3613 Fair Oaks Place

3060 Grand Bay Boulevard #123

This beautiful, 4BR/4BA home offers a special opportunity to relish the single-family lifestyle, with serene lake views. Featuring an expansive layout, cathedral ceilings and an impressive, open pool deck with summer kitchen.

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

This lovely home offers a tranquil setting and charming lake views. Enjoy the convenience of maintenance-free living.

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

3260 Bayou Sound

1281 Gulf of Mexico Drive #801

Beautifully updated home offers three bedrooms plus office and family room plan. The open layout features newer baths and kitchen, with granite countertops and upgraded cabinetry. Deeded beach access is just a short distance away.

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

LONGBOAT KEY

Panoramic Gulf views! It is a rarity to find a high-floor, direct Gulf-front Arlington residence in the southwest location of the second building at The Water Club!

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

560 Putter Lane

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

609 Halyard Lane

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

List price: $789,000 Website: www.609HalyardLane.com

524 Halyard Lane

Charming, waterfront value is simply waiting for you to begin a renovation project or to design your dream home. New dock and seawall cap.

List price: $699,000 Website: www.524HalyardLane.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: $749,000 Website: www.Promenade108.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 7655 Donald Ross Road West

Gorgeous 4BR/3BA home on estate-sized, preserve lot in Laurel Oak, a wonderful golf and tennis community. Welcomes you with lush landscaping and wooded views.

List price: $719,000 Website: www.7655DonaldRossRoadWest.com What is your home worth?

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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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3590 Fair Oaks Lane

Take advantage of this unique chance to design your dream home behind the secure gates of the Longboat Key Club.

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