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A TURTLE’S PACE

Tucker B. returns to the gulf after four months at Mote.

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The list reflects more than 5 million reviews from verified users of the app.

“I try to give my best every day and try to improve everything every day,” chef/ owner Jose Martinez said.

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Ron Johnson: A celebration of life A celebration of Ron Johnson’s life will be held at 1 p.m. Oct. 2, in the Keating Education Center of Mote Marine Laboratory, 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway.

Johnson was a former Longboat Key mayor and an avid volunteer at Mote.

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16, Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium staff released Tucker B., back into the gulf off Lido Beach after four months of rehabilitation.

Lynne Byrd, Mote’s rehabilitation and medical care coordinator, said Tucker B. showed few signs of life when he stranded in May near Boca Grande. Byrd described Tucker B. as a laid-back patient. “He always went on his own pace, and he even took his time today before swimming freely in the water,” she said.

Observers win press awards Nine newspapers in the Observer Media Group garnered 81 total awards at the 2015 Florida Press Association Better Weekly Newspaper contest Sept. 16 The Longboat Observer staff won first place for overall graphic design and for the special issue category for its Longboat Key 60th Anniversary section. Managing Editor Robin Hartill won best obituary for her story on the life of Edith Barr Dunn, and Editorial Designer Meghan Sasser won the informational graphic category.

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The beach is back One project ends, and another begins.

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Terry O’Connor

Former Officer Wendy McGinnis left the Longboat Key Police Department earlier this month.

Memories of 9/11 trigger 411 acts of kindness Wendy McGinnis honors each first responder who died on 9/11.

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hen Wendy McGinnis prepared to say goodbye to the Longboat Key Police Department earlier this month, she was inspired while

watching 9/11 coverage to make her last act on the force unique.

To honor 9/11 first responders who died in the attacks, she performed 411 random acts of kindness, one for each first responder who died that day.

“I was watching the 9/11 coverage, and I’m thinking: How can I do an act of kindness honoring everyone who died?” McGinnis said.

It seemed impossible, she said, to perform 2,996 (one for each fatality) acts of kindness as an

individual. Her husband, Brian, made it more manageable with a suggestion: Honor the 411 first responders who died.

“It was my last opportunity as a law enforcement officer to give back,” McGinnis said.

She assembled and distributed 411 inspirationally humorous 9/11 appreciation kits filled with candy to local police and firefighters.

Each one bore the name of a first responder who died at the scene.

“I’m hoping someone steals my idea and keeps it going,” McGin-

nis said.

McGinnis, 44, previously worked several years as a deputy, school resources officer and public information officer at the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office followed by four years running her photography business called Elegant Expressions before coming to Longboat Key. McGinnis and her husband have also created a financial advice service for police and firefighters, Serve & Protect Financial.

The service is on the verge of going national, which is why she’s leaving the police department.

After Brian McGinnis appeared on the October 2015 cover of Financial Planning magazine, their business volume skyrocketed and Wendy McGinnis decided it was time to help out full time.

“I can still serve officers,” she said. “We have an opportunity to franchise this business nationwide.”

Brian McGinnis told the magazine he found a need and was filling it. When it came to financial planning, investing and the byzantine rules of the Florida Retirement System, his colleagues were typically clueless, according to the magazine article.

“People had no idea what they were doing with their pensions,” McGinnis told the magazine.

With crime fighting now behind her, McGinnis said she will have fond memories of what Longboat Key has meant to her family.

“As far as Longboat Key Police Department, I know I was only here for a short time, but I feel God knew what he was doing in bringing me here,” she said.

THE 411 INVITATIONS Here’s what former Longboat Key Police Officer Wendy McGinnis wrote in her kits that included an explanation of the candies she selected: I am determined to commit 411 random acts of kindness today, 9/11/2016, in honor of the 411 first responders who lost their lives in the 9/11 attacks 15 years ago today. You have been selected to receive an act of kindness from me in honor of fallen ______ (Insert fallen officer or firefighter name here).

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HISTORY OF WHITNEY BEACH COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES AUGUST 2005 Tampa-based J.H. Williams Oil Co. Inc. pays $512,100 for the Longbeach Chevron property at 6990 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

2007 Longbeach Chevron closes.

Residential development is likely for parcels that were part of the failed plan.

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MAY 11, 2015 A California couple pays $549,000 for the vacant bank building.

NOV. 20, 2015 Sarasota-based Floridays Development Co. announces interest in building a north-end hotel. Floridays project manager James Brearley emails Longboat Key commissioners seeking referendum to change the zoning of eight parcels, including a former bank and gas station, from commercial to tourism use allowing six units per acre.

DEC. 14, 2015 Referendum request for hotel presented to Longboat Key Town Commission.

Floridays executes contracts to purchase property at 6990 Gulf of Mexico Drive and 6960 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Floridays amends referendum request to include these two properties and all land (2.62 acres) bounded by Gulf of Mexico Drive, Broadway Street, Palm Drive and Cedar Drive.

AUG. 30, 2016 Longboat Key voters reject the referendum on whether the property’s density and use can be changed from general commercial and office-institutional to hotel use.

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Floridays nixes plan for hotel TERRY O’CONNOR

AUGUST 2010 Bank scammer Aubrey Lee Price of Bradenton buys 4,756-square-foot former bank building at 6960 Gulf of Mexico Drive from First Bank in August 2010 for $533,900.

Price later faked his death over financial matters but was found and arrested.

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hatever is next for the 2.6 acres where Floridays Development Co. wanted to build a 120-unit, four-story hotel on north Longboat Key, it won’t involve the Sarasota-based developer.

“We are done,” said James Brearley, Floridays project manager. “I don’t know what will be done with the site. I really don’t know.”

Brearley said Floridays is in the process of terminating its contract to redevelop the Whitney Beach commercial properties with the three sets of property owners.

“We were optioned to purchase the parcel,” Brearley said.

“Our interest in the site was hotel development. Without referendum approval, we can’t put anything there with beds. We’re at the point where we can’t put a hotel project of any kind there.

So, we’re done.”

William Saba, who co-owns six of the parcels, said he, too, isn’t sure what’s next, although he has a vague idea: “Everybody seems to be in agreement the best use is residential for the property that was the subject of the referendum,” he said.

Saba said he is likely to confer with owners of the other parcels included in the referendum before moving forward.

Voters put an end to plans for the proposed North End Hotel and Beach Club in the Aug. 30 primary election that included the density referendum pertaining to the project on the ballot.

Out of 3,104 votes cast, 78% percent rejected the referendum.

“I can’t say I was surprised or not surprised,” Saba said. “The community looked at it and decided a certain thing was going to happen, and it happened.”

The Town Commission agreed to put the question on the ballot after Floridays asked for more density for a new hotel.

Many voters cited concerns over increased traffic as a major reason they opposed the hotel proposal. But others cited the need to revitalize properties such

as the long-vacant gas station and a bank building included in the plan.

Craig Walters, chairman of the Keep Longboat Special group lobbying against the hotel, has supported using the Whitney Beach area properties as green space.

“I remain hopeful that the town will give serious consideration to purchase of the gas station at Broadway and GMD as a proactive step, if not a permanent solution,” Walters wrote in an email to Mayor Jack Duncan. “My personal recommendation is open space — conservation. Should the town turn the gas station into a green space of native plants, the investment and maintenance would be modest and the benefit for all residents and visitors quite immediate.”

Walters has also said low-density residential use would be a positive option.

If approved, the referendum would have paved the way for Floridays to build up to six units per acre on the 2.6-acre parcels, or 15 units. Floridays could have then applied for an additional 105 units from a pool of 250 tourism units that voters approved in 2008.

The pool was created in part as a response to the loss of 146 island hotel rooms that occurred when the Holiday Inn closed in 2003 to make way for the luxury Positano condominium.

Five years later, recognizing the need for more hotel rooms on the Key, voters approved a referendum to create a bank of 250 tourism units that could be divided up among new developments.

Delray Beach-based Ocean Properties Ltd. received approval for 85 units for the new Zota Beach Resort that will replace the Longboat Key Hilton Beachfront Resort. Zota is expected to open Dec. 1.

Eight years after voters approved the tourism pool, 165 units remain available.

“Our interest in the site was hotel development. Without referendum approval, we can’t put anything there with beds.

We’re at the point where we can’t put a hotel project of any kind there. So, we’re done.”

— James Brearley, Floridays project manager

PARCEL OWNERS The following owners signed to authorize Project Manager James Brearley and Floridays Development Co. of Sarasota to act as agents in the rezoning of 2.6 acres on the north end that would have paved the way for a hotel on Gulf of Mexico Drive.

OWNERS Linda Firkins, William Saba and Jennifer Saba Anthony and Roxanne Marterie J. Hulon Williams III

Site of scrapped Floridays project 6960 Gulf of Mexico Drive

STREET ADDRESSES 6910, 6916 and 6920 GMD; 6919, 6927 and 6931 Palm Drive 6960 GMD 6990 GMD

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JP Morgan Chase & Co. received unanimous approval Tuesday from the Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Board to construct a 3,113-square-foot office building in the Shoppes of Bay Isles at 545 Bay Isles Parkway.

JP Morgan Chase requested a site-plan amendment for the building, drive-thru, parking and an associated stormwater collection system. The branch is expected to open in the third quarter of 2017.

The plan will go before the Longboat Key Town Commission for final approval.

Town staff recommended approval of plans.

The building’s footprint has been reduced from the nearly 4,000 feet originally planned.

It will have 34 parking spaces, or more than three times the 11 spaces required.

Anthony Baldo, JP Morgan Chase market director of banking for the Sarasota area, said the size reduction reflects the evolution of brick-and-mortar financial outlets and online banking.

JP Morgan Chase seeks to build the branch on Longboat Key for client convenience, Baldo said.

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New Pass dredging done; Longboat Pass next Storm churn from Hurricane Hermine deposited more sand in dredging areas.

TERRY O’CONNOR NEWS EDITOR

Photo courtesy of Phil Evans

A pipe transports sand from New Pass to the area near the Pierre condominium.

Tropical Storm Hermine did Longboat Key beach restoration a favor.

The storm forced a seven-day break in dredging for replacement sand. That stressed project deadlines, but it came with a silver lining.

Storm churn from waves deposited more sand in dredging areas just as Norfolk Dredging Co. of Chesapeake, Va., was wrapping up the first stage of its $5 million project to replenish Longboat Key’s southernmost beaches.

“It did blow more sand into our dredging area,” said Steve Bassett, project manager for Norfolk Dredging. “The contract calls for 200,000 cubic yards of sand, and we’ll end up with approximately 220,000 cubic yards.”

It was the first time in four years a storm had forced Norfolk Dredging to retreat to safe harbor with its dredge, named Pullen, as a storm passed. The last time was for a tropical storm in Pinellas County in 2012, he said.

Norfolk Dredging has already made up for lost time from the storm, he said.

“We’ve had good production,” Bassett said.

Longboat Key Town Manager Dave Bullock said he is pleased with the progress.

Bullock said damage on Longboat Key was minimal from Hermine.

“I’d say it was light compared with other storms we’ve seen,” he said. “We estimated about 20% of newly pumped sand at the time left the fill template. That means it’s not in the designed area by the beach. It may be 100 yards away.

So we will be able to get all that and additional sand left by the storm.”

Bassett said his crew finished dredging New Pass at noon Monday and would spend about three days moving its equipment to Longboat Pass. Shoreline shaping is the only task left for New Pass.

“I would expect we’ll be dredging again by the weekend,” Bassett said.

Bullock said trucks would soon begin hauling sand while operating from a site near Longboat Key Club.

The supplemental truck haul sand placement will lay an estimated 33,000 cubic yards of sand between the Resort at Longboat Key and New Pass, according to the town website.

The entire beach renourishment project is expected to end in late October, but an earlier completion is not out of the question.

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LONGBOAT PASS DREDGING AT A GLANCE Start date: Expected to start by Friday, Sept. 23.

Completion: Late October The plan: An estimated 210,000 cubic yards of sand will repair Longboat Key’s shoreline from North Shore Road to just south of Broadway and between 6700 and 6391 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

Supplemental truck haul: 33,000 cubic yards of sand between the Resort at Longboat Key Club and New Pass.

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Dredging company: Norfolk Dredging Co., of Chesapeake, Va. Source: longboatkey.org

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Former Longboat Key Mayor John Redgrave, who served for seven years on the Town Commission, died Sept. 17. He was 90.

During his time as mayor, the town oversaw a $23 million beach renourishment and made strides toward completing canal dredging and revising the town’s commercial codes.

“He always thought of doing the best he could for Longboat Key, and he was really thorough for his preparation for meetings,” said former Mayor Jeremy Whatmough.

Born in 1925, Redgrave served as a first class seaman in the Navy during World War II. He worked for Beloit Corporation in Beloit, Wis., in the sales department, then bought and ran a machine works company before retiring to the Key. Redgrave served on commission from 1997 to 2004. For four of those years, he was vice mayor, and for two, from 2002 to 2004, he was mayor. He also served as commissioner for the Sarasota Manatee Airport Authority.

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Redgrave was also a key figure in the development of the Longboat Key Public Tennis Center and was ranked No. 1 in Florida and No. 8 in the nation by the USTA for his age division when he was 86 years old, his son Martyn Redgrave said.

“My favorite memory of him is his overriding enthusiasm for life,” Martyn Redgrave said. “And his free spirit as evidenced by the fact that he rode a Honda motorcycle until he was 85.”

He was a member of All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church.

Redgrave was preceded in death by his wife, Nancy. He is survived by sons Martyn, of Columbus, Ohio, Timothy, of Houston, and John Jr., of Diamond Bar. Calif.; daughter, Barbara Jean Holloway, of Downers Grove, Ill.; sister, Catherine Hohlstein, of Atlanta; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

A celebration of life will be held at 11 a.m. Sept. 24, at All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church.

Donations can be made to the Legacy Fund of All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church, 563 Bay Isles Road, Longboat Key, FL 34228 or The Friends of Tennis Inc., P.O. Box 8164, Longboat Key, FL 34228.

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MAKE IT RIGHT

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A Longboat Key commissioner described the town’s underground utility funding as ‘a mess.’ But forget what is done. Correct course and do what is right — with integrity.

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tep back. Take a breath. Assess.

It’s important to get it right.

Given the most recent Town Commission discussions about Longboat Key’s underground utility projects, here is what we know: 1) The cost estimates are likely as much as 40% too high. That may be optimistic, but it appears certain the total cost will fall well below the initial estimated $23 million for the neighborhood portion. Great news.

Albeit disconcerting as well. How could the estimates be so far off? But let’s not dwell on that. Taxpayers will be pleased to see their assessments reduced once real costs are determined.

2) The 55-foot rule has created a storm of controversy for certain condominium complexes. That’s one of the assessment measurements that says if you’re abode is within 55 feet of a utility pole, your property would be assessed the full amount.

But that rule triggered protests from such condominium complexes as Club Longboat, Spanish Main, Bayport and Sutton Place. Some of their buildings fall outside the 55-foot distance. What’s more, most of these complexes already have mostly underground service.

They have determined the cost to complete the underground utility lines would cost them far less if they paid to do it themselves. But underground and bond attorneys for the town have cautioned against the town providing assessment relief to some parcels and not others.

Attorneys for Club Longboat are watching the commissioners’ next moves to determine whether to challenge the town’s assessments in court.

3) Four town commissioners want to change how the neighborhood project is funded. Feeling pressure from unhappy property owners in certain neighborhoods, they want to ease the cost of the assessments and use about $400,000 of the town’s non-ad valorem general funds to soften the blow.

But three town commissioners oppose this switch. They note emphatically that this change in the funding method, as one told us, would be “totally contrary to representations made to the taxpayers before the vote.” (See My View by Lynn Larson, page 9).

Indeed, the Town Commission itself agreed before the referendum that non-ad valorem general funds would be used only if the approved bond issues did not cover the costs of the project. The referendum itself said non-ad valorem funds would be used “if necessary.”

With the total costs expected to fall

well below the maximum amount of the bond issue, using non-ad valorem funds is not necessary.

Now what? As one commissioner told us, “It’s a mess.”

NON-AD VALOREM

Start with the most obvious: The four commissioners who want to change the funding method to include non-ad valorem general fund revenues should shelve that idea. Bury it underground. Those four include Vice Mayor Terry Gans and Commissioners Jack Daly, Irwin Pastor and Ed Zunz.

This is why taxpayers and voters become so cynical and disgusted with politicians. Marco Rubio: “I will not run for the Senate.” He does. George H.W. Bush: “No new taxes.” He did.

Longboat town commissioners: Pay for the underground utility lines via assessments … non-ad valorem funds only “if necessary.”

And now, these four, driven by egalitarian, redistributionist impulses, want to disregard and violate the terms of what voters approved.

Don’t do it.

55-FOOT RULE

Here’s a simplification of how it works: If your abode is within 55 feet of a power line, the town’s consultants determined you would receive a benefit from the underground conversion. Thus you would be assessed the full amount.

But consider Bayport Beach and Tennis Club at mid-Key. Its gulffront units, which already have underground utility lines, are within 55 feet of existing power poles on Gulf of Mexico Drive. But it also has units — whose utilities are already buried — far beyond 55 feet. The latter unit owners are being assessed even though they would not receive any

benefit from the conversion.

This is similar to Club Longboat, Spanish Main and Sutton Place.

And their unit owners are riled up over having to pay assessments that are substantially higher than what it would cost them if converted the power poles separate from the town’s underground project.

Solution: They have a choice. Town Manager David Bullock says every property owner on Longboat Key with overhead lines has the freedom today to call Florida Power & Light to bury their residence’s or condo complex’s power lines. They should do it.

The effect, we’re told, is the town would then adjust all assessments.

Would that adjustment result in others paying more — which would be considered a substantial change and violation of the referendum?

Bullock says he is confident that with the overall costs expected to be well below the $23.8 million original estimate, the revised assessments still fall below the original assessments even after these condos self-fund their conversions.

COST ESTIMATES

Longboat Key resident Lenny Landau, probably the best financial and technical analyst on the Key, makes a persuasive case that the town’s cost estimates are high — really high.

In one of his presentations to the Town Commission, Landau states: “Review of the backup data yields questionable methodology, compounded by errors and omissions.

Applying FPL’s cost rule of thumb for undergrounding suggests that the opinion cost is about 40%+ too high including contingencies.”

Commissioners believe the costs are high, too.

But no one really knows how much.

At this point, it appears the first priority, the first next step in this complicated process is to resolve what the real cost is likely to be.

From that, everything else will flow.

The town will adjust and likely reduce all assessments. Much of the angst of residents suffering from sticker shock will likely subside. And the Gang of Four commissioners will have no reason whatsoever to pull a Rubio and change the funding terms of the referendum.

Look at it this way: When businesses often launch new initiatives, they make mistakes. Sometimes they miscalculate. Sometimes they don’t know what they don’t know. But when the initial results don’t turn out well, they correct course. Learn from the past. Don’t harp on who didn’t do what. Don’t cut corners. Make it right … with integrity.

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Change

2012 % of Total 2016 % of Total 2012-2016 % Change Total registered 11,934,446 100% 12,370,930 100% +436,484 +3.6% Republicans 4,245,991 35.5% 4,431,400 35.8% +185,409 +4.3% Democrats 4,780,978 40.0% 4,690,721 37.9% -90,257 -1.8% Other 2,907477 24.3% 3,248,809 26.2% +341,332 +11.7% Source: Florida Department of State

We all know Florida will be one of the states to determine the presidential election. And as many pundits say, the results hinge largely on voter turnout — which major party is able to persuade its constituents to vote.

While that is true, the third-party voters — those registered neither as Republicans nor Democrats — are deciding Florida’s elections.

Look at the data above. Since the last presidential election, the number of third-party or nonaffiliated registered voters has increased almost twice as much in number as the increase in newly registered Republicans. At the same time, you can see registered Democrats actually declined in number in the past four years.

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bering Republicans by 259,321, if the Republicans want Donald Trump to win Florida’s 29 electoral votes, Republicans will need to persuade at least 8% of the third-party or nonaffiliated voters to go for Trump. And that assumes Republicans can turn out the way they did in 2012, when 98% of registerd Republicans voted. Democrats were at 88% turnout.

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I am proud of my fellow citizens of Longboat Key. Many of our politicians cared nothing about the trust that we had put in them at election time. Some seemed more eager to assist developers looking to profit at the expense of our homes.

The voters themselves had to do the job of saving those homes. I am proud to be a citizen of Longboat Key. We must continue to stand strong and on guard in case any politicians should ever try to betray us again.. So stand strong!

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Churches made a difference for Newtown youths This summer, because of the generosity of many churches including St. Boniface Episcopal Church, Siesta Key Chapel and All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church, the Newtown teens who attended Florida’s nonprofit Brothers and Sisters Doing the Right Thing’s summer program, Widen Our World, had week after week of wonderful days of education, recreation and giving back to the community.

The eight-week program offered teens visits to local colleges, opportunities to attend classes at USF and be tutored by numerous professors, including Chancellor Sandra Stone and Director of Community Engagement Lora Kosten, as well as sports activities, assisting younger children at the North County Library, swimming and kayaking, and even one very special trip.

This above-mentioned trip was an exceptionally wonderful experience for these

young people: a visit to one of America’s finest black colleges, Bethune Cookman University in Daytona Beach. Founded in 1904, Bethune Cookman became affiliated with the Methodist Church in 1924.

Since 1943, the university has graduated more than 13,200 students who follow the school motto of “Enter to learn, depart to serve.”

Our youth enjoyed a guided tour that introduced them to 37 fields of study and taught them about the continuing education centers for students operating throughout Florida, commitment to academic excellence being the cornerstone of the university both on campus and beyond. They learned that college educations can help them find employment in the fields of education, medicine, business, politics, government, science, religion, athletics and environmental sciences. Trips such as this are vital to introducing youth to the world outside their own environments.

Thank you again, friends, for caring, for reaching out and for believing in Newtown youths.

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LYNN LARSON

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o all who voted for the Longboat Key Neighborhood Underground Electric Referendum: Unfortunately, our town commissioners are attempting to overrule the will of the people as expressed in the election process.

Asked prior to the election about the language of “payable solely from special assessments imposed against real property throughout the town and other non-ad valorem funds if necessary,” town management stated the language was there in case the project exceeded the bonded debt.

The town’s handout from c informational meetings made no mention of general revenue funds. But it says, “Property specific amount based on benefits received…” and “Collected through tax bill as an annual assessment…”

All proposed estimated property assessments were published prior to the election. It is important to note the commission voted, prior to the referendum, to reject using the same general revenue funds as a funding source and continue the issue with special assessments on properties.

Now, Vice Mayor Terry Gans and commissioners

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Irwin Pastor, Jack Daly and Ed Zunz voted Sept. 12 “to assign $370,308 of the current general fund non-ad valorem portion of the fund balance” for the project. These are general revenue funds that are used to reduce the amount property owners are required to pay, based on property value, to fund local government. This is not what was explained to voters who were asked to fund the neighborhood project.

With good intentions, the commission is trying to make concessions to unhappy property owners who wanted to pay to bury certain electric lines within 55 feet of their property.

The consultant used “within 55 feet” to determine whether a property was overhead or underground for assessment purposes. Rather than addressing the right to self-pay to bury lines, commissioners are thwarting the will of voters.

Properties with buried electrical lines (4,964 parcels) were advertised to pay 18% of the total project. Many may have cast their ballot based on those numbers. But now, those same properties will also pay ad valorem taxes to make up any needed funds in the general revenue account.

People voted for this project based on facts presented stating the assessments would be paid by “property specific amount based on benefits received,” not a transfer of other town funds.

Some commissioners say they are not using ad valorem taxes to reduce the assessments for the underground project. They say they are voting to use funds from non-ad valorem revenues — utility franchise fees.

But what they don’t say is those franchise fees support the town’s general fund.

Thus, if the town has fewer franchise fee revenues for the general fund, to balance the general fund budget it must either increase property taxes or make up the lost amount by taking funds from the town’s rainy-day account (which also comes from ad valorem taxes).

This is not what voters were told.

What’s more, as the Town Commission discussed last week, the cost could be as much as 50% overstated.

Therefore, it is premature to make decisions about funding.

Gans, Zunz, Daly and Pastor say their use of non-ad valorem funds is legal. But we need LEADERS who will follow the will of the people and not mislead them.

I urge you to contact the commissioners and tell them to act in accordance with the will of the people and as stated in the referendum language.

In addition, I urge you to urge the commissioners to: 1. Let anyone who chooses to self-pay bury his lines and post bonds to complete the work by a specific time.

2. Borrow upfront costs from other town funds and pay them back when assessments are made.

3. Use no other non-ad valorem funds.

4. Make assessments on the advertised formula only after true estimates are established.

5. Be straightforward. Call for another referendum and tell voters if you plan to use general revenue funds.

Lynn Larson is a former town commissioner.

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CHARLES BOAL EWING JR.

Charles Boal Ewing Jr., 86, of Longboat Key, died Sept. 7.

Born in Hawaii, he graduated from the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. in 1951 and was commissioned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Ewing earned two master’s degrees: one in civil engineering from Iowa State University and another in business from Harvard Business School.

Ewing served in the Korean War as a combat engineer in the 2nd Infantry Division and was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for heroic achievement or meritorious service in a combat zone.

He was later assigned to Camp Fuji, Japan, in charge of engineering and construction of troop housing, recreational facilities, roads and utilities for occupancy by a U.S. Marine division.

He later joined the Chicago Engineer District as resident engineer supervising the construction of a Nike anti-aircraft missile installation, and then to Germany in the 23rd Armored Engineer Battalion, Third Armored Division, and as operations officer of the 801st Heavy Construction Battalion, and operations officer of the 928th Heavy Construction Group.

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ments, he made a bold move in interviewing for a job at McKinsey and Co. in New York early in his career.

After the interview, he asked the interviewer out to lunch, then drinks, then dinner.

The interviewer told him: “I am sorry. I don’t do lunch.”

He said, “How about drinks,” and she accepted.

It worked out. He and Betty Ewing were married 55 years.

In business, Mr. Ewing founded West Group, a private real estate developer, general contractor and property management firm, which developed and constructed more than 6 million square feet of commercial, retail and residential space under his direction.

Mr. Ewing also founded Tysons Transportation Association, the first public-private transportation association in the country.

With his wife, Betty, he endowed the Forensic Assessment and Consultation Team program at Inova Health System and the Service Excellence program and Bone Health Fellowship at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington.

Sarasota Memorial Hospital was also one of their many philanthropic interests.

Mr. Ewing was preceded in death by his first wife, Roxanne Slater Ewing.

He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Betty Gaines Ewing, their three children John Charles Ewing (Ruanne) of McLean, Va., Cynthia Ewing Miller (Donald) of Tiburon, Calif., and Sarah Ewing Sagarese (Mark) of McLean, Va.; and six grandchildren, Aja, Christopher, Rosemary, Margaret, Isabella, and John; and his sister, Judith Ewing Geggis.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Inova Ewing Forensic Assessment and Consultation Teams (FACT), Inova Health Foundation, 8110 Gatehouse Road, Suite 200E, Falls Church, VA 22042.

Gramer Foster, 89, of Manatee County, died Sept. 4.

Born June 20, 1927, in Chicago, he was a pilot with North Central Airlines, a pilot and senior vice president of flight operations with Republic Airlines, and a pilot and senior vice president of maintenance and engineering of Northwest Airlines.

In 1987, he moved to Manatee County. He was a member of St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church. He also attended St. Peter and Paul the Apostles Catholic Church in Bradenton.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Gertrude Bertha Foster; wife, Dolores Jean Foster; daughter Laura FosterEklund; brother George; and sister Margaret. He is survived by daughter; Carol of Bradenton; three grandchildren, Jesse Hadac, Danielle Hadac and Garrett Gramer Foster; and granddaughter and many extended family members. Memorial contributions can be made to Shriner’s Children’s Hospital.

PATRICIA KENNELL

Patricia “Tricia” Kennell, 84, of Sarasota, died Sept. 6.

She was born in Teignmouth, England to the late Dorothy Hooper.

During her youth, Tricia and her sister, Barbara, had a dancing act. Later, the pair joined London’s Tiller Girls procession line-dancing company. Tricia was hired by John Ringling North and moved to America to join the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus as a showgirl dancer.

She married her first husband, Oscar Konyot, in 1954. Together they formed the “Bonanza” chimpanzee act for the circus.

They performed in the United States, South America and Europe. The act was part of the United States and Russia Cultural Exchange. During her travels, Tricia learned to speak Spanish, German, Italian, French

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In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Alzheimer’s Association.

THADDEUS SALTER RODDA

Thaddeus Rodda, 89, of Longboat Key, died Sept. 11.

He was born Jan. 23, 1927 to Sidney and Mary Salter Rodda.

He served in the Navy Reserve following his graduation from the University of South Carolina as part of the Navy V12 program.

He later graduated from the University of Tennessee Medical School and entered residency programs at the Mayo Clinic in Coral Gables. He was a pathologist in Fort Myers and Clarksdale, Miss., for many years.

When he retired, he moved to Longboat Key. Dr. Rodda was preceded in death by his wife, Patricia.

He is survived by three sons, Thad and his wife, Stephanie, and Warner and his wife, Debbie, all of Memphis; and Howard and his wife, Julie, of Bethesda, Md.; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

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10 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily Mother-daughter duo Ginger and Melanie O’Connor loved the idea of a mother and daughter being able to shop in the same store. Thus, came their idea to open an Apricot Lane franchise.

The St. Armands location officially opened June 3, after a soft opening May 27. The clothing and accessory boutique has products for all occasions, Ginger O’Connor said. The store sells intimates, workout clothes, beachwear, jeans and dressy attire.

Ginger recently saw girls shopping for homecoming dresses at the same time older customers were shopping for kimonos.

“We target girls from 18 to 81,” Ginger said.

“All ages.”

Most items, such as dresses and rompers, cost around $40.

Some dressier items go for $50 to $60.

Ginger has been a St. Armands visitor since she was young.

She carried on the visits with her daughters and other family members, always making a day out of shopping around the Circle.

When the timing was right, the O’Connors bought a property to open an Apricot Lane.

“I think it’s the best location on the planet,” Ginger said.

St. Armands Ladies’ Night Ladies, it’s time to treat yourselves.

On the third Thursday of every month, St. Armands Circle will host a ladies’ night featuring 15% discounts and refreshments at various participating stores. Each month, 10 raffle prizes will be given out as well.

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Apricot Lane opened June 3. The store offers a variety of women’s clothing for all ages.

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ince the beginning of 2016, seven new businesses have opened their doors on St. Armands Circle. The Longboat Observer spoke with the owners of each to learn about their origins, products and why the Circle was the location for them. KATIE JOHNS STAFF WRITER

A SAVORY PALATE 26 N. Blvd. of the Presidents 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday; 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday

A Savory Palate offers plenty of gourmet items, but the highlights are the 60 olive oils and variety of balsamic vinegars.

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Not only are there 60 olive oils available at A Savory Palate, but these oils and other items come from as far away as Spain, Italy, Portugal, Australia and Africa.

Owner Paulette Callender said the highlight of the gourmet pantry shop is its olive oils and balsamic vinegars.

“We have the best olive oils available in today’s market,” she said.

Along with the olive oils

and balsamics, the store also carries white vinegars, jams, honey, mustard and other spreads, wines and cheeses. Whether a customer wants to use products for a marinade or salad dressing, Callender said there are gifts for everyone in the store. Callender owns another store on the Circle, The Spice and Tea Exchange, and says the two go hand in hand.

“They complement each other very well, and we love St. Armands,” she said. “It’s paradise.”

Prices range from $5.95 to $59.95 for regular items, or $24 to $200 for gift baskets.

Participating businesses: n A Savory Palate n Apricot Lane Boutique n Casa Smerelda Fashion and Art n Charleston Shoe Company n DanaTyler Travel Jewelry n Destination Florida n Dream Weaver/Planet n Era n Everything but Water n Foxy Lady West n Fresh Produce n Island Pursuit n Just/ Because n Les Ciseaux Hair Salon and Day Spa n Mangrove Realty Associates Inc. (Michael J. Renick & Co.) n Mercantile Home & Apparel n Premier Sotheby’s International Realty n Soma n Sunglass Express Optical n Surf Shack Coastal Kitchen n The Spice and Tea Exchange n Tommy Bahama Restaurant

McCarver and Moser: Staying on the Circle Owner Roland Moser hopes the new McCarver and Moser Jewelers’ new location on the bottom floor of the Jewel will be adorning shoppers with new jewelry before the end of 2016. But despite the downtown opening, the location on St. Armands Circle will still be open.

“People know us,” Moser said.

“We’ve been here for 38 years, so people know where we are, and people like to see us here, and we’re happy to be here, too.”

Moser is hopeful that the new location will be more convenient for customers from the downtown or Casey Key areas. He said during season, traffic is so heavy that it’s hard for some people to get to St. Armands, so this new location will be more convenient.

“I think it’s going to be a great opportunity also to be downtown and create a bit more business for us and expose ourselves to the public,” he said.

The downtown location’s hours are not set yet, but Moser said the two locations will be similar.

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BEST GIFT IDEA EVER

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On Aug. 25, Best Gift Idea Ever opened its doors to St. Armands customers.

Gigi’s Cupcakes opened just in time for summer. Now the store is getting ready for fall with pumpkin-themed treats.

On July 1, Gia Ventola brought her one-branded clothing to St. Armands Circle.

GIGI’S CUPCAKES 28A S. Blvd. of the Presidents 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday One-stop sweet shop Gigi’s Cupcakes opened at the end of May and has been serving up tasty treats ever since. Because the store opened during the offseason, owner Dorrie Rubinstein said the quiet time has given them space to work out any kinks.

Rubinstein, who has lived near St. Armands for the last four-and-halfyears, said her parents used to bring her to

the Circle, so she knew the area well. Part of this familiarity is what prompted the chain store’s opening.

“We felt that if we were going to be a successful business, this is where we needed to be,” she said.

Along with cupcakes, the shop offers Popsicles, ice cream, cheesecake and custom milkshakes. Cakes can also be custom-ordered for birthdays and other special occasions. Cake prices vary, but cupcakes and cheesecake slices are $3.75 each.

GIA VENTOLA 14 S. Blvd. of the Presidents 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday; 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Sunday Gia Ventola says customers call her new St. Armands location a fantasy world — probably because the floor sparkles, the walls are blush pink, and there are about 50 chandeliers, Ventola said.

The one-brand Gia Ventola store opened July 1. Ventola de-

scribes her label as a lifestyle brand that can accommodate everybody’s needs in wearable items. From rings and scarves to purses and dresses, the store is mix-and-match. As an example, Ventola said you can buy a bag in a print or solid, and a dress will come with the same print or solid.

“It’s just a really girly-girl, fun environment store that has an edge to it,” Ventola said.

17 Fillmore Drive 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday through Sunday Two years ago, Monika Elias and her husband, Dave Johnson, found some driftwood and made a frame out of it for a piece of art.

Now, the couple owns a retail branch of Best Gift Idea Ever, a store specializing in letter art that also sells driftwood frames from their own collection, Natures Driftwood Treasures.

The St. Armands location opened Aug. 25. Elias says it brings something different to the Circle, and she even came up with a motto for the store’s products: “Create your artwork, and say it with letter art.”

When the opportunity to open a store on St. Armands presented itself, Elias said she and Johnson couldn’t pass it up.

“It’s known as one of the best shopping districts,” Elias said. “I think it appeals to all walks of life, from people who are very wealthy to people who are your everyday middle class.”

Letter art sells for $15 per matting space.

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Michael J. Renick & Co. Mangrove Realty Associates Inc. opened its third office on June 1.

On June 1, Michael J. Renick & Co. Mangrove Realty Associates Inc. opened its third office.

The new St. Armands office seemed like a good spot for walk-up customers, so coowners Michael Renick

and Eric Teoh, who have been wanting a location on the Circle for a while, didn’t let this office spot slip away.

“When the opportunity presented itself, it was a no-brainer for Eric and I,” Renick said.

The company’s headquarters are built around internet leads, but this location allows for different modes of customer relations.

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Lunch tour is 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; happy hour tour is 4 to 6:30 p.m.

While Susan Robinson was working for Key Concierge, people would call and ask for fun and interesting things to do around St. Armands Circle. In response, Robinson came up with the concept for Key Culinary Tours, which leads groups of 10 people to various restaurants around the Circle while a guide explains the history of Sarasota.

“It’s beautifully laid out,” Robinson said.

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Currently, the company hosts two tours: A lunch tour stops at Shore Diner, the Columbia Restaurant, Pepper Palace, Blu Kouzina, Tommy Bahama Restaurant and either the Spice and Tea Exchange or A Savory Palate, and a happy hour tour stops at the Columbia, Daiquiri Deck, Surf Shack and 15 South Ristorante.

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Williams demonstrated how to cook the two entree options served that evening: steak Diane and red snapper with sherry shrimp sauce.

More than 50 people attended the event, which began with a cocktail hour.

Williams told attendees his goal was to make them a menu of items they can’t get anywhere else.

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‘YOUTH MAKING RIPPLES’ MINI FILM SCREENING Takes place from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium’s WAVE Center, 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway. Enjoy a film screening from the “Youth Making Ripples” film competition with a panel of science experts.

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WILDE ON THE WATER JAGUAR AND FESTIVAL CONCOURS D’ELEGANCE Festivities begin with a barbecue from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Sandcastle Resort at Lido Beach, 1540 Benjamin Franklin Drive, and continue from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday in St. Armands Circle Park. Cars will be judged until 3 p.m., and trophies will be awarded in several classes.

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LONGBOAT KEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NEW MEMBER AND REFRESHER BREAKFAST Takes place from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the Longboat Key Chamber office, 5390 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Suite 102. Learn how to get involved with the chamber.

A continental breakfast will be provided. Register online, or call 383-2466.

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SCALLOPALOOZA Cocktails begin at 6 p.m., and dinner will be served at 7 p.m. at Sarasota Yacht Club, 1100 John Ringling Blvd. Support Sarasota Bay Watch’s scallop restoration efforts at the organization’s annual fundraiser. All money raised goes toward scallop releases throughout the year and restoration efforts.

Tickets are $100. Tables for eight are available for $800, and tables for 10 are available for $1,000. Dress is coastal casual.

For sponsorship or questions, call 232-2363.

be discounted by 50%. Paperbacks will be 25 cents, and hardback books will be 50 cents to $2.50. Call 383-2011.

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 $10. Call Jack Rozance at 383-5659.

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KIWANIS CLUB OF LONGBOAT KEY Meets at 7:30 a.m. at Longboat Key Club Tavern and Whiskey Bar, 3110 Harbourside Drive. Cost is $10 and includes a breakfast buffet. Call Donna at 388-2847.

SHIFTING SANDS SUPPORT GROUP Takes place from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in the Ruth Cushing Room of Longboat Island Chapel, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive. This group is open to any adult going through a difficult transition. Call 383-6491.

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WINDWARD BAY – This bay front residence is for the young at heart. Two bedrooms, two baths, large lanai tastefully decorated and furnished as a seaside getaway. The community amenities include 2 pools, tennis, pickle ball, fitness room, kayak racks, boat docks, deeded beach access and an abundance of social activities. Two pets up to 25 lbs. ............ $410,000 WINDWARD BAY – 2 bedroom, 2 bath with unobstructed bay views. The community offers pools, boat docks, tennis, pickle ball, kayaking, fitness room. 2 small pets allowed. ................................................................................................. PENDING $389,000

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“Santorini” by Pauline Nichols is on display at Plymouth Harbor.

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Pauline Nichols says wherever she traveled, there was always something that inspired her to sketch and paint.

Travel colors Plymouth Harbor resident’s paintings Pauline Nichols never needed more than a pencil and sketchbook to remember her adventures.

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surroundings. From Greece and Italy to Colorado and New York, Nichols has spent a lot of time traveling. She draws from these adventures as inspiration for her oil and watercolor paintings.

During her travels, Nichols would take a photo or sketch a

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scene so she could remember it exactly as it was when she went to paint.

“You just see something, and it strikes you that you’d like to retain that,” she said.

Through the end of October, various paintings by Nichols, including “Santorini,” will be on display in the Wellness Center Art Corridor of Plymouth Harbor.

The paintings are also on sale for the benefit of the Plymouth Harbor Foundation.

Nichols’ paintings mostly feature scenes from her travels.

What you won’t see are paintings of Nichols’ everyday life. She has painted her daughter just once and has never painted her West Highland terrier, Homer, or Sarasota, though she loves the city.

Nichols started painting after aimlessly sketching and doodling when she was younger.

She worked toward a studio art degree at the University of Arizona but never finished, although the lessons she learned there stayed with her for life.

For example, one professor told Nichols and her classmates that they would be lucky if they were “there when it happens,” a message that was hazy to many students. But Nichols knew exactly what he meant. “...because all of a sudden the painting comes together, and you think, ‘Oh gosh, that’s it. That’s what I wanted. It’s done,’” Nichols said.

Both Nichols and her daughter, Angela Stowe, learned to paint on their own. But Nichols had more of an impact on her daughter than she thought.

Stowe remembers her mother painting when she was younger and says in a way, she did teach her the art.

“She’s my mother,” Stowe said.

“She taught me everything...She was great at painting, a fabulous cook. She did a lot of things very well, so she did pass those along.”

Nichols previously lived in Colorado and Arizona before moving to Plymouth Harbor in 2010.

While she lived in Tuscon, Ariz., she was featured in a few galleries, including the Desert Artisans Gallery, and had a studio in her home.

Today, she paints in the art room of Plymouth Harbor. Her desk and workspace are organized. Brushes sit in a small glass vase, paint sits in a small, mintcolored tub, and behind her chair rests an unfinished painting of Italian archways on an easel. She’s working on finishing the painting and then wants to work on an abstract piece.

For her, completing a painting is an exhilarating feeling — and she isn’t slowing down any time soon.

Pauline Nichols’ workspace in the art room of Plymouth Harbor. She hopes to finish a painting of Italy next.

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Marvin and Stephanie Anzel, trustees, of Indian Wells, Calif., sold the Unit 904 condominium at 1281 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Marshall and Joan Cutler, of Longboat Key, for $1.95 million. Built in 1999, it has three bedrooms, four baths and 3,054 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1.34 million in 1999.

James Buchanan and Lea Mei, of Longboat Key, sold their home at 625 Buttonwood Drive to David Satnick and Monique Palladino Satnick, of New York City, for $840,000. Built in 1990, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,304 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $580,000 in 2013.

THE CASTILLIAN

Bruce Agins, trustee, of New York City, sold the Unit 502 condominium at 4525 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Gordon Mount, Paula Mount and Joyce Mount, trustees, of Ontario, Canada, for $700,000. Built in 1979, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,398 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $190,000 in 1988.

SLEEPY LAGOON PARK

Charles and Concetta Emmanuele, of Bradenton, sold their home at 543 Juan Anasco Drive to Brian and Siu Yee Hicks, of Manchester, Md., for $580,000. Built in 1982, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,684 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $295,000 in 2000.

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Unit 904 at The Water Club has three bedrooms, four baths and 3,054 square feet of living area.

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Mary Louise Mercier, trustee, of Carlock, Ill., sold the Unit 502 condominium at 2721 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Beracah and Robin Miller, of Angola, Ind., for $515,000. Built in 1970, it has two bedrooms, one-anda-half baths and 884 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $224,000 in 1997.

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Eileen and Brian Gillen, of Longboat Key, sold their Unit PH-5 condominium at 4500 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Gregory Groves and Angela Halliwill, of Winchester, Va., for $448,500. Built in 1975, it has two bedrooms, one bath and 1,096 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $414,000 in 2015.

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

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The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Residences, 1107 A4136210 $1,165,000 Beth Afflebach & Joan Dickinson

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6322 Laguna Drive A4157415 $899,000 Tina Rudek, Pa

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Carl and Carol Wetzig, of Colorado Springs, Colo., sold their Unit 7 condominium at 1900 Benjamin Franklin Drive to John Cosenza and Ernestine Claxton-Cosenza, of Ardsley, N.Y., for $333,000. Built in 1967, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,088 square feet of living area. It last sold for $250,000 in 2009.

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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 Sept. 7-14, in order of dollar amounts.

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APPLICANT AMOUNT Paulinebea LLC $171,168 Ralph Verdino $93,000 Aragon Sante Fe $92,788 Retreat Properties Emerald Harbor Association $68,108 LBK2 LLC $56,365 Ronald Dunlap $50,409 Islands West condo $44,250 Kenneth Drost $40,000 Brian and Eileen Gillen $38,058 Meghan Davis $34,900 David Baughman $34,000 Thomas and Karin Buffet $32,500 Ross Schneiderman $27,950 Tiffany Plaza $27,585 William Graham $19,859 Nancy Jenkins $15,695 Sue Rosen Trust $15,153 Steven Jones $13,940 Napoleone Mazzara $13,500 White Sands of Longboat $13,045 Mariellen Sabato $11,945 Wayne Murray $11,540 Henry Ehrlich $11,194 Barry Weinman $10,231 Lisle Townson $9,674 Ross Schneiderman $6,739 Longboat Harbour Towers $6,475 Steven Wiltse $6,438 Andrew Verboys $5,630 Bernard Levine $3,744 White Sands of Longboat $3,300 John Dabio $3,075 Franklin Ward $1,056

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Players Club on the Beach Best gulf view, new clubhouse Two covered parking spaces $679,000

Regent Place Stunning home in the Sky Gulf, Bay & City views $3,300,000

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210 Sands Point Road 2403 A4145705 $492,000 Ian Addy Pa

100 Sands Point Road 302 A4138434 $435,000 Joan Boltax

4700 Gulf Of Mexico Drive D202 A4162441 $389,000 Bobbi Banan

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4500 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 305 A4162445 $410,000 Frank Lauber

4621 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 16D A4147909 $375,000 Richard Perlman

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3240 Gulf Of Mexico Drive B407 A4162850 $445,000 Crystal Cosby

4960 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 303 A4154649 $399,000 Sharon Freeman

624 Cedars Court 13 A4162575 $275,000 Tina Rudek, Pa

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1415 Westway Drive A4119693 $6,999,999 Beverly St Hilaire

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596 Outrigger Lane A4158567 $4,500,000 Maureen Horn

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

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5362 Sandhamn Place A4126603 $2,999,920 Connie Lyke Brown

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1621 Harbor Cay Lane A4141405 $2,750,000 Sylvia Zimmerman

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560 Chipping Lane A4125400 $1,995,000 Ian Addy Pa

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For Rent Or mail to: The Observer Group L’AMBIANCE: LBK. Luxury beachfront 2BR/3BA. LBK TOWN House in Seaplace Condo.

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McDonnell 772-643-3209. rental only. Contact seagatelbkrental@gmail.com LONGBOAT KEY: TIFFANY PLAZA. Beachfront Condos, 1st floor, 2BR/2BA, W/D in units, free Autos Wanted Homes For Sale Wi-Fi, heated pool, covered parking. Call WE BUY CARS. TOP $$ PAID FOR YOUR 941-383-3338.

VEHICLES. Call Hawley Motors, 941-923-3421.

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Garage/Moving/Estate Sales ESTATE SALE MID-CENTURY DREAM September, 23, 24 & 25 9a.m.-6p.m.

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Longboat Key House on Canal: Davits/ Dock. $495,000.

Longboat Key Condo with boat lift 10,000/lbs.

Wonderful views of Bay on Canal close to ICW, $375,000.

Luxury Downton Sarasota Condo: 2BR. $399,000.

Nokomis Waterfront Home with large bay view, used as duplex, 3-4BR, 3BA. $399,000.

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Sawgrass in Venice: gated community home on golf course, 2/master suites plus 3rd BR, 3/car garage. $489,000.

Plantation Golf & County Club: 3BR/2BA w/pool, granite, stainless, completely renovated. $375,000.

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River Place: gated community. Executive home, 4BR/3BA plus 2 office/dens, huge screened pool deck, kayak launch onto Braden river. $499,900.

Greenfield Plantation: 4BR/3BA, 3/car garage plus office and caged pool, fenced yard, granite on all counters. $375,000.

Marina and Golf option for 3BR/2BA villa.

Furnished like a model. $279,900 Call For Seasonal and Annual Rentals Brooke O’Malley, CLUB REALTY 941-726-2677

Lots/Acreage For Sale CANAL FRONT lot for sale by owner. Owner financing available to qualified buyer. 700 Tarawitt, LBK. $335,000. 941-730-9559.

Vacation/Seasonal Rentals LIDO BEACH CONDOMINIUMS Weekly - Monthly - Seasonal

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

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

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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 through floor to ceiling windows.

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

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

941-536-5339.

Auto Transport RETIRED LONGBOAT KEY police officer. Drive your car North or South and back. 941-713-1596.

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

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

SEAGATE: BEACHFRONT, 2BR/2BA/ +murphy beds, second floor, fully furnished plus many extras. Call 941-321-6052.

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.

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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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This beautiful, eighth-floor Cayman residence at Grand Bay is a showcase of lovely details and custom finishes throughout. The high-floor location means breathtaking views of Harbourside Moorings marina, golf course, Sarasota Bay, the Gulf and lush grounds of Grand Bay from every room. The charming three-bedroom layout lives like a singlefamily home, offering walls of floor-to-ceiling glass, split-bedroom plan and an eat-in kitchen. Deeded access to private beach included.

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Lush views of Islandside golf course’s rolling greens and Gulf sunsets stretch on forever from this corner residence in Building I at The Sanctuary. Walls of glass showcase panoramic vistas, creating a peaceful atmosphere to relax the day away.

All you need bring is a toothbrush to this completely redone, direct Gulf-front 2BR/2BA residence at the Privateer. Boasting ninth-floor views of turquoise waters and pristine shores that never end. Walk in and fall in love with the beautiful turnkey furnishings, included.

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ANNA MARIA

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699 Key Royale Drive

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BAY ISLES 3170 Bayou Sound

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2016 Harbourside Drive #334/335

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CASEY KEY 1232 North Casey Key Road

$848,000

3040 Grand Bay Boulevard #215

This charming three-bedroom, direct bayfront getaway welcomes you with endless views. The expansive wraparound terrace is a special feature only available with first-level Biscayne residences. www.GrandBay215.com $829,000

Delight in the comfort that this three-bedroom Plaza residence at the Water Club offers. www.WaterClubNorth104.com $1,539,000

1021 Longboat Club Road

Take advantage of this exclusive opportunity to design your dream home behind the gates of the Longboat Key Club. www.1021LongboatClubRoad.com $999,000

3070 Grand Bay Boulevard #642

You will LOVE this very private, two-bedroom residence located on the corner of Building VI at Grand Bay. Furnished. www.GrandBay642.com $659,500

LONGBOAT KEY

1115 Gulf of Mexico Drive #503

Relish the lovely updates, beach and community views from this furnished, 5th-floor, 2BR/2BA retreat. www.Beachplace4503.com $599,000

SARASOTA

The luxury of living on the private island of Casey Key is hard to replicate. This Tuscan-inspired, 8,000 SF compound offers an ideal Gulf-to-bay lifestyle on more than an acre of property. Lavish finishes of the highest quality beautify every room. Walk out and enjoy your own private beach! www.1232NorthCaseyKeyRoad.com $7,500,000

Desirable direct views of Harbourside Marina, golf course, Sarasota Bay and downtown greet you from this special, 4th-floor Biscayne residence. Bringing the outside in, floor-to-ceiling glass walls open to the expansive wraparound terrace from nearly every room. www.GrandBay345.com $1,015,000

604 Mourning Dove Drive - Bird Key

You will love the coveted location, designer finishes and lovely upgrades offered in this five-bedroom boater’s dream. Offering over 5,000 SF of interior space, deep-water dock, lift and direct bay access www.604MourningDoveDrive.com $2,895,000

7213 Greystone Street - Lakewood Ranch

Perfectly placed on the rolling greens of Lakewood Ranch Country Club, this stunning four-bedroom home boasts designer finishes and a new gourmet kitchen. Move in and immediately begin to enjoy! www.7213GreystoneStreet.com $969,900

7043 Stanhope Place - University Park

Enjoy a secluded, maintenance-free lifestyle in this beautiful, lakefront three-bedroom home at University Park Country Club. www.7043StanhopePlace.com $669,000

1411 Southbay Drive - South Sarasota

This updated, three-bedroom home is just a few steps from Southbay Yacht & Racquet Club offering a wide range of community amenities (including deep-water dockage). www.1411SouthbayDrive.com $579,000

SIESTA KEY 620 Mangrove Point Road

GRAND BAY 3030 Grand Bay Boulevard #345

$799,000

6857 Gulf of Mexico Drive

BRAND NEW BEACH HOME! Located directly on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico, this five-bedroom estate is almost ready to move into and add your own features. Built by luxury home builder Mason Martin Builders, offering high-end, custom finishes. www.6857GulfofMexicoDrive.com $3,995,000

1372 Harbor Drive - Harbor Acres

This estate was designed by architect Bob Rokop to showcase the spectacular panoramic views of Sarasota Bay, Big Pass, the Ringling Bridge and downtown. Circular motifs incorporated into the design soften the four-bedroom, 6,000 SF home and add to its allure. www.1372HarborDrive.com $6,495,000

The Prairie-Modern design of this immaculate waterfront home includes upgrades from top to bottom, offering a four-bedroom layout and over 4,000 SF of interior space. The open lanai features a summer kitchen, heated swimming pool and spa. www.620MangrovePoint.com $2,695,000

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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 Owned and Operated by NRT, LLC

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