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Key celebrates the Fourth with festivities.

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TV host Jack Perkins takes his journaling to the next level.

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Andy Adams withdraws Colony redevelopment plan.

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OUR TOWN

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by Robin Hartill | City Editor

‘Hal’ of famer Commissioner Hal Lenobel resigned this week after 12-and-a-half years. He is the longest-serving commissioner in recent town history.

Courtesy photo

“Sparkey” the turtle crawls back to the Gulf after she dug a nest, filled it with eggs and covered it.

Hal Lenobel’s past and present colleagues list his achievements on the Longboat Key Town Commission: He was at the dais during the construction of a new Town Hall and public-safety complex, according to former Mayor Jeremy Whatmough, and

helped to bring the project in line with its budget.

He was a guiding force in shaping the town’s beach policy, according to former Mayor Joan Webster.

Many of his accomplishments were intangible, Vice Mayor David Brenner said.

“He brought a sense of stability that lasted for a whole decade,” Brenner said. “Citizens had a face that they recognized on an ongoing basis.

Over the last few years, there were new faces, but he was the

SEE LENOBEL / PAGE 2A

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Hal Lenobel, pictured in late 2009, at Longboat Harbour, where he has owned a unit since 1969.

+ Laborious Fourth of July On the Fourth of July, Country Club Shores residents David and Sharron Schar and the Reynolds family went to the beach between the Privateer and Beachplace to watch Siesta Key’s fireworks from a distance. Suddenly, they saw a shadowy figure creeping up on them from the water.

Upon investigation, they realized the shadow was a sea turtle who was about the lay her nest. The families gave her space and kept the area clear of pedestrians as the turtle, nicknamed “Sparkey,” dug her nest, laid her eggs and exited the beach. The fireworks weren’t the only sight to which visitors were treated to that night.

+ Bud Collins misses Wimbledon This year’s Wimbledon was the first one Bud Collins had missed in 44 consecutive years. The longtime Longboat Key vacationer and tennis writer, announcer and fan fell at his hotel room last fall during the U.S. Open and ruptured his left quad tendon. Collins has undergone nine surgeries. He has seen many of the great and memorable matches but had to miss the Australian and French Opens and Wimbledon. Collins is hoping to attend the U.S. Open at the end of the summer and maybe even pick up playing the sport again.

YANKEE DOODLE SWEETHEART Mallory Gnaegy

Madison Anderson shows her spirit at the annual Longboat Key Freedom Fest parade Wednesday, July 4. The parade, was grand marshaled by Leslie Hogle, wife of the late Police Chief Al Hogle. Mayor Jim Brown declared a new name for the festival: “The Al Hogle Freedom Fest.” To see more photos from the festival and parade, see page 13A.

BEACH BLOWOUT

by Robin Hartill | City Editor

Debby is a wash for Beer Can Island The north end’s beach received a boon when Debby brought a bigger Beer Can Island.

Town Manager David Bullock proposed a new name for the recently enlarged beach at Greer Island, often referred to as Beer Can Island: “You might call it ‘the town of Longboat Key taxpayer contribution to Beer Can Island,’” he told

the Longboat Key Town Commission at its Monday, July 2 meeting.

The expanded beach is yet another part of Tropical Storm Debby’s aftermath.

Last summer, the town spent $4.5 million to place 133,000 cubic yards of sand along the se-

verely eroded north-end beach.

Preliminary estimates suggest that the area lost 150,000 cubic yards of sand during Debby’s stay, with much of the sand drifting north to Beer Can Island.

The expansion of dry sand during low tide brings the edge of the

island next to an area with strong currents, according to Bullock.

“If anyone ventures off of the beach that is expecting to have a nice, calm walk ... they’re likely to

SEE DEBBY / PAGE 6A

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ment, who will serve out the remainder of Lenobel’s term, which expires next month.

Planning & Zoning Board Chairwoman B.J. Webb appears to be the frontrunner.

Commissioner Lynn Larson expressed support for Webb in an email to Town Manager David Bullock.

“B.J. has earned this nomination by her record as a person who is interested in making our town a better place to live,” Larson wrote. “Her energy in working tirelessly on the Planning and Zoning Board is well documented.”

Ray Rajewski, who sought the District 3 commission seat from Brenner in March and lost by just 90 votes, expressed interest in the seat in a July 9 email to Brown.

P&Z Board member Len Garner and Tangerine Bay Club resident Phyllis Black, who took out candidate papers last November but decided not to run, both confirmed that they have interest in the seat and planned to attend the July 17 meeting.

Woody Wolverton, a past commissioner and P&Z Board member, also emailed the commission Tuesday asking for consideration and wrote that he would run in the March 2013 election if appointed.

As for Lenobel, he doesn’t have an opinion about who should become his successor.

“I’ll let them do what they think is best,” he said of his fellow commissioners. “They work hard and deserve the right to choose their successor.”

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Lenobel’s fellow commission selected him as mayor in 1998 and 1999. He continued to serve as a commissioner before beginning a three-year hiatus when he reached term limits.

In 2008, he returned to the commission for a fifth term and was again selected as mayor. Two years later, he sought another term and for the first time faced a challenger.

Lenobel won that race by a narrow margin of approximately 100 votes.

(Lenobel’s challenger, Phill Younger, was appointed less than two months later to the other at-large seat following the resignation of former Commissioner Gene Jaleski.)

It was a victory that Lenobel won without campaigning or fundraising.

“I am running on my record and don’t plan to collect one cent for a campaign,” he told the Longboat Observer at the time.

Webster, who served with Lenobel in 2003 and 2004 and again in 2008, said that whenever Lenobel voted against something, he always prefaced it by explaining his reason.

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But, if you ask Lenobel for his biggest accomplishment, he won’t name a specific vote or an idea.

Lenobel is most proud of the fact that in 12-and-a-half years, never once did he vote against his conscience.

“I always did what I thought was right for Longboat Key,” he said. “There were 6-1 votes that I lost, some recently that were disconcerting ... I was always voting my conscience.”

Lenobel resigned, effective immediately, in a July 5 letter to Mayor Jim Brown. He wrote: “It is with regret that I am forced to inform you that I am resigning from the Longboat Key Town Commission, effective immediately. I have served 12-anda-half years on the commission, including three years as mayor, and Hazel’s recent death and my rather severe sickness have made continuance on the commission impossible.

“I have enjoyed working with all the present commissioners and staff, and I am sure that the commission will solve all the problems facing them and they will prevail over all the problems that the economy has put in their path. I wish you all the best of luck!”

Lenobel, 88, told the Longboat Observer that he felt he could no longer contribute on the commission.

Lenobel’s wife of 62 years, Hazel, died

in December. In June, he was hospitalized but has since been discharged.

Brown said Friday that Lenobel had hinted earlier that resignation was a possibility. Brown hoped that the longtime commissioner would evaluate the situation in September, when the commission returns from its two-month summer hiatus, and spoke of his respect for Lenobel.

“I’d put him in the Longboat Hall of Fame,” he said. “We didn’t always vote the same way, but that’s not the way it’s supposed to be … I think he is an extremely strong and wise person who only spoke when he had something to say.”

Lenobel joined the commission in 1997, at the invitation of former Commissioner Marge Sagman.

A retired dentist originally from Brooklyn, N.Y., he was one of the original owners at Longboat Harbour in 1969 and has lived on the Key full-time since 1993. He had never considered running for public office but decided to accept.

“I had nothing else to do but play golf,” he said.

Maybe, he would have more holes-inone on the golf course to his name if he hadn’t traded tee time for Town Hall time.

(Lenobel stopped playing golf when his wife, Hazel, got sick but remains a legend on the golf course, with 13 holesin-one, which he believes is an amateur record for Florida.)

Whatmough, who served with Lenobel for four years, described him as someone who could build consensus.

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by Robin Hartill | City Editor

Next Key Club destination: mediation With litigation pending, the town, Longboat Key Club and Resort and the Islandside Property Owners Coalition have agreed to confidential mediation.

Four years of debate, 22 public town hearings, three circuit court challenges and 40 minutes before the 2nd District Court of Appeals.

That’s what has happened since the Longboat Key Club and Resort announced its Islandside renovationand-expansion plan in April 2008.

But, now, the parties have reached an agreement in some sense.

The Key Club, Islandside Property Owners Coalition and the town (which is involved because it seeks to defend the Longboat Key Town Commission’s development order approving the plan) have agreed to mediation.

The decision comes as the parties await a decision by the 2nd District Court of Appeals in the Key Club and town challenge of a ruling that granted IPOC and the L’Ambiance and Sanctuary condominium associations a writ of certiorari in their challenge of the Key Club project.

John Patterson, attorney for the Key Club, said that the parties have not attended prior formal mediation.

“Other than that, I really can’t com-

ment,” he said. “Once you agree to mediation, everything is confidential.”

IPOC attorney Michael Furen echoed a similar sentiment.

“We’re not going to comment beyond the release,” he said, referring to a prepared statement sent out by the parties on Friday.

Town Attorney David Persson said that the parties agreed to enter into mediation as the result of a discussion that occurred between Key Club and IPOC representatives.

“I think it’s a very intelligent thing for the parties to be doing right now,” he said.

Ed Ford, a Florida Supreme Courtcertified mediator who is not involved with the Key Club case, said that, typically, mediation that results in settlement would dispose of litigation, and the parties would be bound by the mediation settlement.

According to Persson, if a settlement occurs that involves changes to the development order approved by the commission, a public hearing before the commission would take place.

“At the end of the day, they (the parties) make up the outcome rather than have a judge or jury decide it,” he said.

Mediation is scheduled for Wednesday, July 18, in Clearwater, with retired Pinellas-Pasco Circuit Judge George Greer, a certified court mediator who was mutually selected by the parties.

When told of specifics about the Key Club case, including the 22 public hearings leading up to its approval and the writ of certiorari ruling, Ford was doubtful that it could be resolved in a day.

“It’s a process, not an event,” he said, describing mediation. “Sometimes, it goes on for multiple days, if not months.”

Ford said that mediation is set up to provide a setting in which parties can speak candidly. The proceedings aren’t recorded, and no court reporter is present.

“It’s geared to be an open forum where you don’t have to worry about the things you say being used against you,” he said. “That is a very advantageous thing.”

2012 PRIMARY ELECTION

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by Rod Thomson | Editor-at-Large

Primary election Q&A 12th Judicial District State Attorney race Editor’s note: As the Aug. 16 primary election draws near, the Longboat Observer will publish profiles and Q&As from each of the candidates who will represent the area.

In this week’s issue, we profile candidates for the 12th Judicial State Attorney’s post.

In the race for the 12th Judicial District’s State Attorney Office, Republicans Ed Brodsky and Peter Lombardo will compete in the primary for a chance to challenge Democrat John Torraco in November’s general election. Longtime incumbent Earl Moreland is retiring.

Brodsky, who has worked with the state attorney’s office for more than 20 years, began his career prosecuting misdemeanor and juvenile defenses, such as DUIs and domestic disputes.

After several promotions, he was named Felony Division Chief, before becoming the chief assistant state attorney in Manatee County. Today, he oversees day-to-day operations of attorneys and staffs at offices in Manatee, Sarasota and Desoto counties.

Lombardo, a former prosecutor who worked up the ranks to felony division chief with the 12th Judicial Circuit State Attorney’s Office, worked for the attorney’s office from 1988 to 1996.

Lombardo has more than 18 years as a local prosecutor and five-and-a-half years as owner of the Law Office of Peter Lombardo.

Ed Brodsky

Age: 47 Family: I’ve been mar-

ried to my wife, Kim, for 18 years, and we have a 14-year-old son named Evan, and an 11-yearold daughter, Alexa.

Hometown: Bradenton Education: Associate’s Brodsky degree in criminal justice from St. Petersburg Jr. College; bachelor’s degree in criminology from the University of South Florida; and a law degree from Nova University Law

School.

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If you could meet anyone dead or live, who would it be: Abraham Lincoln Website: edbrodsky.net

What would be your top priorities if elected?

My top priorities as state attorney will be multiple. To strengthen our gang prosecution, I’ll continue to partner with the office of the statewide prosecutor’s office. We currently utilize attorneys who work in conjunction with their agency, but we must increase the number of prosecutors who specialize in gang prosecution so that we prosecute gang members to the fullest extent of the law and to eradicate all gang violence and gang-related crimes working in partnership with statewide and in stand-alone fashion without them.

I also believe it’s important we specialize in white-collar crime and exploitation of the elderly cases. These are typically very complex investigations and prosecutions, and it’s important to have highly-skilled prosecutors tackling those cases.

I will also ensure that career criminal, habitual offenders and violent offenders are prosecuted to fullest extent of the law.

We must also be committed to being responsive to the needs of law enforcement and the community to address all quality-of-life crimes that bring down our quality of life, such as battling the prescription pill epidemic and the scourge of metal theft recyclers.

In Sarasota, I believe Newtown must be a priority, as well, for the next administration. I was also a part of a delegation of 12 that traveled to High Point, N.C., to study a model that has been implemented there and has seen a 54% sustained reduction in violent crime over six years. I joined members of the Sarasota Police Department, the Sarasota Sheriff’s Office and other city leaders in reviewing that model. I’ve spoken to Manatee Sheriff (Brad) Steube, Palmetto Police Chief Rick Wells and Bradenton Police Chief Mike Radzdilowski about possi-

bly implementing this program here in Manatee County.

What changes need to be made in the State Attorney’s Office?

In implementing my goals on battling gangs, the office will need to continue to implement and expand the number of prosecutors devoted to prosecuting gang members.

We will also need to implement attorneys that are highly trained and skilled to go after white-collar crime and the exploitation of the elderly. In doing so, we’ll need to partner more closely with law enforcement during the investigative stages of prosecution to ensure better investigations and prosecutions.

We will also not condone any crimes of violence, and we must ensure that violent offenders are put away for the maximum amount of time possible.

We must also seek maximum sentences for all career or habitual offenders.

We must also remain committed to going after those who sell, deal or traffic in prescription pills or controlled substances.

What cuts would you make if budgeting requires it?

Our prosecutors battling crime in the courtrooms and working side-byside with our law-enforcement partners are our greatest asset. So, I believe it’s vital we do everything to protect our number of prosecutors, currently 72, and increase the number and not allow it to diminish.

To achieve that, support services and staff must be examined. We currently operate on 2007 funding levels, and I remain committed to providing maximum benefit to our community and being good stewards of your tax dollars.

What makes you a better candidate than your opponent?

I’m the only candidate endorsed by the law-enforcement community.

I’m the only candidate who currently serves as a prosecutor because I’m passionate and committed to protecting and serving our community,

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Robin Hartill

The Colony is gone — from the sign, that is.

The letters that formed “The Colony” were recently replaced with a fresh coat of green paint.

Adams withdraws his Colony plan Colony unit owner Andy Adams is out of the running for the role of Colony redeveloper, but three developers will make their cases to the board this week.

AdamsMark L.P., a company owned by W. Andrew “Andy” Adams, is no longer seeking to redevelop the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort.

According to an email sent to unit owners July 6, Adams withdrew from the process, leaving three developer candidates: the Naples-based Coral Hospitality, Longboat Key resident Manfred Welfonder’s MW Corp. and the Atlanta-based Capella Group in affiliation with West Places.

Adams’ entities own at least 48 of the resort’s 237 units. Because 75% of unit owners must approve any redevelopment project, anyone who owns 60 units — i.e., 25% — would have to approve a proposal for it to move forward.

Additionally, Adams owns a 5% undivided interest in the resort’s three-acre tennis courts and recreational property.

The Longboat Observer could not reach Adams for comment.

AdamsMark L.P. was one of four finalists to redevelop the resort last year. The Colony Beach & Tennis Association chose Club Holdings, in Broomfield, Colo., as its development partner but then voted to sever the relationship in May. Adams resubmitted last year’s proposal in June.

The proposal called for a renovation, inside and outside, at a cost of approximately $135,000 per unit.

The proposal stated that AdamsMark would be willing to buy out the interests in the recreational property for a to-be-determined amount and sell it back to the Association at cost plus 5.5% interest.

It suggested negotiating with other neighboring recreational facilities, such as the Longboat Key Club and Resort, TENCON and public tennis resorts if the Association can’t reach an agreement with longtime Colony owner Dr. Murray “Murf” Klauber and Colony Lender LLC for the remaining 95% of the recreational property.

The board will consider the three remaining proposals via videoconferences this week.

The July 6 email included an attachment with a summary of key issues and questions, many of which represent the major hurdles a developer will face, one of which is: “Are you prepared to immediately commence renovations on an estimated 40 units and open those units for tourism use (as well as mutually agreeable owner use) to retain our unit density and good standing with the town of Longboat Key as well as provide some usage/return on owner investment? How would you see this evolving?”

Meanwhile, the legal battle involving the properties continues, with three separate hearings scheduled for Friday, July 13, before U.S. Bankruptcy Judge K. Rodney May in Tampa.

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+ Meeting advertising doesn’t add up A plan to sell advertising during livestream videos of Longboat Key Town Commission meetings has been a tough sell: No advertisers have signed up for the program that the town, Longboat Key, Lido Key, St. Armands Key Chamber of Commerce, and Studio 26 Productions unveiled in March. The program was designed to offset the town’s costs for the service. The commission authorized a $5,000 budget transfer at its July 2 regular meeting to cover costs for the remainder of the current fiscal year.

+ Longboat agents close $5.6 million sale A penthouse at Beau Ciel condominium on Boulevard of the Arts in downtown Sarasota closed last week for $5.6 million.

Judy Kepecz-Hays, of Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate’s Longboat Key office, listed the penthouse. Maggie Hicks, also of Coldwell’s Longboat Key office, represented the buyer.

The 8,000-square-foot condominium has 360-degree views of downtown Sarasota and Sarasota Bay, four bedrooms, five-and-a-half bathrooms, 2,100 square feet of terrace space and a state-of-the-art theater, according to a prepared statement. It was featured in 2010 on Wealth TV’s “Behind the Gates,” a program that showcases exclusive homes.

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All meetings take place at Town Hall, 501 Bay Isles Road surrounding the new CVS, contractors’ efforts have taken root in the form of trees and other plantings that they were busy planting on Monday morning.

In preparation for Publix’s soonto-be completed roof, the Lakelandbased chain will hold a topping-off celebration at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, July 12, at the Publix site. The event will include light refreshments and brief remarks about the future Key store.

+ Mote releases turtle, continues to treat dolphin Mote Marine Laboratory caregivers released a 15-ounce loggerhead turtle nicknamed “Stanley” July 3 offshore Sarasota. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation staff brought Stanley to Mote in March.

Stanley appears to be a hatchling from 2011 and is the first loggerhead to be treated at Mote’s Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital at this stage of life. Edna, a bottlenose dolphin found stranded on Longboat Key in June, remains in critical condition but is improving and has gained 22 pounds in her month of treatment. Mote officials are awaiting the results of recent medical tests and will perform a hearing test on her in the next two weeks.

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by Robin Hartill | City Editor

Town Commission nails zoning-code ordinance Debate about the zoning-code ordinance dominated commissioners’ inboxes but didn’t take up much time at Monday’s Town Commission meeting.

“The fist of special interests smashes the town’s code using the hammer of the Longboat Key Town Commission.”

Islandside Property Owners Coalition President Bob White said that the group paid a Ringling College of Art and Design student to draw the cartoon with the above words in preparation for the commission’s Monday, July 2 regular meeting, during which commissioners approved various changes to the town’s zoning code on second reading and public hearing in a 6-0 vote.

White included the cartoon in a letter he wrote opposing the proposed changes, in which he described them as “written specifically to legitimize their approval of the massive Key Club expansion, an expansion which has been ruled in violation of the law by the circuit court.”

It was one of more than 40 emails the commission received opposing the proposed changes, most of which were sent by Islandside residents. The commission also received about a half-dozen emails in support of the changes.

None of the opponents, however, were present at Monday’s meeting.

(Many Islandside residents are out of town during the summer, according to White.)

Three members of the public spoke on the issue, all in favor of the changes.

Resident Terry Gans described the IPOC cartoon as something that seemed appropriate for the old “Daily Worker,” a former New York City Communist newspaper.

“No code is intended to be forever,” he said. “Adapting and amending are expected and desirable over time. For a few properties to attempt to dictate what happens beyond their boundaries and effectively extend their property rights to hundreds of more acres is ludicrous.”

Several of the changes were in response to a ruling that granted a writ of certiorari to IPOC and the L’Ambiance and Sanctuary condominium associations in their challenge of the Longboat Key Club and Resort’s proposed $400 million Islandside project.

For example, the ordinance clarifies allowed uses for districts within Bay Isles, Islandside and Prom-

enade/Water Club properties. The ruling stated that many of the proposed uses in the Key Club’s plan were not listed as allowable uses in town codes.

It also clarifies (according to supporters) or changes (according to opponents) certain aspects of the planning process.

The ordinance eliminates the requirement that the commission make findings of fact. The ruling stated that the commission’s findings of fact in the June 2010 development order in which the project was approved were not substantial enough to justify the 29 departures granted.

It also states that applicants don’t need to file applications for a site plan and ODP concurrently and that an application that is revised after P&Z Board review doesn’t have to go back before the board for further review.

Others, such as clarified criteria for granting bonus lot coverage and building height, as authorized by the town’s Comprehensive Plan, were not related to the ruling.

White said that he expected the commission to adopt the ordinance but still expressed disappointment.

“I think the commission needs to understand that there are still a lot of people that are not happy with the changes,” he said.

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The sand shift prompted Longboat Key Acting Police Chief Pete Cumming and Fire Rescue Chief Paul Dezzi to email Manatee County officials to request warning signage in the area. County officials placed signs in the area Tuesday, July 3.

Cumming and Dezzi also wrote that they would increase the town’s warning signage in the area.

The sand that accreted on Beer Can Island will likely continue to make its way east and end up underneath Longboat Pass Bridge, Bullock said.

The north-end beach experiences extreme fluctuations in sand because of erosion accretion cycles caused by the interaction between the ebb shoal and beach, which causes sand to drift into Longboat Pass.

The emergency sand was only intended to last one year, until the town could undertake a more permanent course of action.

The town is currently in the process of obtaining permits for three north-end groins that would offer a long-term solution, according to the Longboat Pass Management Plan. The permitting process typically takes about a year, meaning that late spring of 2013 would be the earliest starting point for construction.

The north-end beach did get one piece of good news: Debby’s wrath may have swept away sand, but it was no match for a seawall the town put in place at the end of last year to protect North Shore Road. Although overwash occurred during the storm, it caused no damage to the road.

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Debby’s digits • 4 million gallons per day — The average amount of wastewater Longboat Key sent to Manatee County per day during the three-day period, compared to its average of 1.9 million gallons per day.

• 150,000 cubic yards — The preliminary estimate of sand loss attributed to the storm event.

• 77 — The number of calls for assistance the Longboat Key Police Department received during the two most active days of Debby, most of which involved alarms. Police average 14 calls for assistance on a typical day.

• 51 — The number of streets on the Key that had moderate to severe flooding.

• 10 inches — The approximate amount of rain Longboat Key received over three days. *Source: town of Longboat Key

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Prosecuting gang members and other violent and habitual felony offenders to the full extent of the law. We also need to start prosecuting white-collar crimes and those who prey on the elderly.

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What changes need to be made in the State Attorney’s Office?

We need to have a local prosecutor handle all prosecutions of gang members under the RICO statute. Right now there are far too few gang members prosecuted under RICO. Assistant statewide prosecutors have tried five cases over the past five years, and two of those cases were reversed. We need an experienced prosecutor handling these cases, not prosecutors learning on the job.

Out of 20 circuits in Florida, our circuit (ranks) No. 18 in felony trial convictions.

That is pathetic. However, in DUI trials, the conviction rate over the past two-anda-half years is only 44%. These prosecutors need proper training in how to win trials.

What makes you a better candidate than your opponent?

Our current state attorney, Earl Moreland, was both a prosecutor and defense attorney before becoming state attorney.

Having extensive experience on both sides of the criminal justice system has made me a better lawyer and will make me a better state attorney. I have done more than 200 jury trials, and I am the only candidate with experience in running a business, my law firm. I had a 100% trial conviction rate in murders and sex crimes.

I authorized Florida Statute 92.565, which closed a legal loophole which was allowing confessed sexual offenders to escape prosecution. The law passed unanimously in the Florida House and Senate and was signed into law by Gov. Jeb Bush.

Because of this law, hundreds of confessed molesters have been successfully prosecuted and gone to prison instead of staying on our streets molesting countless other women and children.

What cuts would you make if budgeting requires it?

Stop paying secretaries $83,000 or more a year. This is more than most of the attorneys and has created a serious morale problem in that office.

We also need to have all supervisors handle case loads. Many supervisors now make well more than $100,000 a year, and they handle few, if any, cases. This will open the way for prosecutors specializ-

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Lessons from Lenobel “I’d put him in the Longboat Hall of Fame … He is an extremely strong and wise person who only spoke when he had something to say.”

— Jim Brown Longboat Key mayor

When you reflect on the 12 and a half years that Hal Lenobel served as a Longboat Key mayor and commissioner, you can see there were two distinct phases of his tenure — the mayoral phase and the statesman phase. Each serves as a great lesson for all current and future Longboat Key town commissioners.

Separating these two phases was the blood-system illness that caused Lenobel, 88, to resign last week, four months into his final two-year term. It had been in remission since it occurred in 2003. But it was always life threatening; it required Lenobel to undergo dialysis treatments three days a week for the past nine years in Sarasota.

A week after he suffered a relapse about Whatmough remembered that Lenobel three weeks ago, Lenobel told us, “I didn’t and former Mayor John Redgrave seldom think I was ever going home again.” agreed. “But I could never detect that he As he stated in his resignation letter, that and Redgrave could never see eye to eye. and the December death of his wife, Hazel, They got along and were friendly.” after 62 years of marriage, have taken their Johnson said Lenobel used his humor toll. You can see it. He walks slower than to break tensions at the right moment and before; he doesn’t beam as much as before. maintain control of commission meetings.

And the man who has 13 holes-in-one to “He always teased Ray Metz,” Johnson said. his name, hasn’t hit a golf ball in two years.

Whatmough remembered Lenobel turning Despite the physical and emotional tolls, to the late Gen. Jim Patterson at one comLenobel hasn’t lost a step mentally. Talk mission meeting and saying in a good-nato him, and you know it. tured tone, “Are you a little While he may have looked testy tonight?”

LONGEST-SERVING like he was napping with Vintage Lenobel. his eyes open at Town And what a lesson. It COMMISSIONERS Commission meetings, took little time for Lenobel, Howard Ridyard...... 23 yrs. don’t kid yourself. He a novice at politics in 1997, 1955-1979 knew exactly what was to learn what the job of Hal Lenobel.............. 12.5 going on, ever observant the mayor was: It was not 1997-2004 of the dynamics among to grandstand and bully. It 2008-2012 the commissioners, just as was to bring the commisRay Metz..................... 11 he was when he was first sioners to common ground 1990-2000 elected in 1997 (elected — in a collegial, congenial without an opponent, as way.

Sid Ochs..................... 10 he was for five of his six When Lenobel returned 1976-1985 terms). to the commission after a three-year hiatus, you Lenobel’s keen sense could see his illness had of observation was one of slowed him physically. He was not as enerthe characteristics that made him one of Longboat Key’s most effective mayors in its getic, and the dynamics of the commission had changed. Tensions among some of the 57-year history. But he combined that with commissioners were palpable, and Lenobel two other characteristics — an uncanny ability to build consensus and a great sense often found himself a minority of one.

This is when he adopted the persona and of humor, which he often used as a weapon entered the phase of the quiet statesman. for good.

Whatmough characterized it perfectly: “If Former Longboat Key Mayors Ron you have something to say, say it. But don’t Johnson and Jeremy Whatmough, who just talk.” served on the commission with Lenobel, in separate interviews said the same thing: In In all of the hours and hours of comLenobel’s three terms as mayor, “Everyone mission meetings over the past four years, got along with everyone,” Johnson said, Lenobel is likely to have the fewest comeven if commissioners disagreed on issues. ments in the minutes. He has commented Johnson called it a “collegial experience.” outside of the commission that his most recent, former colleagues have had the Johnson remembered when commissioners attended League of Cities meetings, tendency to belabor matters more than necessary. Take more action, talk less.

Lenobel was the organizer of having all That is the other Lenobel lesson. of the commissioners and their wives get to know one another. “He’d say, ‘Let’s all There is a corollary to that one. In all of meet.’ That added to the congeniality,” he his years on the commission, Lenobel was said. prepared. He read the reams of information that came out of Town Hall, and he knew “He had that follow-me ability,” Whatthoroughly the town’s codes and compremough said. “He had the ability to put forth his ideas and build consensus and get hensive plan. This armed him with the knowledge to ask, sparingly, smart quespeople to agree with it.”

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tions that cut to the core of an issue — a trait that would be worthwhile for all commissioners, present and future, to emulate.

It’s a loss for Longboaters that Lenobel will no longer be on the commission. In his dozen and a half years, he never waivered in his votes. He was principled: He voted for what he believed best for the people of Longboat Key. Former Longboat Key Mayor Jeremy Whatmough is right. “He will really be missed,” Whatmough said.

And Mayor Brown was right. If one existed, Hal Lenobel indeed deserves a place in the Longboat Hall of Fame. He set the standard for for all those who shared and will share the Town Commission dais.

+ The right woman for the job

The jockeying for Commissioner Hal Lenobel’s vacated seat sounds as if it’s like a tight pack of thoroughbreds rounding the turn for the home stretch and prize.

Winning that prize isn’t determined by ability, though. It’s in the hands of the sitting Town Commission members, who have 30 days to appoint Lenobel’s replacement. Either that or conduct an election.

You can bet the commissioners want to control who lands in Lenobel’s seat.

There are plenty of candidates: Ray Rajewski, who lost to Vice Mayor David Brenner in March’s election, is interested.

Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Board members B.J. Webb and Len Garner are interested, as is Republican Club stalwart Phyllis Black. Former Mayor George Spoll is on some lists. And longtime Longboater and former Commissioner Woody Wolverton has expressed interest.

Other former commissioners’ names come to mind as well — Randy Clair, Ron Johnson, Peter O’Connor, Lee Rothenberg, Joan Webster, Jeremy Whatmough.

All of the former commissioners can do the job. Of them, Wolverton would be the one who would be most likely to tell it like it is. But the prospect of having a past commissioner reminds us of the advice of the editor of a business magazine. Faced with filling a key position on his staff, one of his colleagues suggested trying to bring back a former staffer who had performed well but moved on to another job. The editor didn’t hesitate: “Don’t go backward. It’s always better to keep moving forward.”

In that vein, the best candidate for Lenobel’s seat is B.J. Webb. She is well versed on the issues, thanks to her service on the planning board, but more importantly because of her previous service as mayor of Leesburg, Va. At that time, she presided over one of the fastest-growing communities in America and confronted everything and more that Longboat commissioners address.

We’ve heard old chauvinists might not like three women on the commission, but what does gender have to do with anything? A similarly bad reason for opting not to appoint Webb would be a political one.

We heard this gossip: Two commissioners might opt for bringing back Spoll to keep him from opposing them in the next elections. Goofy, ridiculous things sometimes happen in Longboat Key politics. That shouldn’t be one of them. Select the best person for the job: Webb.

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boat caught fire while testing its motors on a practice run before races.

July 1 Hot spot 3:42 p.m. — 100 block of GMD. Traffic. Police noticed multiple carloads of people parking then wading out into a sandbar with coolers after nearby boat races ended. Police temporarily closed the park out of concern that the increasing number of vehicles would prevent emergency vehicles from accessing the area; they were also concerned with the park’s past problems involving large groups of people. Police stood by for approximately two-and-ahalf hours.

Love hurts 5:15 p.m. — 100 block of GMD. Disturbance. Police saw a woman arguing with a man who had small scratches on his back. Police learned that the man had been in a fight after another man showed romantic interest in the woman. Both the man and woman had been drinking and got a ride home from a sober friend.

July 2 Wet noodle 11:56 a.m. — 4700 block of GMD. Missing Person. A man went missing after he fell asleep on a foam noodle in the Gulf and drifted approximately three-fourths of a mile. The man’s wife reported him missing after she and her sons were unable to locate him but found his shirt and phone on a beach chair. A few minutes into a police search, the man waded to shore, having been dropped off by a boater who spotted him on the noodle.

Exchange of words 9:38 p.m. — 500 block of Broadway. Noise Disturbance. A woman said that she “exchanged words” about the rules with her neighbor and the neighbor’s family who the woman said were drinking and being loud in their community’s common area. The neighbor denied being loud and said there was an ongoing issue with the woman.

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All Angels holds Fourth of July potluck by the sea The parishioners of All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church congregated for a spirited Fourth of July potluck. They wore red, white and blue and sat at a congregation member’s poolside residence munching on appetizers. It was a fun night spent enjoying each other’s company.

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Myrna Herman, of Longboat Key and formerly of Monroe, N.Y., died July 1. She was 75.

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In her last year of college, she met her husband, Milt, while both worked at a resort hotel in the Catskill mountains. They lived together in Monroe, N.Y., for 47 years and bought a residence on Longboat Key in 1990; they became permanent residents in 2005.

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sicians to the value of physical therapy. She eventually specialized in geriatric physical therapy in nursing homes.

After retirement she volunteered at the Senior Friendship Center in Sarasota and was appointed to serve as a volunteer ombudsman for the state of New York, inspecting nursing homes to ensure patients had proper care.

Mrs. Herman was a member of the Longboat Key Democratic Club, enjoyed tennis at the Longboat Key Club and entertaining.

She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Milt; brother, Harvey Rothenberg; daughter, Karyn Gabbinelli; son, Douglas; and three granddaughters.

Charitable contributions may be made in Mrs. Herman’s name to the LeukemiaLymphoma Society, 1311 Mamaroneck Ave., Suite 310, White Plains, N.Y., 10605; or The Suncoast Blood Bank, 1360 Mound St., Sarasota, Fla., 34236. A celebration of life will be held in November at Seaplace.

Cremation services were provided by Toale Brothers Funeral Home.

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The family of the late Al Hogle: Suzanne Stoutt, Frank Stoutt, Dawn Stoutt, Margaret Stoutt, Leslie Hogle, Claudia Law, Chuck Stoutt, Chase Shurley and Lizzy Shurley

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A parade of residents, town employees and commissioners, police, firefighters and a Cannons Marina boat took over a flag-lined Bay Isles Road to display the patriotic spirit of the Key. The parade, was grand marshaled by Leslie Hogle, wife of the late Police Chief Al Hogle. Following the parade, children released butterflies in Centennial Park.

But, before the games took place, Mayor Jim Brown declared a new name for the parade: “The Al Hogle Freedom Fest.”

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Patricia Valenti, trustee, of Sarasota, sold the home at 647 N. Owl Drive to Robert O’Connell, of Decatur, Ill., for $1.62 million. Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 4,520 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $2.5 million in 2007.

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Wood floors, marble, pool, & 2-car garage. $1,290,000

Lido Shores - Direct Gulf Front Palazzo 200 ft. of seawalled Gulf front with private Dock and Beach access.

This 7,415 SF residence has 5BR/8BA, his and her bath & studies, 50 ft. pool/spa & 5-car garage. $7,900,000

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Neal and Jennifer Horne sold their home at 648 Dream Island Road to Jonathan and Barbara Grimes, of Longboat Key, for $1.45 million. Built in 2005, it has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,631 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1.55 million in 2005.

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Country Club Shores BANK OWNED Bird Key - Outstanding Waterfront Opportunity Built in 2007 on a wide protected boat basin. Home has 8,071 square feet, 5BR/5.5BA, guest wing with separate entrance and more! Infinity edge pool, boat dock, and 4-car garage. $3,690,000

Judith Hammond, of Moreland Hills, Ohio, sold her home at 572 Cutter Lane to Robert DeKock, trustee, of Muscatine, Iowa, for $1.25 million. Built in 1965, it has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,069 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $337,500 in 1997.

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Sleepy Lagoon - Direct Gulf Front Beautiful Hampton Style 4 bedroom/3 bath home on 100 ft of pristing beach front. Renovated, down to the studs, in 2007. Wood & marble floors, outdoor jacuzzi and 2-car garage. $3,690,000

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Gary and Melinda Ozaroff, of Sarasota, sold their Unit 362 condominium at 3030 Grand Bay Blvd. to Benjamin and Phyllis Neel, of Toronto, Canada, for $825,000.

Built in 1998, it has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 2,143 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $725,000 in 2001.

Tessera - Downtown Sarasota Beautiful 3BR/3.5BA residence with higher ceilings, marble floors, expansive terrace & a private 2-car garage. Soughtafter community located in the heart of downtown. $1,198,000

This home at 647 N. Owl Drive has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 4,520 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.62 million.

and 2,789 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $745,000 in 1995.

Beachplace

Cheryle Carrier, of Scarborough, Maine, sold her Unit 103 condominium at 1135 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Roger Pettingell, of Sarasota, for $500,000. Built in 1980, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,392 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $982,500 in 2005.

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Thomas and Jackie Michaelides, of Columbus, Ohio, sold their Unit M1-515-G condominium at 2045 Gulf of Mexico Drive to David Rzotkiewicz and Joseph Taylor, of Pittsburgh, for $400,000. Built in 1974, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,076 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $179,000 in 1993.

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U.S. Bank, trustee, sold the home at 1591 Harbor Cay Lane to Turner Porter, of Exeter, N.H., for $780,000. Built in 1987, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool

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BUILDING PERMITS These are the largest building permits issued by the Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Department for the week of June 29 through July 5, in order of dollar amounts. (GMD = Gulf of Mexico Drive)

MOULTON Certified Residential Specialist

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RITZ BEACH RESIDENCES - Elegantly designed 3,300sf 3BR condo. A3959431 $2,800,000

WATER CLUB - Direct Gulf front 3,400sf 3BR furnished condo. A3957287 $2,650,000

ST. ARMANDS TOWERS - Sophisticated furnished 3BR Penthouse. A3953612 $1,695,000

VILLA DI LANCIA - Designer furnished 2,400sf 3BR condo, 1st floor. A3950629 $1,475,000

NEW

Permit Applicant Amount New construction Thomas Cornell $1,315,000 Alteration Kelly King $243,990 Alteration John and Susan Coneys $104,770 Alteration Michelle Fabozzi $90,000 Alteration Julia Hamister $71,091 Re-roof Four Winds Beach Resort $55,000 Alteration Robert Tobin $50,000 Alteration John Best $43,700 Alteration Jack Cummings $31,000 Alteration Allan Brockett $25,430 Alteration Lorraine Kaplan, trustee $24,800 Alteration Dean Pickerell $21,000 Alteration Robert Koran $20,000 Alteration Robert Berman $18,744.14 Alteration Pamela Connolly $15,000 Alteration Alligator 42 LLC $13,768 Alteration Donald Brown $12,230 Alteration Truman Becker $10,050 Alteration Robert Geist, trustee $9,905 Alteration Grand Mariner $8,451 Alteration John Sandford $6,700 Alteration Edmund Lizotte $6,204 Alteration Douglas Pike $4,185 Alteration Lois Snyder $1,411 Re-roof Stephanie Claussen $1,000

360 NORTH - North end Longboat 3BR townhome overlooking the gulf. A3956001 $950,000

WAGNER REALTY

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Bringing People Home Since 1939

5360 Gulf of Mexico Dr., Suite 101, Longboat Key

Call 941-383-5577

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440 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key, FL 34228 Office 941.383.7591 | Mobile 941.928.3559 | SarasotasFinestProperties.com

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LBK BAYFRONT LOT - 100” wide with deeded beach access. A3937319 $1,975,000

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3441 Bayou Sound 535 Sanctuary Drive 813 Marbury Lane 812 Marbury Lane 585 Sanctuary Drive 2605 GMD 2110 Harbourside Drive 575 Sanctuary Drive 775 Longboat Club Road 760 Marbury Lane 3251 Bayou Sound 2295 GMD 1115 GMD 6429 Gulfside Road 3609 Fair Oaks Place 572 Hornblower Lane 659 Cedars Court 100 Sands Point Road 1701 GMD 595 Dream Island Road 6701 GMD 4485 GMD 581 Golf Links Lane 760 Old Compass Road 611 Cedar St.

CONRAD BEACH

DOWNTOWN W/DIRECT BAY VIEWS! 3-4Br/3Ba/2CG w/pvt elevator, detailed & high ceil, crown molding, marble, builtins, gas fp, granite, imported cabinets, MBa w/jetted tub & bidet, state-of-theart sys, 2 balconies in secure bldg w/ amenities! MLS#A3943537 $1,375,000

Incredible opportunity to own 2 adjoining lots west of Gulf of Mexico Drive. Conrad Beach boasts timeless architecture, com. pool & clubhouse.

Purchase separately or w/M5815731.

Peter Uliano $260,000 #M5815734

FURN W/PANORAMIC BAY VIEWS! Downtown/2-3Br/2Ba/1CG w/faux & artisan finishes, crown moldings, wood cabinets, ceramic tile, granite, plantation shutters, walk-in closets, open-air balcony & pvt laundry in secure building w/ amenities! MLS#A3929596 $450,000

2BR/2BA CONDO

great view of Sarasota Bay, furnished, tile floors, upgraded kitchen, 2 pools, tennis, boat docks only $12 a month.

Beach access. 2 pets OK. Seller pays $5,000 of maintenance fee for 2012.

Dorothy Cook #A3950932 $289,000

BEAUTIFUL 2 BR 2 BA

9th FLOOR WITH BAY VIEWS - DOWNTOWN! Custom remodeled 2Br/2Ba/1CG w/ wood laminate flrs, tile, modern cabinets, built-ins, crown moldings, 2 pvt balconies, hurricane shutters & personal laundry in secure building with full service amenities! MLS#A3951357 $775,000

GATED BAY FRONT COMM! FUR 3-4Br/3.5Ba/3CG w/views, Lr/Dr, eat-in kitch., MBa w/jetted tub, elevator, bonus rm, plantation shutters, sec & cent vacuum sys, balcony & heated lap pool in exceptional location next to CC amenities & IMG academy! MLS#A3955851 $750,000

water front condo w/a great view of the bay! Deeded 30’ boat slip, updated bath & kitchen, nicely furnished. Tennis, large heated pool, spa & comm. boat ramp. Turnkey furnished. Marcia Bayard $389,500 #M5818101

SIESTA KEY, REMODELED & FURN! 2Br/2Ba/1CP w/bonus rm, den, raised ceil, tile, plantation shutters, granite, crown moldings, wood cabinets, & w/d included in Island Reef w/resort-like amenities; pools, tennis courts, docks, beach access & more!

MLS#A3943588 $389,000

AMAZING VIEW

Gorgeous white sand beach & Gulf view as you walk thru the door. Nicely furnished with large screened lanai. Gulf to Bay community w/heated pool, tennis & cabana w/BBQ. Teresia Bradford

$569,000

“stories” KEY WEST STYLE

on the water! 3BR, den, in mint condition w/open floor plan, new kitchen & baths.

Lots of storage! Fish from the dock.

Close to the beach. Jerry Cunningham $747,951 #A3952755 BAY VIEWS FROM EVERY ROOM! Downtown 2Br/2Ba/2CG w/9Ft ceil., tile, crown moldings, wood cabinets, granite, SS appls., & pvt balcony in secure bldg w/ amenities; concierge, theatre, fitness ctr, pool, spa & more across from bayfront cultural distict! MLS#A3960414 $415,000

DOWNTOWN BAY VIEWS! 2Br/2Ba/1CG corner unit w/2 pvt balconies, tile flrs, Lr, sep. Dr, kitch. w/breakfast bar, MBr w/walk-in closet and pvt bath; dual sinks & soaking tub, hurricane shutters & pvt laundry in secure building w/full service amenities! MLS#A3950907 $465,000

FURN - DOWNTOWN! 2Br/1Ba/den + bonus rm, charming great rm plan w/ hardwood flrs, ceramic tile, mirrored accents, recessed lights, Palladian windows, wet bar, Corian, custom cabinets, built-ins & secure parking in historic bldg w/amenities! MLS#A3953067 $300,000

“stories” WATERFRONT GATED ESTATE

3BR/2BA with guest house, over 3100 sq. ft. home, dock w/lift, sandy beach.

Owner will consider trade for another property. Agent told to “get it sold”!

Jerry Cunningham $1,111,071 #A3956947

77500

PENTHOUSE W/WATER VIEWS! 3-4Br/3.5Ba/2+CG w/travertine & marble flrs, high ceil., crown moldings, plantation shutters, built-ins, furniture quality cabinets, granite, Corian, MBr w/lg walk-in + 2 baths & pvt balcony in gated comm. w/amenities! MLS#A3958973 $925,000

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Longboat Key, Country Club Shores. $1,750,000 4/4 MLS#A3951622 Judy Kepecz-Hays 941-587-1700

Longboat Key, Coreys Landing. $1,475,000 4/3 MLS#A3949591 Judy Kepecz-Hays 941-587-1700

Longboat Key, Villa Di Lancia. $1,475,000 2/3 MLS#A3958599 Patrick DiPinto 941-323-0033

Longboat Key, Bay Isles. $1,399,000 4/4.5 MLS#A3961276 Roger Pettingell 941-387-1840

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Sarasota, San Remo Ests Unit 3. $2,499,900 Liz Klements, 941-3883966 Gracious elegance accents this 4BR/3BA Traditional-style. Tile roof.

MLS#A3956513 University Park. $1,499,000 Joe Cinque, 941-387-1805 Exceptional 4BR/4.5BA 5920sqft w/elevator, 3 car gar. lake front, gated com MLS#A3954230 Sarasota, Emerald Gardens. $279,900 Monica Roche, 941-809-5954 Carefree living pool home in great school district. 4BR/2BA. MLS#A3954634

The Keys Longboat Key, Bay Isles. $2,145,000 Mike Greve, 941-806-9444 Stunning custom wtrfrnt home in prestigious Harbor section of Bay Isles.

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Longboat Key, Pelican Harbour & Beach. $1,059,000 Sarasota, Bird Key. $1,850,000 Lynn McDonald, 941-366-8070 Newer construction. 3BR/3BA on wide canal. No bridge access to bay. MLS#A3962209 3/2.5 MLS#A3953368 Phil Schneider 941-525-2818 Longboat Key, 360 North Condo. $1,095,000 Roger Pettingell, 941-3871840 Stunning direct Gulf front 3BR/3BA townhome; with indoor swimming.

MLS#A3955403 Holmes Beach, Jones Sub. $995,000 Gabe/Charles Buky, 941-3871864/941-387-1870 6BR/4BA 2 furn beach house units that can rent as a single house or two. MLS#A3913827 Sarasota, Bird Key. $849,000 Charlotte Lynn, 941-366-8070 Updated 4BR/4BA pool home in Prestigious Bird Key! MLS#A3961567 Longboat Key, Sleepy Lagoon Park. $725,000 Anna Rees, 941-9294096 Cozy 3BR/2.1B, water canal, boat dock, jet ski lift, pool; 1846 sqft.

MLS#A3956707 Longboat Key, Tiffany Plaza. $569,000 Phil Schneider, 941-525-2818 Direct Gulf; 2BR/2BA; Pets OK; Rentals up to 12 times per year. MLS#A3960076

Longboat Key, Beachplace. $649,000 2/2 MLS#A3958462 Bruce Myer 941-387-1859

Sarasota, Casarina. $950,000 2/2 MLS#A3961853 Kim Klee 941-366-8070

Longboat Key, Westchester Condo. $535,000 Toni Giliberti, 941-284-9208 Beautifully landscaped community with 2 heated pools and tennis courts.

MLS#A3955295 Longboat Key, Longbeach. $369,000 Lynne Koy, 941-387-1803 Beautifully remodeled 3BR/3BA Cottage Home in historic Long Beach Village.

MLS#A3951132 Sarasota, Lido Surf & Sand. $335,000 Lynn A. Luken, 941-388-3966 Delightful 2BR/2BA condo, lovely details, exercise rooms and garage.

MLS#A3955109 Bradenton Beach, Bay Watch. $275,000 Michelle Musto, 941-809-3714 Direct Bayfront! 2BR/2BA, 1079 sqft, furnished, pool & comm boat dock.

MLS#A3941364

Manatee Bradenton, Palms At Shorewalk Condo. $105,000 David / Wendy Leventhal, 941-387-1877/941-387-1843 2BR/2BA 1st floor condo overlooking the tropical lakes & close to the pool. MLS#A3931387

Venice/Osprey/Nokomis Longboat Key, Bay Isles. $799,000 3/3.5 MLS#A3956755 Linda Weber 941-504-2000

Longboat Key, Islander Club Of Longboat. $420,000 2/2 MLS#A3961659 Kathy Hoonhout 941-388-3966

N. Venice, Venetian. $469,900 Jeanne Hamill, P.A., 941-388-3966 Golf & River club. 3/2 certified green pool home. Many upgraded features.

MLS#A3962120

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PAMPER YOURSELF and live on the beach at the Beach Residences, a Ritz Carlton managed property. This 4100+ sf residence has 3 bedrooms, a family room, formal living room and dining room. It is exquisitely finished and decorated and has remarkable views of the Gulf, the Bay, and downtown Sarasota.....................................................Furnished $3,895,000 WINDWARD BAY - 2 penthouses with amazing bay views, tennis, 2 pools, boat docks, deeded beach access. 2 pets allowed ........................................................................................................................ $269,000 and SOLD $239,000 MARINA AND BAY VIEWS at Bay Harbour on the south end of LBK – just minutes to St. Armand’s Circle. 2/2 with screened porch ...................................................................................................................................................................................$315,000 WhItNEY BEAch - a 1/1 with views of Bishops Bayou and a 1 bedroom, 2 bath with a view of the beautifully landscaped grounds. Beach, bay, tennis, boat docks, fishing pier. Pets allowed.......................... $225,000 and $185,000 BANYAN BAY - a very relaxed atmosphere for this ground floor 2/2 designed for island living. Tennis, pool, beach, fishing pier, pet friendly. .......................................................................................................................................... SOLD $259,900 BRADEN RIVER - 1/2 acre lot with majestic oaks and stately palms on the river. Build your dream home or vacation home and enjoy a relaxed lifestyle kayaking, canoeing, or fishing. This unique location is secluded yet minutes from shopping and dining............................................................................................................................................................................. $95,000 LONG BEAch - 2 charming homes in historic Longboat Village. This is truly a family neighborhood in walking distance to the Art Center, beach, fishing pier and restaurants................................................................. $395,000 and $399,000 BAYPORt 2/2 in beach to bay community with tennis, Olympic size pool and 27 acres of tropical landscaping..$339,500 WILDEWOOD SPRINGS 2/2 updated lakefront villa in wooded setting. 15 minutes to the beach.. ..........$117,500 BOBBIE BANAN, REALTOR® 356-2659 • 383-2659

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FAIRWAY BAY FAIRWAY BAY - 2BR/2.5BA stylishly up- FAIRWAY BAY - 2BR/2BA Furnished cor#312 - 2BR/2BA with private walk down and beautiful bay views. $339,000 dated and furnished townhome with ner Penthouse. One covered parking $429,000 #326 - 2BR/2BA with large views of bay, downtown and Ringling bridge.$369,000 boat dock. $399,500 space.

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BEACHPLACE - Direct Gulf front GRAND BAY - 2BR+Den/3.5BA with LIDO BEACH CLUB - 2BR/2BA Fur- PRIVATEER- 2BR/2BA 8th floor home 2BR/2BA furnished residence with 3 Bay, golf course & downtown views. nished with partial Gulf views. with views of the bay, downtown and year rental history. $649,000 Offered furnished. $995,000 $449,000 $459,500 Gulf.

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PIERRE - 2BR+Den/3BA furnished LONGBOAT HARBOUR TOWER- Fur- SLEEPY LAGOON - End lot-2BR/2BA #2603-04 Gulf front $1,025,000 residence. Modified, open floorplan nished 2BR/2BA, direct Gulf front DIRECT AND ENDLESS WATER VIEWS! #5103 Golf Course view $239,000 with partial Gulf views. $949,000 views from terrace. $439,000 $895,000 Club Suite #2202 Gulf front $439,000

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games | bridge bites

By Brian Gunnell | American Contract Bridge League

Ian Addy & Gail Wittig

The safe hand 3616 Fair Oaks Place | Queens Harbour | $2,290,000

912 Boulevard of the Arts | Condo on the Bay | $795,000

3080 Grand Bay Boulevard #535 | Grand Bay | $549,000

Longboat Key Club & Resort | From the low $200’s to $1,000,000’s

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3315 Gulf of Mexico Drive | Longboat Key | $3,800,000

3NT is the normal contract, and nine top tricks are available. But, this event was duplicate bridge where it’s not always enough just to make your contract — it’s also important to make overtricks. So, the question for you South players is, “How do you make 10 tricks after an opening Diamond lead?”

Hearts are the best place to get that extra trick, and there are two ways to tackle the suit: either finesse the 10 hoping that West has the Jack; or lead toward the Queen hoping that East has the King. As you can see, both plays work and will earn that valuable overtrick. But playing East for the K♥ is dangerous! If it turns out that West has the King, then he can shift dramatically to the J♠, and South’s cold contract is down one! The correct play is to win the opening lead in hand and finesse the 10♥, forcing East to win the trick. On this deal, East is the “safe hand,” the one that cannot make the deadly Spade shift through Dummy’s King.

Post Script: When Declarer led a Heart toward Dummy’s A10, West could have made a brilliant and spectacular play! If he rises majestically with the Jack, then Declarer will fear that West started with the King, as well. If that’s the case, then the 10th trick cannot be developed without letting the danger hand gain the lead, and the play of the J♥ might persuade a nervous Declarer to settle for nine tricks.

But a bold Declarer will go for the gusto, playing a second round of Hearts and risking the contract for the precious overtrick.

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Contact Brian Howard, owner/director of the Bridge Center of Bradenton, at 795-8981.

BRIDGE HAND Vulnerable: East, West

North

♠ K543 ♥ A 10 ♦ A97 ♣8543 West

East

J92 J94 J652

♠ ♥ ♦ ♣J62

♠ A Q 10 8 ♥ K7532 ♦ 10 8 4 ♣9

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North East 2 ♣ Pass 3NT All pass

• 61+ Years of Combined Real Estate Sales Experience • Team Sales Exceed $195 Million Since 2005 • 2010 & 2011 Top Sales Team Michael Saunders & Company, Longboat Key

Solve the puzzle by placing the numbers 1 through 9 in each row, column and box. See answers on page 21A.

Barbara Milian, Ian Addy PA, Gail Wittig

We invite you to take advantage of our team’s experience and allow us the opportunity to present you with a complimentary market analysis of your property.

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Bidding: South 1NT 2 ♦

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THURSDAY, JULY 12, 2012

Temps.

Weather Photo Contest Winner

Record Temps.

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Tues. July 3

89

76

100 (1998)

67 (1970)

Wed. July 4

90

77

100 (1998)

65 (1974)

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89

74

98 (1998)

64 (1984)

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89

75

98 (1969)

66 (1984)

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93

76

98 (1995)

66 (1984)

Sun. July 8

92

74

98 (1969)

65 (1984)

Mon. July 9

92

77

97 (1969)

66 (1984)

Average Gulf water temperature: 86

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Sunrise/sunset Sunrise 6:44 6:44 6:45 6:45 6:46 6:46 6:47

Therese Sutton submitted this sunset photo, taken on Longboat Key.

Sunset 8:28 8:28 8:28 8:27 8:27 8:27 8:26

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ROGER SELLS COUNTRY CLUB SHORES

561cutterlane.com Completely renovated, this 3BR/3BA waterfront home is ready for you and your boat! The best materials were used in the renovation, including marble, granite and woodworking. $1,295,000

1125bogeylane.com Tuscan-style home looking down the canal toward the bay. Landscaping and interior renovation. $719,000

ROGER SELLS BIRD KEY An exclusive waterfront community, located between Sarasota and Lido Key. Just past the guard house you will find 510 oversized home sites with beautiful homes, wide streets and underground utilities. Bird Key is a boater’s dream, with deep waterways and easy access to Sarasota Bay and the Gulf of Mexico.

SIESTA KEY

3969robertspointroad.com On one of Siesta’s most coveted streets, this deep-water home offers lovely views and great space. $1,495,000

SEAPLACE

LONGBOAT HARBOUR TOWERS

longboatharbourtowers1101.com Direct Gulf, 2BR/2BA penthouse has stunning views from nearly every room.

Updated and redesigned. $649,000

BAY ISLES

1561harborcaylane.com A boater’s dream with over 200' of water frontage on a protected, deep water harbor.

Lovely 4BR with high ceilings, cook’s kitchen and open floor plan. $1,399,000

GRAND BAY

607mourningdovedrive.com

Exquisite direct bayfront home. This estate property has it all – exercise room, media room, cook’s kitchen, three-car garage and gated entry. $3,995,000

ROGER SELLS 360 NORTH

seaplaceg8301.com Rarely offered in this direct gulf front building, this 3BR corner residence enjoys beautiful sunsets! $619,000 seaplaceg1211.com Spacious 2BR/2BA with separate upstairs living area. Light and bright and literally steps to the beach. $349,000

grandbay446.com Furnished; overlooks marina, downtown, golf course; 2 parking spaces. $1,495,000

360 North is a quiet, charming community of beachfront townhomes located on north Longboat Key’s stretch of pristine white sandy beach with stunning azure waters.

280northshoreroad9.com

Direct Gulf, 3BR beach house in small, private community on north Longboat Key. Swimming pool and elevator. $1,095,000

seaplaceg3205.com Recently updated 2BR/2BA beach retreat.

New master bath, newer carpet. Turnkey furnished, ready for your personal touches.

Just steps to the Gulf shore. $289,000 seaplaceg4204.com Terrific value, this 2BR is located in the popular G-4 building. $299,000

grandbay261.com Antigua, 3BR/3.5BA, views of bay, pool, golf course, and downtown from wraparound terraces. $1,049,000

3386bayoulane.com Overlooking Harbourside Golf Course and its lakes, this 4,500+ sq. ft. home is ready for you and your family! $799,000

3440bayousound.com Lovely and ready to enjoy! Family room, new kitchen and sunny pool area. $699,000

WATER CLUB

BEACH HARBOR CLUB beachharborclub101.com This beach getaway can be the ideal retreat or investment. With its own private beach access, heated pool and wonderful clubhouse, there’s no reason to ever leave Beach Harbor Club. $249,000

REGENCY HOUSE regencyhouse404.com Terrific downtown oversized 2BR/2BA in the heart of Sarasota. Walk to Marina Jacks.

Spacious rooms, lots of storage. $379,000

waterclubnorth1102.com Rarely available 4BR penthouse, direct Gulf and bay views. Exquisitely finished and furnished. 2 car garage. $2,895,000

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