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OUR TOWN + Welly-come to the world, Annabelle Lynn Weddington Welly, wife of former Longboat Key Club General Manager Michael Welly, is a proud new grandma.

Weddington Welly’s daughter, Evan, and son-in-law, Ed, Annabelle welcomed their daughter, Annabelle Arai into the world July 24, at 7 pounds, 15 ounces.

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by Kurt Schultheis | Managing Editor

Town recommends combined tax increase of $954,397 Town Manager Dave Bullock seeks millage rate increases to the operating budget and beach districts to offset declining revenues and brace for pricey beach projects in 2015.

Longboat Key taxpayers must brace for higher taxes in fiscal year 2015 to balance the town’s operating budget, cover declining utilities revenues and pay for beach restoration projects and rising pension costs.

Rising property values for the

second year in a row helped town staff, for the most part, create a balanced budget for the new fiscal year that begins Oct. 1. But Town Manager Dave Bullock says a tax increase is still needed to

TOTAL PROPOSED MILLAGE RATES

District A District B

Operating Debt service millage millage 2.1763 0.0605 2.1763 0.0605

Beach bond millage 0.8500 0.2125

Total millage 3.0868 2.4493

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+ Chloe Ceshker: Top dog for 14 years Chloe Ceshker, a toy poodle known for her work ethic and style, died Aug. 4. She was 14.

She was the beloved dog of George and Sandra Ceshker and the doggie in the window at their Secur-All Insurance branch, where she greeted customers and had a nameplate that listed her title as “public relations.”

Chloe knew how to dress for work and play: She had more than 40 outfits, including a tankini for when she felt like a hot dog.

+ Save the date: Nov. 8 The Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key is already in planning mode for the Longboat Key Gourmet Lawn Party. The event is scheduled for noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, at the Longboat Key Club’s Islandside Driving Range.

Lazy Lobster of Longboat Key owner Michael Garey is this year’s chairman. Call Garey at 383-0440.

TURTLE TRACKS Week of July 20 through July 26

Nests..................................39 False crawls........................57

2014 2013 Nests 491 601 False crawls 499 444

THANKSGIVING IN JULY Heather Merriman

Lois Shook, Virginia and Larry Steagall and Bruce and Susan Schaefer prepare turkeys for Longboat Island Chapel’s first Thanksgiving summer social Thursday, July 31. For more photos from the Thanksgiving-themed lunch, see page 20A.

CONDO CONFLICT by Robin Hartill | News Editor

Arbomar owner seeks further action Pete DiNicola has filed an amended complaint and appealed to Gov. Rick Scott and the commission in his fight against the 31-unit condominium’s board.

Arbomar unit owner Pete DiNicola’s lawsuit against the board of the 31-unit condo and four of its five members remains pending, but he isn’t just seeking damages.

DiNicola wants to change state laws that govern how condo residents remove board members, and he is asking Gov. Rick Scott

and the Longboat Key Town Commission for help.

A unit owner since 2004, DiNicola wrote a July 28 letter to Scott and Mayor Jim Brown asking town officials to work with the state to remove the board and place a receiver in charge, pending an investigation and the in-

stallation of a new board.

“The enforcement of Condominium laws is left to citizens to file a Law Suit (sic) which many elderly and financially restricted members of our community cannot afford, and it can take years to settle these suits costing tens of thousands of dollars. I have

filed a Law Suit, at my own expense, because I am fortunate to have the means to try to address the issues and help the people in the building, but it is a very slow process and does nothing

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INDEX Briefs....................4A Building Permits...23A

Classifieds......... 26A Cops Corner..........9A

Crossword.......... 25A Neighborhood.... 17A

Real Estate........ 22A Weather............. 25A

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No Nation Would Tolerate This

Nine years ago, Israel left Gaza—totally.

Local residents, for the first time in their history, had a real chance to better their lives, build their economy, and take a step toward statehood.

But in 2007, Hamas, which the U.S. classifies as a terror organization, killed that vision. It violently seized control of Gaza. Instead of investing in Gaza, it invested in weapons—rockets, missiles, tunnels—to pursue its impossible dream, the destruction of Israel.

Israelis today are in the crosshairs of Hamas. No democratic nation on earth would tolerate a round-the-clock assault from a terrorist regime next door.

Israel needs our support and understanding. Now. To help, contact: Sarasota@ajc.org

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mid-year report

by Robin Hartill | News Editor

Key Club manager outlines club investments

Police calls down 3.3% in first half of 2014 Larceny and burglary incidents are up, rescue calls are down, but overall crime numbers didn’t change significantly during the first half of 2014.

With crime rates low on Longboat Key, all it takes is one person to skew stats.

Take larceny incidents, which were up 78.1% year over year, according to the police department’s semi-annual statistics.

Released by Longboat Key Police Chief Pete Cumming last week, the statistics cover crime for January through June.

In June, police arrested 25-year-old Daniel Lee Upton, who allegedly confessed to a string of incidents in which he broke into condo storage sheds and stole bicycles throughout Longboat Key and Holmes Beach. Those incidents helped drive up larcenies substantially.

“Otherwise, in these midyear reports, our crimes are pretty static,” Cumming said.

The highest percentage of service calls fell under the category of fire department assistance, with a total of 623 calls during the first half of 2014, a 23.5% decrease over last year.

Burglar alarm responses were up 15.1%, with 428 this year, compared with 372 in 2013.

The first six months included 84 burglary and larceny cases, up 42.9% from last year. All traffic-related activity, including accidents and stops were up to 842 for 2014, a 26.6% increase that police attribute to the license-camera system that began operating last August.

Crimes of violence, including battery and sexual offenses, rose from four cases to five during the first half of 2014.

Other noteworthy stats, according to Cumming: Trespassing incidents fell by 51.8%, to 14 for January through June, from 29 during the same period in 2013 — a drop that police attribute to the fence that the Colony Beach & Tennis Association erected around the vacant resort.

Code enforcement activity rose by 60%, from 20 incidents in 2013 to 32 in 2014, which Cumming believes is the result of an organizational change made earlier this year in which the code enforcement officer reports directly to the police department, although the code enforcement position is currently vacant.

CAUSE FOR CALLS These categories generated the highest number of calls for Longboat Key police during the first half of 2014. The figures represent all activity, whether action is in response to a citizen complaint or officer-generated.

Traffic Stops 727 3.48%

Alarms

(residential and business)

428 15.1%

Rescue

(assist Longboat Key Fire Rescue)

428 28.8%

Public Service

(non-criminal)

206 5.9%

Boating

156 27.9%

Disturbance

Suspicious incidents/people

78 22%

Larceny 57, 78.1%

108 8.4%

Traffic

(accidents)

60 50%

Code Enforcement 32, 60%

OTHER CATEGORIES WITH THE MOST CALLS IN 2014 Vandalism......................... 25

Soliciting............................ 7

Burglary............................ 15

*Bicycle theft...................... 4

Community policing (auto alert)........................ 15

Battery................................ 4

Trespassing....................... 14 Death (natural/suicide)........ 7

Narcotics............................ 3 DUI..................................... 2 *Recent criminal activity related to thefts involving bicycles are reflected as larceny in this report.

The Longboat Key Club is undergoing golf course renovations this summer at Harbourside now that Islandside work is done.

When Jeff Mayers took over as the general manager of the Longboat Key Club in late 2012, he made it his goal to expand ways the club reaches visitors and to add its member base.

At the weekly meeting of the Longboat Key Kiwanis Club July 31, Mayers spoke about recent renovations to improve the club, citing hundreds of sod trucks loaded with paspalum grass beginning to make their way to the island.

The grass, grown in southern Georgia, is salt-water tolerant and droughtresistant and is being used to resurface the greens at the Harbourside and Islandside golf courses this summer.

Golf course work also includes: • The restoration of 12 greens to their original size; • An upgraded Islandside irrigation system that replaces a 1950s system; • The reconfiguration and/or removal of certain sand traps; “Every hole had a green and a sand trap on each side of the green,” Mayers said. “We’re mixing it up.”

The Islandside course reopened in late June. Both the Harbourside Red Hawk and Blue Heron courses are being re-sodded, from tee to green, with paspalum grass. The Harbourside course is expected to reopen in early October.

Mayers said the Key Club is working with golf architect Ron Garl to better use the natural characteristics of the terrain.

Since Ocean Properties purchased the Longboat Key Club in November 2012, it has invested more than $4 million around the property.

Mayers did not disclose costs of this year’s golf course renovation but said monetary club improvements underway “are substantial.”

Last year, Ocean Properties spent approximately $700,000 on golf course renovations, which included newly redesigned tee boxes and fairways, new golf carts and new golf locker rooms.

Ocean Properties also owns Lido Beach Resort, the Lido Key Holiday Inn and the Sandcastle Resort at Lido Beach, among other properties.

RECENT RENOVATIONS • Resoddeding all greens with droughtresistant paspalum grass • Redesign of six greens • Restoration of 12 greens to their original size • Upgraded irrigation system • Reconfiguration and/or removal of certain sand traps • Renovated pool and spa with a new manicure and pedicure area • Locker rooms refurbished • New air conditioner in golf course maintenance building • Elevated greens • New golf carts with GPS system and the ability to order meals from the cart and keep up with others’ games • All boardwalks replaced at beach

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+ Couple seeks restaurant approval this fall A Charlotte County couple hopes to open a new 74-seat restaurant at 5530 Gulf of Mexico Drive before the approaching season ends, according to discussion during a July 31 meeting of the newly formed Development Review Committee.

The property is the site of the former Longboat Key Animal Clinic and sits just south of Euphemia Haye.

At the meeting, Senior Planner Steve Schield discussed the site’s application process with Paul Russo, restaurateur and co-owner of Impact Homes Inc. Russo is considering opening a restaurant at the site with his wife, Jo Ellen Baxter-Smith. Discussion at the meeting included a review of the site’s parking requirements, waste management and several other requirements needed to convert the commercially zoned property into a restaurant. Russo hopes to submit application materials by September so the Planning and Zoning Board can review the application in October.

Property owners Dr. David Smith and Jo Ellen Baxter-Smith, owners of the property since the early 1980s, closed the clinic in 1996. The Russos have a contract in place with the Smiths to purchase the property if the restaurant application is approved.

+ Firefighters plan training at closed Hilton facilities

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Longboat Key Fire Rescue plans to take advantage of the former Longboat Key Hilton Beachfront Resort’s closing for renovations this summer.

Fire Rescue Chief Paul Dezzi said his firefighter/paramedics will review and perform forcible entry, aerial ladder operations, overhaul and general fire ground operation procedures at buildings slated for demolition this

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summer to make way for a new hotel.

The exercises and drills were scheduled for last week but will be rescheduled after utility issues on the site are corrected.

+ Mote scientists study red tide bloom offshore Mote Marine Laboratory scientists are studying a recent red tide bloom reported offshore of Hernando County.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reported the bloom two weeks ago in the area of a large fish kill.

According to a Mote news release, satellite images allow scientists to see algae blooms at the surface, but water samples are required to confirm the species of algae and document unique conditions surrounding each bloom.

For statewide red tide updates and information from FWC, visit myfwc.com/redtide.

+ Correction The July 30 Diversions article about Howard Millman misstated the year he left the Asolo Repertory Theatre. He left the Asolo for a second time in 2006.

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BIG IMPASSE

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by David Conway | News Editor

Lido residents begin push for dredging Lido Key residents stress the urgency of a proposed project to renourish the Lido shoreline, while Siesta Key residents want more evidence it won’t harm their beaches.

In the wake of an Army Corps of Engineers report that supports a project to renourish Lido Key with sand from Big Pass, Lido residents are beginning to rally support for the project, but Siesta Key residents remain skeptical.

On July 23, the Army Corps held a series of public meetings at Sarasota City Hall, the first such meetings since the report was released in mid-June. Corps officials made the case for the project, which would use up to 1.3 million cubic yards of sand in the first-ever dredging of Big Pass, and took input from residents.

The Lido Key Residents Association has been passionate about this project for some time, but has avoided actively campaigning for it. Instead, the group has allowed the city — the Army Corps’ partner on the dredging project — to take the lead in gathering support for the proposal.

The city did do some lobbying for the importance of the project, with City Manager Tom Barwin calling Lido Key an essential economic tool for the region. He also emphasized the importance of adhering to environmental standards and protecting adjacent shorelines, assuring attendees that the process for gaining approval is rigorous.

“This project has been reviewed, will continue to be reviewed, will be peer reviewed,” Barwin said. “I don’t think we’ll move forward until we’ve got it right.”

With the report out, however, Lido residents were more forceful about stressing the urgency of the project, which would replenish critically eroded portions of the shoreline.

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Army Corps officials explain in detail the findings of their report, which presents models that show the dredging of Big Pass would have negligible effects on Siesta Key. “The 800 members of the Lido Key Residents Association are in complete agreement,” association President Carl Shoffstall said. “We would like to see this project move forward with the Army Corps.”

Siesta Key residents, concerned about what effects dredging Big Pass might have on the Siesta shoreline to the south, remained wary of the project despite the Army Corps report. Attendees at last week’s meetings were not as adamantly opposed to the dredging as they had been at an earlier Army Corps presentation in

December, but residents felt questions about the future of Siesta Key remained unanswered.

Peter van Roekens, a Siesta Key resident, is a member of the group Save our Siesta Sand 2, which is fighting against the dredge of Big Pass. Van Roekens said an independent peer review was necessary to confirm that the risk to Siesta was negligible before the project can move forward. Sarasota County commissioners have discussed funding a peer review of the dredging project.

“Before anything happens in terms of

dredging Big Pass for the first time, we need to have a truly independent peer reviewer look at their plan,” van Roekens said. “The fact is, nobody who’s independent has looked at it.”

Van Roekens said the Army Corps was doing a good job of selling the merits of the project for Lido Key, but that the report didn’t give enough certainty to justify putting such an essential economic engine — Siesta Beach and the rest of the Key — at risk.

“This is not a sales job — these are not parking meters you’re going to put in and take out,” van Roekens said. “This is a major, major project.”

Although some residents are still unconvinced, Corps officials tried to quell specific concerns about the project. In response to a question about the total amount of sand to be added to the Lido Shoreline over the 50-year lifespan of the project — a figure that comes to 6.6 million cubic yards — Coastal Engineer Jason Engle explained that some sand would come from New Pass, while Big Pass would be naturally replenished over time with the sand added to Lido.

“About 2.3 million cubic yards have accumulated in the Big Sarasota Pass ebb shoal in the past 10 years,” Engle said. “It’s unlikely that we would be reducing it by much more than that.”

The Army Corps is in the process of applying for state permits and making sure the proposed project complies with national environmental regulations. A permit is unlikely to be issued until summer 2015, and the Corps has yet to secure funding for the project. Another public meting is scheduled for November, when an environmental assessment will be available for public review.

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to protect us from immediate harm. These Condo laws assume the disputes involve differences of opinion and not criminal activity,” the letter states.

DiNicola also filed an Aug. 1 amended complaint in Manatee County Court that contains new allegations, including that board members illegally held meetings in secret and didn’t follow proper procedure when they approved a window project that’s currently underway, which resulted in an assessment of $8,000 per unit owner.

DiNicola told the Longboat Observer that the crux of his Caleb Motsinger lawsuit hasn’t changed, but the Arbomar is located at 4485 Gulf of Mexico Drive and has 31 units. amended complaint shows collusion among board members.

Previously, the association “Illegal construction and damMajor did not return multiple aged property values are still phone calls from the Longboat had discussed completing the the core of this lawsuit,” he said. Observer. Spiezio and board $500,000 project over a two-year “The amended complaint is member Ed Kaczynski, who are period because staggering the about showing the actions of this both named in the suit, declined work would have allowed the asboard.” to comment for this story, citing sociation to use its reserve funds to pay for it, because the condo The lawsuit stems from allega- pending litigation. tions that the board’s president, DiNicola, who typically uses receives income from mobile Walter “Chip” Major conducted his unit one week a month and carriers for cellular antennae on lorida’s cultural capital, Sarasota is where days unlicensed construction work on spends an additional two or the building’s roof. egin at the water’s edge and spillunits into downtown DiNicola emailed the board his and three other in the three weeks there per year for a letter May 1 that he asked be fter sunset, and where the performing arts meet vacation, said he never had an condo, including the residence read out loud at an association board member Spiezio. world-classofcuisine.

Located Judith on Florida’s Gulf issue with the board until earlier meeting that accuses the board The suit accuses board members this year, after the condo elected oast, there are few other communities on earth of sending out “heavy-handed of violating the condo associa- a new board. hat offer the unique combination year-round “I noticed a shift in tone,” he emails that tell people they are tion’s covenants and of breaching unshine, pristine Gulf beaches, a bustling economy, said, noting that he was disresponsible for replacing their their fiduciary duty. sliding glass doors and threatenIn an email to the Longboat turbed when he read in meeting n energetic arts scene, and a sophisticated ing people with $50 a day fines Observer, DiNicola accused Maminutes that board members aid-back lifestyle. Nestled at the gateway to the jor of running for board presi- had asked building manager and liens against their property” istoric Burns Court neighborhood, SANSARA is dent to use the position “to con- Kent Lagro, also an Arbomar unit and criticized the board’s treaterfectly positioned to offer residents tinue unlicensed work the andbest to of owner, whether he was consid- ment of Lagro.

“If I see further actions by this his vibranthide city. his activities by controlling ering retirement due to his age the Board and to avoid following (78), and about the window proj- Board to serve their own interAssociation by-laws/procedures ect that he contends was done ests and impose their values on the community, I will engage my and Florida law.” improperly.

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resources and Florida based legal expertise to counter these actions,” he wrote.

DiNicola said after his letter was read, he heard from other unit owners, who informed him of illegal construction work. After discussions with Lagro, DiNicola reported the work to the Longboat Key Planning Zoning and Building Department.

The board notified unit owners in a May 15 letter that “certain renovations performed inside a condominium unit appear to be in violation of applicable building code provision(s), specifically in that wood 2-by-4s were used in some framing when metal framing should have been used.”

The letter states that Major was acting in an individual capacity, not in his role as board president and stated that he was taking corrective steps and offered personal apologies.

In a June 20 letter to unit owners, Major wrote the board had opted to hire a professional management company and would not sign an employment agreement extension with Lagro. Lagro, who said he learned about his termination when he, along with other unit owners, received the June 20 letter, described his termination, saying: “I’m the whistleblower,” he said.

The town red-tagged one unit for not having proper documentation but issued permits for three other units. On Tuesday, Building Official Wayne Thorne told the Longboat Observer that the red tag had been removed, a permit has been issued and inspections are ongoing.

“My staff has not given any in-

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dication that there have been any issues to the structure,” Thorne said when asked about potential damages to the building.

DiNicola and other unit owners attempted to recall the board but didn’t get sufficient votes for the effort.

A motion filed on behalf of the board to dismiss DiNicola’s complaint states that “it is clear that the Complaint does not demonstrate that any of Defendants alleged actions, statements, votes, or inactions rise to the level of conduct for which a Board Member can be held statutorily liable for damages.”

The motion also states that Major and Spiezio didn’t use their roles as board members to avoid costs associated with permits.

“Rather, any unit owner or contractor could complete work without permits,” it states.

DiNicola is seeking damages in excess of $15,000. He claims the work has impacted the building’s safety and reduced the value of his unit.

As of Tuesday afternoon, no hearings had been scheduled for the case.

Mayor Jim Brown, to whom DiNicola addressed his July 28 letter seeking changes for removing board, could not be reached for comment Tuesday.

Vice Mayor Jack Duncan does not believe the town has a larger role to play in the case.

“As far as the permitting and code enforcement goes, that’s where our purview ends,” he said. “As far as condo boards, it’s a whole area of statutes that’s overseen and dictated by state law.”

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Primary recommendations When Sarasota and Manatee county voters color in their ballots on or before Aug. 26 for the primary elections, they will find most of the races will be for local offices.

Keeping track of these candidates — who they are, their qualifications and what they stand for — and determining for whom to vote is a challenge.

If you haven’t already voted, to help you gain perspective, this week we provide information and recommendations on eight of the races in Manatee and Sarasota counties.

SARASOTA COUNTY COMMISSION

DISTRICT 2 — Candidates: Paul Caragiulo; Shannon Snyder With Commissioner Joe Barbetta having reached term limits, politically ambitious Caragiulo apparently decided that marked the opportunity to end his frustration with his fellow Sarasota city commissioners and vie for a seat on a commission that actually accomplishes good work for its constituents.

For months, it looked as though Caragiulo would be the obvious successor to Barbetta — even in spite of Caragiulo’s being a member of the often dysfunctional City Commission.

But then, as bizarreness goes at City Hall, another city commissioner, Shannon Snyder, decided to challenge Caragiulo for the Republican nomination for District 2 County Commission seat.

What?

Now there are two city commissioners, neither of whom can claim a convincing record of accomplishments that have helped propel the city forward.

But now we know what’s going on. Snyder is representing anti-growth neighborhood factions as the antidote to Caragiulo’s probusiness philosophy. That group wants to break up the three-vote, pro-business block on the County Commission, and Snyder is its stalking horse.

But if you evaluate the performances of Caragiulo and Snyder during their tenures on the City Commission, Caragiulo better embraces than Snyder the Republican values of limited government, fiscal responsibility and pro-economic growth — albeit in moderation, not as a strident libertarian. Perhaps one of the convincing arguments for Caragiulo is he is sincerely motivated to do what he can as a policymaker to make Sarasota a place where his children can find good jobs and live in a thriving, beautiful community.

Caragiulo would be a work horse and tough watchdog on county spending.

Recommendation: Paul Caragiulo DISTRICT 4 — Candidates: Alan Maio; Lourdes Ramirez This race is to fill the seat of Commissioner Nora Patterson, who also has reached her term limits.

And the candidates in this race pretty much portray the story of Sarasota County: an accomplished business owner, entrepreneur and operator whose companies created hundreds of well-paying, tax-paying jobs in Florida and helped build roads and homes for thousands of Sarasota County residents (Maio) versus one of the county’s leading neighborhood activists who advocates for tight restrictions on development (Ramirez).

Pro-growth versus restricted growth.

But here’s one of the unique aspects of this race: Maio is not as unabashedly prodevelopment as you might expect, and Ramirez is not unabashedly anti-business as you might expect. Call Maio center-right, albeit more right than center; and Ramirez center-left, albeit more left than center.

Maio describes his vision for Sarasota County this way: “How about a healthy dose of positive passion? I hope we can be more accepting to encouraging our young people to stay here and have businesses locate here on their own [not with subsidies, he told us], and in the process

OBSERVER PRIMARY RECOMMENDATIONS Manatee County NON-PARTISAN RACES

Circuit Judge Group 17 — Susan Maulucci School Board District 2 — Rodney Jones School Board District 4 — Karen Carpenter School Board District 5 — Julie Aranibar

Sarasota County NON-PARTISAN RACES

Circuit Judge Group 17 — Susan Maulucci School Board District 1 — Ken Marsh or Bridget Ziegler School Board District 4 — Shirley Brown School Board District 5 — Jane Goodwin

REPUBLICAN PARTY

County Commission District 2 — Paul Caragiulo County Commission District 4 — Alan Maio

we should do no harm to the environment.

Those two things are not mutually exclusive.”

Ramirez’s vision is not much different: “I’d like to see more diversity in the economy so we can have more families here.” She would like the region’s colleges and universities to collaborate with the Sarasota County Economic Development Corp. to flesh out growth in key industries — but without subsidies to corporations.

And she professes fiscal frugality. “I want to see where we can save money,” she says.

In Maio and Ramirez, voters have two passionate, even-keeled candidates who have been deeply involved in their communities. Maio has the fuller resume — including stints on the county’s code enforcement board, board of zoning appeals, planning commission and the Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council. Ramirez has served as president of the Siesta Key Association and Council of Neighborhood Association.

When you compare the history of the two, Ramirez inevitably would fall on the side of favoring more government restrictions on development.

Maio, throughout his 30 years in business and service in Sarasota County, has demonstrated a history of integrity, common sense and fair-mindedness.

Recommendation: Alan Maio

SARASOTA SCHOOL BOARD

DISTRICT 1 — Candidates: Velton Hodges, Ken Marsh, Paul J. Schafer and Bridget Ziegler (incumbent) This is a great lineup of candidates: Velton Hodges, 60, is a 30-year educator in Sarasota schools and former president for 12 years of the Sarasota County teachers union.

Ken Marsh, 63, has spent 35 years in public education, retiring recently as the head of long-range planning for the Sarasota County School District. It’s not exaggerating to say no one knows more about the inner and outside workings, operations and finances of the district than does Marsh. No one.

Paul Schafer, 71, spent 37 years as a professor of reading and dean of the school of education at St. Bonaventure University and served as a county legislator and school board member in upstate New York.

Bridget Ziegler, 32, the incumbent appointed by Gov. Rick Scott, is a new mother, an insurance representative for a Sarasota company and a fireball of youthful enthusiasm for education.

Together, they would make a solid school board. Unfortunately, only one can win.

Of all the candidates, we like Hodges’ candidness. He gives you the impression he doesn’t expect to have much of a chance to win. But he told us he is running for the

board seat because “there are some things I want to say.” Two things in particular: 1. “My biggest issue is we no longer have school resource officers (armed security officers) in our elementary schools. I don’t understand that decision. How can you not pay for that? It’s a matter of priorities.”

2. “I don’t see the district moving forward.

It has no discernible action plan.We haven’t gone anywhere. We’re sitting still.”

Hodges says he would include teachers in that process of determining a vision and a plan. “They would own it.”

He makes good points.

So does Professor Shafer. Everything this career reading professor says makes a lot of sense. He knows the issues. He would be a good, pragmatic, common-sense board member. He’s right: There should be a community discussion about charter schools. Should there be a limit?

But when we assess the four candidates vying for this seat, the decision comes down to two: Marsh and Ziegler.

By virtue of her age, Ziegler has the thinnest CV and could be regarded as the least qualified of the four candidates.

But that’s also an advantage. Her lack of experience — along with her passion and fearlessness — means she is uninhibited in challenging the status quo and establishment. She represents the next generation of parents and students, and that perspective is a fresh addition to the board.

Too often government bodies become tired and stale. They need someone to rouse the rabble, to help push an organization to the next level. Ziegler would do that well. As the appointed incumbent, she has already started.

But then there’s Marsh. For a career bureaucrat, he is full of entrepreneurial ideas. This one is good: A Pine View-like pre-K and kindergarten for struggling children.

While we endorse the idea of a youthful, challenge-authority board member like Ziegler, when placed side by side with Marsh, his depth of knowledge, his relationships with key people from Tallahassee to the county administration building and his thoughtful, creative ideas are too valuable to pass up.

Recommendation: Ken Marsh, or Bridget Ziegler

DISTRICT 4 — Candidates: Shirley Brown (incumbent); Helen Wolff Kudos to Helen Wolff, mother and professional translator. Rather than just complain, she decided to try to do something about it. That “it” is Common Core.

Wolff doesn’t like the obsession with these top-down standards. Unfortunately, as a school board there is not much she could do. The Legislature dictates.

Brown, a former state representative from Sarasota, knows all about Tallahassee mandates. But she also knows as a board member she is bound by law to implement the Legislature’s laws.

While we often differ philosophically with Brown on the role of government, Brown has proven to be an effective, hardworking board member.

Recommendation: Shirley Brown DISTRICT 5 — Candidates: Jane Goodwin (incumbent); Randy McLendon Randy McLendon, an Englewood Realtor and church minister, is a clear-headed, common-sense thinker who would be just as valuable to the board as, say, most of the other candidates seeking the office.

But as we’ve noted before, elections typically are referenda on the performance of incumbents. In that vein, there is no reason not to retain and re-elect Jane Goodwin. She is a careful steward of taxpayer money, and the fact her peers elected her twice to chair the board demonstrates competence and integrity.

Recommendation: Jane Goodwin

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Talk about tumult. From the departure of former Superintendent Roger Dearing in 2008, through the debillitating tenure of former Superintendent Tim McGonegal through 2012, until the announcement last week that the Manatee County School District reported a $4 million operating surplus, the past six years will go down as one of the lowest points in district history.

But thank goodness, in early 2013 the board selected current Superintendent Rick Mills. And ever since, he and his team have been restoring the district’s financial health.

Much work is still required of the administration and the board. Who, then, are the best candidates to represent taxpayers, students, families, and the district’s teachers going forward?

DISTRICT 2 — Candidates: Rodney Jones; Charlie Kennedy With the retirement of 16-year school board member Barbara Harvey, the District 2 election features Charlie Kennedy, a 10-year Manatee High School teacher, and Rodney Jones, a longtime community volunteer and leader and social worker with at-risk children.

Each of these candidates would bring valuable knowledge and perspectives to the board.

When you talk to Kennedy, his understanding of the issues and of what is needed on the board and in the schools is solid. He’s a big proponent of more emphasis on early education and pre-K, the precursors to success in school and life. He sees the top priorities of the board are to make sure the $340 million general fund is allocated in the right places; and perhaps more immediately, for the board and district administration to rebuild relationships with the community at large and teachers.

public schools, Brunner graduated from West Point and is a Gulf War veteran.

During Brunner’s tenure on the board, twice as many schools earned A or B grades as now, and the district received the state’s gold seal for fiscal management.

All of which creates a tough choice for voters.

Brunner should serve on the board again. He has all that it takes and would bring consensus building and West Point leadership skills. But we’ll side with Carpenter, 71, to continue the board and district’s turnaround. She expressed much higher confidence in Superintendent Mills than did Brunner.

And in these early stages of the district’s comeback, this is not the time to disrupt Mills’ momentum. If Carpenter is elected, we hope Brunner runs again.

Recommendation: Karen Carpenter

DISTRICT 5 — Candidates: Frank Brunner; Karen Carpenter (incumbent) If this district election is a referendum on incumbent Karen Carpenter’s performance the past four years, one way to evaluate her tenure is she — along with board member Julie Aranibar — did the ugly work that needed to be done.

They disrupted the status quo, which had become a trend line of decline that started prior to their election in 2010.

And this is what typically happens when disruption occurs: Conditions get worse before they get better. Which is exactly what happened from 2010 to 2012. Carpenter and Aranibar led the charge for fiscal accountability, and along the way, there were periods of rancor among board members.

Nevertheless, Carpenter and Aranibar persisted, and the results are evident.

So why give up now on the corrective course Carpenter has helped chart?

There is a strong argument to continue.

And then there is Frank Brunner.

Brunner, 47, served honorably and competently as a school board member from 1998 to 2006. A product of Manatee

DISTRICT 5 — Candidates: Julie Aranibar (incumbent); Mary Stewart Cantrell; James T. Golden; Carlton Les Nichols The caliber of candidates in this district is extraordinary.

Aranibar, mother, entrepreneur, community activist and volunteer extraordinaire; Cantrell, former longtime CEO of one of the most recognized and successful technical schools in the nation (Manatee Technical Institute); Golden, a former two-term Bradenton City Council member and lawyer whose name makes almost every list of Manatee community leaders; and Nichols, a 36-year-old Marine veteran and property-manager who shows a passion for improving schools that you would expect from a Marine.

But this race is almost a mirror of the District 4 race. Like Carpenter in that race, incumbent Aranibar has earned reelection.

We like how she describes herself: “I am not one who has ever taken from my community. What I did (the past

four years), I know I did it for the right reasons. I stood up and got in there when things were not good. Even through the darkest days, my focus has been on protecting children. My focus has been on solutions.”

To paraphrase commentator Bill O’Reilly, Manatee taxpayers can be sure Aranibar is always looking out for you.

Recommendation: Julie Aranibar

12TH CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE

CANDIDATES: Art Jackman; Susan Maulucci These two candidates both have earned seats on the bench.

Jackman is currently a felony division chief in the 12th Circuit’s state attorney’s office, where he has served for 18 years.

In addition, he has served 28 years — and continues to serve — as a judge advocate and colonel in the U.S. Air Force.

And throughout all this time, he has tried hundreds and hundreds of cases of all types.

Maulucci’s experience is equally extensive and diverse, if not more so. She served seven years as an assistant state attorney in the 12th Circuit; for the next 13 years she practiced family law, with an emphasis on children and juvenile guardianships.

Since 2004, Maulucci has served as a 12th Circuit general magistrate, the equivalent of a judge but without authority to try jury cases. In this position, she has presided over family law hearings and trials and always difficult Baker Act cases.

When you talk to lawyers and judges about Maulucci, they are unequivocal: Her experience, longtime community service as an advocate for children and judicial temperament make her an outstanding candidate for circuit judge.

We recommend Maulucci, and urge Jackman to try again. His turn will come.

Recommendation: Susan Maulucci

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Jones, on the other hand, would bring other valuable wisdom and skills to the board. A product of Manatee public schools, 47-year-old Jones has been a visible leader in Manatee’s AfricanAmerican community for 30 years.

Like Kennedy, Jones sees what is needed on the board. First: Bring a divided board and community back together. Jones has devoted much of his community service to that with, as he puts it: “a style of leadership that brings people together.”

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This is the second of a three-week installment featuring candidate questionnaires for the local races in the Aug. 26 primary election. This week includes candidates for the Sarasota County School Board and Charter Review Board.

Sarasota County School Board District 1 VELTON HODGES

KEN MARSH

PAUL SCHAFER

What specific skills or experience do you have that qualifies you more than your opponent to serve as a member of the Sarasota County School Board?

None of my opponents has the breadth of experience I have in the Sarasota public schools. I have been a student (Sarasota High School class of 1971), parent, teacher and teacher representative for more than three decades in our school system. In addition to teaching. I served 12 years as the elected president of the Sarasota Classified Teachers Association.

In that position I worked directly with five different superintendents and numerous board members.

What specific skills or experience do you have that qualifies you more than your opponent to serve as a member of the Sarasota County School Board?

My qualifications include 35 years in local public education, leadership of six local and statewide organizations, facilitation of community initiatives and volunteering with numerous youth and senior services.

That experience, plus my knowledge of Florida school law and the school district’s staff and programs, prepare me to respond to whatever we face over the next four years.

What specific skills or experience do you have that qualifies you more than your opponent to serve as a member of the Sarasota County School Board?

My education, experience and commitment to education qualify me to be a member of the Sarasota County School Board.

I have more than 45 years of teaching experience and 15 years of experience as an Olean, N.Y. School Board member. I currently serve on the Sarasota County Literacy Council Board and tutor literacy students.

What is your position on charter schools?

I am not opposed to charter schools. The original intent of the charter school legislation was for the charter school to provide programs or special services not available in our public schools. As a School Board member, I will hold new charter applicants to that standard.

What is your position on

AGE: 60 FAMILY: Married with two daughters EDUCATION: A.A. degree, Manatee Junior College; bachelor’s and master’s degrees in education from the University of Georgia.

OCCUPATION: Retired teacher, Sarasota Public Schools, 34 years of service vouchers?

I oppose vouchers.

What is your vision for the Sarasota County School District?

When was the last time you heard the phrase “world-class education” spoken by our superintendent or School Board members? It’s time we stop patting ourselves on the back for being good and set a course to becoming great.

What is your position on charter schools?

I support the full range of public school choice, including charter schools.

I do question providing local financial resources to out-of-state and forprofit charter schools.

What is your position on vouchers?

I do not support public tax dollars being used to fund private schools that lack accountability and do not adhere to the same

AGE: 63 FAMILY: Married, one child EDUCATION: Bachelor’s in psychology and master’s of social work degrees, University of Georgia OCCUPATION: Former director of long-range planning, Sarasota County Schools

What is your position on charter schools?

Although I support parents’ right to choose, I believe there should be a moratorium on new charter schools. The charter schools we now have in Sarasota County take $50 million dollars from the operating budget.

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What is your vision for the Sarasota County School District?

We must maintain our excellent instructional delivery system, our overwhelming community support, our efficient operations division, and our award-winning finance department so we can expand our efforts to reach struggling students while maintaining our arts, athletics and gifted programs.

What is your position on vouchers?

I fully support private education, but the questions become: Should tax-

AGE: 71 FAMILY: Single EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in elementary education; master’s degree in special education; Ed.D. in reading and language arts OCCUPATION: Reading specialist, Keiser University; professor emeritus, St. Bonaventure University payers pick up the costs for a private education?

What is your vision for the Sarasota County School District?

School board members should have only one aspiration: to provide the best education taxpayers can afford. My vision is to continue the tradition of excellence that has come to symbolize our schools.

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BRIDGET ZIEGLER

SHIRLEY BROWN

HELEN WOLFF

What specific skills or experience do you have that qualifies you more than your opponent to serve as a member of the Sarasota County School Board?

As a businesswoman, an active member of the community, and a mother to a young child who will enter the district in a few years, I bring a perspective that is drastically different than my opponents. There needs to be a board member who will represent the parents of those children.

As an outsider — someone who has not worked within the system — I have the ability to see things from a fresh perspective.

What do you like about the new Florida State Standards? What don’t you like about them?

I like that they have aligned the high school graduation requirements more closely with business and college entry requirements. The new standards stress more critical thinking skills and encourage teachers to have students be more engaged in the learning process.

What do you like about the new Florida State Standards? What don’t you like about them?

This new system is being pilot-tested on the fly.

Private corporations wrote the Common Core standards with little teacher and public input. They are not accountable to voters and taxpayers. The Florida Standards are 99% Common Core. It is education without representation.

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What is your position on charter schools?

I believe in parent choice and the right to decide which school will provide the best education. I support charter schools that illustrate a concise plan, proven results and another option for students.

What is your position on vouchers?

I also support the concept of vouchers. If Sarasota County Schools do not offer what a family desires

AGE: 32 FAMILY: Married with one daughter EDUCATION: Florida International University, business marketing OCCUPATION: Commercial insurance producer, Al Purmort Insurance for their child, they should have the right to choose to go elsewhere.

What is your vision for the Sarasota County School District?

My vision for the Sarasota County School District is to ensure every child has access to a world-class education best suited for their needs and that failure is not an option. I want Sarasota County to be known as a place that chooses the importance of education above all else.

What are the most crucial challenges that will face the school board in the next two years, and how would you propose these challenges be addressed?

The district-wide transition to the new standards can be challenging for teachers, parents, and students if they do not understand them. We must continue to provide professional development and support for teachers and administrators.

Another challenge will be the retirement of Superintendent Lori White.

The board needs to work with community and staff to find the best candidate available and ensure that person will be dedicated

AGE: 61 FAMILY: Married, two children, three grandchildren OCCUPATION: Semiretired, school board member

What is your position on charter schools?

I am very cautious about approving new charter schools. I would want a new charter school to show it can meet all financial and curriculum state requirements.

What are the most crucial challenges that will face the school board in the next two years, and how would you propose these challenges be addressed?

As a member of the school board, the crucial challenge will be to address parental concerns as Florida Standards begin this school year.

The other challenge will be the search for a new superintendent of schools.

What is your position on vouchers?

As long as the state gives vouchers without requiring accountability for student performance or financing, I will oppose them.

What is your position on charter schools?

Charter schools provide a choice for parents but the board needs to put in place an independent review process for initial applications as well as ongo-

to improving our schools, as opposed to padding a resume.

AGE: 55 FAMILY: Married with two children EDUCATION: European Baccalaureate Certificate; Institute of Modern Languages graduate, Ghent, Belgium; degree in modern languages; degree in secretarial studies OCCUPATION: Former translator, Belgian Navy; former executive secretary to Ambassadors, Belgian Consulate General and Europartners Securities Corp. ing performance.

What is your position on vouchers?

Vouchers offer an opportunity for students in low-performing schools.

The criteria for qualifying must be equitable.

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AGE: 68 FAMILY: Single with one daughter EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree, University of Georgia OCCUPATION: Two years as a high school teacher; 20 years in information technology, including 18 years as a marketing representative with IBM; 10 years as regional manager for a building controls manufacturer; six years as director of marketing and community relations at the Sarasota YMCA; one year as executive director of the Home Builders Association of Sarasota County.

What do you like about the new Florida State Standards? What don’t you like about them?

We did not vote on this issue, but the Legislature chose this standard. We must implement and do the best job we can to follow the laws of the state. There are always standards and they have changed many times. Standards are the guides for what must be included in a year of instruction.

These standards only affect math and language arts. I see merit in more complex thinking and analyzing issues. Our employers and colleges tell us that our students need to be able to think critically and independently.

What are the most crucial challenges that will face the school board in the next two years, and how would you propose these challenges be addressed?

We must replace

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Superintendent Lori White in three years, and that process requires leadership. I have been the chairwoman of the school board for the past two years and have shown that I am a leader on the board. We have to work on assessments, end-of-course exams for more than 700 courses and aligning our teacher compensation with a new evaluation process.

AGE: 60 FAMILY: Married with one daughter and one grandson EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary OCCUPATION: Realtor at the Englewood office of Michael Saunders & Co.; former pastor of Stilesboro Baptist Church/Encourager Church in the Atlanta suburb of Kennsaw for 17 years.

What is your position on charter schools?

I work very closely with our charter schools and support them. We worked together to pass the referendum in 2014.

What is your position on vouchers?

We have more than 222,000 students in this program, and it is growing at an increasing rate. There is no accountability for these schools. Testing as we know it does not exist for private schools. That needs to be resolved.

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What are the most crucial challenges that will face the school board in the next two years, and how would you propose these challenges be addressed?

The selection of a new superintendent of schools would obviously be a critical challenge facing the school board.

The full implementation of Common Core/ Florida Standards versus their replacement will be a major issue. As always, financial stewardship will always be a challenge to be addressed, both in lean and abundant times. Transparency in financial issues is key to strong local support.

What is your position on charter schools? I support charter schools, though I am not in favor of charter schools where local control is limited.

What is your position on vouchers?

I favor vouchers as one means of parental choice in education.

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What do you like about the new Florida State Standards? What don’t you like about them? I can’t say that I like anything about them. I believe there are too many standards. Looking back at the standards that were put in place in 1996, there were 49 English Language Arts standards that applied to grades 3-5. The current set has 230 standards. Assuming many are the same for each grade, which averages out to more than 75 different standards per grade. That seems to bring a lot of unnecessary specificity to saying simply learn how to read and understand what you read, learn how to write legibly, correctly and with precision, and learn how to speak so that you communicate well. Good teachers do this instinctively and in age-appropriate ways. The standards themselves were never brought before the people for their approval.

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ELECTION 2014 Charter Review Board District 1 REPUBLICANS

PAUL CAJKA SR.

STEVEN R. FIELDS

Why are you running to be elected to the Charter Review Board?

I am running for the Charter Review Board to serve the citizens of Sarasota County. My children were well educated for their future endeavors by the Sarasota County School District. I hope I give back a little through volunteer service with the Charter ReAGE: 57 view Board.

FAMILY: Married If you are elected, with three chilwhat will be your dren agenda and prioriEDUCATION: ties?

Mount Lebanon 1. Serving the High School, citizens of Sarabachelor’s sota County to degree in ecothe best of my nomics, The abilities; 2. Make Pennsylvania the charter a docState University ument that does OCCUPATION: not block reasonFront-end serable growth for vice, Publix the opportunity Super Markets and prosperity of Sarasota County; 3. Protect the election of Charter Review Board members by the voters of Sarasota County.

Why are you running to be re-elected to the Charter Review Board?

I am a candidate for this office because the operation of the board must be open, accessible and fair to maintain public confidence. No influence of party affiliation should play a part in the operation or deliberation of the Charter Review Board.

What makes you a better candidate for the Charter Review Board than your opponent?

I am a better candidate for the Charter Review Board because I have extensive experience listening to the residents of Sarasota County. The Charter Review Board needs accessible members, and I will be accessible to people though my daily job.

What makes you a better candidate for the Charter Review Board than your opponent?

I have served as vice-chair and been elected to serve as the current chairman of the board. The combination of familiarity with the board prior to office as well as the numerous positions I have held while serving on it give me a wealth of experience that makes me uniquely qualified as a candidate.

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If you are re-electFAMILY: Married ed, what will be 26 years your agenda and priorities?

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I will continue to give voters their rightful opportunity to address issues before the board and oppose attempts to convert the board to an appointed body.

Charter Review Board District 5 BRUCE DILLON

W. BRIAN SLIDER AGE: 52 EDUCATION: College and automotive trade school

FAMILY: Married, no children.

OCCUPATION: Customer service and sales

OCCUPATION: Retired telecommunications operations manager for Verizon Why are you running to be elected to the Charter Review Board?

I have been active in community affairs for more than a decade as a volunteer in county government serving on several advisory boards. Running for the Charter Review Board offers an opportunity to use some of the skills developed through that volunteer work and other life experiences in a different area of community service.

If you are elected, what will be your agenda and priorities?

Thoughtful consideration of and an open mind toward proposed changes.

What makes you a better candidate for the Charter Review Board than your opponent?

My volunteer service has offered an education on the interworking of local government.

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If you are elected, what will be your agenda and priorities?

1. Working with other board members to produce an effective board of ethics that makes it easier for our citizens to question and hold accountable our elected officials. 2. Term limits for all elected county positions. 3. Campaign finance reform for Charter Review Board candidates.

What makes you a better candidate for the Charter Review Board than your opponent?

As a citizen of Sarasota County, I have looked at various issues that concern my neighbors and myself. I am an individual who is experienced in seeing both sides of an issue and resolving the issue in a way that works for all involved. Government is not a one size fits all or one side for all. I have taken the first step in finance reform and I have signed my campaign contribution oath that limits the amount my campaign can accept. My opponent has accepted campaign contribution amounts in excess of the $200 contribution limit as prescribed in our current county charter for all other elected county officials.

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TAXES / FROM PAGE 1A offset rising expenditures and looming pension debt.

Bullock proposed an operating millage rate of 2.1763 mills, which is a 0.1003 millage increase over the current rate of 2.0760 mills, in his Aug. 1 recommended budget. The town manager is also seeking beach millage increases to begin paying for a beach project taxpayers approved two years ago. The millage rate increases will result in taxpayers paying an additional $954,397 in overall taxes compared with a year ago.

“The town is benefitting through improved economic conditions as reflected in the 5.5% increase in assessed values of property and increased building permit activity with several substantial projects expected to begin,” wrote Bullock is his budget memo to commissioners.

Bullock worked with staff this summer to keep expenditures flat. The town also won’t hire any new employees, and there won’t be any wage increases except those offered to Longboat Key Police Department officers as part of a collective bargaining contract.

“Strategic planning workshops were held to bring ongoing expenditures inline with revenues, however a mill rate increase was necessary to accomplish this goal,” Bullock wrote in his memo.

The budget, Bullock said, “provides the town the resources it needs to accomplish some major projects over the next fiscal year.”

Those major projects include funding for a beach project and the construction of two groins to hold sand on the north end of the Key slated for next summer; the replacement of an aging water line in Sarasota Bay that funnels the Key’s wastewater to Manatee County for treatment; and a technology assessment to replace outdated community development and financial reporting systems.

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NET EFFECT OF BEACH EROSION MILLAGE INCREASE • Beach Millage A Taxpayer Impact — Single Family Homeowner Gulf-front home property owners with a median value of $1.3 million will see a $1,104.98 change in their total tax bill for 2015.

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TIMBER! 9:57 p.m. — 500 block of Bay Isles Parkway. Property Damage. Police saw a drug store delivery truck swipe a low-hanging branch with its trailer, resulting in the entire tree crashing down on a nearby fence.

The store manager arranged for clearing of the road and fence repairs.

• Beach Millage B Taxpayer Impact — Single Family Homeowner Homeowners residing east of Gulf of Mexico Drive with a median value of $470,000 will see a $99.87 increase in their total tax bill for 2015.

A HELPING HAND

Property taxes make up 65.4% of the town’s revenue, and Bullock was quick to point out the budget issues would have been much worse if values Key-wide hadn’t risen 5.5% overall. Based on July 1 certified values, Bullock’s proposed combined millage rate of 2.1763 mills will generate $10,409,124 in property tax revenues.

Total proposed budget expenditures are $14,838,716, which is a 0.4% increase from a year ago, or $51,131.

Uncontrollable spending increases include $412,322 in pension costs, $20,562 in wage increases for union employees and a $45,655 property/workers’ comp insurance increase. It’s also costing the town $170,000 to undergo zoning and Comprehensive Plan changes.

Overall pension increases will also rise before they go down in future years to help pay off more than $27 million in unfunded pension liabilities associated with freezing the town’s three pension plans.

The annual pension contribution increased $366,981 for a total contribution of $2,964,985 for fiscal year 2015, which represents 19.7% of the total budget.

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12:29 p.m. — 4400 GMD. Lost Property.

A man who lost his driver’s license, credit cards and $400 cash a week earlier called police because he had a flight leaving later that evening. The officer called the airport for the man and notified security so he could board without his ID.

ROAD RAGE 1:44 p.m. — 600 block of Linley Street. Disturbance. A man on a bicycle said he was nearly run over after a man driving a truck pulled out in front of him. Police were called after an argument ensued between the cyclist, driver and several passengers in the vehicle. Police located the driver of the truck, but he and the cyclist had conflicting stories.

A CROWDED TURTLE 5:39 p.m. — 3700 GMD. Animal Rescue. Police responded to a call about a beached and possibly distressed turtle.

When the officer arrived, 10 people were gathered around a 150-pound turtle that had recently nested and was heading back to the Gulf. Police put caution tape around the nest and notified Turtle Watch.

JULY 24 NOISE FROM ABOVE 3:12 p.m. — 4600 block of GMD. Disturbance. Continuous commotion from above his condominium prompted a man to call police. He said a young boy jumps up and down all day and all evening.

While on the scene, police heard the noise

and notified the neighboring couple and their grandson about the town’s noise ordinance.

JULY 27 AN EMPTY HOUSE 5:39 p.m. — 500 block of Kingfisher Lane. Suspicious Circumstance. Police were notified after an alleged female on an Internet chartroom attempted suicide by taking pills and drinking alcohol. Police traced the threat to a local residence with a for-sale sign in the driveway, however, the house appeared to be empty upon their arrival.

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A visitation will take place from 10 a.m. to noon Aug. 9, at Toale Brothers Colonial Chapel, 40 N. Orange Ave., Sarasota; a service will follow Coit at noon. A celebration of life will be held after the service from 1 to 3 p.m. at Misty Creek Country Club, 8454 Misty Creek Drive, Sarasota. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the charity of your choice.

Mary Barash, of Longboat Key, died July 18.

Mrs. Barash graduated from the New York University Bellevue School of Nursing and later served on the nursing school faculty. After raising her four children, she earned her bachelor’s degree in economics from Marymount College, in New York.

Mrs. Barash was a lover of the arts, voracious reader, admirer of the written word, accomplished cook and talented knitter and craftswoman. She was a member of the New York Philharmonic and various museums.

Mrs. Barash is survived by her husband, Ira; children Faith, Louisa, Andrea and David; and four grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Longboat Library, 555 Bay Isles Road, Longboat Key, FL 34228; or the American Heart and Lung Association, lung.org.

Linda Lasday Linda Lasday, 74, of Longboat Key, died July 24.

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Nancy McFarland, 79, of Longboat Key and Rye, N.H., died July 26.

Born Oct. 29, 1934, in Bristol, Vt., she attended Bristol public schools before moving to Middlebury, Vt., where she worked as a nurse at Porter Hospital.

On Nov. 2, 1955, she married Henry McFarland.

Mrs. McFarland was an accomplished artisan who enjoyed knitting and needlepoint and learned McFarland the art of basketweaving from Martha Weatherbee in the last 10 years. She was known for her Shakerstyle and Nantucket lightship baskets.

She also loved her garden, the arts and cooking.

Mrs. McFarland is survived by her husband of more than 59 years, Henry; daughter, Susan Moynahan, and son, Jay McFarland, both of Rye; sister, Elizabeth McKinnon, of Hinesburg, Vt.; half-brother, Dale Norton, of Starksboro, Vt.; and five grandchildren.

A graveside service will take place Aug. 7, in Rye. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made NHSPCA, P.O. Box 196, Stratham, NH 03885 or the Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire, 12 Center St., second floor, Exeter, NH 03833. A celebration of life is currently planned for late November on Longboat Key. To view Mrs. McFarland’s memorial website, visit RemickGendron.com.

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Mrs. Lasday returned to Pittsburgh for post-graduate studies in art history and worked in public broadcasting at PBS WQED-TV. There, she caught the attention of children’s TV host Fred Rogers, aka Mr. Rogers, who used her artwork in his printed teaching materials. In Pittsburgh, Mrs. Lasday taught art part-time at Shady Side Academy Junior High School.

Mrs. Lasday was a recognized watercolorist of the equestrian scene. One of her pieces, which won an award at a Longboat Key Center for the Arts, a Division of Ringling College of Art and Design, juried exhibition, caught the eye of a national PBS art critic, who wrote: “The painting that really stands out is (Linda Lasday’s) ‘Trotters.’ ... The first impression I get looking at this is that Toulouse-Lautrec might have painted it as a poster for the Moulin Rouge. … This picture alone is worth a visit to the exhibition!”

Mrs. Lasday loved dark chocolate, escargot, couponing, “Star Trek,” poolside chit-chats, Shih Tzu pups, cruising, bright, casual fashions, science fiction and, most of all, Sunday family dinner outings.

Mrs. Lasday is survived by her husband of 50 years, Louis; son, Stephen Lasday; brother, William Berger; and two grandsons.

A service was held July 27. Memorial donations can be made to Temple Sinai Artistic Fund, 4631 S. Lockwood Ridge Road, Sarasota, FL 34231; or Sarah Lawrence College Scholarship Fund.

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Price: $22 million Address: 6633 Gulf of Mexico Drive Built: 2013 Square feet: 9,262 Price per square foot: $2,375 Listed by: Deborah Beacham, Michael Saunders & Co.

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After three years of construction, the 2.57-acre Ohana estate was listed in December for $22 million — a record for the Sarasota area.

The Gulf-front property consists of three Balinese-inspired pavilions and a separate beachfront guesthouse. The pavilions are set around a free-form swimming pool with a swim-up sun shelf and adjacent, palm-thatched beach pavilion.

The estate has a private seawall that extends into the Gulf that provides both privacy and protection from beach erosion. Other features include more than 60 types of tropical foliage, a Gulf-front swimming pool, Hemingway natural coral stone walkways and a private tennis court.

Beach pavilions, infinity pools, tennis courts — they’re just a few of the features you’ll find in the region’s top listings.

CASEY KEY Address: 1160 N. Casey Key Road Price: $16.9 million Built: 2011 Square feet: 10,125 Price per square foot: $1,669 Listed by: Linda Roe Dickinson and Kelly Quigley, Michael Saunders & Co.

With just 400 residences and no commercial development, Casey Key offers maximum privacy. But the 2.57-acre gated and walled estate at 1160 N. Casey Key Road offers extra seclusion, with a white sand beach on one side and a yachting lagoon and bay views on the other.

Features include a bayfront billiard room with a mini-kitchen, outdoor living area with a stone fireplace and an infinity pool and spa.

What home would you buy if money were no object? These seven homes look like good choices.

The following properties are the highest price listings on the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) as of Aug. 1, on Longboat, Lido/St. Armands, Bird, Siesta and Casey keys and mainland Sarasota and Lakewood Ranch.

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LAKEWOOD RANCH Address: 8499 Lindrick Lane Price: $16.5 million Built: 2010 Square feet: 17,756 Price per square foot: $929 Listed by: Jim Soda, Premier Sotheby’s International Realty Located at the Concession Golf Club, the 3.55-acre estate was built over a three-and-a-half year period. The home has a spiral staircase leading to an underground, 1,000-bottle wine cellar and tasting room, home theater with a 144inch screen, billiards room and an exercise room with an adjoining sauna and steam shower.

MAINLAND SARASOTA Address: 374 S. Shore Drive Price: $13.8 million Built: 2005 Square feet: 10,883 Price per square foot: $1,268 Listed by: Joel Schemmel, Premier Sotheby’s International Realty Villa Solstice, better known as the Githler house, was built in 2005 in Sarasota’s historic Museum area and has views of Sarasota Bay, the Ringling Bridge, Longboat Key and the downtown skyline from nearly every room.

The home has hosted many Republican bigwigs and has many features that make it a prime venue for large events, including a large dining room with a separate full bar area and adjacent music room, 1,400-bottle wine room, chef’s kitchen and full catering kitchen with elevator access. Other features include a lagoon-style, zero-entry pool, an eight-person spa, a pool house with spa and two boat docks.

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Address: 1415 Westway Drive Price: $8.5 million Built: 1965 Square feet: 8,375 Price per square foot: $1,015 Listed by: Reid Murphy, Developers Realty Inc.

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Westway Drive is often called the priciest street in Sarasota, and the 0.72-acre home at 1415 Westway Drive, with 210 feet on New Pass, is its current priciest property.

Designed by Lido Shores developer Phillip Hiss, the home’s past owners include legendary crooner Bobby Vinton and a French count. The home features a 77-foot screened porch overlooking New Pass and the Gulf, a master suite located in a private wing of the home and a swimming pool in a private courtyard that separates the main home from a separate guest home.

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Could be an excellent vacation rental .… ...................................................................................................$789,000 WINDWARD BAY - 2/2 direct bay front with amazing bay views and a peak of the Gulf. 2 pets allowed.

Many community amenities. Offered furnished .… SOLD .............................................................................$285,000

SIESTA KEY Address: 7858 Sanderling Road Price: $10.9 million Built: 2003 Square feet: 6,312 Price per square foot: $1,727 Listed by: Mel and Jan Goldsmith, Michael Saunders & Co. The 1.86-acre Siesta Key estate stretches from the island’s Gulf beach to a lagoon. The estate includes a variety of Asian accents, including a Japanese garden located between the main residence and the guesthouse.

The master suite in the main home has floor-to-ceiling glass doors with views of the Gulf. The estate includes an open courtyard pool and summer kitchen enclosed by South African ipe wood decking.

BLACKBURN POINT WOODS - Beautifully appointed maintenance free 4/3 villa with its own pool in an attractive neighborhood close to Casey Key. Amenities include tennis, community pool and clubhouse.…PENDING....$335,000 WINDWARD BAY - view the bay from the screened porch of this corner 2/2 villa. Enjoy a full size laundry room and grilling outside your door.The community offers tennis, 2 pools, fitness room. boat docks, kayak racks. 2 pets up to 25 lbs. This villa lives like a single family home .… PENDING ...$269,000 BOBBIE BANAN, REALTOR® 356-2659 • 383-2659

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BIRD KEY Address: 433 Meadow Lark Drive Price: $5,995,000 Built: 2006 Square feet: 5,965 Price per square foot: $1,005 Listed by: Deborah Beacham, Michael Saunders & Co.

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VIZCAYA #3C1 - 4BR/4.5BA Gulf front with private pool, walk down to beach & oversized 2-car garage. $3,795,000

530 HARBOR POINT RD - Freshly manicured canal front lot in Bay Isles Harbor Section. $1,350,000

SANCTUARY II #B205 - 3BR/2.5BA home with direct Gulf and golf views. Offered furnished. $1,495,000

1400 HARBOR SOUND DRIVE - Vacant lot with picturesque waterway view to the Bay. $1,249,000

LONGBOAT KEY TOWERS #804S - 2BR/2BA end residence. Updated, open floorplan with panoramic views. $1,149,000

GRAND BAY #344 - Bay, golf and mooring views from this 2BR+Den/3Full/2Half Bath, 4th floor residence. $949,000

SANCTUARY IV #303 - 2BR+Den/2.5BA furnished home with partial Gulf views from large wrap around terrace. $799,000

HARBOUR COURT - 2204 Harbour Court Drive - Spacious 3BR+Den/3.5BA villa with Intracoastal and partial Bay views.

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PLAYERS CLUB #A102 - 3BR/2.5BA, furnished home. Partial Gulf and pool views, and under-building parking. $749,000

The home at 433 Meadow Lark Drive known as Villa Toscana is designed to resemble an up-to-date version of a 17th century manse overlooking Little Sarasota Bay. Features include an infinity pool, outdoor kitchen, master suite with a steam room and sauna, a game room with wet bar, a media room and a dock with a boat lift and separate Jet Ski lift.

ATRIUM - 2120 Harbourside Dr. #618 - 3BR/3BA home with spanning bay & city views, and private walk-down. $945,000

BEACHPLACE - BLDG. 8 #202 - Direct Gulf residence with awesome beach to water views. $712,500

GRAND BAY #145 - 3BR/2Full/2HB, beautifully turn-key furnished with golf course and bay views. $889,000

CLUB LONGBOAT - 5055 Gulf of Mexico Dr. #326 - 2/2 with tennis court frontage and partial Gulf views. $499,000

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Sarasota, Bird Key $4,495,000 4/5.5 Roger Pettingell 941-387-1840 MLS#A3991331 74440

Sarasota, Cherokee Park $1,877,751 4/3.5 Babette Paige 941-388-3966 MLS#A4101211 45167

Longboat Key, Grand Bay $889,000 3/3.5 Bruce Myer 941-387-1859 MLS#A3996716 74460

Longboat Key, Country Club Shores $750,000 3/2.5 Judy Kepecz-Hays 941-387-1825 MLS#A3988692 70062

Longboat Key, Reclinata $2,299,000 4/4.5 Carolyn Donnelly 941-387-1835 MLS#A3992190 79206

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FloridaMoves.com Mainland Sarasota Condo on The Bay $1,195,000 Jo James, 941-388-3966 Private showing upon request. 3BR/3+BA condo in a gated community. MLS#A3999510 45168 Sarabande $989,500 Mary E Hale, 941-323-2371 2/2 Downtown condo w/ panoramic bay & sunset views from large balcony. MLS#A4101733 91412 Key Tower South $675,000 Joe Boguszewski, 941-388-3966 Answer your most cherished dreams with this irresistible 2BR/2BA condo. MLS#A3999331 45169 Laurel Park $385,000 Martina Coppenrath, 941-724-3339 Just Reduced!

Beautifully maintained home in desirable Laurel Park! MLS#A3997654 77464

Longboat Key, Longboat Shores $712,000 3/3 Clifford Hornsby 941-321-3188 MLS#A4100271 81301

Valencia Terrace $299,000 Monica Roche, 941-387-1815 Downtown 3/2 home with 1368 sf finished art studio w/ other potential uses. MLS#A4100363 73035 Golden Gate Pt $189,900 Mary Ann Dabney, 941-350-9806 1/1 condo.

Newly renovated. Near beaches & downtown Sarasota. MLS#A3980222 73012

The Keys Bird Key $4,500,000 Lynne Koy, 941-383-6411 Delight in the lavishness of this tile-roofed 5BR/6+BA Traditional-style. MLS#A4102322 70059 Ringling Pointe $3,740,000 The Barbara Ackerman Group, 941-387-1820 3-story “old world” villa on SRQ Bay. 2200sf master suite w/sitting room.

MLS#A3957539 79210 Sanctuary $1,799,000 Bruce Myer, 941-387-1859 3BR/3BA immaculately updated and furnished Gulf front home with water views MLS#A4102333 79254

Longboat Key, Inn On The Beach $659,000 2/2 Judy Kepecz-Hays 941-387-1825 MLS#A3994188 79202

Longboat Key, Beachplace $699,000 3/2 Lynne Koy 941-387-1862 MLS#A3996962 74454

Grand Bay $1,095,000 Lynne Koy, 941-387-1862 Luxurious 2BR/2+BA condo. Extraordinary design and elegant appointments. MLS#A3991844 79282 Atrium $869,000 Bruce Myer, 941-387-1859 3BR/2BA updated and furnished bay-front residence with spanning water views. MLS#A4102312 73025 Country Club Shores $829,000 Judy Kepecz-Hays, 941-587-1700 Sailboat waterfront 1900sf home southern exp, pool, dock, deeded beach.

MLS#A3964780 79255 Dolphin Bay, Siesta Key $825,000 The Barbara Ackerman Group, 941-3871820 4th floor jewel has 2BR/2BA & panoramic bay views. MLS#A3995939 74451 Key Tower South $675,000 Joe Boguszewski, PA, 941-388-3966 Answer your most cherished dreams with this irresistible 2BR/2BA condo.

MLS#A3999331 45182 Sunset Beach $660,000 Judy Kepecz-Hays, 941-387-1825 Sunsets & beach-corner home 2BR/2BA FRN. w/private stairs to white sand!

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Longboat Key, Longboat Key Moorings $74,500 Bruce Myer 941-387-1859 MLS#A3973189 95178

Palmer Square West $349,950 Roger Pettingell, 941-387-1840 A serene setting welcomes you to this 3BR/3BA updated townhome. Lake views.

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LIGHTHOUSE POINT GULFSIDE $8,900,000 Gated 5BR w/private beach & gulffront pool.

SPECTACULAR BAYFRONT ESTATE $8,700,000 5BR 10,000 sq. ft. masterpiece. Views plus dock.

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BAYFRONT POINT 4BR ESTATE $8,200,000 One private acre+ separate guest house. Boat docks.

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Longboat Island Chapel enjoys Thanksgiving feast in July When the Rev. Vincent Carroll at Longboat Island Chapel came up with the idea of throwing a summer edition of the church’s annual Thanksgiving dinner, the November planning committee members, including Bruce and Susan Schaefer, who co-chair it, were in favor.

Despite it being mid-summer, the committee put its party-planning skills to work and organized the first Thanksgiving summer social.

“It’s a great opportunity to get to- Co-Chairpersons Bruce and Susan Schaefer gether to celebrate,” Carroll said.

More than 50 year-round members gathered July 31, at the church, for the Thanksgiving dinnerthemed lunch, where they enjoyed turkey, all the trimmings and a vast dessert selection.

“We never expected a turnout like this; it’s really great,” Schaefer said.

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Longboat Key - Direct Gulf Front Estate size property over an acre prime for creating your beach front dream.

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Beachplace III - Bay Gulf and Golf Course Views The perfect beach getaway!

Southeast-facing, turnkey furnished 2BR/2BA 5th floor corner residence has wood floors, tasteful furnishings, lovely décor & 2 valuable parking spaces. $569,000 L’Ambiance I - Longboat Key Rarely available largest 3 full bedrooms + study floor plan on the NW corner. This location provides awesome sunsets and views of the luxurious Olympic-size pool. $2,595,000

A3981404 SANDERLING CLUB - 200’ gulf one acre lot in private gated community w/ large buildable footprint. $5,650,000

A3968932 CASEY KEY - Mid-Century Modern extensively remodeled gulf front residence on a gulf to bay 1.25 acre lot. $4,495,000

On the Gulf - Longboat Key Gated estate on nearly 2 acres w/150’ of pristine beachfront on the Gulf of Mexico, built in 2007. 7BR/6.5BA, elevator, 2-story library, separate attached guest wing, 4-car garage. $8,900,000 Ringling Pointe - Historic Sapphire Shores Stunning Direct Bay Front On 145 feet of deep water with 5BR/3.5 BA, a 2,200 SF master suite, 1,000 bottle wine room, private dock. $3,740,000

A3996566 PIERRE - 3 bedroom 2,780sf corner residence w/ stunning views behind the gate of Longboat Key Club. $1,395,000

Grand Bay III - Incredible Views Never lived in custom-designed 2BR + office/3BA apartment on the 3rd floor with sparkling Bay and city views. 2 garage parking spaces included. $1,149,000

Owned and operated by NRT, LLC A3999238 BEACHPLACE - Direct gulf front two bedroom furnished condo with staircase from terrace down to beach. $739,000

A3998536 LONGBOAT KEY LOTS - Five adjoining buildable lots in the historic north Longboat Village. $295,000 each

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A3993216 OAKS BAYSIDE ESTATE - 8,500sf 5BR residence designed and built by famed architect Bo MacEwen. $2,400,000

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By Adam Hughes | Research Editor

L’Ambiance condominium sells for $2.8 million The following residential real estate transactions took place between July 21 and July 25.

A condominium in L’Ambiance at Longboat Key Club tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Charles and Heloisa Jennings, of Longboat Key, sold their Unit M-908 condominium at 435 L’Ambiance Drive to Thomas Sweet, of Lutz, for $2.8 million.

Built in 1994, it has three bedrooms, three baths, two halfbaths and 3,220 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1,191,100 in 1994.

at 4311 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Julie Decker, trustee, of Chicago, for $500,000. Built in 1977, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,403 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $570,000 in 2010.

Bayport Beach and Tennis Club

James and Sonja Hildrew, of Longboat Key, sold their Unit 605 condominium at 605 Bayport Way to William and Mary Howes, trustees, of Flat Rock, N.C., for $410,000. Built in 1980, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,370 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $325,000 in 2012.

The Promenade

Stephen and Roselyn Aaronson sold their Unit 312 condominium at 1211 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Norton and Patricia Baron, trustees, of Longboat Key, for $1.3 million. Built in 1985, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,273 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1.3 million in 2004.

Queens Harbour

Milton Soskin, trustee, of Blue Bell, Pa., sold the home at 3548 Fair Oaks Lane to Joakim Norberg and Camilla Hildebrand, of Longboat Key, for $1.15 million. Built in 2000, it has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,470 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1,449,000 in 2000.

Grand Bay

Andrew Radziwon, Stephen Radziwon and Michelle Barbera sold their Unit 244 condominium at 3040 Grand Bay Blvd. to Dunham Family Ltd. Partnership LP

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Unit M-908 at L’Ambiance condominium has three bedrooms, three baths, two half-baths and 3,220 square feet of living area. It sold for $2.8 million. for $1.14 million. Built in 1996, it has three bedrooms, three-anda-half baths and 2,369 square feet of living area.

Sleepy Lagoon Park

Craig Huss, of Sarasota, sold the home at 6560 Gulf of Mexico Drive to John McMahon and Lisa Vincente-McMahon, of Fort Collins, Colo., for $585,000. Built in 1970, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,988 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $425,000 in 2013.

Islander Club of Longboat

Ronnie and Brenda Carter and Ainsley Carter, of Monroe, Ga., sold their Unit 33-S condominium at 2295 Gulf of Mexico Drive

to Joseph and Diane Dallacqua, of Rochester Hills, Mich., for $538,000. Built in 1970, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,235 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $512,500 in 2011.

Harbour Oaks

Peter and Martha Small sold their home at 2337 Harbour Oaks Drive to Harry and Mariangela Lazear, of Longboat Key, for $505,000. Built in 1986, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,535 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $670,000 in 2006.

Longboat Beach House

David Meister, of Longboat Key, sold the Unit 101 condominium

Ann Belmonte, of Elmhurst, Ill., sold her Unit G6-305-G condominium at 1955 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Joseph and Mindy Shapiro, of East Brunswick, N.J., for $400,000. Built in 1978, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,068 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $245,000 in 2000.

Edith Faldner, trustee, of Chicago, sold the Unit G3-209-A condominium at 2039 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Mary Dennis, of Winter Park, for $295,000. Built in 1974, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,257 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $126,000 in 1996.

Banyan Bay Club

Commercial Union Trust sold the Unit 308 condominium at 5265 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Rafael Guzman and Terry Kirkpatrick Guzman, of Longboat Key, for $395,000. Built in 1974, it has three bedrooms, two baths and

1,498 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $165,000 in 1992.

Longboat Harbour

Matthew and Diane DellaPeruta, of Longboat Key, sold their Unit 307 condominium at 4310 Falmouth Drive to Frank and Carmela Paciullo, of Longboat Key, for $349,900. Built in 1969, it has two bedrooms, one bath and 1,072 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $382,000 in 2005.

Grace Ryan, trustee, sold the Unit 108 condominium at 4390 Exeter Drive to John and Marie King, of Avon, Conn., for $255,000. Built in 1970, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,168 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $100,000 in 1985.

Windward Bay

James Lamancusa, of Grand Rapids, Mich., sold his Unit 305 condominium at 4960 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Robert Zoller, of Longboat Key, for $285,000. Built in 1975, it has two bedrooms, one bath and 1,096 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $83,400 in 2013.

LIDO KEY

Larry Lieberman, trustee, of Sarasota, sold the home at 436 Bowdoin Circle to Christopher Banner, of Kathrine Huelster, of Longboat Key, for $1,925,000.

Built in 1962, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,216 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $630,000 in 1996.

LICENSED REAL ESTATE BROKER

The Ritz-Carlton Beach Residences # 503 Lido Key #A3981871 $2,950,000 941-388-4447 Julia McClung 941-356-6499

5144 Gulf Of Mexico Dr #A3986587 $2,895,000 Ann Martin

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

571 Putting Green Lane #A4101858 $2,195,000 Sylvia Zimmerman

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

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

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

1425 Westway Dr #A3993944 $3,990,000 Stephanie Church

609 Triton Bend #A3990694 $1,495,000 Barbara Najmy

556 N Washington Drive #A4100385 $1,200,000 Diana Kryszak

Lido Key 941-388-4447 941-993-4078

2425 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 14D #A3999316 $749,000 Mel & Jan Goldsmith

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

1135 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 102 #A3999238 $739,000 Michael Moulton

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

2105 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 3403 #A3992589 $699,000 Christina Landry

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-705-1158

Lido Key 941-388-4447 941-724-5448

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-376-4498

4725 Gulf Of Mexico Drive #A4102679 $699,000 Ian Addy Pa

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

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2105 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 3204 #A3995170 $690,000 Susan Fox

4765 Gulf Of Mexico Drive #A4102240 $3,150,000 Debra Lee Rugh

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-544-6648

690 Penfield St #A3993732 $689,999 Deborah Nelson

Longboat Key 941-951-6660 941-266-5900

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

3080 Grand Bay Blvd # 522 #A3991522 $625,000 Kathleen Callender

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-321-3115

1095 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 103 #A3993340 $609,000 Klaus Lang

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

1920 Harbourside Dr # 1004 #A3995452 $590,000 Julie Klick

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

1212 Ben Franklin Dr # 207 #A3993036 $589,000 Jenifer Schwell

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-780-0968

4425 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 109 #A3992214 $559,000 Michael Bruno

Longboat Key 941-966-8000 941-320-3229

3440 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 6 #A3996889 $475,000 Susan Smith

Longboat Key 941-383-5502 941-302-3440

4900 Gulf Of Mexico Drive #A4100526 $450,000 Bobbi Banan

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

4235 Gulf Of Mexico Drive #A4101781 $347,900 Jenine Meyer

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

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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 July 25 through July 31, in order of dollar amounts. (GMD = Gulf of Mexico Drive)

225 Sands Point Rd # 7304 #A3992936 $345,000 Ian Addy Pa

225 Sands Point Rd # 6204 #A3985969 $334,000 Terri Derr

3320 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 307 #A3992658 $269,000 Doris Bushman

Applicant John Hantz Janet Cady Jeffery Bosse

Amount $300,000 $145,000 $139,475

Ernest Roland Thomas Giannico Islands West condos David Bishop Herman Frankel Grand Bay condo

$106,787 $100,000 $98,696 $91,280 $65,000 $30,986

Kathleen Cole Joseph Burke Harvey Waxman Elizabeth Greenleaf Steven Goldman George Kao Flinco LLC John Randolph-Swainson Bruce Young Rae Seife Nancy Waslinkski Daniel Anber

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-356-6694

Longboat Key 941-350-0318 941-383-5502

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

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4540 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # Ph3 #A3992260 $314,900 Sharon Freeman

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

Permit Interior Alteration Alterations Doors and windows Alteration Re-roof Addition Bathroom Alteration Door and window Doors Demolition Doors Alteration Alteration Doors Pool Doors Stairs Alteration Fireplace

1932 Harbourside Dr # 251 Longboat Key #A3967780 $3,500-$5,000/month, 60 day min Diann Thelen 941-552-4200

2729 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 12 Longboat Key #A3957297 $1,600-$2,000/week, 7 day min Diann Thelen 941-552-4200

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$28,886 $28,395 $17,030 $12,217 $9,784. $9,178. $4,003 $3,600 $2,500 $2,400 $2,300 $830

2002 Harbourside Drive #A4101871 $330,000 Eileen Burke

722 Boulevard Of The Presidents # 202 #A3996758 $209,000 Catherine De’Ath

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

Lido Key 941-388-4447 941-350-9799

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Address 5555 GMD 5757 GMD 1211 GMD

535 Sanctuary Drive 2301 GMD 2525 GMD 634 Buttonwood Drive 535 Sanctuary Drive 3050 Grand Bay

435 L’Ambiance Drive 4401 GMD 780 Old Compass Road 415 L’Ambiance Drive 2525 GMD 551 Birdie Lane 1485 GMD 514 Norton St. 350 GMD 3300 Bayou Sound 3155 GMD 6809 GMD

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3808 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 203 #A3998464 $1,500 Janice Reed

Longboat Key 941-552-4200 941-993-8398

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5444 Gulf Of Mexico Dr #A3997003 $4,250,000 Richard Perlman

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Hayley Rutger and Aly Busse, of Mote Marine Laboratory, receive a check from Brian West, of Publix.

+ Mote receives Publix marine science grant BIRD KEY

- Waterfront estate with SPICE BAY - The ‘Antigua’ is a breathtaking panoramic western views across Sarasota Bay! Dutch West Indies architectural concept by Over 7,000+ sq. ft. with 5BR/6.5BA/3CG and Perrone Construction; features 3BR/4.5BA. $ $ private elevator!

4,500,000 Plans subject to change.

2,449,000

Publix Super Markets Charities presented a $12,500 grant to Mote Marine Laboratory July 28, for scholarships to help underserved students in the Sarasota area participate in Mote’s informal science education programs. Grant funds will help students in kindergarten through 12th grade visit Mote for programs about marine science and coastal ecology.

+ MSC Foundation awards charitable grants

PROMENADE -

Contemporary turnkey BIRD KEY - Waterfront estate with views of furnished two-story 3BR/3.5BA penthouse with the Bay and Siesta Key! Unique floor plan with incredible sunset views of the Gulf and Bay both 4BR/4.5BA/2CG. $ 1,725,000 $ balconies!

1,795,000

The MSC Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Michael Saunders & Co., awarded its midyear charitable grants in a July 17 presentation, at the company’s Lakewood Ranch office.

Leaders of 33 nonprofit organizations that focus primarily on Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties received grants totaling $34,250. Grants are funded by agents, who voluntarily donate a portion

By Robin Hartill News Editor

of their commissions on each real estate transaction, and the company’s staff and leadership team members, who contribute through voluntary payroll deductions throughout the year.

Grants were awarded to the following organizations: ALSO Youth Inc., Big Brothers & Big Sisters of the Sun Coast, Boys & Girls Club of Sarasota County, Community Haven, Crossroads AMI Kids, Englewood Incubation Center Inc. Englewood Helping Hand Inc., Englewood Meals on Wheels Inc., Family Partnership Center, Family Promise of Sarasota Inc., Feeding Empty Little Tummies (FELT), The Florida Center for Early Childhood, Florida Studio Theatre, Foundation for Dreams Inc., Girls Inc. of Sarasota County, Habitat for Humanity Sarasota Inc., HOPE Family Services Inc., The Island School Inc., Jewish Family & Children’s Services of the Sun Coast Inc., Just for Girls Academy, Manatee County Habitat for Humanity, Miracle League Manasota, Mothers Helping Mothers Inc., More Too Life, Safe Place & Rape Crisis Center Inc., Selah Freedom Inc., Sertoma Club of Bradenton, Southeastern Guide Dogs, Teen Court of Sarasota Inc., Turning Points Community Coalition on Homelessness, Venice Nokomis United Methodist Child Care Center, Women’s Sertoma Club of Venice Inc. and Yummy Stuff Club Inc.

+ Harry’s Continental Kitchens to close for summer break Harry’s Continental Kitchens restaurant and deli, 525 St. Judes Drive, will close from Aug. 18 through Oct. 8, for summer.

Harry’s Corner Store will remain open from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily. For information, call 383-0777.

941.383.5577 www.WagnerRealty.com

BAY ISLES - Eclectic 3,400+ sq. ft. two-story BIRD KEY - Enjoy the southern exposure of 3BR/3.5BA pool home; situated on canal that $ gives access to Sarasota Bay! 1,699,000

this updated 4BR/3BA pool home on a deep water canal; no bridges to Gulf! $1,250,000

NICE AND COZY 2BR/1BA Mobile Home in an active community. Fishing on the bay and shuffleboard are some of the activities available with deeded beach access and marina. $99,900 Dia Wilson & Mary Moore #M5841236

FABULOUS 2BR/2BA meticulously maintained property is ready for immediate occupancy. Light, bright & plenty of room for company. The updated beach decor makes this home move in ready! $149,900 Dia Wilson & Mary Moore #M5843678

SWEET CONDO IS FURNISHED and ready to go!

1BR/1BA is great investment or week-end getaway. Two pools, boat docks when available, private beach, kayak storage & much more. $229,500 Kelly Belisle #M5900074

SECLUDED PARADISE on south end of Longboat Key. Furnished and steps away from beach and short drive to St. Armand’s & Sarasota art district. Amenities include golf course, tennis, pool, spa & restaurant. $339,000 Mary Moore & Dia Wilson #M5846581

Fantastic lot available in the GRAND BAY - 3BR/2.5BA 8th floor Harbor section of Bay Isles, at the end of a canal ‘Cayman’ floor plan with panoramic views of the $ with views into Sarasota Bay. 1,249,000 Bay, Intracoastal, & Harbourside golf course.

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Oversized screened lanai for maximum garden view.

Nightly rentals available. $389,000 Mary Moore & Dia Wilson #M5835441

FABULOUS 3BR/3BA POOL HOME is ready for major entertaining! Heated pool & spa surrounded with beautiful palms. Updated bright kitchen, baths, new carpet, wood & tile throughout. $499,900 Dia Wilson & Mary Moore #M5846444

YOU WILL BE AMAZED at the water views from every room! Wrap around balcony overlooks the white sands of the Gulf & views of the Bay. Furnished with large bedrooms & huge closet. $895,000 Teresia Bradford #M5845791

BEAUTIFUL DEEP WATER LOT in the secluded community of Hideaway Bay. Cul-de-sac peninsula style lot with deep sailboat water on 3 sides. Great location to build your dream home. $995,000 Kelly Belisle #M5836272

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P.O. Box 3169 (Please provide your Fl name and address) Sarasota, 34230 Email ad to: BBQ GRILL: 2 burner, side warmer, used 3 times. classified@yourobserver.com Full propane tank, cover, $100.

Online at: 941-383-6949. www.yourobserver.com Autos Wanted Or mail to: The Observer WE BUY CARS. TOP $$Group PAID FOR YOUR P.O. Box 3169 941-923-3421.

VEHICLES. Call Hawley Motors, Sarasota, Fl 34230 Boat2Slips Rent/Sale BBQ GRILL: burner, For side warmer, used 3 times.

Full cover, $100.

FORpropane RENT: tank, Dry dock boat slip941-383-6949. at the Boathouse (dockside LBK). Accommodates 25’ powerboat.

Annual rentalAutos $3400 Wanted (less than market). Call 708-220-8888, E-mail: jstone@petitami.us WE BUY CARS. TOP $$ PAID FOR YOUR VEHICLES. Hawley Motors, 941-923-3421.

LONGBOATCall KEY Moorings Boat Slip for Rent.

Yacht Club Slip N-7, accommodates up to 45 ft.

Boat Slips ForWi-Fi, Rent/Sale Boat with Electric, Water, Laundry Room & someRENT:Club Amenities. $450/mo.

FOR Dry dock boat slip at the Boathouse 941-928-1542. (dockside LBK). Accommodates 25’ powerboat.

Annual rental (less owner than in market).

NEW LOW rents$3400 from private high andCall dry 708-220-8888, E-mail: jstone@petitami.us Marina. Excellent boating location. We will beat all prices! Call 941-544-5597.

LONGBOAT KEY Moorings Boat Slip for Rent.

Yacht Club Slip N-7, accommodates up to 45 ft.

Boats Boat with Electric, Water, Wi-Fi, Laundry Room & some Club Very Amenities. $450/mo.

Boats Are Selling Well. Over 49 sold to date.

941-928-1542.

We Also Buy Boats. Cleanings - Full Detailing too. www.Islandboatsales.net NEW LOW rents from private941-228-3489. owner in high and dry CANOE:Excellent 13/FOOT Merrimack Osprey with cane Marina. boating location.

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Call 941-544-5597. backs, anchor, $300.00. Contact: 813-253-2889.

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1BR condo, 4. Nicely Beachfront, Bayfront and Insleeps Between furnished, cable, phone, full kitchen, living, dining Houses or Condos area, W/D in building. Weekly or Monthly. May through January. $1600/mo. 941-351-5101.

Reservations 941-383-6127 Visa/ MC Weekly/ Monthly/ Seasonal Rates 800-352-0367

Boats

Boats Are SellingFurnishings Very Well. Over 49 sold to date.

MATTRESS SALE! Cleanings 50-80% OFF K Sets We Also Buy Boats.

- FullRetail!

Detailing too. $290 Q $150 F $140 - Call 941-228-3489.

Daniel, (941)387-4810. www.Islandboatsales.net CANOE: 13/FOOT Merrimack Osprey with cane Garage/Moving/Estate Sales seats, includes 2 wooden oars, life jackets, seatbacks, anchor, $300.00.

Contact: 813-253-2889.

MOVING SALE. Saturday, 8am-?, 660 Longboat Ct. Tools, grounds and maintenance equipment, Furnishings fishing gear, electronics, antiques and more.

MATTRESS SALE! 50-80% OFF Retail! K Sets Pools/Spas $290 Q $150 F $140 - Call Daniel, (941)387-4810.

HOT TUBS - Slim Spas - Fiberglass Pools.

Garage/Moving/Estate Sales Local manufacturer offering to sell directly to the public at wholesale pricing.8am-?, 941-462-0633.

MOVING SALE. Saturday, 660 Longboat Ct. Tools, grounds and maintenance equipment, Personals fishing gear, electronics, antiques and more. *ADOPTION*: AT-Home Parent & NYC Pools/Spas Successful Businessman.

Art, Music, Travel, Sports await- 1st paid. FLBar HOT TUBS Slimbaby.

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Storage

STORAGE FACILITY Boat/ RV/ Trailer. Secure Personals facility, low monthly rentals, Clark Rd *ADOPTION*: AT-Home Parent & area.

NYC 941-809-3660, 941-809-3662.Art, Music, Travel, Successful Businessman.

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

STORAGE FACILITY RV/ Trailer. Secure Call 941-907-8141. facility, low monthly rentals, Clark Rd area.

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

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DRIVERS - New equipment, Great benefits, Safety Business Opportunities bonus plans!

Dedicated Flatbed with JAN PRO CLEANING FRANCHISE: $950 PODS Down (No tarps Financing or chains & make your own appts.) and Required, Available for growth, Includes Van with Georgia Pacific.

CDL-A/2 yrs TT exp. req. customers. Earn up to $10,000 Month+.

Call 941-907-8141.

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For Rent Help Wanted DRIVERS - New equipment, Great benefits,living Safety BEACHPlACE, lBk. Casual beachfront in bonus plans!

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Available April through Van with Georgia Pacific. CDL-A/2 TT exp. req.

November, $2800/mo.

Call for yrs info.

Contact Call 855-205-6361.

Elizabeth/NYC. 212-570-2950.

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877-705-2460 A BEACHPLACE LBK Condo. Beachfront, 2BR/2BA. Elegantly furnished, internet access, heated pool, covered parking, exercise room.

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Tile & Grout.

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Most kids head off to camp in the summer, but the serious dancers head to summer intensive to sharpen their skills and hone their talents.

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hose unfamiliar with the dance world might not know what summer intensive is. Others might mistakenly think it’s just another summer camp.

For young Sarasota dancers summer intensive is serious;

it says it in the name.

The ballet-speak refers to the rigorous auditioned summer study programs designed to allow students to hone their craft the way a professional dancer would — for six hours a day for weeks at a time. For many se-

rious dancers, it’s a necessary prerequisite for a professional career.

For others, it’s a way to improve their talents and keep their bodies in great condition during the off-season. The following are summer intensives in our area.

Sarasota Cuban Ballet School Daniela Gomez, Sarasota Cuban Ballet School

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Summer intensives aren’t just an American thing. Students from around the world travel to the United States to be a part of particular programs.

For Sarasota Cuban Ballet School’s 2014 summer intensive, the director set up an exchange program, DanzAmerica, which allowed five students from the National Ballet School of Cuba to train here for six weeks alongside the other students. Ariel Serrano and his wife, Wilmian Hernandez, operate Sarasota Cuban Ballet School; both are former dancers from Cuba.

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In addition to de Saa, choreographer Carlos dos Santos; Roberto Machado, a teacher from Mexico; and teacher Ana Julia Bemudez de Castro of the National Ballet School of Cuba work with the students.

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Sarasota Ballet School At the other end of University Parkway, at FSU Center for Performing Arts, there’s another particularly exciting guest teacher giving a master class to 119 students (this number has grown steadily from 2011, when it had just 26 students).

Laura Alonso, daughter of Alicia Alonso, the founder of the National Ballet of Cuba, is working with the students. She taught Director of Education Dex Honea when he was a dancer with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet.

“It was such a privilege to have her visiting our school and to share that experience with my students,” he says.

Honea says he took summer intensives when he was younger.

In fact, it’s how he gained exposure and was placed in a year program at Canada’s Royal Winnepeg Ballet School. For Sarasota Ballet Students, it works the same way — it’s kind of like an unofficial audition for

Sarasota School of Russian Ballet Off Cooper Creek Boulevard at the newly remodeled studios of Sarasota School of Russian Ballet, three studios of nearly 50 dancers improve their skills.

Darya Fedotova, a former professional ballet dancer and director of the school, works with young students in one room on pirouettes.

“It’s very important to keep your level up,” she says. “Our dancers come from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. — it’s lots of hours and it makes a difference.”

In the adjacent studio, the advanced, high-school-aged students work with guest teacher and former principal dancer of Orlando Ballet, Katia Garza.

Laura Alonso works with students

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the program. And it’s why the intensive includes students from around the world as far as Taiwan, Hong Kong, Brazil, Sweden and Japan.

Some of the students finish Sarasota Ballet School’s five-week summer intensive and immediately start the three-week Carreño-Barbieri Festival for Pre-Professionals summer intensive the following week.

Two months of dancing, or nearly all of summer vacation, speaks to the dedication of these students.

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For starters, it’s contemporary dance. Second, the 30 dancers range from teens all the way up through middle school teachers and adults brushing up on their skills. Third, a portion of the intensive caters to three emerging choreographers. The intensive students presented the choreographer’s work at the week’s culmination Aug. 1 and Aug. 2.

Founder of the group, Leymis Bolanos-Willmott, says it’s important to provide this access to mature dancers.

“I wanted to cultivate something where we’re nurturing people where they are at (in their careers); there needs to be a place for everyone from starving artists to choreographers,” she says.

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rocery stores are full of ideas. Every aisle has hundreds of them. Each product on the shelf started as an idea. Someone somewhere had a passion for it, and cultivated it beyond his four walls to bring it to stores, where it sits among other ideas.

That someone somewhere is in Sarasota, and these four foodie entrepreneurs share how their ideas have grown into businesses.

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As a young couple, Dimitry and Holly Erez had busy jobs in consulting. She’d travel between Manhattan and Boston, and he was gone for weeks all over the world. It was exciting because they could fly to interesting places for a weekend, but both were ready to settle.

Whenever Dimitry Holly Erez Erez was in town, Holly Erez knew where to find him — he was always at the local coffee house working.

So in 2003 it was natural they open a coffee wholesale business, Latitude 23.5 Coffee and Tea. Back then they

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Lattitude 23.5 Coffee and Tea founder and VP Holly Erez sets her sights nationally.

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started the foundation with another couple and simultaneously opened five retail coffee shop locations. In 2006, they bought out the other couple and shifted out of retail — they wanted to focus on wholesale distribution.

The beans are roasted in-house in a little roaster off Tallevast Road, where they roast more than 2,000 pounds of beans a day. They work directly with distributors who distribute the beans under private labels such as Island Joes out of Key West or C’est La Vie on Main Street.

You can, however, find beans under the Latitude name at all 20 Whole Food Markets in Florida.

“Growth (is our goal),” Holly Erez says. “And working with some distributors on a more national level. It would be great to have a nationwide account.”

INSPIRED BY FAMILY

James D’Esterre’s mother, Annalida D’Esterre, used to make big batches of homemade bloody mary mix in her brownstone for her neighbors to congregate, eat drink and be merry (pun intended).

That’s where the name for his business comes from, and why his mom’s face is on the label.

Annalida’s Gourmet Foods carries everything from mustards and relish to 100% lump crab cakes but is most famous (at least locally, for now) for its two bloody mary mixes and hot sauce.

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The butcher took six months teaching Urbaniak, a management consultant working in energy, how to make sausage.

When Urbaniak retired to Sarasota, he continued making authentic Eastern European sausage for friends and James Urbaniak eats sausage twice a week; family. He rented a kitchen and set up here, it’s being produced in Geier’s Sausage a booth at Sarasota Farmers Market Kitchen. “I like Polish sausage and that’s why I — and in 2008, TransAtlantic Sausage Co. started making it — it was easy and different. was born.

Urbaniak developed recipes to suit peo- Sapore Della Vita. In April, she decided to ple’s demand. When one woman asked him start making her own line of all-natural and to make seven-spice Lebanese lamb, he organic confections sold under the name met her request. When Javier Arana of Ja- “Lick My Spoon.”

Insalaco-Gaioni is self-taught from her vier’s Restaurant wanted chorizo, or Nancy Krohngold wanted Texas-style hot links for family and from her husband’s Italian mother. She’s been making jams for 13 Nancy’s Bar-B-Q, Urbaniak obliged.

The demand led to opening a retail store years — the first was an orange marmalade, and it burned. for two years.

Since her start a few months ago, she’s “It got too big for myself and my wife to have as a hobby — we were working around already received much success. Seedling Projects, a national organization focusing the clock all the time,” he says.

Instead, Urbaniak turned to Geir’s Sau- on sustainable food, recently bestowed her sage Kitchen — a USDA approved facility with its Good Food Award for her caramel that produces wholesale sausage to clients sauce confection. She also offers flavors such as Ikea and Disney World — to make such as a chocolate raspberry spread, RazzaMa Tazz; a coconut bahis sausage under his label. nana spread, CoCoNaNa; He went from producing 25 and a pistachio cream, Crema pounds of sausage weekly to more di Pistacchi. A curated sweet than 100. He sells wholesale to places box shipped monthly from such as Marie Selby Botanical GarTreatsie.com carries her line. dens, Javier’s Restaurant, Nancy’s BarAnd in September, Zingerman’s B-Q and Sarasota Polo Club. food-by-mail catalog will carry “What started as retirement her products. boomed into a business,” he says.

Everything she makes is small And now, the 68-year-old is hoping batch and she even hand labels to retire from retirement and pass his business and secret recipes on to the next and cuts all the ribbons on the cute packaging — the most she makes is 12 jars at a interested sausage enthusiast. time. She sells 200 Lick My Spoons products a week, but expects that’s about to change.

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