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Longboat Key firefighter Missina Cutting entrusted her shift to help organize a gender reveal Aug. 29.

In firefighter style, two buckets were filled with red and blue water to be sprayed over the group with a fire hose to reveal the sex of Cutting’s baby, who is due in February. Blue water revealed she’s having a boy, which shocked Cutting.

Some family came, and others could see on Facebook Live, but Cutting wanted something that could involve her fire family, too.

Volunteer documents what gets left behind.

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Hometown humorist Mike Keebaugh’s self-published, self-help book, “Life Lessons, Observations and Musings of an Elder,” is a humorous mix of anecdotes, lessons and experiences, including his musings on “Geezerville,” aka Sarasota and its islands.

Keebaugh, who has lived in the area since his 2009 retirement from the defense industry, has become an author twice over in the past six months. In addition to “Life Lessons,” he’s published a children’s ABCs book about a penguin, lonely in a new town, who becomes a volunteer at a school.

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Bridgette Clark, Lisle Christensen, Giana Clark and Hartley Livesey show what they’ve found recently on Longboat Key’s beaches.

Village parking firms up

Mask mandate extended

Commissioners will see draft ordinance in workshop this month.

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Commission renews COVID-19 rules through November.

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Longboat Chamber of Commerce President Gail Loefgren wears a mask customized with the orgniazation’s logo.

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Leaders propose shuttle between downtown Sarasota, St. Armands Gillespie Park

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Leaders throughout the Sarasota area have continued to examine the possibility of adding options to transport people back and forth between downtown Sarasota and St. Armands Circle.

Florida Department of Transportation planner Mary Ross said at last week’s Barrier Island Transportation Study Steering Committee meeting that the state is working to develop a shuttle route across John Ringling Causeway.

FDOT is coordinating with Sarasota County Area Transit and the city of Sarasota on the proposal, Ross said.

“We have requested funding to operate one N bus as a circulator beginning at the SCAT transfer center in downtown Sarasota, stopping at the Palm [Avenue] garage and continuing to St. Armands Circle,” Ross said.

A round trip would take about 30 minutes.

“We will be using SCAT buses and wrap them to look like trolleys,” Ross said. “We’re working toward service beginning for the 2021 peak season.”

The shuttle would mix in with other bridge traffic to start, Ross said. A schedule and cost haven’t been determined.

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KEY File photo City of Sarasota Chief TransProposed route of Longboat Key District Four Comportation Planner Colleen McGue ● Transfer station downtown to St. Armands missioner Jack Daly is the town’s mentioned the pedestrian bridge ● Palm Avenue parking shuttle representative on the Metropolitan would be temporary. garage Planning Organization and with the “As far as a long-term pedessteering committee of the BITS. trian bridge solution, that is not Marie Selby something that we’re strongly Botanical pursuing at this time because with the parking, I’m not sure when the transit-only lane could restrict and slow down and con- we’re waiting to see the effect Gardens of all of that at the moment, but become a reality with other proj- gest traffic,” Daly said. “It is part of the roundabout and how that ideally, it would be good to be free ects scheduled for the bridge. She of the BITS recommendations improves pedestrian activity in parking and also free for the trol- also said planners have not looked with respect to pedestrian-con- that intersection in the future,” ley,” Ross said. at adding a reversible lane. trol officers that were started but McGue said.

Ross said there are also plans Daly said he also like to revisit understandably terminated durFor years, Longboat leaders to study the feasibility of a tran- establishing seasonal crossing ing the pandemic. We think that’s have objected to many different sit-only lane across the Ringling guards in St. Armands Circle, a better way here to monitor both Sarasota road projects because of Bridge, though a bottleneck exists starting around Christmas time traffic and pedestrian crossings.” how they can create gridlock. at the narrower bridge just east of and going through Easter time.

Daly also said he believes an “From Longboat Key’s viewSt. Armands Circle.

Sarasota, Longboat Key and the elevated pedestrian walkway is point, it may well be the best and Longboat Key Commissioner state had planned to split the cost necessary as part of the planned only way to balance the city’s Jack Daly asked about the tim- of such crossing guards last win- Gulfstream roundabout, citing pedestrian objectives with Longing of when the transit-only lane ter and spring, though the plan the BITS recommendations. boat Key and the barrier island could come to fruition and about was abolished when the COV“I can confirm that we have focus on automobile moderation the possibility of making the ID-19 quarantine took hold. been investigating. It’s feasible and improved automobile flow, transit-only lane reversible.

“We think that the speed to install one,” said FDOT Gulf- but we’ll have plenty of discusRoss said she wasn’t sure bumps work but that they unduly stream Roundabout Project Man- sions on that,” Daly said.

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KEY POINTS OF DRAFT ORDINANCE ■ Defines the applicable area as Longbeach Village only, except for on-street, open-to-thepublic parking adjacent to The Shore and Mar Vista Dockside at the east end of Broadway Street.

■ Sets up three types of permits: one resident parking permit (affixed to a resident’s vehicle), reusable guest parking permit and temporary parking permit, valid for one day for purchase to accommodate special private events.

The commission will also consider increasing parking fines from $30 to $75.

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own staffers have developed a draft ordinance for commissioners to discuss this month that would establish a resident-only parking system for Longbeach Village, something residents there have pushed to establish for years.

The Town Commission is scheduled to discuss the plan at a Sept. 29 workshop meeting.

Based on commissioners’ direction at the workshop, Harmer said the ordinance will be scheduled for a first reading and then a final public hearing at two regular commission meetings later this year.

The proposed ordinance states the purpose of its resident-only parking program is to reduce hazardous traffic conditions, protect residents from excessive noise and unreasonable burdens, preserve the value of private property, protect children and pedestrians, and promote traffic safety.

Since the town’s public-beach parking has been closed, north end residents have become particularly concerned and vocal about beachgoers parking in neighborhoods or on private property. Of late, some Village parking has been cordoned off, in addition to beachfront parking lots.

The resident-only parking proposal is limited to public rights of way within the Longbeach Village neighborhood where parking is otherwise allowed along Broadway Street east of Palm Avenue.

Drivers without a permit would not be allowed to legally park their car in the resident-only parking permit area. Anyone failing to comply is subject to the penalties, which could also change in

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Street parking on the south side of Broadway is closed from Palm Drive past Longboat Drive South.

the near future.

The town issues $30 citations for parking in a restricted area, which is lower than many nearby beaches. Harmer said the Town Commission will also consider increasing parking fines to $75 in September.

Residents of late have banded together to form a group called the Village Parking Committee and have polled neighbors about the parking situation and voiced their concerns to town management and elected officials.

“It’s just been an absolute pleasure to be involved with the whole process and to see everybody work together so well, even though the points of view and the perspectives were so, so different,” resident Henry Smith said.

Many Longboaters have also acknowledged that sometimes beachgoers or restaurant patrons flout the parking rules because of the $30 fine.

“I spend a lot of time in big cities because I travel a lot, but $30 is what you pay to park in a lot of places,” Smith said. “So that’s not much of a disincentive

to some people [who choose to park illegally].”

Although the Village’s proposed resident-permit parking program and increasing the town’s parking fine are up for consideration, there are exemptions to the proposals.

The exceptions would allow for public safety vehicles, public service agency vehicles and contractors to park without a permit.

There would also be street exemptions, including the south side of Broadway Street and the east side of Lois Avenue, which are adjacent to commercially zoned properties.

Under the terms of the proposal, property owners or tenants would fill out an application to the town manager for a resident, guest or temporary parking permit. The application requires a person’s name, mailing address, valid identification with a photo, motor vehicle or registration, or other identification as deemed acceptable by the town manager, such as a utility bill or a copy of a lease.

“The town may issue resident,

guest or temporary parking permits to qualified applicants upon the payment of the required fee to assist in recovering the costs related to the administration and operation of the resident-only parking permit program,” the proposed ordinance reads. “A schedule of fees for the purchase of parking permits shall be adopted by resolution.”

The town plans to use a decal that would attach to the inside of the lower corner rear window on the driver’s side.

If the measure is passed, resident and guest parking permits can be purchased for the upcoming year, starting in October of the current year.

It remains to be seen what kind of changes the proposal could undergo after commissioners, residents, business owners and restaurant owners weigh in too.

The proposal for the Village comes after commissioners asked the town Planning, Zoning and Building Department in June to draft an ordinance.

After the Town Commission’s workshop meeting Sept. 29, the next commission meeting is scheduled for Oct. 5, which would be the earliest commissioners could have a first reading.

Smith said he is appreciative of how everyone has stayed patient.

“The final result and the timeline for the final result will put in place the RPP before the old normal returns, before the pandemic is over, before the high season returns and before the three restaurants are operating again in full capacity,” he said. “[It’s] just in time to prevent any serious injury or, heaven forbid, death to a pedestrian or bicyclist or a runner or another motorist and will protect the quality of life in the Village.”

■ Establishes the calendar year as a 12-month running time for permits.

■ Provides exceptions for government and utility vehicles, people performing work at residents’ properties who have identifiable vehicles, people performing construction work and authority for the town manager to suspend resident-only limitations for special events or circumstances.

■ Maintains all existing parking requirements, such as no overnight parking, intersection setbacks and no parking locations.

■ Parking places are not reserved or set aside for permit-holders.

■ Makes clear that to falsely represent a vehicle as belonging to a resident, guest or temporary visitor is a violation of the ordinance.

■ It’s also a violation to lend a permit to an unauthorized user.

■ The town retains the right to revoke the permit for anyone in violation of the rules.

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Mask policy extended through November Town commissioners will have opportunities in the autumn to renew again if conditions warrant.

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The Longboat Key Town Commission voted Monday to renew its mandatory mask policy for the next 90 days.

During Monday’s virtual meeting, commissioners voted 6-0 in favor of extending the policy to run through Nov. 30, the Monday after Thanksgiving.

“I think we’ve been trying to act as responsibly as we possibly can to protect the residents and the visitors to our island,” Mayor Ken Schneier said.

Commissioner George Spoll did not vote because it appeared his connection dropped off Monday afternoon’s emergency meeting, which was held using Zoom.

The policy adds a few more exceptions to rules commissioners passed in early July.

“Because this ordinance will run through election season and through the general election, it also specifies that for purposes of voting and purposes of conducting the in-person election, that purview falls within the constitutional officers — the supervisors of elections — to regulate during that time frame,” Town Attorney Maggie Mooney said. “It is a very narrow exception, but it recognizes the powers of our constitu-

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Michelle Giannico, left, wore her mask as she paid for her clothing at Longboat Resort Wear. Store owner Harvinder Mahesh Mirchandani, right, also wore a mask.

tional supervisors of elections.”

Mooney said Manatee and Sarasota counties supervisors of elections ask voters to wear masks but cannot mandate it.

“When residents come to Town Hall [to vote Nov. 3], they are still going to see signage that recommends the wearing of masks,” Mooney said.

“Those supervisors of elections have indicated that they are recommending it, that they are mandating that their employees, volunteers and agents — anybody acting on their behalf — wears it, but the reality is they can’t deny the right to in-person vote to

anybody who absolutely refuses to wear a mask.”

Commissioner Sherry Dominick asked why the town wouldn’t renew its policy through 2020.

Mooney said she and Town Manager Tom Harmer have had discussions about commissioners’ ability to meet several times starting in September, well before the mask policy expires. She said commissioners will have plenty of chances to revisit the rules.

Harmer said he had a conversation with Sarasota County Department of Health administrator Chuck Henry about the COVID-19 data from the state

and county health departments.

Harmer said the health departments are monitoring what will happen with the data now that in-person school has resumed.

Data changes deriving from school reopenings might take a month or more to reflect, Harmer said. Specifically citing his conversation with Henry, Harmer said people aged 65 and older make up 65% over the COVID-19 hospitalizations and 90% of the COVID-19 deaths.

“Those statistics we just heard certainly indicate why we need to — given our population and the age of the people on Longboat Key — that we need to be especially conservative in our approach here and our continuing the [policy],” Commissioner Ed Zunz said.

No one from the public spoke during Monday’s virtual meeting, but two people submitted comments to be read into the record in support of the mandatory mask policy.

“As a condo president, I am thankful the ordinance includes the requirement for face covering inside condo property common areas,” resident Greg Van Howe wrote. “A townwide mandate is much easier to communicate and enforce as compared to rules set at the condo level.”

Town commissioners have received several emails from citizens in opposition to extending the mask policy, which does have exceptions.

Last week, Sarasota city commissioners extended their mask policy to Oct. 28. Manatee County also has a mask requirement.

EXEMPTIONS ■ People observing physical or social distancing ■ People eating or drinking ■ People inside private vehicle ■ Schools and day care facilities, which may apply their own safety policies ■ County, state and federal government facilities ■ People in a hotel, motel or vacation rental where it is not accessible to the public ■ People whose compliance would be detrimental to their health, safety or welfare ■ People working in a business that don’t have interaction with other people or maintain social distancing from another person ■ People exercising while they maintain social distancing ■ Employees, volunteers, agents and representatives working under the direction of a county Supervisors of Election to conduct in-person election activities unless required by the supervisors ■ Residents exercising their in-person voting rights during a general election that is conducted within designated buildings within the town of Longboat Key shall be subject to county supervisors of elections’ requirements

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University police chief is Longboat’s choice as top cop Kelli Smith leads Northern Arizona University’s 29 sworn offices and was a major with UCF police.

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Kelli Smith has 29 years of law enforcement experience.

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“I came to Arizona,” Smith said. “The job opportunity was here, and I knew that I had to cut my teeth as a chief somewhere if I wanted to continue to add value to organizations and law enforcement into communities.

And so I was able to secure this job, and I’ve learned so much, and now I’m ready to come home and contribute and add value in Longboat Key.” The Longboat department

employs 15 police officers and sergeants, in addition to a deputy chief and other supervisors not part of the town’s collective bargaining group. A new three-year contract will begin Oct. 1 that increases officer pay an average of about 3.5% annually and also ups the town’s retirement plan contributions.

“The biggest thing I want to do is get there and know the community and know the team that I’ll be working with every day, the

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officers of Longboat Key and the supporting staff that are equally as important,” Smith said. “So really, the biggest initiative is getting there, meeting people, learning the environment and learning what’s going on.”

NAU is an accredited police agency through the Commission on Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies. Under Smith’s leadership, the CALEA reaccredited NAU in March 2018.

Before her time in Arizona, Smith was a commander with the University of Central Florida’s police department, which employs 80 sworn officers on a campus of 65,000 students and 13,000 employees.

Smith said she is also proud of her work in Arizona raising thousands of dollars as part of the Pink Patch Project.

The campaign is designed to engage community members and raise awareness about the importance of early detection and treatment by wearing pink patches on their uniforms during October.

“I had a sister who passed away from breast cancer, another one who’s fighting it, and my mother is a survivor,” Smith said.

The town received more than 60 applications.

Harmer said several area law enforcement leaders helped him with the final interview process, including Manatee County Sheriff Rick Wells, Sarasota Police Chief Bernadette DiPino and North Port Police Chief Todd Garrison.

“A screening process was established, and I met with a number of employees from within the police department to discuss the issues facing the department and to discuss the traits they would like to see in the next chief,” Harmer wrote.

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he Longboat Key Police Department has its new police chief.

Town Manager Tom Harmer issued a statement Monday announcing Kelli Smith has accepted a conditional offer to serve as Longboat Key’s next police chief.

“I just want everyone to know that I am super grateful for this opportunity,” Smith said in an interview. “I truly believe that public service is a privilege.

“We are in a national climate where there’s the perception that law enforcement is not worthy of trust. And what I can tell you is for nearly 30 years, I’ve done my very best to represent the profession.”

Background checks for sworn officers take between four and six weeks, according to the release.

Harmer wrote in an email to commissioners that Smith’s start date will be set once her background checks are completed.

Police Chief Pete Cumming is retiring in October after a 40-year career in law enforcement, which includes the past 12-and-a-half years in Longboat Key. The Town Commission plans to recognize Cumming at its Sept.

29 workshop.

Smith has 29 years of law enforcement experience and is the police chief for Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff. Her LinkedIn profile shows she has worked at NAU since 2017.

However, Smith said most of her family is in Florida or south Georgia.

“It’s bittersweet because I have gleaned so much,” she said. “I’ve learned so much. I feel like I’ve added value, and I’m ready to take on the next chapter to do the same at Longboat Key. So it’s bittersweet because I’ve made lifelong friendships here and people who I truly adore and connect with, but it’s time to come home too.”

At NAU, Smith is responsible for 29 sworn officers, 12 civilian employees and 22 student employees while managing a $4.6

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Longboat Key saves $119K on first phase of Town Center Green MARK BERGIN

Phase one of the Town Center Green plan is complete.

The improvements to the 4.8acre site between the Longboat Key Public Tennis Center and the Shoppes of Bay Isles include clearing the property of unwanted vegetation, raising the site out of a floodplain, adding some shell pathways, resurfacing the former Amore restaurant parking lot and sodding a new grass field.

Commissioners voted to approve a conceptual design for phase two of the project earlier this year, which still leaves several possibilities for the site.

“A lot of it is going to have to do with the Chamber of Commerce and working with them and working with other town organizations to kind of figure out what the town wants to do right now,” town Projects Manager Charlie Mopps said.

Phase one work also included

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Phase one improvements of the Town Center Green project finished in August.

phase one benefits that we just installed, so that way we’re not wasting money.”

The town has worked with DMK Associates for the civil engineering portion of the project while Hoyt Architects serves as a design consultant. Mopps said the town has worked with DMK in the past.

“We’re moving diligently to try to get a purchase order issued to [DMK Associates], so that way they can move forward with that conclusion of that design,”

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Mopps said the plan is for commissioners to discuss phase two of the project during a workshop meeting Oct. 19.

“It just depends on how full the agenda [is],” Mopps said.

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Mopps said.

Longboat Key leaders have discussed for years how to fund a future town center and what specifically to build. Possibilities include a community center, a new recreation center, a library, pickleball courts and a cafe, among other things, though none of those structures are currently planned. The original concept was an arts, culture and education center built in partnership with Ringling College of Art and

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running conduit for electrical connections that would be needed for a stage and vendors.

Mopps said the town saved $119,000 off phase one’s budgeted $516,000 cost.

“That money is going to be used to roll forward into the phase two designs,” Mopps said. “That’s a big deal. This is what’s making it possible for us. … We had such a great cost savings through, like I said, really diligent work.”

With the savings, the proposed budget for phase two of the project is an estimated $1.09 million. Town commissioners must approve the fiscal year 2021 budget by the end of September.

Phase two uses the preliminary concepts as a basis for designs that include hard-surface walkways, a fixed location for a performance structure to support a portable stage, public restrooms, landscaping, locations for tents and space for food trucks.

“The money that we saved is more than enough to pay for the final design of phase two through DMK Associates,” Mopps said.

“When they get done with the design, they’ll come up with some other concepts to try to incorporate as much as possible the

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First responders just want to have fun Why is there a firetruck driving by that birthday party? Because it’s 2020, that’s why.

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Above: The truck is decorated with Happy Birthday or celebratory signs.

Right: Nash Koeper and Kristin Pufta take part in a recent drive-by party.

Tina Adams waves at a drive-by birthday.

community and say, ‘Hey, we’re here for you, no matter what, good and bad,’” said Adams, who coordinates all the drive-bys.

At a time when the department normally open to the public had to cut itself off because of COVID-19 concerns, it was a way to support the community. “[It’s] in a happy capacity, which is even better, right?”

Herrin said. “We’re happy we’re there. It’s not drama. It’s not a tragedy. It’s something positive.”

Although it seems like a new way for the department to connect with the public, it’s really just a different form of the outreach, Adams said.

Fire trucks often are centerpieces of public interaction, but in those cases, kids can climb aboard.

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s drive-by celebrations became the norm on Longboat Key and elsewhere as the coronavirus pandemic deepened, local first responders got in on the fun.

And it’s not just big red machines. Police cars and Public Works trucks have also taken part.

“My biggest thing is the expression on their faces,” Fire Marshal Jane Herrin said. “[It’s] the gratitude of just someone recognizing their birthday … that’s worth showing up to work every day.”

The Longboat Key Fire Department has participated in eight drive-by celebrations this year for recipients ranging in age from 5 to 95.

It began with a simple request from a family staying on the island. From there, any time the fire department got a request, it went with it, spokeswoman Tina Adams said.

“Our guys really enjoyed doing it, and it was a way that we could stay protected by just simply staying in our vehicles, yet we could show the support to the

“Once the pandemic [slows down], everything gets busier,” Herrin said. “Our guys won’t have the truck so much. They’ll be out doing inspections; they’ll be out doing this and that. The trucks will be moving a lot more.

Right now, we can’t do that. So why not go out and spread joy?

I don’t think after this subsides that it’ll get turned down if somebody asks, but then again, people aren’t going to ask because they’ll be able to go see their friends and be able to have parties.”

Even Chief Paul Dezzi and his deputy chiefs get in on the fun, Adams said. If available, they hop in their cars and follow the procession of official vehicles. (And yes, there has been a time when a call and a celebration have coincided, and first responders had to leave.) Although all parts of the island want to participate, Adams said there have been a couple more from the south end.

Sometimes it’s tricky to get all the trucks into a spot, but Adams will have as many units as possible stage at one destination and proceed to the party from there.

“It’s definitely something if we were to get a call on it today, we’d schedule it in a heartbeat,” Adams said. “As long as our doors are locked, we can’t have people come in. If this is what we’re able to still provide to the community, then we will do it every chance that we can.”

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How Longboat compares The Florida House’s transparency project lets Floridians see how their local governments compare to their peers.

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ecently, the Florida House of Representatives launched the Taxpayer Accountability & Transparency Project with a website — www.FloridaTaxpayers.com — that ranks and grades Florida’s cities and counties based on spending, crime and education data.

House Speaker José Oliva said the website “gives residents a useful tool to help them make educated judgments and hold their elected officials accountable.”

The project grew out of a legislative effort led by Rep. Blaise Ingoglia, who argued that Floridians should be able to see how their city and county compare to others statewide. The bill passed the House in March but died in the Senate. House leadership decided to pursue the project on its own.

Cities and counties are graded and ranked based on six-year averages of per-capita spending and debt, average government salaries, full-time government employees per 100,000 residents, violent and property crime, local school grades from the annual Florida School Accountability Reports and graduation rates.

The Florida League of Cities and Florida Association of Counties opposed the project, arguing that budget, crime and education data are too simplistic and can give people a skewed view of how well a city or county is doing.

Of course, they are right, but having no data or comparison at all also skews people’s perspective of how well a city or county is doing.

To their credit, FloridaTaxpayers.com provides all the raw data, so anyone can do an examination. In that vein, we analyzed what the data say about Longboat Key and also presented the grades and rankings for Sarasota and Manatee counties.

Notice that all the jurisdictions are compared only to the other jurisdictions of similar size statewide.

For context, we also are presenting how Longboat Key compares to the highest and lowest jurisdictions, along with how Longboat compares to its neighboring municipalities on Anna Maria Island.

Here is how Longboat Key stacks up: Spending: Not surprising, Longboat ranked near the bottom as a high spender in spending per resident, an indication of the town’s citizens willingness to spend a lot on public safety.

Longboat’s average spending per resident over the six-year period was $8,353, well above the average for small cities statewide. The average was $6,330.

(Longboat Key’s 2019 population was 7,403.)

The highest spending city per resident is Bay Lake, which is an anomaly. Bay Lake is the incorporated city inside Walt Disney World. It has a population of 15 and has spent $649,230 per resident over the past six years.

Reddick, population 558 and near Ocala, appears to be the most frugal small city in Florida.

Ranked No. 1, it spent $316 per resident.

Here’s the spending per capita in Longboat’s neighboring barrier island cities — listed with population, grade, ranking and spending: n Anna Maria: 1,623; D; No. 224; $3,753 per resident n Bradenton Beach: 1,202; C; No. 136; $1,984 per resident n Holmes Beach: 3,927; C; No. 178; $1,931 per resident Debt: Longboat’s debt per resident has been $3,407. Like spending, the town’s low ranking reflects the voters’ willingness to continue issuing bonds to finance beach renourishment and other projects.

The average debt burden for

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The highest debt burden per resident among Florida’s small cities is in Medley in MiamiDade County, a town of 6 square miles and population of 847. It’s debt per resident: $13,525.

The lowest debt burden has been in Beverly Beach in Flagler County on the East Coast, population 372. Debt per resident: $114.

The grades, rankings and debt per resident of Longboat Key’s neighbors are: n Anna Maria: B; No. 86; $1,301 n Bradenton Beach: C; No. 127; $17 n Holmes Beach: B; No. 119; $27 Government size: This category measures how much a jurisdiction spends on its city staff, the percentage of the budget devoted to payroll and the number of full-time employees per 100,000 residents.

Longboat Key’s average salary for town staff came in at $74,452, and the percentage of its budget devoted to salaries was 17%.

Once again, Longboat’s average salary far exceeds the average for all small cities — $48,374.

The average for salaries as a percentage of a city’s budget is 33%.

Longboat’s higher salaries again reflect the Town Commission’s long-standing practice of being among the higher-paying cities in Florida, with the expectation that will help it attract a quality work force.

The city with the lowest average salary and the No. 1 ranking is Reddick, the small town in

Marion County. Its average salary: $12,000.

Flagler Beach ranked last in average salary. That oceanfront town of 4,725 pays an average of $91,145 to its employees.

The grades, rankings, salaries and percentage of the budget for Longboat’s neighbors: n Anna Maria: B; No. 92; $51,16; 17% n Bradenton Beach: D; No. 235; $60,228; 78% n Holmes Beach: D; No. 207; $58,875; 45% Crime: This has long been an area in which Longboat Key has excelled — its low crime rate.

In fact, you can infer there is a relation between the town’s spending and employee salaries and the town’s crime rate. Longboat taxpayers put a premium on public safety.

Altogether, Longboat’s grades and rankings are not likely to surprise Longboat taxpayers.

When people choose to live on Longboat Key, presumably they are aware town government is not going to be a low-cost operation that skimps on government services. Everyone knows Longboat is an affluent barrier island.

And even though the grades and rankings of the Taxpayer Accountability & Transparency Project don’t reveal choices that local governments make, the information nevertheless gives taxpayers a useful comparison.

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WHAT HAPPENS ON LONGBOAT 5:23 p.m., 4200 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive Suspicious person: Police issued a trespassing order to a couple who were reportedly acting inappropriately at a resort swimming pool. When police arrived and spoke to a resort employee, the officer was told the couple had left the pool area for the beach and that they were no longer welcome. One of the two apologized for the behavior and the other said their vehicle was still on the property. Police allowed them to retrieve their vehicle but they were otherwise banned.

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TURTLE PATROL 9 a.m., 2800 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive Parking: A report of an improperly parked vehicle was investigated, with the officer finding a vehicle belonging to Mote Marine parked in connection with a sea turtle patrol. No violation was noted.

SUSPICIOUS, BUT COLOR COORDINATED 10:22 a.m., Gulfside Road Suspicious person: A concerned resident called police after seeing a man, dressed in a gray shirt and black shorts, walking around a neighbors home while carrying a clipboard. The man left in a black car. Police, upon arrival, learned the suspicious man had left the area about 10 minutes earlier.

SPOTTED 8:26 a.m., 3400 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive Parking: A resident called police to alert them about a car parked within a barricaded public parking lot alongside the beach. Before an officer could respond, another member of the police department noted that he had seen the same vehicle earlier and that it was connected to Mote Marine’s sea turtle beach patrols.

NO LONGER WELCOME 4:15 p.m., 500 block of Outrigger Lane Wildlife call: A persistent raccoon on a resident’s back patio was enough for a call to the police. The resident said the raccoon had been there for some time and hissed when he tried to shoo it away with a broom. An officer, using an animal snare, was able to move the raccoon off the patio, resulting in the animal running off into the nearby woods.

THAT’S NO HELP 1:42 p.m., near Longboat Pass Boating violation: A passenger on the rear of a personal watercraft was spotted holding, not wearing, a personal flotation device. Following a stop by the department’s marine-patrol unit, the vessel’s operator was issued a verbal warning, and both riders were educated on the rules regarding flotation devices.

WE SEE YOU 2:25 p.m., near New Pass Boating violation: Numerous calls regarding the erratic

driving of a personal watercraft were received by the town’s marine patrol officer. With the help of Sarasota Police, the town’s officer cited the vessel’s driver for excessive wake in a slow speed zone.

FREE VACATION ENDS NOW 3:30 p.m. 4600 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive Trespassing: Management of a resort called police following the discovery of a small suitcase and a bag of food on the screened lanai of a closed unit. As an officer was speaking to a resort employee, two people walked up from the beach and conceded they had been on the lanai to drink and eat. The two were issued trespassing orders and told they would be arrested if again found on the property.

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A DAY OF REST 12:24 p.m., 5600 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive Noise complaint: A home builder was told of the town’s prohibition on Sunday construction work after an officer responded to a call and found plumbing work being done. The worker agreed to shut down for the day.

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More than 200,000 cubic yards of sand has made its way from Big Pass to the southern Lido Key shoreline as work continues on a dredging and renourishment project on the barrier island.

The city is partnering with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on an effort to renourish Lido Beach by dredging Big Pass for the first time. The project began in earnest in July near Ted Sperling Park at South Lido Beach. The crews and sand-pumping equipment have made their way north to the area near the Lido Beach Club, and work is scheduled to continue to progress up the beach in September and October.

Lido Key residents have expressed excitement about finally seeing the long-awaited project underway. The renourishment effort will add more than

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Carl Shoffstall, president of the Lido Key Residents Association, said the group was very happy with how the construction effort was going.

“Everything is moving,” Shoffstall said. “They’re pumping sand. It’s all good right now.”

The dredging project was the target of a series of objections and legal challenges from Siesta Key residents, one of which remains outstanding. After the Army Corps presented plans for the project in 2013, Siesta residents began to express concern about how dredging Big Pass would affect the coastal ecosystem — including the shoreline on Siesta Key, located just to the south.

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Above: Lido Key resident Jay Elsasser documented the state of the shoreline near First Lido Condo on July 3, before the dredging project began.

Left: Less than a month later, on July 31, Elsasser took an updated photo showing how much sand had been added to the beach.

ciation, said the group is closely monitoring the dredging work for potential issues. The group is collecting drone photographs of Big Pass to track how the coast shifts over time, and it’s also checking in with residents on the northern end of Siesta who have said they’ve seen unusual shifts in their shoreline recently.

“We’re going to keep documenting all of these things,” Luckner said.

As part of the conditions of obtaining a permit from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, the Army Corps and the city have agreed to monitor how the dredging affects the coastlines in the area and adjust plans if necessary. After sandpumping is scheduled to conclude in October, the project team will construct a pair of sand-retaining groins on the Lido beach. The entire project is scheduled to be

complete by May 2021.

Even with construction underway, Lido and Siesta residents remain at odds over the merits of the project. Still, Shoffstall said he wanted to find a way to effectively work with people living on Siesta Key, interested in creating a coalition of islands residents to monitor the health of the coastal environment moving forward.

“We’re all in this together,” Shoffstall said. “We need everybody to cooperate because it’s all for the betterment of the entire county and west coast of Florida.”

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LONGBOAT BEACH PROJECTS Longboat Key plans to borrow between $21 million and $28.5 million for its comprehensive beach management plan, according to Town Manager Tom Harmer.

The total will be determined by whether the state decides to approve the town’s grants.

In June, commissioners authorized borrowing up to $34.5 million based on the results of the March 17 vote.

Gulfside property owners will pay 80% of the debt through property taxes, with Bayside property owners paying 20%.

The town plans to pour more than 1 million cubic yards of sand in four erosional hot spots: the north end, a stretch around Whitney Beach, a larger spot on the mid-island and the area north of New Pass.

Manatee County leaders have committed more than $2.5 million to help pay for the initial project of the plan.

The money will go toward the $10 million construction of five sand-saving groins to be built on the northern end of the island.

The groins are designed to hold sand that had historically been swept away.

The other parts of the beach plan include: ■ $25 million for sand fill in during fiscal year 2022; ■ $1.5 million local contributions for an Army Corps of Engineers shore protection program in fiscal years 2021-2023; ■ $1.45 million for New Pass groin tightening in fiscal year 2024; and ■ $4.5 million for sand search, design, consulting and monitoring of protected species.

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Philip Lynn Schneider 1946-2020 Philip Lynn Schneider passed away on Thursday, August 13, 2020. He was born August 29, 1946 the first of seven children of the late Philip L and Lois R Schneider.

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Phil leaves behind his six siblings, Thomas (Diana), Jimmy, Steven, Lois Klaine (Steve), Mark (Lisa), and Gretchen Schneider. Phil graduated from St Xavier High School, Class of 1965, and the University of Cincinnati School of Pharmacy. He worked in pharmaceutical manufacturing for 43 years in Cincinnati, Puerto Rico and South Africa, among other places. Additionally, he developed and invested in real estate in Campbell County, Kentucky. Upon retirement, he and Bonnie moved to Long Boat Key, Florida where he obtained his real estate license and enjoyed a second career in real estate sales. Phil loved the beach and enjoyed dinners on the water. From his early days as a teenager, he was a car guy, and he especially loved convertibles. Phil spent Sunday afternoons watching racing: Formula 1, Indy cars, and NASCAR. Open wheel racing was his favorite. Phil loved his grandchildren – spending time with them or talking to

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TRIBUTES Paul Edward Welch 1939-2020 Paul Edward Welch, age 81, of Sarasota, Florida passed away on Tuesday, August 25, 2020. He was born February 1, 1939 in Detroit, MI to the late Edward and Dorothy Welch.

He had a full life with family and friends. He always changed the energy when he walked into any room with his devilish smile and charm.

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overpowered by his drive and charisma.

His strength and courage through Parkinson’s disease was admirable. He truly appreciated the kindness in all who cared for him with their frequent visits and calls.

To all of those who Paul helped to change their lives, know that you changed his life too.

Paul is survived by his loving children, Cathy Welch, Carla (Donny) Luberto, Sheela Welch Allum, Brenda (Geoffrey) Michel and Duane Welch; siblings, Marilyn Fisher, Edward Welch, LuAnn Walrod and Janice Brown; and his cherished grandchildren, Jordan, Matthew, Kendall, Mariah, Leif, Nigel, Ava, Sawyer, Alec, Dylan and Brendan

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Paul proudly served in the United States Army, Air National Guard and the Air Force Reserves. He was an active member of AA for 25 years; and acted as mentor and counselor to many in need. Paul gave to many charitable organizations including, Spaulding for Children, First Step of Sarasota, YMCA, West Coast Black Theater Group and Catholic Charities. His discrete charitable acts reached far and wide. From the buddy that needed a helping hand, to the organization that needed a new building. The phone call always ended with “I love you MAN!” Paul was a “Friend of Bill”; mentoring and sponsoring many through sobriety became his mission in life for over 20 years.

He had a full life with family and friends.

He always changed the energy when he walked into any room with his devilish smile and charm. His commitment to his family was ever present. Paul showed great love of life enjoying walks on the beach, boating and traveling the world to his blaring Neil Diamond.

Paul had a tremendous work ethic and strong desire to succeed in life. Rising to the highest levels in the midwestern lumber industry in Michigan where he grew up. His absence of formal education was

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A visitation for Paul was held Friday, August 28, 2020 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Robert Toale and Sons Funeral Home at Palms Memorial Park, 170 Honore Ave, Sarasota, FL 34232. A funeral service occurred Saturday, August 29, 2020 at 1:00 PM at St. Mary Star of the Sea, 4280 Gulf of Mexico Dr., Longboat Key, FL 34228.

Memorial contributions in Paul’s honor may be made to First Step, 4579 Northgate Ct. Sarasota, FL 34234.

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Lord’s Warehouse Thrift Shop Reopens Sept. 5th, Sat., 9 a.m. to noon

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Sunday Masses: 8:30 and 10:30 a.m.

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We at Temple Beth Israel understand these past few months have been challenging, however, we hope you remain in good health and that our community continues to take all necessary precautions when going out to ensure remaining safe and healthy as we get through this together.

WE INVITE YOU TO JOIN US AS WE CELEBRATE THE HIGH HOLY DAYS REMOTELY VIA YOUTUBE & FACEBOOK The direct links will be available in upcoming High Holy Day emails. To ensure access, please be sure that we have your current email address on file and that you are on our mailing list.

Contact the TBI office by phone or send an email to shana@tbi-lbk.org

Friday, September 18 8:00 PM EDT Erev Rosh Hashanah Service Saturday, September 19 10:00 AM EDT Rosh Hashanah Morning Service Sunday, September 27 8:00 PM EDT Kol Nidre and Erev Yom Kippur Service Monday, September 28 10:00 AM EDT Yom Kippur Morning Service 10:00 AM EDT Yom Kippur Afternoon Discussion 2:00 PM EDT Yom Kippur Afternoon Service 3:00 PM EDT Yizkor followed by Ne'ilah 4:00 PM EDT HIGH HOLY DAY SERVICES WILL BE AVAILABLE IN DIGITAL FORMAT ONLY, MADE AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE AND FACEBOOK.

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YOUR NEIGHBORS WEEKEND WORSHIP

Communion wafers are passed out via tiny tongs at All Angels.

Photos by Nat Kaemmerer

Karen Pashkow and Elise Passentino get the Lord’s Warehouse ready to reopen.

Back to church The reopening of Lord’s Warehouse and Longboat Island Chapel mark the reawakening of church life on Longboat Key. NAT KAEMMERER STAFF WRITER

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ouses of worship on Longboat Key are opening up again, bringing a sense of normalcy to those who land one of the few reserved seats.

First it was St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church. Then All Angels Episcopal Church opened for small services, and so did St. Armands Key Lutheran Church.

Christ Church of Longboat Key is debating opening this month.

Racks of clothes fill many spaces in the warehouse.

The Lord’s Warehouse, the thrift store attached to Longboat Island Chapel, will open Sept. 5, acting both as a welcome-back to its loyal customers and a trial run for the chapel itself, which will

reopen the following weekend.

“We were waiting it out a little bit longer,” said Karen Pashkow, the Monday manager of the Lord’s Warehouse volunteers.

“The church board didn’t want us to open until the church opened. … Our area numbers are getting better. They just felt it was a safer time for us to go ahead and get people back in the church and open the warehouse and get a little bit of normalcy back.”

Although the thrift store, which donates all its proceeds to charity, wasn’t taking donations in the beginning of the pandemic, it began again partway through the quarantine, which ended up filling the warehouse.

“If we don’t open, we won’t be able to accept any more pants,” Monday volunteer Elise Passentino said. “We’re out of pants

hangers.”

The store donated some of its apparel backlog to other sites, but the overflow could have been deeper.

“Actually, we’ve been losing donations because people have been going to other places that have been open,” volunteer Carol Peschel said.

Volunteers have been tending to the donations that have come in for most of the summer, working in pairs with masks and sanitizer as they clean, sort and price for the eventual reopening.

The volunteers for different days argue good-naturedly over which day is best, and some volunteers have been working at the warehouse for years. Chris Fearing has been around for 14 years and appreciated the opportunity to have some normalcy by coming to the warehouse.

“You feel like you’re doing something good for other humans,” Passentino said.

The Lord’s Warehouse will reopen from 9 a.m. to noon Sept. 5 and stick to those hours (its “summer hours” that never were) for the foreseeable future.

It’s ready to be flexible, Pashkow said, and will add on a day based on success and demand.

Only seven people (two volunteers and five shoppers) will be allowed in the warehouse at a time, and there might be a time limit gently imposed, based on demand.

Extra racks and other items will be outside to allow for fresh-air shopping and more customers to come by. Of course, masks will be required.

“We tried to reopen once, and the numbers went up, so we had to back off,” Pashkow said. “We have to open to clear this place out.”

ST. ARMANDS KEY LUTHERAN CHURCH Reservations for in-person worship. A socially distant Bells and Chimes group will restart soon; services continue online.

Worship: 9 and 11 a.m. Sundays. Visit www.SAKLC.com.

ALL ANGELS EPISCOPAL CHURCH Reservations required for in-person services with a limit of around 20.

Worship: 7:45 and 9:15 a.m. Sundays until Sept. 13, then 8 and 10 a.m. Drive-up and walk-up services also available. Go to www.AllAngelsLBK. org.

ST. MARY, STAR OF THE SEA, CATHOLIC CHURCH No reservations needed, but masks and social distancing three pews apart are required. Recorded and televised mass continues daily.

Worship: 8:30 and 10: 30 a.m. Sundays, 5 p.m. Saturdays and 9 a.m. every other day. Visit www.

StMaryLBK.org.

LONGBOAT ISLAND CHAPEL Reopens Sept. 13 with limited seating for in-person service.

Masks and social distancing required.

CHRIST CHURCH OF LONGBOAT KEY Virtual services continue with plans to resume in-person worship.

Worship: 10 a.m.

Sundays. Visit www.

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Turtle Watch patroller tracks beach trash, too An app makes it clear to see how much refuse is out on the sand.

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Plastic caps are ubiquitous when collecting.

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Some of Bridgette Clark’s collection includes hats, face masks, bottle caps and plastic straws.

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Even though Longboat beach access parking has been closed for much of the summer, Clark and her fellow volunteers think there’s been about the same amount of trash as in previous years.

“It’s just still kind of the same story,” Clark said. “I think maybe because people were quarantining, maybe they were coming out to the beaches more or finding a way to get there. I remember us making the comment of how are the beaches closed, and we still

have this much garbage.”

Clark lives on the bay, where she also tracks the trash, and notices a different crop of garbage swirling in — plastic foam and cushions, more solid pieces.

“I think the bay gets runoff from town, and then maybe Longboat gets whatever is out in the ocean,” Clark said.

Clark has been sorting all the bits and pieces she’s picked up and keeping them in her garage, where she will attempt an art project with her kids and the other remote learning students in their area to make a statement about how many lids, straws and other bits of refuse end up on the sand. Artist Wendell Graham in 2019 built a turtle sculpture from about 1,000 pieces of trash found on the beach.

“Since I am separating everything to count it, I really feel like it really makes you see the weight of what’s there,” Clark said.

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Clark, like all the other turtle watchers, brings a garbage bag on her patrols and adds in a bit of beach cleanup to each turtle walk she does.

“We’re walking the beach anyways, so we might as well be picking up the trash,” Clark said.

Normally, Clark and other volunteers just deposit their collection in a nearby trash can, but at the beginning of this turtle season, Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium clued turtle patrollers in on Clean Swell. It’s an app that tracks trash picked up and breaks it down into categories — plastic lids, straws, bags, toys and the like. Clark is the only

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“We heard the stories of turtles coming in and then dying, and then when they do the biopsy they find all these microplastics,” Clark said. “That’s the biggest category of stuff I pick up, is all the microplastics, just like the little bits of broken, colored plastic.”

So the trash that shows up most often isn’t the stuff that’s left out on the beach; it’s the broken up, ocean-battered remnants. There’s a lot of trash in the seaweed line, Clark has noticed, where it seems to have washed up with the tide. Beach toys are also a big category, getting left behind after a day on the beach because they’re too cheap to worry about.

Some days or weeks, there’s a lot of a specific type of trash — recently it’s been a lot of plastic water bottle lids and cigarette butts, Clark said, unsure why it happens. Even “eco-friendly” cardboard straws are found on the beach.

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he Sarasota Opera has canceled its fall in-person programming in favor of online events because of the ongoing pandemic.

Mozart’s “Don Giovanni production,” the Sarasota Youth Opera’s production of “The Hobbit,” the “Night in Italy” concert Nov. 7 and “Concert at Noon” Nov. 13 have all been canceled.

In their place, the organization will feature concerts with resident artists.

“Despite our disappointment in having to cancel our main stage activities, we do not plan to be silent,” Executive Director Richard Russell said in a statement.

“Our intention is that opera remains in the hearts and minds

of our supporters, our audience and our community through this difficult time.”

A concert with piano and vocalists will be streamed Nov. 13, though an announcement about an audience will be made if possible at a later date. Resident artists will return to perform on the “OperaMobile” in November, and there are also plans for live concerts at outdoor venues in Sarasota if conditions allow. The annual “Taste of Downtown” fundraiser has been canceled as well, though staff are looking into ways to continue it in another way. The company’s Curtain Raiser Dinner is still planned for Oct. 25.

As for the Sarasota Youth Opera, the fall semester is set to start virtually in August, and an alternative youth opera presentation is planned for spring 2021.

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LONGBOAT KEY 6321 Gulf Of Mexico Drive Bill Anderson 941-313-4059 A4455431 $2,700,000

LONGBOAT KEY 795 Marbury Lane The Walter Group 941-232-2000 4476272 $1,795,000

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LONGBOAT KEY 3463 Winding Oaks Drive 32 Elizabeth Van Riper 941-993-6842 A4459272 $975,000

LONGBOAT KEY 1701 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 604 Michael Moulton 941-928-3559 A4475907 $925,000

LONGBOAT KEY 2365 Harbour Oaks Drive Beverly St Hilaire 941-504-3303 A4468069 $825,000

SARASOTA 988 Blvd Of The Arts 111 Nora Johnson & Klaus Lang 941-809-1700 A4471647 $765,000

LONGBOAT KEY 735 Saint Judes Drive S Lynne Callahan 941-720-3278 A4468349 $729,000

LONGBOAT KEY 2425 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 6C Stacy Hanan 941-266-0529 A4462886 $700,000

SARASOTA 707 S Gulfstream Avenue 408 Marybeth Flynn 941-704-1477 A4472345 $650,000

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LONGBOAT KEY 5055 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 232 Cathy Meldahl & Susan Smith 941-724-7228 A4459280 $630,000

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SARASOTA 1770 Benjamin Franklin Drive 706 Cheryl Roberts 941-266-1450 A4469463 $535,000

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home on Longboat Key tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Sunset Point Home LLC sold the home at 4051 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Connie Gregory Judge, of Louisville, Ky., for $3.7 million. Built in 1956, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,648 square feet of living area. It sold for $889,000 in 1999.

COUNTRY CLUB SHORES

Stephen Madva and Denise Creedon sold their home at 541 Bowspirit Lane to Janusz and Anna Wolaniuk, of Longboat Key, for $1.7 million. Built in 2004, it has three bedrooms, four-anda-half baths, a pool and 3,418 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.48 million in 2012.

Longboat Key LLC sold the home at 548 Spinnaker Lane to Trading Waves FL LLC for $1.26 million.

Built in 1964, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,038 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.07 million in 2005.

Edward Roche, of Cohasset, Mass., sold his home at 513 Yawl Lane to Clyde Thomas, of Longboat Key, for $1.2 million. Built in 1964, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,346 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.15 million in 2018.

EMERALD HARBOR REVISED

Janet Weiss, trustee, of Lakewood Ranch, sold the home at 780 Emerald Harbor Drive to Lane Smith and Jennifer Smith, trustees, of Longboat Key, for $1.22 million. Built in 1978, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,350 square feet of living area. It sold for $405,000 in 1998.

WINDING OAKS

Holly Glass, trustee, and Johannes Grent, of Washington, D.C., sold the Unit 5 condominium at 3409 Winding Oaks Drive to David Camp, of Midland,

Mich., for $1.04 million. Built in 1988, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,555 square feet of living area. It sold for $775,000 in 2016.

GRAND BAY II

Thomas and Sandra Finnegan, of Sarasota, sold their Unit 224 condominium at 3040 Grand Bay Blvd. to Thomas Christopher McLaughlin Jr. and Brandi Graves Smith McLaughlin, of Lakeland, for $940,000. Built in 1996, it has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 2,369 square feet of living area.

THE PLAYERS CLUB

Pratap and Sunita Chavan, trustees, of Dayton, Ohio, sold the Unit 105 condominium at 1465 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Kevin Kroeger and Viki Kroeger, trustees, of W. Chester, Ohio, for $795,000. Built in 1981, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 1,793 square feet of living area. It sold for $504,000 in 2013.

BAYPORT BEACH AND TENNIS CLUB

Robert and Nancy Goldsmith, of Longboat Key, sold their Unit 811 condominium at 811 Bayport Way to John Nicholas and Patricia Nicholas, trustees, of Wellsville, N.Y., for $660,000. Built in 1981, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,456 square feet of living area. It sold for $445,000 in 2015.

Maria Harrison, of Englewood, for $445,000. Built in 1981, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,370 square feet of living area. It sold for $475,000 in 2018.

INN ON THE BEACH

Harigovind Singh, of White Plains, N.Y., sold his Unit 4101 condominium at 240 Sands Point Road to Edward and Tanya Colagreco, of Monmouth Beach, N.J., for $633,900. Built in 1982, it has one bedroom, one bath and 732 square feet of living area. It sold for $440,000 in 2018.

John Mertens, of Cottonwood Heights, Utah, and Alexandra Mertens, of Seattle, sold their Unit 3204 condominium at 230 Sands Point Road to FP Silver Sands LLC for $533,000. Built in 1982, it has one bedroom, one bath and 640 square feet of living area. It sold for $300,000 in 2002.

ISLANDS WEST

Barbara Kew, trustee, of Carmel, Ind., sold the Unit 2-C condominium at 2525 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Saira Investments LLC for $600,000. Built in 1972, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,468 square feet of living area.

WINDWARD BAY

Andrew and Mariann Puszkar, trustees, of Longboat Key, sold the Unit 202 condominium at

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4900 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Joseph and Michelle Stanziani, of Wesley Chapel, for $545,000.

Built in 1975, it has two bedrooms, one bath and 1,096 square feet of living area. It sold for $395,000 in 2016.

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Nicholas and Maureen Florio, of Bradenton, sold their Unit 1901 condominium at 2008 Harbourside Drive to Gabriel Enrique Iriarte and Donna Marie Iriarte, of College Park, Md., for $460,000. Built in 1985, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,135 square feet of living area. It sold for $450,000 in 2004.

PELICAN HARBOUR BEACH CLUB

Jeffrey King and Deborah Jo Carey King, of Longboat Key, sold their Unit E-1 condominium at 4234 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Indiana University Foundation Inc. for $415,000. Built in 1973, it has two bedrooms, one bath and 1,150 square feet of living area. It sold for $385,000 in 2002.

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Temple members share dinner with friends once again

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lthough Temple Beth Israel remains closed to the public, its members still share Shabbat meals just like they would before Friday service when there isn’t a pandemic going on.

At 3 p.m. the past two Fridays, several temple members gather along with Brooklyn’s Best caterers in the Temple Beth Israel parking lot to share dinners with friends. Vice President Marion Levine, who organizes special programs, put the dinner service together and said the response has been strong.

Those who bought meals, which include challah bread for the traditional blessing, drive into the parking lot where the volunteers are waiting to identify the driver and deposit their meals into their cars.

The meals are for Friday evening, when the temple holds a virtual cocktail hour on Zoom where members get to chat before Shabbat dinner and services begin, also on Zoom. Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, the temple hosted dinners where members got to catch up and dine with their friends, so the cocktail hour and Zoom sessions are a way to try to make up for that until the temple reopens.

Correction: In an Aug. 20 story, Temple Beth Israel was incorrectly referred to as a church.

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CLASSIFIEDS

Thursday, September 3, 2020

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ATTENTION: LONGBOAT KEY TOWER RESIDENTS Semi-Retired couple looking for a condo to rent after selling their home.

We are looking to rent as we want to take our time finding our next home, if you are interested in renting your unit, Please contact Jim: 941-383-2580 or cell 949-283-5258

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ESTATE SALE saturday 05, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM rain or shine. 5155 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Dining table, bedroom furniture, filing cabinets, patio furniture, lamps, and misc items.

MULTI-FAMILY SALE - Saturday, September 5, 7:30 AM. 358 N. Lakeview Ave., Winter Garden.

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LBK BEACHFRONT condo: 2BR/2BA, first floor walkout. 100% renovated, high-end. Non-smoking, no pets, 1 month minimum rental. Available the months of December 2020 and January 2021.

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LBK 2BD/2BA furnished villa. 55+. No pets, no smoking. Includes utilities/internet, Water view.

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3 months. Availible January-April. 941-545-7460.

Homes For Sale Beach Front Home: 4BED-5BATH, 2CARGAR $3,999,000

Visa/MC 5360 Gulf of Mexico Dr., Suite 101 Longboat Key, FL 34228

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ROGER SELLS

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560 HORNBLOWER LANE

$2,295,000

Only two homes in from Sarasota Bay, this John Cannon home in Country Club Shores is in ideal move-in ready condition. Immediately fall in love with gorgeous interior upgrades, and vast outdoor entertaining with wonderful deep-water boating options.

3030 GRAND BAY BOULEVARD #124 $1,350,000

1211 GULF OF MEXICO DRIVE #505

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4009 Casey Key Road

601 Longboat Club Road #101S

7149 Longboat Drive North

3427 Winding Oaks Drive #14

Breathtaking beach and sunset views welcome you to this lovely 5BR estate on the private enclave of Casey Key. Relish the luxury of walking a few steps to enjoy your own private space on immaculate Gulf shores.

Immediately fall in love with the convenient walkout beach access and wonderfully maintained interior offered at this sunny and open 3BR Gulf-front residence at Longboat Key Towers.

Recent 2017 renovations at this private waterfront home include new metal roof, HardiPlank siding, impact windows/ sliders and an open coastal contemporary 3BR plus bonus room layout complemented by beach-inspired updates.

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LONGBOAT KEY

LONGBOAT KEY 2165 Gulf of Mexico Drive #123 Rarely available, direct Gulf-front residence at Villa di Lancia!

With nearly 2,500 SF of living space to love, this beach getaway feels like a single-family residence, offering wonderful community amenities and secure parking. www.VilladiLancia123.com $1,095,000

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SARASOTA 387 South Shore Drive - Sapphire Shores Spread across more than a half-acre of waterfront property that overlooks Sarasota Bay, primed and ready to begin your dream home. www.387SouthShoreDrive.com $1,095,000

100 Sands Point Road #309 517 Bayport Way Turnkey furnished, this updated 2BR villa offers an extended outdoor space with its own private garden courtyard, deeded beach access and covered parking! www.517BayportWay.com $469,000

843 Bayport Way

4239 Gulf of Mexico Drive #MH2 Turnkey furnished and immediately ready, this coastal contemporary beach home has been completely renovated.

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This furnished, updated 2BR beach-to-bay getaway offers new 3559 Fair Oaks Lane - Queens Harbour impact windows, new appliances and lush garden views at The appeal of moving right in to this beautifully updated every turn.

Queens Harbour home will impress you. Set among lush www.843BayportWay.com $439,000 greenery, this sunny 3BR plus den residence overlooks peaceful lake waters and features many recent upgrades inside and out. www.3559FairOaksLane.com $1,195,000

CASEY KEY

This sunlit, renovated beach getaway features an open layout, Marble flooring, custom built-ins, designer bathrooms, plus a newer kitchen. www.SandsPoint309.com $849,000

2003 Harbour Links Drive This waterfront 3BR villa is ready for you to make it your own, overlooking the 13th green of the Harbourside golf course.

1715 Hyde Park Street - Hudson Bayou You will love the privacy and seclusion at this maintenancefree community, located behind the secure gates of Bay Isles. You will love the central “West of the Trail” locale of this updated www.2003HarbourLinksDrive.com $749,000 2,800+ SF home, just minutes from lively downtown Sarasota, with Morton’s Market and Siesta Key Beach within biking distance. www.1715HydeParkStreet.com $999,900 4725 Gulf of Mexico Drive #208 Sand Cay is a wonderful beach community, boasting excellent rental options, with an on-site rental management program and the choice to lease weekly. www.SandCay208.com $479,000

SARASOTA

5880 Midnight Pass Road #306 - Siesta Key Thoughtfully updated and turnkey furnished, you will love the convenience of moving right into this sunny 1,500 SF residence, with its open concept and upgrades throughout.

Includes covered parking. www.Casarina306.com $750,000

6144 Abaco Drive - Palmer Ranch Waiting for you to add your personal touches, this newer 3BR plus den lakefront home is located on nearly a half-acre of lush property in a private neighborhood. www.6144AbacoDrive.com $495,000

1588 North Casey Key Road

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This secluded and exquisite beach-to-bay estate is perfectly situated on almost three-acres, directly on the private, gated northern Gulf shores of the island of Casey Key. Wonderfully updated and partially rebuilt, offering a 4BR main residence with a beautiful, separate 2BR guest house, and impeccable finishes that create a luxurious, classic design. www.1588NorthCaseyKey.com $10,500,000

THE WATER CLUB

340 Gulf of Mexico Drive #122A This beautifully updated 3BR residence directly overlooks the peaceful bay waters. Offering a flourish of recent high-end renovations, you will appreciate the light and open layout.

Includes its own two-car garage! www.TangerineBay122A.com $1,095,000

128 Golden Gate Point #601B Sweeping bay and city views are the perfect introduction to this downtown bayfront residence. Offering 3,000 SF of living space and its own 2-car garage, this 3BR plus den layout lives like a single-family home. www.VistaBayPoint601B.com $1,295,000

CALL TODAY FOR YOUR EXCLUSIVE TOUR (941) 387-1840

1241 Gulf of Mexico Drive #505 Direct vistas of Gulf waves, powdery shores and sunny southern panoramas welcome you to this fifth-floor Cambridge residence at the sought-after Water Club community. Stylishly laid out, the lovely features only enhance this home’s appeal. www.WaterClubSouth505.com $1,495,000

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