Longboat Key keeps it clean

+ Longboat Key keeps it clean
We’re still reeling from Longboat Key’s exclusion from Movoto’s “10 Sexiest Small Cities in America,” which named Sarasota and Bradenton the first and third sexiest small cities, respectively. But Longboat Key recently earned a distinction that softened the blow: We’re one of the cleanest cities in Manatee County.
That’s right, our Code Enforcement beat out other municipalities for litter law enforcement and won a Keep Manatee Beautiful Public Service Award. The cities of Bradenton Beach, Holmes Beach and Anna Maria also received awards; Palmetto and Bradenton did not.

Keep Manatee Beautiful Executive Director Ingrid McClellan presented Code Enforcement Officer Chris Elbon with a plaque Oct. 23.