News Briefs

+ Colony Association will discuss recommendations
The Colony Beach & Tennis Association board will meet Sept. 24 and Sept. 25 to decide on its recommendation for the redeveloper of the historic resort, according to an email that Jay Yablon, board president, sent Sept. 16 to Colony unit owners. The board will then hold a meeting with unit owners to explain its recommendation and proposed course of action.

+ IberiaBank to foreclose on Chart House property
IberiaBank has filed a mortgage foreclosure claim against Core/PMG Longboat LLC, Kevin Daves, Kevin Maloney, Ziel Feldman, the Longboat Key Association Inc. and the Longboat Key Club Association Inc. regarding the Chart House property.

IberiaBank is owed a total of $4.93 million ($4.75 million in principal and $176,790 in interest) as of June 15, according to the foreclosure complaint.

The defendants consolidated two prior loans Nov. 25, 2008, into a $5.13 million loan on the property from Orion Bank. IberiaBank purchased Orion Bank from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. in November 2009.

The complaint shows that the defendants also personally guaranteed the loan.
Core/PMG Longboat LLC purchased the 18,567-square-foot Chart House property at 201 Gulf of Mexico Drive, on Longboat Key, in August 2004 for $5.5 million.

+ DCA approves comp plan amendment changes
The Department of Community Affairs State Land Planning Agency has completed its review of Comprehensive Plan amendments related to Bayfront Park and the Longboat Key Club’s Islandside redevelopment project that the Longboat Key Town Commission passed Aug. 10. According to two letters sent by Regional Planning Administrator Brenda Winningham to Mayor Jim Brown, the agency found no provisions in the amendment that necessitated a challenge. The amendments will become effective 31 days after the notification dates of Sept. 13 and Sept. 16, unless an affected person challenges them.

+ Town hires part-time code enforcement officer
The town has hired Longboat Key resident Amanda Nemoytin to serve as a part-time code enforcement officer. Nemoytin attended Roger Williams University School of Law, in Bristol, R.I., and most recently worked for the city of Bradenton.

Meetings & agendas
• Town Commission regular workshop — 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22
• Town Commission special meeting/2011-12 budget adoption — 5:01 p.m. Monday, Sept. 26
• Town Commission regular meeting — 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 3
• Code Enforcement Board meeting — 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 10
All meetings take place at Town Hall, 501 Bay Isles Road.