Zunz chosen as District 5 commissioner

The Longboat Key Town Commission appointed Lands End resident Pat Zunz to the District 5 commission seat at Monday night’s April 4 regular meeting.

Zunz replaces former commissioner Robert Siekmann, who resigned last month with one year left on his two-year term.

Vice Mayor David Brenner nominated Zunz, while Commissioner Hal Lenobel nominated former mayor Jeremy Whatmough, and Commissioner Lynn Larson nominated former mayor Ron Johnson.

Brenner, Mayor Jim Brown and Commissioners Phillip Younger and Jack Duncan cast their vote for Zunz. Lenobel cast a vote for Whatmough, and Larson cast a vote for Johnson.

Also at its regular meeting at Town Hall, 501 Bay Isles Road, the commission:

Forwarded to its May 2 regular meeting:
• An ordinance that prohibits parking in the state’s right of way along Gulf of Mexico Drive.

Adopted:
• An ordinance that approves a street name change from Triton Avenue to Triton Bend.

Passed:
• A resolution that approves a rate increase/fuel adjustment for its waste management contract.
• A resolution that allows the town to enter into an interlocal agreement with Longboat Key Beach Erosion Control Districts A and B for the implementation of a future beach project.

Contact Kurt Schultheis at [email protected].