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  • Robin Hartill
  • April 1, 2015
Commissioners used private email for convenience

‘I thought it would be easier to carry just one device for my commission duties and my personal emails instead of two,’ a commissioner tells the Longboat Observer.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • April 1, 2015
Call Waiting

The delay wasn’t quite as long as it felt — but it still highlights inefficiencies in the town’s current emergency dispatch system.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • David Conway
  • April 1, 2015
Proposed Circle traffic solution: Crossing guards

St. Armands is circling back to a nearly 4-year-old plan to station crossing guards throughout the shopping district to mitigate traffic problems.

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Hola Taco Shack makes a run for the border — of its Village parking space, that is. The food truck received a parking ticket from police, who warn that food trucks must abide by parking restrictions.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 1, 2015
Food trucks on the menu for Village parking spaces

Foodies, take note: The Longbeach Village is the place to be, with food trucks adding to the growing restaurant scene.

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  • News
A sandbar near Jewfish Key has become a popular spot for boaters, particularly during weekends. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 1, 2015
Jewfish boat noise pollution irks residents

A popular sandbar for boaters who frequently play loud music has residents sounding off against noise pollution.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Fred Kagi enjoys his time in the Longbeach Village during the winter months. He spends mid-May through mid-October in Steamboat Springs, Colo.
    By
  • Kristen Herhold
  • April 1, 2015
Q+A with Fred Kagi

He has only lived on Longboat for three years, but Hawaiian-shirt-wearing, bike-riding Fred Kagi is ready to embrace his new role as Longbeach Village Association’s president.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 1, 2015
ULI Update: Making progress

ULI Update: Making progress

  • Longboat Key
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Code Enforcement Officer Chris Elbon designed an easy-to-understand brochure about the town’s rental restriction ordinance.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 1, 2015
Town staff tackles confusing code

Armed with a confusing code it can’t change and wants to keep in place, the town created a document that’s easier to understand than the code itself.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
For more than 40 years, the pipe has been located in an agricultural area that could be developed in 2016. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • April 1, 2015
Commission pumps Bullock for pipleline information

What’s the state of the wastewater pipeline? Commissioners want to know before they flush $16 million into replacing it.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Manatee County employee Sia Mollanazar answers questions about the configuration of future Upper Manatee River Road.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 1, 2015
County officials seek bridge of understanding on Fort Hamer

Manatee County officials seek to answer questions about a new bridge across the Manatee River during a public meeting.

  • East County
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 1, 2015
Tara CDD reconsiders amenity usage policies

Rising demand for Tara's facilities has board members rethinking their first-come, first-serve policy.

  • East County
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'The Wiz'
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 1, 2015
Emerald City shines at ODA

Theater students at The Out-of-Door Academy brought the sights and sounds of “The Wizard of Oz” to life.

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  • Schools
As a lifelong lover of dressing up and helping others, Samantha Hyatt realized creating a dress donation program at Lakewood Ranch High School was the perfect project. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • April 1, 2015
Lakewood Ranch student helps classmates primp for prom

As prom approaches at Lakewood Ranch High, one students seeks to make it accessible for others.

  • East County
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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 1, 2015
FDOT gives green light to signal at Greenbrook

FDOT gives green light to signal at Greenbrook

  • East County
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Carol and Art Brzostowski say the berm area immediately behind their house along State Road 70 has become more open since they moved in 10 years ago. The noise has increased, as has their view of the roadway.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 1, 2015
Buffer could change view for Haven residents

To shield homes from S.R. 70, CDD 4 supervisors will shift about $15,000 in landscape dollars.

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