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The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort closed its doors in 2010 and continues to decay as legal proceedings continue. File photos
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • January 6, 2015
2015 Issues to Watch: Future of the Colony

The Longboat Observer has listed issues to watch in the new year for the past eight consecutive years.

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Commissioners will decide in February whether a referenda to bury above-ground utilities Key-wide will be presented to the voters. File photo
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 6, 2015
2015 Issues to Watch: Underground utilities

The year 2015 could be the one in which the Longboat Key electorate flips the power switch for a multimillion-dollar underground utilities project.

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Records show 819 single-family homes were sold last year in East County. Sales and permits are expected to rise this year. Photos by Amanda Sebastiano
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • January 6, 2015
2015 Issues to Watch: Property sales: Going up or down?

It was an easy decision for Ron Javate to trade Chicago's bustle for life in the Ranch.

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Manatee County Public Works Project Manager Kent Bontrager reviews plans for 44th Avenue East. Photo by Pam Eubanks
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  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 6, 2015
2015 Issues to Watch: County to build bridges

Manatee County is driving forward with plans to improve traffic flow by constructing more roadway connections.

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Evan Johnson, of Tindale-Oliver & Associates, discusses town center concepts at a Dec. 18 public workshop.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • January 6, 2015
2015 Issues to Watch: Town Center

Arvida's vision included a walkable Bay Isles town center that never became a reality. That could change in 2015.

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Erosion near condos such as L'Ambiance, pictured, at the south end continues to shrink the recreational beach, although sand dunes protect the structures. File photo
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • January 6, 2015
2015 Issues to watch: South-end erosion

Groin construction is underway to control north-end erosion, but on the south end, residents will have to wait until summer 2016 for more sand.

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  • News
Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant & Pub owner Ed Chiles has owned the restaurant since 1989.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • January 6, 2015
2015 Issues to Watch: North-end restaurants

Change is on the menu for two historic Longbeach Village restaurants.

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  • News
Project consultants Donnie Holcomb, front, and Jason Starr, behind, review construction drawings with Publix Manager Richard Nelson during a December meeting with Market Street merchants. File photo
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 6, 2015
2015 Issues to Watch: University's new diamond takes shape

As the Florida Department of Transportation begins an $83 million project to improve transportation at the intersection of University Parkway and Interstate 75, much of its work, at least initially, will be keeping motorists calm.

  • East County
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Former dispatcher Susan Young handles calls from the Longboat Key Police Department.
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • January 6, 2015
2015 issues to watch: 911 Police Dispatch

The Longboat Key Police Department is down one dispatcher and is about to lose another.

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  • Observer Staff
  • January 6, 2015
News Briefs

Longboat Key recognized as 7th safest city in Florida; Centre Shops evacuated after gas leak; Town to test utilities on Jungle Queen Way, Broadway; FDOT plans for Longboat

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Duncan
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  • Robin Hartill
  • January 6, 2015
2015 Issues to Watch: Commission races

The Longboat Key Town Commission will have at least one new face this spring.

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Traffic Cattlemen Road and University Parkway is a major concern to East County residents. Photo by Pam Eubanks
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 6, 2015
Issues to Watch 2015: Benderson promotes traffic management

In 2015, Benderson Development, co-owner of The Mall at University Town Center, hopes for approvals on some big time expansion.

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Mary Cantrell
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  • Observer Staff
  • January 6, 2015
Faces of '15

The East County Observer's list of the top newsmakers likely to make headlines in 2015.

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Bayside Community Church's new 2,500-seat auditorium is the focal point of the 73,347-square-foot expansion the church opened in December. Courtesy photos
    By
  • Amanda Sebastiano
  • January 6, 2015
Church opens expansion

The east campus of Bayside Community Church now hosts stadium seating and new ammenities for church members.

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Paul Blackketter, president of Suncoast Aquatic Nature Center and Associates, eagerly awaits the construction of SANCA's permanent facilities, including a finish tower and a boathouse. Photo by Pam Eubanks
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • January 6, 2015
Issues to Watch 2015: Foundation finish line for funding draws near

The clock is ticking, but Teri Hansen isn't worried.

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