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Both the Planning and Zoning Board and the Longboat Key Town Commission will review a Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant & Pub project application for a second time. File photo.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • May 22, 2013
Mar Vista project will be reviewed again

Commissioners are now determining if they will be able to review the project again before summer hiatus.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • May 22, 2013
Beach project bid: $13.3 million

The town of Longboat Key finally received a bid for its summer beach renourishment project, but staff isn't too happy with it.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • May 22, 2013
Town manager seeks $300,000 in budget cuts

Town Manager Dave Bullock warned the commission to expect another year of revenue shortfalls and rising pension costs.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • May 22, 2013
General employees don't receive the DROP option

Town Manager Dave Bullock didn't offer some employees the chance to enter a DROP retirement program early.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Roger Drouin
  • May 22, 2013
BID agrees to pay $50,000 for a Circle parking study

The study would look at ways to address the parking shortage, including the possibility of a parking garage and valet service.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Heritage Harbour South Community Development District Chairwoman Joyce Sandy signs a settlement agreement with Stoneybrook Investors May 16.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • May 22, 2013
Stoneybrook, CDD settle lawsuit

Stoneybrook Investors and the Heritage Harbour South Community Development District ended a longstanding legal battle last week.

  • East County
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    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • May 22, 2013
Attrition won't cover staff cuts

Manatee School Board leaders expect to cut 250 jobs districtwide.

  • East County
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Rick Rogala survived 11 months as a prisoner of war in North Korea.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • May 22, 2013
Veteran regains love for country

Rick Rogala lost faith in his country as a prisoner of war in North Korea in 1968. Now, he cherishes his country.

  • East County
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    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • May 22, 2013
Half-cent sales tax would cover indigent health care

Manatee County's administrator promises three things in the 2013-14 budget: raises for county employees, non-reduction of services and lower property taxes.

  • East County
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Manatee County Commission Chairman Larry Bustle sits next to Michael Maxwell, of the Urban Land Institute, following a May 14 workshop.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • May 22, 2013
National panel supports county's growth plan

A panel from the Urban Land Institute prepared a document that highlights the county's need to focus on the area called 'Southwest County' and to leverage the county's assets.

  • East County
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Manatee Education Foundation Director Mary Glass with Gov. Rick Scott and Sen. Bill Galvano. Courtesy photo by Bridget Lopez.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • May 22, 2013
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Rick Scott makes surprise appearance in Lakewood Ranch; Rowing advocates seek more public funding

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Lakewood Ranch Community Development District 6 supervisors plan to eliminate security personnel from the Balmoral Woods Boulevard gate and convert it to transponder-only access and egress. File photo.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • May 22, 2013
CDD 6 moves forward with gate concept

No plans have been finalized, but Lakewood Ranch Community Development District 6 supervisors are moving forward with conceptual plans to limit traffic at their Balmoral Woods Boulevard entrance.

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The school cuts are part of a plan to save $20.6 million to help the school district replenish depleted reserves.
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • May 21, 2013
May 21: Daily Headlines Video

Top Stories: 182 Manatee teachers lose jobs; Sarasota woman arrested for defrauding employer; Commission approves second phase of bayfront mooring project; Whitney Beach receives award

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The manager of Broadspire, a division of Crawford & Company that handles workers' compensation claims, reported a grand theft of tens of thousands of dollars.
    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • May 21, 2013
Sarasota woman arrested for stealing from employer

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office has arrested a woman for defrauding her Tampa employer of more than $56,000.

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The savings plan also includes multiple property sales, outsourcing legal and audit services and closing the old Manatee Technical Institute campus on 34th Street West.
    By
  • Josh Siegel
  • May 21, 2013
182 Manatee teachers lose jobs

The cuts are part of a plan to save $20.6 million to help the school district replenish depleted reserves.

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