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Observer Staff
February 9, 2017

The Colony referendum

Many residents have said Unicorp’s proposed Colony redevelopment looks fabulous. Just not for Longboat Key. The developer should remember: ‘Keep Longboat Longboat.’

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Observer Staff
February 9, 2017

Letters to the Editor Longboat Key 02.09.17

Readers urge their neighbors to vote against density referendum.

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Observer Staff
February 9, 2017

REVITALIZATION TASK FORCE’S ANALYSIS OF DENSITY VOTE

The entire analysis is available with one click.

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Emily Walsh
February 2, 2017

Considering life in Israel, Americans need to get a grip

The internet was full of fake news. And mainstream media were reporting stories that most respectable journalists wouldn’t consider news. Sensationalism everywhere. It was exhausting.

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Matt Walsh
February 2, 2017

The Mote vote: Yes

$1 million or $2 million residential units would add to the value of the Key far more than a vacant lot with a perpetual for sale sign.

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Observer Staff
February 2, 2017

Longboat Key Letters to the Editor 2.2.17

Longboat Key, traffic, Longboat Key density, Colony Beach & Tennis Resort

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Observer Staff
January 26, 2017

Bridge to Longboat …

… 50 years of stop-and-go talking

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Observer Staff
January 26, 2017

Stakes rise on town center

The town’s acquisition of the Amore restaurant property makes sense for the development of a town cultural center. But it now raises important questions.

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Adrian Moore
January 19, 2017

The realities of congestion

The sooner Sarasota city and county leaders start implementing anti-congestion strategies, short and long term, the easier and less costly they will be.

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Matt Walsh
January 19, 2017

The grade-separated intersection at Colonial Boulevard and U.S. 41 in Fort Myers.

The move was a compromise that provides significantly increased capacity to the roadway network while having significantly less impact on access.

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Matt Walsh
January 12, 2017

We need a traffic czar

One impediment to solving the region’s traffic congestion is a lack of ownership of the problem. No one loses a job for failed roads. It’s another tragedy of the commons.

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Observer Staff
January 4, 2017

Longboat Key letters to the editor 1.4.2017

The plan to install roundabouts on U.S. 41 at Fruitville and Gulfstream deserves first prize for lack of foresight and incompetent planning.

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Matt Walsh
December 29, 2016

3 words to live by for 2017

Last year at this time, wisdom was our word — that Americans would have wisdom in the voting booth

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Matt Walsh
December 22, 2016

At the time of Christ's birth

under Herod, the Jews managed to live with what biblical historian James Edward Talmadge called 'some semblance of national autonomy.'

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Observer Staff
December 15, 2016

The missing piece

It’s exciting to envision a new arts, culture and education center as the centerpiece of a town center. Go for it. The $10 million question, of course, is the $10 million and more.

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The Colony referendum

Letters to the Editor Longboat Key 02.09.17

REVITALIZATION TASK FORCE’S ANALYSIS OF DENSITY VOTE

Considering life in Israel, Americans need to get a grip

The Mote vote: Yes

Longboat Key Letters to the Editor 2.2.17

Bridge to Longboat …

Stakes rise on town center

The realities of congestion

The grade-separated intersection at Colonial Boulevard and U.S. 41 in Fort Myers.

We need a traffic czar

Longboat Key letters to the editor 1.4.2017

3 words to live by for 2017

At the time of Christ's birth

The missing piece

Hope Seeds seeks extra hands

Hurricane season ends without Florida landfall

Longboat police chief begins community video series

Expect road, sidewalk closures on Longboat Key

Longboat Dems, GOP join together to find common ground

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