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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 14, 2010
Wayfinding sign causes confusion

The Town Commission agreed to discuss the controversial Bay Isles Road wayfinding sign at its September regular workshop.

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  • Observer Staff
  • July 14, 2010
Turtle Tracks

Turtle Tracks

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  • July 14, 2010
Season's first turtle nest hatches

The first turtle nest of the season in Longboat Key Turtle Watch's patrolling area of the Manatee County portion of Longboat Key has hatched, and the public is invited to watch as volunteers excavate the nest.

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  • July 14, 2010
Couple welcomes bundle of joy

Robert Charles Jodat, weighing 6 pounds, 2 ounces and measuring 18-and-three-fourths-inches long was born July 1.

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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 14, 2010
IPOC seeks appeal contributions

The Islandside Property Owners Coalition requested donations to challenge the commission's approval of the Longboat Key Club's Islandside project.

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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 14, 2010
Maximum millage: 1.9036 mills

Worried about having enough money for an oil-spill cleanup fund, commissioners voted to establish a maximum millage rate that's 19% higher than last year's max.

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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 14, 2010
Vehicle theft leads to Key roadblock

The events leading up to the arrest of a DeBary man are just as strange as the arrest.

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  • Robin Hartill
  • July 14, 2010
Code Enforcement staff builds case for challenge

Town officials allege that Key resident James Armstrong installed updates to his home without obtaining the necessary building permits.

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    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • July 14, 2010
Oil-spill plan disputed

The Town Commission was displeased with a $16,000 oil-spill cleanup plan created by the town's beach engineer.

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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 14, 2010
Bird Key phase of MURT plan nears end of trail

Plans for the Bird Key portion of the West Bayfront Multi-Use Recreation Trail (MURT) have been in the works for four-and-a-half years. But for Bird Key, the city of Sarasota is approaching the end of the trail.

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  • July 14, 2010
Cops Corner

July 3 "Sound Swimming" 12:54 a.m. -- Noise Disturbance. Police responded to a home after receiving a complaint of loud kids playing in the pool. The swimmers were asked to take the party inside, and they agreed to do so.

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  • Robin Hartill
  • July 14, 2010
Dentist to provide service with a smile

Dr. Lawrence Kassouf will open Longboat Key Dental in August, in the Mediterranean Plaza.

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  • Neighbors
    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 14, 2010
OBITUARY: Anna Theresa Hlywa

Anna Theresa Hlywa, 90, of Clifton, N.J., and Longboat Key, died July 9.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • July 14, 2010
OBITUARY: Marilou Dickerson

Marilou Dickerson, 86, of Longboat Key and Hamburg, N.Y., died July 1.

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  • By Judy Stanford
  • July 14, 2010
Energetic Traveler: Magic moments

Through photographs and in memories, Bird Key residents Bill and Judy Stanford recently captured the beauty of their dream safari in Botswana and Zambia.

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