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The home at 125 N. Warbler Lane has four bedrooms, five and a half baths, a pool and 5,865 square feet of living area.
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  • Adam Hughes
  • October 14, 2015
Bird Key Home sells for $3.6 million

The home, at 125 N. Warbler Lane, has four bedrooms, five and a half baths, a pool and 5,865 square feet of living area.

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Longboat Key Assistant Town Manager Anne Ross credits here tenure at Longboat Key for preparing her for her new Lakewood Ranch executive director challenge.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 14, 2015
A Conversation with Anne Ross

Longboat Key Assistant Town Manager Anne Ross, 43, departs the town at the end of the month for the Lakewood Ranch executive director post after 11 years of service to the town.

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Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
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  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 14, 2015
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 10.15.15

Enjoy this week's edition of Longboat Key Cops Corner.

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Longboat Key Fire Rescue Lt. Jason Berzowski says the two sides “are very close” on a new three-year contract.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 14, 2015
Firefighters mulling over contract offer

Wage increases that make their salaries competitive is enticing to Longboat Key firefighter/paramedics and lieutenants. But pension modifications are likely needed to reach a contract agreement.

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Ed Zunz is running for the District 5 commission seat his wife, Pat, seeks to step down from in March.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 14, 2015
Zunz considers successor: Zunz

District 5 Commissioner Pat Zunz is ready to step down from her seat — and her husband, Ed Zunz, is stepping up to run.

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The Whitney Beach Plaza property will undergo a referendum sometime next year to ask for a zoning change to allow for a tourism hotel use on the site.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 14, 2015
Owner seeks tourism zoning for plaza

Whitney Beach Plaza owner Ryan Snyder knows the plaza can’t sustain itself on the leases it has now. He’s ready to seek a zoning change to spur condo/hotel redevelopment on the site.

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Country Club Shores resident and undergrounding utilities supporter Bob Gault is ready to bury utilities in his neighborhood.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 14, 2015
‘No’ vote wouldn’t bury Country Club Shores plan

The fate of the neighborhood’s poles won’t be determined at the polls. Residents plan to underground their utilities even if voters reject the referendum.

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Town Manager Dave Bullock is already looking for a new assistant town manager.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 14, 2015
Ross’ departure reignites succession talk

Dave Bullock is already searching for a new Longboat Key assistant town manager, but commissioners are worried about who will replace Bullock when he opts for retirement.

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    By
  • David Conway
  • October 13, 2015
Special assessment could cover Circle garage costs

During the next four weeks, the city will take its first steps toward implementing a special assessment to fund a parking garage near St. Armands Circle.

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Ed Zunz is running for the District 5 commission seat his wife, Pat, seeks to step down from in March.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 13, 2015
Ed Zunz files for wife's commission seat

Longboat Key District 5 Commissioner Pat Zunz seeks a break from her 13 years of consecutive service to the town. Her husband, Ed, is filing to run for her commission seat.

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Longboat Key Assistant Town Manager Anne Ross accepted the offer to become Lakewood Ranch’s new executive director Oct. 7.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 12, 2015
Succession plan re-emerges as Ross departs

Longboat Key Town Manager Dave Bullock announces a search for an assistant town manager is on as commissioners request an agenda item to discuss town manager succession planning.

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    By
  • Nick Reichert
  • October 9, 2015
SARTQ's Key Influence exhibit opens at the Longboat Key Center for the Arts

Running through October 30, the show featured work from a dozen Sarasota member artists of the artist collective SARTQ.

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Cheryl Press submitted this photo taken at Bay Isles Beach Club, noting that the waves on Longboat Key were bigger than those of North Carolina’s Outer Banks.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 9, 2015
Longboat Key photo contest winner: Oct. 8

Cheryl Press submitted this photo taken at Bay Isles Beach Club, noting that the waves on Longboat Key were bigger than those of North Carolina’s Outer Banks.

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Longboat Key Commissioner Terry Gans requested paperwork for another term this week at Longboat Key Town Hall.
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • October 9, 2015
Gans files for commission seat

Longboat Key Commissioner Terry Gans requested paperwork for another two-year term this week at Longboat Key Town Hall.

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Inter-District Authority board members were unanimous in their decision.
    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • October 8, 2015
Longboat Key's Anne Ross named Lakewood Ranch exec

She expects to start in her new role in early November, pending contract negotiations.

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