PIC has done it again. That group has held interviews with candidates for election to the Longboat Commission. Unfortunately, two candidates have refused their invitation to be interviewed.

As your Mayor, I want you to know why I am running for another term as commissioner.  The answer is simple:  I want to preserve Longboat Key as the pre-eminent community on Florida’s West Coast, help resolve existing problems with beach erosion and pension plans, and strengthen our financial position to deal with lean times. [...]

Police Chief Al Hogle informed the Town Commission at this week’s workshop that the police are working with the town attorney to make some changes to the town’s mooring ordinance, which would tighten regulations about how long boaters can anchor offshore.

Commissioner Gene Jaleski has a plan to keep Longboat Key connected. Jaleski gave a presentation to the Town Commission at Thursday’s workshop, listing the benefits of installing WiFi infrastructure to Longboat Key. Jaleski contests that island-wide WiFi will make Longboat Key more attractive to visitors and prospective residents, and that another benefit will be the [...]

Longboat Key Town commissioners reached consensus at a five hour workshop Thursday to amend an Open Space agreement, which sets the stage to allow the Longboat Key Club to remove its driving range and build a conference center and parking garage in its place as part of its Islandside development proposal. Islandside Property Owners Coalition [...]

In a five hour Workshop held Thursday afternoon, Longboat Key Town Commissioners reached consensus to move forward on two items: one to allow guests of the proposed Key Club hotel to use golfing facilities, the other allowing the driving range to be eliminated and a conference center and parking garage to be built in its [...]

The Longboat Key Public Interest Committee, a once-Town Hall watchdog group that was born out of a desire to fight development and commercialism on Longboat Key, endorsed three pro-growth candidates and came out in support of the Key Club’s $400 million expansion. PIC also had Key Club Attorney Brenda Patton and her guest, Club General [...]

Situated on half an acre of landscaped grounds, this 3 bedroom, 3 bath, 3,114 square foot residence is all one level. Every room offers views and access to the pool, eight person hot tub spa and grounds.

Participants will tour six selected waterfront homes and the Longboat Key Center for the Arts, a Division of Ringling College of Art and Design. Each unique property offers decorating ideas and beautiful environments to admire and emulate. The $20 donation directly supports scholarships and community projects. Follow the signs on the Key to view private [...]

The new president of the Longboat Key Historical Society is requesting additional funding for the group from the town’s budget. Tom Mayers, the recently named president of the Historical Society, wrote an email requesting financial assistance to Mayor Lee Rothenberg dated Feb. 10. In the email, Mayers notes that the society has expenditures totaling over [...]