Former Town Manager Bruce St. Denis and former Planning, Building and Zoning Director Monica Simpson both left the town this year. First, St. Denis resigned Sept. 16, following the news that a majority of the seven-member Town Commission wanted him out of office. St. Denis had served 14 years as town manager of Longboat Key. […]
It is usually a simple ritual — our Year in Review edition. We scan the stories, make some judgments based on impact of the events and weave together pictures and narratives. But 2011 was an intense and beguiling year. It is as if all the sands have shifted metaphorically speaking, and yet we have not had a hurricane. Take the encouraged resignation of Longboat Key Town Manager Bruce St. Denis after it came to light that five of seven commissioners wanted him replaced.
Following an independent investigation into allegations of a hostile work environment, Monica Simpson’s reign as Longboat Key’s Planning, Zoning and Building director came to an end Friday after an agreement was reached for the town to pay her three months of severance.
Outrage by Longboat Key Commissioner Lynn Larson and threats of a formal investigation led to former Town Manager Bruce St. Denis returning more than $10,000 he received in a 401(k) payout when he left the town last month
At the close of Thursday’s special workshop meeting, Commissioner Lynn Larson said she was deeply troubled that former Town Manager Bruce St. Denis received an additional $10,000 payment above and beyond a negotiated severance package. “I saw this went out; I really have a problem with that,” said Larson. Larson asked why St. Denis was […]
I’m here in my previous Tiny Towne on a beautiful autumn afternoon. In spite of early and heavy snows just a bit north and west of our location on the coast, it is tranquil here close to the spot where America all began. The ocean is blue, as is the sky. Leaves are turning vibrant reds and yellows thanks to some frosty mornings.
Former Longboat Key Town Manager Bruce St. Denis is now one of the eight finalists for the Sarasota County administrator position. Atlanta-based Mercer Group conducted the search and has been evaluating the candidates. There were 45 initial applicants. The county will next hold two public meetings to introduce the candidates Sunday, Nov. 13 and Monday, Nov. […]
Marshall McLuhan said that the medium is the message. If that is the case, than the media on Longboat Key are pushing out what may be a very wrong message
The end of an era. In a decision that marks a radical change from 14 years of consistently using Coastal Planning and Engineering (CP&E), the Town Commission is putting the beach management plan out to bid for 2012
The recent actions by the Town Commission have shown an utter contempt for the voters on Longboat Key as well as the very form of government that is supposed to operate in the sunshine. This commission is also pushing us head-long into liability and possible lawsuits in its handling and circling the wagons around Monica Simpson