The jabs, the rudeness, the mock interrogations bordering on bizarre abuse would make any professional exit the stage without a bow.

The financial exposure to the Town for attempting to strip away building rights is tremendous.

Town accused of improper noticing and not allowing time for review.

Longboat Key Commissioners expressed universal dissatisfaction with the field of five town attorney candidates that Town Manager David Bullock asked them to consider at last Monday’s regular meeting. That leaves Northport attorney Rob Robinson and resigned yet still active Town Attorney Dave Persson’s partner Maggie Mooney-Portale in the running.

Larson suggested residents could use a good class action attorney to sue the commission over payments made to St. Denis.

In real democracy, 45% of the board would represent the minority, meaning three out of seven commissioners. Because everyone votes for everyone on Longboat Key and we are running now as slates, we are going to see more and more one-dimensional Commissions excited that “they will now get things done.”

The sign thief said this year he could not leave any signs in the ground because “all of the candidates are like bruised peaches.” “How so?” I asked…

None of your recommended candidates has been “elected” by the citizenry. They were all originally chosen by sitting Commissioners who carefully vetted them before their anointment and appointment.

Vice Mayor David Brenner inquired to Town Attorney David Persson whether there would be a conflict of interest if he served on the Board of Directors of the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce.

“I do not agree we are in violation of state or federal law. …It is like a chef started whisking and frothing up a cell tower policy language on the fly.”