Due to a lack of repairs and increasing costs to fix severely damaged concrete, a growing number of Dolphin Tower unit owners are walking away from the downtown Sarasota condominium. Several owners have decided to stop paying monthly condominium dues of $520 and other assessments. The repair costs for the 15-story building’s concrete slab have [...]
Almost simultaneously with the announcement of the plans for the Longboat Key Club & Resort, there was a chorus of voices demanding that the charter provision on density be applied and the requested density be subjected to a referendum
As I watched the commission workshop Thursday afternoon, I was once again made aware that sadly we live in a community where the “Very Important People” are granted unusual access to our political process and looked upon with favor. On the other hand run-of-the-mill residents have three minutes to address a group of commissioners who, many observers lament, look as though they could not care less about what is being presented to them
Ingeborg Krieger says the strip of land along the water on Linley Street belongs to her and that an accrual of unsightly boats and kayaks mooring there is creating blight on the shoreline. The town of Longboat key, however, maintains that the land belongs to the town and the boats are allowed to be there
The town of Longboat Key will use the court system in an attempt to gain access to a resident’s home, based on the belief that unpermitted work was done inside the home that could threaten residents’ safety.
The Town Commission will consider filing a lawsuit at its Monday, Dec. 6, regular commission meeting in an effort to obtain code compliance from one of its residents. In a letter dated Nov. 24, 2010, Town Attorney David Persson informed resident James Armstrong of the town’s intent to pursue litigation as a means to obtain Armstrong’s compliance in his ongoing code enforcement issue. The following is an excerpt from the letter Persson wrote to Armstrong:
Longboat Key resident James Armstrong is still holding his position regarding his code violation struggle with the town, despite a new clarification by Town Attorney David Persson.
Longboat Key resident James Armstrong believes the town is in violation of a state statute. He claims he was hit with a charge of pass-through payroll expenses as part of administrative costs for his property construction project that, according to town Code Enforcement, was performed in violation of town code. The town of Longboat Key has subsequently placed a lien against Armstrong’s property, in the 2900 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive, because he has not yet paid the administrative fee of $2,178.50.
So OK, let’s go to court. Let’s fight the battle of the Key Club all over again. Why not? It can only cost us time, money and angst. Which one of those three will be most expensive? Take your choice. My vote for the worst is the loss of time.
The Longboat Key Property Owners’ Coalition filed a complaint Friday, July 30, asking the Circuit Court to find the Town of Longboat Key’s approval of the Key Club redevelopment plan in violation with land use regulations and specifically the town’s Comprehensive Plan.
