A dispute over a dock expansion at Lighthouse Point has gone beyond Town Hall, and Longboat Key Police arrested a man this week after a violent altercation. Yet within minutes, Lighthouse Point resident Peter Simonson was un-arrested and his neighbor Burl Schaberg now faces charges for battery in the dockside dispute

I admit I am apprehensive about the flurry of activity taking place in our town government during our summer doldrums. There are more Town Commission-appointed committees than I can keep tabs on. Each one seems to be tasked with rewriting major parts of our Comprehensive Plan, a plan that has created one of the most successful communities in America

Since the Town Commission’s decision June 30 to grant approval for the Longboat Key Club’s redevelopment plan, Islandside Property Owner’s Coalition (IPOC) President Bob White has stated he will file an appeal to the commission’s decision.

Updated July 30, 2010. As a tax-paying resident of Sans Point Condominium, I would prefer the larger grained, slightly off-white sand for the renourishment project. At a time of great economic uncertainty, it is the wise option to save money where possible