As part of the observance of the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the town of Longboat Key will again install 2,977 American flags in the town’s right-of-way in remembrance of those who died in the attacks and their aftermath that day. The flags will be installed on the afternoon and evening of Sept. 10 [...]
The town of Longboat Key has received the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Region 4 2010 Consumer Confidence Report Excellence Award for Medium Surface Water System Water Supply. The EPA Region 4 consists of Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina. Each year the town is required to inform its potable water [...]
The Village at the north end of the key should see the most recent wastewater pipe break replaced within two to three weeks, according to Town Engineer Anne Ross. The entrance to the Village is currently under construction while the metal wastewater pipe that corroded is being replaced
One Buttonwood Drive resident has appealed to commissioners to address the flooding that occurs at his home during rain and high tides
The scene pulling up to Broadway in Longbeach Village is that of a deep trench about 50 yards long roped off with large septic pumps churning, causing an unsightly entrance to the historic section of the island. Public Works Director Juan Florensa said the problem is a very deep, broken sewer pipeline about 13 feet [...]
The town of Longboat Key Public Works Department has been performing utility work on the north side of Broadway Street between Gulf of Mexico Drive and Longboat Drive North. Work began Monday, May 16, and will continue for approximately four to five weeks, weather permitting. The utility work consists of excavation, wastewater pipe replacement, dewatering, [...]
Recent sewer line breaks beneath Gulf of Mexico Drive give, or should give, our town pause. Sewers and the pipes that carry sewage were installed in the early ’70s, approaching their 40th year in service. Line breaks are always a nuisance to all. They usually happen when least acceptable, in this case at the height of the “season” with accompanying peak flows
Continuing our series of profiles of ‘key key’ people, I drive north one winter afternoon to the Longboat Key Public Works facility. My visit to this modern building is to interview Town Engineer Anne Ross P.E. I take particular pleasure in this assignment, as I have known Anne as a friend and colleague for some time. This column is timely as we celebrate National Engineers Week. I trust that you, our readers, enjoy this series, and this visit with Anne in particular
Town officials and Longboat Key Garden Club members celebrated Arbor Day Friday, Jan. 14 at Longboat’s Overlook Park. A tradition that spans years, the LBK Garden Club commemorated Arbor Day by planting a gumbo limbo tree with the help of the town of Longboat Key Public Works Department. Digging in to plant the tree are: Town Commissioner Phill Younger, Jeremy Whatmough, Town Planner Steve Schield, Virginia Sanders, Jackie Salvino and Alice Blueglass
The town of Longboat Key has almost completed construction of the Potable Water Pipeline Upsizing Project. The pipeline project consists of the installation of about 18,000 lineal feet of a 12-inch to 16-inch diameter potable water main along the east side of Gulf of Mexico Drive.
