Just like the search for the weapons of mass destruction, there is not a single foot of pavement on Longboat Key where my Iphone lost reception.

The Town of Longboat Key is looking to clean up its yards. In an effort to regulate boat trailers and portable storage units, the town is working on an ordinance that will forbid parking boat trailers in front yards or driveways for a period of more than 5 days per month.

It is unfortunate that the committee’s set of questions does not focus on a limited number of major issues facing the Town.

Cell tower considered at site of existing 65-foot abandoned concrete television tower.

Although it is Town policy to discourage construction of a cell tower (the amendment would rank a cell tower as the least desirable option) the Board members seemed to fall over each other trying to accommodate a cell tower option.

Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant owner Ed Chiles this week rescinded his application to restore the historic Rufus P. Jordan House, but will proceed with building a tree house and adding 11 seats to the restaurant. This revised application was originally on the Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Board’s 9 a.m. Tuesday, June 18 agenda. However, […]

The Commission decided not to put the restrictive language in the Comprehensive Plan, but instead decided it will adopt land-use regulations down the road.

A change proposed in these Comprehensive Plan amendments is to take the height restrictions of cell towers out of the future land-use element and comprehensive plan altogether.

The Longboat Key Town Commission will consider Monday, May 6 at 7 p.m. a recommendation from Town Attorney Maggie Mooney-Portale to rescind the site plan that the board granted on May 6 for a Mar Vista restaurant expansion. Mooney wrote: “Due to procedural Abnormalities and based upon the request from the applicant to refile a […]

Public noticing requirements failed to meet legal muster and due process of affected Village residents has been violated. Staff fixing 30-year old method.