Greer Island could erode away if groins are moved to the south.

Longboat Key’s erosive North End received a new 130-foot wide beach last fall. Public Works Director Juan Florensa said the $5 million project placed a total of 150,000 cubic yards of fine white sand from the Broadway beach access to the north tip of the island. Florensa said the beach was a short-term fix that [...]

Longboat Key News recently asked its readers their opinion on whether to allow dogs on LBK beaches… Deborah McKinlay: I think dogs should not be allowed on the beach because I believe it is unsanitary. Thank you, from a full-time resident.   Dominic Korbuly: I don’t want dogs on the beach! (Although I love dogs.) [...]

Longboat Key commissioners will consider a request to temporarily close North Shore Road beach access and adjoining parking areas to do seawall repair work at the western end of the roadway. The town has obtained the permits for the repairs and construction of a new seawall extension. The contractor has provided a construction plan that [...]

The end of an era. In a decision that marks a radical change from 14 years of consistently using Coastal Planning and Engineering (CP&E), the Town Commission is putting the beach management plan out to bid for 2012

“The beach is in trouble once again,” said north end resident Gene Jaleski. The sand at the newly renourished North Shore Road beach access is already eroding after its completion in May 2011, and an escarpment, or drop off, has formed at the beach access area

It has been called a pimple, a protrusion and more scientifically — a shoreline anomaly. Specifically the reference is to a 1.67 acre parcel located mid-key, known historically as the Yonkers Property, which has a seawall that juts closer to the Gulf of Mexico than the neighbors — just enough to cause major headache, cost and expense to the town’s beach maintenance program

I called the town manager after the resignation agreement was signed, after he stepped down, after his 14-year career on Longboat Key was over. And he asked if I was looking for a quote. I suddenly realized that I had to stop working. I found myself attempting to be fake and do my job while a decent man that I have known for 14 years was driving home from work for the final time

The newly restored North Shore beach features quite a drop-off caused by the recent storms…

Resident and former Commissioner Gene Jaleski has asked Mayor Jim Brown to test the SandSaver technology to confirm his believe that it works well. Jaleski has asked the Town Commission to spend a relatively small amount of time and money to conduct a test at the north end where, he says, the $4 million worth [...]