Town Manager cites island’s vulnerable demographic as main concern and reason for keeping additional restrictions in place.
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Town Manager search moves full speed ahead
Sarasota County Administrator Tom Harmer is actively being ‘pursued’ by Longboat. Assistant Manager Mike Hein applies.
Longboat plans future look of Gulf of Mexico Drive
Will Longboat’s main thoroughfare be transformed into a signature roadway after all utility lines are removed? Town to discuss.
Bayfront Park Recreation Center may open for Longboat’s busy season
The town of Longboat Key is attempting to open the Bayfront Park Recreation Center to allow the popular facility to serve residents and visitors in the upcoming busy season. Currently, the expanded Bayfront Park is under redevelopment and sufficient access and parking as well as an area for emergency vehicles to turn around would have […]
Fire contract passes 4-3
“If we are to have a Fire Department and Paramedics we must be competitive.”
Police contract close to approval
Town and police department close to new contract. Pay increases part of proposal.
Additional crosswalk signage on way
Town Manager Dave Bullock said the recently installed crosswalks on Longboat Key will receive new flashing signage as well as pavement markers to give motorists advanced warning of a crossing. Bullock has been under pressure by the Commission to push the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) to make the crosswalks safer following complaints by residents […]
Longboat pins hope on new crosswalk signage
Bullock pressed FDOT to take measures after man was hit by car.
Commissioner and Town Manager to urge MPO for funding of traffic study
Commissioner Jack Daly, also a member of the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), and Town Manager Dave Bullock will be proposing at the MPO meeting on Jan. 25, that it consider paying $135,000 of the $675,000 cost for the regional traffic study project. The $675,000 traffic study project will be performed by the Florida Department of […]
The beauty of burying something ugly
It will take the focused determination of our current Town Commission to push forward with the latest proposal to bury the power lines in the neighborhoods. The plan will be attacked as unfair, undemocratic and perhaps unnecessary. But we need their steadfastness. That is what we pay them the big money for on Longboat Key — to stay the course and not enter the convoluted land of policy making gone awry.