I am not self-appointed. On the contrary, I was appointed by the Longboat Key commission in 2003 to serve on a committee to study the need for a community center. At that time, the commission took this action because they had been presented with a petition, which contained 850 signatures from citizens wanting a community center. After over a year of research and study, the committee found that there was indeed a desire by many Longboat citizens to have a new facility. I’m sure you are very comfortable with your cosey (sic) life and have no needs but there is still a desire by many to have a place to gather and take part in activities that enrich our lives while meeting our neighbors in a social way. The community center will not be used by everyone.

We are willing to ignore, twist, bend and break our rules for certain VIP applicants, while the bottom feeders get treated as if they have no standing or significance — they are the Rosa Parks of our business community.

Why would investors ever choose to put their money into
commercial speculations on this island.

Whitney Beach businesses embracing the busy season with initiatives.

The IPOC/Loeb Realty Partners decision gives the town the opportunity to retake control of their own destiny. The proposal by Loeb for a $400 million extravaganza of condos, hotels and a conference center was too much for a group of untrained community volunteers to assimilate so they just said ‘yes’ without considering the full extent of their folly.

As we look at the future of Longboat Key there are clearly two directions we can take. The one favored by the current commission appears to be toward more development, that is, high-rise condo-tels and tourist towers similar to what has befallen other Florida beach communities. The other direction points toward a community similar to Casey Key, which is predominately private residences.

This is the order by Judge Charles E. Roberts qaushing the Longboat Key Club development order with instructions on what the Town must do as a remedy.

Marshall McLuhan said that the medium is the message. If that is the case, than the media on Longboat Key are pushing out what may be a very wrong message

‘Faux Sure’ is a mixed-use of languages for sure. It is meant to point to the predicament the community finds itself in, where a small group of powerful people have hijacked the town government and are telling us we need to greatly expand development on Longboat Key

The Islandside Property Owners Coalition gained a court victory Friday with Circuit Court Judge Charles Roberts’ ruling that the IPOC organization has the legal right and authority to ask a judge to overturn the town’s development order