STEVE REID
Editor & Publisher
sreid@lbknews.com
Longboat Key News asked Town Manager Howard Tipton critical questions about the state of fundraising for the planned Longboat Key Library at Town Center Green. The library is a formal collaboration between the Town and Sarasota County. The Town assembled the property several years ago at a cost of about $5 million and built out when is now referred to As Town Center Green. Sarasota County has offered to build a 10,000 square-foot library and maintain and operate the building out of its budget. There is a caveat: The town of Longboat Key must raise money and pay for what is referred to as the “enhancements” to be added to the building plans and the structure. Here’s what the Town Manager had to say:</