—Broadway roundabout timeline
—To: Longboat Key Vice Mayor Debra Williams
—The latest timeline is as follows:
—Final Plans/ Specifications production and permitting are in progress.
September 2026 Bid opening of submitted contractor bids.
January 27, 2027 Notice-to-Proceed (“NTP”) to Contractor; an 18-month contract is anticipated. NTP may be pushed to May 2027 to avoid peak season but depends on certain permit conditions.
July 2028 Construction Completion. If NTP is moved to May 2027, contract completion, should be more like Nov. 2028. Please let me know if you have any questions.
—Isaac Brownman
—Assistant Town Manager
—Town of Longboat Key
—Broadway roundabout timeline
—To: Longboat Key Assistant Town Manager Isaac Brownman
—Is there an updated/estimated timeline for the Broadway roundabout construction that you can share? Thank you.
—Debra Williams
—Vice Mayor
—Town of Longboat Key
—RoadWatch Update for the Week of March 8-14
—To: Longboat Key Commission
S.R. 789 from Bird Key Drive to Sunset Drive: Construction project: This project includes the addition of dedicated bicycle and transit lanes on the bridge, drainage upgrades, and raising the seawall cap near Sunset Drive. Other project activities include resurfacing the roadway throughout the project corridor and the installation of new traffic signals at the intersections of Sunset Drive, Golden Gate Drive, and Bird Key Drive. The project also includes relocating palm trees and small shrubs from their current locations on the eastern area of the John Ringling Causeway to medians closer to St. Armands Circle.
This week’s work will consist of:
Delivery of machinery and materials.
Roadway median widening, concrete curb installation, and drainage placement.
Pedestrians should use designated paths and follow posted detour signs.
Bike lanes are closed due to construction. Cyclists should follow the posted detour.
Lane closures will be in place during various phases of the project. Construction will primarily take place during daytime hours, with occasional nighttime work. Expect nighttime noise from backup alarms, construction equipment, pumps and power tools during daytime and nighttime operations. Drivers are urged to use caution and watch for workers, construction vehicles, pickup trucks, and equipment entering or exiting the travel lanes.
During construction, the speed limit on Gulfstream Avenue and John Ringling Causeway/S.R. 789 will remain 35 mph. Speeding fines are doubled in the construction zone when workers are present. Motorists are urged to drive cautiously and watch for workers, construction vehicles, pickup trucks, and other equipment entering or exiting travel lanes. The estimated completion date for construction is early 2027.
Alice Ramos
Community Outreach Manager
Florida Department of Transportation
March 17th P&Z Board Packet
To: Longboat Key Commission
Just a heads up that this is moving forward through the process. Please let Allen or me know if you have any questions.
Howard N. Tipton
Town Manager
Town of Longboat Key
March 17th P&Z Board Packet
To: Longboat Key Town Manager Howard Tipton
The agenda packet for the March 17th P&Z Board Regular Meeting is attached. The meeting will have 2 public hearings, both of which will be headed to the Commission’s May Regular Meeting. The agenda items briefly are:
A public hearing on a privately-initiated (by Unicorp) Zoning Text Amendment request to allow for privately owned and permitted groin structures that include a pedestrian walkway and that extend from the public beach into the Gulf of America (formerly known as the Gulf of Mexico), to have a single archway structure with an embedded sign identifying the responsible entity for the structure and groin may be allowed seaward of the erosion control line, provided the structure and sign comply with the requirements of Chapter 158 and Chapter 156 of the Town Code.
A public hearing on a Town-initiated Sign Code Amendment to allow for privately owned and permitted groin structures that include a pedestrian walkway and that extend from the public beach into the Gulf of America (formerly known as the Gulf of Mexico), to have a single archway structure with an embedded sign identifying the responsible entity for the structure and groin.
Allen Parsons
Director Planning, Zoning & Building Department
Town of Longboat Key
Meetings
To: Megan Barry
Thanks for looking after me with the shirts and hat. I just wanted to verify the meeting dates, I actually had it on my calendar.
Gary Coffin
Commissioner
Town of Longboat Key
Meetings
To: Longboat Key Commissioner Gary Coffin
Greetings, Gary! The last two Policy Board meetings of the year will be on:
Friday, May 22, 2026 from 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. At Sarasota Resilience Incubator (1760 Mound St, Sarasota, FL 34236)
Friday, September 11, 2026 from 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Location TBD
Please let us know if you’d like to be added to the Outlook Calendar item.
P.S. – Your email reminded me that you inquired about SBEP attire. We do not have any hats left, but it is on our list to order new shirts and hats soon. I will personally ensure that you receive one of each! Stay tuned. Hope all is well. Talk soon.
Megan Barry
Public Outreach Manager
Sarasota Bay Estuary Program
Meetings
To: Sarasota Bay Estuary Program Public Outreach Manager Megan Barry
Megan will you send me these meeting scheduled for the balance of the year please? Thank you, Gary Coffin
Commissioner
Town of Longboat Key
Team Country Club 4
Here is the response from the Canal Navigation Maintenance Project Team regarding planned dredging on Canal number 40 between Bowsprit and Yardarm, as well as their comment on the overall dredging schedule. Copy of my request is attached.
Greg Lavallee
Longboat Key
Canal Dredging
To: Longboat Key Commissioner Gary Coffin
I don’t have Charlie’s email address. Please forward this. Jamie, I got your email. Thanks.
We are looking forward to our annual meeting next week. I think we can spend around 30 minutes on the topic and questions. At bottom is the email I sent to Unit 5 Residents. Below is the bulletin board page describing the waterway program and links. Let me know if anything needs to be updated or amended. Thanks again for doing this.
If adopted, Canal Dredging Program will dredge LBK waterways, including CCS canals.
Initial cost projected at $9 million for the first 5 years, and $1 million per year thereafter.
Cost to be split 80/20 with 80 percent of cost paid by properties with bay side “direct water access”, 20 percent to be paid by properties without bay side “direct water access”.
Of the approximately 10,200 properties on Longboat Key, approximately 40 percent have bay side “direct water access” and 60 percent do not.
Program will be funded by additional millage on property tax bill.
Very rough initial estimate is that Unit 5 properties will see additional millage of $700-$1,000 per year for the first 5 years and $300-$600 per year thereafter.
Mike Smialek
Longboat Key
Inlet and Outfall map
To: Greg Lavallee
I know you think I have forgotten about you, but I have not. This is the answer I received from our coastal engineer regarding your question about canal #40.
As far as the condition of the canal, regardless of the score on the canal sheet, when you dig into the details you can see that there is 267 CY of available volume in the canal with a limiting depth of -3.7ft MLW at the east end (mouth) of the canal and 2.8 ft at the west end as of March 2024. This tells me that this canal, as well as most of the canals in country club shores would be included in an initial dredging project.
Referring to the specific highlighted question below “What is the planned dredging for the end of this canal in the first year of the program ?”, it’s important to note that dredging is tied to funding timelines so unless a loan is procured, dredging is not expected to start until year 3. Once an initial project can happen, this canal as well as many others in CC shores will likely be included in the first restoration.
Jamie Thomas
Financial Analyst
Town of Longboat Key
Inlet and Outfall map
To: Greg Lavallee
We had our Stormwater Atles updated in October of 2025. Here is a simple inlet and outfall map. It is pretty interesting to see how many exist on both sides of GMD. I will have a response to your question on canal 40 hopefully by this afternoon. I hope you have a great week!
Jamie Thomas
Financial Analyst
Town of Longboat Key
Manatee Chamber of Commerce
To: Longboat Key Commission
I wanted to personally invite you to our upcoming Headliners Luncheon: Insights from Our Local Healthcare Providers. We’re bringing together leaders from several of our area’s healthcare systems to talk about what’s happening in healthcare locally – from growth and workforce challenges to what the future may look like for our community.
Healthcare touches every business and their employees and this will be a great chance to hear directly from the people leading HCA Florida Blake Hospital, Lakewood Ranch Medical Center, Manatee Health, and MCR Health. Plus, Headliners luncheons are always a nice opportunity to connect with other Chamber members while enjoying lunch and a good discussion.
Wednesday, April 8
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
IMG Academy Golf Club
Hope you can make it!
Carey Miller
Vice President of Operations
Manatee Chamber of Commerce
March 17th P&Z Board Packet
To: Longboat Key Commission
Just a heads up that this is moving forward through the process. Please let Allen or me know if you have any questions.
Howard N. Tipton
Town Manager
Town of Longboat Key
RoadWatch Update for the Week of March 15-21
To: Longboat Key Commission
S.R. 789 from Bird Key Drive to Sunset Drive: Construction project: This project includes the addition of dedicated bicycle and transit lanes on the bridge, drainage upgrades, and raising the seawall cap near Sunset Drive. Other project activities include resurfacing the roadway throughout the project corridor and the installation of new traffic signals at the intersections of Sunset Drive, Golden Gate Drive, and Bird Key Drive. The project also includes relocating palm trees and small shrubs from their current locations on the eastern area of the John Ringling Causeway to medians closer to St. Armands Circle.
This week’s work will consist of:
· Delivery of machinery and materials.
· Roadway median widening, concrete curb installation, and drainage placement.
· Pedestrians should use designated paths and follow posted detour signs.
· Bike lanes are closed due to construction. Cyclists should follow the posted detour.
Lane closures will be in place during various phases of the project. Construction will primarily take place during daytime hours, with occasional nighttime work. Expect nighttime noise from backup alarms, construction equipment, pumps and power tools during daytime and nighttime operations. Drivers are urged to use caution and watch for workers, construction vehicles, pickup trucks, and equipment entering or exiting the travel lanes.
During construction, the speed limit on Gulfstream Avenue and John Ringling Causeway/S.R. 789 will remain 35 mph. Speeding fines are doubled in the construction zone when workers are present. Motorists are urged to drive cautiously and watch for workers, construction vehicles, pickup trucks, and other equipment entering or exiting travel lanes. The estimated completion date for construction is early 2027.
Alice Ramos
Community Outreach Manager
Valerin Group on behalf of Florida Department of Transportation
Public Hearing for State Road (S.R.) 789 (Longboat Key) PD&E Study
To: Longboat Key Commission and residents
In-Person: Beginning at 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 12, 2026
Virtual: Beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17, 2026
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) invites you to a public hearing for the State Road (S.R.) 789 (Longboat Key) Project Development and Environment (PD&E) Study from North Shore Road to Coquina Park Entrance in Manatee County.
This study will evaluate and document the benefits, costs, and impacts of replacing the existing S.R. 789 Bridge over Longboat Pass, with consideration of bicycle and pedestrian facilities. Project benefits associated with the preferred alternative could include maintenance of multi-modal access with upgraded bicycle and pedestrian facilities, improved emergency evacuation and emergency response times, uninterrupted vehicular and marine traffic, reduction in long-term operating and maintenance costs and improved safety for all users.
This hearing is being conducted to present the preferred alternative and all analysis to date, as well as to give interested persons an opportunity to express their views concerning the location, conceptual design, and social, economic, and environmental effects of the proposed improvements. You can participate live online or in-person. The information presented during either format will be the same and all attendees will have opportunity to comment.
Attend the public hearing
In-person Option – March 12, 2026
Christ Church of Longboat Key
6400 Gulf of Mexico Dr
Longboat Key, FL 34228
Anytime between 5 – 6 p.m. Open house
6 p.m. Formal presentation and comment Virtual Option – March 17, 2026
Register in advance: https://tinyurl.com/SR789LBK
5:30 p.m. Project team available for discussion
5:45 p.m. How to submit comments
6 p.m. Formal presentation and comment
Please review the materials on project webpage before attending:
https://www.swflroads.com/project/436676-1.
Materials will be posted by Thursday, March 5, 2026.
If you are unable to attend the hearing, comments can also be provided through the project webpage (https://www.swflroads.com/project/436676-1) or by email (David.Turley@dot.state.fl.us) or mail (FDOT District One, Attn: David Turley, 801 N. Broadway Avenue, MS 1-40, Bartow, FL 33830). While comments about the project are accepted at any time, they must be received or postmarked by Monday, March 23, 2026, to be included in the formal hearing record. All comments are weighted equally. Questions can be answered by calling the FDOT project manager David Turley at (863) 519-2255.
A summary of the hearing will be available on the webpage approximately 30 days following the close of the comment period.
Project documents will be available for public viewing from February 18, 2026, to March 23, 2026, at Tingley Library, 111 2nd St N, Bradenton Beach, FL 34217 and at FDOT Manatee Operations Center, 14000 FL-64, Bradenton, FL 34212. They will also be available on the project webpage.
The proposed improvements are adjacent to the Coquina Bayside Park/Boat Ramp. As proposed, the project will impact approximately 0.23 acres of property from this recreation area. As part of the project development process and in accordance with Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act of 1966, the FDOT is seeking comments from the public concerning the effects of the project on the activities, features and attributes of this recreation area. FDOT intends to make a programmatic Section 4(f) impact determination for this resource.
FDOT solicits public participation without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, or family status. People who require special accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act or who require translation services (free of charge) should contact Cynthia Sykes, District One Title VI Coordinator, at (863) 519-2287, or email at Cynthia.Sykes@dot.state.fl.us at least seven days prior to the public hearing.
Janella Newsome
Florida Department of Transportation
RoadWatch Update for the Week of March 8-14
To: Longboat Key Commission
S.R. 789 from Bird Key Drive to Sunset Drive: Construction project: This project includes the addition of dedicated bicycle and transit lanes on the bridge, drainage upgrades, and raising the seawall cap near Sunset Drive. Other project activities include resurfacing the roadway throughout the project corridor and the installation of new traffic signals at the intersections of Sunset Drive, Golden Gate Drive, and Bird Key Drive. The project also includes relocating palm trees and small shrubs from their current locations on the eastern area of the John Ringling Causeway to medians closer to St. Armands Circle.
This week’s work will consist of:
Delivery of machinery and materials.
Roadway median widening, concrete curb installation, and drainage placement.
Pedestrians should use designated paths and follow posted detour signs.
Bike lanes are closed due to construction. Cyclists should follow the posted detour.
Lane closures will be in place during various phases of the project. Construction will primarily take place during daytime hours, with occasional nighttime work. Expect nighttime noise from backup alarms, construction equipment, pumps and power tools during daytime and nighttime operations. Drivers are urged to use caution and watch for workers, construction vehicles, pickup trucks, and equipment entering or exiting the travel lanes.
During construction, the speed limit on Gulfstream Avenue and John Ringling Causeway/S.R. 789 will remain 35 mph. Speeding fines are doubled in the construction zone when workers are present. Motorists are urged to drive cautiously and watch for workers, construction vehicles, pickup trucks, and other equipment entering or exiting travel lanes. The estimated completion date for construction is early 2027.
Alice Ramos
Community Outreach Manager
Florida Department of Transportation
March 17th P&Z Board Packet
To: Longboat Key Commission
Just a heads up that this is moving forward through the process. Please let Allen or me know if you have any questions.
Howard N. Tipton
Town Manager
Town of Longboat Key
March 17th P&Z Board Packet
To: Longboat Key Town Manager Howard Tipton
The agenda packet for the March 17th P&Z Board Regular Meeting is attached. The meeting will have 2 public hearings, both of which will be headed to the Commission’s May Regular Meeting. The agenda items briefly are:
A public hearing on a privately-initiated (by Unicorp) Zoning Text Amendment request to allow for privately owned and permitted groin structures that include a pedestrian walkway and that extend from the public beach into the Gulf of America (formerly known as the Gulf of Mexico), to have a single archway structure with an embedded sign identifying the responsible entity for the structure and groin may be allowed seaward of the erosion control line, provided the structure and sign comply with the requirements of Chapter 158 and Chapter 156 of the Town Code.
A public hearing on a Town-initiated Sign Code Amendment to allow for privately owned and permitted groin structures that include a pedestrian walkway and that extend from the public beach into the Gulf of America (formerly known as the Gulf of Mexico), to have a single archway structure with an embedded sign identifying the responsible entity for the structure and groin.
Allen Parsons
Director Planning, Zoning & Building Department
Town of Longboat Key
Meetings
To: Megan Barry
Thanks for looking after me with the shirts and hat. I just wanted to verify the meeting dates, I actually had it on my calendar.
Gary Coffin
Commissioner
Town of Longboat Key
Meetings
To: Longboat Key Commissioner Gary Coffin
Greetings, Gary! The last two Policy Board meetings of the year will be on:
Friday, May 22, 2026 from 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. At Sarasota Resilience Incubator (1760 Mound St, Sarasota, FL 34236)
Friday, September 11, 2026 from 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Location TBD
Please let us know if you’d like to be added to the Outlook Calendar item.
P.S. – Your email reminded me that you inquired about SBEP attire. We do not have any hats left, but it is on our list to order new shirts and hats soon. I will personally ensure that you receive one of each! Stay tuned. Hope all is well. Talk soon.
Megan Barry
Public Outreach Manager
Sarasota Bay Estuary Program
Meetings
To: Sarasota Bay Estuary Program Public Outreach Manager Megan Barry
Megan will you send me these meeting scheduled for the balance of the year please? Thank you, Gary Coffin
Commissioner
Town of Longboat Key
Team Country Club 4
Here is the response from the Canal Navigation Maintenance Project Team regarding planned dredging on Canal number 40 between Bowsprit and Yardarm, as well as their comment on the overall dredging schedule. Copy of my request is attached.
Greg Lavallee
Longboat Key
Canal Dredging
To: Longboat Key Commissioner Gary Coffin
I don’t have Charlie’s email address. Please forward this. Jamie, I got your email. Thanks.
We are looking forward to our annual meeting next week. I think we can spend around 30 minutes on the topic and questions. At bottom is the email I sent to Unit 5 Residents. Below is the bulletin board page describing the waterway program and links. Let me know if anything needs to be updated or amended. Thanks again for doing this.
If adopted, Canal Dredging Program will dredge LBK waterways, including CCS canals.
Initial cost projected at $9 million for the first 5 years, and $1 million per year thereafter.
Cost to be split 80/20 with 80 percent of cost paid by properties with bay side “direct water access”, 20 percent to be paid by properties without bay side “direct water access”.
Of the approximately 10,200 properties on Longboat Key, approximately 40 percent have bay side “direct water access” and 60 percent do not.
Program will be funded by additional millage on property tax bill.
Very rough initial estimate is that Unit 5 properties will see additional millage of $700-$1,000 per year for the first 5 years and $300-$600 per year thereafter.
Mike Smialek
Longboat Key
Inlet and Outfall map
To: Greg Lavallee
I know you think I have forgotten about you, but I have not. This is the answer I received from our coastal engineer regarding your question about canal #40.
As far as the condition of the canal, regardless of the score on the canal sheet, when you dig into the details you can see that there is 267 CY of available volume in the canal with a limiting depth of -3.7ft MLW at the east end (mouth) of the canal and 2.8 ft at the west end as of March 2024. This tells me that this canal, as well as most of the canals in country club shores would be included in an initial dredging project.
Referring to the specific highlighted question below “What is the planned dredging for the end of this canal in the first year of the program ?”, it’s important to note that dredging is tied to funding timelines so unless a loan is procured, dredging is not expected to start until year 3. Once an initial project can happen, this canal as well as many others in CC shores will likely be included in the first restoration.
Jamie Thomas
Financial Analyst
Town of Longboat Key
Inlet and Outfall map
To: Greg Lavallee
We had our Stormwater Atles updated in October of 2025. Here is a simple inlet and outfall map. It is pretty interesting to see how many exist on both sides of GMD. I will have a response to your question on canal 40 hopefully by this afternoon. I hope you have a great week!
Jamie Thomas
Financial Analyst
Town of Longboat Key
Manatee Chamber of Commerce
To: Longboat Key Commission
I wanted to personally invite you to our upcoming Headliners Luncheon: Insights from Our Local Healthcare Providers. We’re bringing together leaders from several of our area’s healthcare systems to talk about what’s happening in healthcare locally – from growth and workforce challenges to what the future may look like for our community.
Healthcare touches every business and their employees and this will be a great chance to hear directly from the people leading HCA Florida Blake Hospital, Lakewood Ranch Medical Center, Manatee Health, and MCR Health. Plus, Headliners luncheons are always a nice opportunity to connect with other Chamber members while enjoying lunch and a good discussion.
Wednesday, April 8
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
IMG Academy Golf Club
Hope you can make it!
Carey Miller
Vice President of Operations
Manatee Chamber of Commerce
March 17th P&Z Board Packet
To: Longboat Key Commission
Just a heads up that this is moving forward through the process. Please let Allen or me know if you have any questions.
Howard N. Tipton
Town Manager
Town of Longboat Key
March 17th P&Z Board Packet
To: Longboat Key Town Manager Howard Tipton
Tip- The agenda packet for the March 17th P&Z Board Regular Meeting is attached. The meeting will have 2 public hearings, both of which will be headed to the Commission’s May Regular Meeting. The agenda items briefly are:
A public hearing on a privately-initiated (by Unicorp) Zoning Text Amendment request to allow for privately owned and permitted groin structures that include a pedestrian walkway and that extend from the public beach into the Gulf of America (formerly known as the Gulf of Mexico), to have a single archway structure with an embedded sign identifying the responsible entity for the structure and groin may be allowed seaward of the erosion control line, provided the structure and sign comply with the requirements of Chapter 158 and Chapter 156 of the Town Code.
A public hearing on a Town-initiated Sign Code Amendment to allow for privately owned and permitted groin structures that include a pedestrian walkway and that extend from the public beach into the Gulf of America (formerly known as the Gulf of Mexico), to have a single archway structure with an embedded sign identifying the responsible entity for the structure and groin.
Allen Parsons
Director Planning, Zoning & Building Department
Town of Longboat Key
Town lunch
To: Longboat Key Commission and Staff
All Town employees and Commissioners are invited to lunch this Friday. The Town was recently informed that resident, Randy Hosler is generously providing food trucks to serve lunch for all staff and commission, as a thank you for the incredible work done over the past couple years. The Hosler family did the same last year and shared how impressed they were with how quickly the Town recovered after the hurricanes and how seamlessly everyone worked together to restore Longboat Key.
Lunch will be available Friday, March 13 from 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. at the North Firehouse (5490 Gulf of Mexico Drive). For employees working night shifts, departments may request “to-go” meals that can be packaged to bring back.
Food options will include items such as a taco bar, hamburgers, hot dogs, sausages, chili, and ice cream. A few tables will be set up outside, and the firehouse training room will be open if you’d like to enjoy lunch indoors with some A/C. Mr. Randy Hosler will also be present to personally thank staff. Enjoy, and thank you all for your continued dedication to the Town.
Tina Adams
Fire Administration & Communications Manager/PIO
Town of Longboat Key
Longboat Key Fire Rescue Department
Country Club Shores Unit 5 Meeting
To: Longboat Key Commissioner Gary Coffin
I would like to confirm you as guest speaker for our annual CCS Unit 5 Homeowners meeting, to discuss the canal dredging project.
· It is March 19 at 5 p.m. at: Bogey lane.
· We hold the meeting outside in a resident’s yard. Residents bring their own seating and finger food to share.
· We will have seating for you and a table.
· We expect to have a PA system to amplify your voice.
· In past meetings, 30-50 residents have attended.
· This is my first year as Unit 5 HOA president.
· We usually have a guest speaker and cover Unit 5 business.
Discussion:
· I would like to spend about 30 min on canal dredging.
· I was thinking 15-20 minutes for you to describe and inform the residents, followed by 10-15 minutes of Q&A. Do you think that will work? Very open to suggestions.
· If you have a high-level pre-read, I can email it to the residents so they are not starting from zero, and then they will be better prepared for Q&A (if they do their homework).
Thanks for doing this. The residents need it.
Mike Smialek
Longboat Key
2nd Public Meeting – Buttonwood Projects
To: Longboat Key Commission
As per the Town Engineer, Jennifer Fehrs, who is overseeing these projects:
The Town’s 2026 CIP budget reflects construction dollars for 2027 and 2028, respectively (see below for the breakdown) as the Town must encumber funds to cover the design and construction. However, the Engineer’s Opinions of Probable Construction Costs that have been submitted so far with the designs of the projects show a shortfall in what was in the 2026 CIP. The Town is planning for the FY 2027 Budget now and will need to account for all of the resiliency projects as a whole (Buttonwood, Village, and Sleepy Lagoon) and allocate funds and the timing of the funds, as well as any grants received, realistically and appropriately. The good news is that as we proceed with the project designs we’re obtaining good estimates for construction based on actual designs rather than merely planning level estimates.
Buttonwood Projects 1,2, and 3 (Phase 1) 2027
Buttonwood Projects 4,5, and 6 (Phase 2) 2028
Julie Anderson
Office Manager Public Works Department
Town of Longboat Key
2nd Public Meeting – Buttonwood Projects
To: Longboat Key Public Works Office Manager Julie Anderson
Thank you. One question that will come up a lot is when will this project begin. I don’t know the answer because we do not have the funding; so how are we responding to that?
BJ Bishop
Commissioner
Town of Longboat Key
Legislative Report – Session Week 8
To: Longboat Key Town Commission
Attached please find the Legislative Report for last week (week 8) of the 2026 Legislative Session from your lobbyists at Ramba Consulting. I apologize for the delay in sending this to you. I was out of the office and did not return until early yesterday. Should you have any questions or concerns regarding the attached report, please direct them to me or the Tip.
Maggie Mooney
Town Attorney
Town of Longboat Key
Legislative Report – Session Week 8
To: Longboat Key Town Manager Howard Tipton
Ma’am, Dave put together the attached to show the before and after for the Country Club Shores Turn Lane Project to demonstrate some of the elements in the Corridor Plan. In addition, below are a few pictures representing some of the patchwork sidewalks that we are trying to improve. I hope this helps. Safe Travels.
Charles Mopps
Public Works Director
Town of Longboat Key Public Works
St Armands Circle- New Speed Humps
To: Sarasota City Commission
Finally new Speed Humps were installed in the Circle to replace those damaged in the hurricanes in September 2024. Unfortunately, as can be seen in the picture some of them were not striped.
Why not, funding problems, contractor errors, shortage of paint, etc.? Will they be striped and when? Very dangerous in the dark without proper striping! PS. The green lit signs on Bayfront at Ringling and Main Street are still missing. Unbelievable!
Steve Helpern
Sarasota
Fundraising
To: Salvation Army Longboat Key Bell Ringers
I’m not sure if you’ve heard the final results of our bell ringing on Longboat Key, but the news is nothing short of extraordinary. Captain Jim Curry reported that we received the anonymous $10,000 check—and then, on Christmas Eve, Santa delivered another unbelievable surprise: a $50,000 check. These gifts brought our kettle total to $82,000, and when we add the additional match for our 521 twenty‑dollar bills, we reached a grand total of $92,000.
Congratulations to all of you for your incredible effort, dedication, and time. What a remarkable impact you’ve made. We would like to give you a special opportunity to purchase a $15 CCLBK hat. Noel will be selling them on Sunday after the service in Fellowship Hall. They’re going quickly, and we think they’ll be perfect to wear while ringing the bell next November.
Thank you for making a difference in this world.
Wishing you a wonderful weekend,
Sue Wertman
Longboat Key
Minutes
To: Sarasota City Clerk Shayla Griggs
I offer the following changes to minutes that are on the March 23 agenda:
February 17, 2026 at 9:33:06 the maker and seconder of the motion need to be added.
At 10:38:08 The results of the vote need to be included. “The motion passed…”
At 11:49:49 in line 3 add “in” before the word “conditions”
When you have a minute could we talk about the Citizens’ Input section of minutes, not specific to any particular minutes but in a general sense?
Kathy Kelley Ohlrich
Vice Mayor
City Commissioner
City of Sarasota
