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The View from the Bridge: What Sarasota’s New City Manager Means for the Barrier Islands

STEVE REID Editor & Publisher sreid@lbknews.com The City of Sarasota finally has a new CEO. For residents of Longboat Key and St. Armands, the arrival of a new...
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