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Longboat Key & Sarasota Letters to the Editor week of December 26, 2025
Sprinklers
To: Longboat Key Mayor Ken Schneier
I mentioned sprinklers shooting onto Gulf of Mexico Drive today. About ten puddles and as always, the Diplomat was...
The “Flat Rate” Illusion: How Longboat’s Revenue Soared While Your Tax Rate Stayed the Same
STEVE REID
Editor & Publisher
sreid@lbknews.com
If you’ve looked at your property tax bill over the last decade, you might have noticed a confusing trend: the tax...
Sarasota’s Record Turtle Numbers Mask a Silent Crisis
The numbers emerging from Sarasota’s barrier islands this year are nothing short of historic. On Longboat Key, researchers documented 1,473 nests in the 2025...
Longboat Kiwanis Welcome Return of Lawn Party
S.W AND RICH HERMANSEN
Staff Writers
wine@lbknews.com
The somber fall of 2024 on Longboat Key and its devastating Hurricanes seemed a distant memory as residents of the...