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Major Milestone LONGBOAT Longboat Key’s weekly newspaper since 1978 Behind the scenes. Observer PAGE 14 YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. VOLUME 43, NO. 1 FREE • THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2020 YOUR TOWN Digging up changes Citizen group lists beach problems it hopes town can solve. PAGE 3 Courtesy photo Jere and Joanne Sheehan celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with a party. Longboat couple celebrates 60 years Joanne and Jere Sheehan MAJOR of Beach Harbor Club recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. Making the date all the MILESTONE more special, their daugh- ter, Gail Macey, organized and hosted a small surprise Friends and family wish party in their honor. Loftis many happy returns. SEE PAGE 24 Celebrations packed in It’s obvious birthdays, anniversaries and friendly get-togethers are different this year amid the coronavi- rus pandemic. So perhaps it makes sense to combine as many social and celebratory experiences as possible into one afternoon. The folks volunteering at Christ Church of Longboat Nat Kaemmerer Key’s Hope Seeds packing June Sturges wishes Jimmy Loftis a happy 95th birthday during his surprise party. events celebrated four birth- days and a wedding anniver- sary Aug. 3 — all of which actually fell on a three-day span. Kit Torchia, Karen and Duane Compton, and Phyllis A+E Moore got their happy birth- days with friends, while Mike Not that Fragile, beautiful and Karen Gardiner cel- PAGE 20 ebrated 52 years together. ‘White Turtle Tracks House’ LONGBOAT Aug. 2-8 2020 2019 Longboat’s Lighthouse Nests 16 13 False Crawls 6 9 Point landmark sells for nearly $8 million. Total as of Aug. 8 2020 2019 SEE PAGE 5 Nests 1,130 1,337 False Crawls 1,297 1,517 Courtesy image Source: Mote Marine Laboratory The sale is the priciest on the Sarasota County side of Longboat Key this year. 2 LONGBOAT OBSERVER | THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2020 YourObserver.com Town could renew mask order by end of August Commissioners would 18 years old — for not wearing a FACE MASK have to meet to decide. mask. EXCEPTIONS Longboat Key Police Depart- ment is responsible for enforce- ■ People observing physical ment, meaning officers can issue or social distancing; MARK BERGIN citations, which are not criminal ■ People eating or drinking; STAFF WRITER in nature. A first offense is pun- ■ People inside a car, unless ishable up to $100, second offense it is a vehicle for hire; he town is considering $250 and third or subsequent ■ Schools and day care the possibility of extend- offenses $500. facilities, which may apply ing its mandatory mask Police Chief Pete Cumming their own safety policies; policy before it expires at said the town has not issued any ■ T County, state and federal the start of September. citations as of Monday afternoon. government facilities; Town Manager Tom Harmer “We’re not getting anybody ■ In a hotel, motel or vaca- said the Town Commission would that’s trying to make a point,” tion rental not accessible to need to meet before the end of Cumming said. “And if that were the public; August to extend the 60-day the case, then we would certainly ■ People whose compli- emergency ordinance, which took write a citation and send that ance would be detrimental effect July 3. individual to the magistrate.” to their health, safety or Commissioners could meet via One of the challenges in enforc- welfare; Zoom because their next sched- ing the mask policy is that federal ■ People working in a busi- uled meeting is Sept. 14. law prevents officers from asking ness that don’t have interac- In July, commissioners voted to anyone about the specifics of a Nat Kaemmerer tion with other people or require people to wear face cover- claimed medical condition, which Hostess Amber Deherrera wears a mask while seating customers at Mar maintain social distancing ings in public areas where social can exempt a person from having Vista Dockside Restaurant and Pub. from another person; and distancing guidelines cannot be to wear a mask. ■ Exercising while maintain- met. The policy does have excep- Cumming said his department ing social distancing. tions. is grateful for the cooperation Harmer issued his latest execu- latest executive order on or before Anyone older than 6 years old people in the town have shown. tive order Monday morning with Aug. 24. FREE MASKS is required to wear a mask in the “We’re happy that most people, no changes. Longboat Key first closed its town. It includes in public places, even if they don’t entirely agree, As with Harmer’s July 27 order, 12 public beach access points in ■ Station 91 at 5490 Gulf indoor places other than a home are being sensitive to the needs of it keeps the following places March as the pandemic took hold. of Mexico Drive and outdoor places where social others,” Cumming said. closed: public beach parking, Pubic beach parking reopened ■ The Paradise Center at distancing is difficult or not pos- Several of the surrounding walk-in access to town facilities, in June before Harmer closed it 546 Bay Isles Road sible. The adult responsible for a areas have adopted mask policies the public restrooms at Bayfront again June 30. ■ The Chamber of child age 7-17 would be respon- of their own, such as Manatee Park and Joan M. Durante Park, Anyone who sees some- Commerce at 5390 Gulf of sible if that child is not wearing County and the city of Sarasota. and the town’s Bayfront Park Rec- one without a mask where it is Mexico Drive a mask. Plus, many private businesses reation Center. Town Hall per- required in Longboat Key can Town Attorney Maggie Mooney including Publix require custom- sonnel are available for in-person call the police department’s non- said in July the town cannot cite ers to wear masks regardless of meetings through appointments. emergency number at 316-1201. a child — anyone younger than local regulations. Harmer is set to reevaluate his 12 MONTHS NO INTEREST Shop Online. Need Help? 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The equal monthly payment will be rounded to the next highest whole dollar and may be higher than the minimum payment that would be required if the purchase was a non-promotional purchase. Regular account terms apply to non-promotional purchases. For new accounts: Purchase APR is 29.99%; Minimum Interest Charge is $2. Existing cardholders should see their credit card agreement for their applicable terms. Subject to credit approval. Terms of promotions - Previous purchase excluded, cannot be combined with any other promotion or discount. Discount offers exclude Hot Buys, floor models or clearance items, sales tax, furniture protection plans, warranty, delivery, or service charge. 337222-1 YourObserver.com LONGBOAT OBSERVER | THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2020 3 File photo RISING New town-resident task force hopes for solutions Photos by Mark Bergin to beach problems, such as Above: Trash piles up near the public beach access point at 3175 trash, parking and noise. Gulf of Mexico Drive. Top: With or without public parking, Greer Island is a popular spot. TIDE Top Left: Police often can’t write parking tickets on private land. MARK BERGIN task force as well. Seamon wanted to know how “It is like that PUBLIC PLACES STAFF WRITER The Longboat Key Task Force the number of spots was calcu- Public beach parking (all would also like to see the town lated, how long ago that process pent-up closed now): group of Longboat increase its $30 parking fine, took and whether the current ■ 2825 Gulf of Mexico Key residents have which is significantly lower when number of spaces is accurate. demand for Drive: 40 spaces* formed a community compared to many of the nearby For now, the group is forming a ■ 3175 Gulf of Mexico task force to address beaches. plan on what specifically to pres- the outdoors Drive: 19** complaints sur- During a meeting Aug. 6 via ent to Harmer and his staff when ■ 3355 Gulf of Mexico Arounding beach use, hoping the Zoom, task force members said they meet Aug. 17. as well Drive: 20** attention they focus on the issues the fine isn’t enough of a deter- It’s still unknown whether they ■ 3495 Gulf of Mexico can bring about change.
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