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Oad nd Bridge Study n anager n "Railroad" Charged In Funds Discussed · Honored By Arvida Resort Approval By SMATS So,."" $1111 Page1 Longboat League 5... ,,02' Longboat Youth Receive Riter Reveals Actual Cost Number Of Children On Key Profits From Celebration Of White Key As $75,000 Still Subject To Question See Page ' See Page1 See Page 5 Lewin Charges "Railroad" - , n ._- - ---:---- In Arvida Approval There were fireworks before Tuesday's Commis­ sioner's workshop even began. As Mayor Ken McCall started to open the meeting, Commissioner AI Lewin asked permission to make a statement . "Kangaroo Court" - Lewin "I was shOCked ," he began, "to read in the news­ paper that such important mailers as the l ongboat Key Club and Arvida's resort hotel were scheduled on the agenda when Commissioner Dchs and 1 were absent. "It was my understanding that we had a unanimous agreement nOI to act until all of us were present. "This criticism is not of the proposal , but of the way it was conducted," he continued, charging that it was reminiscent of a "kangaroo court." "We have debated th is maner for months," he con· tinued, "then it was rushed through in one quick move," he charged, chiding his fellow commissioners for their "cavalier auitude." (Continued on Page 3) Bombshell! ... or Dud? The agenda at Tuesday's Commissioners' At flrslli1lance, It would seem as If the brldlilels up, the sailboat Is about to 1iI0 under and lomeone Is waiting for the am· workshop had been completed when Tae Riter bulance. That is exactly what hsppened this week, but It turned out all rllilht. Dave Gruber of L.onlilboat Camera took thla shot dropped his bombshell. after hearlnlil that a man had been injured on the south side of the Lonlilboat Key brldlile. He crossed over the bridge, turned "Since I was the one who questioned the ap· around, but was caught when the span went up, and so was the Manatee County rescue truck. But the injured person, Welter praisal of Jerry Ansel's property last week," he May 01 Bradenton, only had mild abrasions on the nose from a lall, was treated by Lonlilboat Rescue personnel and driven home In a private aulo. A report had baan liI'ven that the man had a heartsttacls,.an d the Re scue truck was caulilht on the other said, " I guess I should be the one 10 tell you that I side 01 the bridge. Actually, the bridge tender, N.J. Elder ollinley Street, had aeen the man lell, talked with him, and called the have fou nd that White Ke y (part of the Ansel Longboat Rescue Squad. Elder, bridge tender lor 34 years and a tormer Marine, lilted the brldlile lor a sailboat, shown in the properly involved in the transfer-of-density photo since he knaw help was on Its way. Eyewitnesses said he lifted the bridge when the boat was over a ,/, mile away. The proposal) was sold to Ansel in November for truth Is, within 1S minutes, everything wes back to normal and no one was seriously Injured. But with a draw bridge on each S75,OOO." end, and another on Cortez and Ringlinlil, Lonlilboat Key residents are at their mercy. The Commissioners looked amazed, since Ihis was a far cry from the aSlropomical figure of over Bridge To Mainland Arvida's Resort Hotel S2 million which the appraiser had said White Key was worth. Under Study Again Site Plan Approved Town Manager Wayne AllgiTe put it all in per- spective. "Let me remind you," he pointed out, Funds "Available" It took close to three years, thousands of hours of "that it was not Jerry Ansel who asked for the ap- Jay Goodwill, Executive Di rector of the MPD and of conferences and, at the end, neither side was completely praisal; it was this Commission. And it was no! SMATS (Sarasota Manatee Area Transportation Study>. satisfied, but the Town Commission finally approved . Jerry Ansel who told us thai Ihis property is worth announced last week that over the past 5 years, amendments to the Outline Development Plan for the 2 million dollars; it was our appraiser. S350,000 has been "accumulated" fo r " Planning Longboat Key Club complex near Sands Bay and ap­ "And let me remind you that it also was offered Studies" from Federal and UMTA Funds. The latter is proved the Site Plan for the Arvida Resort Hotel. to the Town for $75,000." an acronym for some legislative fund that only those With that, the meeting was adjourned and the "in the know" are expected to translate, much less Seegell" Minority Commissioners went home to mull it allover understand, but has to do with metropolitan trans- Last Wednesday night at the regular Commission before Wednesday night's meeting. • portation. meeting, the subject was brought up again, but Com- L_-=::,::,:,:,;;,,::=r~;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;:.. _____________~(~cO:":t:'":":'d:,::o:";.:'.:':.:.tt~)"1 missioner Sam Seegel didn't think it should be voted (Continued on Palile 8) SERVING THE KEYS Town Birthday Funds BIRD/ST. ARMANDS/ To Go To Youths LI DO/LONGBOAT The Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts and Youth Center are KEY the benefactors of the majority of profits realized from I; the proceeds of the 25th Anniversary Celebration of the PLUMBING Town on Nov. 1st. Jerry Thirion, Jr., past president of the LBK Cham­ - ber of Commerce, announced the distribution of funds from the successful event and made the following break­ down of income and expenses: (Continued on Palile 6) _.,- o P.. 2 THE LONGBOAT OBSERVER Decomber11,11180 the Loegboat Obsener Kahncerns By Jock Kahn, Sr. Everyone's Estate (Jack Kahn, Sr., guest columnist, is a retired hosiery By Dr. H_ord A. Rumpf 524 Gull Boy ROod and TV executive, former owner-manager of the Far LongbootKo~FL33548 Horilons, longtime resident of Longboat Key and an (Howard Rumpf is a tax consultant, teacher, author, Tolophone: (813) 383-5508 arch conservative in things political.) economist, president of the Federation of the Longboat Key condominiums and a nsident of Sea Gate Club). OWned loeolly ond publl,hod overy Thurodey Abocam for the Informltlon and ,nt.r1,lnme"t of Dividing "anybody" into two words falls under the The Will: the gr•• ter Longboat Key lrea. beading of poetic; license. So, with that as a starter for 'Four B.lle Rul •• this acronym,let's proceed. RULE 1: Regardless of the size of the est~ll is PubUlher'" Editor•• •••• • ••• •• • RII'ph B. Hunt.r Some years ago when I was a little boy I was en­ an absolute necessity and should not be put off to the Art, ... Ent.rtalnment Editor ...... : • Kevin D•• n F'ature Editor ..........•.........• Batty Blair grossed by the prestige enjoyed by being a Senator or a future. It may be too late. Do it now. Photo Editor .•...•. '.' ..•.....•... Dlv, Gruber Congressman or a Governor or a President. Today it is The so-called " home-made" wl1l can be extremely Photo Journalist •••••••••••••• Lalnla Lombardi surprising tbat an old joke has not as yet been revised. It dangerous and should be avoided. If the individual Advertising Salas ............... Jack Hoffman went something' like this ... a Senator is recognized by wishes to draw his own will in his own language, it is "All free governments ... are in reality governments one of his constituents and greeted with the saluta­ satisfactory provided he allows an experienced attorney tion. "Good morning, Senator." The. Senator pulls the to review it for possible provisions which could ereatt by public opinion and it is on the quality of this man aside and cautions' him to be quiet l~s someone problems for the estate. public opinion that their prosperity depends. .. overhears him. He told the stranger that his mother Many individuals come into Florida from other James Russell Lowell thought. that he was a piano player in a house of ill­ states. With their possessions, the individuals bring their THE LONGBOAT OBSERVER Is • community· repute. wills (and trust agreements, if any), which were drawn oriented paper drawing on the talents of The Federal Judge who overruled the convictions of under the laws of their previous ~tate of domicile. Such Longboat residents. If you have the time and (ContinuR on p8ge. 26) a will is acceptable, provided its provisions do not con­ the Inclination, and you are Interested In help· flict with the laws of Florida. It is advisable to have an Ing provide well written, positive articles on experienced Florida attorney review these wills and, if local subjects, we will be happy to review your required, make the nC(:essary revisions. copy for publication. When printed, we'll gladly RULE 2:: Don't draft your own will. The cost is nominal when compared with the possible results which glv~ you a by-line. could occur at the date of death . And then its too late. • While a joint will (of husband and wife) is legal if properly drawn, Court decisions have been generally Town Administration unfavorable where certain provisions have to be submit­ ted to the Court for its opinion as to the meaning of the Information: 383-3721 provisions and its effect on the estate and the bene­ Town Manager ... ................ G. Wayne AUgire Dear Editor: ficiaries. Town Clerk ............................. Jane Pool I think it entirely proper that I answer some o f the RULE 3: A husband and wife should each have a Director of Public Works ............. Albert T. Cox, Jr. comments made in the recent statement by Com· separate will which contains their own personal wishes Finance Director .... .. : ............ Walter Schmidt missioner AJ Lewin published in Th e Observer of Nov.
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