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VOL. I. NO. 22 SERVING LONGBOAT and ST . ARMANDS KEYS Friday. January 19. [979

Type of Over New Pass Still UndecidedThe Florida Dept.

Transponation (DOT) unveiled its new plan (Alter

nate D ) for a replacementbridge over New Pass on the

southern end of LongboatKey Tues. morning beforethe S a r a Co untyCommi ssioners.

There was li ttle new information concerning the plan.

but in a conversation wi thJames G. Kennedy Di strict

Project Development Enginee r of the DOT after the

meeting. he told THEOBSERVER that publicopinion could still chan ge

the bridge from a bascuJe 10

a fixed span.

The meeting itself took

less than .10 mi nutes. as Mr .Kenned y lold of Ihe historyorlhe plann ing for a replacement. and he showed slides

of thc other proposal s.A. B and C) thcn he laid .

Al ternate . D. the I(draw) bridge just

present bridge.He ope ned it up for

lions or com ments

(" 'lmfl"li!!,sioncrs, and

r w . r ~ o nBeverly Clayllpokesmen from

mental bodies 10

(th e meeting was

public meeting). Rep .

Ewing was present and

plimented the DOT.Sid Ochs of

was also present I

two Olher i t

but when he raised hi s

to speak. he eilher was

seen or not recognized by the

Chair. and the presentalion - Photo cou_,_ 01_

In the co rridors, the media took over and interviewed

Mayor Ochs, Mr. Kennedy. Longboat Key Commissioners

Sam SeegeJ and Claire Bell and many representatives from

Lido Shores, whose 103 residents have finn opinions on both

sides of the bridge issue.

This is Observer CountryMr . Kennedy stated that the DOT is still committed and

pa s approva l necessary for Plan B (fixed span) to sIan

"7inmediate1y on it, bUI that when the highest political body

(the Sarasota County Commission) voiced disapproval of the

plan for the fixed span (Plan B) . then the DOT went back to

the drawing board and proposed Plan D.Kennedy's comment was "w e will go ahead when we can

get a concensus from thi: political subdivisions involved".

By "g o ahead" he said that his office was ready 10 build

either of the two alternatives, a bascule or a fixed span.

What will govern the ultimate decision. he slated, was the

feeling of the majority of the citizens of -the "p o liticalsubdivisions" involved.

The County Commissioners initially favored the drawbridge . The Longboat Key Commissioners are divided, with

two favoring the draw bridge, the other four in favor of the

fiJted span.A LBK town survey made last summer showed that those

who responded favored a fixed span by a 3- 1 margin, but

some claim a 65 foot tall fixed span is too tall.

Continued on Page 2

SERVING THE KEYSBIRD/ST. ARMANDS/LI DO/LONGBOAT

KEY

PLUMBING

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At Deadline . . .Longboat Key Town Commiss ion unanimously

authorized Mayor Sid Ochs Wed. night to invite D.O.T. to'hold an ope n pub lic hearing on LBK as soon as possible on

the subject of New Pass Bridge.The p u r p o ~ of the Mayor 's request was to .make sure the

people had the opportunity to hear all the facts at firs thand, to

ask que stions. and give thei r opinions.Commissi ner Sam Seegel made the motion and

Commi.ss ioner Clai re Bell seconded. an unusualcombination since they are on opposite sides of the issue.

Town Manager Allgire's comments before the voteseemed to hit a responsive chord : " We have a traffic jig-sawpuzzle relating to New Pass Bridge . Sarasota Bay Bridge.Route 4 1, 1-75 and Gu'lf of Mellico Drive but 50% of thepieces are mi ssing. The rest of the pieces are in the provinceof the DOT and we need more information and more localinput" .

Earlier.the Mayor reported

onthe Tues. DOTpresentation to the County Commission and said that

Chairperson Clay had inviled Rep. Ted Ewing and Toml>J.nson to speak <both were allegedly in favor) but did nolinvite Rep. Pat Neal who is against the draw bridge.

Then the Mayor publically lit into TV Channel 40(Sarasota) for allegedly misquoting him deliberately on hispreference . He said hi s correct position is fo r a fixed. twolane bridge, less than 65 ft . high so thaI the present and futureauto and boat tr"J.flic demands will be adequately met. AtM45, the meeting recessed so the Mayor might tape acorrection for use on WXLT-TV 's news program Wed .night. It was on the 11p.m . news.

In other business. the Commission directed Town Counsel

to p repare a resolution oppossing the licensing of salt watertishennen similar to a resolution recently passed by HolmesBeach. They also declined to purchase a float in the Kin g

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TOWN ADMINISTRATIONInformation: 383--3721

Town Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .G. Wayne AllgireTown Cieri< ......................... .Jane PoolDirector of Public Worl<s .........Albert T. Cox , Jr .Finance Director . . . . . . ......... . . . Robe rt BublitzPolice Chief . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Wayne C. McCammon

Fire Chief .......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Robert BullardBuilding Inspector ................. Herbert Lovett

Town Attomey ................ . W. Whitesell, Jr .

TOWN COMMISSIONERS(Meet every Tuesday at 2 p.m. fo r work session,

and the first and third Wednesday nights of eachmonth at 8 :00 p .m.)

Dist. 1 Claire C. BellDist. 2 Vice Mayor Samuel E. Seegel

Dist. 3 Mayor Sidney A. OchsDist. 4 J . Kennedy-McCallDist. 5 Howard A. RidyardAt Lg , Theodore L. Sedwick

Harold O. Jenkins

ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTEm il M. Seifert, Chainnan E. M. Wojtasik

Louis E. .Dean Charles E. RitterCl arence M. Wegman Charles T. Lacey

William J. Kenney

PLANNING & ZONING BOARDThomas H. J ones, Chnnn.George P . Stelzer

James Rim ier

John R. Fay

Eu ge ne Bossert

Letters . . .Dear Edito r:

George Goodrich

Wilbur MullinW. J . MoHett

Henry G . Riter IV

As a resident of Longboat Key si nce 1972, I fee l that toeven consider replacing the New Pass Bridge with anotherdraw bridge is abso lutely a ridiculous and dangerou s

thought. Unfortunate ly, I will be ou tof

town

for the1116 /79 meeting , o therwise I would cenainly be presenl to

voice my objection .It seems that Plan ' 'B . as recommended by DOT would be

the mos t sensible approach. It would seem to be a terriblesituation if political manouvering would make the res identslose out. Respectfu lly.

Eric K. O rne4401 Gu lfofMexico Drive

•Dear Editor:

I am a sa ilor who has been reading in your newspaper a ll

the commen ts. discussions , information. letters. etc .co ncern ing the replacement bridge for New Pass . Butl have

yet to read a co mment from a sa ilor .It is my opinion that the hi gh-rise bridge would best

accommodate a ll the people involved. We sai lors are d irectlyinvolved with this bridge. It is our major access to SarasotaBay from the Gu lf of Mexico. In the eve nt of a sudden squall

or summer stonn the safety of our families can depend uponhow quickly we can pass th rough to Sarasota Bay.

There has been comment that the high-rise bridge is toohi gh. but if it won't accommodate the mast o f a 30-footsai lboat, why build it'?

The current bascule bridge has caused much hard feelingsamong members of the community recently when theresidents of Longboat Key wanted to limit the times thebridge could open . Have these same people fo rgotten so

soo n theireffons tg paralyze the various sai ling groups using

New Pass for safe passage? Many of us are not residents of

Longboal Key. but we are re sidents of the immediate area.our boats are des igned for recreation , famil y-style!. and theyare energy savers. unlike the power hungry motor cruisersmany Longboat residents are using for pleasure.

I vote for Plan B, no question.Thank you,

What with the Red Tide, the heat. trips out of state and theusual business of summer , your publisher forgot to renew hisregistration on his outboard equipped boat. Nothing reallycriminal, just an active "f orgener" . So when we went out in

Bunonwood Harbor one Sunday afternoon in September.who should be there but the Florida Marine Patrol. As wepassed, we waved to them . and they to us, and then wenoticed they turned around. followed us. flashed the bluelight, turned on the siren, and pulled us ove r to the curb. or

what passes as a curb near the "A" marker.Two very polite officers. their .45 calibre pistols at the

ready, asked us fo r our registration. which we thenremembered we had neglected to renew . Officers Rogers andKlohn , then asked us to follow them. Fortunately the motorstarted and off we went to an area out of the way where theyanchored and asked us to pull along ·s ide. Luckily they didnot judge us by our seamanship du ring that delicate

manoeuvre.Out came the anache case and the questions. all very

business like. efficient, and polite . But when it came ' to

telling them how many scars and tattoos I had on my upperbody. as it asks on the form • • figured that while I don't haveany tanoos, I do have some scars. But since each one is smalland has its own personal history. I figured it was no ones'business but mine, so I lied and said "none", hoping theydidn't spot the 1,4 inch football scar over my eye, nearlyhidden by my white hair. or the Ih inch scaron my right arm.1can't even remember how • got th at one.

Age, birthplace, eyes, social security number, weight.description of boat. motor. hair co lor. al l very nonnal

questions .. . I guess.We found the officers so nice. we admined we we u

wrong, were gu ilty of ··operating a motor boat without a

curre nt registration" and asked them how. where and whenwe paid our fine . Nothing quite so simple. Possibly due to the

smuggling of "c ontrolled substances" in inland Floridawaters. the Florida Marine Patrol has little choice but to writea c itation. No argument there. either.

But . . . unlike a time when we were a day over on our autoregistration or inspection (I do have a habit of forgening) andwere to ld to get it renewed within 48 hours or go to court, thistime it's go to court .

After signing my name that " I agree to appear to answerthe offense c harged or to pay the fine subsc ribed" , I droveinto Sarasota (they caught us 100 yards from the Manateeline) and asked to do whateverone does when one admits one

Type of Bridge ... Co,!"d !'<om P'go I

So the DOT, in trying to do what "t he public" wants, is in

the middle o f a g iant co ntroversy. which is furthercomplicated by the proposed " paper" bridge ac ross Ihe bayto Sarasota.

If this bridge were not being ·considered, then the high

DOT traffic Cou nt fo r the New Pass bridge would be valid.But if there is a Sarasota-Bay bridge in the future close by,then the DOT ca n get along with a two lane draw bridge.since the traffic count will be much lower.

But if the Bay bridge is located mid-Longboat Key, thenit's back to a tixed span in tenns of New Pass since the trafficcou nt will then be higher.

MayorOchs sa id that the Tow n survey shows conclusivelyhow the people of Longboat Key feel and that a fixed span is

what a majority of them want.Commissioner Seegel, a memberof S MATS. feels that the

Dear Editor:In the matter of a new bridge at the South end of Longboat

Key , it is my opinion that it is wrong to imply that a drawbridge must be considered a hazard if a hurricane threatens.

Many hours before the stonn might hit. the operator will

have been instructed not to raise the bridge. thoug

h suchinstruction would hardly be necessary since no boats will beactive.

Also , it is hard to believe that there would be a traffic jam

s ince residents will have been warned at least 24 hours in

advance.When recalling our bad experiences with the stonn

.. Agnes" a few years ago. it must be borne in mind that wehad no previous hurricane experience, no over-all plan. andour different law offices were giving different instructions.

One can't he lp wondering how the people on Anna MariaIsland feel about their draw-bridge. and the peop le on theNonh end of Longboat Key. who must use two of them.

Whatever arguments are put forth for this or th at bridge. it

seems to me that it is not honest to imply that we might haveto deal with panic .

T . C. Moran

Dear Editor :

Thank you for providing the opporttInity to once againexp ress our opinion regarding the replacement bridge at NewPass .

Last Jul y ' we wrote to Thomas Webb and received aresponse from his office.

· We st ill believe that the ori ginal. Plan "B", a high rise.straight shot approach is the best. This would be the safestand least expensive (long range) way of solving the problem.

We think a two lane would be sufficienl at the present with

the idea in mind t h ~ t another bridge may someday be builtover the bay to th e mainland. Ifnot, in th e future, another twolane bridge co uld be built next to the Plan "B " bridge.

We are 20 year residents of Longboal Ke y, know theterrible condition the bridge is in and also know of the manyaccidents that have occurred because of those curves . .

Thank you for considering our opi nion.Very truly yours.

would be like a traffic ticket.Again . . . notquitesosimple . One must go to the Sheriffs

Office and post bond of close to $30 if one does not wish to go

to court. We hadn't realized what a menace to society we

were .Court day was in October in Sarasota, Coun Room A,

Judge Marvin E. Si lvennan presiding. The time scheduledwas 9:30 a.m. and the Judge directed all those assembled toplead Gu ilty. No t Guilty, or Nolo ( w ~ every Latinstudent knows as nolo contendere) . ~ told of theconsequences of each. and of the constitutIOnal rights of allpersons charged. Quite a lesson in rights and responsibilitiesand a most refreshing welcome to the impersonal bearing of

many judges and civ il servants.Judge Silvennan pointed out first tha t th e people in courY!

were facing criminal charges. This was a bit of ajolt. Then hestated that if you plead gui lty or no lo, the case could bed isposed of the same day . If you pleaded not-guilty. youcould request a jury or non jury trial. and he stressed yourrights and the rights of the state .

If you were found gu iltY or if you pleaded nolo, the Judgecould then impose a fine. and you wou ld then have to pay it

(cash please. no checks) plus $12 Court costs and a 5%

charge for what 1understand to be the "c rime compensationfund ". The latter seemed like a good idea in theory but itsimplementation questionab le when applied to a boat

registration.For about 15 minutes. the judge heard various cases:

Unl ice nsed dogs, welfare fraud, bad checks , then Case No.78- 13 11 -09-MI , The State of Florida vs. Ralph B. Hunter .Ho w do you plead?

The judge said I cou ldn't say a word if I pleaded gui lty.

and I didn ' t wan t ajury trial . so I said " nolo" and asked him

if the charges against me were really of a criminal nature. He

sta ted that from a strict legal point, th ey were, so I pleaded.

guilty and awaited th e fine ."Twenty-five dollars p lus court costs, plus the 5Ck.

Grand total: $38.25.I can see where the time and paperwork of all concerned

was worth it all. but as a taxpayer, I sti ll wonder if it all was

really necessary. Next year. please just send me a notice tojog my ailing memory like the Motor Vehicle Bureau does.Perhaps th ey do, but I' ve never received one in three years.

In any case, couldn ' t a boat owner be given 48 hours to gethis registration renewed before the legal juggernaut startsro ll ing? •

Sarasota-Bay bridge is just a " paper" bridge , that there is nomoney for it and it would not be buill in thi s century .Therefore he would be in favor of a lixed span. not a bascule.

Rep . Pat Nea l is also in favor of the fixed span, as was theDOT in its initial recommendation.

But since the " highest political subdivision " {the CountyCommissioners) has taken a stand in favor of a draw bridge ,

the DOT has come up with Alternate D. and there are man,'!on Lido Shore and Longboat Key who support them. -

Mayor Ochs feels thai matter is too imponantto be left 10

the County and would prefer the State make th e decision in

the in teres ts of eve ryo ne conce rned, especially si nce

Longboat Key is half in Manatee CounlY.To furthe r complicate the issue. Bay Isles is in the process

of deve lop ing a Mall near the LBK Town Hall to include aPublix, Eckerd and other stores, plus housing fo r hundreds.maybe thousands more people. The effect of this buildingprogram a nd others can on ly be estimated. but it would havea ·bearing on the traffic going to and from Sarasota fromLongboat Key .

In asking fo r a co nsensus, Mr . Kennedy told THE

OBSERVER that his office is trying to do the right thing intenns of what " the public " wants so long as it is practicalfrom an engineering point of view, and that wh ile the FederalHighway Administration has approved Plan B. the fi xedspan, it wou ld likely approve plan D as well. According toMr . Kennedy . the volume of mail he receives by Jan . 31s1wi ll have a bearing on the final decision .

So. whatever your opinion. write to:James G . Kennedy. PEDi strict Project Development Engineer

Florida Dept. of TransponationPost Office Box 1249Bartow. FL 33830

Meadows Host to LongboatChamber of Commerce

Members of the Longboat Key Chamber of Commercewere guests of The Meadows of Sarasota managementTuesday morning . Jan . 16, at breakfast in the deve lopment 's

beautiful restauranl , The ~ o p p e Inn. for an interchangeprogram put toge the.r by AI Sager of Sager Associates to helpboth organ izations.

About 40 persons a ttended the breakfast meeling. at wh ich

Steff Stampler , president of the Longboat Key Chamberwelcomed guests and thanked the hosts. and Larry Weber,general manager of The Meadows spoke briefly, describi ng

the advantages of cooperation between the ~ c i l i t i" We can help each other ." Weber said ."'\• ..le have the

go lf course and you have the beaches ... he finest. It will be":

benelicialt o us to work together."Tom Brown, head of sales and deve lopment of The

Meadows_ also spoke to the group. telling of the plans andgrowth of the IJOO-acre landscaped developmen t whichincludes an IM-hole go lf course. and more th an 300 homesand condominium apartments .

A slide program was also presented, showing the progressof construction at the Meadows. which w ill also includetennis couns, already has a scenic ani licial lake and manyother advantages. accented by the same high standards which

. . Longboat Key Chamber members strh'e to maintain on the

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Created Especially ForLongboat Key Observer by

ACROSS1. Island of f West Coast

of Florida.

8. At or near.

10. Either,--.

11. Variation of Arno.

l} . Abbrev of each.13. Not urban

14. Skill

, 5. Three toed sloth.

16. Latin fo r and.

17. We have many of

these on Longboat.

18. Football term

19. Felt or cloth cap.

21. Short fo r street

22. Slippery one from the

gulf.

24. Edge

26. American Indian

29. Upon

31. A soft shoe .

33. -- and my shadow.

34. Longboat Golf &Country ----.

3"6. Abb rev of a Southern

State.

37. U. S. Navy

Engineman.

38. User of Longboat KeyYouth Center.

39. Prop up. You should

do this to

the Observer.

41 . El l;}c ted.

42. Slang fo r crazy

person.

43. Letters of Cerium.

44. Letters meaning

paid .

45. Longboat KeyWeekly Paper that

gets to the people.

L. James Sherman

DOWN1. Find

2. Gold color of our

sand sometimes.

3. A thief.

4. Good, - - - - - - ,

Best.5. Hockey player

6. None in particular.

7. Toward .

8. One of ou r sea birds.

9. Grain of the beach .

Do not gather.

14 . Black, red or fire.

17. Exists .

20. Sibilant sound.

23. Sound marked by

intensity.

25. A bird. A chatterer

27. To punish by a

penalty.

28. Hub. Middle

30. Letters meaning take

notice.32. Antic.

34. Snip. Cut.

35. Come to earth.

39. Bench Warmer.

40. United Nations.

42 . Behold.

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:. H ~ E N V E N age

HOTEL/MOTEL OCCUPANCY· SARASOTA AREA

Quoted without

Comment. In framing agovernment

which is to be administered

by men over men. the great·est difficulty lies in this: Youmust first enable the govern·ment 10 control the

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The 3rd quaner began HOTEL /MOTEL OCCU PANCY _ SARASOTA AREAsomewhat slowly with 1 < " , , " , . ~ . ,,' ' ' ' : ' " P ' ' ' < ~ "' I F - - ,occupancy figures be- =". . , ' ~ ~ , ~ ! , : : : ~ .._ 1------ ____low the previous year. ~ , , \ d . """" ,. s"."". c.. ISome of this can be __ , . . ~ ! ~ " " t " , .. .!.",n.,,__ _ • - - - _ • •-- _ ""

attributed to a very -,- - - - ·AI-- -E--- - ,A' ---1,1\,-\-- -

rainy July which ( I

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\ f"s= _-_: t --.:positive side , business \ A \

held up much bette< V) -- '--. ---MI- !' - t < . - ~

than in previous years r \ ,d u r i n g t h e e n d C : f t h e - _ 11-· ~ - - - 4 - - - t + - - · - \ 100

quarter which is --i- ..

usually the weakest I V V !,..time. Septembe r was i I.

particularly gra tifying to

~ ~ ~ ~ 1 ~ 7 1 ~ increase ~ 1 - - = - -: : c - l - ~ t : ' : ' : = : : : J t : : : : : : : ; t = j = = C : : : : ± = : : : ~ IRichard E. Dunn,Vice President Lido Beach Innkeepers Assoc iation .

- Photo counesy Sarasota Chamber of Commerce

Longboat Couple DrownsUNITED FIRST FEDERAL BLDG.

St. Armand s Ci rcle400 Madison Drive

A Longboat coup le died in a freak drowning accident lastFriday in Sarasota. In a driving ra instorm their caraccidentally entered a boat ramp near the Van \Veazel Halland rapidly sank into the water. The coup le we re William H.Schaum, and his wife. Elizabeth. both over 70 years of age .who came 10 Florida from Silver Md. [0 years ago.

Mr s. Schaum was born in Omaha. Nebraska. and herhusband·s binhplace was Woo ster. Ohio. Mr. Schaum was amembe r (wi th his wife) of the Longboat Island Chapel and

the Sarasota Ke ys Rotary Club. He wasa 50-year member of

the Masonic Lodge in Worthington. Ohio: Sigma Phi and

Tau Beta Phi. the National Engineering Society. and aveleran of World War J. Joint memorial services for the

couple were held Thurs. at Longboat Island Chapel with the

Rev. James Marsh officiating:

•

Sarasota, Florida 33 577

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V'''o,,, unusual opportunities for real estate salesmen andbroker·salesmen .Practically being in your own business - no gimmicks and noeducational programs whatsoever.Experienced professionals preferable.Complete details will be furnished by Sales Manager, DanteMarotto, only during personal interviews.Call 388-1612 lor appointment. 24 hou r service .

A New Touch of Classon Longboat Key

Jim Owen's Golf Shop at Longboat Key Golf & Tennis Club is the newest thing on theKey. The smartly remodeled faci lity is stocked with more than $130,0ClQ of fashionable

new merchandise to appeal to area golfers. Jim's wife. Arlene. ha s tastefully selected awide range of golf and sports attire for the ladies. Although Longboat Key now is a

private dub for members and guests only, you'll be welcome to visit Jim Owen's Go lf

Shop any time.

19NGBOAT KEYGOLF &..TENNIS CLUB

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Shenkel"s. on Longboat Key. is one restaurant, among anu mber of Ohers, in Ihe area ,hal has a fabulous breakfastmenu . And as far as 1 know, they're probably the only onethat has rows and rows of scrumptious pies. rig hl OUI of the

oven. al breakfast time .Of course no one can resist having pie with your breakfast

when you wa lk by the beautiful array of fresh . wonderfulsme ll ing pies as you walk in to be seated . And they're as tasty

as they are good-looking!But even more exciting . you can lind many. many more

tempting goodies on the breakfast menu that you JUSt can't

get everywhere .. .

like Kentucky Jack (Hickory Ham andTu rkey on an Engl ish muffin. crowned with velvety cheesesauce and bacon bits). Egg-ci ting Omelets (all kinds), many

different kinds of fish. steak and chops, Oysters Benedic t(one of my favorites) and many others.Top off your choice with Welsh coffee and a piece of that

delicious pie and you r day is made . And prices arereasonable. service is excellent and Shenkel's is a lovely.clean and comfortable place to enjoy your breakfast. lunchordinner and relax at the same time. In addition, there 's such a

nice view of (he water and the nalive birds.They also have a delightful patio. a glistening. spotless

kitchen. and a new banquet room ... and oh yes. the restrooms are real show-places. so tasteful ly decorated and thei rpr ide and joy,

Shenkel's is open daily includ ing Sundays. fo r breakfast,luncheon. dinner and cocktai ls. Be sure to try their famousspecially of the house ... Chicken POt Pie. from an old

fami ly recipe. Th is lin e restaurant is located al 3454 Gulf of

Mexico Drive . on Longboat Key. _

Enjoy dining in the comfortable atmosphere of a

French Country 1M, ....here aU dinnen are personally

prepam:l by the chefO\II-'JIe;n, Francis and Michel.

Reservations Suggested 383-2421

Mon. thru Sat, 5:00- 10:00 P.M.

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Golden Apple Schedules"New Moon"

The Golden Apple Dinner Theatre will prese nt' Th e NewMoon". Jan. 16 through Feb. I L Composed by Sigmund

R,omberg. with the story by Oscar Hammerstein II . FrankMandel. and Lawrence Schwab. " The New Moon" has a

distinguished pedigree. II is about a young French Aristocrat.Roben Mission, who flees to the New World to escape therath or Ki r r l u i s or France in 1791. He hides as abondservantWntured to a wealthy planter and ralls in lovewith hi s beautirul daughter Marianne .The role or Robert will be played by the baritone Mi chael

Stone. making his first appearance at the Apple . Michael..;appeared at the Van Wez.el with the National Tour or "Man

or La Moncha" . Kay Daphne will portray Marianne. Miss

Daphne played the heroine Mary in "The Drunkard" lastseason as well as perfonning with the Gilbert and SullivanGuild ror three seasons. Ralston Hill will play M. Ribaud.the inspector sent in search or Robert by King Louis.

Others in the cast are Marc MacCrary as the comicalCaptain Duval; Scott Hurrman as Alexander and TeresaPryne as Julie. Marianne' s hand maiden. Tom Foust. whoplayed LI. Cable in "South Pacific" will play Phi llippe andsing the lovely song "Soflly As In A Morning Sunrise"; andB. G. FitzGerald will appear as M. Beaunoir, Marianne'srather."The New Moon" wiil run Jan. 16 through Feb. I I

rollowed by the return engagemen t or" South Pac ific" . TheNon Smokers Night is Wed.. Jan. 31. For reservations call366-5454. •

New Talent Joins

Asolo Theater Group" Asolo Theater has announced the addition or five newmembers to its total of thirteen versatile performers for the1979 Season. The new members will be on hand by Tues .Jan. 16 for the start of rehearsals followed by the inauguralperfonnance on Feb. 15. The I979 season will mark the 20th

anniversary of professional rotating repertory at the RinglingMuseum 's cou rt playhouse. After the season starts. anotheract ress will be added to the group fo llowed by a Black actor

in Apr il.Opening dates:

Design For Living . . . . . . . . . . .. Fe b. 15

Shadow Box. . . . . . . . .Feb. 23Volpone . . . . . . . . . . .March 2:

Let's Get a Divorce.. . . . . . . . . . .March 30Long Day 's Journey InlO Night . . . . .April6History of American Film . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 4Othello . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .June I

A Stag at Bay . . . . . . . . . .. June 29The Cherry Orchard . . . . . . . . . . . . .. July 27

'_ Asolo's box oflice is open for season subscriptions andindividua l tidet reservations. Call t1:l 13) 355-2771. or write

Pos tal Drawer E. Saraso ta, FL 33571:1. for furtherin fonnation. •

A Hole InGulfshore gals several foursomes going at Village

Green Go lr course November 27th. But it took MaryBoucher to put Gulrshore on the map.On the 11th hole Mary hit the ball rollowed by her three

compatriots Inez Dye, Nonna Monroe and Ramona Powell.They round their balls but no one could Hnd Mary 's. Finallyone or the three thought to look in the cup and there it was,

. winking at Mary. Nice going and congratulations rrom your

.. rriends. non-golfers. shufflers and otherwise . Submined byRay (Mrs. Robert C. ) Will. a selr proclaimed shuffler , notgo lrer.

Paul Jones of Bradenton won the framed mirror in theChristmas Drawing at MGM Glass.

Local TheaJres

Asolo StaU • •• • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , .355-2771Asolo Opera • •••• . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , .958-7884Florida Studio • . • . . . .• . . . . . . . . . . • • . . . . . . . . 3 5 5 _

GoUkn Apple Dinner Tluatn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .366-5454TM Players . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .958-1577Van Wezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . • . . . . . . . . 958-3366

THE LONGBOAT OBSERVER

What's Happening . . .

The Longboat Key An Center's Orchid Ball will be heldJan. 27 at the Longboat Key Golf and Tennis Club.

Reservations may be made by call ing the LBK Art Centerat 383-2345 or any member of the Orchid Ball comminee:

Mr. and Mrs. Franklyn Rogers. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Dowd.Mrs. Paul F. Davis and Mr. and Mrs. Mihan Goodman .

•••••The Island Pl ayers of Anna Maria will hold auditions ror

the second local premiere or the season.. .Vanities" on Sun..

Jan . 28. 5 pm. Auditions will be held at the Playhouse onGulr Drive and Pine Avenue. For further infonnation. callPeter at 955-1948."Van it ies" opens on Saturday. March 3 and runs through

March 12. Scripts are avai lable in the Holmes Beach Library.

•••••Just released from a five-year run on Broadway. and for

the first time at any Community Theatre in the area." Pippin " opens at the Island Players. Sat.. Jan. 27.

••••Bob Chase. new watercolor instructor at LBK An Center.

will present his first demonstration Sal.. Jan. 20.Chase. a Sarasota artist and teacher. has developed a

unique process which creates a textured surface ror paintingin any medium.

In th is demonstration he wi ll explain the production or thebackground material which he then transfonns into a finished

watercolor.The Jan . 24 demonstration remain s as previously

sc heduled . featu ring Elaine Har tley whose subject is"Posi ng the model for the best likeness." in oi l painting.

Demonstrations begin at 2 pm and are open 10 aiL Acontribu tion is requested. Forfunher inronnation. please callthe LBK Art Ce nter. 383-2345.

•••••An Antiques Show will be held Fri . . Jan. 19. I I am to 9

pm and Sal.. Jan 20, II am to 5 pm at SI. Bernard AClivi tyCen ter . 43 rd SI. and 6th Ave . • Holmes Beach.

All exhibits ror sale . donation $ 1.25. Food available.Ample parking.

•••••The Sarasota County Extension Service and the Selby

Public Library are co-sponsoring a two-part evening program

Civic and Cultural Activit iesArt Center - Contact Ruth Doertter. ~ l B 9Bike & Hike Association - Contact Harriet Priee, 388-1767.Coast Guard Auxiliary - Contact DanielDenham ,388-5352.

Federation of LBK Condos - Contact Howard Rumpf,

383-2128.

Islands Republican Club · Meets 2nd Wed ., Oct. thru June,varioos locations, Contact Kit Fernald, 383-3834.

Keys Sertoma - Meets Thurs. noon, Viking Rest., Azure TIde,

Udo, Contact Edward Kirsch, 383-3564.

Kiwanis Club - Meet each Thurs., 7:30 am , $henkel 's Ucio,

Contact Dave Gruber, 383-1700.

Lido Shores Assoc•• Contact James Jones, 388-3881.

Lions Club - Meets 1st & 3rd Mon ., 7:30 pm, Buccaneer Inn

Contact El ias Dj lmas, 383-3585.

LBK Chamber of Commerce - ~ 3rd Thurs. , 7 pm, SE

Bank of St. Armands, Contact Barbara Ladley,

383-1212.

LBK Youth Center - can ~ 1 3 6 .Longboat League - Meets 1st Mon., Coast Federal Bank.,

9:30 am, Contact cal Boyd, 383-3757.

North Longboat Civic Association - Contact Gene

Staterer, 3834791 .

Rotary Club (Sarasota Keys) • Meets each Thurs., 12 :15

pm, Holiday Inn , Lido, COntact Jack Imperatore. Jr •

38B 4488.

St. Armands Merchants Assoc. - Meets 1st Tues., 5:30

pm SE Bank of St. Armands, Contact Vernon Koch,

355-7411.

St. Armand's Restaurants Assoc. - Contact Len Mazur,

388-5501 .

sarasota Bike Club· Meets 2nd Mon., Sept. thru JUrMt. 7:30

on " Basic Gardening Techniques", open to the public rreeof charge. The program will be held rrom 7 to 8:45 pm,Mon .• Jan. 29. and Tues . Jan . 30. at Selby Library , IO())

Boulevardor the Arts. Sarasota (across the street rrom Hyatt ·House).

The program will be presented by Larry Rabinow itz.Sarasota County Extension Agent. On Mon. night he willdiscuss planting and transplanting. soil improvement.watering. and fertilization. and on Tues . he will coverpruning and the control of common garden pests. includingin sects. diseases. and weeds.

• • • • •The Southwest Branch of the English Speaking Union

announces their next luncheon on Tues . Jan. 30. at theCopperfield Inn in the Taylor-Woodrow Development, TheMeadows . Members are invi ted to park their cars at the

Church of the Redeemer parking lot at noon and ride out tothe Meadows in a double-decker ·'London bus" . Guestspeaker will be Patricia Paulk who will talk enthusiasticallyon Family Lineage Research. Mrs. James Paulk is the first

Vice Regent of the Sarasota Chapter of the DAR and is

involved in many other patriotic societies. Marjorie Morganat 37 1-4475 is available in the afternoons to answer anyquestions.

• • • • •Th e Backgammon Society or Sarasota will conduct a

series of teac hing and rerresher sessions at the Forest LakesCO Uni ry Club starting early in Jan. Regular play is everyTues., 8 pm at Forest Lakes Coun try Club. To join. ca ll Lex

Durham. 955-8187 or 924-9765.

•••••The Republican Executive Committee of Manatee County

meeti ng will be held Mon .. Jan. 22. 7:30 pm in theBradenton City Ha ll Council Chamber

••••Florida Planning & Zoning Association. Inc .• Gu lrcoast

Chap ter meets at 12 noon on Fri ., Jan. 19 at University Club.Ellis Sarasota Bank Bldg . Main SI.. Sarasota. James A.Schmidt. Transit Manager for Sarasota County will speak on··Making Public Transi t Work" .

The cost is $4.25 including tax and tip.

•••••

Ed WlUlams

Foryour cUnlns ple.sure .n d I.Ue-nlte entere.lnment •• •

Renowned lult.vls t-wulbt now .-ppe.vInsTuesd.aytfuuSUurdAy from 7 p.m. Also, '.ames Klrk.at the h.arp, s.turd.ay, Sund.1.y .and Mond.1.y.

far each Resort

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Fire Line

Imagine that someone in your family was desperately in

need of an ambulance . You called the Longboat 'Key Fire

Depanment emergency number for an ambulance and

waited. and waited. and waited. Unbe know nst to you, the

ambulance is o nly seconds away , but it will take minutes

(crucial minutes) for the dri ver to loca te your house . - You

and four neig hbors don ' t have your house numbers posted

where the y can be see n from the road .

Paramedics from the Longboat Key Fire Depanment must

spend pre c ious minutes lOOking for house numbers. that

sometimes aren't even posted. Th is wasted time can. anddou . cost lives.

To prevent an incident lik.e th is from happening to you.

PLEASE post your house number right away . Be sure it can

be see n by anyone driving by. (fyou ' ve already posted it, bea good neighbor. and pass along this request to someone onyour street who hasn·t. _

Fire and Rescue Calls

Jan . 10 Rescue Call to Pa n of Call at 11:18 a.m. Injured

person. Patient went off bike path and fe ll o ff bike

o nto the path . Pat ient was treated at scent by the

Longboat Key Rescue Squad and taken to Sarasota

Me morial Hospital by Sarasota Fire Dept.

Jan . I I Rescue Call to Colony Beach at 1:05 p.m. III person.

Pat ient was taken to Sarasota Memorial Hospital by

Longboat Key Rescue Squad.

Jan . I I Fire Call to Seagate at 9:52 p.m. No fire . Trouble

a larm Trouble tele phone lines . no trouble at the

building . Scene secured by the Longboat Key Fire

Depanment. .

Jan . 12 Resc ue Call to Islands West at 9:20 a. m. III person.

patient was taken to Sarasota Memorial Hospital byLongboat Key Rescue Squad.

Jan. 12 Rescue Ca l! 10 6920 Cedar Street 9:25 a.m . III

person. Palient was lreated on sce ne by Longboat

Key Resc ue Squad and laken to Blake Memorial

Hospilal by Manalee Ambulance .

Jan. 12 Fire Call to 303 1 Bayou Sound at I :55 p. m. Rubbish

fire . Fire was exlinguished by the Longboat Key FireDcpanment .

Jan . 12 Resc ue Ca ll to 3802 Gulf of Mexico Drive at 3:38

p .m. III person Palient was treated at sce ne by

Longboat Key Rescue Squad. Longboat Key Resc ue

Squad tra nspo rted patient to Sarasota MemorialHos pital .

Jan . 12 Resc ue Ca ll to Saint Judes at 5 :02 p.m. III person.

Patient complained of pain from waist up. Patient

was treated on sce ne by Longboat Key Rescue .

Patient was transponed to Blake Memo rial Hospital

by Manatee Ambulance .- Jan . 12 Fire Ca ll to Seaplace at 1:45 p.m . No fire . Trouble

Alarm went off severa l times. Al arm was rese t by

the Longboat Key Fire Depanmen t .

Jan 13 Resc ue Call to Longboat Key Beach Club at 3:35

p .m. Hean Attack. Patient collapsed on beach.

Pat ie nt was t reated on sce ne by Longboat Key

Rescue Sq uad . Sa rasota Fire Departmen( '

. transpo ned to Sarasota Memorial Hospital.

Jan . 13 Resc ue1:al/ to-Bucaneer Inn at 8:26 p.m. Pat ient

di s loc ated a nkle . patienl was taken to Blake

Memo rial Hospital by Manalee Ambulance .

Jan. 14 Resc ue Ca ll to Seagate at 5 :12 p.m. III person.

pat ient was taken to Sarasota Memorial Hosp ital by

Southern Medica l Transpon Service .

Jan . 15 Fire Ca ll to CaJony Compl ex a16: 1Mp.m. No fire .

A lw was' set off accident ly by a telephone man.

Alann sys tem was turned of f lempor.lrily fo r theTelephone Company .

Jan . 15 Resc ue Call to Ru sse ll Stree t at 10: 12 p.m. IIIperson. Patient was treated at scene . Patient did not '

ha ve to be transported to hospital. •

At Deadline . . . Cont'd from Page I

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. .Neptune Frolics·for budgerary 'reasons. and refuseo (4-2)

allow a variance from the coastal construction Control l ine at '

6661 Gulf of Mexico Drive_

White Lum ber Sales Inc . of Fl.. Lauderdale. Florida in a

joint relea se today with Don Bu sey. Exec ut ive Vice

President of Manatee Chamber of Commerce. annou nced th e

establishment of the ir Gulf Coas t rej!;ional o ffi ce in Manatee

Cops CornerPolice Briefs

Rescue assist calls numbered 10 for the week and response

was made to one burgler and 2 fire alarms . One single car

propeny damage accident occ urred with the arrest of the

driver o n a charge of Driving Whi le Intoxicated (OWl).

94 traffic stop s resulted in the issuance of 21 citations.

There were 2casesof Breaking and Entering (B&E ) I each

of trespassing and vandalism. 2 reporn of missing persons(both were found) , 6 calls for public assistance. one civil

case. 2 reports of found property . 2 suspicious persons

inves tigat ions and one case of defraudi ng an innkeeper. _

Chief McCammon Recognized

The Tampa Bay Area Police Chief' s Assn. paid tribute tooutgoing Pres. Ch ief Wayne McCammon of the LBK Po liceDept . at its annual meeting last Fri . night althe Holiday Inn .

More than 80 people attended the function at which LBK

Town Mgr. Wayne Allgire greeted the guests from all over

the Tampa Bay area.Th e new slate of officers for the coming year are:

Pres .. . . . . . . . . . . .AI Hobbs. Chief of Police. Auburndale

Vice Pres . . ........Chief Ken Thompso n of Haines City

Secretary . .Major Lee Henley of Pasco Cty . Sheriff's Off.

Treasurer . . . . . . . . . .Chief Bill Scheffer of Made ira Beaeh

Chief McCammon rece ived a plaque inscribed as follows :

" In recognitio n of outs tanding se rvice by Wayne

McCammon. Chief of Police of Longboat Key . Florida by

the Tam pa Bay Ch iefs of Police Association. 1978" . The

plaque hangs proudly on the wa ll of the Chiers office .

Th e o rganiza tio n consists of ove r 60 members comprised

of law enforcement officers from local. county. state and

federal age ncies. includ ing th e FBI . CIA and others. Its

Legislative Commiuee is most ac tive in monitoring new lawsand recommending others . •

Longboat Key RepresentedAt Annual Chamber Dinner

A sizea ble cont ingent of Longb,)at Key Chamber of

Com merce me mbers were present for the Annual Dinner

Meeti ng and Installation o f New Officers of the Manatee

Co unty Chamber of Comme rce Tuesday. Evening. Jan. 16 .

at th e Bradenton Mu'nicipai Auditori um . which was rece ntlyrenovated .

Outgoi ng President Richard E. Turner gave the welcome

and introduced 1978 officers and directors of the Chamber

then listed the many accomplishments o f the group duringpast year.

Th ese included bringing the Chamber up from a S 15 .0Cl0

deficit to. a tota l of S12 .0Cl0 "i n the black . " Turner said .

Othe r mos t significant accomplishments of the past yea rwere the decision of Cu tler-Ham mer and S ie mans-Allis

Chalmer s industries to establish plants in Manatee County.

Turner also reported that 304 new members' were added

during 1978. to bri!1g the present tOia l membershi p of theChamber to 1600 .

. .Du ring hi s talk. Turner paid special tribute to Steve Albee.

fOrmer e'xecutive direc tor. who left to lake a similar POSt with

the Saraso ta Chamber of Co mmerce . His successor with the

Manalee Chamber. Don Busey. was introduced and spoke

br ietly. and 'SOd id William Sedgeman. Jr . a member o flhe

new board of di recto rs and head of the Eco nomi cDevelopment arm of the Chamber.

w. S tu an Gregory was. installed as president for 1979;

other o fficers are: Sedgeman . vice pres ident in charge of

econom iCdevelopment : William Theroux. vice preSdent in

charge of intemal a ffairs : C. Donald Miller . Jr . president

e lect: Ian Smith. vice pres idcnt. pub lic affairs: Mark

Burlingame. vice pres ide nt. community deve lopment: and

James F. Alderman. treasu rer.The address of the evening was given by Di ck A. Greco .

Jr . former Mayo r of Tampa. now vice president of the

Edward J . DeBanolo Corporat ion which owns the DesotoSq uare Ma ll in Bmdenton. •

Confe rencesColony Beach

Bio Dy namics• . ndianapolis . ...... . . . . . . Ja n . [9 -20

Carborundum Co . Niagara Fa lls, N. Y.. . . . . an . 19-24

Ge nera l Electric Medica[ Systems. Tampa .. .Jan . 11-19

United Vintners , Inc. Atlanta . . . . _ . . . . . . . an . 17- 19

N.W . Ayer. N.Y.C.... . ........ . . . . . . . . an . 2 1-24

S t e w ~ Oxygen. Detroit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ja n . 2 I-28

Ros s Laborato ries. Cleveland ............. an. 2 1-23

', ' MacMillan Publishing Co • Norcross'. Ga . . .Jan . 25-271Far Horizons ' ,

American Board of Pathology : .. .• . . . . . . . . . an . 21-23Hyatt House ' ., American Academy of Medical Directors. ,.

Alexandria. Va. . . . . . . . . : .. .• . . ... . . . . . . . an . [6-21

Flo rida Chiropractic Association. Lakeland : ja n . 19-21Automatic Transmissio n Rebuiiders

Assoc iation . Miami ..... ... .. . . . . . . . . . . an . [9-2-1

F.B.1. Academy Associations, .

Florida Chapter. Sarasota .............. an. 19-21

Shrwood Medica l. SI. Louis. Mo. .. . . . : .. Ja n . 19-25

Tauck Tours . Westpan . Conn.. . . . . . . . . . . . an . 20-22

National Associat ion of Private Schoo ls for

Exceptiona l Chi ldren . Lake Wales . . . . . . . Jan . 23-27

SPEBSQSA. Inc .. Kenosha. Wisc...... . . . an . 23-28longboat Hilton

Society of Manufacturing Engineers.

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Antiquing with Janetby Janet F. Post

Mo re than any othe r item of jewelry, I am questioned

about cameos . Contrary to the belief of many, cameos can

reoand are being made t<Xlay. out of many types ofmateriaJ.

The most popular is she ll , and we find much of our Victorian

carving done in shell. The carving is made on the outer

surface of a conc h shell which contains a ~ of pink or a

tone f b r o w n . It!s then cu t out of the c onUv i n g usually

a while figure With a background of the cOlor of the she lllining .

The cameo is the type of " tourist " jewelry most often

found today. The name "tourist jewelry " came from the

days of the Victorians when " marathon excursions" were;:-

the fash ion of the day. The cameo, no matter how it was set.was popular from the earliest days of Victoria's reign untilalmos t the very end .

Ma ny factors contribute to the value of a cameo or

i n t a g l i ~ First. age is a definite factor . and since they are~ o m e t l m e ~ made of gem material. they are practically

t n d ~ s t r u c t l b In th at ca se . very often (he mounting

furn ishes a clue to the age of a specimen, but since fine old

cam eos and intaglios are often remounted, the fact that it

may be in a 19th century mounting is no definite proof.

The des ign is another important factor to consider. and the

craftsmanship of the carving. Poorly c ut cameos and

intaglios show poor work manship , especially in such details

as th e eyes. nose and mouth of a portrait head. etc. Finely'cut

cameos and intaglios will bear close inspection even under

magnification , and usually poor work is visible to theuna ided eye .

One must be most careful in purchasing a cameo to see that

it is carved fro m one piece of mate ria l. Sometimes the

carving is done out of one substance and applied to another.

This is o ften discern able because of a fine glue line under

Natura lly. the val ue of this piece cannot compare

With one carved out of one piece of material. Today. also.

there are means of stamping OUI a figure in stone · either

cameo or intaglio. Heme lite is often used as intag lios and one

must loo k carefully to see if the dep ressions have beenstamped or carved .

It is cus tomary today to ex pl ain that cameos are either

··stone cameos". " She ll Cameos" or "C oral Cameos" .

depe nding on the mate rial from which th ey are fashioned . A

sto ne cameo. for example . refers to one made from any

natura lly occurring mineral or rock. And the e th ical jewe ler

should inform hi s c usto mer if the engraved material is

IMITATION - i.e • composed of wax, g lass. plastic. etc.

Today the demand for engmved gemstones and cameos is

being rev ived and some fa ntastic and creative work is be ing

don e - very often a copy of the old designs. but neve nheless.

beautifully executed and very desirable. •

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Sarasota· Manatee HeadlinesA Servi ce of WSPB, 1450, CBS For the Sun Coast

The Airport Authority versus Richard Wolf conlroversy 'boiled ove r again as the Authority voted 10 deny fonner

manager Wolf some f5-thousand dollars in accrued sickleave . Th ey also senl their anomey to fight an unemployment

claim by Wolr. The Authority additiona lly moved to hire

Sheriff Tom Bunon's Dept. al t60-thousand dollars a year to

perform seeuril)!. coverage and approved a Hwy . 30 I locationfor the propor" J4th Aero Squadron Restaurant. The lauer

still needs ~ approval.Sarasota-Manatee Airpo rt Authority member Gene Gauch

has revealed a list of priorities for the airpon . The first is

repl acement of the CUrTen! lighting sys tem .

Weekly delivery. on Longboat KeyNatural Spring Water1 to 5 gal containers

plus " old fashioned" seltzer bottlesin cases 016

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Area Congressman Andy Ireland says the recem OPEC o il

price hikes are JUSt one more reminder that this coming year

is going to be a very shaky o ne . financially . He says the

prime job of the new congress is to come up with a balancedbudget. .

A nearly half-million do llar error has been revealed to the

Sarasota County School Board by Supt. Dr. Gene Pillot. The

e rror came in estimat ion o flhe te acher' s comrael worked OUI

this past fall. As a re sul!. the projected 6OO-lhousand dollar

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surplus forlhis year may tum lntoa million dollar DEBT nextyea r.

The Sarasota-Manatee area transponalion study says only

an approval from the Sarasota Cou nty Commission is neededbefore a preliminary study ca n be ordered to get between

seven and len mi llion dollars in federal funds 10 upgrade US

41 in the two count ies . A major pan ion of that will be spent

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Drawbridge Plan DrawsComments From Rep. Neal." Mr . James Kennedy

Florida Department of TransponalionP. O. Box 1249

BallOw , FL 33830Dear Jim:

I was at the SMATS meeting on Wed. in B r a d e ~ l t o n andmade a brief about the bridge between Longboat Key atNew Pass and City Island in Sarasota.

I favor the high level bridge on the western corridor whichI believe is alternate ··B·' in your Negative Declaration. I'msure the arguments are we ll known.toyou but I' U restate them

briefly:I. The bridge would be Ihe only exit for Longboat Key in

case of a storm. I would very much fear the possibility

that 15.000 people woul d be caught on the Key with noaccess out because of a bascule bridge fai lure.

2. Engineering service levels. It is clear to me that the low ·level. two lane. bascule bridge now being considered forthe loca tion would not have satisfactory service levels. It

directs people around two serpentine curves into the City

of Sarasota and would provide very. low service.3. The number of relocations from alternate .. is only two

as I understand it .4. I believe there are fewer environmental impacts with

alternative·· B··.

Jim . ! feel rather strongly abo ut this arid I cannotunderstand why the Department has changed its position. Ido know that a new assumption has been placed into thecauldron by SMATS because of their recen! addition _of aSarasota Ba y Bridge in the area. You know as Ido that such abridge is going to be next to impossible to construct becauseof fiscal and environmental constraints.

. This letter is· to in fonn you that I would request thatanother 334 corridor hearing be held before final decisionsare made on this bridge. It appears that alternate ·· B·· is

reaJly the only one which people in the area want, (with thepossible exception of 6 homeowners on Lido Shores wh ohired Tom Gallen) and that any other bridge would be a

- serious, serious mistake .I plan to follow th is closely but I hope that you·JI keep me

advised as to any new developments which mi ght occur.

Headlines . . .

Sincerely.Patrick Neal"

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·ease Ihe traffic problems. .At least one woman and possibly three could be in races for

a seat on the Sarasota City Commi ssion this spring. RitaRoehr says she is will ing 10 run against Com. Ted Sperling.

shou ld be decide to run and City Planni ng BoardChai rman Lou Anne Palmer and board member Annie

Circling St. Armand's CircleThe 51. Armand 's Association , composed of the

homeowners on the Key , had the ir annual dinnerand meeting

Tuesday night at the Hyatt House and re·elected LeonardMazer President fo r another year.

Other-offices filled were: Vice President August Remersand Secretary-Treasurer Ellen Stone.

Presi!1ent Mazer in his remarks stressed the need foreternal vigi lance on the pan of the Association members sothat single family dwellings wi ll be preserved on the Key. Healso mentioned that close to 100% of the residems of singlefami ly dwellings were members of the Association. whichnow numbers 176. He also said that the Association ispleased with the close cooperation it ha s w.ith the SI.Armands Merchan t· s Association and its President CharlesArmitage and its Executive Director Vernon Koch.

President Mazer then introduced the guest speaker,Bev erly C lay. Chairperson of the Sarasota CountyCommissioners. Her remarks conceIned the New PassBridge, which she hopes wi ll be the bascu le bridge,

exp lained th at morning to the Commissioners by the OOT.She added that the Sarasota Bay Bridge is also importam tosolving the traffic problem. and favors a location on the

southern end of Longboat Key as recommended by SMATSof which she is also Cha irperson.

Outgoing Secretary-Treasurer Jennie Tucker was awardeda Plaque in honorof her 3 years service to the Association andthe close to 'Xl members gave her a ro und of applause as wel l.

President Mazer said that he would like to get 100%

membership and that if anyone wishes to pay S5 a year tojoin, they may call him at 388·5501.

The ··Circus City Trolley·· will be in operation by Mar_1st, according to Jerry Therian Chai rman of the SarasotaChamber of Commerce Committee assigned to the task.

The route is still subject to change. but wi ll stan out at the

Hya tt House. and Iravelto Ringling Bl vd. and Osprey. then10 Ma in Street and out to Sf. Annands. After going half way·rol.!nd the Circle, it will. go down to the end of Lido Beachand then return, the whole trip taking about an hour.

The charge will be 501/ plus a ticket which may be

procurred from any of the over 100 participating members.The Trol[ey. featured on the cove rofthe Oct. 27th issue of

TH E OBSERVER. is a gas powered ··trolley·· on a Dodgechass is and will be an attraction not an alternative to othertransportation.

Bishopric both have indi cated they would run . . . but only if

Sperling does not run. No one has shown interest in runningagainsl Mayor Elmer Berkel. who is running.

There is a move afoot to abolish the Bradenton MunicipalPolice Dept . The move. according 10 Mayor Abbey Leach.wou ld probably have Manatee SherifT Tom Bunon·s Dept.take ove r policing duties in the city. It"s not a firm dcrision

yet. but it is being considered, primarily because ofu n i o n i a t i ~ n talks on the pan of policemen. -

Its driver will be in costume, there wi ll be taped music . andthe mood wi ll. be festive, to attract visitors to the manymerchants and businesses along the route.

If the plan draws the crowds expected. the route may be

expanded and the numberof tro lleys mi ght <\Iso be increased.The largest supporters so far are the St. Armand 's

Merchants Association and the Downtow n Merchant"sAssocia tion. The whole plan is an experiment and will be

watched by the various group s and i n d i ~ r ' l a ~ businesses- I d ' , ,- -"vo ve . ~

Funher information may be obtained by ca lling BillWorkman at the Sarasota Chamber of Commerce (955-8 187)or Jerri Therion , Jr. , Chairman of the Tourist Development

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