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VOLUME 41, NO. 41
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YOUR TOWN
Interpreting for others.
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THURSDAY, MAY 23, 2019
Moving ahead Town OKs light pole heights for cell-upgrade project. PAGE 5
MAKING A
Courtesy photo
Terri Stern helps “wreck the deck.”
COURT CASE
Hit the deck Bird Key Yacht Club is revamping its Aft Deck. To start the process, club members were asked to “wreck the deck” on May 11 by grabbing construction hats and a sledge hammer and taking a swing at the old structure. Official construction began May 13 and is expected to conclude by the end of August. The project’s goal is to increase the deck’s capacity for dining and socializing.
Pickleball courts proposed at Tennis Center. SEE PAGE 3 File photo
Paul Dezzi
Happy birthday, Chief
Eric Garwood
Roy Morrisette returns a shot at the Public Tennis Center, near where a town consultant has proposed four new pickleball courts be built.
Longboat Key Fire Chief Paul Dezzi celebrated his 54th birthday on Monday, starting out his day with department heads and town commissioners in a morning budget workshop.
Time to get ready for storms
Turtle Tracks LONGBOAT May 12-18 2019 2018 Nests 68 24 False Crawls 63 18
Chamber and town team up to present annual seminar on preparedness. SEE PAGE 4
Total as of May 18 2019 2018 Nests 96 36 False Crawls 84 26 Source: Mote Marine Laboratory
File photo
Hurricane season begins June 1.
A+E Painter breaks the rules. INSIDE