It wasn’t on the agenda, and town leaders were content to leave the discussion until October, but someone said the M word, and voices raised.
At a Town Commission workshop meeting Monday, discussion on legislative priorities unexpectedly descended into debate when a commissioner suggested it may be better to refer to the road as State Road 789 on a document state lawmakers would be reviewing. On a page detailing the town’s legislative priorities for the 2026 State of Florida legislative session, the third item on Longboat Key’s list was “support funding for complete street improvements to Gulf of Mexico Drive through the Town of Longboat Key.”
The sentiment was agreed upon by commissioners. The improvements and state funding for them are welcome, but Commissioner BJ Bishop suggested not writing Gulf of Mexico Drive on the final version of the document…