Particulate, air quality tests scheduled to determine flight path impacts on Longboat

Particulate, air quality tests scheduled to determine flight path impacts on Longboat

The town of Longboat Key continues to investigate potential impacts of an altered flight path from Sarasota Bradenton International Airport nearly two years ago.Bill Emling, a maintenance worker at a condo complex on Longboat Key, said he has noticed a black powdery material gathering on various exposed-to-the-elements surfaces over time. Emling, who used to work at Wilmington Air Park in Ohio for Airborne Express, said he believes the fine blac…