Quick Point repairs wrap up while Durante gazebo fix gets underway

Quick Point repairs wrap up while Durante gazebo fix gets underway

Two popular parks on Longboat Key are having some work done.Joan M. Durante Park, at 5550 Gulf of Mexico Drive, recently reopened to visitors with rebuilt boardwalks, but the gazebo is still closed to the public. Built in 1996, the gazebo was closed in 2024 after being deemed structurally unsafe. Now, the town has selected a contractor to rebuild it. It will cost a little more than $138,000.“They’re going to start mobilizing equipment as soon as…