The entire issue leaves Longboat Key Town Manager Howard Tipton in the role of bringing a staff report and possible recommendations to the October meeting. He added that the State labels Gulf-front roads with numbers and municipalities can additionally adopt local names such as Gulf of Mexico Drive on Longboat or Gulf Drive on Anna Maria. Last month, the State FDOT took down the large green road signs on Longboat Key that said Gulf of Mexico Drive. Others in the community want a third path that they say is less politicized but recognizes Longboat Key and makes it central to itself. In other words, these folks would rather have the road renamed Longboat Key Drive or Longboat Key Boulevard.