Drone used to advocate against 78-foot-tall bridge option for Longboat Pass

Drone used to advocate against 78-foot-tall bridge option for Longboat Pass

FDOT and town of Longboat Key officials stood in the parking lot of Coquina Beach, peering at a drone buzzing far above the Longboat Pass Bridge.The drone was 80 feet in the air, a conscious decision by town leaders who pointed to the sky where the drone hovered to make a point. It’s roughly the height of a fixed-span bridge FDOT is considering to replace the drawbridge.“We wanted to give the District 1 Secretary and his team a sense of the scal…