Trish Shinkle, who recorded town history for 20 years, has retired

Trish Shinkle, who recorded town history for 20 years, has retired

There aren’t many people, if any, who have been to more Longboat Key Town Commission meetings than Trish Shinkle.She started as Longboat Key Town Clerk in June 2006, taking meticulous records of every meeting since. Mayor Debra Williams described the Clerk’s Office as “the doorway to local government.” Shinkle and her office’s staff recorded votes of commission members, prepared and shared agendas, fulfilled public records requests and posted pu…