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Newspaper
Sun Coast Gondolier
Location
Venice, Florida, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1982
Page
4
The South County YMCA raised about 40000 by auctioning 45 donated boats after a chicken barbecue. Donors got tax write offs while buyers found bargains as sailboats and outboards sold quickly. Proceeds fund a marina building and expanded indoor facilities with a possible future auction teased.
The notice asks readers to send signed letters with full address and phone number and limits letters to 200 words. It states poetry or copyrighted material will not be accepted and editors may shorten longer submissions. Address letters to the Editor at P O Box 1028 Venice FL 33595.
Editor note acknowledges mistakes in the page headline and puns. The line suggests a correction to a misquoted phrase about the medal that eluded a performance or event.
A reader endorses restoring the Venice Hotel and suggests converting it into a Venice Senior Citizen Hotel to house elderly residents. The letter cites Kufstein Austria as a model with apartments, dining rooms, lounges, and 24 hour nursing services and promises support upon return in the fall.
A city council meeting on April 13 prompts concerns of deterioration with mentions of termites as a metaphor for bickering. Mayor Proctor limits discussion while zoning decisions and wellfield bids draw scrutiny. A female council member is criticized for overdiscussion as others call for trimming agendas and replacing reports with written briefs.
A former narrator recounts being recruited by a Florida official to investigate wrongdoing within the Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission. He exposes corrupt officials who peddled confiscated cars boats guns and other merchandise while officers wore khaki uniforms and sketched out a broader scandal.
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