Venice faces doubt on readiness for major hurricane
Venice City Manager Dale Rieth warns the gulf coast cannot be ready for a 100 year storm. A June 23 hurricane evacuation drill is a two hour communications check, not a full preparedness program. Rieth recalled Hurricane Agnes and a 1972 advisory group found widespread failures in warning, response, and public communication.
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Venice
Gulf Coast
Dale Rieth
Rieth
Orlando
Public Administration Services
Seaboard
Neal Frank
Florida
Venice considers partial evacuation plan for storm risk
Storm evacuation map outlines wind tides and category paths with thresholds for mobile homes and coastal zones. Venice City Manager Dale Rieth questions evacuating inland areas citing crowded routes and flood-prone arteries as a potential drawback.
County delays asphalt plant decision to June 3
South County residents protest a rezoning bid near Venice as the county commission votes 3 0 to push hearings to June 3 at 9 a.m. The plan envisions a 30000 square foot insulated glass fabricating plant on the west ten acres and a semi portable asphalt plant on the east ten, with 20 acres set for other uses.
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South County
Venice
South County Courthouse
Commission
Mabry Carlton
Sarasota
MacArthur Foundation
Beverly Clay
Daniel Bailey, Jr
Venice Farms Road
Jackson Road
Double Seal Glass Company
Mugford
Wendel Kent
Venice Area Chamber of Commerce
Venice City
Venice Mayor urges change to annexation policy for hookups
Venice Mayor Frank Proctor urged altering the current policy that requires annexation or agreement to annex before sewer and water hookups. He favors allowing connections without annexation, noting the utility system is self supported. Council heard a rate study suggesting substantial reductions in connection charges for the ongoing expansion, with votes potentially shifting the policy.
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Ray Porter
Venice
Frank Proctor
Proctor
PVE
Howard Osterman
Tony Elia
Diversified Utility Services
Venice Pier To Charge Parking For Non Residents
Venice City Council approved a daily parking fee of one dollar per car at the Venice Fishing Pier for non residents within two months. The plan, led by Councilman John Kalajian, envisions a marked unpaved lot with a drive through and a concession stand, allowing all‑day parking with exit and reentry. City residents will receive free access via a special card from city hall. The $90,000 annual revenue will fund pier maintenance, FAA lease, a reserve, repayment to the general fund, and setup costs, with a net profit remaining.
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Venice Fishing Pier
Venice
John Kalajian
City Hall
Federal Aviation Administration
General Fund
Corruption Denied by Berry Prosecutor in Port Charlotte
State Attorney Joseph D'Alessandro rejected claims of corruption in the Port Charlotte prosecutor's office connected to the mid January murder of Assistant State Attorney Eugene Berry. Public Defender Richard Rose of Lexington charged the office-failure caused Berry's death, while Bonnie Lee Kelly, tied to the case, was jailed in Lexington. Detective Read noted Wallace Kelly's marijuana smuggling conviction in Charlotte County.
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Joseph D'Alessandro
Port Charlotte
Eugene Berry
Richard Rose
Lexington
Berry
Rose
Bonnie Lee Kelly
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