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Newspaper
Sun Coast Gondolier
Location
Venice, Florida, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1981
Page
1
Venice City Council weighs ordinance 888-81 mandating minimum sentences for small marijuana and cocaine possessors with fines and jail terms. Associate City Attorney Wayne Hall questions constitutionality and a public hearing is set for May 12 with State Attorney James Gardner to advise.
Sarasota County leaders seek state legislation to allow a county drug traffic ordinance with mandatory short jail terms and fines. The board sent the measure to the attorney general, who declined to comment, as officials await a state enabling act and possible county adoption with Venice not acting alone.
Lemon Bay High School journalism students critique the Sun Coast Gondolier LIFE drug rehabilitation series as biased. Co-editor Don Benson and Manta Messenger staff accuse the March 7 article of questionable ethics. Don Moore and Ray Porter visit LBHS for a discussion on journalism duties and community impact.
Traffic delays loom as a 35 mile I-75 segment from River Road Englewood to Ellenton gears for a May 16 opening. A temporary U.S. 41 detour north of Nokomis will run 1.25 miles with four paving lanes starting May 6 and a $200,000 detour cost.
Sarasota County Commissioner says state agencies will decide if a regional impact study is required for the Warm Mineral Springs development. Developer Robert A. Morris expects a late month decision. his option to buy the 76 acre site and plans for multifamily housing and a resort with therapeutic facilities hinge on this. The springs yield about 27 million gallons daily at 87 degrees.
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