Venice seeks 1.2 million 201 funding for utility upgrades
Venice City Manager Dale Rieth says Aug hearings in Tampa could restore the city to the 201 funding list for wastewater improvements. The plan targets a 5 million dollar plant upgrade with 3.8 million city share, pending DER approval and county support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venice
Dale Rieth
State Department of Environmental Regulation
DER
Tampa
Rieth
Council
Sarasota County
DEA
Frank Proctor
Sarasota County Commission
Mabry Carlton
DIAR
Ken Anderson
Gulf
Anderson
Valente Sees Suncoast as Film TV Production Hub
Renee Valente, president of the Producers Guild of America, envisions Sarasota County Englewood Manasota Key as a film and TV production center. She and husband Burr Smith plan to call Englewood home, after years as vacationers, while noting her career milestones with Suskind Columbia Pictures and TV projects like Blind Ambition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suncoast
Sarasota County
Renee Valente
Ms. Valente
Producers Guild of America
Manasota Key
Englewood
Florida
Samuel Goldwyn
California
Burr Smith
John Dean
David Suskind
Ruth Valente
Hollywood
Producers Guild
Suskind
Columbia Pictures
Burt Reynolds
John Voigt
David Soul
Kate Jackson
New York
Burt
Venice
Venice Fire Chief defies cuts as Station 2 fears loom
Venice faces a $1.13 million revenue shortfall prompting a $1.3 million cut in the preliminary budget. The council axed $385,000 for a new Fire Station 2, a $245,000 aerial platform truck, eight firefighter positions, and other items totaling $640,000. Fire Chief James Culbert remains confident the department will operate with any funds approved, while noting the station was designed and planned for years. The fate of Station 2 hinges on future council decisions as budget reviews continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venice
James Culbert
Council
Culbert
Grove Street
Eugene Atz
Anderson criticizes staff rezoning reviews in county
County Commissioner Bob Anderson calls for tighter staff reviews of rezoning petitions and cautions against bending to growth. He cites flood prone areas near Manasota Beach Road, noting permits for septic tanks continue despite drainage problems. He urges reevaluation of drainage and permits before any further septic approvals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Anderson
Anderson
5Th Street
Manasota Beach Road
South Venice
Englewood
Manasota Beach
Larry Rhodes
Lincoln Road
Oue-2
Bealls Grand Union Woolco Coupon Inserts
Coupon inserts promote savings from Bealls, Grand Union, and Woolco stores. Readers are urged to clip offers and use at participating locations to reduce purchase costs on groceries and household goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bealls Grand Union Woolco
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ray Porter
Jim Gouvellis
Fire Dept
David Martin
Soe
Even Keel Restaurant
Lemon Bay Sportport
Quickprint
Fon the Hardware Store
ABC Liquors
D's Sandwich & Deli
Dean Optical Centres
Dick & Meadows
Il Walgreens
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!