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Newspaper
Sun Coast Gondolier
Location
Venice, Florida, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1982
Page
5
City Manager Dale Rieth says department auctions and a sale of surplus automobile parts to a local dealer have produced a sizeable credit. The parts are old, for equipment no longer used, and some not listed in catalogs, causing difficulty in settling the matter.
The narrator recalls wartime confinement and an abrupt re enlistment after a humorous confrontation with a captain and sergeant. He retrieves his service records from a steel bound footlocker and is reassigned as a special agent in the Criminal Investigation Division after demanding placement and combat veteran priority.
Denton Grant argues that paving Laurel and Everglades Roads to divert southbound truck traffic will hurt local property owners along Laurel Road who would bear costs for a county traffic artery. He notes HUD rules and county road needs drive truck use and public benefit.
Venice city legal staff faced criticism for failing to obtain easements needed for sewer lines along four county enclave streets Cornwell on the Gulf Gulf Man North Gulf Manor South and West Bay Drive The circuit court ruled against condemning 12 of 33 parcels with potential avenues to appeal higher compensation or redesign the project while maintaining service to residents officials note the dispute may echo in future easement efforts and emphasize public health needs driving the project
A 10 foot alligator wandered from the Venice jetties into the Gulf of Mexico. Hundreds of condo residents watched as Florida Wildlife Officer Steve Sawwell and Sarasota County Animal Control attempted to capture it from 11 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. before a rifle shoot ended the animal near the public beach with Game and Freshwater Commission authorization. James Platt, an alligator trapper, attributed the misdirection to recent heavy rains darkening brackish jetty waters.
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