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Newspaper
Sun Coast Gondolier
Location
Venice, Florida, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1982
Page
4
The county drafts a land use covenant for the 32 608 acre Ringling MacArthur Tract to guide future acquisition and preservation. It calls for a comprehensive management plan, restricts water use, and frames long term planning while seeking state help to share purchase costs. The covenant is not yet adopted and voters face a decisive fall vote.
The notice invites readers to send letters up to 200 words and notes editors may shorten longer submissions. It requires signatures and full contact details including complete address and phone number and provides the mailing address Letters to the Editor P O Box 1028 Venice Florida 33595.
A Venice letter-writer denounces city waste and costly projects including an $18,000 police base radio and a proposed fishing pier. The piece argues budgets overrun, questions leadership, and urges residents to preserve existing assets like the Jetties, noting similar televised reform efforts in Key West and criticizing lack of local competition in Storer Cable TV.
A former promoter recalls riding high after backing a big publicity push for Herrmann's Royal Lipizzan Stallions and a high profile Ali versus Marciano show. Media attention came free but snow and hazardous driving warnings delayed attendance. the venture barely broke even and prompted a rapid town exit.
A jokey personal essay contrasts small town life with city living. The narrator recalls moving into a home with septic trouble discovered after washing began to surface in the yard. After consulting three contractors, a final drywell solution costs about a hundred dollars, sparking caution for other endavers in Septic Tank Town.
A satirical take on reading the newspaper in the morning, urging skipping grim reports. It mentions Cuba and the Soviet Union, a murder case, a deranged shooter incident in Miami, and advice to enjoy light sections or radio news instead.
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