29 Aug 1977
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Newspaper
Sun Coast Gondolier
Location
Venice, Florida, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1977
Page
1
Fire officials caution that what starts as harmless kid fun ringing doors and toilet papering homes can cross into felony territory when actions escalate. Teenagers in the area appear to ignore the risk and consequences of arson and property damage.
Venice City Council quickly rewrote and approved a revised solid waste ordinance after scrapping the initial draft. The curbside pickup rule was removed while a 25 percent fee increase for business waste remained. Apartments are treated as residential units, exempt from fees, and mandatory separation of newsprint stays.
The school year begins with anxious students and overjoyed mothers packing kids into cars for the first day. Teachers await in classrooms as crossing guards resume duty and drivers follow the zone limits amid the bustling, uncertain mood of the new term.
The 8 a m service lost power except altar lights and music switched to a piano. At 10 a m the church was near capacity despite heat as Rev James Younger praised the congregation for staying through the outage and urged continued faith.
The Venice Taxpayers League asks the city council to postpone adopting the zoning code until the state mandated land-use plan is finished. League President A Edwin Crockett says the current code will be obsolete and urges revising existing zoning laws in the interim. He notes the code has been in progress over two years and drew strong public opposition at recent hearings.
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