Flooding Closes Venice High as Sewage Lift Station Fails
Tropical rain drenches the Suncoast causing widespread flooding on Venice streets. Venice High School campuses are closed after the lift station pumps fail, with 2,000 plus students and staff affected. Buses are returning students home while restrooms are locked and food service is halted. Weather totals show four inches of rain overnight and heavy downpours into Friday morning.
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Caribbean
Suncoast
Venice
Bill Hancock
Food Service
Hancock
City Utility Department
Venice schools shut after flood waters close lift station
By mid morning Friday Venice Junior High and Venice High faced closure as floodwaters from a ruined sewage lift station backed up streets and forced pumps to remove water. Principal Bill Hancock said the system could be restored by Monday, though waters were still receding.
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David Martin
Venice Junior High School
Bill Hancock
Hancock
Ratification expected for Sarasota County school contracts
After weeks of talks the Sarasota County Teachers Association reaches a tentative one year contract. South County teachers will vote Monday on the agreement at Venice Junior High between noon and 5 PM. The deal includes an eight percent raise for instructors and classified staff plus a step increase for eligible employees. top earners would see eight percent plus steps while new or mid career teachers receive scaled increases. First year teachers would make about 11 637 dollars and those with BS ten years, about 20 132 dollars.
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Sarasota County
SCTA
Warren Spurlin
Spurlin
Venice Chamber fights Venice occupational license fee
Venice Area Chamber of Commerce backs abolition of the city occupational license fee arguing ad valorem taxes should fund public services and noting double charges for some firms. Chamber leader Richard Louis says the license is obsolete and discriminatory while City Clerk Bernie Simanskey defends its usefulness for business standing and city revenue.
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Rights over bureaucracy guides Venice activist Ruth May
Ruth May, one of seven women active in Venice politics, chairs the Zoning Appeals Board and weighs resigning amid opposition. She argues for individual rights over bureaucratic limits, cites an imperfect zoning code, and praises Reaganite limits on government. She criticizes council treatment of Lucie Grey and reflects on women’s roles in local government.
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Venice
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Zoning Appeals Board
Harry Case
Venice Planning Commission
Sarasota County
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