County to push phone franchise fee under home rule charter
Sarasota County officials plan to seek a franchise fee on telephone service arguing their home rule charter makes the county a municipality. General Telephone of Southwest Florida opposes the move as commissioners cite legal precedents and existing franchise fees already charged to utilities.
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Sarasota County
Supreme Court
County Commission
Board of Commissioners
Richard Nelson
General Telephone
Florida
Nelson
Florida Power and Light
Tallahassee
Extended Social Security service expands in Venice area
Beginning Wednesday January 2 Social Security representatives will add two hours to the Venice Community Center schedule from 9 am to 3 pm each Wednesday. The service assists with cards earnings statements benefit requirements applications and related questions. Individuals can also call 953 6921 for help by phone.
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Venice
Venice Community Center
Haddonfield Man Charged After Nokomis Crash
Charles Wentzell 81 of Haddonfield N J was cited for right of way violation after entering U S 41 from a Kentucky Fried Chicken in Nokomis into a 1979 BMW driven by Henry D Stephens 25 of Nokomis. Stephens skidded 50 feet and struck Wentzells 1965 Cadillac. Stephens treated and released with minor scratches and charged for no license. Damages estimated at 1300 total.
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Charles Wentzell
Haddonfield
N.J
Florida Highway Patrol
Wentzell
Nokomis
U.S. 41
Henry D. Stephens
Palm Ave
Stephens
Stephen
Venice Hospital
FHP
Hospital crossing safety questioned by mayor
An elderly pedestrian with a foot problem slowed by shortcuts across a busy highway drew comments from the mayor. DOT installed signs 500 feet south of the crossing and hospital officials will urge staff to use the signalized corner crossing.
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DOT
Case
Red tide nears Venice area as cruises check water
Reports say red tide reaches Venice area with sightings on Sanibel Island El Jobean and Englewood. Fishermen note throat irritation and beach avoidance while Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota reports a prior cruise found no red tide signs and plans another survey on December 29 after chemist Mike Heyl returns from vacation.
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Sanibel Island
el Jobean
Englewood
Mote Marine Laboratory
Sarasota
Mote
Mike Heyl
Laboratory
Youngsters Brave Creek Cleanup During Christmas Holiday
South Venice boys John and Benjamin tackle a rocky creek bottom by wading into the stream to move rocks. They also cleaned the nearby beach area, removing cans and broken bottles left by others, and are praised for their effort.
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Shoolbraid
Schoolbraid
John
Benjamin
South Venice
Venice official warns of rising pot use among youths
Waymire cites a drop in the average smoker age from 18 in 1970 to 14 or 15 today and a survey by Dr. DuPont noting one in nine youths using pot. He describes signs of pot use, including apathy, slovenly dress, dropping friends, and guilt, and calls for school board backed actions like in house suspension and immediate parent notification.
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Waymire
Venice
Robert DuPont
National Institute On Drug Abuse
Venice Area
Belts Save Gas Say Safety Experts
Safety experts say wearing combination seat and shoulder belts may save lives and gas by promoting correct posture and a lighter foot on the accelerator. The Cradle of Forestry in America sits in Pisgah National Forest, 15 miles north of Brevard, N.C., where Dr. Carl A. Schenck founded the nation’s first forestry school in 1898.
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America
Pisgah National Forest
Brevard, N.C
Carl A. Schenck
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Cradle of Forestry
Vesa
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