YMCA urged to weigh options on 300000 building deal
The South County YMCA plans a 109000 fund drive to buy a 24000 square foot steel building once known as Grove City Marina on Placida Road near Oyster Creek south of Englewood. Directors see potential as a gym, pool enclosure, or all purpose space to help the Y turn profitable and expand programs.
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Letters to the Editor Policy Note at Venice Journal
The Venice Journal invites letters but caps length at 200 words and warns editors may shorten. Submissions must be signed and include full address and phone number. Mail to Letters to the Editor P O Box 1028 Venice Florida 33595.
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Letter praises Carlton push for higher Peace River water quality
Editor lauds Sarasota County Commissioner Mabry Carlton for insisting on stricter Peace River standards as price for joining a six-county regional water system. Warns that treating Peace River as a phosphate effluent dump risks costly purification, environmental harm, and undermining the Apoxee plan, urging neighboring counties to support Carlton’s stance.
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Mabry Carlton
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Carl D
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Englewood
Newcomer asks for safer culvert site and clearer local guidance
Letter from Mrs. Louis Ulrich of South Venice describes being stuck in a culvert near a hardware store and seeking a safer fix. She questions why the county restricts cement piping and urges clearer local directions for newcomers to find events and places like Wedgwood Restaurant.
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Resolutions From a Veteran Writer for 1982
A seasoned columnist lists personal pledges for 1982 including tax reform push and local option sales tax advocacy. He aims to influence Sarasota County governance, support reapportionment, foster coverage of local high school sports, and remain grateful for family while logging humor about Memo duties.
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Ted Ewing
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Jim Beans
Venice
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Resolved to quit smoking changed my life in 1971
In retirement in 1970 I drank too much at a party and smoked heavily. A doctor and moving to Venice helped me quit, while I observed how many older women continued smoking. Doctors warned I might not be writing this now if I had kept smoking. Continued on Page 5.
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