Local contractors aid Venice police station addition
Venice police gain a fully functional storage addition at $8,100 after local subcontractors led by Bill Groter cut costs from an initial $25,000 bid. The upgraded 20 by 60 feet structure sits beside the station, with utilities and lighting, easing property storage and patrol evidence needs. Chief Ray Waymire praises Groter as energy driving community projects.
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Venice Police Department
Bill Groter
Ray Waymire
Waymire
Groter
Venice planning panel considers annexing 13 acres near Capri Isles
Venice Planning Commission reviews a request by Mac Koch Ltd to annex about 13 acres along East Venice Avenue between Pinebrook Road and Capri Isles Blvd. The group envisions a CG zoned 10 acre shopping center and 30 townhomes on RMF3 land, with no fast food outlets. The panel recommended annexation while debating curb cuts and parallel service roads to the I 75 connector. traffic will rise with Pinebrook Road extension.
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Orp
Commission
Korp
Capri Isles Blvd
Venice Avenue
William Schmelzer
Pinebrook Road
Center Road
Schmelzer
Billboards Promote L I F E Drug Center Program
Local L I F E drug center directors including Bob Groter unveil bold billboard campaign in Sarasota and South County urging help for teens. The group, based in Osprey near Venice, plans a new $750000 building along U S 41, with leaders stressing public openness about drug abuse.
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Bill Moeser
The
Emmanuel
High Lutheran Church
Venice
Vice
L.I.F.E
Iota County
Osprey
Don Moore
Sarasota
South County
Bob Groter
L.il.f.e
L.il
Groter
U.S. 41
Lutheran Church In
Venice Hospital efforts meet with success
Venice residents on Dust Laurel Road push to fix an old problem while hospital initiatives show progress. Page references indicate continued local coverage across pages 8 32 33.
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Venice Hospital
Laurel Road
Local Listings Include ABC Liquor and More
A list of businesses appears with names such as ABC Liquor at 18 Dick and Meadows, Foremost Liquor at 6, Hearing Aid Centre at 20, JLT Fishing Den at 21, and Patio Palace at ee.
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ABC Liquor
Dick & Meadows
Foremost Liquor
Hearing Aid Centre
JLT
Patio Palace Ee
County eyes Oaks tract as price steadies toward market value
Sarasota County faces a decision on the historic Oaks tract as the appraised value edges toward current land prices. The 375 acre site, once bought for 11 000 in 1910, now faces a request for 27 million from Vroom International Development, far above the 5.7 million paid to Palmer Estate trustees earlier.
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Oaks
Sarasota County
Bertha Palmer
Vroom International Development
Vroom
Palmer Estate
John Mikos
Tampa Post Office delays reveal damaged mail fate
The Tampa Post Office finally explains a mutilated and almost unreadable letter sent to the Sun Coast Gondolier. A form letter notes the mail was damaged while being handled, illustrating ongoing postal service woes and the need for corrective steps.
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Post Office
Englewood
Venice
M.B. Macfarlane
U.S
Tampa
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Venice Police Dept
David Martin
Sarasota Co Space
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Nun Ma
Eryone
Erlin Sign Co
L.I.F.E. Drug Center
BY Don Moore
Relief For Living
Beall's Eckerd Drugs
Sears Woolco
Publix
Ahop
Walgreens Water Work
W. D.C. SS
Grand Union
Tampa Post Office
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