Ned the Waterworks Hero or Goat Keeper of the Reservoir
An anonymous city official named Ned drives a major waterworks project that saves money for the city yet fuels local distrust. After completion he rents goats to mow reservoir slopes, provoking jokes about consultants and contractors while alligators in the reservoir complicate the tale.
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Ned
Macho
County grapples with Industrial Revenue Bonds policy
The county commission faces a clash over who determines IRB eligibility as Beverly Enterprises sues over a 2.5 million IRB request for a Venice nursing home. The dispute centers on whether state need certs override local discretion and whether IRBs truly benefit residents through lower costs.
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County Commission
IRB
Beverly Enterprises
Beverly
Venice
Venice By-Way
Venice Nursing Pavillion
Manor Care, Inc
Commission
Manor Care
Bob Anderson
Mabry Carlton
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Englewood Palm Plaza
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J. Allan Punkar
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