Southwest Florida Retirement Center Under Construction Soon
Construction on the Southwest Florida Retirement Center should start by February end with funds from the bond issue to be released to the contractor by month’s end. The 298 unit facility on U.S. 41 at Avenida del Circo is affiliated with the Florida Synod and sponsored by 23 churches.
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Southwest Florida
Tom Kelley
Henderson, Few & Co
Sarasota
Sun Coast Gondolier
U.S. 41
Avenida del Circo
Florida Synod of the Lutheran Church In America
Richard Hafer
Hafer
Venice ends bid for LORAN tract land to city or university
Venice school board votes 5 to 0 to withdraw its bid for the 7.33 acre Gulf front LORAN station property leaving the surplus land to the city of Venice and the University of Sarasota. City officials say the tract may be used for life science study and environmental programs if awarded, while FAA rules limit building on airport approach zones.
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Coast Guard
Loran Station
Caspersen Beach
Gulffront
Venice
University of Sarasota
James Fox
Dale Rieth
Fox
Loran
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Sarasota
M.B. Macfarlane
Little red stickers foil bike bandits
Police promote a voluntary bicycle registration program using numbered red stickers to identify bikes. The system targets theft hot spots at local schools, aims to quicken recovery and policing, and costs riders nothing.
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Venice
Jim Hanks
Dave Dunaway
Dave Martin
Venice police chief talks on teen drug use in community
Venice Police Chief Ray Waymire discusses his two sons heroin, marijuana and alcohol issues while leading the narcotics squad in St. Petersburg. He notes high school students in Venice mirror national trends with alcohol masking drug use and warns about early onset around age 12. He stresses parental denial and the need to prevent youth from beginning with alcohol.
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Ray Waymire
Venice
St. Petersburg
Waymire
U.S
Venice High School
L.I.F.E. Drug Rehabilitation Center
Osprey
Paul Schmidt
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