MJC to Break Ground on South County Campus Early April
Manatee Junior College plans a new South County campus near Interstate 75 with a focus on computer technology and high tech training. Dr. Jack Dale envisions the site as a regional cultural and technological hub, predicting regional growth into a silicon valley-like center with a theater, art studios, a two story library, and a 400 seat pavilion.
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Dale 'Y Ray Porter
New
South County
Manatee Junior College
Jack Dale
Suncoast
North Port - Venice
Space Coast
Orlando
Tampa
Dr. Dale
Gondolier
Florida
Dale
Sarasota County
Interstate 75
North Port
Venice
California
MJC
Paul Schmidt
County challenges report on Myakka Lake disposal options
Sarasota County environmental staff challenge a 300 page consultant report on disposing of sewer effluent in upper Myakka Lake or Sarasota Bay waters. The study aims to set threshold levels for pollutant tolerance guiding city disposal plans and federal funding, with officials stressing cost, standards, and environmental impacts.
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Sarasota County
Environmental Services
Russ Elier
Myakka Lake
Sarasota Bay
Sarasota
Bay
Park Area
Klier
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
Steve Sedgewick
Jacksonville
Randy Armstrong
Florida Department of Environmental Regulation
Tallahassee
Myakka
Armstrong
Feds
Father Leib urges addressing root causes of addiction
Father Robert D. Leib of Epiphany Catholic Parish in Venice argues that society seeks quick fixes for pain and relies on drugs and alcohol to mask symptoms. He emphasizes confronting physiological and psychological origins, drawing on his own recovery and decades in ministry. He discusses the need for patience and courage to face loneliness and grief before addiction can be treated.
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Doug Barringer
Robert D. Leib
Father Bob
Epiphany Catholic
Venice
Father Leib
Columbus
Ohio
Chicago
Miami
Ft. Myers
Manatees To Be Warned In Venice Waterways
Hatchett Creek near Venice Bay Mobile Home Park will receive no wake signs under a state regulation urged by DNR and approved by the Florida Cabinet. The Warning Zone across Dona Bay Roberts Bay and their tributaries alerts boaters to possible manatee presence without changing speed limits. A Venice hearing on December 15 highlighted the need for caution as signs are prepared and slow speed signs are awaited.
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Hatchett Creek
Venice
Venice Bay
Mobile Home Park
State Department of Natural Resources
DNR
Florida
Bob Graham
Venice Inlet
Dona Bay
Roberts Bay
David Thomas
Manatee
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Leib
Robert Leib
Business Church
Arby's
Camelios
Daylight Donuts
Golden Corral
Green Fountain Garden Center
TV Guide
Hearing Aid Center
Walgreens
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