Taddie crews halt on Venice utility project
Taddie Underground Utilities faces an end as Sarasota County plans to pull all county road permits tomorrow. Mike Taddie and Dennis Bubar made a last plea, but county engineers show no sign of shifting. The last work day is expected to be Saturday with potential legal steps to resolve the halted project.
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Taddie
Venice
Sarasota
Mike Taddie
Dennis Bubar
Ed Redington
Bill Harding
Gondolier
Golden Beach
Harding
Redington
Venice police union rejects city pay offer in federal mediation
Police negotiator Mike Francisco called the latest salary proposal unacceptable as Venice and city police head into a lengthy federal mediation led by Ralph Hudson. In a 45 minute Friday session at Venice Community Center, 9 of 11 articles remained unsettled and the pay plan was rejected amid heated exchanges from officers Karlow Lehade Treubert and Francisco.
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Mike Francisco
Venice Police Union
Francisco
Venice
Ralph Hudson
Public Employees Relations Commission
PERC
Venice Community Center
Greg Karlow
Mike
Lehade
Mike Treubert
Karlow
Fraternal Order of Police
Treubert
Rep Johnson sees smaller gas tax hike
Rep Bob Johnson says the House Finance and Tax Committee will likely reject Gov Graham and Sen Margolis fuel tax hike. The panel may back a simpler three cent per gallon increase instead to fund road and bridge work. Johnson notes farmers may lose exemptions and IRS rebuffs similar state plans. He has not committed to any proposal yet.
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House of Representatives
Bob Graham
Gwen Margolis
North Miami Beach
Rep
Bob Johnson
Sarasota
Johnson
Tallahassee
Graham
Florida
Grams
Sen. Margolis
Senates Finance and Tax Committee
House
Finance and Tax Committee
Rep. Johnson
Internal Revenue Service
Sarasota County
SCAT Improves Service for Local Bus Routes
Sarasota County Area Transit announces major changes to Venice and South County routes. Spokesman Jay Goodwill says public promotion includes all rides for 25 cents from Feb 28 to March 5.
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Sarasota County
Jay Goodwill
SCAT
The Koo Stark Caper on a Slow News Day
A Venice based Gondolier piece mocks media hunger for the Koo Stark and Prince Andrew romance. Reporters chase leads to the Caruso home and calls about a Venice visit, only to find no verification as Prince Andrew remains at sea and Koo travels in Europe.
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Koo
Venice
Prince Andrew
Buckingham Palace
Koo Stark
National Enquirer
Gondolier
Washington Post
Carl
Caruso
Kathi Caruso
Mr. Caruso
South Florida
Captain
Caruso House
Caruso Place
Europe
Inside the Gondolier: Business Church Classified Editorial
Inside the Gondolier is a compact page item listing business notes church notices and classified editorial content including Eckerds J Byrons Treasury and TV Guide entries with brief operational details and items of interest.
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Business Church
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Doug Barringer
England
Paul Schmidt
Eckerds J Byrons
Treasury Drug TV Guide
Tides
Arbys
Green Fountain Rolling Auto Service
Garden Center
Camelios Eee
Emee
Kissin Cuzzins
Centrelg
Vega Golden Corral
Lemon Bay Sportport
Walgreens
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