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Venice Year in Review 1979 Highlights and Hopes for 1980
Venice residents faced storms and growth with planned sewer and college site talks. City politics saw Anderson announce a bid for Dec 4 and Lucie Gray elected to council. The year featured film fame for Walter Farley, local media ownership shifts, youth advisory revival, tax referenda, and cultural events as Venice eyes the 1980s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David
Searce
R.L
Bob) Anderson
Venice
South County
Manatee Junior College
Jack Dale
MJC
Walter Farley
New York
Lincoln Center
Derek Dunn-Rankin
Sun Coast Gondolier
Southern Media Sales
Dunn-Rankin
B.H. (Berry) Walker
Walker
Melinda Sue Lee
Denison Drive
Engineering and Transportation Departments
Lucie Gray
Anderson
Eugene Caffrey