Land Clearing Underway for SWRFC Center
The Southwest Florida Retirement Center begins site work at Avenida del Circo and Business 41 as funds from Florida Lutheran Church of America are released for clearing. SWFRC plans a $19 million 298 unit facility with 176 self care apartments and assisted care units, aiming to start bond sales in two to three weeks through Henderson Few and Company.
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Southwest Florida Retirement Center
SWFRC
Avenida del Circo
Business 41
Richard Hafer
Florida Lutheran Church of America
Sarasota
Henderson, Few and Company
Hafer
Southwest Florida
Grove Terrace tenants strain VHA funds
Fifty families at Grove Terrace in Venice face possible relocation as the Venice Housing Authority screens options to cover rising utility costs and rent. Chauncey Howard warned the six member board the project risks exhausting reserves by March 31 without Federal aid. The group approved a $5400 reserve draw to meet heating bills and aims for a larger subsidy for fiscal 1981 while seeking expense cuts.
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Venice
Grove Terrace
Venice Housing Authority
Howard
Authority
Traffic Woes Rise On The Esplanade In Venice
Beginning Monday January 19 road repairs on The Esplanade from Granada Avenue to Tarpon Center Drive will close lanes and slow traffic for up to six months. Macasphalt Inc. crews will also affect Tarpon Center Drive area residents fishermen and beach visitors with rerouting advised via Harbor Drive to Bayshore and LaGuna to Tarpon Center Drive. City officials defend winter work to avoid delaying the project and note completion could stretch into summer affecting tourism.
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Venice
Esplanade
Granada Avenue
Tarpon Center Drive
Macasphalt, Inc
Venice Municipal Beach
Harbor Drive
Bayshore Drive
Bayshore
LaGuna
Gary Bennett
Macasphalt
Cold weather warms a horse story from Laurel
A Laurel caller on WQSA describes caring for a 23 year old horse named Kate in freezing 16 degree weather. The couple faced a long sleepless night in the barn as a veterinarian was expected to visit, while the radio audience offered sympathy.
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WQSA
Laurel
Kate
Luck sticks for Venice police department plan
Venice residents can donate cured hardwood to optometrist Luther Luck at the Venice Shopping Plaza. Luck will lathe the wood into truncheons for the Venice police, provided pieces measure at least 1 3/4 by 26 inches. Drop by during office hours except Wednesday and Saturday afternoons.
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Venice
Luther Luck
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Royal Lipizzan Walgreens
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