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Newspaper
Sun Coast Gondolier
Location
Venice, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1982
Page
1
Venice politics show conservative thinking prevailing among elected leaders as the decade’s second year begins. Interviews with officials and staff hint at the future tone and decisions guiding the Venice City Council amid a nation shifting from liberal 1960s ideals to a more cautious era.
The text describes a shift toward conservative platforms with the 1980 presidential election and notes Venice, a Gulf of Mexico city, where daily political life includes proposed actions and reviewed programs guiding local governance.
Venice officials dispute sewage plant capacity with conflicting figures of 1.7 2.8 and 3 mgd. The city council changed plan figures in 1979 from 3 mgd to 1.7 mgd amid confusion. City leaders insist current plant is 3 mgd with three 1 mgd tanks and plans to add 2.8 3 mgd capacity for island and east side by 1985.
Sarasota County commissioners voted to join a regional water system with five neighboring counties while pursuing a Peace River reclassification on its own. Chairman Mabry Carlton and Commissioner John Saba warned success hinges on broad authority support, noting DeSoto Polk and Hardee counties may block unity. The river, tainted by phosphate, flows east of the county into Charlotte Harbor.
North Port plans for a new elementary school remain the top local priority as redistricting proposals stall. Mayor Margaret Gentle and General Development Corporation push to lease or swap for a 47 acre site within city limits, with surveys narrowing to a single parcel that could also host a second school if needed.
The note lists sections of a newspaper page with items like Business12 Classifieds Sec C Editorial4 and Entertainment23, indicating a page index and topic groupings rather than a readable article. No clear event or person is described in readable text.
Local insert lists Barclay Pharmacy Foremost Liquor Islander Jacksons Lighting North Port Country Club Southbay True Value SuperX Drug Venice Water Works Well Drilling and Walgreens with two page identifiers 26 and 27 highlighting savings opportunities from coupons and ads across multiple businesses in the Venice area.
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