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Newspaper
Sun Coast Gondolier
Location
Venice, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1978
Page
1
Sarasota County Schools urge state lawmakers to exempt districts from the eight cent gasoline sales tax and to consider 13 proposals including FEFP tweaks, funding changes, local board empowerment, and stricter penalties on strike funds. A Jan 23 workshop with legislators precedes a Feb 7 revision deadline.
A tornado carved a three quarter mile path through Holiday Park Phase II in North Port on Thursday. It destroyed at least four mobile homes and damaged 24 others, with one minor injury and an unconfirmed pacemaker incident. City and county officials assessed damages, noting four total losses and several structures torn or blown apart.
Fifteen year old Robert Buzzelli demonstrated a hovercraft he built from a Briggs engine and parts found around town. The Venice High School student spent 230 dollars total and flew the craft 14 inches above ground at 20 mph after ordering plans from Popular Mechanics. He hopes to study engineering, possibly in solar energy, after graduation.
Sarasota County Sheriff's Department runs a selective traffic enforcement program to reduce accidents and traffic fatalities. Officials report a positive effect on road safety and driver behavior, aiming to lower injury and death counts while encouraging compliance through targeted patrols and warnings.
Captain Karl Jacobson announces the STEP program will run from November 1 to at least July 1 under a Governor's Highway Safety Commission grant. The grant funds seven deputy salaries, seven police vehicles, radar units, and equipment, with an engineering aide to identify high accident areas for targeted enforcement. Sheriff Jim Hardcastle says traffic safety is a fulltime job and aims to reduce deaths injuries and property damage. He selected deputies and moved Sgt. E. Palmer to lead the unit. The program begins with an engineering study of traffic flow and accident correlations to decide deployment.
The South County Ambulance Service must relocate headquarters by February 15 after Venice rejected three county relocation proposals. The county offered a land trade for Grove Street city land near police and fire facilities in exchange for Valencia Road property. City Administrator Dale Rieth says council will only discuss if a fair market value land sale or lease to the city is considered. John Katz notes the district will not lease Grove Street land and lacks budget for buying land. Work has begun moving one ambulance to the South County Annex to improve southern run times, but full relocation is not planned if the Feb. 15 deadline passes.
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