Nocturnal burglar hits local salon and inn in trio of incidents
Police report a burglar forced entry into Island Beauty Salon on West Miami Avenue, stealing a bank bag worth 85 dollars and office equipment valued at 700 dollars. A separate theft at Riverview Inn involved a missing bank bag after a barmaid unattended cash draw. Police found no suspects. Robert Chanitz, 37, Nokomis, charged with DUI after an officer saw a weaving vehicle on Venice Byway.
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Island
Miami Avenue
Riverview Inn
East Venice Ave
Robert Chanitz
Canal Way
Nokomis
Venice Byway
Deputy Injured as Car Hits Patrol Cruiser on Bypass
Deputy Ed Anderson 42 of Venice sustained minor injuries when 80 year old William Green of Champaign struck his right side cruiser after Green pulled from a stop sign at Gulf Coast Boulevard and the Bypass at about 1 pm. Green escaped injury. cruiser damage $2000, Green car $400. Green charged with violation of right of way.
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Illinois
Ed Anderson
Baycrest Dr
Venice
William Green
Champaign
Green
Gulf Coast Boulevard
Clock ticks on city Aug finish for utility project
Venice Finance Director Bill Kern reported through November Taddie Underground Utilities completed 34 percent of the $3 million utility expansion, spent $1.094 million and used 55 percent of contract time. Engineering spend reached $219,000 of $253,000. Officials maintain August completion, while consultant Ed Redington warns of a four week cleanup period.
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Venice
Bill Kern
Taddie Underground Utilities
Kern
Taddie
Ed Redington
Police wage talks reach impasse in Venice
Venice officials and the city police union remain at an impasse after a surprise visit by City Manager Dale Rieth. Rieth proposed a new pay plan favoring lower level officers, but the police rejected it, demanding higher starting salaries and staged raises. The dispute centers on pay structure, pensions, and longevity, with a federal mediator possibly needed to resolve the deadlock.
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Venice
Dale Rieth
Rieth
Stuart
Police weigh traffic fixes after Venice Ave hit and run
Venice police study downtown traffic and pedestrian flow after a woman walked away unhurt from West Venice Avenue following a double parked car incident. Chief Ray Waymire said they will analyze patterns, consider signs or lighting and seek safer pedestrian movement while noting limited manpower for enforcement.
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West Venice Avenue
Ray Waymire
Waymire
Don Bellefleier
Venice Newstand
Bellefleuer
Red Lake plant upgrades tied to water quality debate
Klier defended Venice area discharge standards as Rieth noted state regulators questioned them. He said Red Lake's plant, currently 2 million gallons daily, may expand to 3 mgd and that urban runoff and fertilizer nutrients harm local waterways. Circulation studies show water often moves north toward Venice Inlet, complicating effects on Lemon Bay and Dana and Roberts Bays.
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Klier
Venice
Rieth
Environmental Regulatory Commission
Council
Red Lake
Englewood
Lemon Bay
GTE to bore trench beneath Intracoastal Waterway
GTE plans a 36 inch trench under the Intracoastal Waterway in Venice to lay a 24 inch steel casing carrying 15 four inch ducts for telephone cables. The project is a joint venture with Venice laying a 12 inch water line and 12 inch sewer line in the same trench and should require six to eight weeks for completion of GTE’s portion. Traffic impacts expected to be minor with possible brief lane blocks.
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GTE
Carlson
Venice
City
Venice Avenue
Postal survey seeks future postal locations in Venice area
United States Postal Service workers will survey every tenth customer from February 12 to February 25 to map future post office sites. Venice Postmaster K O William Sandberg notes the study targets convenient locations, not just cheap land, with sites at Main Post Office 350 W Venice Ave Bird Bay Self Service unit Holiday Center South Venice North Port classified branch and Warm Mineral Springs retail unit. Results will be computerized to analyze customer patterns and project demand areas for new outlets. Cooperation from customers is appreciated.
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United States Postal Service
Venice
K.O. William Sandberg
Venice Ave
Bird Bay Plaza
Holiday Center
South Venice
Classified
North Port
Warm Mineral Springs
Sandberg
Unemployment Interview Doubts And Job Search Hurdles
Desio explains that job seekers face fierce competition with 20 to 30 equally qualified candidates per interview. Repeated rejection fuels self doubt, making interview performance worse and turning hope into a barrier to finding work.
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Desio
Taylor pushes local push to reopen inspection stations
Inspections official Taylor says removing stations shifts safety checks to the Florida Highway Patrol and seeks city council action to back pre filed legislative bills. He notes strong support from the local legislative delegation and aims to send a resolution to the legislature for consideration. He argues stations should reopen for safety reasons.
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Taylor
Florida Highway Patrol
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