Public Says P Z Board Should Improve Access and Clarity
Readers urge Charlotte County Planning and Zoning to fix inaudible meetings and reveal how each member votes. They call for plain English agendas and clear summaries of major condominium proposals like the 485 unit Don Pedro Island plan to better inform the public.
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Charlotte County Planning and Zoning Board
CIA
Planning and Zoning Board
Charlotte County Commission
Preliminary plan filed for 485 unit Don Pedro Island condos
Charlotte Harbor Land Company seeks preliminary site plan approval for a 485 unit condo project on Don Pedro Island north of Little Gasparilla Pass. The description outlines a parcel of land along the Gulf and Gasparilla Sound with exact bearings and measurements from a concrete monument near a Boat Basin.
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Charlotte County
Don Pedro Island
Placida
Don
Charlotte Harbor Land Company, Inc
Little Gasparilla Pass
Gulf of Mexico
Gasparilla Sound
A.D
Gulf
Venice bond plan sparks concerns over sewer taxes
A Venice reader argues that two general obligation bond issues and new connection and capacity fees force property owners to pay for sewer and treatment upgrades not available to them. They condemn annexations and say bonds totaling 15.7 million rely on taxes and fees beyond service areas.
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City of
Venice
Colonial Manor
Bay Indies
Bird Bay
Capri Isles
Aldea Mar
Venice Taxpayers League
Foresight planning for a metropolitan Venice annexation
A Venice resident argues for long range annexation planning beyond current corporate limits. He cites enclave proliferation and calls for a study of extending city lines, potential referendum, and state-level home rule to create a metropolitan Venice with broader tax bases and shared services.
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Venice
Nokomis
Manasota Key
U.S. 41
Al and Ark’s Almark Ironic Name Draws Marshall Memory
A narrator recalls a boyhood trip to the Almark restaurant in Marshall Michigan ten miles from Battle Creek. He recounts a loud prank at the bill to embarrass the owner Al a newspaperman who later kept morning work. The scene evokes local memory and a mischievous evening with friends and sons.
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Battle Creek
Michigan
Win Schuler
Ark
Almark
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