City Council to review equipment cuts and airport future
The city council, minus two members, plans a Tuesday session to study a cost effectiveness report on city vehicle use and maintenance. They may cut expensive rarely used equipment and shift routine maintenance to private firms. Airport status and manager position will be discussed, with a postponement request from Councilman Vickers. Final annexation requests will also be on the agenda at City Hall 401 West Venice Ave.
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Dale Rieth
Rieth
Russ Graham
John Vickers
Airport Advisory Board
City Hall
West
Venice Ave
Venice police to vote on union representation
Venice police will vote in early August on whether to be represented by a union or stay independent, the first city employee vote on unions. The timing coincides with a pension dispute as the council refused to fund a study for a local plan. an election must occur within 45 days between Aug 1 and Aug 15 for all sworn officers below sergeant.
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Venice
Florida Retirement System
FRS
Jack McGill
Public Employer Relations Commission
PERC
Robert Ferry
Harry Case
Case
Jacksonville
Miami
Powder Puff fliers visit Colletts in Venice
Three Powder Puff Derby fliers Jenny Collins Jeannie Collins and Phyllis Pierce visited Rosemary and George Collett's Felicidades Wildlife Foundation in Venice to learn about wildlife care. They flew from Tampa after a cross country race with 140 women pilots ending the 30 year Derby era. Pierce noted finishing 29th and the thunderstorm landing in Tampa.
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Venice
Rosemary
George Collett
Felicidades Wildlife Foundation
Jenny Collins
Jeannie Collins
Phyllis Pierce
Tampa
Colletts
Mountain View
Calif
Palm Springs
Pierce
Jeanne
Jenny
Palo Alto
Rosemary Collett
Charlie Briggs
Wild Life Rescue, Inc
California
Collett
Gulf St
Felicidades
Wildlife Foundation
Budget cuts limit summer school in South County
The state law funds summer programs only for students who failed a grade or are accelerating toward graduation, charging a $100 fee for others. Venice Junior High's Guy Bennett laments reduced offerings and stricter rules, noting 300 students enrolled mainly in driver education and core subjects.
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Guy Bennett
Venice Junior High School
South County
Bennett
Stray Bullet Crashes Through Roof of Mobile Home
Mrs. Russell Sauerbrun of Spanish Lakes narrowly escaped injury when a stray bullet ripped through her mobile home last July Fourth. The bullet pierced the roof leaving a dime sized hole and landed in the bedroom floor as she cleaned after a family visit.
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Spanish Lakes
Alligators Sighted in Intracoastal near Bella Costa
Local Game and Fresh Water Fish officials warn residents around Bella Costa Condominium about two large alligators spotted in the Intracoastal Waterway. The officer says the reptiles likely feed on crabs and small animals and pose little threat, but urges caution and possible relocation if the reptiles can be captured.
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Bella Costa Condominium
Dennis Tappan
Game and Freshwater Fish Commission
Canal
Harbor Lights
Tappan
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Bill Freeman
B.H. “Berry” Walker
McGill
Eugene Caffrey
Gilda Plate
Nokomis
Bridges
Sun Coast Gondolier
Wildlife Foundation of Venice
Jeck Briggs
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