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Newspaper
Sun Coast Gondolier
Location
Venice, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1978
Page
1
MIKOS releases tax roll and city council seeks revenue sharing guidance. PIAF and Hemingways one person show at Asolo. Venice building permits rise. mopeds require license and tags. Area Little League opens Monday. Venice Little League Girls defeat Naples.
Venice Mayor Harry Case, known for open office hours and no secretary, helps residents and visitors with foreign contact questions. He translates, researches, and returns answers from city hall, citing a role many locals consider the man with all the answers. The article notes his 50th wedding anniversary and past roles as civil engineer and Painesville councilman. The page also reports DNR plans to seek a coastal setback line from the Florida Cabinet, with University of Florida maps on display at Venice City Hall.
Norris Gaynor will lead Englewood Elementary after Virginia Downey’s resignation in 1977. The Darien Conn native brings a strong community focus from Holmes Elementary and hopes to replicate Englewood’s close ties, with his family living nearby.
Daily 8 am readings show 24 hour rainfall and temperatures. Monthly rainfall reaches 39 units while the week totals 16 and year to date totals 23.15. Readings cover preceding 24 hours on dates shown.
Col. B H Walker Venice High School history teacher disputes a Sun Coast Gondolier report claiming 25 percent of Venice High students were retained for not passing classes or a new language arts test. School officials say data are incomplete and figures will take time to compile.
FDOT consultant Frank Wilson says all four lanes will remain usable as crews widen the Roberts Bay Bridge. Work starts on the west side with a barrier keeping traffic flowing, then moves to the east side under the same plan after completion. The project meets new state rules for lane width to allow pullouts without blocking traffic.
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