City approves tax credit for residents without utility service
Venice City Council voted to grant credits to residents who paid utility taxes yet lacked sewer or water service. The action accompanies a $15.7 million bond plan for sewer and water improvements and proposed $4,340 connection fees with 11 percent annual rate hikes over five years.
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Ray Porter
Venice
Ed Redington
Bill Kern
Kern
Council
Wayne Hall
Reagan Signed Dollar Becomes Collector’s Item in Venice
Louis King of Venice kept a Ronald Reagan signed dollar in a safety box after the 1980s campaign. The bill vanished for years until King’s son found it folded in his wallet as Reagan won the presidency, prompting renewed interest in the memento.
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United States
Ronald Reagan
Louis King
Briarwood Rd
Venice
Reagan
Venice Isle Mobile Estates
King
Hatchett Creek
U.S. 41 rerouted under I-75 connector near Venice
Florida officials push the opening date of the I-75 connector to Sept. 5. U.S. 41 traffic will detour under the bridge with mid morning switch and temporary lane striping guiding drivers. Jasper Construction reports 88 percent of work done and crews moving barricades.
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U.S. 41
Venice
Florida Department of Transportation
Sorrento Shores
Roberts Road
Jasper Construction
Laurel
I-75
Malathion use in California provokes mixed views
Sarasota and Charlotte counties report no harm from malathion after decades of use with minimal effects. Local officials note mosquitos sometimes develop resistance and prefer safer alternatives while predicting future use. California moves toward aerial spraying amid public concern and a court ruling.
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California
Sarasota
Charlotte County
Norm Thomas
Sarasota County
California Supreme Court
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Customers in South County lambast new General Telephone books
About 295 coupons flood the Gondolier as Venice Englewood and North Port listings are split into separate volumes. Residents say the toll free area numbers are missing forcing extra requests for a second book and billing for directory assistance. They vow to push the Florida Public Service Commission to fix next year’s edition.
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South County
Gondolier
Florida Public Service Commission
Venice
Sarasota
North Port
Englewood
Cape Haze
Port Charlotte
General
J. Stegemann
Oyster Creek Drive
Charles Mowery
Stone Mountain Drive
Jim Burdett
Stephens Road
Jean Williams
Linden Road
Mary Hinkle
Green Circle Drive
GenTel
GTE
Joan Turner
Nokomis
Directory Assistance
General Telephone
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Grand Union
Woolco
ABC Liquor
Foremost Liquor
Brickyard
Jackson's Lighting
Water Works
Walgreens
Burger Queen Soto Optician
Venice Beauty Salon
Wentzel's True
Dick & Meadows
Venice Hearing Aid
Paul Schmidt
Malathion
Jim Gouvellis
Thomas
Ates
Robert Ward
Ward
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