City council delays solid waste plan after curbside issue
The council sent the long delayed waste ordinance back to workshop after Councilman Eugene Caffrey urged changes. Caffrey proposed removing curbside can pickup, arguing complaints from residents, while Berry Walker urged keeping it to speed collection and save money. Public Works Director Larry Heath warned striking curbside pickup would have little net effect.
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Eugene Caffrey
B. H. “Berry” Walker
Caffrey
Walker
Public Works
Larry Heath
Voters decide Sarasota County charter disclosure referendum
Sarasota County Commission unanimously backs a charter amendment requiring fiscal disclosure for charter officers. Four commissioners sued to avoid state ethics rules. judge hints they may not be constitutional officers. If courts rule they are charter officers, disclosure would apply and set precedent for other counties. The panel also approved North Port fire service outside city limits and a 12 member energy advisory committee.
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Sarasota County
County Commission
Saba
Florida Ethics Commission
Ethics Commission
Leon County
Tallahassee
Florida
Sarasota
North Port
Margaret Gentle
South County
Citizens Energy Advisory
Florida Power & Light
Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Venice
Longboat Key
The
Home Building Association
Venice resident disagrees with sewer fund use ruling
A Venice resident urged the city council to ignore the city attorney's opinion that more than 200000 in sewer impact fees can only fund plant upgrades. He asks for a court ruling to decide if extensions in Beach Park may use the funds, while officials acknowledge the issue is still unsettled.
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Venice
Harry Kelley
William Korp
Beach Park
Kellog
Korp
Kelley
Charles Wheeler
Venice Considers Budget Increase Beyond Last Year
City Manager Dale Rieth nears completion of the 1977 78 budget proposing more than last year’s 2.8 million. Officials privately warn a tax increase is likely as costs rise and federal grants are uncertain. Major items include a 1.3 million sewage landspread project and pension costs for police and fire. hearings begin after Rieth’s recommendations, with a final document due September 30.
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Venice
Dale Rieth
Rieth
Council
Scout camp security survey underway in six counties
Sarasota County Sheriff conducts security surveys of Girl Scout camps after kidnappings and murders in nearby states. Cpl. Bill Stookey inspected Camp Changatah and Camp Honi Tonta, instructing counselors on crime prevention and emergency response. He urged improved communication and possible relocation of secluded tents.
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Sarasota County
Manatee County
Honi Tonta
Stookey
Council votes 45000 for police fire pensions
City Council moves toward pension resolution with a $45000 allocation to fund an improved retirement system for police and fire personnel. City Attorney Wheele r reported after a Tallahassee trip that local option plans supplement state administered pensions in many departments.
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Council
Eugene Caffrey
Caffrey
Charles Wheeler
Harry Case
Tallahassee
Police and Fire
Florida Retirement System
FRS
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Rusty” Bannister
Wheeler
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