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Newspaper
Sun Coast Gondolier
Location
Venice, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1982
Page
1
Sarasota County has enacted a mandatory minimum sentence law for drug possession. State Attorney James Gardner says he will apply the new law to every misdemeanor case, with first tests expected in the coming weeks as sheriff and Venice police handle arrests for marijuana or cocaine.
Venice officials and DNR crews surveyed Hatchett Creek and surrounding waterways seeking evidence of frequent manatee sightings to guide proposed speed regulations under a revised Manatee Protection Act. Officials noted funding and vague directives limit action while warnings signs remain non regulatory.
Staff writer Jim Gouvellis reports that two condominium projects in Englewood and on the Venice Bypass near Woolco Shopping Center sit idle as construction slows due to mortgage rates around 18 percent. Builder Allen Towsley predicts little improvement before 1984.
Taddie Underground Utilities restarts street restoration in Golden Beach after county approval for extra asphalt and new subdivision rules. Venice Mayor Frank Proctor and County Commissioner Bob Anderson inspect Spadaro and Villas Drives as pipe work resumes, with UVAC protests noted and a projected August 1983 completion.
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