County offers final hurdle for Laurel Road paving
After a year of study county commissioners propose a final offer to Laurel Road residents. They will not pave a one mile section without right-of-way donation and tax support. Officials cite other priorities and a $900000 cost. A survey shows only four of nineteen residents willing to deed land, with ten non replies.
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David Martin
Laurel Road
Venice Hospital Eyes Trail Lounge Purchase for Parking Boost
Venice Hospital plans to negotiate buying the nearby Trail Lounge on U.S. 41 Business to gain at least 75 more parking spaces. The hospital now has 400 spaces for about 900 equivalent full-time staff, patients, and visitors, and a garage was deemed unfeasible.
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Charlie Richards
Ron Hanson
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Venice Health Facilities Foundation
Trail
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Venice loses bid to condemn rights of way for sewers
The City of Venice failed to obtain eminent domain rights for 133 county properties across Cornwell-on-the-Gulf Gulf Manor North Gulf Manor South and West Bay Drive halting sewer and water line installation on private streets. Judge Stephen Dakan denied 10 parcels and Venice plans an appeal though the ruling could bar any lines without costly project changes.
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Stephen Dakan
Cornwell-on-the-Gulf
Gulf Manor North
Gulf Manor South
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Wayne Hall
Dakan
Hall
Bob Moore
Retirement on the vine in Florida's South County
Mrs. James Constanzer and husband cultivate 350 grapevines on four acres in Osprey Florida producing up to 17 000 pounds per season. She notes growing grapes is easy fun profitable and increasingly popular in the area despite early worries about selling the harvest.
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James Constanzer
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