Venice council split over sewer water connection fee plan
Council members debate the Ven ice utility expansion ordinance setting connection fees for island sewer and water hookups. Rates previously high have fallen after Diversified Utility advice, but questions remain on dividing costs by parcels versus 1 620 equivalent residential units and a key council member, Lucie Hall, opposes the structure.
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Venice
Ojder
Diversified Utility
Howard Osterman
Diversified
Lucie Hall
Department of Environmental Regulation
Ed Redington
Redington
United Venice Area Citizens
UVAC
John Kalajian
Kalajian
School leaders push for more bike paths in local schools
Superintendent James Fox and principals urge use of a state bicycle safety grant to build bike paths and sidewalks. Fox argues a basic network could save lives as students currently share road shoulders with traffic during commute. The bicycle education program continues with promising results as the district debates summer upgrades.
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James Fox
Fox
Surprise birthday prank disrupts county meeting
A belly dancer Sheba enters the courthouse with a green parrot named Peppy and a portable cassette during a county commission meeting. John Saba faces an anonymous prank as he wonders who orchestrated the interruption and seeks revenge in the aftermath.
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John Saba
Sheba
Peppy
Saba
Parrot
County official backs sales tax windfall for MacArthur Tract plan
Sarasota County Commissioner Beverly Stackler shifts stance after county residents urged action. She supports using a portion of the extra one cent sales tax revenue, about 6.4 million this year, to back a proposed 25 million bond for purchasing the MacArthur Tract while endorsing a referendum.
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Sarasota County
Beverly Stackler
MacArthur
Commission
Stackler
Bob Anderson
Anderson
South County Courthouse
Gondolier
MacArthur Tract
Greenwald accuses Stackler of MacArthur Tract flip flop
Jim Greenwald, rival for Beverly Stackler’s district seat, charges the commissioner with a flip flop on MacArthur Tract funding and road upgrades. He cites last year’s tax hike and says the reversal is an election driven move while urging tax relief.
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Greenwald
Stackler
Jim Greenwald
Beverly Stackler
MacArthur
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