Venice council faces fair fee clash in sewer expansion
Editorial questions multi parcel charges in Venice water and sewer plan as council readies final passage next Tuesday. Officials and consultants accused of stonewalling press while 1 008 parcels vs 1 620 living units complicate proposed connection fees.
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City of
Venice
City Hall
Paul Porter
Porter
Howard Osterman
Osterman
Letters to the Editor Policy Notice
Community guidelines request letters be signed with full address and phone number and kept to 200 words or less. The policy lists P O Box 1028 Venice FL 33595 as the mailing address for submissions.
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Sun Coast Gondolier
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Solon backs MacArthur bond plan urging quick action
Editor letters praise Commissioner Bob Anderson for presenting a MacArthur bond issue at the commission meeting. The writer urges referendum debate, careful study, and swift endorsement by the commission and public to implement the program without delay. Additional thanks go to local supporters and Venice Viking staff.
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Bob Anderson
Commission
Joseph Serio
American Assn. of Retired Persons
Venice
Venice Viking Cheer Clinic Celebrates 1982 Success
Thank you note credits Barbara Waggoner and Roberta among others for a successful Venice Viking Cheerleading Clinic held in 1982, thanking supporters and participants.
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Venice
City council rushes passage of water sewer extension fees
A resident condemns Ordinance 947-82 as a rushed plan that discriminates against single family homeowners by imposing higher extension and connection charges than multi family units. The critic accuses City Hall of secrecy and dissembling and cites mayoral remarks denying access to information.
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Redington
City Hall
Frank Proctor
The Baby Boom Returns to Public View
A cheeky column notes a new baby boom across society from beaches to McDonald’s with children Stormy and Cloud in Venice. The writer visits an OB GYN, cites librarians and Zero Population Growth as context, and views reproduction as hopeful amid overpopulation concerns.
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McDonald’s
Welcome back Norah shadows ERA debate in memoir
A veteran columnist revisits the ERA controversy and a past feud with Norah while arguing ERA may erase existing protections. He critiques letters claiming women must work and suggests ERA could end laws like child support and dictate military and drafting implications. He defends Florida protections and warns of unintended consequences.
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Norah
Era
Murph
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