City grapples with sewer water connection fee fairness
UVAC and city consultants clash over how to charge for sewer and water line connections. UVAC argues per unit charges are unfair compared with per parcel method, citing condo units vs single family homes. Redington explains ERU based allocations and plant capacity charges, while council weighs front footage versus per unit pricing and annexation incentives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UVAC
Ed Redington
Redington
City Hall
Frank Proctor
Proctor
Venice
Ambulance district leader eyes CPR push to meet rising demand
Stuckey proposes an aggressive CPR education drive for civic groups as cardiac calls dominate. The district, with 18 field personnel across three shifts, plans four training programs, tighter vehicle maintenance, and stronger public relations to manage 10 percent growth while avoiding salary booms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuckey
South County
Memos from Murph Challenge Sarasota County Desert Standards
Memos from Murph argue that Sarasota County standards are too low to sustain a Palm Springs style desert paradise. They advocate for stricter, lighter strong design to achieve light and clean atmosphere.
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Sarasota County
Palm Springs
Editorial Suggestion for County Planners Visit to Orlando
The writer urges editorial writers and county planners and commissioners to commandeer a SCAT bus for a trip to Orlando to observe a well regulated large industrial park described as a designer’s dream.
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Orlando
Equal Rights Amendment and women in war captivity
The writer argues the ERA must address women prisoners of war claiming equal survival chances. They warn against denying harsh possibilities and urge action to prevent future generations of American women from facing degraded outcomes in wartime. The piece frames wartime capture as a real risk and stresses moral responsibility.
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E.R.A
Residents oppose road tie in and zoning at asphalt plant hearing
Venice residents challenge Kent's traffic projections calling them far below county figures. The Venice Farm Association president Virginia Millar condemns long term road ties. A man insists on single family five acre homes and resists rezone. Anderson and Commissioner Saba fail to gather support to close the hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyn Vassassa
Venice Farm Association
Virginia Millar
Kent
Anderson
John Saba
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Seaboard Ave
Eley
Brida
Englewood Palm Plaza
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U.S
EPA
Happy Jock, Inc
Snow Hill
S. Trail
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Florida
den of
Venice Ave
R.S.V.P
Nokomis
Ine
Mase Stele Itay
Mette
Act
Exterior Designs Inc
Princeton St
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