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Newspaper
Sun Coast Gondolier
Location
Venice, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1979
Page
4
City of Venice plans to issue bids in July for a two story City Hall addition and remodeling budgeted in the 1978 79 fiscal year. Plans on display in City Hall lobby show a larger final scope likely near the original 80 000 cost.
City Hall will shift departments to create space for employees and relocate the lounge to free room for a private mayoral office and council offices. Venice residents recall moves from WWII barracks at Hercksher Park to the current West Venice Avenue site, with repeated remodeling over the years.
County commissioners debate cutting 201 plan sewer work blaming cost. A $12 million bond is proposed to fund long term regional disposal with Venice Gardens Utility to cover initial expansion and customers to repay. Mayor Case warns continued use of smaller plants risks failure while a county facility may rise between Venice Farm Road and Laurel Road.
City Manager Dale Rieth told the City Council on June 12 that the firefighters grievance has been resolved and they will withdraw it. A 24 hour fire watch order at Station No 1 is to be followed. He warned a juvenile offender grant to the Police Department likely will not be received though efforts continue. The grant was more than $20 000 and would have funded an extra officer.
The city council rejected the developers drainage correction but approved accepting the intact streets now. Remaining roads will be accepted after surface repairs by December 31. Pinebrook South had pressed for city maintenance for three years amid drainage concerns and lake level disputes.
About 100 industrial area businesses petition Sarasota County Commission for a traffic signal at Warfield Avenue and East Venice Avenue due to severe congestion. The group seeks city council support to study costs in the next budget, citing 800 area employees and 20 minute truck waits. Dr. Jack Dale notes Venice Branch enrollment at The Brickyard will reach 1,300 by fall and urges traffic plans include the industrial area's needs.
In a rare South Florida visit Governor Bob Graham told the Florida Association of Election Supervisors on Longboat Key that the tax relief plan will not cut state school funding. He said $250 million of the $600 million annual surplus could fund schools while $350 million would finance new state programs.
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