Redistricting Could Align County and School District Lines
Sarasota County voters may see identical election district boundaries for county commission and school board as officials discuss cooperation. With 1980 census data, plans aim to divide 206000 residents into five equal districts while rules allow sharing voting precincts. Officials stress population-based reapportionment and reduced costs, with preliminary census figures due within ten days.
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David Martin
Sarasota County
Sun Coast
Tom McElheny
Richard Nelson
Nelson
Ed Maroney
Maroney
County Planning Department
James Fox
Joanne Koester
Jeff Miller
Planning Department
Doug James
James
County Commission
Venice council faces heavy objections to new utility fee
Venice City Council heard further objections to the newly enacted water and sewer policies tied to a 15.7 million dollar bond. Six annexation ordinances were approved on first reading, including Beachcomber Apartments at Golden Beach facing steep charges. City Manager Dale Rieth warned only two parcels could sneak under the wire under the new 400 percent higher connection fees, while critics labeled the measures unfair and questioned their link to annexations.
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Venice
Golden Beach
Dale Rieth
Rieth
Bill McCracken
Ed Redington
McCracken
Arthur Melley
Robert Keating
Alfred Dietrich
Bayshore Estates Homeowners Association
Melley
Bayehors Estates Development
Melloy
Calico Corners Burns To Ground In Osprey Fire
Firefighters fought a three hour blaze at Calico Corners on U S 41 diverting traffic as water from Roberts Bay was hoisted through hoses. Captain Gregory Bacon said the store suffered about 220000 in damage and would be a total loss.
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Joe Linville
U.S. 41
Calico Corners
Linville
Roberts Bay
Bay
Gregory Bacon
Osprey
Island residents oppose Knight Island condo plan in Punta Gorda
Palm Island Estates seeks to rezone three acres on Knight Island from limited development to commercial to build a neighborhood center with a pub restaurant and shops. Residents including Carole Haner voice concern about traffic and impact while a public hearing precedes a zoning board review.
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Knight
Palm
Don Pedro
Little Gasparilla Islands
Punta Gorda
Palm Island Estates Inc
Charlotte County Planning Council
Knight Island
Guy Bastel
Palm Island Estates
Island
Carole Haner
Council
Charlotte County Zoning Board
Charlotte County
Gasparilla Marina
Don Pedro Island
Palm Island
Marker 7
Haner
Barrier Islands
Ij An Dana
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Moore
Jim Gouvellis
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