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Newspaper
Sun Coast Gondolier
Location
Venice, Florida, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1979
Page
4
U S Rep L A Skip Bafalis Florida announced that his district aide B E Mae McCharen Jr will hold office hours Monday May 7 in the South County Courthouse Annex from to 4 p m Local time details follow the Florida district office schedule and outreach efforts for constituent services
County Commission approves a study on a possible boat dock south of the SR 774 drawbridge along the intracoastal waterway with channel dredging. Funding would come from the Florida Boating Improvement Act via boat registration fees. similar docks at Indian Mound Park Englewood and Blind Pass Lagoon Siesta Key have been completed. Bud Davis says state agency approval will follow county approval with little opposition expected.
Eger outlined that 28 parcels including South Jetty hold tax and cost debts totaling over 66000. Some parcels incur costs lower than advertising, and unsold parcels go to tax lands list with 90 days to redeem. After seven years, lands revert to county ownership and disposition decisions follow.
The board set a May 10 special session at 7 30 p m in Sarasota to decide on a school based management energy program and a weighted FTE budget method that would fix class sizes by state funding per student. They also approved a 940000 Title 1 budget and various maintenance and program items for Englewood, Nokomis, and other schools.
Obituaries note deaths of Aubrey Moss er Arthur Peterson Frederick Trinkle and Richard Weimer from Venice Florida. Moss er was 67, a former Washington DC letter carrier, survived by wife Mildred and sister Beatrice Gunn with service at Ewing Funeral Home. Peterson 74, a former Macy drug buyer, survived by wife Lucille two sons and siblings with Mass at Epiphany Church. Trinkle 78 owned a meat market, survived by Irene and three children with Northport services. Weimer 9 died at Punta Medical Center, ex GE firehouse operator survived by wife Anita, arrangements by local funeral home.
The Blackburn Road Bridge closed to boat traffic for over ten days should be back in service by week’s end or early next week. A gear in the opening mechanism failed leaving the 54 year old structure non functional. The Florida DOT has not found a replacement part and a custom part is being built at a Sarasota machine shop.
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