Move to abolish review board in Sarasota County
Sarasota County Commission moves to abolish the Charter Review Board. Commissioner John Saba calls the board ludicrous and seeks charter amendment or ordinance to eliminate it while board member Jim Devine criticizes the move and predicts voter reaction in November.
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Sarasota County Commission
Charter Review Board
Review Board
John Saba
Maroney
Dick Nelson
Saba
South County Charter Review Board
Jim Devine
Inflation Pushes Sun Coast Gondolier Rates Up
The Sun Coast Gondolier raises yearly subscriptions from 8.50 to 10 in county and from 10 to 12 out of county effective June 1. Readers can renew at old rates by paying before June 1 and extend their subscription for a year. Savings of 15 to 17 percent are advertised for early actions.
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Sun Coast Gondolier
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Area legislators oppose state budget in House vote
State Rep. Ted Ewing and Rep. Tom Danson among 16 dissenters on a 6.1 billion budget passed 100 to 16. They warn the plan spends every nickel and would swell state bureaucracy with 1,300 new employees. Sarasota County would gain 1.5 million for schools, about 10 percent more than last year. The bill moves to a joint conference committee as House and Senate differ by about 80 million.
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Devine
Ted Ewing
House
Ewing
Tom Danson
Dawson
Senate
Sarasota County
Wind and rain leave Venice area battered by storm
Winter winds and lightning tore through the Venice area causing roof damage, downed power lines, and blackouts. Three thousand residents lost electricity at peak, with seven hours without power in South Venice after a roof piece struck lines. Emergency crews restored service and sandbags helped protect two homes from eroding dunes. A small plane overturned near Venice Municipal Airport and a sewer break closed The Esplanade before reopening with sand and rocks for stabilization.
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Venice
South Venice
U.S. 41
Walter Powers
Florida Power & Light
Sarasota
Punta Gorda
Powers
Nokomis
Bird Bay
Venice Municipal Beach
Hubert Hill
Gulf Front
Bay Indies Mobile Home Park
William Molinaro
Venice Municipal
Fran Schultz
Base Avenue East
Fight to save beachfront home as sea erodes the coast
Hubert Hill family from Portage Wisconsin moved into a Florida beachfront home and faced erosion as the Gulf of Mexico reclaimed the edge. In a coordinated effort 38 county prisoners and city county workers filled nearly 4000 sand bags to shield the yard and road from the advancing water.
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Hubert Hill
Portage
Wisconsin
Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Pat Hill
Erosion Threat Prompted Sand Road Bed Restoration
City crews towed in loads of sand to rebuild a road bed after high winds and sea action eroded the shoreline. City Manager Dale Rieth and warden C. J. McLeod oversaw the effort while residents watched the retreat of 70 to 20 feet of right of way and the loss of their beachfront features including a perch and steps at the public beach.
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C. J. McLeod
Dale Rieth
Mrs. Filson
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