Ewing attacks Neville's Water Plan in Letter to Editor
Terry Ewing, candidate for County Commission District 3, accuses Commissioner Neville of ignoring qualified engineering studies paid for by Sarasota County taxpayers. He cites 1958 and 1971 73 water and sewer reports, claims lack of action threatens water quality, and urges moving water processing control to county entities.
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Sarasota County
Neville
South County
Phillips
Mr. Neville
Terry Ewing
County Commission District 3
Venice resident thanks Tampico Retirement Home staff
Mrs Dot Dennis of Venice expresses gratitude to the Tampico Retirement Home owners management and staff for kindness care and comfort during a short term residency after surgery noting delicious meals beautiful surroundings and her good fortune in being accepted.
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Tampico
Venice
Venice Airport history and FAA property rules clarified
Veteran writer Woody Thayer disputes years of Venice Airport transfer claims. He notes deeds never conveyed the west runway portions and taxi strips, cites subsequent property transfers including Brochard Park and Lake Venice Golf Course, and questions FAA reimbursement rules and records under FOIA.
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Venice
Venice Army Air Base
Lake Venice
Brochard Park
Federal Aviation Administration
Chuck Reiter
FAA
CAA
Civil Aviation Agency
West Coast Inland Navigation District
WCIND
City of
Woody Thayer
YouR LIBRARY: Mencken and the right to free speech
Klarz Newton profiles H. L. Mencken as a provocative newsman and critic who challenged politicians and pedagogues. The Venice Area Public Library hosts a chapter on Mencken in SIX MEN by Alistair Cooke, with Theodore Dreiser and Joseph Conrad noted in a library column.
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Klarz Newton
Dreiser
Joseph Conrad
H. L. Mencken
Alistair Cooke
Venice Area Public
Solar energy cuts rents at Parkdale East Apartments
The Sun Day notice reports centralized solar hot water at Parkdale East Apartments 500 Narvaczi St Venice cutting electric bills for tenants. It cites a typical ten dollar per unit monthly saving, plus 78 percent power savings in a Triplex test. Architect Jack Jetton of Sarasota added passive energy features.
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Sun Day
Sun Coast Gondolier
Parkdale East
Narvaczi St
Venice
Jack Jetton
Sarasota
YMCA thanks area groups for Safety Day
The South County Family YMCA expresses gratitude to numerous local organizations for their help at the first annual Spring Festival and Safety Day held April 8 1978. Attendees benefited from the efforts of groups including the Rotary Club Boy Scouts Nokomis Fire Department Venice Hospital Blood Bank and many others. Stephen L. Price President South County Bank.
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South County Family Ymca
South Venice
North Port
American Heart Association
South County
Sarasota
Red _ Cross
Venice
Florida State Wildlife Commission
C.B. Club
American Legion
Big Brothers
Big Sisters
Venice Jaycees
Venice Police Department
North Port Safety Commission
Manatee Junior College
Sarasota County
YMCA
Stephen L. Price
South County Bank
Readers debate mass transit in Venice and Sarasota
Letters from Norman E. Van Zandt H and E Callari D Fraticelli Mrs Virginia Millar and others argue for and against a countywide mass transit system. Some call for Venice service and tax districts while others oppose broader taxation and demand local routing.
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Norman E. van Zandt
Park Blvd. S
Venice
Sarasota
Sandegren
D. Fraticelli
San Marco Dr
U.S. 41
Virginia Millar
Greencove Rd
Sarasota County
Woman proposes safer path for three-wheelers
A reader describes dangers on the Hatchett Creek causeway bike path for three wheelers. She cites steep inclines with no guard fences and narrow slabs with rough edges at the top near Nokomis. She urges smoothing edges and adding a fence, noting the south end is fine and asking for a photo to show the risk.
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Hatchett Creek Causeway
Nokomis
Budgeting scripture: a satirical guide to public finance
A humorous fusion of biblical books and modern budgeting terms traces the rise of public budgeting from ancient balance to modern methods. It mocks shifting theories from Line Items to Zero Based Budgeting and ends with a skeptical verdict that experimentation yields little success.
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Dale Reith
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Sam Dillon
Sun Coast Gondolier Inc
Derek Dunn
Rankin
Michael W. Corradino
John C. Hewens
Jim Beans
Dorothy Lippstretter
M.B. Macfarlane
Craig Nelson
Liliane Johnson Randall Hicks
Sun Coast Gondolier, Inc
Miami Ave
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Florida Press Service
Tallahassee
Fla
New York
N.Y
Atlanta, Ga
Detroit, Mich
H. and
E. Callari
Flamingo Dr
J.E. Kennedy
By Dale E. Rieth
Budget Bible
Genesis
Kern
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