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Newspaper
Sun Coast Gondolier
Location
Venice, Florida, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1982
Page
4
The Venice Little League and Senior League may lose support as Sarasota County considers charging the full electric bill for night games. Annual costs exceed seven thousand dollars, threatening 650 local youths and programs unless shared funding is found.
A local writer uses a culinary metaphor to critique seasonal traffic patterns and funding in Venice Florida. He laments clogged intersections, narrow roads, and frequent drawbridge openings, suggesting higher sales tax revenue could buy better traffic control and road widening. He calls for improved city planning with a hotel management sensibility to ease the spring migration.
The newspaper invites letters but limits length to 200 words to avoid editor shortening. Signed submissions must include complete address and phone number. Address letters to Letters to the Editor P O Box 1028 Venice Florida 33595.
Venice residents urge the Sarasota County Commission to keep night games lit at Little League fields, arguing 650 youths would be idle and risk vandalism if lights go out. They cite reduced juvenile crime in 1981 and push for supervised, well funded ballfields over controversial projects.
Community concerns focus on potential future heavy industry after an I zoning request rather than the asphalt plant itself. Residents favor ILW light industry zoning and propose placing asphalt plants as a special exception in light zones to avoid broad rezoning before the June 3 Sarasota County Commission hearing.
A reader cites the April 29 article on the asphalt plant and questions the city’s reputation as highly respected. The note hints at continued coverage on page 5.
An informal recounting of a long running clash over a regulation prohibiting speck fishing commercial activity on Lake Okeechobee. Wildlife officers and fishermen fought in the air, on water, and on land until mediation avoided bloodshed.
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