Senior Bowl for football Friday night
Community notices highlight a Friday night Senior Bowl event with detailed coverage available on page 25. Other items note a council response to a fire complaint and arts features including Othello at the Asolo repertory, along with a hitchhiking caution and swan surprises in BAY INDIES.
Tarpon Center Villas Fight Over 99-Year Land Lease
Tarpon Center Villas in Venice seeks a summary judgment to invalidate its 99 year land lease. Owners say payments cover land never leased by Gibbs and claim only a 20 foot northern strip plus a corner grass plot is legally leased. The small 11 unit association argues the lease arrangement lacks proper land rights and sets a precedent.
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Venice
Tarpon Center Villas
Gibbs Road
Tarpon Center Drive
12Th Judicial Circuit Court
Florida
Tarpon Center
George and Mary Gibbs
Gibbs
Top Students Named Valedictorian and Salutatorian at VHS 1979
Venice High School honors its Class of 1979 top scholars Melanie Carvell and Gary Nesslar at the awards night. Carvell holds a 4.0 GPA as valedictorian and is active in Girl Scouts and NHS leadership, while Nesslar with 3.98 GPA is salutatorian and serves as VHS Letterman's Club vice president and Boys State delegate. Other recognitions include National Merit finalist Cathleen Carr and National Merit commendations for Jacqueline, with scholarships and honors from local posts and clubs.
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Venice
Melanie Carvell
John Carvell
Gary Nesslar
William Nesslar
Englewood
Melanie
Church
Girl Scout Planning Board
Washington D.C
VHS
Lemon Bay American Legion Post
Lemon Bay Legion Post
Gary
Bond
Lemon Bay Junior High School
Cathleen Carr
Jacqueline
Correction: Venice water plant shutdown dates adjusted
Sun Coast Gondolier corrects that the two week shutdown of the reverse osmosis water plant began May 21 for PVC piping replacement with stainless steel. The city requested voluntary curtailment of water use for car washing and lawn sprinkling during the ongoing two week period.
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Sun Coast Gondolier
Venice
Venice Seer Sewer Delays Leave Homeowner Waiting Years
City Council hears Billie DeBord's protest after 50 years without sewer hookup as engineers cite near 300 foot distance and shallow manhole. officials say full Golden Beach tie-in will likely take two more years, delaying annexations.
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Billie Debord
Harbor Drive
Jack Toma
DeBord
Toma
Ms. DeBord
Golden Beach
Harry E. Case
County moves to lower mortgage costs for residents
Sarasota County commissioners vote to start legal steps for a House Finance Authority. Bonds would fund loans to eligible borrowers at under 8 percent, targeting families earning under 21 000 annually. The panel also considers pooling pool water sampling by health staff and replacing monthly tests with annual operating permits.
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Sarasota County
Board of County Commissioners
House
House Finance Authority
Florida
County Health Department
Health Department
Henry Morton
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Nobel American Legion
Venice- Nokomis Republican Women's Club
Selby Foundation
Nokomis Avenue
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