Charter Review Board Authorizes Suit Over Budget
The Charter Review Board votes to sue Sarasota County if the commission does not add 6000 to its budget within a week. Attorney Bob Johnson will file in circuit court unless arbitration yields a settlement. The panel accuses the commission of underfunding and questions contingency fund use.
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Sarasota County
Charter Review Board
Bob Johnson
Johnson
Commission
County Commission
Andrew Sandegren
Liff
Review Board
Beverly Clay
Siff
National Association of Counties
Old Venice Fire Siren Fades After Decades of Duty
The old Venice Fire Station Number 2 siren atop the roof is torn down after years of service. Fire Chief Ted Deming notes it failed to reveal a roof leak, ending its role in summoning volunteers once needed for calls.
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Venice Fire Station Number 2
Venice-Nokomis Bank
Venice
East
Venice Avenue
Ted Deming
Maurice Aldrich
Aldrich
Venice Fire Department
Canopy
Billy club proposed to curb motorcycle noise by police
Local residents complain of excessive muffler noise from motorcycles. Charles Shepard, former Cedar Rapids police officer now in Florida, advocates inserting a billy club into exhausts to check for removed baffles, arguing it can identify tampering without decibel meters.
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Charles Shepard
Laurel
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Florida
Shepard
Venice Junior High honors outstanding freshmen Powell and Cox
Lisa Powell and David Cox were named Outstanding Freshman at Venice Junior High School during a Venice Campus Auditorium ceremony recognizing 218 students for the 1977-78 year. Runners up included Lisa Dempsey, Jeffrey Telford, Lisa Durham, and Mark Zeigler.
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Lisa Powell
David Cox
Venice Junior High School
Venice
Lisa Dempsey
Jeffrey Telford
Lisa Durham
Mark Zeigler
American Legion
Post 159
Auxiliary
Venice Junior High
Swindlers Target Venice Area Donors to Fire Dept Ads
Venice police and Sarasota County sheriff warn residents and merchants about a phone scam asking for $25 or $50 donations to print ads in a Firemen's Yearbook. Checks were to be mailed to Jim Davis at Tarpon Center Drive or a Laurel address. authorities advise reporting use of canceled checks and offer contact numbers for local fire chiefs.
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Venice Police
Sarasota County
South County
Jim Davis
Tarpon Center
Laurel
Aldrich
Crow's Nest
Venice
Sheriff's Office
Deming
South Trail
Drymon
South Venice
Jackson
Nokomis
Jechorek
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Sun Coast Gondolier
Robert Siff
Maurice Mason
Clay
Craig Nelson
ABC
Arthur Treacher
Econo
Penne
Gulf Breeze
Ldscp
Soto Opticians Act
Billy Club
VJHS
Ship
Clarence Owen
Cox
Thomas Hicks
David Kalchbrenner
Bruce Bartholomew
Sam Bo
Guy Bennett
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