Venice addresses bicycle path delays along East Venice Avenue
City planners push a six foot wide 1500 foot north side sidewalk as first step toward a safe bike route from U S 41 Bypass to the well field area. Officials expect work to begin soon and finish before fiscal year end despite multiple city projects.
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David Martin
Suncoast
Venice
East Venice Avenue
U.S. 41
Venice Avenue
Well Field
Gary Bennett
Larry Heath
Heath
la Caya
Memorial Day Services Planned by Area Veterans Groups
Venice and Englewood veterans organizations will observe Memorial Day Monday May 31 with ceremonies beginning at 10 a.m. at Memorial Park and continuing at the new park opposite Venice Beach. The program features the Venice High School Band ROTC Drill Team and speakers including Ted Lynch and Ted Hanson. Wreaths will be placed by multiple veterans groups and local officials.
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Venice
John A. Logan
Grand Army of the Republic
GAR
Union Army Veterans Organization
United States
Old Memorial Park
Venice Avenue
New Park
Venice Beach
Venice High School
Ted Lynch
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
John Cooper
Disabled American Veterans
Boys Scout Troop
William Houtzer
American Legion
Post 159
VHS
VFW
Erosion battle gains support in Tallahassee plan
Venice officials seek state funding to build massive pyramid shaped breakwaters off the Venice Fishing Pier area to halt long running erosion that threatens the city’s three million gallon per day sewage treatment plant. The plan, designed by Ed Redington & Associates, follows a Lake Erie test and requires DNR approval and money to proceed.
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Kay Porter
Gulf of Mexico
Venice
Walt Geyer
Venice Airport
Lake Erie
State Department of Natural Resources
DNR
Geyer
Ed Redington & Associates
Sarasota
Gulf
Bureau of Beaches and Shores
Cliff Truitt
Bureau
Truitt
Venice Drug Ordinance Fueled Court Fight
Circuit Court Judge Evelyn Gobbie weighs the validity of Venice’s 1981 mandatory minimum drug sentences. State Attorney James Gardner argues for preemption limits, while Assistant Public Defender Becky Titus claims the ordinance is a soft approach. A ruling is expected within two weeks.
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Evelyn Gobbie
Venice
James Gardner
Sarasota County
Robert Stahlschmidt
Gardner
Becky Titus
Gobbie
Titus
Stahlschmidt
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Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs
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