Residents Halt Plans to Remove Osprey Traffic Signal
Several hundred residents protested plans to remove the Church Street U S 41 crossing light prompting county transportation director Charles Goode to announce the signal will stay indefinitely. The commission voiced approval but faulted lack of prior notice and considered a Bay Street signal with a pedestrian oriented sensor alternative.
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County Transportation Department
Charles Goode
Sarasota
Commission
Goode
Larry Rhodes
Florida Department of Transportation
FDOT
Church Street
U.S. 41
South County
Bay Street
Bruce Downs
Sun Coast Gondolier
Sarasota County
Granger Seeks Venice Council Seat To Represent Youth
Bill Granger, 26, a Venice resident for 15 years with a finance degree from the University of Florida, runs to broaden council representation after its expansion to seven members. He leads a local Boy Scout troop and chairs the South County Cystic Fibrosis drive, arguing the election should reflect young working citizens. He notes the new zoning code as a major issue.
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Bill Granger
Granger
Venice
University of Florida
Sarasota
South County
Venice council candidate Frank Proctor seeks city hall role
Venice resident Frank Proctor 67 with four years on the planning commission says politics runs in his blood and he could better serve citizens as a city council member. He supports modifying the zoning code to avoid non conforming homes and backs airport expansion per the Airport Master Plan. He warns against another failed water project and favors businesslike city projects.
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Frank Proctor
Planning Commission
Proctor
Venice
White House
Executive Protective Service
Secret Service
North Carolina State University
Southeast University Law School
Pettenger Calls City Council Indifferent in Election
Retired Air Force pilot John Pettenger 56, now a local candidate, blasts city leaders as ignoring advisory boards and residents. He decries new water rates as a rip off and accuses officials of harming the airport while prioritizing other agendas.
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John Pettenger
Pettenger
Bloomingdale
N.J
Zoning Board of Adjustment
Mirth Makes Marple a Clown Candidate
Englewood’s Jim Marple, 22, attends Venice Clown College while weighing a circus career. He endures daily acrobatic and mime training between makeup and costume work, dreaming of world travel through the circus.
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Marple
Englewood
Jim Marple
Venice
Clown College
Emmett
Ringling Bros
Barnum & Bailey
College of the Absurd
Sunny Sullivan
City sidewalk grant may be jeopardized
Venice may have to forfeit a $77 000 federal public works grant to build sidewalks because the job must include at least ten percent minority contractors. City Engineer Ted Yeatts said the rule limits bidders in the county and has deterred bids, as no contractor has shown interest after three advertisements.
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Venice
Ted Yeatts
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Sandy Gray
Vieeter
Sinclair
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