Venice faces scrutiny over 1.8 million grant loss
Venice officials, prompted by Chauncy Howard and Finn Caspersen of the Venice Taxpayers League, defend the missing Department of Environmental Regulations cut off date for a 201 grant grant funding. City Manager Dale Rieth says DER staff caused the one day late miss, while critics demand accountability and details on who bears responsibility.
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Venice
Venice Taxpayers League
Chauncy Howard
Finn Caspersen
League
Department of Environmental Regulations
DER
Thomas Connolly
Venice Planning Commission
Council
Connolly
Tallahassee
Dale Rieth
der Council
Rieth
DEA
The
Bill Gibson
Miami
Gibson
Howard
Caspersen
Taxpayers League
Ed Redington
Sale of Sarasota Herald Tribune to Times imminent
The Sarasota Herald-Tribune faces an imminent sale to the New York Times Company. Advertisers are asked to transfer contracts as the paper’s assets and liabilities move to the buyer. Officials expect closing within four to five days, expanding the Times chain’s Florida holdings.
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Sarasota Herald-Tribune
New York Times Company
Herald-Tribune
Sarasota
The
Herald Tribune
New York Times Group
Three of six Tampa drug suspects bond out
Three of the six arrested on marijuana trafficking charges in Tampa bonded out. Ron Dinero, a former Venice police officer, posted 30000 dollars along with Miles Sound and Ernest Bright. Bright’s bond was reduced to 5000 dollars from 30000. The three others still lack bonds.
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Chris Kauffman
Tampa
Venice
Ron Dinero
Hillsborough Sheriff's Department
Dinero
Miles Sound
Ernest Bright
Sound
Miami
Bright
Earl Benjamin
City rescinds devastating wastewater upgrade plan
Venice officials reversed a two week old vote to end wastewater treatment improvements at the Gulf of Mexico plant. The council voted to proceed with about 5 million dollars of work funded largely by city revenues after state and county requirements and a missed grant deadline. Mayor Proctor led the reversal at a Friday workshop following guidance from City Manager Rieth.
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Venice
Gulf of Mexico
Sarasota County
State of Florida
State Department of Environmental Regulations
Frank Proctor
Dale Rieth
Pro-life picket targets Dr. Azima in Florida
Anti abortion protesters led by Right to Life gathered outside Dr. Ali Azima's South Venice office amid a state probe over abortion statute violations. The physician runs clinics in Fort Myers Port Charlotte and South Venice and faces allegations related to discarded fetal remains and culpable negligence charges. St Josephs Hospital Port Charlotte restricts abortion on its premises due to Catholic affiliation.
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Fort Myers
Ali Azima
Port Charlotte
South Venice
Azima
Dr. Azima
Venice East
U.S. 41
Right To Life Movement
St. Joseph's Hospital
J. Richard Loucks
Business 24 Church 22 Classified Sec C
Local page summary shows a classified item listing Business 24 and Church 22 under section C of page 4 in the 11 part. full details not readable.
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