Grass card game stirs a First Amendment clash in Sarasota
A Sarasota store keeps selling the burlap bags labeled Grass a card game about drug dealing despite the Drug Awareness Task Force county commissioners and the state attorney's office seeking removal. Officials say it mocks anti drug efforts and may prompt new local laws while the owner defends it as free expression.
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Segal
Bob Anderson
State Attorneys Office
Russ Meade
Anderson
Costs escalate in Venice utility expansion project
Uncertainty grips the Venice water and sewer expansion as costs rise well beyond initial estimates. The plan now tops 3.5 million in city funds plus nearly 8.7 million from bond notes, with federal grant funding vanished and reserves estimated at only 177 thousand after 1984.
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Venice
City Finance Department
Bill Kern
Kern
Public hearing on Venice manatee protection set for December
The Florida Department of Natural Resources and the city of Venice will hold a public hearing at City Hall on December 15 to discuss protecting a local manatee population. Dr. David Thomas notes Venice sees summer population movements and urges targeted advisory signs instead of year round speed limits.
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Florida Department of Natural Resources
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Venice City Hall
David Thomas
Thomas
DNR
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Venice drug ordinance challenged but sparks path for change
A Venice ordinance mandating minimum shock sentences for small amounts of marijuana and cocaine was struck down by the 2nd District Court of Appeal for penalties exceeding state law. The ruling allows municipalities to act in areas already covered by state statutes, paving a route for companion legislation that Gardner plans to draft.
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2Nd District Court of Appeal
James A. Gardner
Houston
Gardner
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