Laurel I-75 connector road to open Wednesday
The Laurel connector road to Interstate 75 will open Wednesday November 25 according to FDOT official Bill Trefz. The northbound access will be available from the Laurel overpass with southbound traffic routed via East Venice Avenue interchange, four miles east. No ceremony planned as maintenance crews remove coverings and open the three mile connector.
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Laurel Connector
U. S. 41
Ray Porter
Laurel
Bill Trefz
Florida Department of Transportation
Venice
Laurel Overpass
Slide Road
East Venice Avenue
Trefz
Venice moves to protect area manatee population
Venice proposes legislation to label waters around the inlet a critical manatee habitat and empower the DNR to set rules on motorboat speeds. Rep. Ted Ewing said the bill, amended for Venice, would amend state statutes to include local waters under the manatee protection act while excluding the Intercoastal Waterway.
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Ray Porter
Venice
Ted Ewing
Venice Inlet
Manatee
Florida Department of Natural Resources
Ewing
DNR
Rep. Ewing
Dale Rieth
Wayne Hall
Rieth
Hall
Department of Natural Resources
Intermediate schools offer middle transition plan to school board
The Venice area board approved an intermediate school format after 18 months of study to ease transitions for middle years students. SAC chair Jim Vanosdol noted most members support middle schools and urged funding for implementation despite community division and parental concerns about changes and junior high options.
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Jim Vanosdol
Venice Area
SAC
South County
Vanosdol
Bob Moore
Venice
Venice City Council Faces Biannual Town Meeting Questions
Venice residents grilled the city council at Thursday's biannual town meeting on annexation and long range planning. The turnout was about 50, but E C Krebs urged against further expansion warning of taxpayer costs from Capri Isles annexations and water sewer upgrades.
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Venice
E.C. Krebs
Laguna DR
Capri Isles
Krebs
Venice Taxpayers League
Taxpayers League
John Kalajian
Finn Caspersen
Don Moore
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