Water District A proposal to extend to SUD 1 boundaries faces opposition
Sarasota County Commission opposed expanding Special Utility District 1 from Vamp Road to Lake Village Mobile Home Park to cover more residents. Utilities Director Ken Anderson urged the move to fix district finances and improve water quality, but the board sent the proposal to committee for further study. Commissioner John Saba argued it would unfairly extend benefits to north county voters who funded the district, while Beverly Clay questioned water availability for the expansion area. SUD 1 relies on Manatee County water and serves over 40,000 dwellings.
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Lake Village Mobile Home Park
Sarasota County
John Saba
North County
Beverly Clay
Anderson
Manatee County
County Line Road
Gulf East
Cattleman Road
SUD #1
Manatee
North Port Lt. Robert Reinert Dies on New Job
North Port Police Lt. Robert Reinert 49 collapsed on his first day with Custer Repaving Co. in Venice and died of an apparent heart attack. Convicted last week of official misconduct and tampering in a 1975 drunk driving case, he had been released on bond and faced a possible firing as North Port planned a meeting. He served 16 years in law enforcement and is survived by his wife Pat and four children.
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North Port
Robert Reinert
Venice
Reinert
Custer Repaving Co
Firenze
Riviera
Venice Hospital
City of
SAC backs ninth graders staying at LBJHS in 1978 plan
The Lemon Bay Junior High Advisory Committee unanimously approved sending a motion to keep current ninth graders at LBJHS campus through September 1978. The plan, backed by Principal Robert Bedford, cites portable classrooms and ongoing construction of a new high school with a $3.75 million state budget.
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Board
LBJHS
Lemon Bay Junior High School Advisory Committee
H.C. Lippstreuer
Neil Armstrong
Port Charlotte
Robert Bedford
Bedford
County planners explain state plan aims at public workshops
Sarasota County Planning Department met with Venice and other officials to outline the seven element Comprehensive Plan and gather input. Residents asked questions and voiced concerns about how the plan could affect current zoning while noting it outlines general land uses rather than specific building locations.
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South County
Sarasota County
Dennis Wilkison
Jan Oury
County Planning Department
Wilkison
Venice
Venice Council Fails To Back City Insurance Preference
City councilman John Vickers requested the city cover a $13 monthly rise in dependent insurance for employees, but his motion died from lack of interest. Vickers, resigning from his post since January, argued the city should absorb the 30 percent insurance increase to prevent workers from losing pay due to rising costs and tax changes.
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Venice
John Vickers
Dale Rieth
Vickers
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