Venice faces offshore breakwaters risk to Caspersen Beach
Naples engineer David Tackney warns the proposed Venice offshore breakwaters to guard a Gulffront sewage plant may cause downdrift erosion at Caspersen Beach. He urges cautious study, monitoring, and possible restoration guarantees, noting erosion data is insufficient to pick optimal locations.
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David Martin
Venice
Caspersen Beach
David Tackney
Naples
Caspersen
Tackney
Florida
Department of Environmental
Venice Eyes Five Year Plan To Replace Aged Water Mains
Venice officials report severely deteriorated water lines and sewer manholes across the system. A five year formal program aims to replace aging pipes with modern PVC and address 400000 gallons of daily groundwater inflow.
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Ray Porter
Venice
Dale Rieth
John Lane
Rieth
Armada Road
Council
Riet
County targets drug themed games to shield children
Sarasota officials draft an ordinance to curb sale of card game Grass to minors amid anti drug drive. County Commissioner Hente and Task Force lawyer Meade seek laws to ban games promoting illegal acts, with potential countywide restrictions if current ordinances don’t apply.
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Russ Meade
David Martin
Jerry Hente
Sarasota County
Hente
Richard Nelson
Gary Wells
State Attorney’s Office
Dave Niederpruem
Sarasota
Meade
Plan to lay off 300 HRS workers eyed by state leaders
Governor Bob Graham and his cabinet consider a 2.5 percent budget cut that would eliminate 734 positions, saving 26.3 million. The South County HRS office serving Osprey to Charlotte County faces the largest staffing loss as 300 jobs could go by December 15.
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South County Health and Rehabilitative Services
Bob Graham
HRS
Venice
Charlotte County
Maria Varela
Area Food Stamp Office
Alice Weaver
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