Venice Hospital Eyes Englewood Satellite Facility
Venice Hospital seeks a certificate of need to build an 80 bed private room hospital in south county to serve Englewood North Port and nearby areas. Multiple groups file intents for 100 to 150 bed facilities as state reviews set hearings and final decisions.
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Englewood
Manasota Beach
Rotonda
Placida
Boca Grande
Gulf Cove
Port Charlotte
Venice
Venice Hospital
South County
North Port
Florida Medical Facilities Ltd
Englewood Community Hospital
Morningside Drive
Pine Street
Florida Health Systems Council
American Health Corporation of
Nashville
Tenn
Fawcett Memorial Hospital
South McCall Road
S.R
Charlotte County
Community Care Systems Inc
Boston
Mass
Russell Ricci
Edward Houck
Council
Sarasota County
South Central Florida Health Systems Council
HSC
Houck
Tallahassee
Fawcett
American Healthcorp Inc
Bob Stone
Ronald Hanson
Citrus Bird Dogs and Brokers Forsake Romantic Citrus Era
Modernization and market concentration reduced Florida citrus to concentrate, ending the era of bird dogs and brokers. Once roaming free with old trucks, they sniffed backyard citrus, bought fruit, and hauled it to processors. Today many work routes or sell to roadside stands as brokers risk ruin each season.
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Florida
Bird Dogs
South County weighs long term plan for fixed facilities
School district planners discuss maximizing permanent facilities as they adapt to an intermediate school model. Venice High School moves toward a four year plan with possible renovations and limited use of portables, while a new middle school site near Center Road could be pursued pending board action.
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South County
Venice High School
Bill Hancock
Cox
Garden Elementary
North Port
Bennett
Garden Elementary School
Center Road
Cliff Scott
Palmetto
Venice
Venice Drug Ordinance Struck Down by Court
Court rules Venice minimum sentence drug ordinance unconstitutional. Council member Ed Taylor says decision anticipated, urges appeal. Judge Stahlschmidt finds measure converts state felony into city ordinance violation, citing Lawrence Edwards case and local push by Sarasota County officials and Jerry Hente.
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Venice
Ed Taylor
Robert Stahlschmidt
Taylor
James) Gardner
Stahlschmidt
Lawrence Edwards
Houston
Tex
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