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Newspaper
Sun Coast Gondolier
Location
Venice, Florida, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1981
Page
5
In 1950s Arizona a man in a altered zoot suit and his clones taunt locals as a bet between a horse and a Studebaker escalates into a hilltop chase. A brush pony struggles on air shafts above the Crystal Palace where the race ends with the man paying and departing.
County commissioners nix a 450 unit condominium travel trailer park along the Myakka River amid concerns about river health and neighborhood character. They also quashed a plan to expand a SR 775 subdivision to house up to 2,000 people.
A St. Petersburg bond firm rep warns annual carrying charges would rise from 1.2 million to 1.58 million due to higher interest. He says new bond counsel could approve pledging assets the old council refused. Critics note no one will cover higher water bills and federal grant prospects have faded. Mrs Grey urges dropping the plan as Sarasota County backs away. The piece suggests starting over to fit current realities.
Sinclair recalls a missing graveyard tale of a pet cemetery once opened in the fifties. The last owner says promises to owners were not kept as graves were desecrated and owners were not contacted. A purchaser moved in and the site was sold with stones left for owners to retrieve. About a hundred markers lie buried by weeds awaiting removal.
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