Drainage Woes Plague Venice in Wet Winter Weeks
Venice faces severe flooding and sewer infiltration as heavy rains saturate the area. City Manager Dale Rieth cites aging sewer lines and overloaded lift stations causing raw sewage backups in homes, with major issues on Karen Drive Pinebrook Ravenna and Gulf Street.
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Suncoast
Lanais
Karen Drive
Pinebrook
Ravenna
Gulf Street
Dale Rieth
Rieth
Inadvertent Overdose of Meningitis Drug Affects Venice Preschoolers
Health officials say a weekend meningitis preventive serum for 19 Venice preschoolers was ten times too strong due to a pharmacy miscalculation. Doctors report most children recovered by Monday though one four year old remains under testing for possible liver effects.
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Venice
Robert Laurie
Sarasota County
Health Department
Grace United Methodist Day Care Center
Laurie
Debate heats up on Ringling MacArthur Tract water resource
Sarasota County Commissioners push the Ringling MacArthur Tract as a renewable water source to carry the county through 2000. Independent studies by USGS and SW Florida Water Management District support further engineering analysis while noting potential to blend tract water with local wells for affordable potable supply.
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Ringling-MacArthur
Ment
Commission
Mabry Carlton
Louisiana Purchase
Carlton
U.S. Geological Survey
Southwest
Horace Sutcliffe
U.S.G.S
County debates Ringling MacArthur tract purchase
Local residents weigh the Ringling MacArthur Tract buy set for a November 7 referendum. Critics seek assurances on water quality, economic development, and environmental integrity before deciding. Others urge exploration of better alternatives.
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Ringling-MacArthur
Election runoff yields countywide wins for Mack Greenwald McElmurray Poole
Voters in South County followed county trends in electing Connie Mack to Congress Jim Greenwald to the Sarasota County Commission Jeanne McElmurray to the Senate and Van Poole to represent the area in Congress and state office.
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Connie Mack
Jim Greenwald
Jeanne McElmurray
van Poole
Congress
Sarasota County
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