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Newspaper
Sun Coast Gondolier
Location
Venice, Florida, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1982
Page
1
Editor notes National Newspaper Week and launches series on the history and role of newspapers in communities. It counters doom-sayers predicting death from electronic delivery, arguing papers remain primary news sources despite new tech.
County commissioners approved an ordinance banning roadside vendors from public rights of way to curb traffic hazards. Enforcement shifts to the sheriff, with focus on Siesta Key hot dog carts. Vendors protest the move saying it hurts their livelihood as officials rejected a farmer market idea.
Three major environmental groups debate the Ringling MacArthur Tract purchase as voters prepare for the November referendum. ManaSota-88 backs the tract with a land use covenant, while Sierra Club and SOBA split over uses and water costs, with sessions planned to decide positions.
Hydrologists and Sarasota County utilities chief Loering Lovell warn South County faces a water crisis as wells proliferate and a ring of growth outpaces existing sources. The county already fears running out under a 20 year Manatee County contract and weighs a countywide system with Venice and Englewood weighing options as salt water intrusion looms.
An 82 year old Englewood man, Harold Ross, was in serious condition after a gunfight with his wife Dorothy Ross who died at the scene. He reportedly attempted to take the gun from her as she shot herself, later shooting him in the back. Police credited the struggle and a double tragedy with unclear motive.
A compact page item notes the Gondolier section including legal notices obituaries and real estate notices. It highlights filings rulings and notices affecting residents and local property transactions within the historic paper.
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