Mayor leads talks on interval ownership policy changes
Venice officials and state lawmakers discussed changes to the statute governing interval ownership condominiums. The group urged zoning code reforms to restrict interval ownership, noting Sandbar Motel's conversion efforts and coastal setback issues. Deputies warned no decisions were made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Proctor
Proctor
Ted Ewing
Fred Burrall
Tom Danson
Warren Henderson
Howard Stemm
Venice Planning Commission
William Schmelzer
Venice
Planning Commission
Stemm
Ewing
County urged to leave Caspersen Beach erosion alone
Naples consultants advise Hernando County board members to take no action to fix severe erosion at Caspersen Beach. They warn aggressive steps could cost money and worsen the southern shore while the dunes and bluff may not recover their former height.
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Caspersen Beach
South
Naples
Trappers land eight foot alligator in Wildflower pond
In Sarasota County a licensed trapper James Platt and his son Puggy captured an eight foot alligator in a pond at Wildflower Country Club south of Englewood. The team, part of about 70 licensed statewide trappers, uses lines and hooks to remove nuisance gators amid resident concerns and local wildlife control.
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Don Moore
James Platt
Puggy
Sarasota
Charlotte
Manatee
Platt
Florida Game and Freshwater Fish Commission
Florida
Wildflower Country Club
Englewood
Grove City
James Jr
Lance Anderson
Fish and Game Commission
James
James, Jr
Venice Chamber Uses Coupon Drive On Industrial Development
The Venice Area Chamber of Commerce circulated a ballot coupon to 800 members via the Sun Coast Gondolier to measure support for light industrial growth. By Monday 64 ballots favored development and 30 opposed, with 94 coupons received overall, while a separate phone book dispute drew over 1,000 coupons. Citizens weigh growth versus taxes and services as the debate unfolds, with mixed opinions from local residents.
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Venice Area
Venice
Chamber
Roger Proper
General Telephone Company
Virginia Millar
Chamber of Commerce
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Ray Porten
Sarasota County
Chuck Place
Rep. Burrall
Sen. Henderson
Caspersen
David T. Tackney
Tackney Coastal Engineering
Tackney
Sharp Bluff
Business
Sec
Editorial Entertainment
ABC Liquor
Colonial Miniatures Days Lodge
Deakes Heart Seeker
Dick & Meadows
Dirty Roof
Foremost Liquor
Beall's Grand Union Publix
Bug Mart Scotty's
Lums
Transmalgreens
Water Works Drilling
Veale
Sarasota Square
Woolco
Fish & Wildlife Commission
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