Sheriff proposes new jail plan to ease overcrowding in Sarasota
Sheriff Jim Hardcastle urges the Sarasota County Commission to study a plan adding jail capacity near South Venice with a road gang facility while relocating admin offices to Osprey. He questions a $7 million five story complex, cites current jail overcrowding and deterioration, and notes a renovation could cost about $1 million.
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South Venice
Jim Hardcastle
Sarasota County
Hardcastle
Sarasota
Osprey Patrol
South County Sheriff's Department
Englewood Road
Englewood
Sarasota City
South County
Venice
Orlando
Venice Mayor to pen apology over sewer and water project
Mayor Frank Proctor will draft a letter to Venice residents in the Golden Beach area apologizing for the sewer and water expansion disruptions. Councilman Ed Taylor urged the move noting recent rain has worsened conditions and asking residents for continued cooperation as the project advances this year.
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Ed Taylor
Venice
Frank Proctor
Golden Beach
Taddie
Taylor
Proctor
Overdose Mistake Found In Meningitis Serum
Nineteen Venice area preschoolers recover after a serum overdose due to a pharmacist’s multiplication error. Dr. Robert Laurie of the Sarasota County Health Dept says investigations by federal and state health officials are ongoing and a final report is expected next week. The pharmacist has offered to resign.
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Venice Area
Robert Laurie
Sarasota County
Laurie
Robert H. Stofer Beautification Luncheon Honors Local Businesses
Local businessmen honored for exterior property upkeep at the Robert H. Stofer Civic Beautification luncheon to be held at Venice Community Center at noon on Thursday Oct. 21. Five top awards will be presented with a slide show during the event.
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Robert H. Stofer
Venice Community Center
W.W. Cutlip
Frank Figg
Coupon Aisle Mix At Local Stores Spotted
A jumble of store names including Green Fountain Garden Center Morris Pest Control Venice Hearing Aid Walgreens and Arbus TV Guide inserts appears in a local coupon round up. The items hint at a retail flyer style listing of bargains and nearby merchants.
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John Saba
Paul Schmidt
Figg
Paul Dent
Venice Area Chamber of Commerce
Rudolph Yatos
Venice Area Garden Club
Dick Louis
VACC
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Plantation Golf and Country Club
Peacock & Swearingen
W. Jeffery Fields
Connoisseur Shop
James Blalock
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C Legals
Garden Center
Morris Pest Control Skate Corral
Ilan Walgreens
TV Guide
Arbus
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