Firefighters reach accord as police negotiations continue
Venice firefighters tentatively approve a three year contract with the city after head to head talks ending an impasse. The agreement includes full retirement after 25 years and a raised pension, with pay raises per the Forbes Pay Plan. Police remain at the bargaining table seeking a deal.
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Venice
Forbes
Joe Catalioti
Lucille Doeble
Florida State Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police
Sandra Schurr Classroom Leader Tops Venice Elementary
Sandra Schurr of Venice Elementary School ascends to Supervisor of Curriculum and Instruction. The former principal vows to stay connected with classroom practice while guiding district programs amid facility challenges and school expansions for special education and early childhood services.
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Sandra Schurr
Venice
Venice Elementary
Ms. Schurr
Pricipal
Schurz
Barrier Islands Conservation Act Signed by Reagan
President Reagan signed the Coastal Barrier Resources Act, halting federal subsidies for roads and other projects on barrier islands. Florida lists 110 miles of barrier beaches on the bill, with critics saying it is a first step though not enough to halt development. Local environmentalist Judy Wysocki criticizes the administration but calls the move a landmark policy.
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Judy Wysocki
Ronald Reagan
Florida
Barrier Island
Wysocki
Congress
Laurance Rockefeller
The
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Manasota
Casey Keys
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Venice city seeks regional wastewater plan after bid fails
Venice faces a funding setback as a 1.8 million federal grant request was rejected by the Environmental Regulation Commission. City Manager Dale Rieth argued the case in Miami, but state officials cited timing issues. County Commissioner Bob Anderson supports a regional treatment approach with shared plant capacity and future regional use. The city must decide whether to expand bonds, scale back projects, or pursue a county backed regional plan with a Dec 1 deadline for an effluent spray irrigation system at Venice Airport.
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Venice
Sarasota County
Bob Anderson
Commission
Environmental Regulation Commission
Dale Rieth
Miami
DEA
Anderson
Englewood
North Port
Venice drug ordinance draws eight charges awaiting appeal ruling
Eight men face drug possession charges under Venice and Sarasota County ordinances as the 2nd District Court of Appeal weighs the laws. Public Defender Elliott Metcalf and Assistant Becky Titus argue the measures overstep state law while State Attorney James Gardner supports local deterrence goals.
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Sarasota County
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Becky Titus
James Gardner
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Sarasota
Robert Stahlschmidt
Evelyn Gobbie
Gobbie
Jerry Hente
2Nd District Court of Appeal
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Public Defender’s Office
Lakeland Court
Metcalf
Titus
Stahlschmidt
Gardner
Lawrence Edwards
2Nd District Court of Appeals
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