Ringling Circus Move Rumors Courtroom Gossip
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus faces a potential Venice exit amid hostile government climate and tax disputes. Granville Crabtree cites policy pressure, cross jurisdictional filing issues, and 100 percent assessments with a 25 percent penalty as fueling uncertainty about the circus's future in the Venice area.
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Ringling Bros
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Venice
Granville Crabtree
Crabtree
Washington, D.C
Sarasota County
Appraisal Adjustment Board
Leon County
Sarasota
Department of Revenue
Tallahassee
Mikes John
Sun Coast Gondolier Announces New Home Construction
Construction of the Sun Coast Gondolier as well as Sun Coast Times and new presses begins at Florida Street and East Miami Avenue. The $205,000 project includes an 8300 square foot building with space for expansion and future printing capacity.
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Sun Coast Gondolier
Florida Street
East
Miami Avenue
Sun Coast Times
New Presses
Venice
Derek Dunn-Rankin
Port Richey Press
West Pasco
Lindsey-Schaub Florida, Inc
Sun Coast Gondolier, Inc
Ofice
Dunn-Rankin
Fresh water influx devastates bait shrimp losses at Nokomis marinas
Fresh water influx cuts bait shrimp supply at three Nokomis marinas. Pelican Cove Marina reports 6,000 shrimp lost, Hiette Mitton of A and H Marina 7,000 in a day, and Buoy Bar Marina owner Gary Sharp cites 90 percent of last week’s stock wiped out. Marine biologist Pat Bird cites warm water reducing oxygen and potential stratification after rains as causes.
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Wit
Pelican Cove Marina
Tarpon Center Drive
Jim Green
Hiette Mitton
A&h Marina
Albee Road
Nokomis
Gary Sharp
Buoy Bar & Marina
Circuit Road
Planners defend new zoning code in council workshop
Venice Planning Commission defended the proposed zoning code amid calls for major revisions. Commissioner Dr. Lewis Saunders urged keeping the document intact and warned against tearing out sections. Council members debated the code's nonconformity and amortization clause while pledging careful review before major changes. Berry Walker labeled the code a document of the future and predicted a broad compromise after revisions.
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Venice Planning Commission
Council
Lewis Saunders
Planning Commission
Saunders
Harry Case
B.H. “Berry” Walker
Walker
FDOT to fix railroad crossings on Bypass 41
Florida Department of Transportation says railroad crossings on the 3.1 mile Bypass 41 will be reworked after asphalt raised a rough drop to the rails. FDOT will pay. railroad handles construction. But resident engineer pins ongoing bumps to road wear.
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Florida Department of Transportation
FDOT
Bill Anderson
Transportation Department
J.R. Pinion
Pinion
FDOT approves repaved highway after straight edging check
Pinion reports the surface meets FDOT specs with ripples under three sixteenths of an inch over 15 feet. The FDOT inspected the roadway before final approval of Earl Collins Paving work. The engineer cannot identify the cause of the irregular pavement but accepts the completed project.
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FDOT
Pinion
Earl Collins
Venice Chief Slater Eyes Internal Promotion After Resignation
Venice Police Department acting chief Allen H. Slater marks 27 years in law enforcement amid a chief search following Robert Ferry’s resignation. Slater, a longtime local figure, urges selecting from within and cites his deep ties and full service garage background as qualifications.
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Allen H. Slater
Venice Police Department
VPD
Robert J. Ferry
Slater
Michigan
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Circus
State Department of Revenue
Circus Op’s
George Palermo
AIA
Sarmabota
Florida
By Tony Briggs
Harris Web
N. Craig McAllister
Green
Sharp
Saunder
Allen Slater
Sheri Bridges
Sun Tear Gondolier
The
Force
James Kiernan
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