State panel backs Oaks tract acquisition efforts
Citizens urged to write to state officials supporting public acquisition of the Oaks property. A six member panel, formed after a 1974 moratorium amid corruption allegations, is praised as a safeguard. Residents are directed to contact officials including John Bethea and Dr. Elton Gissendanner with their views.
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Palmers
John Bethea
Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Collins
Tallahassee
Florida
Elton Gissendanner
Carlton
South County
County runoff races loom as turnout tops estimates
County votes show 28,212 Republicans, 12,528 Democrats, and 684 others. Mabry Carlson leads District 3 race with 56 percent and 18,910 votes. Jeff Fischer 10,671. Hente tops District 1 in Sarasota, no Democrat on ballot. Senate runoff looms with Stone 41 percent and Gunter 29 percent. Charlotte results include sheriff, district seats, and three referenda on street maintenance gasoline tax and ad valorem tax.
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Mabry Carlson
Jeff Fischer
Jim Neville
Carlton
Fischer
Matthew Friedman
Sarasota
Jerry Hente
Andrew Sandegren
District 1
Hente
Sandegren
Henie
U.S
Senate
Richard Stone
Bill Gunter
Stone
Gunter
Paula Hawkins
Lou Frey
Charlotte County
Alan LeBeau
Ted Purcell
Glen Sapp
John Ranger
Charlotte County Commission
Cirby Helms
Stan Kazwell
Ted Fegers
VJH Re-roofing, Driveway Upgrade and New Discipline Rules
Bennett reports VJH completed reroofing except science wing which leaks after rains. State funds cover reroofing and other projects. millage pays minor repairs. The campus gains a 24 foot drive, landscaping, and a cedar fence. A strict in school suspension and detention plan replaces out of school punishment, with rules clearly laid out and enforced by faculty. Students learn to accept responsibility under the new policy.
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Bennett
YMCA Funders Hold Fast For Local Facility
Community leaders and citizens rally in support of the area’s sole YMCA facility. Donors are urged to give $1,000 or more to the YMCA Must Stay Committee at P O Box 651 Venice FL 33595 with pledges due by Sept 29. Recent gifts include Louanna G and James W Ponder III, Weather Shield Inc, and Sun Coast Gondolier each giving $1,000.
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YMCA
P.O. Box
Venice
Louanna G
James W. Ponder III
Weathershield Inc
Sun Coast Gondolier
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