U S 41 resurfacing proceeds amid county protests
The Florida Department of Transportation began U S 41 repaving from the Venice Bypass to Stickney Point Road in Sarasota despite county requests to delay. Work starts south of Osprey with one lane closed and is expected to take four months at a cost of 588758 dollars.
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U.S. 41
Venice Bypass
Stickney Point Road
Sarasota
Florida Department of Transportation
FDOT
J. R. Pinion
Osprey
Pinion
Venice
County and Cities Rejected for Title I Public Works Grants
City and county officials condemn the denial of all Title I Public Works Act applications totaling about 2 billion dollars. Venice and North Port plan to lead future grant efforts while county officials push for a coordinated approach and seek congressional intervention.
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Mike Frazier
Ed Maroney
County Commission
William Muirhead
North Port
Margaret Gentle
Venice
Dale Rieth
Weather records and funding dispute cited in county report
Daily 8 a.m. temperatures and rainfall cover preceding 24 hours as officials clash over funding. Frazier criticizes the program administration while the COUNTY seeks 3.8 million in Title I monies and Rieth comments on continued coverage.
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Rieth
Landscape ordinance dies on final reading in council vote
The city council rejected the landscaping ordinance for offstreet parking areas despite a last minute appeal by City Engineer Ted Yeatts. Industrial park landowner VIC BETTY argued the rules would shrink parking and raise costs. The council endorsed the 201 Facilities Plan to pursue $1 million in federal funds for land spread and five sewer plants over 20 years.
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Ted Yeatts
Yeatts
Betty
Council
Sarasota County
Venice Water Main Repairs Status Clarified by Contractor
The contractor Harry Pepper and Associates claims to have completed repairs to the reverse osmosis water main east of the Intracoastal Waterway from Venice Elementary School area to north of the Venice Avenue Bridge. The city intends further action to ensure full remediation despite ongoing weather exposure and a second lawsuit against completion.
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Venice
Harry Pepper and Associates
Pepper
City Utilities
Stu Wilson
Venice Elementary
Venice Avenue
Ambulance district approved to borrow funds for start up
The South County Ambulance Service District won approval from the Sarasota County Commission to borrow up to 567 838 dollars to cover two years of start up and operating costs until tax money arrives next fall. The tentative two year budget totals 500 717 dollars including capital purchases and reimbursement to Venice Ambulance Service for prior funding.
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South County Ambulance Service
Sarasota County
Venice
Reid Anderson
William Muirhead
Anderson
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Florida East Coast
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Washington
U.S. Commerce Department
Tallahassee
Vic Betty
County Administra
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Richard Nelson
Joanne Koester
Koester
Andrew Sandegren
Overbrook Gardens
Martha Ness
McCall Road
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Wilburn A
Sonny” Cockrell
Cockrell
Susan Pattison
Laurie Shower
Sherry Tyrrell
Gulf Coast
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