Outside accountant nixed by Rieth
Venice City Administrator Dale Rieth rejected a county proposal to hire an independent outside consulting accountant paid by the county and four municipalities to redo the dual taxation study. Rieth said none of the four administrators favor employing an outside firm, and called the PM&M study equitable.
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Venice
Dale Rieth
Peat, Marwick & Mitchell
Pm&m
Rieth
Gyagy Canens
Marwick & Mitchell
Sarasota
Venice Leaders Debate Throwaway News Paper Distribution
Venice Mayor Harry Case and City Council discussed measures to curb throwaway newspaper distribution cluttering yards. Resident Pete Conover urged controls while Mayor Case proposed signage. City Administrator Rieth cautioned signs ineffective for nighttime deliveries. Council weighed constitutional and property rights issues amid dual taxation debates.
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Venice
Harry Case
Pete Conover
Counci
Bill Freeman
Eugene Caffrey
Mom's flag saves life during World War II encounter
Venice resident Elinor MacArthur recalls a handmade red, white and blue flag that helped save her mother during a tense moment with Russians in World War II, describing how it "saved her neck."
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Venice
Elinor MacArthur
Andrew Jackson
MacArthur
Germany
Denison
Memoir of escape from Berlin during bombing
Mrs MacArthur recalls fleeing German bombing with her American mother in law and dentist husband of German descent. They wandered Berlin for two days before entering a camp, while prisoners awaited American rescue. She condemns the Russians and describes looting and abuse of farmers and food supplies.
I-75 Speed Plan Advances in Florida Budget
FDOT secretary Tom Webb pushes a five year road program with an $8 million legislative appropriation and two I-75 segments north of Bradenton to south of Sarasota. The plan aims to accelerate construction of the highway south of Tampa amid optimistic forecasts.
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Florida Pavement of Transportation
FDOT
Tom Webb
Webb
Tampa
U.S. 301
Bradenton
Sarasota
Venice Elks Host Bicentennial Flag Day Ceremony
The Venice Nokomis B P D Elks Lodge plans a Flag Day salute on Sunday June 13 at 2 p m on East Venice Avenue. Local groups including VFW Auxiliary Post 8118 B P O Elks Drove 141 and No Vel American Legion Color Guards join. Mayor Harry Case to speak and issue a Bicentennial Proclamation. Refreshments follow.
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Venice-Nokomis B.P.D. Elks Lodge
Venice Area
Terry Ewing
Elks
East Venice Avenue
B.P.O. Does
Proeneyne
Sarasota
VFW
Tamiami Memorial Post
Kenneth Norwood
Florida
Grand Lodge of Elks
U.S. Congress
Walker Council OKs Pay Plan for City Employees
City Council approved revisions to personnel rules and a pay plan covering the next 18 years. The plan raises salaries across 20 grades with seven percent steps and ranges from 4 576 to 8 008 for Grade 1 and 18 200 to 31 356 for Grade 20. City Administrator Rieth noted the budget allocates 70 percent to salaries and cautioned about contingency funds and tax effects. Mayor Case supported adoption of the forthcoming ordinance.
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Berrisford Walker
Alker
City Hall
Charles Wheeler
Dale Rieth
Rieth
Ieth
Council
Ae Case
Contingency fund under fire in city budget review
City Administrator Dale Rieth criticizes the use of the contingency fund for non emergency items and proposes a tighter budget with a reserve fund. The $192,736 contingency balance has financed office upgrades raises and consultants, including the Storer Cable TV rate hike issue, drawing rebuke from Rieth who calls the approach improper.
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Dale Rieth
Rieth
Storer
Tom Holmes
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Venice Community Center
Community Center Task Force
Paul Atrochin
Aid Council
Jan Dean
Conover
Gondolier
Case
Mom
Red
Norah Denison
Walker
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