Dress code approved for Venice Junior and Senior High
Sarasota County Schools approved a new dress code for the Venice campuses to take effect in 1976 77. The rules mandate clean appearance modesty appropriate footwear no bare midriffs and restrictions on halter or tube tops. Open campus policy remains disputed with principals to decide final demonstrations.
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Venice
Sarasota County
Eugene Pillot
Venice Citizens Advisory Committee
Pillot
Hurricane expert warns Florida faces major storms with high death risk
Dr. Neil Frank of the National Hurricane Center warned Sarasota County officials that Florida could see major hurricanes in coming years due to unchecked coastal growth. He cited Camille’s devastation, highlighted deadly tidal surge, and urged stronger building codes for beachfront structures and mobile homes as unsafe shelters in a major storm.
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National Hurricane Center
Miami
Sarasota County Commission
Florida
Neil Frank
Frank
Camille
Mississippi Gulf Coast
Eloise
Florida Panhandle
Venice zoning code sparks critique from Caspersen
Venice city council weighs a proposed zoning code that officials say could render about 80 percent of existing properties non conforming. Finn W. Caspersen, architect of the original ordinance, blasts the document as inverted and unsuitable for the city laid out in 1920s plats.
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City of
Venice
Finn W. Caspersen
Caspersen
Venice Ambulance Funding Wins Approval Amid District Protests
Sarasota County Commission approves interim Venice Ambulance subsidy despite objections from South Trail Fire Control District leaders who call the use of tax money improper. The measure ties to a future referendum on a proposed special taxing district and aims to speed EMS response in South County until a broader plan is set. The panel also seeks state action to accelerate I-75 completion in the county within five years.
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Venice
Sarasota
Commission
William Muirhead
Percy R. Schultz
South Trail District
Siesta Key
Schultz
South Trail
South County
Muirhead
Beverly Clay
Tallahassee
Department of Transportation
DOT
Sarasota County
Punta Gorda
Myakka River
Venice council weighs ambulance tax referendum plan
Voters may decide soon on creating a South County ambulance tax district. Councilwoman Jan Dean urged support at a Venice City Council meeting, noting the service could shut down if the referendum fails. The Venice Ambulance Service is subsidized by the county until the vote. Protests over a new baseball diamond at Chuck Reiter Field drew 67 Beach Manor Villas South residents who fear tree loss, lower property values, and harder driving.
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South County
Venice City
Jan Dean
Dean
Venice
Greater Venice
Bill Freeman
Berrisford Walker
Dale Rieth
St. Louis
Council
Aso
Beach Manor Villas
Chuck Reiter
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Davey Jones
Venice High School
By Tony Briggs
Venice High
Guy Rose
School Board
Rose
Harry Case
Planning Commission
Robert Becker
Becker
Kehn
Briggs
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