MJC survey shows strong interest but faces delays
South County council heard that 1,154 residents responded to a survey on a potential MJC branch. Interest centered on business administration with more than 200 expressing desire for related courses, while most respondents favored night classes. bureaucratic snags, however, block expansion for now. College official Ellen Kansman noted more than 1,000 responses exceed the 30 needed to start, yet skepticism remained after senator remarks.
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Ellen Kansman
Council
Kansman
MJC
Venice Charter hearing yields cautious support for revisions
A public hearing on Venice's revised city charter drew a smaller, more positive crowd. The council plans to draft final amendments and consider delaying the April 26 referendum to mid May to meet publishing and legal requirements amid districting and interim member debates.
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Venice
Council J
Stolen Mailboxes Spur Local Talk of Pony Express
Mrs. Ann Thompson of Venice lives at 926 Harbor Drive and has had five mailboxes stolen in about three years. She asks why thieves target her box, notes the lack of clues, and says sheriffs can act only if she witnesses the crime.
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Ann Thompson
Harbor Drive
Venice
Thompson
Pony Express
Sheriff's Office
Snowbirds Swallow Nokomis Sky Backing Florida Sunshine
Mrs. Lois Bryson reports a massive flock of tree swallows lingering over her Nokomis home since early January. Local experts confirm the birds migrate south from the north, feed on the wing, and linger to enjoy Florida warmth before returning home.
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Lois Bryson
Bryson
Edmundson Road
Nokomis
Mrs. Bryson
Walter Benedict
Venice Area
Audubon Society
Florida
Muirhead pledges on Caspersen Beach development
County Commission chairman Bill Muirhead told about 50 at the South County Council meeting at the Venice Yacht Club that Caspersen Beach would not be developed except in a nominal way. He noted a Department of Natural Resources inquiry about state purchase and said the formal letter from Ney Landrum remains unanswered.
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John Vickers III
Caspersen Beach
County Commission
Bill Muirhead
Venice Yacht Club
Muirhead
Commission
Ney Landrum
Department of Natural Resources
Landrum
Officials and boat owners clash over drawbridge openings
Public hearing sponsored by the Coast Guard drew 150 attendees as officials urged limiting openings at Hatchett Creek Ringling Causeway Siesta Key and New Pass bridges to schedule times while boaters argued for on command access. County Commissioner Bever ly Clay cites traffic counts and argues for order to ease congestion. Venice Mayor Harry Case and North Port Mayor Margaret Gentle support regulation as essential to public interest and commerce.
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Coast Guard
Hatchett Creek
Ringling Causeway
Siesta Key
New Pass
William J. Brogdon
Seventh Coast Guard District
Harry Case
City of
Venice
North Port
Margaret Gentle
Hatchett Creek dredging bid favors Midway Construction
City aims Hatchett Creek dredging from treatment plant to Venice Bay Mobile Home Park may start in early April after bids opened. Midway Construction Sarasota submitted the low bid at 47000 dollars, with five bids total and Warren Brothers at 88900 dollars high. The city will request council award and HUD approval before work begins, with an estimated six to eight weeks to finish.
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Hatchett Creek
Venice Bay
Mobile Home Park
Ted Yeatts
Midway Construction
Sarasota
Midway
Warren Brothers Construction
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Yeatts
Jacksonville
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