Unexplained tremors spark Venice sewage plant mystery
Venice residents report dishes rattling and windows shaking as workmen at the city sewage treatment facility describe regular shock waves following explosive sounds from the Gulf. Sonny Sanders and Gene Komarnitzki recount swaying catwalks and rippling chlorine chambers, while Utilities Director Stu Wilson warns of potential digester wall cracks risking sewage spill into the fishing pier and Brohard Beach.
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Venice
Sonny Sanders
Gulf
Stu Wilson
Wilson
Brohard Beach
Gulf boom mystery unsettles Venice residents
Five fingered feeding reports speculate the Gulf booms stem from oil drillers or supersonic flights from MacDill Air Force Base. U S Geological Survey official Horace Sutcliffe notes no earthquake activity has been detected while MacDill spokesmen doubt onshore noise from jets or explosions. Local sailor observers report increased air traffic and loud sounds, leaving the mystery unsolved as Phantom earthquakes are dismissed as unlikely.
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Sanders
Gulf
MacDill Air Force Base
Tampa
Horace Sutcliffe
U.S. Geological Survey
Sarasota
Wilson
Sutcliffe
Fifth child Bambi the deer roams Loring County home
The doe fawn, rescued after being found wet and abandoned, lives on the Robinette family couch on Jackson Road. Mrs. Robinette, operator of Pierre's Boarding and Grooming Kennels, cares for the animal as part of her animal welfare work, the deer now a domestic fixture with the children and pets.
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Bambi
Robinette
Jackson Road
South County
Robbie
Controversial zoning code revision for nonconforming structures
Venice Planning Commission weighs changes to the nonconforming section of the city zoning code. The revision requires destroyed residential structures to be rebuilt under the new code if damage exceeds 50 percent, with parking and landscape rules eased to preserve existing ground floor area where possible. Variances from the zoning board of appeals would be needed if setbacks prevent rebuilding as before, a measure aimed at beachside condos fearing hurricane destruction. The section has been revised multiple times and now exempts certain provisions to aid residents while preserving core standards.
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Venice Planning Commission
Planning Commission
Frank Proctor
Zoning Board of Appeals
Proctor
Beachside
Nursing home project moves closer in Englewood
Englewood backers hurried to assemble materials as they advance a proposed nursing home plan. Officials from the bureau engaged in a swift process, and supporters await the next steps toward realization.
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Englewood
City Finds Hand Sweeping Not Cost-Effective
Venice council studied replacing a $45,000 mechanical street sweeper with manual labor. Public Works Director Larry Heath calculated 14 workers plus one truck would cost $121,400 yearly and take 41 days to sweep 60 miles, while a machine would cost $21,800 annually and finish in three days. The city’s current sweeper also incurs high maintenance costs and is near end of life. Heath urged budget action this summer to fund a machine.
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Venice
Larry Heath
Council
Bill Freeman
Public Works
Heath
Venice to decide free tennis courts for summer
Venice city council weighs removing the supervising pro and offering free play after June as revenues fall. Public Works urges maintaining passes and summer staffing with possible CETA help while courts need $23,000 in maintenance and consider daylight hours for seniors and youths amid energy concerns.
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Venice City
Dale Rieth
MJC Venice campus meeting set for area residents
Area residents may express course interests for the proposed Venice branch campus of Manatee Junior College at a community meeting tomorrow evening. MJC officials will outline admission procedures and course selections at the Venice Community Center on Tuesday May 17 at 7 p.m.
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Venice Branch
Manatee Junior College
MJC
South County
Venice Community Center
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Dorothy Lippstrever
Robert Brady
Arthur Forehand
State Bureau of Community Medical Facilities
Tallahassee
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Tom Dignam
Steven Annecone
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