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| STILL BOILING WATER ON VENICE ISLAND |
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WENGNews writes, "RESIDENTS OF VENICE ISLAND ARE STILL BEING ADVISED TO BOIL THEIR WATER AFTER TWO WATER MAIN LINES BROKE FRIDAY MORNING. THE CITY SAYS IN ADDITION TO THE EIGHT AND TWELVE INCH WATER MAINS THAT BROKE, AND EIGHT INCH FORCE MAIN, A STORMWATER DRAIN, AND TWO SEPARATE POWER SOURCES ALSO FAILED JUST BEFORE NOON FRIDAY NEAR NOKOMIS AND TAMPA AVENUES. AS OF SATURDAY, THE REPAIRS STILL HAD NOT BEEN TOTALLY MADE, AND THE CITY ADVISED THAT WATER SHOULD BE BOILED THRU TODAY, WHEN THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED. ALL WATER USED FOR DRINKING OR COOKING SHOULD BE BOILED FOR AT LEAST ONE MINUTE. AS AN ALTERNATIVE, BOTTLED WATER MAY BE USED INSTEAD. ONCE THE REPAIRS ARE COMPLETED, BACTERIOLOGICAL SURVEYS WILL BE MADE, AND ONCE THEY SHOW THAT THE WATER IS SAFE TO DRINK AGAIN, THE BOIL WATER NOTICE WILL BE RECINDED. THE CITY OF VENICE IS ALSO ASKING ALL RESIDENTS TO CONSERVE DURING THIS EMERGENCY."
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Posted on Mar 24, 2008 04:49am.
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| WOMAN KILLED IN WEEKEND ACCIDENT |
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WENGNews writes, "A VENICE WOMAN WAS KILLED AND ANOTHER MAN WAS INJURED IN A RUSH HOUR ACCIDENT FRIDAY AFTERNOON. TROOPERS SAY 66 YEAR OLD PATRICIA CONNERS WAS SOUTHBOUND ON US 41 AT VENICE EAST BOULEVARD WHEN SHE APPARENTLY TURNED LEFT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND WAS STRUCK BY 61 YEAR OLD JAMES BRAKE OF VENICE. CONNERS WAS RUSHED TO BAYFRONT MEDICAL CENTER IN ST. PETERSBURG, BUT SHE DIED A SHORT TIME LATER. BRAKE WAS SLIGHTLY INJURED BUT DID NOT NEED TO BE TRANSPORTED. BOTH DRIVERS WERE WEARING THEIR SEATBELTS, AND ALCOHOL DID NOT PLAY A ROLE IN THE 4:50PM ACCIDENT ON FRIDAY. TROOPERS SAY THEIR INVESTIGATION IS CONTINUING, AND CHARGES MAY BE PENDING. "
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Posted on Mar 24, 2008 04:38am.
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| MAN MILKS MONEY FROM MOTHER |
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WENGNews writes, "SARASOTA COUNTY DEPUTIES ARRESTED A MAN THEY SAY SWINDLED OVER $120,000 FROM HIS DISABLED MOTHER. DEPUTIES SAY 60 YEAR OLD MICHAEL GARRETT OF SARASOTA HAD CONTROL OF HIS MOTHER’S MONEY, BUT FAILED TO PAY HER MEDICAL AND HEATH CARE BILLS, AND HE WROTE OUT CHECKS TO HIMSELF. GARRETT REPORTEDLY TOLD INVESTIGATORS THAT ALL OF THE MONEY WENT TO HIS MOTHER’S BEST INTERESTS, AND HE WROTE A CHECK TO HIMSELF FOR $25,000, WHICH HE DEPOSITED INTO HIS OWN INVESTMENT AND RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS TO REIMBURSE MONIES HE PAID OUT OF HIS OWN POCKETS, BUT HE COULD NOT PROVE IT. THE REPORT ALSO SAYS INVESTIGATORS REVEALED SEVERAL OF THE BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS GARRETT TOLD THEM HE PAID WITH HIS OWN MONEY WERE IN FACT NOT PAID AT ALL. GARRETT WAS CHARGED TUESDAY WITH FIRST DEGREE GRAND THEFT OF OVER $100,000 DOLLARS. HE WAS RELEASED LATER ON TUESDAY AFTER POSTING $15,000 BAIL. "
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Posted on Mar 20, 2008 06:29am.
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| A NEW PROPOSAL FOR MURDOCK VILLAGE |
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WENGNews writes, "A SPECIAL MURDOCK VILLAGE WORKSHOP WAS HELD ON WEDNESDAY IN COMMISSION CHAMBERS IN MURDOCK, WHERE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BRUCE LOUCKS ROLLED OUT A PROPOSAL THAT HE SAYS COULD HAVE THE DEBT PAID IN THE NEXT SEVEN OR EIGHT YEARS. THE COUNTY IS CURRENTLY PAYING OVER $16,700 DOLLARS A DAY INTEREST ON THE LOAN IT TOOK OUT TO BUY THE LAND EARLIER THIS DECADE, BUT LOUCKS PROPOSED THE COUNTY TAKE OUT A LOAN ON ITSELF FOR $29 MILLION DOLLARS FROM CASH RESERVES TO PAY OFF SOME OF THE $93 MILLION DOLLARS IN PRINCIPAL REMAINING. LOUCKS ALSO PROPOSED THAT IN 2010 THAT THE COUNTY USE AN UNALLOCATED PORTION OF THE PROPERTY TAX MILLAGE RATE, WHICH WOULD BE ABOUT .6 MILLS, THAT NORMALLY IS USED FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS TO SERVICE THE DEBT. COMMISSIONERS HAVE YET TO VOTE ON THE PROPOSAL, AND COMMISSIONER ADAM CUMMINGS EXPRESSED SOME RESERVATIONS, SAYING USING THE MILLAGE COULD AFFECT FUTURE ROADS AND BUILDINGS, WHICH COULD AFFECT TAXPAYERS. MORE DISCUSSION WILL TAKE PLACE NEXT TUESDAY."
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Posted on Mar 20, 2008 05:31am.
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| SARASOTA MAKES BUDGET CUTS |
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WENGNews writes, "THE SARASOTA COUNTY COMMISSION ON WEDNESDAY PUT THEIR BUDGET ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK, CUTTING NEARLY $5.7 MILLION DOLLARS TO OFFSET DECLINES IN SALES TAX REVENUE. THE COUNTY HAD ANNOUNCED EARLIER IN THE WEEK THAT OVER FORTY POSITIONS WERE DISSOLVED WITHIN THE COUNTY, AND WEDNESDAY’S CUTS MAY NOT BE THE LAST. THIRTEEN DIFFERENT ENTITIES WILL BE AFFECTED, WITH THE BIGGEST CUTS COMING FROM THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS OFFICE, WHICH SAW ITS BUDGET SLASHED BY $1.66 MILLION DOLLARS. THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WAS ALSO HIT HARD, AS THEIR BUDGET WAS CUT BY $1.4 MILLION. OTHER AREAS HIT INCLUDE PLANNING DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY SERVICES, ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, PUBLIC SAFETY, COURT ADMINISTRATION, THE CLERK OF COURTS, THE COUNTY ATTORNEY, THE STATE ATTORNEY, AND SUPPORT SERVICES. "
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Posted on Mar 20, 2008 05:21am.
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| ANTI WAR PROTESTS IN SARASOTA TODAY |
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WENGNews writes, "THREE ANTI-WAR GROUPS WILL MARK THE FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE U S INVASION OF IRAQ WITH WAR PROTESTS IN SARASOTA TODAY. PROTESTERS WILL REPORTEDLY BE STATIONED AT SEVEN DIFFERENT INTERSECTIONS ON U S 41 FROM UNIVERSITY PARKWAY TO BENEVA ROAD. THEY WILL BE THERE FROM NOON UNTIL 1PM, THEN AGAIN FROM 4-5PM. ACCORDING TO THE HERALD TRIBUNE, THREE GROUPS WITH LOCAL CHAPTERS WILL BE REPRESENTED, INCLUDING CODEPINK, AN ANTI-WAR WOMAN’S GROUP, AS WELL AS GRANDPARENTS FOR PEACE AND THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COALITION FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE. "
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Posted on Mar 19, 2008 07:27am.
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| NORRIS ASKED TO GIVE A DATE |
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WENGNews writes, "A STUNNED GARY NORRIS SAT AND LISTENED AS TWO SARASOTA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS ASKED HIM TO SET A DATE FOR HIS IMPENDING DEPARTURE. NORRIS ANNOUNCED TO THE MEDIA FEBRUARY 29TH THAT HE IS LOOKING FOR A NEW JOB, BUT DID NOT KNOW WHERE OR WHEN. NORRIS STILL HAS MORE THAN TWO YEARS REMAINING ON HIS CONTRACT, BUT BOARD MEMBERS CAROL TODD AND FRANK KOVACH BLAMED NORRIS FOR A LACK OF LEADERSHIP DURING THEIR TROUBLED TIMES WITH THE BUDGET. ACCORDING TO THE HERALD TRIBUNE, KOVACH ATTACKED NORRIS, SAYING “WE’VE GOT A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH OUR BUDGET RIGHT NOW, AND I’M VERY FRUSTRATED WITH THE LACK OF DIRECTION FROM OUR SUPERINTENDANT.” NORRIS REPORTEDLY WAS PERTURBED BY THE ATTACKS, AND DID NOT ADDRESS THE BOARD DIRECTLY. HE INSTEAD TURNED TO A GROUP OF STUDENTS IN ATTENDANCE TO WATCH THE MEETING AND SAID “WHAT YOU JUST HEARD IS BOARD MEMBERS SAYING ‘DR. NORRIS PLEASE HURRY UP AND LEAVE. YOU’VE WORKED YOUR BUTT OFF FOR FOUR YEARS. NOW WE’D LIKE TO PUSH YOU OUT OF HERE.” HE HAS SAID HE IS LEAVING FOR FAMILY REASONS, AND TWO OTHER BOARD MEMBERS, CAROLINE ZUCKER AND SHIRLEY BROWN, CAME TO NORRIS’ DEFENSE, WITH BROWN SAYING “OUR DISTRICT DOES NOT DEPEND UPON THE ABSENCE OR PRESENCE OF ONE PERSON.” STAY TUNED!!!"
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Posted on Mar 19, 2008 07:20am.
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