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Light your tree safely this Christmas


BY SUSAN CAIRO
STAFF WRITER

How long does it take for
a Christmas tree fire to
spread?
About seven seconds,
according to the U.S. Fire
Administration, said Capt.
Joe Silva of the Venice Fire
Department.
Silva wants the public to
be aware that whether you
purchase a live or artificial
tree, precautions must be
taken to prevent a tragedy
this holiday season.
In 2005, Christmas trees
were involved in 210 home
fires resulting in 24 deaths,,
27 injuries and more than
$13.3 million in property
loss and damage.
Many people bring their
artificial trees and decora-
tions with them when they
move from up North. Some
have been in storage for
months. Due to age and
changes in temperature, the
wiring may have become
frayed or damaged while in
storage.
'"Even my dad has a
metallic tree from the '70s,"
Silva said.
He said that putting elec-
tric lights on a metallic tree
can be a dangerous combi-
nation. The metal parts con-
duct electricity and the nee-
dles and decorations can
burn.
Going live
Immediately after Thanks-
giving, people start buying
their fresh holiday trees,


SUN PHOTO BY SUSAN CAIRO
Eva and Lief Lindfors of Venice look over artificial Christmas trees at The Home Depot in Venice. Care must be taken to reduce an
occurrence of fire in the home even with artificial trees.


Silva said. Unfortunately,
once Christmas arrives,
those trees are no longer as
fresh as they were in No-
vember.
He said that if you pur-
chase a live tree, yotiu should


take precautions to check
for freshness. First, see if the
needles are hard to pull
from branches; when bent
between your fingers, the
needles should, not break
off. The trink butt should


be sticky with' resin, and
when tapped on the
ground, the tree should not
lose many needles.
Once you get the tree
home, treat it like any other
plant.


"Watering the tree is an
important step keeping it
fresh," Silva said.
Sometimes people posi-
tion their tree in a way that
blocks exits and doorways,
he said. Make sure your


escape route is not too nar-
row to allowyou to find your
way out if there is a fire.
Also, be careful not to
place the tree near a heating
vent.
"You may never notice it
until you get a cold snap,
but a lit tree near a heating
vent can be a hazard be-
cause of the heat coming
from the vent," he said.
Current events
Silva recommends not
coiling extension cords un-
der the tree skirt. When a
cord is coiled, it builds up
resistance in the line and
may cause heat to generate.
A cord under a tree skirt can
become a fire hazard.
Use only lights that have
been tested for safety by a
recognized testing laborato-
ry. Outdoor lights generate
more heat and are not suit,
able for indoor decorating,
while indoor. lights may
become broken, cracked or
frayed if used outdoor be-
cause they may lack a
waterproof connection.
Make sure to periodically
check all of the wires they
should not be warm to the-
touch, Silva said.
Holiday lights should not
be left on when you leave:
the house.
"It may look good, but it
is not safe," he said.
Other tips
Christmas decorations
may have the same toxic
Please see TREE, 7A


River Road needs


$130 million

A panel consisting of county, planning and
activist groups met before the Tiger Bay Club
Friday at the Venetian Golf & River Club to dis-,
cuss the need to get involved at the local level
to fix River Road.


BY STEVEN J. SMITH
STAFF WRITER

Everyone's help is need-
ed to raise $130 million for
the widening of River Road
from Interstate 75 to Dear-
born Street in Englewood.
That was the message from
officials Friday.
Sarasota County Com-
missioner Shannon Staub,
North Port City Commis-
sioner Fred Tower III, Met-
ropolitan Planning Organ-
ization Director Michael,
Howe, Public Works Di-
rector Jim Harriott and Eng-
lewood activist Tom Min-
nich made up a panel at the
Venetian Golf & River Club
organized by the Tiger Bay
Club to answer questions
and fire up the crowd on
River Road issues.
Before the crowd of some
100 attendees could ask
their questions, Harriott
offered a picture of where
things stand at the present
time.
"Currently the section
between U.S. 41 and 1-75 is
under design," Harriott
said. "We're about 90 per-
cent designed rightinow."
Harriott said although
funding was in place for

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right-of-
way acqui-
sition this
year and
next year,
no funding
is currently
available for
actual con-
struction.


Staub


'Do the math'
A question arose about
what the time frame would
be for this two-lane road to
expand to four.
"We don't know when,
because it's a matter of
funding," Staub said, add-'
ing there is simply not
enough money available to
fund the project through
conventional means.
Staub said Minnich has
assembled a 35-member
task force to brainstorm
innovative financing ideas
to get the ball rolling.
"We're looking at a pri-
vate developer to perhaps
fund it, build it or bond it,"
Staub said. "We also attend-
ed an innovative financing
workshop put together by
some Washington (D.C.)
folks. We're looking at toll

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FRONT SECTION
BOB VEDDER 8A
LEGALS 6A
LET 'EM HAVE IT 9A
l,OTTO 2A
OBITUARIES 14A


Subleases teach an expensive lesson


The Honoluana restaurant sublease is
approved, but it's likely to be the last one at the*
Venice Municipal Airport.,.


BY GREG GILES
NEWS EDITOR


After three tries, Venice
City Council on Nov. 27 fi-
nally approved a sublease
for the Honoluana restau-
rant at the Venice Municipal
Airport.
Purdy Enterprises re-
quested approval of its sub-
lease to Honoluana's Jay
Westrom for $72,000 4 year.
Council members balked
at the deal after learning the
city's original lease to Purdy
Enterprises only brings in
$8,800 annually.


"That is about a $63,000
deficit that in my opinion
goes into the hands of
someone who I think is
profiteering off the city of
Venice," said Council Mem-
ber John Moore.
"Over the life of lease the
city is going to lose approxi-
rnately $660,000 over a 10-
year period because of this
sublet that we can't partici-
pate in. I find that uncon-
scionable," Moore said..
Moore had other prob-
lems with the lease, like the
sublease expiration date
that exceeds the original


lease by four years. The or-
iginal 25-year lease expires
in 2013, but in another panr
of the lease the expiration is
shown as 2024, adding up to
a 35-year-lease.
Moore also asked staff to
find proof that Purdy En-
terprises provided certifica-
tion to the city of required
improvements called for in
the original lease.
No way out
City staff researched.the
issues, and the prospect of
fighting the sublease.
CityAttorney Bob Ander-'
son came back, citing a
1985 court case that states,
in essence, the city can't
challenge the sublease on
the grounds that the lessor
is making a profit.


"He is absolutely right,"
said Moore after reviewing
the case.
"It was so clear," he said.
"The only problem I have is,
if it was so clear in 1985,
why did the city enter into a
lease in 1989 with language
in it so detrimental to our
best interest, and continued
to do that over the years?"
Anderson attributed the
mix-up in expiration lan-
guage to a clerical error that
he said will be corrected.
As for the certification of
improvements, no record
was ever found, making the
case for denying the sub-
lease untenable.
Other contract language
limited any rent increase to

Please see LESSON, 7A


A gift to remember -the Libby Bus


Make A
EDITOR'S NOTE: You can
make a difference in the life
someone or help an organizJ
tion that desperately needs i
If you're unsure how you
can help, but want to get
involved, visit the Friendship
Volunteer Center at friend-'
shipvolunteer.com or call (94
953-5965.
Get involved ... and make
a difference.


OUR TOWN SECTION
CROSSWORD 6B
DEAR ABBY 9B
TRAVEL SB
VENUE 3B
WELL-BEING 5B


Difference
A story of giving con-
of tinues to touch the
a-
t. lives of many.
BY GREG GILES
NEWS EDITOR

t1) Venice resident Louise
Brunberg, a retired educa-
e tdr who opened a soup
kitchen in Nicaragua and


expanded it into a school,
had been struggling for
years to find a way to fi-
nance a school bus.
If the children of Naga-
rote were going to lift them-
selves up from poverty
through education, they
would need reliable trans-
portation to and from
"Dreams of Louise" school,
named by the community.
Financing the soup
kitchen and paying the
teachers' salaries comes
mostly from her retirement
savings.
She held various fund-
raisers and created a non-
profit organization The
Right To Leam Inc. to


highlight the children's
needs and solicit aid, but it
wasn't enough.
Then, a gift arrived a
1994 school van that seats
24 to replace an aging 1983
Isuzu pickup truck.
In the words of the Sara-
sota mother and teacher
who helped make it hap-
pen, CathyWardwell, here is
the story of Libby and the
Libby Bus.
"Libby was a young;
happy girl from the United
States.
"When she was about 7
or 8 years old, she decided
that she wanted to help

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ROSE WILSON and her husband, Cornelius Van Santvoord
Wilson, published the first edition of the Sarasota Times
newspaper in 1899. After her husband's death in 1910, Rose
continued to publish the weekly paper until it was sold in
1923. During her tenure as editor, she worked tirelessly to
promote public education, sensible city growth and a
woman's right to vote. She was a founder of the Sarasota
Woman's Club, a director of the Sarasota Chamber of
Commerce and a member of the Florida State Press Club,
the Masonic Order of the Eastern Star and the First
Presbyterian Church. Rose Wilson was "one of the most
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U.S. 41 Nokomis Project, Dec. 2-8


FROM FDOT


One lane of U.S. 41 in
both directions at the ap-
proaches to Bird Bay Drive
will be closed from 9 p.m.,
Sunday, Dec. 2, to 6 a.m.,
Monday, Dec. 3, for a traffic
shift needed to install turn
lanes and curbs in the medi-
an between Bird Bay Drive
and the Roberts Bay Bridge.
Also, the erection of an
overhead sign at the ramp
leading from southbound
U.S. 41 to the westbound
Venice Connector and onto
the Hatchett Creek Bridge
will require the closing of
one southbound U.S. 41
lane starting at 9 p.m. on
Monday, Dec. 3.


This operation also will
require the complete clos-
ing of both U.S. 41 south-
bound travel lanes as well as
the ramp for a period of
about 20 minutes or less
starting around midnight
Tuesday, Dec. 4.
If necessary, emergency
vehicles will be escorted
through the work zone
while both southbound U.S.
41 lanes and the ramp are
closed.
The sign work requiring
the closing of the south-
bound lanes and ramp is


riot expected to affect traffic
on northbound U.S. 41 or
the eastbound Venice Con-
nector.
This work is part of pro-
ject under which the Florida
Department of Transporta-
tion is widening U.S. 41
from two to three lanes in
both directions along a 3-
mile corridor from Bird Bay
Drive to north of State Road
681 (Venice Connector).
In addition to widening
U.S. 41, the project includes
the replacement of the
Dona Bay. and Shakett


Creek bridges, the complete
rehab of the Roberts Bay
Bridge, and drainage, sig-
nalization and curb,. side-,
walk and bicycle lane im-
provements along the entire
corridor.
Motorists are asked to
exercise extra caution while
driving through the U.S. 41
construction zone where a
reduced 35-mph speed
limit is being enforced by
the Sarasota County Sher-
iff's Office.
For more information,
call 485-8700 or 232-5590.


Signs of the times

Tropical Bob'read the
other day that a class in
making gingerbread houses
has been scheduled.
It brought back three-
year-old memories of T.B.'s
post-Charley gingerbread
house. It had a blue roof,
a debris pile out front
and boarded-up windows -
scrawled with "U Loot, We *
Shoot."
This year, T.B.'s ginger- T. \
bread house would be differ-
ent. It would have a brown
lawn with a "For Sale" sign
peeking above weeds. Atop
.that, a "Plice Reduced" sign.
"It's a great time to buy," TROPICAL BOB
sellers tell us. Well, maybe. WEATHER COMMENTS
But there was a better time.
It was called The Great
Depression.

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Tire deflators a useful tool in trained hands


SUN PHOTOS BY JEFF TAVARES, jtavares@venicegondolier.com
Venice Police Sgt. Jason Adams stands on the side of the road ready to retrieve Stop Sticks, a
brand name of tire deflator (the spikes are in the bag and can be used only once) without putting
himself in harm's way. Two Palm Beach deputies failed to attach the rope, went onto the highway to
retrieve the deflators and were struck by a patrol car and killed in a pursuit in the Everglades.


Venice Police Sgt. Jason Adams shows how a lanyard (rope) is attached to the end of the bag con-
taining Stop Sticks, or spikes, used to deflate the tires of cars being pursued by police. The officer
,tosses the Stop Sticks into the travel lane, then pulls the lanyard when he retrieves the sticks -
without having to go into the roadway.


BY TOMMY MCINTYRE
;STAFF WRITER

The law enforcement
community across the nation
and here at home is m6um-
ing the deaths of two Palm
Beach County deputies killed
in a bizarre accident.
The two officers tried to
retrieve tire deflators from
the roadway when they


were struck by. another
patrol car during a pursuit.
"Deploying and retriev-
ing them (tire deflators) can
be dangerous," said Sara-
sota County Sheriff Bill
Balkwill. "We have policies
and procedures that must
be followed."
All Sarasota County sher-
iff's sergeants .carry tire
deflators in their cars. Stop


Sticks is the brand of tire
deflator used by Venice
police. The term Stop Sticks
is used generically by law
enforcement officers even
though Stop Sticks is a
-brand name.
"All our patrol cars have
them," Capt. Tom McNulty
said. "Yes, we train all our
officers how to deploy and
retrieve them."


How they work
Stop Sticks fold up into
three equal parts and fit
neatly in the trunk of the
patrol car.
A lanyard, or rope, is
attached to one end of the
bag that holds the spikes
with a caribiner (a metal
loop with a screw-down or
spring gate that is failsafe
and used by climbers).
When the tire deflators
are needed during a pursuit,
the officer grabs the bag and
tosses it into the street,
where it unfolds into a


straight line across the trav-
el lanes.
He retrieves it by stand-
ing off the roadway and
simply yanking the line
attached to them.
According to Palm Beach
County Sheriff Ric Brad-
shaw, deputies Donta Man-
uel, 33, and Jonathan Wal-
lace, 23, did not follow pro-
cedure in retrieving the
sticks.
Before deploying the tire
deflators, they failed to
attach a lanyard that would
have allowed them to stand


on the side of the road and'
pull them off the road with-
out getting in the path of the
oncoming deputy.
The officer who hit them
was hospitalized with in-
juries but will recover.
Bradshaw said he is "hav-
ing a tough time of it."
"We are all affected when
something like this hap-
pens," Balkwill said. "We are
family."

tmcintyre@
venicegondolier.com


SARASOTA COUNTY BRIEFS


Poll worker
orientations
Anyone interested in be-
coming a poll worker may
attend one of the following
orientation sessions Appli-
cants must be registered to
vote in Sarasota County and
bring a Florida driver li-
'cense and signed Social
Security card. There's no
need to RSVE
Fruitville Library, 100
'Coburn Road, Dec. 3, 10
a.m.
Selby Library, 1331 First
St., Dec. 4, 11 a.m. .
Jacaranda Library, 4143
Wobdmere Park Blvd., Dec.
5,2 p.m.
North Port Library,
13800 South Tamiami Trail,
Dec. 6, 2 p.m.
Evalyn Sadlier Jones
Branch YMCA, 8301 Potter,
Park Drive, Dec. 10, 11 a.m.,
and Dec. 12,6 p.m..
Frank G. Berlin Branch
YMCA, 1075 Euclid Ave.,
'Dec. 10, 6 p.m., and Dec. 12,
10 a.m.
Michael & Georgia
:Miller Branch South County
,Family YMCA, 701 Center
!Road, Dec. 11, 10 a.m., and
Dec. 13, 6 p.m.
Grant workshops
The Sarasota County

;gram makes up to $12,000
available for each neighbor-
'hood during a.grant cycle.
All it takes to put that
resource to work is atten-
'dance at a two-hour work-
.shop to learn the applica-
,tion process.
Representatives of the
Neighborhood Grant pro-
gram will conduct two
workshops: 2-4 p.m., Sat-
urday, Dec. 1, at Jacaranda
Public Library, 4143 Wood-
mere Park Blvd., Venice, and
1-3 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 11 at
the Sarasota County Ad-
'ministration Center, 1660
Ringling Blvd., Sarasota.
Attendance at a workshop is
a prerequisite to applying
'for the grant program.
,Space is limited and reser-
:vations are required.
The workshop is open
to representatives of any
Neighborhood associations,


homeowner associations
and informal groups of
neighbors who wish to use
the matching' grant pro-
gram to fulfill needs in their
communities that preserve
character and value, en-
hance safety, build neigh-
borhood leadership or im-,
prove environmental and
physical health.
Neighborhood groups can
match the county grant
funds with cash, volunteer
hours, direct donations by
neighbors, other grant sourc-
es or by donations of materi-
als and services. A maximum
of $100,000 is available twice
per year.
The deadline to apply for
funding during the current
grant cycle is Feb. 19.
For more details, call
861-5000 or send an e-mail
to neighbor@scgov. net.
Backflow testing
program
Beginning in January
2008, Sarasota County Util-
ities customers who are
required to install backflow
preventer devices will be
able to enroll in an optional
testing program that may
make it more convenient
for them to comply with the
statewide backflow preven-
tion program.
The program will give
customers the option' of


contracting privately with a
licensed plumber to com-
plete the required annual
testing, or enrolling in
a coufity plan that uses
licensed contractors under
a competitive bid for their
services.
All service fees in the
optional testing program
will be applied in small,
equal monthly charges to
individual water bills. The
cost for the program will
vary depending upon the
size of the backflow preven-
tion assembly. The typical
residential pipe size is
three-quarter inch and cost
$2.53 per month.
Backflow prevention de-
vices keep contaminated
water from entering public
drinkingwater through direct
cross-connections in resi-
dential piping and other
sources of water. As of Jan-
uary 2007, Sarasota County
Utilities customers who also
use another source of water
on their property must install
a backflow prevention device.
and have it tested annually to
ensure it is working properly.
For more information about
backflow devices, visit
www.scgov.net and click on
the Backflow Prevention
button.
Residents can also call
861-5000 and ask for Util-
ities Customer Service.


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It's never too early to send holiday mail


vember, Rudolph simply
chuckled.
"I wanted to get it out of
the way," he said.
Any post office worker
would tell you Rudolph was
doing the right thing.
Every year, millions of
letters and packages get
sorted through various
postal service locations, all
in the hope of reaching dis-
tant family and friends dur-
ing the holiday season.
And, as Englewood Post-
master Gale Childs said, the
most important thing to
keep in mind when ship-
ping items is to mail early.


MAILING YOUR CARDS AND LETTERS
* Have the correct postage for oversize envelopes.
* Do not bundle cards with yarn, staples, paper clips,
string, etc.
a If reusing a box, cover all UPC codes and old address-
es.
* A mailing address should be inserted into the box being
sent, as well as on the box itself.
* Mail cards, letters and packages early.
Quick tips for military shipping
* Use the full name of the service member.
* Include the unit and Air/Army Post Office (APO) or
Fleet Post Office (FPO) address with 9-digit ZIP code if
available.
* Include a return address.
* Print on only one side of the package with the recipi-
ent's address in the lower right portion.
Quick tips for packing and shipping
* Don't cover your package in any sort of paper over-
wrap.
* Cushion and double-box fragile items.
* If you must use paper overwrap of any kind, such as
brown paper, white paper, wrapping paper, etc., you
must cover every square inch of the overwrap surface
with an approved tape. Masking tape is not good. There
are no exceptions to this rule. Also, at some shipping or
packaging.shops, there may be a surcharge if the staff
has to provide tape for you to make your box shippable, .
or has to take the time to tape up the box. This can be '
time-consuming.
* Include a slip of paper with the name and address of
the intended recipient and your contact information inside
the package. Also, write the same information on the out-
side of the package.
* Don't use string, masking, Scotch, cellophane, electrical
or duct tape. Instead, use a strong tape 2 inches or
more in width such as these approved types of tape:
pressure-sensitive plastic tape, nylon-reinforced tape,
water-activated tape, clear packing tape, or brown pack-
ing tape.
* UPS and FedEx won't deliver to a P.O. Box, APO or
FPO, only to a physical address.
For more information about services, shipping regula-
tions and prices, visit the following Web sites:
USPS www.usps.com
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SUN PHOTO BY MOLLY DEMPSEY, mdempsey@sun-herald.com
Pat Lawrence, left, sends Christmas gifts to family members in her old hometown of Rye, N.H., with the help of postal worker Laurie
Rich.


. "Don't wait until the last
minute," she said. "We don't
know if there are going to be
any snowstorms or any-
thing like that, but obvious-
ly if the north gets snowed
in, we're not going to get the
stuff down here moved up
there. So if you are mailing,
honestly, the earlier the bet-
ter.',
Deadlines
Aside from starting early,
there are a few tips every-
one should keep in mind
this holiday season.
. The first is to know your
deadline for shipping items
by Christmas.
According to the United
States Postal Service Web
site, the last day to ship par-
cel posts domestically is
Dec. 15, with general and
priority delivery being Dec.
20. However, express mail
will be available until Dec.
22 for Christmas shipping.
For those who are ship-
ping something special to a
member of the armed ser-


vices, the final dates are
even earlier.
Members classified with
AP and AA ZIPs, as well as
those classified as AE with
ZIPs 090-092 and 094-098,
have a Dec. 11 deadline for
mailing letters, cards and
priority mail. Dec. 18 is the
deadline for express mail,
and the parcel airlift mail
deadline is Dec. 4.
Those classified with AE
ZIP 093 have a deadline of
Tuesday for letters, cards
and priority mail. Express
mail is not applicable, and
Saturday was the deadline
for a parcel airlift mail.
Space-available mail and
parcel post mail deadline
dates have already past for.
all ZIP classifications.
UPS and FedEx have a
deadline of Dec. 22.
Smart ideas
While families think it's
endearing to send letters
addressed to "Grandpa" or
"Grandma," Childs warns
that this can create prob-


lems.
"Without a last name
and a good address, we can't
send it," she said. "So make
sure you have a last name
attached."
Also, she said that people
tend to write the return
address too far down, which
can confuse the computer
scanning packages and let-
ters.
"Make sure the return
address is printed on the
upper left-hand corner,"
she said.
Post offices cannot ac-
cept liquor boxes or boxes
marked with chemical
labels as shippable contain-
ers.
Also, you cannot ship liq-
uids or hazardous materials
via mail domestically or
internationally.
Leave a note inside your
packages with the name
and addresses of the sender
and the recipient written on
it.
Elaine Allen-Emrich,


Gabriela Mares and Jon E
Sica contributed to this arti-
cle.

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Sarasota OKs $51 million land purchase


BY JACK GURNEY
PELICAN PRESS

Florida environmental
authorities keep throwing
questions at Midnight Pass
restoration consultant Kar'-
yn Erickson. It's been going
on for three years now, and
she just keeps answering
them. They are expected to
run out of them sometime
next spring.
"One way or the other,
we expect a response from
the Florida Department of
Environmental Protection
with finality," said Spencer
Anderson, a Sarasota Coun-
ty project manager. "They
will either tell us were on
track to receive a permit, or
that there will be no per-
mit."
Midnight Pass will have
been closed for a quarter
century by the time an
answer finally comes.
Many advocates who have
pursued its reopening are
now gray-haired, but their
resolve has not waned in
the face of rejections and
time.
On Dec. 4 at 7 p.m., Erick-
son will give one of her peri-
odic reports on negotiations
to restore Midnight Pass. Her
appearance at the St Bon-
iface Episcopal Church, ap-


propriately located at 5615
Midnight Pass Road, figures
to be well attended.
The fifth
Erickson is in the final
stages of a fifth "request for
additional information"
with state officials. A sixth is
expected to follow. Their
report and recommenda-
tion to Florida Gov. Charlie
Crist and his cabinet is
anticipated next May or
June.
If the state issues per-
mits, and federal authorities
follow suit, a construction
contract could be awarded
next year. But north Casey
Key residents have threat-
ened to challenge them be-
cause they fear beach ero-
sion, so the process could
drag on for until 2009 or
longer.
The estimated price tag
for restoring Midnight Pass
now stands at about $40
million $10 million to re-
move the sand plus $1 mil-
lion a year over 30 years to
monitor and maintain a
channel cut from Little
Sarasota Bay into the Gulf of
Mexico.
There is no county fund-
ing plan for a restoration if
permits are issued, and
given the belt-tightening


brought on by property tax
cuts and real estate sales
collapse it has not been a
high priority item for com-
missioners who will have to
find money.
History
The popular coastal inlet
became unstable in the
1970s and was closed in
1983 after it migrated north-
ward and threatened to
undermine two Siesta Key
beachfront homes. It is now
a narrow stretch of beach
that connects Siesta Key
with Casey Key.
In 1988, the county sub-
mitted a Midnight Pass
restoration proposal that
was denied by state au-
thorities in 1991 after a
previous permit process
that went on for almost
three years. A county ap-
peal subsequently failed,
but restoration advocates
refused to quit.
In November 2004, Erick-
son mailed off permit appli-
cations to U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers and Florida
Department of Environ-
mental protection that de-
scribe how a dredging pro-
ject to remove sand from
the former inlet area and
place it on nearby beaches
could work.


REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK


COMPILED BY
GREG GILES
NEWS EDITOR


A council two-step
' City council meetings are
still the best show in town..
Cotincil's Nov. 27 mar-
athon meeting drew a
standing room crowd.
The meeting lasted eight
hours due to a review of
major projects and policies.
City Manager Marty
Black developed a list of 43
items he felt council might
wish to review since the
election of three new mem-
bers earlier this month.
For some community
advocates it was a chance to
rehash old issues and chal-
lenge council to reverse
prior decisions.
The public comment
portion of the meeting
began with a trio of choreo-
graphed airport presenta-
tions, extending the preseri-
tation to more than 15 min-
utes.
Council Member Sue
Lang, who is critical of air-
port policies, immediately.
requested the three recom-
mendations (place the mas-
ter plan on hold, create a
committee whose sole pur-
pose is to revise it and pur-
sue a B-II designation) be
considered by council. "


That drew, a response
from Venice attorney Dan
Boone, who asked if there
had been a change in coun-
cil policy regarding presen-
tations.
Council has frowned up-
on similar extended presen-
tations for the past two
years, he said, preferring
instead to invite a formal
presentation that can be
placed on the agenda.
"Will the policy be
changed, or stay the same?"
Boone said. "Because if it
has (changed), we may well
want to do this if it's going to
be allowed."
Boone never got a re-
sponse to his question.
Upcoming
city meetings
The Venice Planning
Commission meets Tues-
day, Dec. 4, at 1:30 in coun-
cil chambers. The only item
specified on the agenda is a
request for a variance to
renovate a nonconforming
sign at the Bird Bay Plaza,
making it consistent with
another existing sign that
was granted a height vari-
ance in 2005
If approved, the sign's
height will be reduced from
18 feet to 12 feet, still 6 feet
above city ordinance.
The Venice Municipal
Code Enforcement board


meets on Thursday, Dec. 6,
at 9 a.m. in council cham-
bers.
A second city council
workshop on revised plans
for the proposed Tra Ponti
hotel takes place Friday,
Dec. 7, at 9 a.m. in council
chambers. The developer is
seeking a rezone of the 2.88-
acre property to allow for
the hotel.
The developer intro-
duced a new proposal at the
Nov. 29 workshop. Instead
of a condo-hotel, the new
plan is to build a true hotel
on downtown property just
north of the Venice Avenue
Bridge. All the building
designs have been lowered
from six stories to four sto-
ries at 45 feet in height.
'The proposal was well
received by council mem-
bers at last week's work-
shop.
Quote of the day
"We just lost our farmers
market, so I hope you don't
take away this one, too." -
Stephanie Claussen, a mer-
chant and organizer of the
Miami Avenue flea market
commenting on city coun-
cil's vote to move the farm-
ers market back to Cen-
tennial Park and its subse-
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The Sarasota County Commission approved its
share of a joint purchase Tuesday with the
Southwest Florida Water Management District
for over 12,000 acres of environmentally sensi-
tive land on the Mabry Carlton Ranch.


BY STEVEN J. SMITH
STAFF WRITER


One of the largest land
preservation deals in Sara-
sota County history was
approved Tuesday, but not
everyone was happy with it.
The Sarasota County
Commission voted 4-1
Tuesday to authorize an
agreement with the South-
west Florida Water Manage-
ment District to buy two
parcels of land totaling
12,376 acres from Mabry
Carlton Ranch for
$51,813,488.
County Commissioner
Shannon Staub was the
lone dissenter.
The district's share of the
purchase will be $20.1 mil-
lion, with the money com-
ing from the Florida Forever
Trust 'Fund, according to-
spokeswoman Robyn Hanke.
Sarasota County is expected
to contribute $31.7 million
through its Environment-
ally Sensitive Lands Pro-
tection Program.
Both parcels are situated
south of State Road 72, east
of Myakka River State Park
and the district's Myakka
Prairie Tract. The property
will be added to the 94,000-


acre Myakka core conserva-
tion area, which is a collec-
tion of contiguous public
conservation lands owned
by the state, the district and
Sarasota County.
"I look at this contract as
an opportunity to preserve
and conserve a very, very
significant part of Sarasota's
landscape for future gener-
ations," said County Com-
missioner Jon Thaxton.
"I'm frankly fearful that if
we do not take this chance
today to purchase this
property while it is under
unified ownership and a
willing seller, we'll be facing
more decisions like we did
with the Isles of Athena,
where parts of it are broken
up, developers come in and
develop."
'Lopsided'
Staub's objection to the
deal focused on what she
called, "competing interests
- environmental steward-
ship and stewardship of
funds."
"I don't see this as a lega-
cy," Staub said. "This deal is
pretty lopsided. And I'm not
comfortable with the con-
tract."
Staub said the sale overly


favored the Carltons.
The deal allows the Carl-
ton family to continue stip-
ulated activities on the land,
including cattle and horse
operations, grass, sod, ener-
gy crops, maintenance of a
hunting camp and five
areas totaling 325 acres that
may be converted to im-
proved pasture.
The family also will have
the right to construct seven
* single-family residences -
each on 5 acres of land -
that will be prohibited from
negatively' affecting the
environmentally sensitive
nature of the land.
In addition, the Carltons
will have the right to sell
their property. in parcels,
but it can only be divided
into seven divisions, a mini-
mum of 1,000 acres each.
The district and Sarasota
Countywill have first refusal
on any such sale.
"Where are we going to
get the money (should we
exercise first refusal)?"
Staub said. "We now only
have $21 million left for the
purchase of any other envi-
ronmentally sensitive lands.
And what does it matter if,
according to the land-use
regulations, all they can do
is ranch anyway?"

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19 NOTICE OF AUCTION 20 NOTICE TO 20 NOTICE TO 30 NOTICE OF SALE
CREDITORS CREDITORS
PUBLIC VEHICLE AUCTION UNIT B286, Loretta Williams
The following vehicle/vessel(s) will be Division: Probate IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR UNIT D762 Andrew Norris
auctioned for unpaid towing and stor- SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA UNIT D730, Leo Allaire
age chargesonly per FS71378 OF PROBATE DSION
Vehicle 0 Flagship Tnwing &. Auto IN RE: ESTATE OF PROBATE DIVISION UNIT D754 Mke Worley
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Way, Unit 11, Venice, FL 34285.


GODFREY C.ANDERSON,
Deceased.


IN RE: ESTATE OF
MARGOT SUE STARKEY


UNITS B02 & D/702. Joseph
Urso


On 12/31/07 @ 10:00 AM, at the NOTICE TO CREDITORS a/k/a MARGOT S. STARKEY, Purchases must be paid for at the,
above address. The administration of the estate of a/k/a MARGOT STARKEY, time of purchases, in cash. All pur-
GODFREY C. ANDERSON, chased items sold as is, where is,
- 1997 FORD TAURUS deceased, whose date of death Deceased. and must be removed at time of
1FALP52U8VA310569 was September 18, 2007, and sale. Sale subject to cancellation in
PUBISH ,cemb 27 whose social security number is File No. 2007-CP-14103-SC the event of settlement. Should it
PUBLISH: December 2, 2007 XXX-XX-5315, is pending in the Division: Probate be impossible to dispose of these
Circuit Court for SARASOTA Courn- goods on day of sale, the sale will
Th f PUBollowing vehicle/vessel(s) will ty, Florida, Probate Division, the NOTICE TO CREDITORS be continued on such succeeding
The following vehice/vesse will address of which is 2000 Main The administration of the estate of days thereafter as may be neces-
be auctioned for unpaid towing & Street, P.O. Box 3079, Saraso- MARGOT SUE STARKEY, a/k/a sary to complete the sale.
713.78. Vehicle @ Jimmie's Firb-t Florida 34230-3079. The MARGOT S. STARKEY, a/k/a
stone, 6025 SR53 Madison names and addresses of the Per- MARGOT STARKEY, was April 6, PUBLISH: November 25, Decem-
FL 1. 1977 Dodg, 8150, Vn BIk, sonal Representative and the Per- 2006, and whose Social Security ber 2, 2007
B11AE7K124053. 2. 1990 Pont, sonal Representative's attorney are Number is 512-46-2750, is pend-
Grand Prix, 2D, Wht set forth below, ing in the Circuit Court for SARA-
1G2WP14TOLF211124. 3. 1996 All creditors of the decedent and SOTA County, Florida, Probate 38 OTHER NOTICES
Ford, Taurus, 4D, Grn, other persons having claims' or Division; the address of which is
1FALP53S9TA188279. On demands against decedent's Karen E. Rushing, Clerk Pro- NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
12/19/2007 at 9:00 a.m. at estate on whom a copy of this bate Department P.O. Box PROCEEDINGS
171 S Jackson Rd, Venice notice is required to be served 3079, Sarasota, FL 34230-
34292. must file their claims with this 3079. The names and addresses TO: All Persons or entities having
PUBLISH: December 2, 2007 court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 of the personal representative and or claiming to have any right, title
NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF the personal representative's attor- or interest in the following proper-
The following vehicle/vessel(s) will THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF ney are set forth below. d ty:
b i nd fr THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS All creditors of the decedent and
be auctioned for unpaid towing & AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE other persons having claims or $1,350.00 in U.S. Currency
torage cha1. 1998 Ford, per, OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE demands against, decedent's
Ut, Whi, 1FMYU24ElWUBl9407. ON THEM. estate on whom a copy of this YOU'ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that
On 12/19/2007 at 9:00 AM at All other creditors of the decedent notice is requried to be served the Sarasota County Sheriff's
171 S. Jackson, Venice, FL. Vehi and, persons having claims or must file their claims with this Office seized the described prop-
cle @ Joe Nagy Towng, 3700 demands against the decedent's court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 erty on October 11, 2007 in
Mercantile Ave, Naples estate must file their claims with MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF Sarasota County, Florida. Afor-
PUBLISH: December 2, 2007 this court WITHIN THREE THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF feiture complaint has been filed in
MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS the Circuit Court Twelfth Judicial
NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE Circuit, in and for Sarasota County,
The following vehicle/vessel(s)will' THIS NOTICE. OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE Florida, being Case No. 2007-CA-
The followinged for unpaid towing & ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN ON THEM. 14302-NC, for the purpose of
bstorage auctioned for unpaid towing & THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH All other creditors of the decedent obtaining a final order of forfeiture
71t7 Vehge @ orthl pr Ii IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE and other persons having claims or as to the above described proper-
713.78 Vehicle @ North Collier FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL demands against decedent's ty upon producing due proof that
Naples. 1. 1995 Hnd, Civic BE FOREVER BARRED. estate must file their claims with same was used in violation of Flori-
2D, Cry, 2HGEJ2222SH568053. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS da laws dealing'with contraband,
On 12/19/2007 at 9r00a.m., PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST pursuant to the Florida Contraband
171 Jackson Rd, Venice, FL ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. Forfeiture Act, Sections 932.701-
34292. YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN 707, Florida Statutes.
PUBLISH: December 2, 2007 DECENDENTS DATE OF DEATH THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH
IS BARRED. IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE KURT A. HOFFMAN, ESQUIRE
The date of the first publication of FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL General Counsel
NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION thisNotice is November 25, BE FOREVER BARRED. SarasotaCounty
The following vehicle/vessells) will 2007. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME Sheriff's Office
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NOTICE
CITY OF VENICE
TRAMONTO VISTA PARK
Notice is hereby given that the Venice City Council will hold a
workshop on Friday, December 7, 2007 at 1:00 p.m. The work-
shop will be held in Council Chambers, City Hall, City of Venice,
401 West Venice Avenue, Venice, Florida, 34285. The purpose ol
the workshop is for City Council to discuss the approved and pro-
posed improvements at Tramonto Vista Park. The public is invit-
ed and encouraged to attend and public input will be heard.
No stenographic record by a certified court reporter is made o0
this meeting nor will a verbatim record be prepared. Minutes will
be written for the public record.
If you are disabled and need special assistance, please contact
the City Clerk's office 24 hours prior to the meeting.
/s/ Lori Stelzer, MMC, City Clerk
PUBLISH: December 2, 2007


Personal Representative:
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Englewood, FL 34295
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SUNDAY, DEC. 2, 2007 SUN NEWSPAPERS 7A


'SUN PHOTO BY SUSAN CAIRO
Y. Jimmy V. and Kevin Earl, employees of The Home Depot in Venice stack live Christmas trees. The*
- Venice Fire Department recommends keeping a close eye on the water level of live trees to prevent
-j a fire hazard.


TREE from Page 1A
paint issue as recently
recalled children's toys. This
type of decoration should
be kept out of the reach of
small children.
An estimated 15,000
home fires were started by


candles in 2005. To avoid
the risk, candles should not
be left burning. Lit candles
should never be put on a
tree or near other ever-
greens. Nonflammable hold-
ers should be used and
placed where they can't be
knocked down.


Make sure the batteries
in your smoke alarms are
fresh. Resist the temptation
to remove them for use in
toys.


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LESSON from Page A
double the highest rent
paid.
In the end, the research
didn't provide the city with a
viable escape from the con-
tract.
Anderson also said that a
five-year statute of limita-
tions period within which to
challenge the certification
makes the entire issue
moot.
Council members would
have to approve the sub-
lease, like it or not.
And they didn't like it.
"We have a bevy of legal
advice, but I've been a
client," said Council Mem-
ber John Simmonds. "It's
my gut feeling that we'll be
sued if we do not approve
this."
Council Member Ernie
Zavodnyik, a retired Chi-
cago attorney, was the lone
vote against the sublease
- apparently as a protest
vote, since the consensus
was the city would likely be
sued successfully if it re-
jected the sublease.
The city attorney and
staff were instructed not to
negotiate any new contracts
that include a sublease pro-
vision.
Airport staff have said
only a few long-term con-
tracts contain the same
type of sublease provision.


ggiles@
venicegondolier.com


ROAD from Page 1 A
roads as well. We're going to
have to get creative to make
this happen."
Howe chimed in that the
MPO only receives about
$20 million for projects
such as this one, "in a good
year."
"Do the math," Howe
said. "It's pretty daunting.
That's why it's critical to
implement innovative fi-
nancing such as public
private partnership, dona-
tions of right of way, toll
roads, etc. to get our
arms around this problem."

"This is not an
Englewood project,
this is a regional
project."
Tom Minnich


Get ready
Tower said that waiting
for the state and federal
governments to get in-
volved isn't enough.
"I have to give Tom
Minnich credit," ToWer said.
"He's putting together a
board of local people that
are going to work on getting
innovative financing for this
road. It's the right way to go
for our region."
"This is not an Eng-
lewood project, this is a
regional project," Minnich
said. "The region includes


Center Road in Venice to
Boca Grande. We're talking
about 130,000 people. As I
see it, folks, River Road is
key to the economic devel-
opment of South County.
And if we can establish a
highway from Englewood to
1-75, we have all kinds of
opportunities not only
for an evacuation route, but
for employment centers as
well."
A member of the audi-
ence asked if bonding might
work to raise capital for the
road expansion more
.quickly.
"The county commission
has discussed this in the last
month or so," Staub said.
"Also (former Charlotte
County Commissioner)
Mac Horton suggested set-
ting up taxing districts,
where those who might
benefit the most from the
expansion, (would pay into
it). We're not taking any-
thing off the table."
Staub said everyone
would have to "step up to
the plate'" to make this pro-
ject happen.
"You're probably sitting
here thinking, 'What can I
do?' Staub said. "Well,
there's going to come a time
when we'll be calling on
everybody in this room and
everybody down in that
area to help us lobby those
areas we need to lobby or to
pass a referendum for a
bond. So get ready."

ssmith@sun-herald.com


GIFT from Page 1A


other children in far away
places.
"She wanted other chil-
dren to enjoy some of the
privileges that she enjoyed,
such as. a good school,
clothes to wear and a safe
home.
"Libby and her sister
Emily decided that they
would no longer accept gifts
for themselves.
"Instead, they gave
money to needy children.
"When Libby was 15
years old, she died unex-
r, .,, pectedly. .
"Her family and friends


established The Libby
Fund, which keeps Libby's
spirit alive by helping other
children in need. On the day
of Libby's 16th birthday,
Libby's family and friends
held a special celebration.'
"They sent messages to
Libby on 1,000 helium-filled
balloons and raised money
to honor her.
"They now, needed to
determine how to use the
money they raised.
"When Libby's mother
heard about Louise's school
in Nagarote, Nicaragua,
Angel Libby whispered to


her mother, 'Buy the bus ...
tell Louise to paint it baby
blue, the color of my eyes,
and ask her to name it the
Libby Bus. That way I can
help children every day by
safely taking them back and
forth to school. I will stay
alive in your heart because
you know I am doing some-
thing helpful for children in
Nagarote.'"
More than a bus
To Brunberg, the gift has
meant much more than just
the bus. It's opened up
opportunities and new


worlds in unexpected ways.
"The shopping for a bet-
ter bus had been on the
agenda for a long time,"
Brunberg said.
"We are very lucky to
have this bus and we owe a
lot of thanks to the family of
Libby for their generosity.
"The students now look
forward to their school bus
ride, and people in town eye
this beautiful bus with
admiration."
The bus is reliable trans-
portation for bulk food
donations that previously
might have been discarded.


The Libby Bus also takes
sick villagers and children
to clinics or hospitals in the
capitol city of Managua.
"The bus is able to offer
the same service for teachers,
often mothers of small chil-
,drenwho live in areas around
Nagarote that are too danger-
ous or distant to walk every
day" Wardwell said.
"The Libby Bus is reliable
enough to give these moth-
ers who have no other
option for supporting their
families an opportunity
for training and employ-
ment.


"Many lives have been
blessed with the vision and
gifts of Louise Brunberg.
They are genuinely thankful
for the giving that Louise
has showered on Nagarote
to create a better life for the
generations through nutri-
tion, education and a
promise of a better life."
To learn more about
Dreams of Louise School,
visit The Right To Learn Inc.
at www.therighttolearn.org
.or e-mail contact@theright"
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If you are interested in serving on a board,
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PUBUSHER
ROBERT A. VEDDER
PHONE: (941) 207-1000
FAX: (941) 484-8460
8A
SUNDAY
DEC. 2 2007


OPINION


GONDOLIER SUN EDITOR
BOB MUDGE
bmudge@venicegondolier.com
SUN EDITOR
BROOKY BROWN
bbrown@venicegondolier.com


OUR VIEW


Committee could play key role in tax reform


To borrow a line from a popular TV
show, we believe Florida taxpayers
are smarter than fifth graders.
There is recent evidence.
A group of large Florida newspapers
hired a polling company to get voters
reaction to the so-called tax reform legis-
lation passed in October.
The Miami Herald reports just 53 per-
cent of those polled support the plan,
while 20 percent remain undecided. The
constitutional measure takes 60 percent
of all those voting to pass. If the election
were held next week, the referendum
probably would fail.
Pollsters also report they found that
the more people learn about the Legis-
lature's constitutional amendment, the
less they like it.


It is estimated if the tax package is ap-
proved, the typical family will save $240 a
year.
What can a family do with that
money? Buy a couple of tires for the fam-
ily car? Purchase three dress shirts, some
silk ties and a package of underwear?
Maybe replace the microwave or the
kitchen sink? Or pay 10 percent down on
a large, high-definition TV set? Not much
more.
The new package would increase a
property owner's $25,000 homestead ex-
emption by about $15,000, since it applies
to $50,000 to $75,000 of a home's value.
Then there is the portability of the 3-
percent tax cap. If you already own a
home covered by the cap, and you sell the
house, up to $500,000 can be carried for-


ward to your new dwelling. That increas-
es the inequity with recent buyers.
Should there be another major real es-
tate boom, commercial property would
have a 10-percent cap on an increased
property value.
In addition, small businesses, such as a
hair dresser, bicycle repair shop or variety
store, would have a $25,000 exemption on
personal property, such as their cash reg-
ister, hair dryers or a milk cooler. It has
been estimated some 80 percent of all
Florida businesses would save between
$300 and $400 a year.
Some critics complain that lawmakers,
meeting last spring and again this fall,
didn't take the time to find real solutions.
There's another potential source of
relief.


Under the state constitution, every 20
years a Florida Taxation and Budget
Reform Committee is assembled. Made
up of experienced citizens, its mandate is
to put tax reform proposals on the ballot
in November 2008. The deadline is May 4.
The committee has been meeting. A
total of 17 of the 25 commissioners must
agree on ballot proposals. Again, they
require 60-percent voter approval.
This committee needs to find ways to
end inequities in our tax system. Newer,
out-of-state arrivals, need to buy homes,
and real estate investors are a critical part
of the Florida economy.
Seldom has a Florida Taxation and
Budget Reform Committee had a larger
responsibility to produce something
meaningful than in 2007-08.


The new Tra Ponti


BOB VEDDER
COLUMNIST


The project that has
caused a lot of excitement
and some stir is the redevel-
opment of the area east of
Business 41 between Tampa
and East Venice avenues. It
will be coming back to
Venice City Council after a
couple of workshops.
Tra Ponti, meaning, be-
tween the bridges, is the
brainchild of Mike Miller
and Waterford with some
input from the public. They
wanted to take what was
very valuable land that has
been described aptly by
many as blighted and make
it into a showcase. In order
to be able to do this they
built new buildings off
island for both the Elks and
American Legion, both of
which were due new digs.
The project waffled a lit-
tle between a concept of
mostly shops and a hotel
and. restaurant to mostly
condos and a restaurant. All
of the plans had 60 to 80 feet
of height in them, not with-
in the traditional 35 feet or
45 feet Venice has used as its
base standard.
In every case that has
bothered large groups of
people. Some feel that the
height of this project as well
as acceptance elsewhere of
increased heights hurt the
council incumbents in the
election.
Part of the challenge has
been this project is within
the new designation of com-
mercial mixed-use. This
new designation was a con-
troversial idea that adopted
a form-based planning con-
cept, in essence giving the
planning of the area to city
council. It has total authori-
ty to designate what is and
isn't acceptable in this new
area. For those with limited
planning backgrounds, that
is a big chore.
The latest proposal looks
like most ofWaterford's pro-
jects, which are very attrac-
tive. The difference has
been there were many as-
pects that generally are not
done in other zoning areas.
These include things such
as having overhangs over the
walks, six-story buildings
abutting the sidewalk, park-
ing spaces at 9 feet instead of
the 10 feet used elsewhere in
the city and virtuallyno land-
scaping.
It had 15 spaces for em-
ployees though there would
obviously be a lot more than
that, and not enough park-
ing for the planned restau-
rant 83 parking spaces
for a restaurant billed as a


250-seat facility but really
more like 350 or more count-
ing the banquet room.
There also was a concern
about how handicapped
access would be handled as
well as access for firemen to
the inside units. Setbacks
were an issue; they're not
quite as bad with shorter
buildings, although having
balconies over the side-
walks must be a safety issue.
These things aside, how-
ever, the biggest two issues
were the height and the fact
the buildings, in essence,
were condos that could
offer some hotel units. Peo-
ple were concerned that
folks would buy the units
and, like most short-term
residents, live in them in
season, leaving just a few
units available for short-
term stays then. Providing
for more short-term stays
near downtown has been
termed a big community
need and good for down-
town.
Mr. Miller has shown a
willingness to make the
project fit the desires of the
new council. He has remov-
ed the two biggest objec-
tions height and the con-
do aspects bf it. By remov-
ing height he increases
parking for the employees
and the restaurant, but it is
unclear if that is enough.
The 9-foot-wide spaces are
not up to the standard that
we have required all others
to use and even tougher in a
parking garage. However,
this will be good for body
shops.
What complicates the
whole issue a bit is the new
council would like to
strongly consider rescind-
ing the CMU. City Manager
Marty Black has suggested
that maybe they can ap-
prove a modified project
and then change or elimi-
nate CMU as a future op-
tion.
Appearances are that
Waterford is poised to go to
work onh tearing down the
eyesores, which can't be
done fast enough for all of us.
It is great to see the spirit
of cooperation among the
city manager, council and
the developer to move for-
ward. I give Mike Miller the
most credit as he under-
stands what generally is
wanted and is offering to
make changes. Changing
from condo/hotel to hotel is
exciting for downtown.
While I am just as eager
as everyone else to get this
moving, I do want to make
sure that we don't just over-
look those other important
details.
At any rate, it is exciting.
Let's hope it works out to
everyone's liking.

Bumper sticker: Quit
worrying about your health;
it will go away.

RobertA. Vedder writes a
twice-weekly column in this
paper.


LETTERS FROM OUR READERS


Ground a garage; try a trolley


Editor:
We continue to read articles and columns regarding the
need for parking on the island of Venice. Suggestions have
been made to build a garage at every single possible 16ca-
tion in this city.
The question that immediately comes to mind is, why
are we doing this? Real estate on the island of Venice is
much too valuable to waste by building a parking garage.
Not only would real estate be wasted, but the ambiance
of Venice would suffer as well. Parking garages are poorly
utilized by patrons because they are usually located away
from main shopping areas. Patrons always look for the
most convenient parking near their destination.
This leads to, how do we get to where we really want to
go? Our city is small and therefore can be very congested at
times. More and more congestion being encouraged by a
parking garage seems a poor solution in every aspect.
Small cities, and especially resort areas, have utilized
trolley service to eliminate congestion and transport
patrons to their destinations for many years. A trolley ser-
vice also adds to the ambiance and therefore brings
patrons instead of discouraging them. Why not the city of
Venice?
The city ofVenice working with Venice MainStreet, shop-
ping center owners and possibly even Sarasota County
could easily implement and maintain a trolley service. The
route already exists.
Let's continue to maintain our city's ambiance, not
detract from it by building an underutilized and unsightly
garage in the main business district.
GeraldineT.Westfall
Venice


Clintons leave a
trail of mysteries

Editor:
At least 47 people were
unlucky in associating with
the Clintons during their
time of power. As written by
Lucianne.com, maily deaths
were unresolved.
Twelve Clinton body-
guards were included in the
list of deaths. Some others
on the list:
Mary Mahoney, former
White House intern, was
murdered in 1997 during
pretrial publicity of the
Paula Jones lawsuit. She had
planned to go public for
sexual harassment in the
White House. Unsolved.
Vince Foster, Clinton


counselor, found dead by
gunshot to the head. Ruled
suicide, though death re-
portedly announced by the
White House before his
body was found. His office
ransacked by Clinton's peo-
ple and hard drive smashed.
Jerry Parks, head of gu-
bernatorial security team in
Arkansas, gunned down in
his car at a deserted inter-
section in Little Rock. His
son said he was building a
dossier on Clinton. The files
were mysteriously removed
from his house after his
death.
Kathy Ferguson, ex-wife
of Trooper Danny Ferguson.
Found dead in living room,
gunshot wound to head.
Ruled suicide, though bags


were packed for leaving, recent visit to the reclaimed
Danny was codefendant Tenoroc Mine recreation
with Clinton, while Kathy area, a local fisherman told
was witness for Paula Jones. me that they've been told
Suzanne Coleman, re- not to eat more than one
portedly had an affair with fish a month from the reser-
Clinton in Arkansas, died of voir. This is what Mosaic
gunshot wound to back of wants us to take our drink-
head, ruled suicide. Was ing water from.
pregnant at time of her Last, unless Mosaic is on
death, the same plateau as God or
Stanley Huggins, investi- Mother Nature, it should
gated Madison Guarantee. stop claiming it can restore
Death was ruled suicide. His wetlands and habitats to a
report was never released. condition better then they
Attorney Larry Klayman, were before mining. It's just
Judicial Watch founder and not possible to do in a short
Clinton researcher, had a time what took thousands
brush with death in a hit- of years for nature to ac-
and-run. complish.
Caveat emptor, Charlotte
Anne B. Graf County. With this agree-
Venice ment, what you see is not
what you might get.


Picture of mining
pact just too rosy
Editor:
As usual, Mr. Pinney and
the public relations people
at Mosaic are trying to paint
a rosy pie-in-the-sky picture
of phosphate mining while
taking some cheap shots at
environmental groups who
a truly concerned about the
health and future of our
watersheds.
No environmental group
that I know of is naive
enough to believe that we
can totally shut down Mo-
saic's mining operations. We
are asking for an areawide
cumulative impact study,
something that Mosaic has
repeatedly refused to con-
sider.
If Mosaic is so good at
what it does, then why does
it reject the idea of the
study? It certainly can't be
the cost, since Mosaic made
more than $300 million dol-
lars in profits last year.
I don't know if I want the
land for reservoirs. On a


Jim Reske
Englewood

You call this planning?
Editor:
As a member of the plan-
,ning board in a New
England town for many
years, I find it most difficult
to conceive what, if any, real
thought is being employed
by those concerned' with
community, county and
state planning in Florida, be
they paid employees, elect-
ed or just volunteers.
Recently, your paper
wrote of the thousands of
homes being planned along
River Road, which is inade-
quate to handle existing
traffic and often is impass-
able. We also read of the
possible shortage of water.
Further, steps are being
contemplated to ease the
financial burden on devel-
opers with the goal of
encouraging ever more

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SUINUAY, ULUL. 2, Z UUt


LET EM HAVE IT: WOULD YOU USE A TROLLEY TO GET FRO A

PARKING LOT TO DOWNTOWN VENICE? C LI US AT .-7111.

Just another brick in the road


Asinine.Would you please inform the homeowners here
in Venice, Nokomis, Jacaranda, Osprey and surrounding
area where this idea of decorative concrete medallions
came from? Gasoline at $3 plus a gallon and we're detour-
ing around and around the area, but we have medallions
on our roads. I have a word for it, but it is not printable. Oh
heck, it's asinine.


Family. I'm in the organi-
zation that was mentioned
in your paper, about the
cliques. There are no
cliques. It said that it caters
to the seniors we do. But
they say that it's changed. It
has not changed. The rea-
son why our bus only holds
20 is because our larger bus
is down and may have to be
repaired. The repairs on it
are going to be quite exten-
sive, so we have reached out
to try to get a new bus. If
everything goes as planned
and the Lord lets us, we will
have that bus after the first
of the year. We do not have
cliques in our club. We have
meetings that are on Tues-
days and Wednesdays of
every week. The sign-ups'
for the trips are usually on
the first Tuesday of every


month, and we always have
a waiting list; but nine times
out of 10, you can get off
that waiting list and go
because people cancel out.
Of course, we do have
overnight trips for those
who can afford it and want
to go. We don't try to favor
people. I hope that this per-
son whoever wrote this let-
ter will be kind enough to
attend our meetings to see
that we have not changed.
We are one big, happy fami-
ly. We want everyone to
enjoy our group, and we try
to do as much as possible to
make them comfortable
and feel loved. Our director
should not be penalized.
She is a lovely, lovely girl and
has worked very hard to
make everyone feel wel-
comed. Please, don't come


down on our group just
because you couldn't get on
a trip here or there. When
we get our larger bus it will
be a 35- to 40-passenger
bus, and we'll be able to take
a lot more people on our
trips. Come join us again.
Discouraged. It was with
a great deal of interest that I
read the article in the paper
about a senior group that
meets on Tuesdays at 10
o'clock, and the comments
that were made about it. My
views are very much the
same. I think the group
needs new leadership. All it
has done is to become a
travel agency, and the pro-
grams are not that good
anymore. It's very disap-
pointing. It used to be a real-
ly great group. Few people
have an awful lot to say, and
there are definitely cliques
over there. It's very discour-
aging. I too have forgotten
about going over there, and
I used to enjoy it very much.
I always helped with every-
thing. It's turned into a trav-
el agency big trips most


of us cannot afford. It's a
shame, and I think the cap-
tains should probably be
informed about the unhap-
piness of the people.
Back door. I've always
boycotted the upscale
clothing store that recently
opened on Venice Avenue
because it required its
handicapped citizens to go
all the way around to the
back of the building in an
alley to get access to the
store, as they could not go
up the steps. So I hope city
council has backbone to
require that' the new busi-
ness that goes into that
building make it handicap-
accessible with a ramp or
elevator usage at the front,
on Venice Avenue. It's a
shame that the city of
Venice requires its citizens
to use back alleys to enter
stores.
Conservation. My com-
ment is in regard to the
mockery you made of the
current election for council
and mayor; and now, all of a
sudden, we can't even read
about a conservation issue
which someone has been
kind enough to research
and print in your newspa-
per. Where are we going? At
least that column gave help-
ful hints as to what is hap-


opening in our Earth today. I
really suggest you continue
that article on conservation
so we could all learn how to
be better citizens.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Our only
conservation column is Save
Our Planet, which continues to
run on page 2 of the
Wednesday Our Town section.
Keep your pact. This is
"Whatever," the person who
formerly contributed to
John Patten's community
message board on venice
florida.com and was ban-
ned from the site. The only
logical reason for the ban is
that this site does not toler-
ate dissenting views. In the
last election, this. writer
voted for Martin, Zavodnyik
and Budway. This election
was about slow growth and
therefore the reason for
Martin and Zavodnyik. Sue
Lang was a good slow-
growth choice, but Budway
made a promise to run for
one term. The choice not to
mount a campaign doomed
his chances, but he de-
served a vote for his dedica-
tion and sense of communi-
ty. The election is over and
the challengers Martin,
Lang and Zavodnyik have
won an election that will not
soon be forgotten in the his-
tory of Venice politics. A few


Christmas presents to die for


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..- .,

BOB BOWDEN
GUEST 01. IThIl1T


Annual holiday toy drives
are starting and the Con-
sumer Product Safety Com-
mission has published a list
of toys that pose hazards,
toys branded unsuitable as
gifts for children.
I'm glad these do-good-
ers weren't around- during


my childhood.
My generation would
have been deprived of some
memorable gifts, such as:
An adult-size Western
Flyer bicycle. We straddled
it, pushed off and promptly
fell. We got on again and
again before eventually
wobbling our way to new-
found freedom. We wrecked
a lot, practicing fast stops
on oyster-shell driveways.
Roller skates. Metal-'
wheeled skates were clamp-
ed to our shoes using a spe-
cial key hanging from a
shoelace worn around our
neck. We fell a lot. Iodine
created red badges of cour-
age.
A Red Ryder BB gun. If
misused, we could put out
someone's eye! But we


learned to use this Weapon
of mass destruction respon-
sibly and spent many enter-
taining afternoons hunting
lizards.
A bow and arrows. One
Christmas, the neighbor-
hood rich kid got a bowwith
a really powerful pull. It
could shoot arrows out of
sight! We'd look up, trying to
see where the arrow went,
then run to try to catch it,
A Swiss Army knife. We
"earned" one by joining Boy
Scouts. Soon, I progressed
to a strap-on knife I could
wear on my calf. Lots of
afternoons were spent toss-
ing that knife into coconut
trees or puncturing a travel-
er's palm to suck out water.
A Lash LaRue whip. It's
true that we'd snap our-


selves bloody as often as we chunks of tar that hung off
executed a successful roof edges, rode our bikes
"crack," but we Crackers behind mosquito-fogging
kept at it. If Lash could whip trucks at twilight and jump-
away a bad guy's pistol; we ed off garages to see if an
had to learn that trick, umbrella worked as a para-
A wood-burning kit. chute.
These created worthless We also had slingshots
"art," and the hot iron was to launch cabbage palm
sure to burn a user. Or set seeds, and bamboo blow-
the house on fire. guns to fire little red-and-
A chemistry set. These black peas that grow wild
had lots of corked vials filled along fences.
with mystery fluids that we I doubt we'll give poor
tried to combine to create kids any of these things this
(a) an explosion, or (b) a year.
stinky cloud. The kits often My grandkids want video
included a cheap micro- games. Their thumbs move,
scope to examine ants we'd their eyes glass over, their
fried under the focused ears hear no speech. Video
beam of a magnifying glass. coma, I call it.
Paint by numbers. The You think they'll fondly
paint probably had lead in remember this year's Wii
it. But so what? We chewed game 50 years from now?


kind words of warning. This
election was about your
promise for slow growth; do
not forget this as you
become comfortable with
high-ranking city officials
who demonstrated a pro-
growth stance. The voters by
a 2-1 margin elected you to
take a more conservative
approach to growth and will
not be forgiving if you break
that pact with the citizens.
However, it is important
that a dialogue be estab-
lished with the existing
council members and city
officials without breaking
the promise you made to
the people of Venice. Sec-
ond, beware of community
activists who do not tolerate
dissenting views, but de-
mand that their opinion be
heard from every rooftop
and computer in the city
and the world for that mat-
ter. Finally, go forward.
Honor your promises, build
bridges with those you dis-
agree with, and remember
that now you are a member
of mainstream city politics
and must act accordingly.
Good luck.

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SOUTH COUNTY RECORD


I Motgaefoecls ures Nv.1- 23S


Community National
Bank of Sarasota County v.
Daniel Zaid, Hadass Zaid,
et al.
Community National
Bank of Sarasota County v.
Joleo Enterprises, Joe
Larue, Leonor Larue, et al.
CitiMortgage v. Gabriel
Wagoner, et al.
Washington Mutual Bank
v. Barry R. Wilson, Sherri
Wilson, et al.
Bank of NewYork v.
Catherine Gray, et al.
HSBC Bank v. Christopher
S. Endy, Michelle Endy, et
al.
Deutsche Bank National
Trust v. Gimena Granada,
Jorge A. Villada, et al.
Option One Mortgage v.
Brett R. Greer, et al.
Deutsche Bank National
Trust v. Derrick Neath
Deutsche Bank National
Trust v. Joseph Conkle,
Rethal Conkle, et al.
Deutsche Bank National
Trust v. Alex I. Canales, et
al.
AmTrust Bank v. Richard
A. Grover, Wanda Grover, et
al.
HSBC Bank v. Fernando
S R. Santos
US Bank National
Association v. Michael A.
Gariepy, Victoria J. Gariepy,
et al.
US Bank National
Association v. Julie E.
Nutter, et al.
US Bank National
Association v. Deborah M.
Nickerson
GMAC Mortgage v.
Charles R. Stephens


* US Bank National
Association v. James C.
Strole
* US Bank Home Mortgage
v. Brian Haas
* Bank of America v. John
W Schwarz
* CitiBank v. Jimmy
Denton, et al.
* Deutsche Bank National
Trust v. Steven Saborse and
Michele Saborse, et al.
* US Bank National
Association v. James J.
Mankiewich, William J.
Long, et al.
* Chase Home Finance v.
Jacob T. Stroh, Candace
Stroh, et al.
* Suntrust Mortgage v.
Jonas P Delices, et al..
* Countrywide Home
Loans v. Charles E.
Greenlee, Jean M.
Hakimian, et al.
* US Bank National
Association v. Erik Moreno,
Dania Carnejo Martinez, et
al.
* Deutsche Bank National
Trust v. Jules R. Van*
Landuyt, Lisa T. Van
Landuyt, et al.
* The Bank of NewYork v.
Eddy Jimenez; et al.
* GMAC Mortgage v.
Christine A. Caruso,
William J. Caruso, et al.
* US Bank National
Association v. Kema Estime,
et al.
* GMAC Mortgage v.
Charles Borovsky, Alicia
Borovsky, et al.
* Liberty Savings Bank v.
Anthony M. Solgot, Ashlie J.
Solgot, et al.
* Bank of NewYork v. Dale


W Whittington, Melissa R.
Whittington, et al.
* GMAC Mortgage v. Onan
Rosero, et al.
* HSBC Bank v. David A.
Farquharson, et al.
* Greenpoint Mortgage
Funding v. Michael D.
Baldini, Christina M.
Valderrama, et al.
* Deutsche Bank National
Trust v. Marque S. Lynche,
Sharon E. Lynche, et al.
* US Bank National
Association v. Nikolay
Khodakevich, Oksana
Khodakevich, et al.
* Suntrust Mortgage v.
Angela M. Pollock, John G.
Pollock, et al.
* Bank of New York v. John
M. Rys, Irene A. Rys, et al.
* Bank of New York v.
Danny E. Wren, Penny S.
Wren, et al.
* The Bank of New York v.
Adam R. Tribbett, et al.
* Wells Fargo Bank v. Petra
M. Troutman, Walter
Troutman, et al.
* Wachovia Mortgage v.
Peter S. Geloso, Patricia J.
Harris Geloso, et al.
* US Bank-National
Association v. Wilson Prera,
Patricia E. Prera, et al.
*.Central Mortgage
Company v. Xhevahir
Zulbeari, et al.
* Wilmington Trust
Company v. Kathy
Crisman, Bruce Crisman, et
al.
* US Bank National
Association v. Aleksandr
Selyuzhitskiy, et al.


Smal clams ov. 9-2


* Tehan and Company v.
Palmetto Equipment and
Supply: between $500.01
and $2,500.


* Capital One Bank.v.
William C. Sierp: between
$500.01 and $2,500.
* Capital One Bank v.


Sandra G. Carlsen: between
$500.01 and $2,500.,
* Discover Bank v. Joan
McGrane: between


$2,501.01 and $5,000.
* LVNV Funding v. Brian J.
Murphy: between $2,501.01
and $5,000.
* Liberty Point Corporation
v. Debra Blackburn:
between $500.01 and
$2,500.
* Capital One Bank v.
Sandra J. Spencer: between
$500.01 and $2,500.
* Capital One Bank v. Todd
Peters: between $500.01
and $2,500.
* Lites Dental Temps v.
Joseph Gaeta: between
$2,501.01 and $5,000.
* Leather Express v. Patricia
Zwick: between $2,501.01
and $5,000.
* North Star Capital
Acquisition v. Walter A.
Marleau: between
$2,501.01 and $5,000.
* Pinnacle Credit Services v.
Colleen Jugenheimer:


between $2,501.01 and'
$5,000.
* Capital One Bank v. Marla
Englander: between
$500.01 and $2,500.
* Midland Funding v.
Declan P O'Brien: between
$500.01 and $2,500.
* Capital One Bank v. Sheryl
A. Todd: between $500.01
and $2,500.
* Capital One Bank v.
Veronica M. Suttles:
between $500.01 and
$2,500.
* Capital One Bank v.
AyannaY. Goldwire:
between $500.01 and
$2,500.
* Jane E. Eaton v. Metroplex
Builders: between $2,501.01
and $5,000.
* Ralph Rinaldo v. Bryants
Lawn Service: between
$500.01 and $2,500.
* Capital One Bank v.


Yvrose: between $500.01
and $2,500.
* Portfolio Recovery
Associations v. Rachel L.
Campbell: between
$2,501.01 and $5,000.
* Capital One Bank v. Susan
D. Lee: between $500.01
and $2,500.
* Chase Bank v. Theodore S.
Miller: between $2,501.01
and $5,000.
* GE Money Bank v.
Kimberly Percey- between
$500.01 and $2,500.
* Capital One Bank v.
Robert Armstrong: between
$500.01 and $2,500.
* HSBC Bankv. DanielW
Brill: between $500.01 and
$2,500.
* GE Money Bank v. Bertha
Ponce: between $2,501.01
and $5,000.


I ariaesNo.01- 23


* Thomas B. Moore and
Lauriann M. Jones
* Travis D. Blackburn and
Denise E. Carroll
* Frank A. Rivera and
Maureen E Thomas
* Andrew S. Carter and
Tiffany E. Mayo


Iniaste Marcial and ,
Jaurelle Jean-Baptiste
- *Frank A. Rivera and
Maureen P Thomas
Reid J. Warbington and
Tammy Jo Cleveland
Gavin M. Prince and Darci
J. Jackson


* Robert J. Stock and
Bonnie E Arcadi
* Scott E. Bowlby and
Rochele N. Taylor
* Lynn A. Webster and Irina
N. Stolyar


* Teresa A. Patterson v. Pete
M. Patterson



Where to get your flu shot locally


The cost of a flu shot at
these clinics is $30, cash or
Medicare B. Pneumonia
vaccine is available for be-
tween $35 and $45 depend-
ing on the provider.
You can walk-in for flu
shots at the following loca-
tions:


Nokomis Walk-In Clin-
ic, 621-623 North Tamiami
Trail, Nokomis, Monday
through Friday, 8 a.m.-5
p.m.
Sarasota Family Med-
ical Walk-In Clinic, 6813
South Tamiami Trail, Sara-
sota, Monday through Fri-


day, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
The Saiasota County
Health Department has free
flu vaccine for children age
6 months to 19 years. Call
861-2784 for information
about children's flu shots.
For daily flu shot clinic
locations, call 861-2800.


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County Calendar
Criminal Justice Commission Dec. 5,11:30 a.m.
Room 226, Health & Human Services Building
2200 Ringling Blvd., Sarasota. Call 941-861-2882
Development Services Advisory Committee
Dec. 5,3 p.m., Second Floor Conference Room
Development Services, Building A, 1301 Cattlemen Road
Sarasota. Call 941-861-6637
Environmentally Sensitive Lands Oversight Committee
Dec. 6, 2:30 p.m., Hyatt Sarasota
1000 Boulevard of the Arts, Sarasota. Call 941-861-6230
Honore/Pinebrook Extension Public Meeting Dec. 5
4:30 p.m., Laurel Nokorhis School Cafeteria
1900 East Laurel Road, Nokomis. Calrl941-861-5000
Planning Commission Public Hearing Dec. 6,
6:30 p.m., Commission Chamber, Administration Center
1660 Ringling Blvd., Sarasota. Call 941-861-5153
Planning and Outcomes Work Group of the Community
Alliance of Sarasota County Dec. 7, 2 p.m., Room 2063
Sarasota County Health Department, 2200 Ringling Blvd.
Sarasota. Call 941-861-2563
Public Workshop on Myakka River Code Consolidation
Dec. 4, 6:30 p.m., Twin Lakes Park Green Room
6700 Clark Road, Sarasota. Call 941-861-6232
Sarasota Partnership for Children's Mental Health
Governance Board Dec. 5, 9 a.m., Conference Room 226
Sarasota County Health Department, 2200 Ringling Blvd.
Sarasota. Call 941-861-1412
Sarasota Partnership for Children's Mental Health
Sustainability Work Group Dec. 3, 9 a.m.
Conference Room 2063, Sarasota County
Health Department, 2200 Ringling Blvd
Sarasota. Call 941-861-1412
Sarasota Soil & Water Conservation District Dec. 4
9 a.m., Conference Room, 6942 Professional Parkway East
Sarasota. Call 941-907-0011
Seniors Advisory Council Meeting Dec. 6, 3 p.m.
First Floor Conference Room, The Center for Healthy Aging
The Campus of Senior Friendship Centers, Inc.
1900 Brother Geenen Way, Sarasota. Call 941-861-2564
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Stakeholders'
Consortium Dec. 7, 9 a.m., Auditorium, Second Floor
Sarasota County Health Department, 2200 Ringling Blvd
Sarasota. Call 941-861-2578
Tourism & Economic Development Board (TEDB)
Dec. 5, 3:30 p.m., First Floor Training Room, Administration
Center, 1660 Ringling Blvd., Sarasota. Call 941-861-5075
Water and Sewer Advisory Committee Meeting
Dec. 6,9 a.m., Conf Room 8,1001 Sarasota Center Blvd
Sarasota. Call 941- 861-0507
Advisory Board Vacancy
APPLICATION APPLICATION CLOSING DATE: Open
Until Filled
Advisory Board: General Contractors Licensing and
Examining Board
Information: Planning and Development Services
Betsy Bollinger, 941-861-6126
APPLICATION CLOSING DATE: Open Until Filled
Advisory Board: Keep Sarasota County Beautiful Advisory
Board (KSCBAB)
Information: Environmental Services, Sandra Washington,
941-861-6733
APPLICATION CLOSING DATE: Open Until Filled
Advisory Board: Mechanical Contractors Licensing and
Examining Board
Information: Planning and Development Services
Betsy Bollinger, 941-861-6126


Sarasota County
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APPLICATION CLOSING DATE: Open Until Filled
Advisory Board: Solid Waste Management Citizens
Advisory Board' .
Information: Solid Waste Management
Lois Rose, 941-861-1532
APPLICATION CLOSING DATE: Dec. 21, 2007
Advisory Board: SEUAC (Stormwater Environmental Utility
Advisory Committee)
Information: Water Planning and Regulatory, Stormwater
Jacqueline Beshore. 941-861-0900

Bike/Hike through Manasota
Scrub & Lemon Bay Preserve
Take a free bike ride through two of Sarasota,,,
County's most scenic natural areas from 9
a.m.-noon, Sunday, Dec. 2. The trip begins at
the Manasota Beach overflow parking lot, 570
Manasota Key Road, Englewood and travels
through Manasota Scrub Preserve and Lemon Bay
Preserve.
Volunteer Sherrn Stratton will lead bikers through
the two preserves, where they may hear the great-
homed owl or see evidence of bobcat and gopher
tortoises. At each preserve, participants will stretch
their legs and enjoy a short nature walk. This is a
moderately difficult trip and participants must be
prepared to ride on suburban streets as well as on
unpaved trails within the preserve.
Space for this walk is limited to 15 and reservations
are suggested. Participants must provide their own
mountain bikes and safety gear and should wear
comfortable shoes, a light jacket, hat, sunscreen and
insect repellent. Other reccomended items to bring
include drinking water, binoculars, camera and hand
lens. For more information about this or other nature
walks, contact the Sarasota County Call Center at
941-861-5000 and ask for Natural Resources;

County recognizes Manasota
Beach Pavilion contractors
During Thanksgiving weekend 2006, vandals set
fire to the Manasota Beach Pavilion in Englewood
virtually destroying the structure. Within hours of the
incident, local contractors were offering to assist with
rebuilding the beachfront pavilion. The pavilion was
reopened by the July 4th weekend of.2007.
The businesses that stepped forward to do the work
Kimco Construction Inc., Bomtreger Aluminum
Inc., Brad Trotten Carpentry Inc., Flash Custom
Metal Roofing Inc., HD Supply Lumber & Building
Materials, Superior Painting Inc. and Payton Stucco
Inc. were officially recognized by the Sarasota
County Commission on Nov. 26, The companies
combined contributions totaled more than $30,000.
For more information contact the Sarasota County
Call Center at 941-861-5000 and ask about
Manasota Beach.


Sarasota County,



2006
2006


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