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ROTONDA GAS LEAK FOUND, CAPPED

Friday, October 1

A PROPANE LEAK UNDER A ROTONDA HOME WAS QUICKLY CAPPED ON WEDNESDAY. THE ENGLEWOOD FIRE CONTROL DISTRICT WAS ON SCENE WITHIN TWO MINUTES OF THE FIRST CALL JUST AFTER 2PM WEDNESDAY, AND THEY QUICKLY ASCERTAINED THAT THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM AN UNDERGROUND STORAGE... Read More.

HOPE FOR HOMEOWNERS SEMINAR SATURDAY

Friday, October 1

THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES WILL HOST THE LATEST HOPE FOR HOMEOWNERS SEMINAR TOMORROW FROM 10AM-4PM AT THE IMAGINE SCHOOL OF PALMER RANCH AT 6220 McINTOSH ROAD IN SARASOTA. HOMEOWNERS WILL BE ABLE TO MEET ONE-ON-ONE WITH MORTGAGE LENDERS, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND... Read More.

TAX RATES SET IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY

Friday, October 1

CHARLOTTE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ON WEDNESDAY APPROVED THE COUNTYWIDE PROPERTY TAX RATE OF 6.0892 MILLS AT A MEETING THAT LASTED LESS THAN 20 MINUTES. COMMISSIONERS WERE NOT IN TOTAL AGREEMENT HOWEVER, AS THE VOTE WAS 3-2 WITH COMMISSIONERS DICK LOFTUS AND ROBERT SKIDMORE DISSENTING. THE... Read More.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY OFFERS DRIVE-THRU FLU SHOTS

Friday, October 1

THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT WILL OFFER DRIVE-THRU FLU SHOTS FOR ADULTS TOMORROW FROM 9AM-NOON AT THE PORT CHARLOTTE CLINIC AT 1100 LOVELAND BOULEVARD. THE FLU VACCINE IS $25 DOLLARS, AND THEY ACCEPT CASH, CHECKS AND MEDICARE AS PAYMENT. MEDICARE HMO’S AND CREDIT CARDS... Read More.

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STORAGE AMERICA RENTERS WANT THEIR STUFF

Thursday, September 30

AS INVESTIGATORS CONTINUE TO LOOK INTO WHAT CAUSED A FIRE AT A DEEP CREEK STORAGE FACILITY, RENTERS ARE BEING MADE TO WAIT TO COLLECT THEIR BELONGINGS…AND SOME ARE NOT HAPPY ABOUT IT. THE MONDAY NIGHT FIRE REPORTEDLY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED ABOUT EIGHTY UNITS AT... Read More.

CITY MANAGER REVIEWING CHIEF WILLIAMS

Thursday, September 30

VENICE CITY MANAGER ISSAC TURNER IS REVIEWING THE PERFORMANCE OF POLICE CHIEF JULIE WILLIAMS AFTER AUDIO RECORDINGS THAT WERE RELEASED TO THE MEDIA APPEAR TO SHOW A POSSIBLE ABUSE OF POWER. A TURSLY WORDED MEMO WAS SENT TO WILLIAMS BACK ON SEPTEMBER 17TH BY... Read More.

WOMAN’S REMAINS MISSING AFTER BREAK-IN

Thursday, September 30

A NOKOMIS FAMILY IS HITTING THE STREETS LOOKING FOR AN URN THAT WAS STOLEN FROM A HOME ALONG WITH JEWELRY AND SILVERWARE NEARLY TWO WEEKS AGO. SCOTT GROVER’S HOME WAS BURGLARIZED ON SEPTEMBER 17TH, AND THE BURGLAR OR BURGLARS TOOK THE CREMATED REMAINS OF... Read More.

COMMISSIONERS TAKE INTERIM TAG FROM SANDROCK

Thursday, September 30

CHARLOTTE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HAVE REMOVED THE INTERIM TAG FROM ADMINISTRATOR RAY SANDROCK AND HAVE GIVEN HIM THE JOB ON A PERMANENT BASIS. COMMISSIONERS ACTUALLY VOTED 4-1 TO GIVE HIM THE JOB AT A RECENT LAND USE MEETING, WITH BOB STARR THE LONE DISSENTER. HE... Read More.

FIRE AT A CHARLOTTE COUNTY STORAGE FACILITY

Tuesday, September 28

FIREFIGHTERS ARE BATTLED A HUGE FIRE AT A STORAGE FACILITY FIRE IN THE DEEP CREEK SECTION OF CHARLOTTE COUNTY LAST NIGHT. THE INITIAL FIRE CALL CAME IN ABOUT 8:30 TO STORAGE AMERICA AT 1145 CAPRICORN BOULEVARD, BUT BY 11PM MORE THAN THIRTY UNITS WERE... Read More.

NORTH PORT CITY MANAGER FINALIST IN IOWA

Tuesday, September 28

NORTH PORT CITY MANAGER STEVE CROWELL IS A FINALIST FOR THE SAME JOB IN IOWA CITY, IOWA, AND THAT IS APPARENTLY NOT SITTING WELL WITH NORTH PORT CITY COMMISSIONERS. AT THEIR MEETING LAST NIGHT, COMMISSIONERS UNANIMOUSLY CALLED FOR A SPECIAL MEETING TO DISCUSS CROWELL’S... Read More.