Mayor of Venice who ran on a platform of stopping all development, is excited about redeveloping Seaboard Ave
Francesco Abbruzzino, The Uncensored Report, LLC
I put out a video report last week breaking the news that the county and City of Venice have reached a deal to move the waste operations from Seaboard out to Knights Trail. A move that opens Seaboard up for redevelopment, something that the previous mayor discussed back in 2013, envisioning Venice’s own River Walk area. That report and links to the 2013 article follows this word document that Feinsod sent to himself, touching on the subject.
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From: Ron Feinsod <[email protected]>Sent: Tuesday, March 8, 2022 1:50:49 PMTo: Ron Feinsod <[email protected]>
The City of Venice has accomplished an amazing amount of success in the past few years, even as we struggled through several Red Tide events, the complete renovation of West Venice Ave., and a pandemic. That’s not to mention that we had about sixteen very critical staff turnovers all of which have been filled. We have a new Police Chief, Fire and EMT Chief, Assistant City Manager, and a new City Clerk to name a few. All these positions were filled, most without missing a beat, thanks to our great city staff and the deep bench of professionals that our City Manager has developed over the past ten years.
We just conducted our Strategic Planning Meeting and set our goals for the next five years. Attending this meeting were the seven City Council members, the city staff including the City Manager, Assistant City Manager, City Attorney, City Clerk and staff. Also in attendance were the Finance Director, Police Chief, Fire & EMT Chief, Public Works Director, Utilities Director, and a few I might have missed.
While there were many topics discussed, the focus was on the issues and concerns about the Seaboard area’s redevelopment. This is a gateway to the city and has been a major topic for many years. The opportunity for redevelopment in that section of the city is truly exciting. The discussion included creating workforce housing, potential for a “Centennial Park” type of parking area, and possibly an arts district and more. This is a long-term project with many moving parts and great opportunity to accomplish several of our strategic goals.
Discussions were also had regarding topics such as the new North East Park for which we have just finalized the purchase of the land. This will be a long overdue addition to that part of the city and we are all pleased to see this moving forward.
Finally, I want to insure you that our city’s financial condition is in excellent shape. Considering the challenges that we have faced over the last several years, Venice has maintained and grown our reserves without any increases in taxes. Our taxpaying residents can rest assured that our city is financially sound.