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Land Development Regulations: Coalition Calls on Venice City Council to Hold Adequate Public Hearings
Francesco Abbruzzino, The Uncensored Report, LLC
The next LDR meeting is Wednesday 6.22. You can find more information at
Letter from the coalition
The proposed Venice Land Development Regulations will guide the growth and livability of our city for years to come. That’s why your current review of the draft LDRs is so critical.
A number of concerns and deficiencies within the draft LDR have been identified: lack of adequate protections for historic preservation, the environment and wildlife, as well as lack of constraints on commercial building in Planned Unit Developments. We, the undersigned, representing thousands of Venice voters, urgently call on our City Council members to commit to a thorough, fair and robust process to ensure adequate public input before a vote on the LDRs.
We request that the process be conducted in public, with a series of open workshops on specific areas of the LDRs in which residents and external experts can ask questions and make comments regarding the proposed rewrite of the Land Development Regulations. It should include sessions for open dialogue with Council members, without the constraints of a formal public hearing.
Please make this commitment to the voters of Venice.
North Venice Neighborhood Alliance
Save Downtown Venice
Central Venice Coalition
Venice Area Audubon Society
Sarasota Alliance for Historic Preservation
Concerned Citizens for Historic Venice
Edwin Martin, former Venice mayor
Marshall Happer, former Vice Chairman of Planning Commission, member of Architectural Review Board and Venice Charter Committee
Betty Intagliata, one of the founders of Venice MainStreet and the founder of the Venice Area Historical Society
Paul Intagliata, first president of Venice MainStreet
Lisa Jarvio, founder, Save Downtown Venice petition
Sue Lang, former member City Council, and Steve Trombeta
Frank and Susan Wright
Tommye and Curt Whittaker
Jan Vertefeuille and Ben Abramson
Judy Cross
Larry R. Humes
Ann Keohan, real estate broker and former chair, Architectural Review Board
Nancy DeForge, preservationist
Carol and Harry Orenstein
CC: Each member of City Council
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