Tuesday, July 30, 2019

Starlight Cinema Movie


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Starlight Cinema Movie - Mrs. Doubtfire
Date:
08/02/2019 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Location:
Centennial Park
200 W. Venice Ave
Venice, Florida 34285


Join Venice Institute for Performing Arts and Venice MainStreet, Inc. for the premiere of the Gazebo Starlight Cinema series. Movies start at sundown in downtown Venice's Centennial Park. Bring blankets, chairs, and the whole family to kick off your weekend and enjoy these FREE monthly movies in the park!

We encourage you to support your wonderful local Venice Avenue businesses by bringing snacks, dinner, ice cream (or gelato!) to the Gazebo to enjoy during the movie.

We can't wait to see you there...


Visit: www.visitvenicefl.org for more info.

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Monday, July 29, 2019

Florida’s back-to-school tax holiday starts Friday, here’s what you need to know

Florida’s back-to-school tax holiday starts Friday, here’s what you need to know

 By Jackie Kelly | July 29, 2019 at 8:55 AM EDT - Updated July 29 at 8:55 AM
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SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) -Get ready to shop! Florida’s back-to-school sales tax holiday will start this Friday, August 2nd and run through Tuesday, August 6th.

Even though the holiday is aimed at getting students prepared, it doesn't mean everyone can't get in on the deals.

Select clothing, footwear, and accessories selling under $60, select school supplies selling under $15, and select personal computers

and computer-related accessories under $1,000 will be tax-free.

Examples of clothing and accessories include wallets, handbags, shoes, shirts, diapers, diaper bags, swim wear, and workout clothing. Examples of school supplies include pens, folders, staplers and staples, glue, and legal pads. Examples of computer-related accessories include computer batteries, headphones, portable hard drives, tablets, and keyboards.

All stores in Florida will take part in the holiday with the exception of airports, theme parks, and hotels.


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Wednesday, July 24, 2019

Special Board Meeting Tuesday re. Landscaping Recommendation

WEST VILLAGES IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING FOR
LANDSCAPING AND IRRIGATION MAINTENANCE SERVICES

West Villages Improvement District, the Owner, announces that Landscaping and Irrigation Maintenance Services Committee meeting will be held as listed below:
PROJECT: Landscaping, Common Areas, & Irrigation Maintenance Services Agreement for West Villages Improvement District.
The contract for landscaping, common areas, and irrigation maintenance services will consist of maintenance of turf, trees, shrubs and ground cover, open areas, hardscape and irrigation as well as trash removal through certain distinct areas of maintenance as more specifically set forth in the Project Manual.


Notice of Public Meeting
A meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 30, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at the offices of the Owner, 19503 S. West Villages Parkway, Venice, FL 32493. No official action of the District's Board will be taken at this meeting, it is held for the limited purpose of making a recommendation to the District Board. The meeting is open to the public and will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Florida law. This meeting may be continued to a date, time, and place to be specified on the record at the meeting. Any person requiring special accommodations at this meeting because of a disability or physical impairment should contact the District Engineer's Office at 941-907-6900 at least five calendar days prior to the meeting. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Florida Relay Service at 1-800-955- 8770, for aid in contacting the District Engineer's Office.
Date of pub: July 23, 2019
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Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Gulf Coast League Braves Baseball Game at Cool Today Park

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Friday  26 July  2019

Cheer on the Atlanta Braves rookie-level Minor League Baseball affiliate, the Gulf Coast Braves as they take on Tampa Bay Rays affiliate, the Gulf Coast Rays in the main stadium at CoolToday Park. Gates open at 5 p.m., Game starts at 6:05 p.m. Parking and admission are free. Concessions will be available, and the Braves Team Store will be open for the duration of the game.


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Monday, July 22, 2019

W. Villages Improvement District Has Plans to Grow



By ALEXANDRA HERRERA
Staff Writer
July 17, 2019

There are some changes coming to the West Villages maps.

The North Port City Commission heard from West Villages officials during a special meeting Thursday afternoon.

During the meeting, West Villages Improvement District Chairman Marty Black presented amendments to the West Villages index map.

The area affected would be for a new town center due to start building after the completion of West Villages Marketplace.

Black applied for the amendment March 20. The presentation Thursday was the second part of the application process. Four ordinances were were brought up for discussion and approval.

The ordinances affected different village projects in the community. The district is split into villages that include residential, mixed use, commercial and government spaces.

The amendment proposes changes to boundaries of several villages.

Town center

Black said the town center project has been delayed because the Army Corps of Engineers still needs to survey the land.

“We’re going as fast as the (regulations) allow,” Black told the City Commission.

The Corps and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service need to survey to ensure no endangered or native species would be displaced. Black said the district is working with the city to retool the master plan as well.

Annexation

The discussion also included West Village’s desire for the city to annex the northeast corner of U.S. 41 and River Road, the location of a long-shuttered gas station and shop, and some of the surrounding area.

If the city annexed 44 acres, the West Villages would put in an activity center like the Morgan Family Community Center.

City of North Port Planning Manager Nicole Galehouse said there was a petition for annexation for the 44 acres, with officials working through legal matters.

Roads

Roadwork in the district include the completion of West Villages Parkway, with the extensions of Preto Boulevard and Playmore Drive next.

Preto Boulevard will eventually connect to Manasota Beach Road, while Playmore would go east and around State College of Florida. Preto would also connect to Village E, which is due to be built east of SCF. Black said Preto is in the permitting process.

Braves

Black said the Atlanta Braves player academy at CoolToday Park is due to open in December. The academy is being built to train Braves players in the team’s system. It’s separate from the stadium and is privately funded by the Braves.

Taxable acres ‘lost’

The plan presented Thursday showed a slight reduction of taxable land to 1,085 acres total.

Several West Villages parcels are tax exempt.

One site is held by the Sarasota County Schools as a potential facility. There is also a future fire station, county property, church and potential hospital property.

Only 9 acres of the Braves property is taxable, Black said, because the land is listed as a county park.

Children have access to the field and green spaces can be used by the community and farmers market, allowing it to be designated a public park.

The ordinances passed first reading unanimously.


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Friday, July 19, 2019

What is the West Villages?

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The City of North Port has entered into a unique partnership with the private sector through the adoption of the Village District Pattern Planning process. By adopting the Village Land Use Classification and the Village District Pattern Book, the City has examined, and in some cases altered, public policies having the power to influence community design. The City finds it important to examine the cost, benefit, and function of public infrastructure and how these investments might best be planned and built to support the City's vision of sustainability and inclusiveness. The West Villages Village District Pattern Book was crafted to establish a broad community framework within which the private sector can express itself in the building of sustainable Villages, Neighborhoods, and Town Centers.

The West Villages consists of approximately 8,000 acres of annexed land, and shall be developed consistent with the Village Index Map as indicated in the Pattern Book. The Village Index Map is intended to illustrate general locations for future villages, village centers, the town center, and primary roadways.

Current Villages

Village A consists of eight neighborhoods, seven of which are located within Gran Paradiso. Neighborhood 8 is known as The Preserve. Each neighborhood contains one or two neighborhood centers within easy walking distance. Village A provides internal recreational amenities and gathering places for residents, adjacency to a mixed-use future village center, adjacency to a future mixed-use town center, an internal roadway and pathway system that supports and encourages non-vehicular transportation, and connection to an external roadway and pathway system that supports and encourages non-vehicular transportation.

Village B contains two distinct neighborhoods as shown in the Pattern Plan. These neighborhoods, separately known as The Renaissance and The Oasis, are designed to be low density residential communities consisting of single-family attached, detached homes, and multi-family. A predominate neighborhood feature is the sidewalk and multi-modal trail network which will link each neighborhood to neighborhood centers, open space tracts, and the future Village Center. These features facilitate citizen interaction by linking village neighborhoods with on-site and adjacent amenities and facilities. These trails will also provide residents with connectivity to the natural environment.

Village C has four neighborhoods in its development area. This village is known as Islandwalk at the West Villages. There are five neighborhood centers spread throughout the four neighborhoods. The Village designers envisioned an interconnected system of neighborhoods linked with generously-wide pedestrian pathways. These pathways are adjacent to the Village’s conservation tracts and lake areas. The pathways and lakes create an abundance of outdoor areas available for Village residents’ use. The design of the residential units does not restrict water views to just those adjacent to these features but essentially creates properties with dual front lawns; one facing streets and the other facing water features.

Village D, "Main Street Village District"
Village D is envisioned as a vibrant mixed use Town Center that includes a broad mix of retail, commercial, hotel, recreational, office and residential uses. The Proposed Village District Plan for Village D includes four mixed use areas located along the US 41 corridor and West Villages Parkway, which will contain a broad mix of uses, and is envisioned as the primary focus of the more intensive commercial uses. The plan includes one mixed use residential neighborhood, which may include a mix of office, retail, and residential uses. The plan also includes one residential neighborhood, which allows for a range of residential unit types. There is a purposeful transition in intensity from north to south and east to west. The transition is intended to ensure compatibility with the existing village of Islandwalk, to the west, as well as future development to the south and southeast.

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