Jacob Ogles
An odd-numbered year still means elections in Venice.
With early votes in for the race, Ron Feinsod narrowly winning over City Councilman Bob Daniels and blogger Frankie Abbruzzino.
That’s somewhat surprising given Daniel’s history running in the city and Abbruzzino’s notoriety thanks to his watchdog blog, The Scoop.
Feinsod promised a balanced approach to development and a fiscal conservative agenda with the city budget.
“I love Venice, but I feel that what made Venice the paradise that I fell in love with is beginning to disappear,” he writes on his campaign website.
“I first came to Venice in 2002 and became a permanent resident about 5 years ago.The small town ‘feel’ is being lost to overbuilding and under investing in our infrastructure. Let’s find the balance between protecting the environment we all love and growth that meets our needs now and in the future.”
Daniels in 2016 was elected to a third term on the Venice City Council. He represents the city on the Metropolitan Planning Organization and the Sarasota County Tourist Development Council.
Feinsod finished the night wth 3589 votes, or 39.1 percent, to Daniels’ 3,497, of 40.1 percent. Abbruzzino trailed far behind with 1,865 votes.
With three open seats on the City Council, the Sarasota County municipality held important elections Tuesday night.
Two seats were also up for election on the Council.
For Seat 5, Nick Pachota defeated Debbie Sanacore with 4,500 votes to 4,377 votes.
One of the youngest candidates to run in the city’s history, the candidate’s family has roots in the community owning such restaurant’s as Fins and Sharkey’s. His campaign site promises he will promote sustainable growth.
In the Seat 6 election, Joe Neunder had a solid victory of 4,960 votes to Tim Brady‘s 3,871 votes.
Like other winning candidates, Neunder promised to support reasonable growth policies.
“As a 30 year resident of Sarasota County, I have known and loved the City of Venice. It is a singularly unique place to grow up, live and now raise my family,” he writes on his website.
“It is imperative that we have strong leadership to preserve our home both now and for future generations. Over the next 6 months I look forward to hearing your ideas and concerns along with sharing my goals for this wonderful place we call home.”
One comment
jane higgins
November 6, 2019 at 11:45 am
The people of Venice need to take a long, hard look at their present environment. They have an enormous problem with red tide. No one is talking about it because of course NO ONE WANTS the tourists and snowbirds to LEAVE. THE NEW MAYOR MUST TAKE A STAND AND BAN ALL AREA BUSINESSES, RESIDENTS, LANDSCAPE COMPANIES, GOLF COURSES ETC., AND ALL OTHERS WHO USE GLYSOPHATE WHICH IS ROUND UP WHICH IS AGENT ORANGE WHO USE THIS TOXIC POISON. VENICE WILL BECOME NOT AT ALL WHAT the U.N. calls their “SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT” AKA AGENDA 21, …….IT WILL BECOME A GHOST TOWN!!!!!
ALONG WITH ALL THAT. THE ” PLANNED SPILLAGE” OF RAW SEWERAGE INTO THE GULF IS ADDING TO THIS TOXIC SOUP THAT IS KILLING OR MAKING PEOPLE EXTREMELY SICK WHO SWIM IN IT, WHICH BRINGS UP FISHING AND EATING THE GULF FISH AND SHELLFISH…. AND MEANS ALL THESE PEOPLE ARE PLAYING RUSSIAN ROULETTE WITH THEIR LIVES. The spillage also comes from not only Venice, but from Lake Okeechobee.
NO ONE WANTS TO BE UNPOPULAR IN THE POLITICAL REALM, AND THIS ISSUE WOULD NEED SOMEONE TO TAKE “THE BULL BY THE HORNS” AND DEAL WITH IT.
THE ANSWER IS TO FIND A NATURAL, NON TOXIC ALTERNATIVE TO THE DEADLY MONSANTO “FERTILIZER”/POISON…..ROUND UP. (SEE LAWSUITS )….
AND AS FAR AS RAW SEWERAGE…..CAPE CORAL HAS PROVEN THAT EACH RESIDENTS PROPERTY CAN TAKE CARE
OF THEIR OWN EFFICIENTLY AND WITHOUT DANGER TO THE ENVIRONMENT. IT IS MUCH MORE DANGEROUS TO USE COMBINED SEWERAGE FOR THE PUBLIC. ALSO. CAPE CORAL ALSO HAVE DIRECT ACCESS BY EACH RESIDENT TO THE FLORIDA AQUIFER AND HAVE PURE, HEALTHY DRINKING WATER RIGHT FROM THE FAUCET. NO NEED FOR WATER TREATMENT WHATSOEVER.
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