Author: John Manoush
Retired food scientist originally from Mass and Maine. Moved to Venice, FL in 2020. Married, no children.
Community Hurricane Preparation Meeting @ River Club, Monday, June 1st at 4 pm
As you know, we are at the beginning of another hurricane season. The annual Community Hurricane Preparation meeting will take place at the River Club on Monday, June 1st beginning at 4 pm. Speakers will include Fire Chief Frank Giddens, City Manager James Clinch and Chief of County Emergency Management Sandra Tapfumaneyi. This is a unique opportunity to learn about hurricane preparedness from some of the top experts in our city and county.
Please do yourself a favor and learn what you should do to be prepared for what is at this point remains a hurricane season of unknown severity.
This meeting has been organized by the Community Association’s Hurricane Response Team, ably led by fellow resident Mary Rau Foster. More information is to follow.
Venice Airport Facts
Please click to see a current fact sheet on Venice Municipal Airport. You will learn about its history, capabilities, regulatory requirements and much more, including —
- Airport history
- Runways, aircraft and operational limits
- City role, federal requirements and operational limits
- What the City can and cannot do under NAS and FAA regulations
- Airport Master Plan Update
- Key terms
Notice to residents about irrigation, May 5, 2026
WATERING ALERT
The Venetian POA emailed the following important notice to all residents on May 5, 2026. Both the CDD and POA encourage residents to understand and abide by these restrictions until further notice.
Our community has had 572 watering violations at 82 properties on 84% of our streets in the last 45 days
NEIGHBORS, THIS IS SERIOUS.
Watering through your irrigation sprinkler heads, reclaimed water, is limited to one day a week. See attached Irrigation Schedule. Block II is turned off.
Please check or have your landscaper check your timers immediately.
Connecting a hose to city water is also limited to one day a week per the City of Venice website. Click HERE for Venice water schedule. Even house numbers may water on Tuesday and odd numbers on Thursday between the hours of 12:01 – 4 a.m. OR 8 p,m. – 11 p.m. Community Resource Officers with the Venice Police Department will begin issuing violation citations instead of warnings starting Monday, May 11. Tickets are $75 for the first offense and $175 for each subsequent offense. See the Venice city website for detailed information.
Per the Venetian CWS (Community Wide Standards), irrigation compliance is the homeowner’s responsibility. These violations are subject to a $100 per violation fine.
PLEASE CONSERVE WATER
**Additional general information is available from the Sarasota County website and the Southwest Florida Water Management District website. HOWEVER, the Venetian follows the City of Venice watering schedule for potable water. There is more detailed information about potable water on this website at Potable Water Restrictions in Force from April 3rd
Venetian Golf & River Club POA
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION COMMENT
Please be aware that there are TWO issues being discussed above. Irrigation water is supplied by our community using reclaimed water from our ponds. This is subject to the “Irrigation Schedule” available through the link above. At the same time, the City of Venice is restricting the use of potable (City) water that you might use to wash your car or water your plants in addition to the normal irrigation. Please be aware of this distinction and the fact that there is a different schedule for each.