Ed Martin's INSIDE VENICE FLORIDA Blog          These are all the Blogs posted in April, 2007. Wednesday, 25 The issue is, what do we want? The Hippocratic Oath, a traditional statement to guide physicians that has Greek and Latin roots, includes an ethical injunction stated in modern terms as, “Above all, do no harm.” Hopefully, Venice City Council members will follow that direction as they wrestle with a complex and difficult process of deciding how, and how much, to develop the airport. If you are reading this over breakfast, there is time to go down to city hall for a 9 a.m.-4 p.m. worksh Read more | 0 comments Posted By Ed Martin at 7:06 AM in Category:Inside Venice Wednesday, 11 New Urbanism gets lip service in recent city council vote After planning to have a committee pick one of six applicants for developing the airport, city officials quietly announced a new approach two days later. The new plan seems likely to draw more favorable reaction, since the public will be informed and involved earlier in the process. On April 25 city council will have a 9 a.m.-4 p.m. workshop with the public invited to listen to and comment on all the presentations by those interested in developing airport Read more | 0 comments Posted By Ed Martin at 7:03 AM in Category:Inside Venice Sunday, 1 April will bring changes to Venice Dateline: Venice, April 1. A sweeping series of changes in the so-called “Venice Lifestyle” are scheduled to go into place April 1. Police Chief Julie Williams has announced that undercover policeman will be outfitted with new flowered shirts and plaid shorts so that they will blend in better with residents and tourists. Consideration is being given by Venice City Council to alleviating the traffic problems on the Venice Avenue Bridge. Citizens Read more | 0 comments Posted By Ed Martin at 7:00 AM in Category:Inside Venice