City of Venice

The City of Venice serves residents and visitors on Florida's Gulf Coast and is celebrating its centennial.

Much of the city's infrastructure is funded through the local 1-cent sales surtax, which over the past 15 years has contributed more than $42 million to Venice. Surtax projects include renourishing 3.2 miles of beaches to protect the city from storm surge and support marine turtle nesting, building the 1,070-seat Venice Performing Arts Center on the Venice High School campus with Sarasota County Schools, and a new Fire Station 1 near City Hall.