On behalf of the City of Venice employees, welcome to your 24 hours a day, seven days a week, window to city services and community information.

City employees take PRIDE in serving residents and visitors. The continuous improvement in the quality of life, activities and services offered in the community are the result of goal setting and meeting those goals.

Among recent successes are: the completion of the beach renourishment project in which 680,000 cubic yards of sand were returned to the shore; completion of the Venice Community Center expansion and renovations; the addition of three new parks in various stages of development to the city’s core area; the reconstruction of the Venice Municipal Fishing Pier and bait shop, and most recently, the Centennial Park Interactive Fountain. For a complete summary and pictorial history of our accomplishments please refer to the city manager’s annual report contained in the Fiscal Year 2006-07 Budget.

As always, you are welcome to take advantage of the interactive features of this Web site to provide feedback, ask questions or make suggestion for improvement to any aspect of the city’s operations. 

Thank you for visiting us on the Web. If you live in Venice, know your participation in your local government is always welcome. If you are thinking of visiting Venice, be sure to walk downtown, enjoy the historic sites of the city, watch the sunsets on the Gulf of Mexico, and hunt for shark’s teeth along our beautiful public beaches.