To learn more about Old Betsy or to make a donation online, visit and note where your contribution should go. Box 1190, Venice FL 34284-1190, with “Old Betsy’s New Home” noted on the check. Tax deductible donations to the effort can be mailed to Venice Heritage Inc., P.O. Roseville, Michigan Fire Department (RFD) on October 21,1947.
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Venice Heritage technically needs to raise another $110,000 on top of that sum, though Midlam said that last $10,000 is a contingency fund. 1947 American LaFrance 700 Series - 1,000gpm Pumper E-174.
already has pledged a dollar-for-dollar match up to $100,000 in donations to create a new home for Old Betsy. Midlam, a former Venice City Council member, proudly noted that Old Betsy hasn’t cost the city of Venice anything since 2011. already has an account established to which donors contribute to buy fuel, batteries and other supplies to keep Old Betsy running.
can continue with its fundraising campaign. In the end, the Cultural Campus site was the best option.īeechwood Builders designed the building to fit the land.Īt Tuesday’s meeting, the Venice City Council will be asked to approve the concept plan, so the project can proceed with permitting and other city board approvals for the display building, and Venice Heritage Inc. It came to us with an engine problem, so we’re evaluating engine building or other options. The 400 Series was the most majestic of American LaFrance apparatus designs. See current and historical photos of the truck. Three sites were considered, including a pocket park that abuts the back of the new Julia Cousins Laning and Dale Laning Archives & Research Center, and the grounds of the Lord Higel House in Granada Avenue, across from Venice City Hall. Our job for this 1946 Fire Truck was to get it running and road worthy. Subsequent steps will involve short- and long-term planning for storage, preservation of current condition, and operational and/or cosmetic restoration. Venice Heritage, along with Klinkhamer and historical resources curator and collections manager Jon Watson, started contemplating a permanent home for Old Betsy on the island of Venice last year.
In a memo to City Manager Ed Lavallee, Clinch called the proposal “a safe, controlled space, in which Old Betsy can be permanently housed and enjoyed daily by the general public.” With special events on hold in the city of Venice because of the COVID-19 pandemic, there are no scheduled public appearances. In a typical year, Old Betsy is out on display three times a year - during the Sun Fiesta, the Children’s Halloween Parade and the Holiday Parade that’s traditionally held the first Saturday after Thanksgiving.
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