By Stan Karpf, GSAC Board Member Submit questions or feedback online Wednesday, January 15, was the first Naples City Council Meeting of the year 2025, and along with it came the first “Do the Right Thing” presentation of the New Year. GSAC was honored to be the January sponsor of this terrific event. “Do the Right [...]
By Stan Karpf, GSAC Board Member Submit questions or feedback online For many years, there has been much discussion regarding the future of our neighborhood Publix; the store located on Neopolitan Way was officially closed two days after Thanksgiving, November 30, at 7PM. GSAC has received a number of inquiries from members as to what is [...]
By Pam Nicholls, GSAC Board Member Submit questions or feedback online Over three quarters of managers of GSAC member properties up and down Gulf Shore Boulevard and Park Shore responded to our survey on damage and response to hurricanes Helene and Milton. The overwhelming majority affirmed that action was being taken by their associations to invest in [...]
By Ray Christman, Naples City Council Submit questions or feedback online I want to take this opportunity to share with you my thoughts on what I consider to be the most important challenge – both short-term and long-term – facing our community. That is resiliency planning and implementation of measures to better protect our community [...]
City Manager Jay Boodeshwar was effusive in his thanks to GSAC and Park Shore for organizing the second annual city staff appreciation luncheon on November 15. "Your thoughtfulness comes at a time when our team has faced significant challenges. Little did we know that we would be tested by back-to-back storms as Hurricane Helene and [...]
By Jim Melican, GSAC Board Member Submit questions or feedback online There was very good news for condo owners coming out of Washington last week. On December 4, the Senate finally passed, without objection and by voice vote, the Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act (H.R. 5863), which had passed the House of Representatives last May by [...]
By Pam Nicholls, GSAC Board Member Submit questions or feedback online The first hurdle in establishing a well-defined means for Naples residents and condominium associations to protect their infrastructure from flooding with the use of flood panels was cleared on November 25 when homeowners met with City officials. The meeting with Naples Building Department chief Steve [...]
By Pam Nicholls, GSAC Board Member Submit questions or feedback online Collier County Commissioners approved funding to regrade the numerous sand piles along Park Shore Beach at their meeting on December 10. Waves and surge from Helene and Milton inundated beachfront properties with over-washed sand. Owners were encouraged to push the sand back onto the beach [...]
By Pam Nicholls, GSAC Board Member Submit questions or feedback online Collier Coastal Storm Risk Management (CSRM) project manager Abbe Preddy has encouraged homeowner associations worried about what next hurricane season might bring to take measures to protect their properties now. The Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is running behind schedule in their $2.97m federally funded [...]
By David Feight, GSAC Board Member Submit questions or feedback online One of the most frequent questions we get asked is: “When will the beachwalk (promenade) be restored from the damages it suffered from Hurricanes Helene and Milton”? Although GSAC doesn’t have an ownership interest in this private walkway that extends from LeParc on the north [...]
