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T Michael’s Ten Year Anniversary

By Stan Karpf, GSAC Board Member Submit questions or feedback online  As I was walking through The Village on Venetian Bay I noticed a sign at the entrance to T-Michael’s Steak and Lobster House inviting neighborhood residents to a Tenth Anniversary and Christmas Party on December 23 from 6-9 PM. The next day before the restaurant opened [...]

2023-12-18T17:10:56+00:00

NCH Heart Institute: It ain’t over till it’s over

By Jim Melican, GSAC Board Member Submit questions or feedback online  On Wednesday, December 13 the City's Planning Advisory Board (PAB) conducted a second hearing on NCH's proposed Heart, Vascular and Stroke Institute, at which it narrowly approved NCH's plans but with reservations. The PAB's role is to hear evidence and then make a non-binding recommendation to [...]

2023-12-19T14:03:59+00:00

Landscape Restoration on Seagate Paused

By Pam Nicholls GSAC Board Member Submit questions or feedback online  The project to restore the landscaping along Seagate Drive and the Seagate Linear Park destroyed by Hurricane Ian is temporarily on hold, according to City Parks & Recreation Director Chad Merritt. The lack of action is the result of multiple factors. Timing, funding and, principally, the [...]

2023-12-18T15:23:59+00:00

Making Public Beach Accesses Beautiful Again

By Pam Nicholls GSAC Board Member Submit questions or feedback online  Hurricane Ian destroyed all 40 public beach accesses in the Naples area, 37 of which have now been restored to a usable/safe condition. The public beach accesses north of Doctor’s Pass were some of the first ones City staff tackled. Much of the damage concerned walkways, [...]

2023-12-18T16:20:02+00:00

When in Drought, Conserve

By Pam Nicholls GSAC Board Member Submit questions or feedback online  As of Thursday, December 14, the coast of Southwest Florida continues to be in an “Abnormally Dry to Moderate Drought” according to the U.S Drought Monitor. Coastal areas received 42 inches of rain this year, about 13 inches below normal. Water levels in underground aquifers that [...]

2023-12-18T17:16:04+00:00

County-Imposed 1% Sales Tax Surcharge to Expire At Year-End

By Jim Melican, GSAC Board Member Submit questions or feedback online  Collier County's Board of County Commissioners (BCC) decided at its December 12 meeting not to pursue, at least for now, renewal of the locally imposed 1% surcharge to the state sales tax rate. The surcharge, which voters approved by a razor-thin margin (51% to 49%) in [...]

2023-12-26T14:31:46+00:00

Adios Executive Club

Demolition of the old Executive Club at 3300 Gulf Shore Boulevard North is well underway. The four-story mid-rise, built in 1969, is being razed to make way for a new 8-story condominium development that includes 51 residential units split between two buildings. Two pools will be provided for residents along with 7,500 sq. ft. of [...]

2023-12-18T15:16:29+00:00
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