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 [...]
GSAC is ready to celebrate the holidays with our community! We decorated the streets and establishments along the boulevard with various Christmas decorations for everyone to enjoy. You’ll find the classic Christmas trees, shiny garlands, and wreaths adorned with colorful lights as you take a stroll or go for a drive. We hope you can [...]
The City of Naples has received four more applications from Verizon Wireless for the installation of small cell towers in the City’s rights-of-way. Three of the locations are on Gulf Shore Boulevard North – just south of Park Shore Drive, just north of Park Shore Drive and just north of Harbour Drive. Of the 19 [...]
If you sustained damages, including special assessments from your condo association, from Hurricane Ian and were not able to claim a casualty loss on your federal tax return because the loss did not exceed 10% of your adjusted gross income, there is still hope. With a vote of 382-7, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly [...]
