Light was shed recently on the criteria the City is seeking in its permitting process for flood panels and barriers. While there are loose ends still to be tied, those who attended a meeting with the City’s building and fire chiefs on January 21 came away with a clearer picture of what will be required [...]
By Pam Nicholls, GSAC Board Member Submit questions or feedback online Collier County’s Park Shore Beach Re-nourishment project started on schedule on January 6, 2025. Two weeks in, approximately 45,000 tons of sand has been delivered to the northern section of the project. Project manager Larry Humphries told the newsletter that “angry seas” had prevented the [...]
By David Feight, GSAC Board Member Submit questions or feedback online If you enjoy walking or riding a bicycle along Venetian Bay you’ve probably noticed a new Raymond Lutgert sculpture near 4450 GSBN. It is situated in a grassy area next to the sidewalk and next to the marina and is a wonderful addition to public art [...]
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 [...]
GSAC will host its 3rd Annual Water Quality Forum “Building Naples Coastal Resiliency” on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, beginning at 9:00am at the Naples United Church of Christ, 5200 Crayton Road. The forum will open with a 1-hour panel discussion followed by up to 1 hour for audience Q&A. We are delighted that Councilman Ray [...]
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 [...]
