By Jim Melican, GSAC Board Member Submit questions or feedback online Tuesday's preliminary election returns in the Naples mayoral race came down to a razor-thin margin of 12 votes, of a total of 8,546 cast. That is the number by which incumbent Mayor Theresa Heitmann edged out former Councilman and Vice-Mayor Gary Price. Current Council [...]
By Pam Nicholls GSAC Board Member Submit questions or feedback online Collier County’s FEMA-funded project to restore the beach and dunes lost to Hurricane Ian is forecast to be completed a couple of months later than originally projected. The first phase, the County’s emergency beach berm re-nourishment program, which saw 300,000 cubic yards of sand added to [...]
By Pam Nicholls GSAC Board Member Submit questions or feedback online If you are interested in learning about how Naples and neighboring cities are preparing for and adapting to climate change and rising sea levels, then you will not want to miss next week’s GSAC Resiliency Forum on Tuesday, March 26 from 9:00 am to 10:30 am [...]
By Pam Nicholls GSAC Board Member Submit questions or feedback online Following the City Manager’s popular “State of the City” address at GSAC’s Annual General Meeting, Parks and Recreation Director Chad Merritt took to the podium at our March meeting. His report to members addressed current City projects, including the “build back better” of Naples’ iconic Pier. [...]
By Stan Karpf, GSAC Board Member Submit questions or feedback online How many of you are aware that the City of Naples Police Department conducts a Citizens Police Academy once a year commencing in mid January and ending in March? There is even a graduation ceremony after eight weeks of classroom and hands on training. I even [...]
By Pam Nicholls GSAC Board Member Submit questions or feedback online Understanding how best to protect people and property from storm surge and hurricanes is the foundation upon which the US Army Corps of Engineers’ Coastal Storm Risk Management Feasibility Study is built. First time around, not much attention was paid to those who live or work along [...]
By Officer Jeff Perry, Naples Police Department Fraud Female reported computer made loud noise and a pop-up window appeared. Pop up stated her computer was compromised. Subject called phone number on pop up. Subject paid with a credit card $499.00 to fix computer. After hanging up the phone subject realized it was a scam. *** NEVER [...]
The Gulf Shore Association of Condominiums (GSAC) recently hosted “Preparing for Climate Change and Rising Sea Levels: Resilience and Adaptation Strategies for Naples and Collier County.” This community forum was a part of GSAC’s education and outreach programs, designed to engage community members in the important issues impacting the community. The forum was moderated [...]
By Pam Nicholls GSAC Board Member Submit questions or feedback online Registered voters in the City of Naples are being bombarded with campaign literature. That’s not unusual during a run-up to a General Election. What distinguishes the current Mayoral race from past campaigns is the means of delivery, the origins of the messaging, and the negative rhetoric [...]
By Jim Melican, GSAC Board Member Submit questions or feedback online On January 31, the U.S. House of Representatives, in a now atypical bipartisan vote, passed the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024. Although this legislation (H.R. 7024) dealt largely with the child tax credit, buried in its eighty-four pages is an eight-line [...]
