By Stan Karpf, GSAC Board Member Submit questions or feedback online A year ago this month, members of the City of Naples Parks, Recreation, and Facilities Department, formerly the Community Services Department, began the multi-month-long clean-up and replanting of the Gulf Shore Boulevard North medians. As you remember, the median plantings were severely damaged by Hurricane Ian [...]
By David Feight, GSAC Board Member Submit questions or feedback online NCH and their construction team met with community leaders and neighbors on January 30, 2025, to present plans for the initial stage of construction of the new, highly anticipated R.M. Schulze Family Cardiovascular and Stroke Critical Care Center at Baker Hospital in downtown Naples. The project [...]
By Officer Jeff Perry, Naples Police Department
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 [...]
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 [...]
