Curated news and posts about Collier County’s Board of County Commissioners, constitutional officers, municipal governments and other elected bodies, and the issues they address
In December, Collier County began planning to implement the one percent sales surtax voters approved in November, both the County Commission and Naples City Council weighed in on the community’s challenge to NCH’s new admissions policy, and the Collier School …
As with the State News in Review post I published Monday, I’ve slightly reformatted and added to this latest Local News in Review. The news is organized according to the governing bodies that represent us, links to their websites are …
More than a year after Hurricane Irma devastated Southwest Florida, our County and City governments are still dealing with its effects … the County Commission continued its efforts to facilitate more affordable workforce housing and to reach agreement on whether to …
Collier County voters have the opportunity to vote for or against a County Sales Surtax (surtax) on the November ballot. How I’ll vote on this item has been the most difficult decision I faced on this ballot, and I know …
Highlights of local news in September include adoption of next year’s local government budgets and millage rates, and action (or lack thereof) on growth-related and other governmental projects. In addition, the Naples City Council hired a new City Manager to …
While most of August’s local news was about the primary elections, there were other hot topics as well: the proposed stormwater utility fee for residents of unincorporated Collier County, and the new safety measures put in place at Collier County …
Here’s my latest review of news about our local elected officials, governing bodies and upcoming elections. Top stories School Board candidate Mary Ellen Cash was fired from Collier district in 2012; job performance, behavior cited. Cash is running against Darlene Alvarez …
August 28, 2018Primary Elections in Florida Published 7/28/18; updated 7/30/18 – 8:45 AM and 7/31/18 – 8:35 PMHere’s my post about the two judicial elections of Collier County voters’ ballots. These races are the ones I’m most frequently asked about, since …
Who’s Running for County and Circuit Judge in the August 2018 Primaries? Read More »
August 28, 2018 Primary Elections in Florida Unexpectedly this year, there will be an election to complete the term of long-time Clerk of Courts and Comptroller Dwight Brock, who passed away unexpectedly last month. This is a county-wide race. Both candidates …
Who’s Running for Clerk of Courts in the August 2018 Primaries? Read More »
Here’s this month’s review of news about our elected local officials and governing bodies, and an update on the local August 28 elections. Top Stories Dwight Brock, longtime Collier clerk of courts, dies at 64. The pugnacious watchdog for Collier …
