» PHOTOS: Bald eagles on Tract K leads group to push for November referendum
30/07/10 21:50 from marconews.com Stories: Local News
Fear for Marco Island’s American Bald Eagles is soaring to new heights. The Conservancy of Southwest Florida and a newly formed political committee want to bring bald eagles under their wings following an announcement in late May that chart..
» Art Walk at the Artist Colony: Marco artists show their work all around the Esplanade
30/07/10 16:41 from marconews.com Stories: Local News
Marco’s art lovers were out in force Wednesday evening. The last Wednesday of each month brings another Art Walk to the Artist Colony at the Esplanade, and scores or hundreds of patrons braved stormy skies to come out, peruse the work, and ..
» Island restaurants lead rally to help family after tragedy
30/07/10 15:30 from marconews.com Stories: Local News
Within days of the tragic death of Erik Warshel, more than a dozen area restaurants, in addition to other Island businesses and community members, have donated gift certificates, products, services and financial assistance to the Warshel fa..
» City plagued by debt; audit reveals potential cash flow problems
30/07/10 15:27 from marconews.com Stories: Local News
The city’s auditing firm, Kirkland, Russ, Murphy & Tapp, has expressed concern over how the city will pay for the $273 million in principal and interest that financed the acquisition of the water utility, improvements to the system and impl..
» Mangroves die off from blocked colverts; private donors raise money to clean up muck
30/07/10 15:20 from marconews.com Stories: Local News
In the end, digging through the muck underneath the highway was easier than digging through the mass of overlapping jurisdictions and governmental process. With private donations and personal initiative, water is once again flowing through ..
» Dangerous intersections: Most Marco Island accidents aren’t happening on the streets
30/07/10 13:56 from marconews.com Stories: Local News
Most vehicle accidents on Marco Island aren’t occurring where you might think. That’s because, statistically, there aren’t a lot of crashes on the streets of Marco. Instead, Marco Island police data shows most accidents last year occurred o..
» POLL Marco Island’s interim manager Jim Riviere may stay on
30/07/10 00:09 from marconews.com Stories: Local News
Marco Island City Council is looking to remove the word interim from Jim Riviere’s title — making him simply city manager. Riviere, the former Planning Board chairman, was appointed by council as interim manager following the dismissal of t..
» Collier School Board candidates get money from teachers, Realtors, lawyers
29/07/10 22:06 from marconews.com Stories: Local News
Their coffers might not be getting any bigger, but Collier County School Board candidates have brought in a significant amount of money for the 2010 election. Dave Carpenter, the qualifying officer for the Collier County Supervisor of Elect..
» Profile: Collier School Board candidate Kathleen Ryan touts qualifications
29/07/10 00:22 from marconews.com Stories: Local News
Kathleen Ryan is confident she is the best candidate for District 3 of the Collier County School Board. Ryan, 69, vied for a seat in 2006, losing to incumbent Steven Donovan. It’s a different race now, she said.
» Do the math: It’s tax rate, budget day Thursday for Collier, Lee school boards
28/07/10 22:39 from marconews.com Stories: Local News
The numbers might be slightly different from last year, but the bottom line is Collier and Lee county taxpayers won’t see their school taxes going up this year. Both the Collier and Lee school boards will host tentative budget hearings on T..