Committee pushing latest idea for Marco Island Tract K, an eagle sanctuary POLL
A group of Marco Island residents have formed a political committee, the Marco Eagle Sanctuary, to prevent development of the vacant 11.6 acres located on the west side of Tigertail Court between...
View ArticleMarco Island's new bridge will still be Jolley
For now, the new span of Marco Island’s Judge S.S. Jolley Bridge will not be renamed. Rumors on the island that a group was seeking to name the span for the late Mike Minozzi, Jr., appeared to be...
View ArticleDensity credits, fertilizer regulations and seawalls among Marco Island City...
Seawalls, density credits and more stringent fertilizer regulations were three of the items debated by City Council members at their regular meeting on Monday night. In effort to spur development,...
View ArticleSouthwest Florida planning council in disarray after no-confidence vote in...
On Thursday, 19 out of 24 participating regional planning council members gave Ken Heatherington a “vote of no confidence.”
View ArticleCity agrees to $20,000 for fireworks, Marco Islanders to raise the rest
The rockets red glare will fill the skies over Marco Island on July 4, 2012. In a 6-1 decision by Marco Island City Council on Monday, the city agreed to fund 50 percent or $20,000 for next year’s...
View ArticleShop Talk: Council salutes the Big Flag Campaign
Going into the latest Marco City Council meeting, supporters and creators of the Big Flag Campaign were hopeful that the councilors would approve the no-brainer project, to put a huge U.S. flag in the...
View ArticleMarco Island City Council considers arts, beaches, biking, passes on...
The first of item of business on the City Council agenda was the first item off the agenda. While the issue of miniature golf on Park Avenue has been discussed at Council, not to mention the Planning...
View ArticleMarco Island’s City Council replaces utility advisory board with new utility...
From the ashes of its Utility Advisory Board, Marco Island’s City Council is hoping a new Utility Advisory Committee will spring. On Monday, council took its first step toward abolishing the existing...
View ArticleMarco Island City Council moves forward with M-54 rate design and .405 debt...
At Monday’s specially called meeting of Marco Island’s City Council, two key decisions became the guiding force for ultimately setting water and sewer rates. Both outcomes were hard-fought; decided my...
View ArticleMarco Island City Council opens with Marco Island Academy report; close with...
[No Paragraph Style]BC BodycopyNaysayers were nowhere to be found Monday as Jane Watt gave City Council her first year report on the Marco Island Academy. Critics dogged the fledgling charter high...
View ArticleResolution supporting Second Amendment narrowly approved by Marco Council
Councilmen who did not favor the resolution pointed to their oaths of office that require them to uphold the Constitution. They said they found the resolution redundant.
View ArticleMarco Island City Council passes gun resolution; holds off on utility rate...
A tearful plea for Second Amendment support from a victim of armed robbery hushed the crowd as Marco Island's City Council considered its place in history on gun control. When the audience was asked if...
View ArticleMarco Island City Council begins manager search, authorizes study on Capri...
Marco Island's City Council wants to replace City Manager Jim Riviere quickly and confidentially. On Monday, both possibilities were discussed. Riviere announced his retirement on April 18 after...
View ArticleNew face on the dais: Bob Brown selected to fill Magel's City Council seat
It was the shortest election campaign on record. Within 20 minutes of the start of their meeting, Marco Island's City Council filled the gap in their ranks left by the sudden resignation of Councilor...
View ArticleMarco Island City Council votes to start manager search over with new...
The City Council meeting Monday was a two-for-one special, with a "special-called" meeting at 3:30 preceding the regular City Council meeting at 5:30. The special-called meeting was supposed to give...
View ArticleOusted Marco community affairs director had several opportunities to disclose...
Yet Brian Milk never disclosed his business relationship with Lisa and Mark Kelly until late December, according to city documents and interviews with city leaders. All the while, he advocated for a...
View ArticleMarco Island City Council takes aim at spending; listens to plea from Milk...
A promise made in 2013 when the budget subcommittee said, "no more vehicles in 2014," was put to the test Tuesday. But what could have resulted in a course change turned out to be no more than a bump...
View ArticleMarco approves plan to expand its water production, distribution
Marco City Council unanimously approved the city’s 10-Year Water Supply Facilities Plan, a blueprint to expand its reclaimed and potable water production and distribution facilities as the island...
View ArticleMarco voters to decide if Mackle Park gets new community center
After months of controversy, Marco Island City Council agreed Monday to let residents decide whether the city should spend up to $3.5 million for a new Mackle Park Community Center that would be more...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor: Ignorance and arrogance in our politics
In politics, the only thing worse than ignorance is arrogance – as Albert Einstein so aptly once reminded ‘We the People.’ Arrogance, indeed, seems to rule our City Council proceedings as we record the...
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