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 [...]
By Pam Nicholls GSAC Board Member Submit questions or feedback online The project to restore the landscaping along Seagate Drive and the Seagate Linear Park destroyed by Hurricane Ian will likely not be completed before the end of March now, according to City Parks & Recreation Director Chad Merritt. With planting season quickly approaching, the City is [...]
By Pam Nicholls GSAC Board Member Submit questions or feedback online Have family in town for Spring Break? We’ve gathered together some ideas to entertain the young and not so young! St. Patrick’s Day Parade This very popular parade (now the largest privately-funded parade in the state) draws over 40,000 people to downtown Naples each year [...]
