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Collier kids can get book collection to take home

Collier County kids can look forward to creating—or expanding—their home libraries this month, thanks to the global nonprofit organization, Room to Read.

Lee and Collier Health Departments to Uphold Ban on ‘Obamacare’ Navigators

The Florida Department of Health won’t let ‘Obamacare’ navigators help people sign up for insurance through the Affordable Care Act on any county health…

Bonita Springs residents were hoping to get a resolution last week for a 14-mile linear park project that would connect the city to Florida’s statewide network of multi-use trails. But opposition to the project from some residents and pending studies must be resolved first. Residents of The Vines, a community split by railroad tracks to be used as the trail, urged that the trail ends at Estero Parkway, shown here.

Bonita Springs, Estero, Collier to work together for bike trail

Trust for Public Lands has until March 2026 to come up with $70.4 million to purchase the railroad right-of-way that would be the trail bed.

Current conditions indicate that there will be notable blooming this year of the Southeastern sunflower at the Pepper Ranch in Immokalee. Two photography time periods have been set aside. Reservations can be made beginning September 20.

Board votes to retroactively OK raiding Conservation Collier funds

The decision to raid the funds and then change the ordinance afterward could be challenged in court.

Collier Schools to Offer Free Meals to Students Through December

Collier County Public School students enrolled in virtual and in-person classes will have access to breakfast and lunch starting Monday, Sept. 14.

A proposal for a one-year moratorium on high-density zoning changes on currently undeveloped land in a specific area of Collier County exploding with growth and snarled by traffic never went for a vote before the Collier Board of County Commissioners Tuesday. All but one commissioner remained silent during the discussion and proposal author Commissioner Bert Saunders failed to get a supporter to second the motion and bring it to a vote of the five-member board.

Moratorium to slow growth in sprawling eastern Collier floated -- and sunk

Three commissioners remained silent after several hundred residents have called for a moratorium on high-density zoning changes.

Collier Commissioners Drop Lawsuit Against State Environmental Agency

Collier officials voted to drop their lawsuit against the state’s environmental agency Tuesday. County commissioners said they are hoping instead to…

Collier Reports First Sea Turtle Nest of 2019 Season

A sea turtle nest found Monday on a Naples beach is the earliest one recorded since Collier County’s Sea Turtle Monitoring Program began keeping track…

UPDATE: Hearing on injunction in Collier superintendent case June 8

The amended injunction request includes thirteen new pages Oakes said were obtained from the school board after a public records request. A hearing on the amended motion has been rescheduled for June 8.

David Genson of Barron Collier Companies speaking at the 2023 Building Industry Panel hosted by CBIA

Collier Commercial Real Estate Update: Moore About Business

Collier County includes some of the most affluent communities in the country. With that status brings many challenges to the building industry. Recently, a panel of construction industry experts shared their thoughts with a local audience of business professionals.

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