http://www.marconews.com/news/topic/wayne-waldack/?partner=RSSmarconews.com Stories: Wayne Waldacken-ustopic/wayne-waldackhttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/nov/06/election-2012-six-candidates-tight-race-four-marco/?partner=RSSA political tsunami swept over Marco Island Tuesday, washing away every incumbent City Council member seeking re-election. With strong interest in the local races and voter turnout as high as 87 percent, islanders sent a strong message of dissatisfaction with the status quo. lances22@gmail.com (LANCE SHEARER)Wed, 07 Nov 2012 01:10:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-323906-734815news/localLANCE SHEARERMarco, FLElection 2012: Newcomers take down incumbents in Marco Council racemarconews.comelection-2012-six-candidates-tight-race-four-marcourn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-323906-734813Change734815Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/oct/17/city-council-candidate-paul-meyer-drops-out/?partner=RSSPaul Meyer, candidate for Marco Island City Council, discovered the hard truth that becoming a politician takes thick skin. Late Tuesday night, the Marco Eagle learned he was stepping out of the race for council. The vote on Nov. 6 will decide four seats for City Council. Meyers was one of nine candidates seeking election. In his statement sent via e-mail, Meyer likened Marco Island to Charles Dickens’ 1859 work, “A Tale of Two Cities.” He suggested his optimistic view of the island was shattered by the divisiveness he encountered as a candidate. Wed, 17 Oct 2012 20:43:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-321967-734793local/marcoCHERYL FERRARAMARCO ISLANDPaul Meyer drops out of Marco Island City Council racemarconews.comcity-council-candidate-paul-meyer-drops-outurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-321967-734793Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/oct/10/marco-island-city-council-candidate-debates-150/?partner=RSSCraig Woodward made one thing clear right from the start. “I’m not a replacement ref,” he told the crowd at the City Council candidates’ forum on Tuesday evening. He was, however, a last-minute, or at least same-day, stand- lances22@gmail.com (LANCE SHEARER)Wed, 10 Oct 2012 18:36:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-321320-734786local/marcoLANCE SHEARERMARCO ISLANDMarco Island City Council candidate debates – Realtors and Chamber of Commerce host round two marconews.commarco-island-city-council-candidate-debates-150urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-321320-734786Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/oct/04/marco-island-city-council-campaign-150-air-views/?partner=RSSA crucial forum allowing the candidates, who seek to lead Marco Island for the next four years, to lay out their visions was held on Wednesday evening. There was also a Presidential debate in Denver. The local gathering, which will arguably have a substan lances22@gmail.com (LANCE SHEARER)Thu, 04 Oct 2012 17:01:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-320751-734780news/localLANCE SHEARERMARCO ISLANDMarco Island City Council campaign – Candidates air views at MICA forum marconews.commarco-island-city-council-campaign-150-air-viewsurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-320751-734780Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/aug/23/marco-island-city-council-candidates-part-3-150/?partner=RSSIn a game of musical chairs, four of the seven seats on the Marco Island City Council are coming vacant this fall. With a Presidential selection at the top of the ballot, turnout should be high. In addition to all the other lances22@gmail.com (LANCE SHEARER)Thu, 23 Aug 2012 18:32:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-317281-734738local/marcoLANCE SHEARERMARCO ISLANDMarco Island City Council candidates, part 3 – Nine vie for four seats marconews.commarco-island-city-council-candidates-part-3-150urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-317281-734738Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/jul/19/marco-island-city-council-carriage-issue-doesnt/?partner=RSSThere will be no horse-drawn carriage rides on Marco Island's streets, at least for the time being. The millage rate charged to island taxpayers will not rise above last year, even if voters approve an on-island emergency services clinic. And seawall repair may get more expensive. >These were some of the items that came out of the Marco Island City Council's July 16 meeting, the regular session after the joint workshop with the Planning Board, and the closed door executive sessions on legal matters. The council's meeting drew an overflow crowd to the building, with additional seats set up in the lobby for members of the public to watch the proceedings on television monitors. lances22@gmail.com (LANCE SHEARER)Thu, 19 Jul 2012 15:16:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-314368-734703local/marcoLANCE SHEARERMARCO ISLANDMarco Island City Council: Carriage issue doesn't get a vote; no rise in taxes, no change in utility rate setup marconews.commarco-island-city-council-carriage-issue-doesnturn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-314368-734703Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/jun/22/waldack-weighs-in-at-city-council-from-his-rehab/?partner=RSSWaldack attends council meeting via telephone. lances22@gmail.com (LANCE SHEARER)Fri, 22 Jun 2012 14:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-312181-734676local/marcoLANCE SHEARERMarco, FLWaldack weighs in at City Council from his rehab bed marconews.comwaldack-weighs-in-at-city-council-from-his-rehaburn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-312181-734676Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/jun/18/marco-councilor-waldack-injured-bike-car-accident/?partner=RSSWayne Waldack, Marco Island city councilor, is in Physicians Regional Medical Center — Collier Boulevard after being struck by a car while riding his bicycle on Friday morning. Marco Island City Police did not have a report on the accident Monday morning, but Waldack was reached in his hospital room. Waldack underwent surgery below his left knee, where a titanium plate was put in, he said. He expects to be released from the hospital today, or tomorrow, and undergo six weeks of physical therapy at Moorings Park. rjlalonde@naplesnews.com (ROGER LALONDE)Mon, 18 Jun 2012 19:12:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-311767-734675local/marcoROGER LALONDEMARCO ISLANDMarco Councilor Waldack, injured in bike-car accident, recoveringmarconews.commarco-councilor-waldack-injured-bike-car-accidenturn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-311767-734672Change734675Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/may/30/firestorm-marco-island-city-council-chambers-for/?partner=RSSMarco Island saw a prime example of democracy in action on Tuesday. In a hastily convened meeting to provide a public forum, City Manager Jim Riviere heard from a packed house in the City Council chambers, as a standing room only crowd vented their displeasure over the idea of moving building inspection services to the county. The meeting opened with a brief opening statement by Riviere, in which he assured the audience that the discussion was only preliminary, and there would be no immediate shift of Marco Island's building inspectors to the Collier County staff. lances22@gmail.com (LANCE SHEARER)Wed, 30 May 2012 17:52:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-310169-734653business/businessLANCE SHEARERMARCO ISLANDFirestorm: Marco Island City Council chambers packed for spur-of-the-moment meeting on inspections marconews.comfirestorm-marco-island-city-council-chambers-forurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-310169-734653Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/apr/18/marco-island-city-council-approves-policy-decision/?partner=RSSIn a fast-paced workshop on Monday, Marco Island’s City Councilors drilled down to approve four final pieces of the city’s water and sewer rate puzzle. Their decisions will give city staff the direction it needs to craft an ordinance using the new M-54 rate design. Council will present the ordinance for approval on first and second reading before rates take effect Oct. 1. Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:39:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-306632-734611local/marcoCHERYL FERRARAMARCO ISLANDMarco Island City Council approves policy decisions that will shape water rate ordinancemarconews.commarco-island-city-council-approves-policy-decisionurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-306632-734611Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/mar/22/marco-island-city-council-moves-forward-m-54-rate/?partner=RSSAt 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 narrow margins. The first determined the rate matrix to be used in calculating monthly bills by class of customer for water and sewer. Three choices remained on the table as debate began: the M-1 design, the M-54 design and the city’s current billing matrix. Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:52:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-304114-734584local/marcoCHERYL FERRARAMARCO ISLANDMarco Island City Council moves forward with M-54 rate design and .405 debt distribution ratiomarconews.commarco-island-city-council-moves-forward-m-54-rateurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-304114-734584Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/mar/01/new-calculations-decrease-loan-mackle-park-and-ken/?partner=RSSMarco Island’s City Council revised the amount of permanent financing it will seek for the Septic Tank Replacement Program (STRP) in Mackle Park and Kendall sewer districts. The decision came during a specially called meeting on Wednesday. Thu, 01 Mar 2012 18:37:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-302102-734563news/localCHERYL FERRARAMARCO ISLANDNew calculations decrease loan for Marco Island's Mackle Park and Kendall sewer districtsmarconews.comnew-calculations-decrease-loan-mackle-park-and-kenurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-302102-734563Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/feb/23/council-seeks-loan-extension-consider-funding-mack/?partner=RSSThe next step in the Septic Tank Replacement Program (STRP) for Mackle Park and Kendall districts is procuring permanent financing for the owner-paid portion of the wastewater facility. Thu, 23 Feb 2012 20:02:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-301385-734556local/marcoCHERYL FERRARAMARCO ISLANDMarco Island Council seeks loan extension to consider funding for Mackle Park and Kendall sewer districtsmarconews.comcouncil-seeks-loan-extension-consider-funding-mackurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-301385-734556Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2011/dec/19/taking-beach-marco-island-advisory-committee-sees/?partner=RSSConstruction and destruction were two sides of the coin for Marco Island’s Beach Advisory Committee on Thursday. The six-member board risked a little sand in their shoes to observe firsthand changes to Marco Island’s beaches. Their field trip included Collier County’s Tigertail Beach and the shoreline north of condominium buildings 5000 and 6000 in Hideaway Beach’s gated community. Nancy Ritchie, city environmental specialist, City Councilor Wayne Waldack and one member of the public accompanied the group. Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:40:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-295472-734490local/marcoCHERYL FERRARAMARCO ISLANDTaking to the beach, Marco Island advisory committee sees good, bad and uglymarconews.comtaking-beach-marco-island-advisory-committee-seesurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-295472-734490Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2011/sep/17/marco-island-city-council-tax-rate-budget/?partner=RSSSettling on a final tax rate appears to be a taxing proposition for the Marco Island City Council, as several options remain on the table for Monday’s final budget hearing. Despite some difficulty in agreeing on the best approach, council members already have looked to eliminate a proposed 6 percent utility rate increase and are considering eliminating a long-standing 6 percent utility surcharge. kelfarrell@yahoo.com (KELLY FARRELL)Sat, 17 Sep 2011 19:30:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-286933-734397ipadKELLY FARRELLMARCO ISLANDMarco council to weigh several tax rate options Mondaymarconews.commarco-island-city-council-tax-rate-budgeturn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-286933-734397Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2011/sep/08/closing-number-marco-island-city-council-holds-las/?partner=RSSGovernment is about making rules, and also about following rules. The Marco Island City Council was constrained by Florida statutes at their meeting Wednesday, as they wrestled with adopting a budget for the upcoming fiscal year, FY 2012, and determining the millage rate of the taxes that will have to pay for it. The City Council must adopt a final millage rate at their next meeting, set for Sept. 19, and once they set a millage rate for the year, they can lower it, but cannot raise it. There are numerous ways to work with, and even get around rules, though, and the council took advantage of some of those Wednesday evening. lances22@gmail.com (LANCE SHEARER)Thu, 08 Sep 2011 17:17:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-286064-734388local/marcoLANCE SHEARERMARCO ISLANDClosing in on a number: Marco Island City Council holds last meeting before final adoption of annual budget, taxesmarconews.comclosing-number-marco-island-city-council-holds-lasurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-286064-734388Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2011/jul/28/city-council-budget-sub-committee-recommendations/?partner=RSSNext stop, City Council. The Marco Island City Council Budget Sub-Committee has put together a budget proposal for the entire council to consider, starting at their meeting on Monday. At the close of Wednesday’s Budget Sub-Committee meeting, chairman Larry Magel thanked those who had participated in the lengthy process. “I want to thank you guys for all the work,” said Magel. lances22@gmail.com (LANCE SHEARER)Thu, 28 Jul 2011 19:41:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-282630-734346local/marcoLANCE SHEARERMARCO ISLANDMarco Island City Council Budget Sub-Committee: Recommendations finalized to go before entire City Councilmarconews.comcity-council-budget-sub-committee-recommendationsurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-282630-734346Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2011/jul/25/marco-island-budget-sub-committee-digs-sewer-and-w/?partner=RSSThe citizens of Marco Island can rest assured that when their city spends a dollar, serious consideration has gone into the expenditure. All summer, the Marco Island City Council Budget Sub-Committee has been meeting at City Hall, going over the budget line by line, department by department, and dollar by dollar. Friday, committee chairman Larry Magel, and Councilmen Bill Trotter and Wayne Waldack met once again with city staffers. The Budget Sub-Committee will make recommendations to the entire City Council on a proposed total budget and how to get there, and a lot of numbers have to be crunched in the process. lances22@gmail.com (LANCE SHEARER)Mon, 25 Jul 2011 18:30:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-282265-734343local/marcoLANCE SHEARERMARCO ISLANDMarco Island Budget Sub-Committee digs into sewer and water revenuesmarconews.commarco-island-budget-sub-committee-digs-sewer-and-wurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-282265-734343Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2011/jul/18/marco-island-planning-board-announces-new-website/?partner=RSSMarco Island residents will soon be able to use the World Wide Web to comment on the city’s comprehensive plan, which outlines the island’s future growth and priorities. In just a matter of weeks, the city’s planning board will roll out sections of the plan on the city’s website using a software program created by the University of Central Florida. Planning board officials in Charlotte County donated the program to Marco Island at no cost. Councilman Wayne Waldack urged the city to investigate the idea after seeing a demonstration at a statewide conference for city leaders. Mon, 18 Jul 2011 14:45:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-281648-734336local/marcoCANDACE ROTOLOMARCO ISLANDMarco Island Planning Board announces new website; elect new chairmanmarconews.commarco-island-planning-board-announces-new-websiteurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-281648-734336Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2011/jul/12/letters-editor-july-13-2011/?partner=RSSHere are letters to the editor from recent editions of the Daily News Tue, 12 Jul 2011 22:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-281223-734330ipad/commentaryStaff WriterMarco, FLLetters to the Editor: July 13, 2011marconews.comletters-editor-july-13-2011urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-281223-734330Change0Usable