Editor, Daily News:
My husband and I happened to be in Naples for a short trip, and I saw your article headlined "Cat habitat cost confuses county" and I wanted to respond.
I don't know what the total cost will be to widen Santa Barbara Boulevard, or how much money Collier County has received in impact fees from the number of people and businesses that have moved into the area, but I suspect the $270,000 that has been assessed for this panther protection is rather a small percent.
Also, no one may have seen a panther on Santa Barbara in a while, but many residents in Naples Heritage (Davis Boulevard) have seen a panther(s) this past winter; and my husband and I have heard at least one on several nights this past winter. So, they are around.
I'm not amused at the editorial-type comments made in an information piece on the front page of the June 19 edition. Florida appears to be walking a fine line on its environmental-protection issues.
As a relative newcomer, it doesn't appear that Florida is too much concerned at all about preserving the environment and its native habitat. Perhaps a little more research would have been useful?
Mary E. Uhl , Naples and Michigan
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