DONNA FIALA

• Around Town: Still waiting on an answer from FPL about ‘smart meters’ Published 05/01/2012 at 12:33 p.m.

  There is something that puzzles me. Florida Power & Light (FPL) announced they would install a “smart meter” on each home, which would read the usage every month electronically rather than have a meter reader go to each and every ...

• Around Town: Eagle Lakes is finally going to get a community center Published 04/18/2012 at 11:58 a.m.

  There are always a lot of good news items to talk about these days. To start off, the community center at Eagle Lakes Community Park is going to be a reality. It has been 6 long years of fighting to ...

• Around Town: Collier County’s first paddlecraft park ready for paddlers Published 04/04/2012 at 10:17 a.m.

  With much anticipation and excitement, the Isles of Capri Paddlecraft Park has officially opened. The ribbon cutting was held on Friday, March 30, and was attended by Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) officials, Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve ...

• Around Town: I for one will be sad to see our part-time residents head back north Published 03/21/2012 at 11:32 a.m.

  My goodness, isn’t the year going by quickly? I can’t believe it is almost Easter and soon our winter residents will be leaving, which means a huge portion of our volunteers will be leaving. These people come down from up ...

• Around Town: East Naples looking better and better every day Published 03/06/2012 at 10:11 a.m.

  Towne Centre on U.S. 41 East is really looking up. New façade on the buildings on the east end of the shopping center, new decorative additions and updated paint colors, the parking lot has a new layer of asphalt, all ...

• Around Town: Revitalization of East Naples neighborhoods ongoing Published 02/21/2012 at 6:16 p.m.

  Lennar Homes has taken the East Naples community by storm and showered their full force on revitalization projects. Many of you probably already know that they purchased the gorgeous Treviso Bay resort and have been focused on getting it back ...

• Around Town: Improvements should help shopping center draw more customers Published 02/07/2012 at 3:21 p.m.

  Hopefully you have taken a ride through Naples “Towne Centre” (yes, that’s how they spell it) on U.S. 41 East on the side opposite Bealls department store. You might already know that there are eight owners in that shopping center.

• Around Town: Fatal accident in East Naples proof that traffic light is desperately needed Published 01/24/2012 at 11:44 a.m.

  Recently there was a ribbon cutting ceremony as the Judge S.S. Jolley Bridge on Marco Island was officially opened for traffic. Included in the ceremony was a memorial for the late Mike Minozzi, a Marco resident and former Marco Island ...

• Around Town: Saving money, gas and energy at the county landfill Published 01/10/2012 at 10:45 a.m.

  Many people have asked why Collier County doesn’t have a gas to energy plant at the landfill, and I’m happy to tell you we now have one. I promised to write about it in this week’s Collier Citizen, and here ...

• Around Town: Looking forward to a great new year Published 12/27/2011 at 3:27 p.m.

  What a wonderful time of the year! Hopefully each and every one of you had a joyous holiday and are looking forward to a happy and healthy new year!

• DONNA FIALA: Something hot for kids this summer Published 07/08/2009 at 1:23 p.m.

  Hopefully, many of you were able to see the 4th of July concert from Washington, D.C. The National Symphony Orchestra was outstanding, led by our own Maestro Erich Kunzel (who owns a home right here in East Naples). He was ...

• Update from Donna: Fresh Market is coming to Shoppes of Eagle Creek Published 11/09/2006 at 12:05 a.m.

  Hot off the presses! Guess what is coming to our part of town! A fresh market! We’re being discovered, folks. Yup, it is going in the old Winn Dixie store in Shoppes of Eagle Creek. It will occupy about two-thirds ...

• Update from Donna: Manatee Road dog park to be completed in 2007 Published 10/12/2006 at 12:01 a.m.

  Many things are going on this month in the general vicinity of Marco Island and Isles of Capri. You should all be aware that the county will be building a dog park at the Manatee Park site, off Manatee Road. ...

• Update from Donna: Canvassing Board: Why your vote might not count Published 09/07/2006 at 12:15 a.m.

  I know many of you have voted in Tuesday’s election and I congratulate you on your patriotic spirit. This year I serve on the county Canvassing Board for the Supervisor of Elections Office, representing the Board of Commissioners.

• Update from Donna Fiala: We're not the only ones with growing pains Published 08/03/2006 at midnight

  I am thrilled that the Marco Eagle has asked me to write a column once a month. I have just returned from a short vacation in Idaho and Utah, where I visited my son. I was fascinated there to see ...

• FY2004 Budget East Naples to see road, park upgrades Published 10/01/2003 at 1 a.m.

  Donna Fiala is the Collier County commissioner representing District 1. Her constituents live primarily in East Naples and points south to Marco Island. Commissioner Fiala had this to say about implementation of the FY2004 budget and what we can expect ...

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