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Written on Jazella Moore:

Why are these pictures on here as long as they have been? Doesn't the Eagle have anything new to present?

Written on Median fire along 951 serves as reminder to smokers:

I would sure like to see that median area improved like it is on U.S. 41. I thought that I heard that Collier County was going to beautify that section of road beginning last April. I guess it was put off with the work being done for the boat ramp and future bridge. Had that area been watered and green like it is further East on 951, I do not think there would have been a fire. Throwing lit cigarettes or cigars from a moving vehicles is just plain wrong and quite dangerous.

Written on DCF investigating family of girl who nearly drowned in Marco pool:

First my prayers go out for the young girl and her family.

Secondly: Initially responsibily rides with the person the child is in the care of. But what about adequate security on the house? Is there an alarm system on each door to the pool? Was there a fence around the pool? Were there adequate warning signs posted? If homes with pools are going to be rented to anyone, especially with children there has to be protections for the people who might be un-aware of the safety issues involved. Who is responsible for these safety items? The homeowner? Is there adequate insurance in place? The City which might be regulating rentals? These are questions we have to be aware of if we are renting our homes out.
Any thoughts?

Written on Letter to the Editor: Consider an underwater bridge:

Somehow this makes little sense to me. Are we going to tax only people that benefit from something the City does every time? If the City puts a palm tree in front of your house, on the swale, the homeowner is going to have to pay for it because he/she benefits? Whatever the City does benefits, hopefully so, all the residents in one way or another. If a bridge is necessary and the tunnel is decided on, and it costs less than the other choices, why should one area pay for it and not another? That is how the STRP started, putting one group against another. Look how that worked out.

Written on Letter to the Editor: Expediting the STRP:

Councilman Kiester,

Thank you for a well thought out suggestion. It makes a great deal of sense and places with it the compassion that Councilman Popoff had with residents during earlier areas of STRP construction.

Written on Letter to the Editor: Cistern re-calculations - Not practical for me:

in response to MarcoAvenger:

That storm on Tuesday night and this afternoon really missed the Island.

That is 2 out of the last 8. But who is counting? With those numbers the letter I wrote would have a lower number of Cistern uses during season. If you really want to count storms that hit Marco there are those that only hit half of the island.

Written on Weekly rentals: Hotels from hell next door or angel to ailing economy?:

Jaguar,

I understand your problem quite well. It is very difficult for many of us in times such as we are all facing. Would it be any different if times were economically good and you did not need the rental income from weekly rentals? Should rental regulations change with needs of the times? These are questions I am not able to answer.
As I mentioned above our City Council has to look into a solution to this problem that is fair both to you and protective of your neighbor's rights.
As you mentioned, you seemed to have good renters and I hope that continues in the future both for you and your neighbors.

Written on Weekly rentals: Hotels from hell next door or angel to ailing economy?:

The main reason that someone rents a house is so they do not have the same restrictions as they would if they rented a room in a hotel. Hotels have hotel security that responds quickly to problems of noise etc. Does a hotel owner have greater rights than a neighbor who must wait and have the police show up?
As mentioned in an earlier post many of these house renters are not a single family sitution. Many times it is a group of friends out to have a good time. (Who will actually check the credentials of the renters?) Yes this good time helps the owner of the property but negatively effects the neighbors in quiet enjoyment of their property and possibly value when they may have to sell their house when a prospective buyer checks out the neighborhood prior to making an offer. Who is thinking about them?
To blame not being able to rent houses for a week at a time causes a diminished economy does not take into account the quality of life caused by a renter who has no vested interest in the neighborhood or Marco Island for that matter.
The question I would like to ask is how many of the owners who want this weekly rental situation to be allowed would purchase a house next door to a rental situation. How many real estate agents would offer this to a family member?
I am not against free enterprise but when it disrupts the quality of life of ones neighbors to such a degree I think the City Council should look hard and thoroughly at this decision.

Written on Marco Community Bank makes list of Florida’s most troubled banks:

Come on folks....when facts are distorted to fit the slant of an article a correction of this distortion must be "Demanded" by the readership.

Another issue is at hand here. Who are these people who are delinquent on their obligations to the bank? Maybe they should do what they can to make things right. They borrowed the funds, used the funds, enjoyed the ability to leverage and now it is up to them to make good the best they can. All efforts should be made, on both sides of this obligation to work things out.

Written on Marco Community Bank makes list of Florida’s most troubled banks:

I was extremely disappointed with this report because of several factors:

1. This so called "news" is at least several months old.
2. Slanted facts: The Feds do look at many areas before they report. Using the term "hundreds" of area just to diminish the importance of capitalization shows little knowledge of banking.
3. Photo of Marco Community Bank taken at least desirable angle shows the "intent" of the reporter.
4. Reporter should do follow up report and what is really being done at bank since this old report was written.

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