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Naples City Council rejects more hotel rooms on Fifth Avenue South | #citycouncil

In a unanimous decision, city council denied plans for new hotel rooms on Fifth Avenue South in downtown Naples, seeing them as the wrong fit. The vote came Wednesday, just weeks after a city election, with three new faces on council. Much of the campaigning in the election centered around growth and development, with the […]

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Naples Mayor, City Council members sworn into office | #citycouncil

From left: Mayor Teresa Heitmann and City Council members Berne Barton, Linda Penniman and Bill Kramer are sworn in during a City Council meeting at Naples City Hall on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. Jonah Hinebaugh/Naples Daily News/USA Today Network-Florida Mayor Teresa Heitmann poses for a photo during a City Council meeting at Naples City Hall […]

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After close race, Naples mayor eager to end divisiveness, tackle issues

Teresa Heitmann is breathing a sigh of relief after winning a hard-fought race for a second term as mayor in Naples. After a machine recount on March 23, the Collier County Supervisor of Elections office confirmed she’d eked out a victory, with Gary Price – a former city councilman and vice mayor – coming in […]

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Naples Better Government endorses candidates for mayor, City Council

As part of its mission to promote better government in the City of Naples, Collier County and the State of Florida, Naples Better Government (NBG) meets individually with candidates to discuss their qualifications and platform statement requested and provided prior to the interview and endorsement. Two of the three candidates for mayor were able to […]

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Naples candidates for mayor, city council to take part in Feb. 1 forum

The Naples Daily News and WGCU Public Media are partnering with the League of Women Voters of Collier County and the Collier Forum Coalition for a candidate forum for the upcoming Naples city elections. The forum on Feb. 1 will be a Q&A with the three Naples mayoral candidates and six city council candidates. The […]

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Naples’ Petrunoff won’t resign over new financial disclosure requirements | #citycouncil

Beth Petrunoff will stay the course. After giving it more thought and analysis, she’s decided to keep her seat on city council in Naples. A few weeks ago, she warned she might resign at the end of 2023 to avoid new state-mandated financial disclosure requirements. The new requirements kicked in Jan. 1 for city and […]