============================================================ DIGITAL DIGEST � http://www.marconews.com � September 15, 2004 ============================================================ Subscribe to the Naples Daily News: http://web.marconews.com/marco/subscribe.html THIRD TIME, STILL CHARMED The scariest storm took the widest path. Like Hurricanes Charley and Frances, Hurricane Ivan stirred up some wind and rain for Marco Island, but so far, residents remain among the state's luckiest this hurricane season. Islanders followed news of Ivan's predicted path for several days last week � and for a while the forecast put Southwest Florida smack in the center of the powerful hurricane. EX-COP SAYS FIRING UNFAIR Former Marco Island police Officer Mike Fagan, fired after a department investigation in June, says he won't take his termination lying down. He plans to sue the city to clear his name. Fagan, 55, was fired June 3 after police Chief Roger Reinke and Capt. Thom Carr said they determined the veteran officer lied to them about his association with local real estate agent Frank Pollara, who has a felony record. They also said Fagan tried to pass confidential information about a case to Pollara. CONDO FIRE CAUSES $1 MILLION IN DAMAGE; NO ONE INJURED A midmorning fire Sept. 8 at Sunset House Condominiums caused approximately $1 million in damage, a Marco Island fire official said. The fire was reported at 11:28 a.m. and started in a first-floor air-conditioning unit inside a closet, Fire Marshal John Burback said Sept. 9. About 35 firefighters from Marco Island, Isles of Capri and East Naples responded and knocked down the flames in minutes. COUNCIL LOWERS PROPERTY TAX RATE FOR THIRD STRAIGHT YEAR Marco Islanders made a statement without saying a thing at last week's City Council meeting. No one spoke to oppose the city's $50.9 million budget for fiscal 2005. A mandatory first reading was held Sept. 7, and there was no opposition, either from the audience or from the council. The council unanimously approved setting the city's millage rate at 1.586 mills. For every $100,000 of assessed value, homesteaded owners will pay $159. Last year, the millage rate was set at 1.62 mills. Get details on all these stories and more at http://www.marconews.com PERSPECTIVE: EDITORIAL: NAPLES CITY COUNCIL -- MOTORCYCLE BAN WOULD CREATE MORE PROBLEMS Get your motor running � out of downtown. That's what Naples City Council member Penny Taylor wonders whether the city ought to tell motorcyclists. It seems the loud, throaty rumble of serious bikes irritate the outdoor-dining crowd. Perhaps. There are other patrons of Fifth Avenue South who find the fleeting culture clash amusing. They get a kick out of watching the bikers go out of their way to show off, rattle cages or both. See more of today�s Perspective stories at http://www.naplesnews.com/npdn/perspective BUSINESS: STILL IN GULF, STORM CLEARS OUT STORES AND RESTAURANTS IN NAPLES AREA Jennifer Ruzicka locked the doors of the Silver Eagle around 3 o'clock Tuesday, several hours before closing time. "There's nobody here, nobody's shopping," said Ruzicka, manager of the Indian jewelry shop on Fifth Avenue South in Naples. The drop in customer traffic follows one of the most profitable summer seasons in the five years she has worked at the store. The loss of business doesn't bother Ruzicka, who is anticipating a good season. See more of today�s Business stories at http://www.naplesnews.com/npdn/business NEAPOLITAN: SIMPLY SUSHI -- THE BEST CHEFS STUDY FOR YEARS, BUT HOME COOKS CAN MASTER SOME SIMPLE METHODS The average cook may think that making sushi is too much work, or that only sushi chefs can produce artistic combinations of raw fish, vinegared rice and sheets of seaweed. And if we were in Japan, where master sushi chefs train for 10 years or more, the intimidation factor would be pretty high. Charlie Yun, a sushi chef at Sushi 'n' Pop in Fresno, Calif., says Japanese chefs need more training because they often have 20 to 25 types of fish to work with a t any one time, far more than the average sushi restaurant in the United States. "Japan has four seasons of fish." See more of today�s Neapolitan stories at http://www.naplesnews.com/npdn/neapolitan
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