============================================================ DIGITAL DIGEST � http://www.bonitanews.com � November 24, 2004 ============================================================ Subscribe to the Bonita Daily News: http://web.naplesnews.com/circulation/ STATE CRITICAL OF LEE GROWTH PLAN; JUST WEEKS TO FIX IT State planning officials aren�t too happy with the latest version of Lee County�s comprehensive plan, and the two sides have until Dec. 20 to resolve the issues or future development in some areas of the county could grind to a halt. The Florida Department of Community Affairs sent a laundry list of concerns to county planners last week. DCA officials review major changes to county growth plans and are sometimes involved with the review of larger developments. TAX QUESTIONS NO FACTOR IN POTENTIAL ESTERO ANNEXATION Bonita Springs officials worried that their efforts to push the city limits northward were over before they had a chance to start. If Estero and Bonita ever merged, they feared the newly enlarged city might lose out on millions of dollars each year in shared state tax revenue because of a 30-year-old state law. But a state revenue official says it�s possible for the city to annex Estero and still meet the state�s revenue-sharing requirements. LELY STUDENT ON PROBATION AFTER PLEA AGREEMENT The lesson Elwood June has learned since his arrest came at a hefty price. But leaving the courtroom with probation instead of prison time, a withholding of a formal conviction instead of a criminal record, June realized the price is worth it. �What I have learned from all of this is that next time I should pick my friends more wisely,� June, 15, told Collier County Circuit Judge Frank Baker after being placed on probation Tuesday. JUDGE BACKS CITY IN CASE OF DEVELOPER DENIED REZONING REQUEST A judge has sided against a developer who accused the Bonita Springs City Council of denying his rezoning request because officials wanted the riverfront property to turn into a park instead. Peter Roberts of Naples declined to comment on whether he would appeal Lee County Circuit Judge R. Thomas Corbin�s decision. He also declined to discuss any matter relating to the case, saying, �I think the best thing to do is to just keep my mouth shut.� Get details on all these stories and more at http://www.naplesnews.com IN PERSPECTIVE: PAUL CAMPOS: IT WAS THE PLAYERS� FAULT It was the players, not the fans, who were guilty in the Detroit basketball brawl. In the 1970s, the Detroit Pistons played their games in a drafty old building called Cobo Hall. The team was generally somewhere between mediocre and terrible, so good seats were always available. It was the players, not the fans, who were guilty in the Detroit basketball brawl. Read more commentary and get local editorials and today�s Letters to the Editor at http://www.naplesnews.com/npdn/perspective/ IN FLORIDA FLORIDA HOME INSURANCE COMPANIES CAN�T DROP COVERAGE UNTIL 2005 Gov. Jeb Bush and the Cabinet approved a rule Tuesday that will prevent insurance companies from canceling or not renewing homeowners insurance policies for hurricane victims through the end of the year. The rule prohibits insurance companies from canceling policies of people whose property has been damaged until 60 days after repairs are complete, and applies to both residential and commercial properties. Get details on all these stories and more at http://www.naplesnews.com/npdn/florida/ IN NEAPOLITAN: ASPIRING FIREFIGHTERS ARE PUT THROUGH PHYSICAL AND PRACTICAL CHALLENGES Twenty men were tested. Tested on the skills they learned over nearly six months of rigorous training. Tested so they will be ready to fight blazes and save precious lives. Tested so they can become firefighters. To become one, each student must fulfill 460 hours outlined in the curriculum at the Naples Fire Training Center. Get details on all these stories and more at http://www.naplesnews.com/npdn/neapolitan/
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