============================================================ DIGITAL DIGEST � http://www.marconews.com � December 15, 2004 ============================================================ Subscribe to the Naples Daily News: http://web.naplesnews.com/circulation/ FLORIDA BRACES FOR FIRST FREEZING WEATHER OF SEASON Florida braced for its coldest temperatures of the season as the National Weather Service issued freeze warnings or watches for 48 of the state�s 67 counties Tuesday. Freeze warnings for temperatures forecast to remain at 32 degrees or below for an hour or more were in effect over most of north Florida and into central Florida as far south as Orange County, which includes Orlando. PEOPLE LINE STREETS OF OLD NAPLES FOR CHRISTMAS PARADE This year, parade-goers weren�t wearing Santa hats for looks. At 58 degrees and dropping, with wind gusts up to 18 mph, folks lined up Tuesday night along Fifth Avenue South in Naples wearing fleece, hats and layers to stay warm. �It�s a little chilly, but it�s just like Christmas,� said Ronnie Schaeffer, watching the city�s annual Christmas parade with her husband, Ed, and granddaughter, Bailey, 2. SIGNAGE PROBLEM MAY SINK NAPLES BAY BOAT SPEED ZONES Naples Bay boat speed zones are not enforceable because the signs marking the zones don�t have a state permit or city ordinance number on them, according to state reviewers. The problem has come to light just weeks after the Naples City Council voted to adopt stricter boat speed zones on the bay after months of debate that featured opposition from Collier County commissioners and local boaters. COLLIER TO USE $180M IN BONDS TO FINANCE PROJECTS Collier County commissioners have approved using $180 million in revenue bonds to pay for five construction projects. Commissioners on Tuesday unanimously authorized the bond sale. It will finance construction on the North Naples Regional Park, the courthouse annex, a courthouse parking garage, a new emergency operations center and a county fleet facility. POLLARA OFFERS FAGAN JOB AT EAST NAPLES EATERY In June, former Marco Island police Officer Mike Fagan was fired for associating with local Realtor and developer Frank Pollara, who has a felony record. Now Fagan is going to work for Pollara. Pollara, who owns the Marco Island Real Estate Center at 1811 San Marco Road, has offered Fagan a job as manager of Mangos Grill and Marina Inc. in Naples. Get details on all these stories and more at http://www.marconews.com IN PERSPECTIVE: JAY AMBROSE: STANDING UP FOR FREEDOM Says Fred Smith, whose illuminating conceptualizations pour forth at something like a dozen per minute, it�s a thin line out there justifying liberty, just a handful of great thinkers in the past and very few activists taking on the enemy in political combat. But Smith is doing it, and his Competitive Enterprise Institute is doing it, and you feel that if it came down to just him and CEI against the world, the world would be at a disadvantage. Read more commentary and get local editorials and today�s Letters to the Editor at http://www.naplesnews.com/npdn/perspective/ IN FLORIDA FLORIDIANS WHO LOST HOMES TO STORMS COULD GET $1,500 TAX REBATE Floridians whose homes were destroyed in last season�s four hurricanes could get property tax rebates of up to $1,500, under a bill approved Tuesday by a House panel. It�s one of several relief efforts lawmakers are considering. The measure approved unanimously by the House Finance and Tax Committee is meant to refund some of the property taxes paid on homes by people who weren�t able to use them for a good part of the year. Get details on all these stories and more at http://www.naplesnews.com/npdn/florida/ IN NEAPOLITAN: LET�S TALK FOOD: AN OLD NAPLES CHRISTMAS As one travels throughout the Naples area during the holiday season, it is difficult to imagine what the Christmas holiday was like 50 years ago. Imagine if you will, a tiny village of about 2,000 people, one traffic light, two churches, two schools, no condominiums, one theater, two grocery stores and few restaurants. I arrived in Naples on Oct. 1, 1952, when the population was a scarce 2,000 pioneering souls. Get details on all these stories and more at http://www.naplesnews.com/npdn/neapolitan/
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