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Officials: County's growing pains could get unbearable April 2, 2005 By ERIC STAATS,Growth in eastern Collier County threatens to overrun the county's ability to keep up with it, a top county official told a growth forum Friday. "We have a train wreck coming, a true train wreck,"
Florida landowner fights to keep `hole in doughnut' April 12, 2005 By Michael McGuire If a mediation session scheduled for Tuesday fails, the issue will go to court; state officials, however, say they prefer to settle outside of court
Hardy accepts $4.95 million for Estates land April 13, 2005 Jesse Hardy has ended his years-long eminent domain fight with the state Department of Environmental Protection over property in Collier County that is considered vital to Everglades restoration.
Extension would help traffic flow from Estates to Naples April 13, 2005 By JOHN HENDERSON A plan being unveiled today at a public meeting outlines a major new east-west corridor to help Golden Gate Estates and North Belle Meade residents travel to and from Naples.
County, Golden Gate Estates look at future transportation needs March 17, 2005 By DIANNA SMITH Golden Gate Estates might be just a bedroom community tucked in the middle of woods and swamps, but, as Collier County officials see it, it's going to turn into one gigantic neighborhood.
Editorial: Wildlife buys April 13, 2005 In this complicated world, straightforward is welcome. That is the appeal of the public purchase of would-be high-rise site on the edge of Rookery Bay. Collier County pays $4.75 million from its green space tax
Lee leaders open floodgates of discontent with water board April 6, 2005 By CHARLIE WHITEHEAD New South Florida Water Management District governing board member Alice Carlson told Lee County commissioners Tuesday she's a big fan of open communication.
Massive reservoir plan worries residents April 05, 2005 Plans are in the works to build one of the biggest reservoirs in the country right here in Southwest Florida. But the massive project is causing some grave concerns.
Manatee zones in Lee stay for now Apr 6, 2005 By KEVIN LOLLAR Five temporary emergency manatee protection speed zones in Lee County became permanent Tuesday.
Rearchers offer findings on red tide April 13, 2005 By CHARLIE WHITEHEAD Red tide is affecting Southwest Florida 15 times as much as it did during the 1950s, according to research experts presented to Lee County commissioners on Tuesday.
Despite Babcock Ranch rejection, officials remain optimistic April 13, 2005 By CHARLIE WHITEHEAD The Babcock family told the state of Florida "Thanks, but no thanks" Tuesday, possibly killing an effort to buy the family's 90,000-acre ranch.
Red tide researcher says blooms not all that bad Apr 13, 2005 By KEVIN LOLLAR Red tide is bad and getting worse, a marine scientist told Lee County Commissioners Tuesday. Well, maybe not, a leading state red tide researcher said.
Okeechobee recovery in jeopardy, officials say Apr. 10, 2005 BY CURTIS MORGAN Six months after the last hurricane, Lake Okeechobee still looks like it has been run through a blender.
Lake Okeechobee's health in question April 10, 2005 By Neil Santaniello Damage from the two hurricanes that hit Lake Okeechobee last summer led state officials recently to express grave concern about its health.
To help oysters, less water from Lake Okeechobee to enter St. Lucie Estuary April 8, 2005 By Suzanne Wentley In an effort to save the surviving oysters in the St. Lucie Estuary, water managers are lowering the volume of fresh water flowing from Lake Okeechobee.
Project will control water flow April 1, 2005 By Nada Taha An environmental problem in South Florida to which Osceola County has contributed for years is on the verge of being resolved.
Ken Pruitt: Our state's future remains tied to future of Lake Okeechobee April 13, 2005 The Lake Okeechobee Protection Program (HB 155/SB502) has been adopted in the Florida House (110-0) and has been placed on the calendar for the second reading in the Senate. Across the entire United States, people of all age can identify Lake Okeechobee as the big body of water centered in the tip of Florida's peninsula.
Protect Everglades Apr. 07, 2005 Agencies should scrap the controversial high-cost, high-tech, high-risk projects and get back to basics:
Heading off Eco-Armageddon April 07, 2005 Try not to despair. Yet another report has come out predicting a dire future for Earth's ecosystems.
Eco-firms see growing profits April 07, 2005 By Mark Clayton For every overfished ocean reef, every polluted bay, clear-cut forest, and degraded ecosystem on the planet, there should be someone like Keith Bowers out there fixing it up - and there soon could be.
Water district chief will step down after 4 years at helm April 4, 2005 By Neil Santaniello Henry Dean stepped into instant turmoil when he took the helm of the South Florida Water Management District four years ago.
Federal partners absent April 03, 2005 The federal government, once a robust partner, is stalled on the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, but no one wants to take the blame.
Dirty Water and Land Speculators in the Florida Keys April 2 / 3, 2005 By ALAN FARAGO On the other side of the 18 Mile Stretch, where the lifeline of the Florida Keys - U.S. 1 - meets Card Sound Road, a new city is planned on several thousand acres now mostly zoned for rock mining.
River advocates hesitate to support Everglades test wells April 1, 2005 By Suzanne Wentley With environmental activists concerned that rising land prices could jeopardize local Everglades restoration, state scientists continue to work on water storage technology that requires the purchase of only a few acres.
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