By Dr. Steve McIntosh Councilman and Deputy Mayor, District 1 Over the past few months, the City Council has been dealing with its most contentious issue ever – a homeless shelter in Bonita Springs. Regardless of your immediate reaction to the issue, the decision is far more complicated than many understand. For me, this decision [...]
I hope and trust each of you is well, enjoying our great fall weather, and a special welcome back to the snowbirds! Recently the Bonita Springs City Council voted 7 – 0 in favor of entering into an agreement with the Ft. Myers – Naples Greyhound Track that could generate substantial tax revenues for the [...]
By Martha Simons For many years, Bonita Springs was known as the “Gateway to the Gulf”. It was our City moniker. A few years ago, City Council adopted, “Small Town Charm, Big Bright Future” as our new city motto. Both slogans describe Bonita Springs well. It’s obvious why we are called the Gateway to the [...]
By Steven Slachta Councilman, District 3 Once again, on November 11, 2012, the wonderful people of Bonita Springs will join together to honor our cherished Veterans. The ceremony will take place at 1 p.m. at Riverside Park. Year after year, the citizens of our great community have exhibited their overwhelming support of our military personnel. However, this year, Bonita Springs has a very special tribute planned. It is [...]
By Janet Martin At a recent Economic Development Workshop held at City Hall and hosted by our city staff and our Community Development (CH2MHill) staff, I was drawn to the results of the 2010 Business And Employee Classification Data charts. The city of Bonita Springs leads the State and Lee County in the Arts, Entertainment [...]
It’s an interesting and inspiring expression, isn’t it? There seems to be a presumption built into it that collectively we all agree and that floating out there somewhere is an obvious and well illustrated communal opinion. But it’s rarely that simple. More often than not, on some very specific subjects “the people” just don’t agree, [...]
Every Fourth of July we gather with friends and family to celebrate our great nation’s independence. We celebrate America’s birthday, our Founding Fathers and military personnel, both past and present. We celebrate our treasured immigrants, bonding together to create a diverse and exceptional country. We celebrate equality, individualism and liberty. We celebrate our lives and unique ability to pursue our dreams and happiness. Most precious of all, we celebrate FREEDOM. All Americans [...]
By Peter Simmons I would like to thank the Southwest Spotlight newspaper for asking me to contribute to this month’s City Council Corner. Councilman Steve McIntosh provided the inaugural column last month, and I would like to commend him for a great article. I would also like to quote part of his article as a lead in to my article. “My opinion is that [...]
By Dr. Steve McIntosh City Council Corner To Protect and Enhance our Quality of Life It’s my honor to provide the inaugural column for the Spotlight’s City Council Corner. My hope for this column is that it promotes the dialogue between our citizens and our elected officials, and gives the readers an insight into the issues and decisions of Bonita Springs City Council. My opinion [...]
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