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Looking Forward Volume 7 Issue 3 | January 2016

A s we begin the New Year we are 745 12th Avenue South • Suite #114 | Naples, FL 34102
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seasonal visitors have been arriving
in impressive numbers to escape lifeinnaplesreg@gmail.com
harsher weather in the North and our www.lifeinnaples.net
international visitors are enchanted
with our climate, shopping, beaches, Text Copyright 2016 all rights reserved.
the Arts and our way of life in general. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any
The building boom is just that, a BOOM. Choose a corner, form by any electronic or mechanical means without
just any corner, and homes and businesses are popping up in permission from the publisher. Life in Naples regrets that
what seems like record time. It’s easy to ask where did all of no responsibility can be accepted for unsolicited material.
these people come from? On a positive note we are well aware Opinions expressed by contributors or advertisers are not
that the increase in the number of structures is good for other
businesses as well. It produces a domino effect that impacts necessarily those of the publisher.
employment, furniture stores, decorators, landscaping, flooring
contractors and on and on. Our local trades and craftsmen publisher reg buxton
couldn’t be happier. marketing consultant joel kessler
Moving to a larger arena, Florida is a Presidential Primary batya maman
State and on March 15th the eyes of our nation will be looking contributing writers mayor john sorey
at the important outcome. At a local level that same date also bill barnett
allows Naples to elect a Mayor and three City Council members. graphic design dr. allen weiss
In the Fall of 2016 other significant elections will take place for karen coney coplin
County Commissioner seats in three districts, two School Board jeff bohr
members, local State Representatives, our State Senator along diana jarrett
with our Congressman. First of all it is important to vote, but sandra lee buxton
indeed be an informed voter as the choices made will affect all lois bolin
of us for years in some cases and permanently in other matters. sue huff
There are many topics to address, research and collectively kelly g. cooper
determine priorities along with the direction we want our local claudia polzin
and national governments to move. Locally what matters to you? opus studio, inc.
Managed growth? Tourism? Business development? Protecting
our natural resources or our thirteen individual neighborhoods
in the City? Perhaps all of those topics matter to you and if so
get involved as decision that are made must protect the “Naples
Brand.” Let’s do this together!

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