Page 4 - LIN-May-June-July-2024-web-file

Life in Naples is proud to be
an award-winning magazine
2 Place for
nd
Public Service Reporting in 2020
Life in Naples named in
a message from your publisher Top Three Magazines
in SW Florida

Life in Naples
Life in Naples

THE MAGAZINE OF NAPLES
Volume 14 | Issue 5 | May, June, July 2024

1415 Panther Lane • Suite #418
Naples, FL 34109
239.572.0051

reg@regbuxton.com
www.LifeInNaples.net
City Election: Text Copyright 2024 all rights reserved.

Have they spoken by voting, or No part of this publication may be reproduced in any
form by any electronic or mechanical means without
Have they spoken by not voting? permission from the publisher. Life in Naples regrets that
no responsibility can be accepted for unsolicited material.
Opinions expressed by contributors or advertisers are not
The masses have decided either with their vote or by not
voting in this past city election. necessarily those of the publisher.
You say to yourself what do you mean by this contradicting
statement?
How can those voting and not voting have the same effect?
Rounding the numbers off we find the following: publisher reg buxton
18,000 registered voters in the City of Naples account executive colette m. beringer
8,800 voted; 9,200 did not vote. 312.315.9549
Research and history tell us the following:
When people are upset with something, they are interested contributing writers bill barnett
in getting their point across to others to try to change whatever sandra lee buxton
is upsetting them. They VOTE diana jarrett
When people are really happy about something they will lois bolin
make their feelings known to others to make sure what is jeff lytle
claudia polzin
making them happy continues. They VOTE paula allia
Those who believe overall everything is going along and in tina osceola
control they do NOT VOTE!
The three newly elected Council members and the newly graphic design YB Design Studio
re-elected Mayor have a very strong signal being sent to them
cover “Lavender Daze” Oil painting by Phil Fisher,
by the citizens of the City of Naples.
Living and painting in Naples for over 53 years.
They can take the amount of votes they each received and His work can be found at
add 9,200 to that number. Guess-Fisher Gallery,
Now, what do I mean by that? 985 Central Ave, Naples.
Again, rounding numbers, let’s say Candidate 1 received
4,000 actual votes.
Add to that the 9,200 from those who did not vote, Life in Naples Magazine
as mentioned above, Candidate 1, in their mind, has an is now a Community
overwhelming mandate of 13,200 citizens who like Partner of the
how they govern the City!

4 Life in Naples | May, June, July 2024