============================================================ DIGITAL DIGEST � http://www.bonitanews.com � Nov. 9, 2004 ============================================================ Subscribe to the Bonita Daily News: http://web.bonitanews.com/circulation/ ** FROM BONITA ** COCONUT ROAD: WCI has withdrawn its petition asking Lee County commissioners to surrender public claim to the western end of Coconut Road, but the issue of who owns the narrow strip that leads to Estero Bay is anything but resolved. AWARD: An Estero man who blew the whistle on safety violations at Lee County schools could be $400,000 richer after a jury decided Monday night that district officials eliminated his post because he reported the hazards. ESTERO PROJECT: In an area becoming more attractive to both retirees and young professionals, one south Lee County development is hoping a downtown look will draw in a more diverse demographic. ** TOP NEWS ** DUMP TRUCKS: Golden Gate Estates residents are once again singing the "Dump Truck Blues," and hope Collier County sheriff's officials hear their ballad. SKYTRUCK: Collier County officials are concerned that permitting delays could kill a much-anticipated deal to bring a Skytruck airplane finishing plant to Immokalee Regional Airport. FIGHTING DISMISSAL: A Florida panther scientist who said earlier this year that the federal government was failing to enforce the Endangered Species Act was fired Friday from his post as a permit reviewer for Lee and Collier counties. BULLET TRAIN VOTE: Local transportation officials are hoping that major road projects in Southwest Florida such as widening Interstate 75 are more likely to be financed now that a mandate to build a bullet train has been killed. GET THESE AND THE REST OF THE NEWS AT ... http://www.naplesnews.com ** PERSPECTIVE ** EDITORIAL: Stealing one handicap-equipped van is bad enough, ghoulishly victimizing someone with challenges warranting such a costly vehicle. The theft of two, three or four � within a few months � is unthinkable. Eight is preposterous. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ... and more ... GET THESE AND THE REST OF PERSPECTIVE AT ... http://www.naplesnews.com/npdn/perspective/ ** IN NEAPOLITAN ** YELLOW IS ... HOT: Forget about that little red sports car. Yellow shouts louder and, increasingly, it's the color of choice for the driver who wants to make an unmistakable statement on the road. LENORE S. GREENSTEIN, SELF-HELP GROUPS and more ... GET THE REST OF NEAPOLITAN AT ... http://www.naplesnews.com/npdn/neapolitan/ ** IN BUSINESS * TAX TALK: The Collier County Commission is looking into new ways to raise revenue to pay for county services. At a recent meeting with state legislators, commissioners discussed pushing for a real-estate transfer tax that could apply to the sale of homes, buildings and land. The state Legislature would have to pass legislation approving such a tax.
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