🌱 New Lee commissioner’s past work in Bonita Springs raises residency questions

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• New Lee commissioner’s past work in Bonita Springs raises residency questions

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• Tuesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 79 and low of 57 degrees.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 80, low: 60.
• Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Lee County commissioner Petrosky sworn in quietly, declines interviews (naplesnews.com) — A new Lee County commissioner has been quietly sworn in, and records note she previously worked as a Realtor serving Bonita Springs and Estero while living outside her current district. Her appointment and residency timeline are drawing scrutiny because commissioners must live in the district they represent. She has declined interviews so far and will join her first public meeting in January.
   

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Friday December 19

• Concert Series - Cinnamon Crows 5:30-8:30 PM
  Bayside Veterans Park - Fort Myers Beach FL 33931

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Local Planning Agency 1:00 PM
  Town Hall - Council Chambers , 6231 Estero Blvd. , Fort Myers Beach
  1:00 pm
• CCT Dine & Discuss - Who Is Vladimir Putin? What Does He Believe In?
  The Village Spot , 3150 Village Walk Cir , Naples
  6:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Selection Advisory Committee Meeting RFQ-25-17-AD Fort Myers Beach Engineering & Architectural Services Newton Park Beach Facility Reconstruction 11:00AM
  Fort Myers Beach Calendar Fort Myers Beach, FL 33931
  11:00 am
• Cultural & Environmental Learning Center Advisory Board (CELCAB) 1:00 PM
  Fort Myers Beach Calendar Fort Myers Beach, FL 33931
  1:00 pm
• Holiday Pops
  Artis—Naples , 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd , Naples
  7:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• Healing Day - Open House Saturday at Limitless Light
  Limitless Light Advanced Healing and Spiritual Training , 4632 15th Ave SW , Naples
  10:00 am
• Strolling Santa
  Waterside Shops , 5415 Tamiami Trl N , Naples
  12:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Lights of the Season and Santa’s Village @ Collier County Fairgrounds
  Collier County Fair & Exposition , Inc. , Naples
  6:30 pm

Monday December 22

• Anchorage Advisory Committee (AAC) 9:00 am
  Fort Myers Beach Calendar Fort Myers Beach, FL 33931
  9:00 am

Wednesday December 24

• Village of Estero Council Meeting
  Freedom Paws , 9200 Corkscrew Palms Blvd , Estero
  9:30 am

Friday December 26

• CommUnity Bingo Night
  Unity of Naples , 2000 Unity Way , Naples
  7:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Estero

• VOTE: SW FL Girls Athlete of the Week sponsored by MY Shower Door for Dec. 8-13 (news-press.com)
• Declining U.S. Bird Populations Worry Environmentalists (emagazine.com)

Fort Myers Beach

• FMB town leaders warn neighbors after string of scam cases (fox4now.com)
• Hurricane Ian survivors head to Washington to fight for FEMA (fox4now.com)
• Convenience store closes all locations after more than 70 years in business (pennlive.com)

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