http://marconews.com/news/local/election/2008/marcocitycouncil/?partner=RSSmarconews.com Stories: Marco City Council electionen-uslocal/election/2008/marcocitycouncilhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/jan/31/marco-council-elect-resolves-heal-divisions/?partner=RSSHealing open wounds may be the first order of business for the newly elected Marco Island City Council once everyone takes his seat in March. That goal ranked at or near the top of everyone’s list following Tuesday’s election, in which the entire slate of four candidates supporting sewer completion were elected in a monumental victory. LWilliams@marconews.com (LESLIE WILLIAMS)Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:59:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/jan/31/marco-council-elect-resolves-heal-divisions/?partner=RSSlocalhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/jan/31/satisfaction-disappointment-and-ultimately-hope-ab/?partner=RSSTuesday’s election was a historic one, with 72 percent of Marco’s 12,327 voters turning out to cast ballots in what was possibly the most bitterly divided race in the city’s short history. LWilliams@marconews.com (LESLIE WILLIAMS)Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:56:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/jan/31/satisfaction-disappointment-and-ultimately-hope-ab/?partner=RSSlocalhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/jan/31/top-marco-vote-getters-were-top-money-getters-too/?partner=RSSWith one exception, the candidates who were successful Tuesday in their bids for seats on the Marco Island City Council were also the candidates who were most effective at the money game. LWilliams@marconews.com (LESLIE WILLIAMS)Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:54:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/jan/31/top-marco-vote-getters-were-top-money-getters-too/?partner=RSSlocalhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/jan/31/elections-complaint-against-celebrate-marco-reject/?partner=RSSA complaint filed with the Florida Elections Commission was rejected just a week after it was filed, though the resident who lodged the complaint says he plans to amend it and resubmit it by the Feb. 7 deadline. LWilliams@marconews.com (LESLIE WILLIAMS)Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:51:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/jan/31/elections-complaint-against-celebrate-marco-reject/?partner=RSSlocalhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/jan/31/tuesdays-turnout-largest-ever-marco-election/?partner=RSSTuesday’s City Council elections on Marco Island was historic for more reasons than simply a vote to continue the island’s biggest ever project. tlaten@naplesnews.com (Naples Daily News staff report)Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:40:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/jan/31/tuesdays-turnout-largest-ever-marco-election/?partner=RSSlocalhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/jan/29/pro-sewer-marco-candidates-way-election/?partner=RSSThe first cork popped at 8:15 p.m. at the party for the four pro-sewer City Council candidates on Marco Island. Supporter Pat Neale came out to the crowd at the Shoppes of Olde Marco and shouted, "We are done and we have won!" once over 90 percent of the vote totals in Collier County were counted. ljdillon@naplesnews.com (LIAM DILLON, LESLIE WILLIAMS)Wed, 30 Jan 2008 01:35:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/jan/29/pro-sewer-marco-candidates-way-election/?partner=RSSlocalhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/jan/29/pro-sewer-candidates-ahead-marco-city-council-elec/?partner=RSSAs election results slowly trickle in, the mood is tense at Konrad's restaurant on the southern end of Marco Island. Early voting numbers revealed that present anti-sewer candidates were behind their adversaries by about two to one. LWilliams@marconews.com (LESLIE WILLIAMS)Wed, 30 Jan 2008 01:07:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/jan/29/pro-sewer-candidates-ahead-marco-city-council-elec/?partner=RSSlocalhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/jan/29/unofficial-election-results-marco-island-city-coun/?partner=RSSEditor's note: These are the unofficial election results of the Marco Island City Council election, Naples City Council election and the Naples mayoral election from the Collier Supervisor of Elections. Please note these are not the final results. The results will be updated as they come in. Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:16:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/jan/29/unofficial-election-results-marco-island-city-coun/?partner=RSSlocalhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/jan/29/election-2008-slow-and-steady-pace/?partner=RSSAfter heavy early voting on Marco Island, the flow of voters to polls is a slow trickle this afternoon. Still, poll workers say the flow has been steady, and expect turnout to be high, reaffirming predictions by the Collier County Supervisor of Elections office. LWilliams@marconews.com (LESLIE WILLIAMS)Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:57:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/jan/29/election-2008-slow-and-steady-pace/?partner=RSSlocalhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/jan/29/exit-polls-find-out-whos-leading-share-you-opinion/?partner=RSSEditor's note: Today the Daily News Staff and Marco Eagle Staff will be conducting exit polls throughout the day at area precincts. The results are based on voters willing to share how they voted. Vignettes from polling places follow: tlaten@naplesnews.com (Naples Daily News staff report)Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:01:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/jan/29/exit-polls-find-out-whos-leading-share-you-opinion/?partner=RSSlocalhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/jan/28/end-road-its-beginning-other-candidates-tuesday/?partner=RSSTuesday marks the end of the road for the 16 people running for Marco Island and Naples city councils. Some will take a seat on their respective councils, while others will spend the next four years trying to make a difference from the other side of the council dais. A combined eight seats — four on Marco Island, and four, including the mayor’s seat, in Naples — are up for election Tuesday. jmbuzzacco@naplesnews.com (JENNA BUZZACCO, LIAM DILLON)Mon, 28 Jan 2008 23:24:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/jan/28/end-road-its-beginning-other-candidates-tuesday/?partner=RSSlocalhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/jan/28/election-complaints-against-celebrate-marco-droppe/?partner=RSSThe Florida Elections Commission has declared a citizen's complaint against a Marco Island corporation "legally insufficient" in a letter dated Jan. 24. tlaten@naplesnews.com (Naples Daily News staff report)Mon, 28 Jan 2008 22:33:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/jan/28/election-complaints-against-celebrate-marco-droppe/?partner=RSSlocalhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/jan/26/marco-islands-divisive-campaign-issue-sewer-system/?partner=RSSNo issue looms larger in Tuesday’s Marco Island City Council election than the plan to replace the island’s remaining septic tanks with a central sewer system. Of the eight candidates in the race for four council seats, four have vowed to halt the seven-year program that costs individual homeowners around $20,000 to connect to the sewer system. The other four candidates want to finish installing the sewers. ljdillon@naplesnews.com (LIAM DILLON)Sun, 27 Jan 2008 02:21:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/jan/26/marco-islands-divisive-campaign-issue-sewer-system/?partner=RSSlocalhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/jan/19/whispers-heard-marco-candidates-deny-plan-disincor/?partner=RSSBelow the surface there are questions regarding whether Marco will remain a city at all. Councilman Ted Forcht, who has two years remaining on his term, broached the idea during an October council meeting. During a discussion of the city’s financial situation in light of potential cuts due to property tax reform, Forcht asked: “Can we afford to be a city anymore?” ljdillon@naplesnews.com (LIAM DILLON)Sat, 19 Jan 2008 23:11:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/jan/19/whispers-heard-marco-candidates-deny-plan-disincor/?partner=RSSlocalhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/jan/18/elections-complaint-lodged-against-celebrate-marco/?partner=RSSMarco Island resident Bill McMullan has filed a complaint with the Florida Elections Commission alleging a violation of elections laws by the group Celebrate Marco Inc. His claim is that members of the group are actively participating in the elections process in Marco Island’s City Council race, including taking sides on controversial issues and endorsing candidates. LWilliams@marconews.com (LESLIE WILLIAMS)Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:19:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/jan/18/elections-complaint-lodged-against-celebrate-marco/?partner=RSSlocalhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/jan/18/employees-vow-loyalty-elections-could-cause-upheav/?partner=RSSWith four Marco Island City Council candidates running on a promise to change how the city does business, you might expect it to worry the people in City Hall who do business. But the employees of the City of Marco Island are staying mum for a staff that has been the object of much criticism by residents during a contentious sewer installation, long-standing road construction and a highly-publicized problem with asbestos dumped on a city-owned lot. LWilliams@marconews.com (LESLIE WILLIAMS)Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:02:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/jan/18/employees-vow-loyalty-elections-could-cause-upheav/?partner=RSSlocalhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/jan/16/different-angle-chamber-forum-sports-new-take-issu/?partner=RSSWith early voting underway already, the last push for votes by Marco City Council candidates featured one final forum Tuesday night sponsored by the Marco Island Chamber of Commerce and the Area Association of Realtors. LWilliams@marconews.com (LESLIE WILLIAMS)Wed, 16 Jan 2008 05:00:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/jan/16/different-angle-chamber-forum-sports-new-take-issu/?partner=RSSlocalhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/jan/15/results-diverse-latest-marco-campaign-funding-push/?partner=RSSMarco City Council candidate Frank Recker remains on top of the money game in the race for one of four open seats. With $4,950 in reported contributions in the most recent filing period, Recker has raised $11,825 so far and spent all but $1,493. LWilliams@marconews.com (LESLIE WILLIAMS)Tue, 15 Jan 2008 22:46:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/jan/15/results-diverse-latest-marco-campaign-funding-push/?partner=RSSlocalhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/jan/10/half-marco-council-candidates-show-ho-hum-debate/?partner=RSSTurnout was a little lower than usual Thursday night at the fifth City Council candidate forum of the election season. And that doesn’t just apply to the attending residents. LWilliams@marconews.com (LESLIE WILLIAMS)Fri, 11 Jan 2008 02:37:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/jan/10/half-marco-council-candidates-show-ho-hum-debate/?partner=RSSlocalhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/jan/10/city-council-candidates-answer-questions-eagle/?partner=RSSMany readers have asked for a simple run-down of where the eight City Council candidates stand on the island’s big issues. LWilliams@marconews.com (LESLIE WILLIAMS)Thu, 10 Jan 2008 20:34:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/jan/10/city-council-candidates-answer-questions-eagle/?partner=RSSlocal