Patrick Riley
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Amazon distribution center construction set to finish in March, bring up to 100 jobs
The center will employ about 100 people including 70-80 warehouse associates and 10-20 management positions. → Read More
Collier commission backs employee promotion amid possible conflict of interest with landowner
Commissioner Penny Taylor's push to have the county manager rethink his approval of a county employee's promotion amid questions of a conflict of interest failed Tuesday. → Read More
Rivergrass lawsuit filing, internal county memo raise conflict of interest questions
A lawsuit against Collier County over a controversial 1,000-acre village proposed east of Golden Gate Estates has taken another turn. → Read More
Banking glitch affects Collier residents paying property tax bill
Checks to pay property taxes posted twice to taxpayers' bank accounts. → Read More
Rivergrass Village lawsuit scheduled for hearings that could impact case's path
The legal fight over a controversial proposed rural village is expected to be back in the spotlight next month with a pair of hearings. → Read More
Donna Fiala, Collier's longest-serving commissioner in modern history, steps down
After five consecutive terms as a Collier County Commissioner, Donna Fiala, a longtime community activist turned county leader, is stepping down. → Read More
Collier commissioners to start from scratch with Golden Gate golf course project
The property has been discussed as the site for affordable housing, a future veterans' nursing home and, until recently, a golf course and entertainment venue. → Read More
Collier commissioners approve proposed changes to rural growth plan
Changes to a rural growth plan in Collier cleared another important hurdle Tuesday when county commissioners advanced it to a review by state officials. → Read More
Rick LoCastro, Bill McDaniel win Collier County Commission seats
Collier County's commission will remain firmly in Republican hands following Tuesday's general election. → Read More
Plan to guide development in East Naples seeks more commercial, green space
Collier commissioners unanimously voted to accept the East Naples Community Development Plan and direct staff to begin implementing its strategies. → Read More
Collier moves ahead with Veterans Memorial Boulevard extension for new high school
The North Naples high school is set to open in August 2023. → Read More
Collier to start reimbursing government agencies with virus aid, adds new grant for businesses
Collier will begin reimbursing first responders and local governments with federal coronavirus aid and is adding a new grant for small businesses. → Read More
Collier to begin $2 million beach renourishment project near Lowdermilk Park
Trucks will begin hauling sand from an Immokalee mine to a stretch of beach from Doctors Pass to just north of Lowdermilk Park on Nov. 2. → Read More
Collier commission extends slightly tweaked mask mandate until April
The newly-adopted rule adds that the mask requirement applies to business establishments "where social distancing is not possible." → Read More
Collier commissioners to decide Thursday whether to extend mask mandate or let it expire
The order, which was last extended in early September, is set to expire at midnight Thursday unless commissioners decide to keep it in place longer. → Read More
Struggling financially during the coronavirus pandemic? Collier reopens portals for aid
Those struggling financially during the ongoing pandemic are getting a second chance to apply for federal coronavirus relief funds Collier received. → Read More
Golden Gate golf course project hits rough patch at Collier commission
Commission Chairman Burt Saunders called a developer's request to chip in $7 million a 'non-starter obviously.' → Read More
Uline Corp. inks deal with Collier commissioners to build distribution center
A new center for a major distributor of shipping, packaging and industrial supplies is one step closer to coming to Collier County. → Read More
Conservation Collier tax to buy, manage preserve land on November ballot
Collier voters will be asked whether they support bringing back a special tax to help pay for a longstanding land preservation program. → Read More
Despite DeSantis' rollback of coronavirus restrictions, Southwest Florida mask mandates to stay
Some cities and counties have said they will no longer enforce potential fines. → Read More