Coastal Breeze News

In lieu of buying yet another year of holiday gifts for her family and friends, Kathleen Menchero, the owner of Top Dog Kitchen, decided to do something much better with her money. She decided to purchase as many dog and cat bandanas her budget could afford with her holiday gift cash and start a fund raising drive for the countless dogs, cats and wolves at the local rescue shelters. And for 2 bucks, anyone can help with this furry cause. “I wanted to collect donations on a larger and broader scale this year and this idea just came to me. It’s fun, affordable ... Read More »

The Collier County Board of County Commissioners is seeking applications for positions on several advisory committees. The Affordable Housing Advisory Committee currently has four vacancies representing the following: Employers in Local Jurisdiction (Term expires on October 1, 2014); Resident within Local Governing Body (Term expires November 18, 2015); Labor Actively Engaged in Home Building (Term expires October 1, 2015); and Alternate Member. One of the above must be a resident of Immokalee. This is an 11 member committee created by Ordinance No.91?65, as amended, to monitor the implementation of the Affordable Housing Task Force’s recommendations, and the goals, objectives, and policies of the ... Read More »

The Collier County Board of Commissioners is seeking applications for positions on several advisory committees. Deadline for application is June 5th. The Affordable Housing Advisory Committee currently has two vacancies for full members and one vacancy for an alternate. It is required that one of the applicants should reside in Immokalee. This is an 11-member committee created by Ordinance No.91?65, as amended, to monitor the implementation of the Affordable Housing Task Force’s recommendations, and the goals, objectives, and policies of the Housing Elements of the County’s Growth Management Plan and the City’s Comprehensive Plan. The committee also determines the effect of proposed ordinances ... Read More »

Collier County Domestic Animal Services volunteer Bob MacKenzie simply loves shelter cats. Bob spends his time at the shelter taking pictures of homeless cats to promote their adoptions. Bob’s devotion to the cats served as a catalyst for a large donation with the purpose of placing homeless cats with loving families. The generous donor, Lesley Brown Robert, donated $5,000 to underwrite adoptions for adult cats that have been available for some time, but not yet adopted. “Cats generally have a more difficult time getting adopted than dogs,” DAS Director Amanda Townsend says. “We hope a little financial break will help ... Read More »

By Coastal Breeze News Staff Keep in touch! How often do we include these words in our good-byes to family and friends as they take leave of our beautiful island? Many of us have said it dozens and dozens of times and will again. Two men and a beautiful redhead named Lucy make it easy for Marco Islanders to act on our impulse to stay connected, to keep in touch with the people whom we care about. Mike Held and his business partner, Jiri Mikulinec, opened Keep in Touch in 2008 and just entered their fourth year in business. The ... Read More »

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Collier County Domestic Animal Services has recently completed a compilation of statistics following the end of their fiscal year, and the numbers reveal some good news about the state of homeless animals in At 6,212, overall animal intake at the public open-admission animal shelter fell 7 percent from the previous year, and is at a six-year low. “We look at animal intake as an indicator of the community’s commitment to its pets,” said DAS Director Amanda Townsend. “Are they treating their animals like a commodity, or are they looking at pet ownership as an important lifelong responsibility?” For the shelter, ... Read More »

Collier County Domestic Animal Services impounded 49 dogs today surrendered by a local breeder because of a foreclosure proceeding on his property resulting in an eviction. The 20 adult dogs and 29 puppies are all golden retrievers and Labradors. Humane Society Naples is accepting four mothers with litters and five puppies – a total of 33 dogs. The balance of the adult dogs (16 in all) will be housed at DAS’s Immokalee shelter facility, pending a full health assessment. Collier Spay Neuter Clinic has agreed to surgically sterilize all the healthy adults next week, and an adoption event is being ... Read More »