Government College Tuition 4 Times Lower for In-State Students

http://education-portal.com/articles/Florida_(FL):_University_and_College_Education_System.html

http://www.news-press.com/article/20100209/NEWS0104/2090359/1075/Out-of-state-students-foot-the-bill

February 9, 2010 by Dave Breitenstein  dbreitenstein@news-press.com

Out-of-state students foot the bill

College tuition in Florida is so low that every in-state student a university accepts digs state government deeper into debt.

While the state subsidizes the cost to educate Florida residents, out-of-state students foot the entire bill, paying four times the in-state tuition rate.

Fire Consolidation on hold for Bonita, Estero, SanCarlos

http://www.news-press.com/article/20100209/NEWS0102/2090367/1075/Fire-consolidation-put-on-ice

February 9, 2010 by Christina Cepero  ccepero@news-press.com

http://www.esterofire.org/pdfs/Feasibility%20and%20Consolidation%20Study%20FINAL%2012-22-2009.pdf

Cape tries to find solutions to its utility bill crunch

http://www.news-press.com/article/20100127/NEWS0101/1270410/1002/RSS01/Cape-tries-to-find-solutions-to-its-utility-bill-crunch

January 27, 2010 By Brian Liberatore   bliberatore@news-press.com

Cape Coral leaders are scrambling to lower utility bills before the average homeowner pays $170 a month to turn on a faucet and flush the toilet.

An average utility bill is expected to climb 53 percent through 2014 (on top of a 27 percent increase this year) to help pay for more than $465 million in facility improvements.

Sales tax referendum born a loser

http://www.mpo-swfl.org/

http://www.news-press.com/article/20100127/OPINION/100126057/Sales-tax-referendum-born-a-loser

Cape Coral City Council impose unpaid employee furloughs

http://lehighacrescitizen.com/page/content.detail/id/507611/Council-approves-employee–furloughs-.html?nav=5110

Lehigh Fire District ad valorem tax levels may decrease 25-30% more

http://lehighacrescitizen.com/page/content.detail/id/507620/Fire-District-plans-workshop-without-public-input.html?nav=5100

37600 unemployed in Lee County

http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2010100122011

Home sale prices down 43% — Condo prices fell 34%

http://www.news-press.com/article/20100125/RE/100125027/Lee-County-existing-home-sales-rise-40-percent

http://dbease.news-press.com/dbEase/cgi-bin/search.pl?tableName=RealEstateOutlook

Cape Coral Park Rangers and Golf Course Maintenance

http://www.news-press.com/article/20100125/NEWS0101/1250338/Cape-Coral-park-rangers-may-be-written-off-itoday

42,734 foreclosure filings in 2009

http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/jan/14/lee-county-finished-fourth-2009-us-foreclosures-co/