Council Chairman Erik Brechnitz wants Florida DOGE to help the city find waste. Council member Tamara Goehler wants to talk ...

The Collier County city is considering a 3% franchise fee with electricity supplier LCEC, which would mean a 3% increase in ...

Locals, tourists and businesses voiced mixed opinions to a councilwoman’s proposal to add tolls to Marco Island’s two main bridges. The idea came amid a discussion on ways to boost the city's revenue.

Marco Island and Naples aren’t just places you visit, they’re places you feel. This stretch of Southwest Florida is a rare ...

The food pantry, started in 2016, outgrew its borrowed home at Family Church. An $8 million capital campaign led to building ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is reviewing the spending records of local governments, including smaller cities like Marco Island. DOGE is targeting spending ...

In 1998, the first year after becoming a city, Marco Island passed a property tax rate of 2.112 mils, according to the ordinance signed by the first City Council chairman, Harry Cowan.

Invasive green iguanas are a growing problem in Marco Island and elsewhere in Florida. John Johnson, a licensed hunter, has killed approximately 1,500 iguanas since he began removing them.