Answers remain elusive for homeowners struggling with Chinese-manufactured drywall.
A multi-agency task force could not definitively link the problems homeowners have been reporting to the specific characteristics of Chinese-made drywall, according to results of a 10-home study released Thursday.
The task force is hopeful results from a larger 50-home sampling, whose results will be released next month, [...]

If timing is everything, then completion of the Beach Clubhouse at Miromar Lakes Beach & Golf Club held particular significance to the Fredericks. Miromar Lakes resident Connie Frederick says “it seemed like the Beach Clubhouse was being built just for my daughter’s wedding.”
The Frederick family watched construction progress and a few months after completion, their [...]

Lee County property tax bills for 2009 are being mailed out; the county tax collector said all should be in the mail no later than Sunday.  he county offers discounts for early payment: 4 percent in November, 3 percent in December, 2 percent in January and 1 percent in February.   Penalties will be added if [...]