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General admission: Some Bonita Bay golf members ‘livid’ about opening club to ‘anyone’

Bonita Bay Club isn’t so private or exclusive anymore.
A new preview program allows new members to join the club without paying any initiation fees. They don’t have to live behind the gates of Bonita Bay, one of the most well-known golf communities in Southwest Florida.
“Now it’s open to anyone for nothing,” said Bonita Bay resident [...]

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Shadow Wood, Brooks members to buy clubs from Bonita Bay Group

Naples News
A deal for members to buy the Shadow Wood and Commons clubs is in the hole.
Or so it appears.
After calling off an agreement to buy their golf and social clubs in The Brooks in early September from their developer, members have negotiated a new deal that could lead them to victory.
On Monday, Bonita Bay [...]

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Bonita Bay reaches agreement with members of Shadow Wood, The Brooks

Bonita Bay Group has reached an agreement in principle for the members of the Shadow Wood Country Club and The Brooks Commons Club to purchase the clubs’ combined assets for $8.25 million in cash, Bonita Bay announced today.
The tentative agreement is with the Shadow Wood Country Club Member Board and The Brooks Commons Club Transition [...]

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Lee County property tax bills being sent out

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 [...]

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New Listing in Pelican Landing

Pelican Landing / The Pointe
$255,000    3 bedrooms 2 full baths
Light, bright & airy end unit condo with great landscaped view from lanai offered turnkey furnished. Split bedroom floor plan offers privacy for guests. Large open kitchen with breakfast bar. Lots of windows in the family room and kitchen offering all day sunshine. Tiled lanai [...]

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Home prices stay about the same in Lee

By Dick Hogan  News Press
Search properties in Bonita Springs & Estero
ome prices stayed almost the same in September in Lee County while the pace of sales picked up, according to statistics released Friday by the Florida Association of Realtors.  The median price of a single-family-home resale in September in Lee County was $89,700 — less [...]

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Foreclosures hit Lee County middle class

By Dick Hogan News Press
The number of foreclosure lawsuits filed in Lee County in September fell slightly but bit more deeply into the middle class as people started to lose more expensive homes.
There were 1,610 foreclosure lawsuits filed, down slightly from August’s 1,692 and sharply off the near-record 2,462 from September 2008, according to statistics [...]

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Lee BIA announces Summit Award winners

Naples News
The Lee Building Industry Association’s Fourth Annual Summit Awards were held at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point on Sept. 18.
The goal of this event is to celebrate success and professionalism within the commercial and remodeling industry.
Created by the Commercial Contractors Council of the Lee BIA, the awards provide an opportunity to recognize excellence in [...]

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Bonita wants to jump-start its downtown revitalization

By Naples Daily News staff report
BONITA SPRINGS — A joint meeting of Bonita Springs City Council and the city’s planning and zoning advisory boards set directives for city planning initiatives in a joint workshop Monday morning.
It was meant to jump-start proposals for downtown revitalization that have been stalled for months, if not years.
“Our goal here is [...]

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No deal: Shadow Wood, Commons Club members at The Brooks call off agreement to purchase clubs

By LAURA LAYDEN  Naples News
Members are calling off an agreement to buy the Shadow Wood and Commons clubs from the Bonita Bay Group for $8.3 million.
New demands from the developer have killed the deal, said David English, president of the Shadow Wood Country Club in Estero. On Sept. 8, Tim Boates, Bonita Bay Group’s restructuring officer, [...]

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