Kitty Keane News Today

A delegation of 19 Greater Naples Leadership members and spouses at a Habitat for Humanity volunteer project in Collier County. Standing: Ajit Desai, Murray Yost, Joe Kubarek, Kitty Keane, Sharon Porcellio, Fred Sasser, Maura Delehanty, Beth Stein, Lawrence Kahn, Diana Kahn, Joel Lipman and Fred Reynolds. Kneeling: Yone Schwab, Mark Schwab, Paul Myerson, Phil Messer

In January, the Collier County Affordable Housing Advisory Committee unanimously re-elected Joseph Trachtenberg as its chairman. This week, the Collier County Board of County Commissioners unanimously removed him. Trachtenberg said his removal was because he spoke up publicly about inaction by the commissioners. A commissioner seemed to agree that his public comments were the issue.

A group of industry leaders are asking local officials to provide work-force housing

Community forum to address how essential workers are priced out of Collier

In response to the ongoing problem of a lack of workforce housing in and around Naples, Greater Naples Leadership is presenting a Community Forum addressing the Workforce Housing Crisis in Collier County from 3–5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11, at the Naples United Church of Christ, 5200 Crayton Road, Naples. This event has moved to