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BRAND NEW PICTURES JUST INTO THE NEWROOM AFTER HURRICANE SANDY SLAMMED INTO THE DOMINCAN REPUBLIC.

IT'S NOW ROARING THROUGH THE BAHAMAS

AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA IS ALREADY FEELING EFFECTS FROM THE STORM-- SOME 300 MILES AWAY.

THERE'S NEW INFORMATION OUT TONIGHT, SHOWING SANDY IS LIKELY TO TRANSFORM FROM A HURRICANE, INTO A NASTY WINTER STORM WHEN IT HITS THE NORTHEAST NEXT WEEK.

BUT OUR FOCUS IS RIGHT NOW.

TRACKING HURRICANE SANDY-WX WALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.

HURRICANE SANDY - GAME CHANGER FOR SWFL

First thing is first, Hurricane Sandy will not have a direct impact on southwest Florida. There are zero watches or warnings for us since Sandy will stay 300-400 miles to our east. Thus, all active watches and warnings are being issued for the east coast of our state.

What will it bring us? Breezy conditions, cloudy skies, and periods of rain for the next few days.

The weather coming after Sandy passes will be phenomenal - In fact, it's game changing.

Sandy is currently pushing to the north, and it's going to merge with a very large low pressure system heading for the northeast and mid Atlantic states. This will cause a mega storm to form around Chesapeake Bay - very comparable to the storm of the century we witnessed in the early 90s.

Sandy may rewrite the record books

It has the possibility of causing millions, if not billions, of dollars in damage across the northeastern United States when it makes landfall on Tuesday.

It'll be such a mega system that it may very well catapult us into the dry season. Sound familiar? It should. Hurricane Wilma did it a few years back.

We're going to see a lot of sunshine after Sandy passes, and yes cool fall weather, from the start of your day to the beginning.

Lows will be in the lower 50s and we could possibly see an upper 40s in some spots next week. Highs will struggle to get pass 75!

SANDY WEB TEASE-VOTOPS

ROBERT, THANK YOU.

THE STORM IS CONSTANTLY CHANGING.

SO WHEN WE'RE NOT ON THE AIR, YOU CAN ALWAYS CHECK OUR WEBSITE FOR THE LATEST TRACKS ON HURRICANE SANDY.

TOSS TO GEORGE-TRX-VTPS-2-SHT

A SOUTHWEST FLORIDA MOTHER SAYS THIS VIDEO PROVES HER SON, AN INNOCENT BYSTANDER, OF A FIGHT ON CAMPUS, WAS PUSHED BY A HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL COACH.

IT HAPPENED OUTSIDE DESOTO COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL.

THE MOTHER WANTS THE COACH PUNISHED, BUT THAT'S IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.

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OZELLE WHITLOCK HAS BEEN WATCHING EVERY SECOND OF THIS SECURITY CAM FOOTAGE DETERMINED TO GET ANSWERS

Whitlock 05:08-05:16 "I'm trying to figure out why he pushed my child that's all I want to know and don't say it's because he was trying to jump in no fight because that is a lie."

THIS VIDEO FROM DESOTO HIGH SCHOOL SHOWS ONE OF WHITLOCK'S SONS --18 YEAR OLD HARRY AKINS -- FIGHTING WITH ANOTHER STUDENT IN THE PARKING LOT AFTER FOOTBALL PRACTICE.

Whitlock 56:03-56:11 it should have never made it to parking lot."

WHITLOCK SAYS IT'S WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE FIGHT IS OVER THAT CONCERNS HER MOST.

02:26-02:27 "He pushed him."

SHE CLAIMS VOLUNTEER FOOTBALL COACH BRADLEY HATCH AGGRESIVELY PUSHED HER SON -- NOT THE ONE IN THE FIGHT, BUT 17 YEAR OLD KIONTE, WHO WAS THERE TO PICK UP HIS BROTHER.

06:48-06:49 "To me it just looks like he's just standing there."

YOU CAN SEE KIONTE WATCHING THE FIGHT -- THEN WALKING UP TO HIS BROTHER ONCE IT'S OVER -- WHEN IT HAPPENS.

MOM CLAIMS THE COACHES SAID KIONTE WAS ACTING IRATE AND WILD.

SCHOOL OFFICIALS SAY HATCH and VOLUNTEER COACH, BILLY GREEN, WERE BEING PROACTIVE.

Paul Curtis, DeSoto County High School Asst. Principal 15:06-15:18 "Now whether or not they nudged or pushed, I cannot adhere to that I cannot attest to it again I was not here and by viewing the video I cannot say that anyone was clearly nudged."

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL PAUL CURTIS SAYS SINCE THE COACHES ARE VOLUNTEERS, AND THE SCHOOL WILL NOT TAKE DISCIPLINARY ACTION --

16:58 - 17:04 "Until someone say they were in the wrong at this time they are working with us." Curtis

WHITLOCK TOOK HER CASE TO THE ARCADIA POLICE DEPARTMENT.

AND ALL STORIES MATCH UP, WITH ONE NOTABLE EXCEPTION. A WRITTEN STATEMENT BY COACH GREEN.

10:10-10:13 "Coach Hatch pushed Kionte back." Whitlock

HATCH CALLS IT LIGHTLY NUDGING.

MOM CALLS IT THE LAST STRAW.

57:52-57:55 "It's my child today it'll be someone else's child tomorrow"

THE CASE IS NOW IN THE HANDS OF THE STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.

ARCADIA PLAYER COACH FIGHT-TAG

TOSS TO GABY-PLASMA

TONIGHT, TENSION IS GROWING WITHIN ONE OF THE TOP PRODUCE COMPANIES IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

"LIPMAN PRODUCE" IS ACCUSED OF KNOWINGLY HIRING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS AND TRYING TO COVER IT UP.

NBC2'S GABY FLEISCHMAN EXAMINED THE 27-PAGE FEDERAL LAWSUIT A WHISTLEBLOWER FILED.

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"That whistleblower is a former employee of Lipman Produce. He's accusing company executives of firing him-- then trying to pay him to keep quiet about the company allegedly hiring illegal aliens to work on their farms."

IT'S THE LARGEST FIELD TOMATO FARM IN THE COUNTRY--

AND IT'S BASED IN IMMOKALEE.

LIPMAN PRODCUE, FORMERLY KNOWN AS SIX L'S-- EMPLOYS THOUSANDS OF WORKERS.

ONE OF THEIR FORMER EMPLOYEES IS NOW SUING THEM.

BRIAN BISHOP SAYS AFTER 14 YEARS OF WORKING WITH LIPMAN, HE WAS FIRED FOR RAISING CONCERNS ABOUT THE COMPANY HIRING ILLEGAL WORKERS.

HE FILED A FEDERAL LAWSUIT AGAINST THE COMPANY--

THE COMPLAINT SAYS BISHOP WROTE AN EMAIL TO HIS SUPERVISOR, 'OBJECTING TO AND EXPRESSING SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT LIPMAN'S PRACTICE OF HIRING ILLEGAL ALIENS IN THEIR FARMING LABOR.'

TWO DAYS LATER, BISHOP WAS FIRED.

BISHOP CLAIMS 'LIPMAN KNOWINGLY EMPLOYED ILLGEAL ALIENS AND THEN CONSPIRED AND ATTEMPTED TO COVER UP THIS PATTERN OF ILLEGAL ACTIVITY BY FIRING HIM FOR HIS OBJECTION.'

HE THEN SAYS HE WAS OFFERED 84-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO KEEP QUIET.

THE LAWSUIT ALSO STATES THE ILLEGAL HIRING HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS AND 'WILL CONTINUE INTO THE FUTURE UNLESS HALTED BY JUDICIAL INTERVENTION."

TOSS TO CHAD-OC-(3)SS-OC

GOVERNOR SCOTT REVEALED HIS EDUCATION PLAN FOR THE STATE OF FLORIDA IN FORT MYERS THIS MORNING.

HE SAYS "ACCOUNTABILITY IN TRANSITION" IS HIS FIRST GOAL.

FLORIDA IS MOVING TOWARD A 'COMMON CORE' SYSTEM OF TESTING.

46-STATES ALREADY USE THOSE STANDARDS WHICH SCOTT SAYS WILL BETTER ACCESS LEARNING THAN THE F-CAT.

NEXT - SUPPORT TEACHERS.

THE GOVERNOR WANTS 2-MILLION DOLLARS FOR TEACHER TRAINING GRANTS.

HIS THIRD GOAL CALLS FOR MORE FLEXIBILITY IN EDUCATION.

HE WANTS TO DO THAT BY PUSHING MORE STATE MONEY TOWARD CHARTER SCHOOLS.

THAT'S JUST ONE AREA WHERE THE GOVERNOR CLASHES WITH THE STATE'S TEACHERS' UNION.

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TODAY AT HARBORSIDE EVENT CENTER GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT ANNOUNCED HIS EDUCATION AGENDA.

"A great education gives you a start to your dreams like nothing else."

MOST - HEARING HIS IDEAS FOR THE FIRST TIME.

NOT MARK CASTELLANO. THE PRESIDENT OF LEE COUNTY'S TEACHERS ASSOCIATION RECEIVED TWO CALLS FROM THE GOVERNOR YESTERDAY.

"the Governor's on the phone. Okay! you know it's something I never expected."

UNEXPECTED BECAUSE SINCE TAKING OFFICE - SCOTT'S MOVES HAVE ANGERED UNION LEADERS.

"If they do not slow it down - we're going to see the train wreck."

HE'S REFERRING TO PAY SCALE CHANGES. NO TENURE FOR NEW TEACHERS. AND NEW MANDATES FOR TESTING. NOW CASTELLANO IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE EXPANSION OF CHARTER SCHOOL OPTIONS.

Why are we going to do that as opposed to giving that money to the district to operate its traditional schools.

"Look it's your money. Your family is paying sales taxes and property taxes you're paying for education. So you want that money to be spent where a student is going to have more success."

ONE AREA ALL SIDES AGREE - TEACHERS NEED HELP. IT'S ESTIMATED MOST SPEND BETWEEN 400 AND 2-THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR ON SUPPLIES.

"Instead of teachers taking money out of their own accounts to pay for school supplies. Governor Scott wants to give them state-issued debit cards. The details though still need to be worked out."

THE GOVERNOR TOLD ME HE WILL *NOT CUT NEXT YEAR'S EDUCATION BUDGET.

"We're going to keep the funding we have now or put more into it.

CASTELLANO DISAGREES WITH SCOTT VIEWING EDUCATION AS AN *INDUSTRY. BUT APPLAUDS THE FORMER C-E-O ON REACHING OUT.

I will give him credit for the desire to beginning conversations with all the stakeholders." 33

TOSS TO MEAGHAN-TRX-PLASMA

IT'S ONE OF THE LARGEST CRIME SWEEPS WE'VE EVER SEEN.

SHERIFF'S OFFICES ACROSS FLORIDA JOINED FORCES TO CAPTURE NEARLY 12-THOUSAND WANTED FELONS OVER 25 DAYS.

NEARLY 900 LOCAL OFFENDERS IN OUR AREA.

OPERATION FELON SWEEP-PKG

THE CHARGES RANGE FROM ROBBERY-

TO SEX ASSAULT-

TO BURGLARY-

EVEN HOMICIDE.

COVER 4:24 some of them are wanted for violent crimes against people.

THESE PICTURES TAKEN IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY-

CAPTURE THE BIG STATEWIDE BUST BEING CALLED "OPERATION: FELON SWEEP"

5:01 "in addition, we removed weapons and drugs from our streets."

THE 25 DAY ROUND-UP FOCUSED ON HUNTING DOWN VIOLENT OFFENDERS-

AND THOSE WANTED ON OTHER FELONY WARRANTS.

IT BEGAN SEPTEMBER 28TH AND RAN THROUGH SUNDAY.

2:55 "this was an operation to literally clean the streets of wanted felons."

12-THOUSAND ARRESTS WERE MADE STATEWIDE-

WE GOT OUR HANDS ON THE NUMBERS FOR SOUTHWEST FLORIDA-

TAKE A LOOK-

THAT'S MORE THAN 900 FELONY ARRESTS IN OUR AREA-

MANY OF THOSE ARRESTED ARE CONSIDERED DANGEROUS.

3:40 "fugitives know no boundaries, so a lee county fugitive in collier, a collier county fugitive in hillbourough."

SCOTT SICA WAS FINALLY TAKEN DOWN AS A PART OF THIS OPERATION.

HE'S AN ACCUSED COP KILLER-

Nat

WHO HAS BEEN LIVING IN THIS QUIET CAPE CORAL NEIGHBORHOOD.

SICA WAS ARRESTED ON A WARRANT OUT OF NORTH CAROLINA FOR ALLEGEDLY MURDERING A POLICE OFFICER YEARS AGO.

4:12 "once they know they're watned, they're on the run. a lot of times, they can't conduct their life in a normal fashion because of who they are- they're still committing crimes."

SICA IS JUST ONE OF THOSE CAUGHT.

ALL OF THOSE ARRESTED HERE ACCOUNT FOR NEARLY 2-THOUSAND FELONY CHARGES.

COLLIER TEEN KILLED MOTHER ACCIDENTALLY-OC-(2)SS

NEW AT SIX--

WE'RE LEARNING NEW INFORMATION ABOUT THE COLLIER COUNTY TEEN ACCUSED OF ACCIDENTALLY KILLING HIS MOTHER.

DURING A POLICE INTERVIEW, PLAYED DURING A COURT HEARING TODAY, 15 YEAR OLD JONATHAN ROWLES, SAID HE SHOT HIS MOM WHILE PRACTICING "RIFLE SPINNING", IMITATING MILITARY MEMBERS.

OUR NEWS PARTNERS AT THE "NAPLES DAILY NEWS" ALSO REPORT

ROWLES ADMITTED TO ACCIDENTALLY SHOOTING HIS MOTHER, KELLY, BACK IN AUGUST 2010 AT THE FAMILY'S EAST NAPLES CONDO.

TOSS TO ALEX-TRX-MAPTOPS-OBX

IT IS A NEW INTERSECTION THAT HAS QUICKLY BECOME THE CENTER OF A CONTROVERSY.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE NEW METRO PARKWAY EXTENSION AT BRIARCLIFF ROAD, IN LEE COUNTY.

ITS ONLY BEEN OPEN FOR FOUR FULL DAYS, AND ALREADY THERE HAVE BEEN THREE CRASHES AND 38 DRIVERS PULLED OVER FOR SPEEDING.

NBC2'S ALEX BOYER IS THERE LIVE WITH MORE. ON AN INTERSECTION NEIGHBORS FEEL IS BECOMING A POLITICAL CROSSROAD.

METRO PKWY. EXT. BRIARCLIFF RD. CRASHES FOLO-REM 1

SOME PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO MAKE IT POLITICAL.

METRO PKWY. EXT. BRIARCLIFF RD. CRASHES FOLO-BNR-P

Less than a week old and already heavily used.

-cars zooming by

The michael g rippe parkway is popular with motorists but some say it's also dangerous.

-joseph kowalski/motorist-"we've seen 3 accidents in 4 or 5 days. We expected to see accidents before they even started planning this thing but didn't think it would be as bad as it is."

According to the lee county sheriff's office, there have been 38 traffic stops and 3 crashes at the intersection of briarcliff road and michael g rippe parkway. Since the extension opened last sunday.

The most recent happened yesterday - prompting a renewed public push - for a traffic signal at the intersection.

-debbie tower/FDOT-"we have to make sure a traffic signal will manage volumes of traffic at that intersection before engineers can approve it."

But for frustrated motorists - like joseph kowalski - he fears a public safety issue is turning political.

METRO PKWY. EXT. BRIARCLIFF RD. CRASHES FOLO-REM 1

1ST VICTIM UPDATE-OC-SS-VO

TONIGHT'S DEVELOPMENTS COME ON THE SAME DAY WE LEARN THE VICTIM INVOLVED IN MONDAY'S CRASH NEAR BRIARCLIFF ROAD. HAS AN ATTORNEY LOOKING VERY CLOSELY AT THE INTERSECTION AND THE TRAFFIC PLANS.

DAVID VANAMAN IS IN A MEDICALLY INDUCED COMA TONIGHT.

THE 56 YEAR OLD WORKS AS A PASTOR AT CROSS WAY BAPTIST CHURCH IN LEE COUNTY.

MONDAY, HE WAS RIDING HIS MOTORCYCLE WHEN AN S-U-V CUT HIM OFF, AND KEPT GOING.

SKIDMORE ETHICS VIOLATIONS-2SHOT

MORE TROUBLE TONIGHT FOR CHARLOTTE COUNTY COMMISSIONER ROBERT SKIDMORE.

THE STATE CLAIMS HE VIOLATED STATE ETHICS LAWS *THREE* TIMES!

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FROM HIS OFFICE ON THE FIFTH FLOOR TO HIS SEAT ON DYAS, CHARLOTTE COUNTY COMMISSIONER ROBERT SKIDMORE HAS ALWAYS DENIED THE CHARGES AGAINST HIM.

IT'S A STANCE HE CONTINUES TO HOLD EVEN AFTER THE FLORIDA COMMISSION ON ETHICS UPHELD THREE OF THE FOUR ALLEGATIONS AGAINST HIM.

FIRST, THE COMMISSION RULED THERE IS PROBABLE CAUSE SKIDMORE VIOLATED THE LAW "by using his position as a County Commissioner to ask for special treatment in obtaining a liquor license for a third party"

DOCUMENTS SAY SKIDMORE BRIBED AN EMPLOYEE WITH NASCAR TICKETS TO ISSUE A LIQUOR LICENSE TO A BUSINESS.

SECONDLY, "he asked County employees to look for and selectively enforce code violations against his ex-wife's new family."

REPORTS GO ON TO SAY HE OFFERED AN EMPLOYEE A PAY RAISE TO FIND VIOLATIONS AT A RESTAURANT OWNED BY HIS EX-WIFE'S NEW HUSBAND.

AND LASTLY "He requested a County employee continue a hearing for the benefit of himself or a third party."

DOCUMENTS SAY POSTPONING THE HEARING WOULD'VE BENEFITING SKIDMORE WHO EXPRESSED INTEREST IN BUYING THE PROPERTY.

STANDUP "Over the phone, Skidmore says his next step is to request a hearing with an administrative law judge. That'll give him the chance to give his side of the story, something the ethics commission didn't hear. At that point, Skidmore is confident the allegations will be dropped."

THESE RULINGS ARE NOT CONVICTIONS THEY JUST SAY THERE'S ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THAT HE MAY HAVE VIOLATED FLORIDA ETHICS LAWS.

THE COMMISSION RULED THERE IS NO PROBABLE CAUSE TO SUPPORT CLAIMS SKIDMORE ASKED EMPLOYEES TO WAIVE CODE VIOLATIONS AGAINST ONE RESIDENT.

THE REPUBLICAN'S TERM ON THE COUNTY COMMISSION ENDS NEXT MONTH.

ALL NEW AT 6:00 OPEN-CLIP

TEASE ONE---------------

THE LEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT MOVED OUT OF THIS VACANT BUILDING 5 YEARS AGO, THIS IS THE CORNER OF MARKET AND FOWLER IN FORT MYERS,

BUT ITS STILL COSTING TAXPYAYERS MONEY.

TZ1 A) SCHOOL DISTRICT VACANT BUILDINGS-CELL-REM

STOCKS BUMP-CGTOPS

ROBERT VAN WINKLE FORECAST OPEN-CLIP

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-WXWALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.

HURRICANE SANDY - GAME CHANGER FOR SWFL

First thing is first, Hurricane Sandy will not have a direct impact on southwest Florida. There are zero watches or warnings for us since Sandy will stay 300-400 miles to our east. Thus, all active watches and warnings are being issued for the east coast of our state.

What will it bring us? Breezy conditions, cloudy skies, and periods of rain for the next few days.

The weather coming after Sandy passes will be phenomenal - In fact, it's game changing.

Sandy is currently pushing to the north, and it's going to merge with a very large low pressure system heading for the northeast and mid Atlantic states. This will cause a mega storm to form around Chesapeake Bay - very comparable to the storm of the century we witnessed in the early 90s.

Sandy may rewrite the record books

It has the possibility of causing millions, if not billions, of dollars in damage across the northeastern United States when it makes landfall on Tuesday.

It'll be such a mega system that it may very well catapult us into the dry season. Sound familiar? It should. Hurricane Wilma did it a few years back.

We're going to see a lot of sunshine after Sandy passes, and yes cool fall weather, from the start of your day to the beginning.

Lows will be in the lower 50s and we could possibly see an upper 40s in some spots next week. Highs will struggle to get pass 75!

TOSS TO DAVE-TRX-2-SHT-OBX

TRACKING YOUR TAXDOLLARS.

THE NBC2 INVESTIGATORS UNCOVER GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS SITTING EMPTY - AND YOU ARE PAYING THE PRICE.

NBC2'S DAVE ELIAS WENT AGENCY BY AGENCY - FINDING ONE THAT'S USING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF YOUR TAXDOLLARS TO MAINTAIN THREE *VACANT BUILDINGS.

SCHOOL DISTRICT VACANT BUILDINGS-CELL-REM

THIS IS ONE OF THOSE BUILDINGS -- THE LEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT SHUT IT DOWN, ALONG WITH TWO OTHERS WHEN IT CONSOLIDATED OFFICES IN 2009.

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Electric box w/number

KILOWATTS OF ELECTRICITY.

electronic key pad….large fan running…

ELECTRONIC KEY PADS.

large fan running

FANS RUNNING;

AND LIGHTS LEFT ON

ALL FOR BUILDINGS. SITTING EMPTY.

Lawn mower and weed eater

SINCE 2009, YOU'VE PAID MORE THAN $10-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO MOW THE LAWNS.

01:17:32 Darcie Dalma/Tax Payer // I think it's a shame that they just sit there empty. 01:17:34

$467-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO KEEP EXHAUST FANS RUNNING - AND IN SOME CASES EVEN LIGHTS ON.

Darcie Dalma 01:17:39 It's costing them a lot of money. It's costing everyone a lot of money to have them sit there empty. 01:17:44

ANOTHER BIG EXPENSE. REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND RENOVATIONS.

THAT PRICE TAG.MORE THAN $74-THOUSAND DOLLARS.

Joe Donzelli /// 58:31 We cannot let them fall into disrepair because we want to be able to market and sell them and if they're in dilapidated condition no one is going to want to buy them. 58:40

BUT WE'VE LEARNED THE DISTRICT ISN'T EVEN USING A REALTOR TO SELL THEM.

INSTEAD THEY'RE HOPING TO CATCH PEOPLE GOING BY WITH THESE SIGN

Ron Nussum/Taxpayer /// 01:18:47 If they're not being used they should do anything they need to do to move em out. 01:18:52

THE DISTRICT TELLS ME THE UPKEEP OF THESE BUILDINGS HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN IT'S ANNUAL BUDGET FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

MONEY THAT COULD BE GOING TO FIX ISSUES AT OTHER SCHOOLS.

Mary Fischer/Board Chairman //// 04:58:52 It would probably go back to maintaining our current buildings and put into a fund to build future buildings if we happen to need that. 04:59:04

WHILE IT'S NOT ACTIVELY MARKETING THE PROPERTIES -

MAP & VALUES

THE DISTRICT IS ASKING $1.7 MILLION FOR THE ADAMS BUILDING.

THAT'S LESS THAN THE APPRAISED VALUE $2.1 MILLION.

$792-THOUSAND FOR THE EMPTY HIPPS BUILDING.THE COUNTY VALUES IT AT $1.6 MILLION.

HOWEVER THEY'RE ASKING $325-THOUSAND FOR THE EMPTY R&R BUILDING.THAT'S $26-THOUSAND MORE THAN IT'S WORTH.

DAVE ELIAS // 01:02:30 At some point do we look at perhaps taking a lower price so we don't have to keep funding it? Possibly! I don't necessarily know if we're there yet. 01:02:39

SINCE WE STARTED ASKING QUESTIONS THOUGH; THE DISTRICT HAS SENT OUT THESE LETTERS TO AUCTION COMPANIES TO SEE ABOUT AUCTIONING THE PROPERTIES OFF.

THE BOARD STILL HAS TO APPROVE THAT IDEA - FISHER EXPECTS THAT ISSUE TO COME UP IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.

SCHOOL DISTRICT VACANT BUILDINGS-CELL-REM

ADDING IT UP THE DISTRICT HAS SPENT A HALF MILLION DOLLARS ON UPKEEP OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS; BUT IT'S ACTUALLY WAY MORE.

THE BUILDINGS HAVE BEEN EMPTY FOR FIVE YEARS, BUT UNDER FLORIDA LAW THE DISTRICT IS ONLY REQUIRED TO KEEP FINANCIAL COSTS FOR THREE.

FMB MOBILE INFO CENTERS-(2)SS-VO

FORT MYERS BEACH COULD SOON HAVE A NEW WAY TO PROMOTE ITS BUSINESESS.

USING CASH DONATIONS, THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PURCHASED ITS FIRST BAMBI-STYLE AIRSTREAM TRAILER.

PRESIDENT BUD NOCERA SAYS THEY PLAN TO TURN THE 1967 CAMPER INTO A MOBILE VISITOR INFORMATION CENTER.

NEXT, THEY'LL NEED 5-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO INSTALL A CLAM SHELL OPENING IN ITS SIDE--

THEN WRAP THE CAMPER WITH BEACH SCENES--

COASTLAND CTR. MALL JOB FAIR-VO

ABOUT 20 MINUTES AGO--

A JOB FAIR WRAPPED UP AT THE COASTLAND CENTER MALL IN NAPLES.

AND HUNDREDS TURNED OUT, HOPING TO LAND A JOB.

MORE THAN 28-COMPANIES, SOME NOT LOCATED IN THE MALL, WERE TAKING JOB APPLICATIONS THIS AFTERNOON.

IF YOU COULDN'T MAKE IT, NO WORRIES.

SPORTS OPEN-CLIP

NAPLES GAME-ON CAM

DUE TO HURRICANE SANDY.MIAMI-DADE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT CANCELLED ALL OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES FOR TONIGHT,

WE GOT WORD THIS AFTERNOON THAT THE DADE COUNTY DISTRICT HAS OK'D NORTH MIAMI BEACH'S FOOTBALL TEAM TO MAKE THE TRIP ACROSS THE ALLEY TO PLAY UNBEATEN NAPLES TOMORROW NIGHT.

CAPE SEAHAWKS-VOTOPS

IN LEE COUNTY.THE PLAYOFF SPOTS FOR CLASS 5-A DISTRICT 11 COULD BE DECIDED FRIDAY NIGHT.

AT 2-AND-1.THE CAPE CORAL SEAHWAKS ARE CURRENTLY TIED FOR 2ND PLACE IN THE DISTRICT.WITH ESTERO AND LEHIGH SENIOR.

CAPE SEAHAWKS-SOT

DISTRICT PLAY-CGTOPS

CAPE AND LEHIGH WILL BREAK THEIR 2ND PLACE TIE.

ESTERO HAS TO WIN FRIDAY NIGHT TO STAY IN 2ND PLACE.

GRIDIRON 2DAY-SSTOPS

THE JAGUARS OF EAST LEE COUNTY COULD BE IN A VERY HAPPY MOOD SATURDAY MORNING.WHEN THEY ARE GOING TO JOIN US ***LIVE*** IN-STUDIO.

SATURDAY MORNING.WE HAVE 20 MINUTES TO TALK ALL ABOUT FRIDAY NIGHT'S ACTION.ON GRIDIRON 2-DAY.

FOOTBALL TONIGHT-ON CAM

WE HAVE A FEW FOOTBALL GAMES OF INTEREST TONIGHT.

THE BUCS PLAY THE VIKINGS IN MINNESOTA TONIGHT.

SANDOVAL HOMERS-VOTOPS

IT WOULD BE TOUGH FOR PABLO SANDOVAL OF THE SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS TO TOP HIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT PERFORMANCE.

THE THIRD BASEMAN BECAME THE 4TH PLAYER IN BASEBALL HISTORY.TO HIT THREE HOME RUNS IN ONE WORLD SERIES GAME.

AS SANDOVAL AND SAN FRAN BEAT THE TIGERS 8-3.

SANDOVAL HOMERS-SOT

DAVID STERN-ON CAM

DAVID STERN-CG-VOBOX

THE LONGEST-TENURED COMMISSIONER IN AMERICAN SPORTS.HAS BEEN ON THE JOB SINCE FEBRUARY FIRST 1984.

THE NBA EXPANDED FROM 23 TO 30 FRANCHES.INCLUDING THE TWO HERE IN FLORIDA.

DAVID STERN-SOT

TIGER WOODS-VOTOPS

HALLOWEEN IS NEXT WEEK.

THOSE GUYS.WERE FOLLOWING THIS GUY.

TIGER BACK IN MALAYSIA.PLAYING GOLF THERE FOR THEIR FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 19-99.

SPORTS TOSS-ON CAM

CLOSE-4SHOT