- The city is working on a plan to improve water quality and address noise complaints.
- Short-term rentals are a point of contention in the noise debate.
Two hot-button issues are back at the forefront of concerns for Marco Island city officials and some of the community: water quality and noisy neighbors.
Both issues have been topics of conversation, and even a referendum, for decades, as this city on a barrier island grows and attracts more residents and visitors.
With the city’s water still on a state impairment list, the issue is a serious one that many people have opinions about how to fix. Several iterations of Marco Island City Council have paid for studies, approved a plan for getting off the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s (FDEP) impaired waterways list and considered options such as canal dredging…