KELLY FARRELL
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Kelly Farrell, or Kelly Jane when she’s in trouble, grew up in the northern states of Ohio, Michigan, New York and Massachusetts. She attended as many colleges, beginning at Detroit College of Business, then Macomb Community college, then Wayne State University before finally earning a B.A. at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Not quite fitting in anywhere, she made up her own degree with an individual concentration in professional writing and photography.
Her career has not been vast but it has been varied, from bus driving to business management, landscaping and house painting.
She began freelancing at her first newspaper at age 19 in Romeo, Mich., and has squeezed her foot back in the journalism door at the Collier Citizen.
Recent stories:
- Marco to revise permissible dock sizes
July 15, 2008 - Former Marco councilor withdraws request for city attorney position
July 10, 2008 - Some question open door communications policy at Marco’s City Hall
July 10, 2008 - Death of manatee near Marco Island under investigation
July 8, 2008 - Alternative revenue sources may be answer to Marco's property tax shortfall
July 3, 2008 - Marco's Code Board gives stiff fines for repeat offenders
July 3, 2008 - Vacation for procreation returns to Marco Island
July 3, 2008 - Marco begins sorting 220 applications for police chief
June 27, 2008 - Marco city manager focuses on open communication between city, residents
June 26, 2008 - Marco residents say dewatering drying pond affecting habit
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Public Works employees look for the leak in a water main located in the median of Collier Boulevard near Yellowbird Thursday morning. The water main break was among the last of the flood's indirect damage to the city which needed to be repaired. City officials and residents cleaned up trash and debris left by the flood's aftermath and had the island nearly restored to pre-flood conditions by noon, Thursday.
Bald Eagle Towing towed as many as 40 vehicles to area auto repair shops due to mechanical failure caused by flooding. Owner Bud Gruber pulled his own tow truck out using another Bald Eagle Towing truck Wednesday.
Marco city manager Steve Thompson speaks to the Marco Island Taxpayers Association, including MITA President Fay Biles, left, at Marco Community Bank Tuesday evening. He shared his top priorities for the city which were open communication between City Hall and the public as well as protecting residents' investments through maintenance of their city-owned property.
Registered voter Mari-Lynn McGregor receives a demonstration from volunteer diplomat Jack Patterson about the new voting machines constituents will see when they hit the polls in the next several weeks. The new voting procedure includes filling in circles and scanning the ballot in order to have an electronic count as well as a paper trail in place of the previous electronic touch screen method. The Supervisor of Elections Collier County will be holding several demonstrations on the island in the coming weeks, including Orion Bank 3:00-5:30 p.m. Friday, St. Marks Episcopal Parish Hall 10:30 a.m. Sunday and Marco Island Library 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday. Visit www.CollierVotes.com for more information.
Turtles and wildlife enjoy a few more feet of water in their habitat located near the corner of Balmoral and Granada. The man-made pond's water level was impacted by the dewatering for the STRP project, but the water level returned to normal as dewatering was completed last week on Balmoral. However, the water level will likely go down again as dewatering begins this week on Granada. City officials expect the pond will return to average levels once all the dewatering in this section of the Sheffield sewer district is complete.
