Live updates from Maryann Batlle

#SWFL Fact-checking District 1 Candidate Marc Devisse: Consultant last night said 73 hours; not 78 hours.

by maryann.batlle via twitter 2/4/2016 11:33:11 PM

#SWFL District 1 Candidate Marc Devisse: Found out Bonita Springs evac time is 78 hours; needs improvement

by maryann.batlle via twitter 2/4/2016 11:32:43 PM

#SWFL District 1 Candidate Amelia Quaremba: "We are not prepared."

by maryann.batlle via twitter 2/4/2016 11:31:33 PM

#SWFL District 1 Candidate Amelia Quaremba: Raptor Bay presentation last night highlighted city's need for evacuation improvements

by maryann.batlle via twitter 2/4/2016 11:31:11 PM

#SWFL He looped back to the question with "We'll get out of town in a hurry. Thank you."

by maryann.batlle via twitter 2/4/2016 11:30:43 PM

#SWFL Mayoral Candidate: Rick Steinmeyer: People complain about traffic, well, you're part of the problem -- aren't you?

by maryann.batlle via twitter 2/4/2016 11:30:17 PM

#SWFL Mayoral Candidate: Rick Steinmeyer: Believes in free enterprise; government saying it will help you sounds like "socialism"

by maryann.batlle via twitter 2/4/2016 11:29:55 PM

#SWFL Mayoral Candidate Simmons: We need to ramp up city efforts to have places for evacuees to go

by maryann.batlle via twitter 2/4/2016 11:29:22 PM

#SWFL Mayoral Candidate McIntosh: City has been working on it; concurs with Purdon re: high school as a shelter

by maryann.batlle via twitter 2/4/2016 11:28:55 PM

#SWFL District 2 Candidate Jesse Purdon: Bonita high school should be a shelter when it gets built; no density increase for WCI

by maryann.batlle via twitter 2/4/2016 11:28:09 PM

#SWFL District 2 Candidate Greg DeWitt: Fire district has been working with the county to make YMCA an emergency shelter

by maryann.batlle via twitter 2/4/2016 11:27:19 PM

#SWFL I believe there is just one pet-friendly emergency shelter in the entire county

by maryann.batlle via twitter 2/4/2016 11:26:41 PM

#SWFL Q: Disaster preparedness -- what will you do to establish shelters, especially for pets?

by maryann.batlle via twitter 2/4/2016 11:26:11 PM

#SWFL District 1 Candidate Marc Devisse: Lets not put the DRGR on the table; infill downtown where we have been spending the money

by maryann.batlle via twitter 2/4/2016 11:25:31 PM

#SWFL District 1 Candidate Amelia Quaremba: Vows to protect the DRGR; risk of contamination too high; we can develop in other parts of city

by maryann.batlle via twitter 2/4/2016 11:24:27 PM

#SWFL Mayoral Candidate: Rick Steinmeyer: Everybody wants more. I don't want more. I got all I need.

by maryann.batlle via twitter 2/4/2016 11:23:41 PM

#SWFL Mayoral Candidate: Rick Steinmeyer corrects Simmons on the acronym; "Is growth even smart?; Raise impact fees "as high as they come"

by maryann.batlle via twitter 2/4/2016 11:23:20 PM

#SWFL Mayoral Candidate Simmons is explaining DRGR; gets acronym wrong; Vows to protect the area - no compromise

by maryann.batlle via twitter 2/4/2016 11:22:09 PM

#SWFL Mayoral Candidate McIntosh: There won't be development on DRGR bc it is too emotional; restoration is priority

by maryann.batlle via twitter 2/4/2016 11:21:17 PM

District 2 Candidate Jesse Purdon: Really admires @RepCurtClawson , who built career defending DRGR' I would fight to stop development there

by maryann.batlle via twitter 2/4/2016 11:20:49 PM

#SWFL District 2 Candidate Greg DeWitt: What do we do? Get in there first and do "light density."

by maryann.batlle via twitter 2/4/2016 11:19:55 PM

#SWFL District 2 Candidate Greg DeWitt: DRGR -- everybody who thinks it is not going to get built on has their heads in the sand

by maryann.batlle via twitter 2/4/2016 11:19:20 PM

#SWFL District 1 Candidate Richard Ferreira: Growth should pay for growth; no lowered impact fees; protect the DRGR

by maryann.batlle via twitter 2/4/2016 11:18:35 PM

#SWFL Q: What is your position on development in the DRGR?

by maryann.batlle via twitter 2/4/2016 11:18:05 PM

Note: I'm skipping this question because it was too vague and candidates are confused/ just waxing poetic about how nice it will be to preserve historic Bonita Springs. So far, they're all for that.

by maryann.batlle 2/4/2016 11:12:27 PM

#SWFL Mayoral Candidate: Rick Steinmeyer: It's been loud and clear people don't want development in the DRGR

by maryann.batlle via twitter 2/4/2016 11:09:25 PM

#SWFL Mayoral Candidate Simmons: Look at our city council voting records; BG mine site won't be used to open up development in east Bonita

by maryann.batlle via twitter 2/4/2016 11:08:56 PM

#SWFL Mayoral Candidate McIntosh: The Bonita Grande Mine should be green space; public-private partnership will get us there

by maryann.batlle via twitter 2/4/2016 11:07:57 PM

District 2 Candidate Jesse Purdon: I left my 8-ball in the car; I can't speculate but I am not supportive of developing out there

by maryann.batlle via twitter 2/4/2016 11:06:44 PM

#SWFL District 2 Candidate Greg DeWitt: Something needs to be done, what it is is going to be up to the zoning board and city council

by maryann.batlle via twitter 2/4/2016 11:06:14 PM

#SWFL District 1 Candidate Richard Ferreira: I will be happy when mining is over and I won't extend the lease

by maryann.batlle via twitter 2/4/2016 11:05:46 PM

#SWFL District 1 Candidate Marc Devisse: We need to restore the Bonita Grande Mine site to restore water quality in Bonita

by maryann.batlle via twitter 2/4/2016 11:04:22 PM

#SWFL District 1 Candidate Amelia Quaremba: Mine is in the DRGR so use should be passive; She declines to get specific

by maryann.batlle via twitter 2/4/2016 11:03:44 PM

#SWFL First Q: How should Bonita Grande Mine site be converted when lease is over?

by maryann.batlle via twitter 2/4/2016 11:02:36 PM

#SWFL District 2 Candidate Greg DeWitt is the assistant chief of the Bonita Springs Fire District

by maryann.batlle via twitter 2/4/2016 11:01:00 PM

#SWFL District 2 Candidate Greg DeWitt about the high school site issue: "We need to make a decision, or we are going to lose it."

by maryann.batlle via twitter 2/4/2016 11:00:34 PM

#SWFL District 2 Candidate Greg DeWitt: Also self identifies as underdog, like his competitor Purdon; "We need to have smart development"

by maryann.batlle via twitter 2/4/2016 10:59:24 PM

Calling it now -- Mayoral race is gonna be tough. Simmons and McIntosh are ready to rumble in this election.

by maryann.batlle via twitter 2/4/2016 10:57:53 PM

#SWFL Mayoral Candidate Peter Simmons: Current councilor; says he's not part of the good ol' boys network; promises to take on developers

by maryann.batlle via twitter 2/4/2016 10:57:06 PM

#SWFL Mayoral Candidate Peter Simmons: Bonita Springs is in a critical time bc of growth pressure; "This is not southeast Florida."

by maryann.batlle via twitter 2/4/2016 10:56:03 PM

District 2 Candidate Jesse Purdon: Promises to protect the future of Bonita Springs by taking on developers and preventing concrete jungle

by maryann.batlle via twitter 2/4/2016 10:55:01 PM

#SWFL District 2 Candidate Jesse Purdon: Self-identifies as underdog; Says he is first Latino candidate

by maryann.batlle via twitter 2/4/2016 10:54:26 PM

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by Naples Daily News via twitter retweeted by maryannbatlle 2/4/2016 10:51:06 PM

#SWFL District 1 Candidate Marc Devisse: FGCU graduate, small business owner, under 40yo, says he loves Estero Bay; opposes RB high rises

by maryann.batlle via twitter 2/4/2016 10:49:42 PM