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Evidence cutAug 5, 2026

Last scan attemptJul 31, 2026, 11:29 AM EDT

Last desk reviewAug 5, 2026

Lane coverage0/5 fully healthy

Manual check stateAug 3, 2026 · Elapsed · outcome not verified

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Each item shows the event date, prior state, verified state, direct record, materiality and next check. A failed source remains a visible gap.

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Dual-Brand Hotel site plan was approved 5–2 with conditions

Official April 15 minutes show Resolution 2026-15840 and petition 25-SP1 were approved 5–2 with conditions.

Event: Apr 15, 2026
Reviewed: Jul 31, 2026, 11:29 AM EDT
Public release: Jul 31, 2026
Materiality: 5/5

Prior state

The Release 2 decision clock said the final City Council hearing date was not noticed.

Verified state

Official April 15 minutes show Resolution 2026-15840 and petition 25-SP1 were approved 5–2 with conditions.

Why it matters

The approval changes the entitlement baseline, but it does not prove later permits, financing, construction, or delivery.

Next check: Verify design review, permit issuance, financing, and construction state from direct records.

Direct record: Dual-Brand Hotel April 15 City Council minutes

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Viceroy advanced through a 7–0 advisory recommendation

The PAB recommended petition 26-CU1 7–0 on May 13 and Council listed it June 17; the Council disposition remains unverified.

Event: Jun 17, 2026
Reviewed: Jul 31, 2026, 11:29 AM EDT
Public release: Jul 31, 2026
Materiality: 4/5

Prior state

The Release 2 decision clock said a Design Review Board hearing date was not noticed.

Verified state

The PAB recommended petition 26-CU1 7–0 on May 13 and Council listed it June 17; the Council disposition remains unverified.

Why it matters

The project moved farther through public review than the prior ledger showed, while final disposition and delivery remain open.

Next check: Locate the official Council action, resolution, minutes, or video chapter before assigning a final disposition.

Direct record: Viceroy May 13 Planning Advisory Board action report · Viceroy June 17 City Council agenda

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County water-maintenance interval became active

The interval is active through August 28; system flushing is scheduled from August 2 through September 18.

Event: Jul 31, 2026
Reviewed: Jul 31, 2026, 11:29 AM EDT
Public release: Jul 31, 2026
Materiality: 4/5

Prior state

The temporary free-chlorine interval was scheduled but had not reached its start date.

Verified state

The interval is active through August 28; system flushing is scheduled from August 2 through September 18.

Why it matters

The notice gives households, operators, and property managers a bounded maintenance calendar without implying an outage or safety failure.

Next check: Check the August 2 flushing start, August 28 disinfection change, and September 18 flushing end.

Direct record: Collier County temporary water-disinfection and flushing notice

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DSP-EP01-ANALYSISPolitical IntelligenceVERIFIED

The 20% Race: money made Casey Askar competitive. It did not close the gap.

In 2020 a heavily self-financed campaign reached roughly twenty percent of the vote in Collier and still finished third; in 2026 three self-funded operations hold about 97.5% of the money in a seven-candidate Republican primary, and the public record does not, on its own, show any of them a documented path to a winning plurality.

Why it matters: Money buys a competitive campaign; it does not, by itself, rank the winners. The companion analysis reads the record; the canonical episode page carries every source, the methodology, the full transcript and the corrections.
Decision owner: FL-22 Republican primary electorate
Decision clock: FEC reports through 2026-07-29; 48-hour notices through 2026-08-08; primary Aug 18, 2026.

Class: Intelligence Desk publishing standard

Naples Design District implementation chronology

DSP-001Design DistrictVERIFIED WITH OPEN SOURCE GATE

The district has an accepted plan. The missing object is a public delivery baseline.

The CRA accepted the Naples Design District master plan in June 2022, while later records continue to carry implementation strategy and discrete design, land and enabling-capital actions.

Why it matters: Plan acceptance cannot be treated as implementation completion. The next credible record must connect scope, cost, owner, funding, procurement and date.
Decision owner: Naples CRA and City administration
Decision clock: Current professional-services term shown through December 31, 2026; signed amendment bytes remain pending.

Record: CRA approval of the Naples Design District master plan · RFP 23-019 third professional-services amendment · March 23, 2026 CRA Advisory Board agenda

DSP-002Public AssetVERIFIED AUTHORIZATION OPEN CLOSING AND DELIVERY

Council approved a $4.9 million purchase. The complete property record is still open.

City Council approved the purchase of 160–190 10th Street North for $4.9 million. The preserved record does not source-freeze closing, current title, carrying cost, final use, procurement path, capital stack or performance covenant.

Why it matters: The next defensible record must connect the authorization to closing, title, present site state, disposition criteria and a measurable public outcome.
Decision owner: Naples City Council and CRA
Decision clock: No final disposition date established in the preserved evidence cut.

Record: January 11, 2024 City Council agenda — 160–190 acquisition · May 6, 2026 City Council agenda — 160–190 demolition

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Naples Design District

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Who Is Actually Building Naples—and Who Can Deliver?

The public record can identify the pipeline and public capital. It cannot yet rank private delivery capacity without the debt, ownership, permit-value and sponsor evidence that remains missing.

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Bruce Barone

Bruce Barone tracks who is building Naples, where capital is moving, and which public decisions are changing private opportunity.

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