NAPLES — Slightly fewer residents showed up at the Naples Annual Town Meeting held this past Saturday than have attended ones held on weeknights.
“We had 74 voters. This was the lowest attendance in recent history,” Naples Town Manager Jason Rogers said on Monday.
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