For Immediate Release

February 5, 2003

PAULETTE BURTON CITIZEN OF THE YEAR FINALISTS ANNOUNCED

The Lee County Board of County Commissioners has announced the five finalists for the Paulette Burton Citizen of the Year Award for 2002. The finalists are:

Sam Galloway Jr (Ft Myers), Nancy Goodwin (Matlacha), Bob Scott (Ft Myers), Carl Skinner (Ft. Myers) and Mimi Straub (Estero).

The winner will be announced at the 9:30 am, Tuesday, February 18, 2003 Lee County Commission meeting in the second floor chambers in the Old Lee County Courthouse (2110 Main Street in downtown Ft. Myers)

A Board of County Commissioners appointed committee of six individuals narrowed the 11 nominations to the five finalists. The Commissioners will select the winner from that list of five.

The award was created in 1991 to honor Mrs. Burton, a long time Sanibel Island resident and Government watch dog. She spent many years serving as a voice of the people to the Lee County Board of County Commissioners as well as playing an active role in Sanibel politics. She died in a 1991 car accident.

Sam Galloway Jr 936-3673
Nancy Goodwin 283-5651
Bob Scott 768-1537
Carl Skinner 479-5374
Mimi Straub 992-0049