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Article: Punta Gorda, Fla., disappears from Money magazine's 'best places' list.
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- The Sun (Port Charlotte, FL)
- Article date:
- July 13, 2005
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Byline: Dan Mearns
Jul. 13--Punta Gorda's absence from Money magazine's 2005 list of the best places to live, released Monday, didn't cause much local alarm.
Charlotte County Commissioner Adam Cummings said he is not surprised by the rankings because of the impacts from Hurricane Charley. The Punta Gorda resident said the city is still No. 1 on his list.
"Wait until we're done with the recovery," he predicted. "We'll be better than ever."
"It doesn't bother me in the least," Punta Gorda Mayor Steve Fabian said. "We have enough notoriety."
Fabian described the city as already growing by "leaps and bounds" with new residents ...