Q: Doesn't Gulfport have a wildlife rescue? I'm all for rescues, but why is that OK and not a cat rescue? - Denise Wimmer Lowe

Q: The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) has a 12-week academy for residents who want to learn more about how the sheriff’s office functions. Several commissioners and beach residents have attended the academy; does the city pay PCSO for the residents who attend?

Q: Whatever happened to the woman who wanted to start a cat rescue in Gulfport? Will the city allow it or have they stopped it from happening?

Q: Does the Gulfport Police Department have a white collar crime section? If so, are there trained detectives in it? All I see on the crime blotter are DUI arrests, minor disturbances, and minor offenses. There are con men everywhere. It would be criminal if the Gulfport police department did not have the tools to investigate crimes of fraud or other white collar crimes against us, especially the elderly, the most targeted victims.

–Bruce A. Plesser Esq., former white collar prosecutor

Q: At a recent city council meeting, Ward Four Councilman Michael Fridovich said the city could borrow money at a lower interest rate than it currently earned on its money. What does the city currently earn on its reserve fund?

Q: What was the logic behind the 1992 decision to allow certain businesses downtown and not allow others? Can the current council change that ordinance?

Q: Has the City of Gulfport tried to attract local conferences or large one-day meetings to the Casino?

–Margarete Tober

Q: I often drive through the intersection of 58th Street South and Gulfport Boulevard at night, and I can't help but notice that the street light there at the northwest corner has been dark for about a year now.  It's a dangerous situation, due to the high number of bicyclists and pedestrians there at night. Why is it still not working? I recall something a while ago about how the light was interfering with Gulfport’s ability to capture the license plates of red-light runners, but I find it difficult to believe any city would intentionally make an intersection more dangerous in order to ratchet up violations and the money they bring in.

–Scott Conrad, South Pasadena

Q: What do I have to do to get my yard waste collected? Can we get something in stone about that?

– Stan Kreuter, at the city council meeting

Q: What’s the deal with the construction in the middle lane of Gulf Boulevard, and why didn’t the city do it over the summer? – Kari Coletta

How does a submerged land lease impact what happens on the beach and the pier?