Poll: What was the top story in Southwest Florida in 2006?
| Response | Percent | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9. Booming real estate market finally slows. | 21% | 631 | |
| 8. We are hit with higher hurricane insurance coverage. | 14% | 408 | |
| 2. Thousands of illegal immigrants march on the streets of Fort Myers. | 12% | 375 | |
| 7. We are spared by hurricanes. | 10% | 315 | |
| 5. Affordable housing. | 10% | 308 | |
| 3. The arrest of a Bonita Springs man for the double homicide of a Gateway couple. | 8% | 249 | |
| 10. None of the above. I have another choice. | 7% | 215 | |
| 4. Baby Bryan abducted from his mother as part of human smuggling. | 7% | 203 | |
| 1. Overage students are found attending high school in Immokalee | 5% | 151 | |
| 6. Juanita - the 16-year-old unwed mother. | 1% | 39 | |
| total votes: 2894 | |||
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