Campaign parties for Marco City Council candidates

Photo: LESLIE WILLIAMS / Eagle staff

Marco Island Area Association Board of Realtors Governance Committee Chair Keith Dameron (center, right) shakes City Council candidate Jerry Gibson's hand before presenting him with a check from the association. Board Member Dick Shanahan (center, left) and President-Elect Jim Mashey, (far right) were also present for the formal endorsement of Gibson, a realtor, who they said represents the interests of the island's realtors and its population at large. The association will conduct formal interviews with the other seven candidates Dec. 17 to evaluate who else to endorse, followed by a debate it will co-sponsor with the Chamber of Commerce at 6:30, Dec. 17 at the Marco Island Hilton.