SOME PEOPLE CALL IT - CONSERVATION “CONS” COLLIER. Why?
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Preservation of land is not considered a Collier County Government Essential Service needed by the residents of Collier Co. It is considered a responsibility of the State of Florida.
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Lands purchased by Conservation Collier are removed from the property tax rolls. Resident’s property taxes are increased to offset the loss of money.
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Conservation Collier takes money out of the working resident’s pockets through property taxes for things not needed during the stressful economic times of the Corvin 19 pandemic.
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The DEP & SFWMD already protect wetlands as do the US Army Corps of Engineers in Collier County via Wetland Mitigation Banks, not using residential property taxes.
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Commissioner McDaniel wants to use Conservation Collier to help the Developers accelerate growth and make more profit by allowing Developers to convey property to get TDR #3 in the RFMUD. View BCC meeting 07/14/20.
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But the BIGGEST REASON to consider voting “NO” for Conservation Collier – 80% of Collier County is already preserved. See the attached map prepared by Collier County Growth Management Division in 2018.
