Backup Document 06/28/2022 Item # 4A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, Nancy Payton spent nearly 30 years as an Environmental Policy Advocate with
the Florida Wildlife Federation and was recognized as one of the primary faces
of the Collier County environmental movement; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Payton built bridges rather than walls, successfully forging productive
relationships and alliances with the entire environmental community; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Payton worked cooperatively and in collaboration with Collier County
Government to guide policy efforts to protect listed species and to bring balance
to proposed growth in Collier County's rural fringe and eastern lands in regard
to water flows and habitat for endangered species; and
WHEREAS, with her spirit of partnership and innovative problem-solving, Ms. Payton
generated voter support in 2002 to begin the Conservation Collier Program,
enabling the county to buy and manage more than 4,300 acres of environmentally
sensitive lands in 21 locations; and
WHEREAS, to recognize Ms. Payton's advocacy and dedication to protecting the environment
of Collier County and Southwest Florida, a Conservation Collier property was
named the Nancy Payton Preserve, and upon her retirement July 10, 2018, was
proclaimed as Nancy Payton Day; and
WHEREAS, as the community mourns her passing, the Board of County Commissioners wishes
to honor and remember her contributions to Collier County;
NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County,
Florida, that July 10, 2022, once again be proclaimed
NANCY PAYTON DAY IN COLLIER COUNTY
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 28TH Day of June 2022.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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