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ExParte EmailsFrom:MarcellaJeanne To:TaylorPenny Subject:Accepted: Amy Patterson and Trinity Scott (Villages and Town Plans) Longwater and Bellmar Start:Tuesday, May 18, 2021 11:30:00 AM End:Tuesday, May 18, 2021 12:00:00 PM Location:please call 239-252-7236, conference access code 141414 Host code 1454 ________________________________ Under Florida Law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by telephone or in writing. From:PattersonAmy To:TaylorPenny Subject:Accepted: Amy Patterson and Trinity Scott (Villages and Town Plans) Longwater and Bellmar Start:Tuesday, May 18, 2021 11:30:00 AM End:Tuesday, May 18, 2021 12:00:00 PM Location:please call 239-252-7236, conference access code 141414 Host code 1454 ________________________________ Under Florida Law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by telephone or in writing. From:GuitardDonna on behalf of FrenchJames To:TaylorPenny Subject:Accepted: FW: Amy Patterson and Trinity Scott (Villages and Town Plans) Longwater and Bellmar Start:Tuesday, May 18, 2021 11:30:00 AM End:Tuesday, May 18, 2021 12:00:00 PM Location:please call 239-252-7236, conference access code 141414 Host code 1454 ________________________________ Under Florida Law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by telephone or in writing. From:BelloneJoseph To:TaylorPenny Subject:Accepted: FW: Amy Patterson and Trinity Scott (Villages and Town Plans) Longwater and Bellmar Start:Tuesday, May 18, 2021 11:30:00 AM End:Tuesday, May 18, 2021 12:00:00 PM Location:please call 239-252-7236, conference access code 141414 Host code 1454 ________________________________ Under Florida Law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by telephone or in writing. From:April Olson To:TaylorPenny Subject:Additional information Date:Monday, May 24, 2021 3:12:37 PM Attachments:N. Marshall Longwater Bellmar letter 3-11-21 (005).pdf EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Dear Commissioner Taylor, Attached is a 4 page letter from our traffic expert, Norm Marshall. He sent it to the planning commission following the Longwater hearing. I am not sure if this was included in the BCC agenda packet. If not, I wanted to you to have this, as the information is important. Best regards, April April Olson Senior Environmental Planning Specialist Conservancy of Southwest Florida 1495 Smith Preserve Way Naples, FL 34102 (239) 262-0304, Ext 250 Protecting Southwest Florida’s unique natural environment and quality of life…now and forever. From:Martha McKee To:TaylorPenny Subject:Additional Question on Villages Date:Monday, May 24, 2021 1:21:21 PM EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. I have one additional question about the proposed housing that I have not heard addressed. It may seem like a minor point, but I think full transparency on this is important. It concerns the so-called affordable housing the developers are promising. What is the amount of their “affordable” house? And if a buyer qualified for one of these units, what is to prevent him or her from reselling the house at an unaffordable price and making a huge profit? I don’t think the developers should get away with throwing these bones out to the public to make their proposals seem palatable without more specific information. Have these questions been answered and if not, why not? Martha McKee 1530 18th Ave NE Naples, FL 34120 239-784-2720 Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From:GWEN LANGLEY To:TaylorPenny Subject:Bellmar and Longwater Villages will change Collier County forever Date:Monday, May 24, 2021 4:36:13 PM EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Commisioner Taylor, Please help us stop Collier County from getting a raw deal. Approval of Longwater and Bellmar Villages would create severe traffic impacts, pass tens of millions of dollars of costs on to taxpayers, and destroy two thousand acres of primary panther habitat of the endangered Florida panther. Our community cannot afford to subsidize these massive poorly-planned developments, nor should we.Please do not vote to support these villages. Gwen Langley 79 33rd Ave S Naples, FL 34102 From:Joan Hanlon To:McDanielBill; TaylorPenny; SaundersBurt; SolisAndy; LoCastroRick Subject:Big Cypress Date:Tuesday, May 25, 2021 10:36:04 AM EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Dear Commissioners, Please vote against this huge project that will change Collier County forever. Our infrastructure cannot support this, and certain intersections are failing now according to the MPO. Even Florida officials have said Eastern Collier development is ill advised. This is a quote from an article from Ecowatch “ "We need to cultivate a culture of coexistence," Ward said. "If the panther goes extinct, I will be worried about all the other wildlife and people in Florida, because it means we will have missed the opportunity we have now to conserve enough land to ensure balance between wildlife and people." I fear more development in that area will push panthers further west in our neighborhoods. PLEASE STOP THE INSANE DEVELOPMENT. Not feeling represented, Joan Hanlon 1980 16th St Ne Naples 34120 Sent from my iPhone From:Andrew Tyler To:LoCastroRick; SolisAndy; SaundersBurt; TaylorPenny; McDanielBill Subject:Big Cypress town development - please vote NO Date:Monday, May 24, 2021 12:42:09 PM EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Ladies and Gentlemen; I believe you are considering Collier Enterprises' proposal for "Big Cypress" tomorrow. I would urge you to vote NO. I have no doubt your swamped with e-mail on the subject, so I'll keep it short. 1. Having had their original proposal rejected prior to the previous election, CE then broke the proposal into three villages, and now want to 'unite' the villages into atown again. So, we're back where we started, only the reunited plan is worse than the original. 2. The proposal pays no consideration to traffic flows, either through Golden Gate or down Immokalee Rd, which is already a bottleneck, due to the untramelled development east of I-75 up to Orange Tree. 3. This should be a high density development, not more 5 acre spreads with golf courses. What is the impact on impervious surface area , storm water run off and treatment of that water ? How much will run into the Picayune restoration and impact on that water? 4. How much value does this property add to the County tax rolls, and how does that impact the County / Army Corps proposal for resiliency ? That project needs major reconsideration if this is approved. Respectfully yours, Andrew Tyler Marco island Andrew From:GrecoSherry To:TaylorPenny Subject:CCPC minutes Longwater and Bellmar Date:Wednesday, May 19, 2021 4:01:45 PM Had to make links to them because they were too large. March 4, 2021 CCPC Minutes (see link below) https://colliergov.box.com/s/bfpbkjvpq2qw0ui90a25zjeir172648b Trinity Scott testimony See page 92-97 Amy Patterson testimony or mentioned 41, 51, 96 April 1, 2021 CCPA Minutes (see link below) https://colliergov.box.com/s/8sd770hywcjdurkih5vt9w455uxfqu7u Trinity Scott testimony See page 46, 69, 72 Amy Patterson testimony 14-30, 34-41 Then Patterson mentioned on page 87 and 96 Sherry Greco Executive Coordinator to Commissioner Penny Taylor, District 4 Board of Collier County Commissioners 239-252-8604 Fax 239-252-6393 Sherry.Greco@colliercountyfl.gov Click here to sign up for our District 4 newsletter View current and previous District 4 newsletters Under Florida Law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by telephone or in writing. From:Jenny Sutton To:LoCastroRick; SolisAndy; SaundersBurt; TaylorPenny; McDanielBill Subject:Collier Enterprises Date:Friday, March 26, 2021 12:10:31 PM EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Please vote NO on overdevelopment in eastern Collier County. Our infrastructure is unable to handle the demand that will be made on our resources and roads, plus as a taxpayer I am strongly opposed to paying for needs this development would create. Please vote NO From:Noreen Huber To:TaylorPenny Subject:East Development Date:Tuesday, May 25, 2021 5:22:15 AM EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Penny, Please vote NO, NO, NO. Thanks. Nicki Huber From:Noreen Huber To:TaylorPenny Subject:East Development Date:Tuesday, May 25, 2021 5:22:15 AM EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Penny, Please vote NO, NO, NO. Thanks. Nicki Huber From:JOELLYN POTGETER To:TaylorPenny Subject:Eastern collier county Date:Monday, April 19, 2021 1:33:15 PM EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Vote No on overdevelopment Sent from my iPhone From:Jean Hartman To:LoCastroRick; SolisAndy; SaundersBurt; TaylorPenny; McDanielBill Subject:Eastern Collier County Date:Saturday, March 27, 2021 11:47:56 AM EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Your Honors, I have been reading and watching with interest the proposals for development in Eastern Collier County, known as the RLSA. I commend the Naples Daily News for keeping residents informed. I am very concerned that the Commissioners (noting that some of you were not yet on the Board) rejected the Planning Commission's recommendation against approving the Sawgrass Development. My concerns are many, from traffic, increased tax burden, threat to protected wildlife and the increased demand that will be imposed on beaches and other amenities. I also must question the involvement of the developer of Rivergrass and the other two proposed communities with County staff. A judge has already stepped aside due to a conflict of interest with the developer. I understand there is a lawsuit pending challenging the County's actions with regard to Sawgrass. I also understand that the developer is supporting the County's position. In what way are they supporting the County? Are they providing financial support or the services of their own in-house legal staff? If so, this seems like an unfair advantage, not to mention the question of legality. I hope you and your staff will look more closely at these proposals and do the right thing. Please, definitely reject the two proposals for Longwater and Bellmar and take another look at Rivergrass. Jean Hartman 8658 Mustang Drive Naples, FL 34113 From:Dara Shalette To:LoCastroRick Cc:LoCastroRick; SolisAndy; SaundersBurt; TaylorPenny; McDanielBill Subject:Eastern Collier County developments Date:Friday, March 26, 2021 6:45:14 PM EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Hello! I am writing to you with deep concern over the proposed developments in Eastern Collier County. If allowed to proceed, the impact on the habitat, quality of life for current residents and financial burden will be significant. Responsible development is one thing, but this is beyond what our county wants or needs. Please keep in mind what made so many of us fall in love with Naples, and make the decision to preserve it! Thank you. Dara Shalette Naples, FL From:Lkwdjohn To:TaylorPenny Subject:Enough is Enough Date:Monday, May 24, 2021 12:00:55 PM EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Commissioner Taylor, As a 20 year resident of Collier County and an avid wildlife photographer, I have watched the county's bird population dwindle as a result of overly aggressive expansion, which has not only impacted feeding and breeding areas for wildlife, but has also impacted the quality of our water. Driving into Eastern Collier County has become harder and the road kill you see on Immokalee Road is disturbing. Now we are looking at the approval of two Villages that potentially exacerbate problems that have yet to be solved.Our infrastructure will not support this development and much of the costs of building the infrastructure will likely be born by the taxpayers, not the developers. I strongly urge that you vote to delay the approval of these Village until we have assimilated the most recent Village approved into our infrastructure and had a chance to make sure that the planned expansion works. John Johnson From:GrecoSherry To:TaylorPenny Subject:FW: Minutes from May 6, 2021 Planning Commission meeting Date:Tuesday, May 18, 2021 2:54:56 PM Attachments:image003.png 05.06.21CCPC.ROUGH.pdf Importance:High Got a rough draft of the minute and it starts on page 1. The video link is below and Trinity and Amy footage (Agenda Item 11A Town Plan) starts at 14:15 on the video and the item ends at 2:27:30. Trinity and Amy talk pretty much at the beginning but sometimes chime in throughout the discussion but the main part is at the beginning. http://tv.colliergov.net/CablecastPublicSite/show/1278?channel=1 Sherry Greco Executive Coordinator to Commissioner Penny Taylor, District 4 Board of Collier County Commissioners 239-252-8604 Fax 239-252-6393 Sherry.Greco@colliercountyfl.gov Click here to sign up for our District 4 newsletter View current and previous District 4 newsletters From: Terri Lewis <terri.reporter@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2021 1:59 PM To: GrecoSherry <Sherry.Greco@colliercountyfl.gov> Subject: Re: Minutes from May 6, 2021 Planning Commission meeting EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Here you are :) On Tue, May 18, 2021 at 1:40 PM GrecoSherry <Sherry.Greco@colliercountyfl.gov> wrote: The Q& A with Trinity and Amy on Longwater and Bellmar. Sherry Greco Executive Coordinator to Commissioner Penny Taylor, District 4 Board of Collier County Commissioners 239-252-8604 Fax 239-252-6393 Sherry.Greco@colliercountyfl.gov Click here to sign up for our District 4 newsletter View current and previous District 4 newsletters From: Terri Lewis <terri.reporter@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2021 1:33 PM To: GrecoSherry <Sherry.Greco@colliercountyfl.gov> Subject: Re: Minutes from May 6, 2021 Planning Commission meeting EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Hi. Is there a specific section that you're looking for? On Tue, May 18, 2021 at 12:30 PM GrecoSherry <Sherry.Greco@colliercountyfl.gov> wrote: Good afternoon Derek, Do happen to have a draft copy of the May 6th CCPC meeting minutes? Sherry Greco Executive Coordinator to Commissioner Penny Taylor, District 4 Board of Collier County Commissioners 239-252-8604 Fax 239-252-6393 Sherry.Greco@colliercountyfl.gov Click here to sign up for our District 4 newsletter View current and previous District 4 newsletters Under Florida Law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by telephone or in writing. -- Terri Lewis, RPR, FPR Fort Myers Court Reporting/Guardian Reporting 2180 West First Street, Suite 120 Fort Myers, FL 33901 (239) 334-1411 (239) 334-1476 fmreporting.com Covering Southwest Florida from Sarasota-Bradenton down to Naples! 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Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: Ricardo Baquero <rbaq91962@gmail.com> Date: May 24, 2021 at 7:43:26 PM EDT To: Nicole Isabelle <nbaq1015@gmail.com>, Leslie Valenzuela <lesamiami1@aol.com> Subject: Fwd: Reject the housing proposal/Keep Collier Wild!  ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Ricardo Baquero <rbaq91962@gmail.com> Date: Mon, May 24, 2021, 7:06 PM Subject: Reject the housing proposal/Keep Collier Wild! To: <rick.locastro@colliercountyfl.gov>, <andy.solis@colliercountyfl.gov>, <burt.saunders@colliercountyfl.gov>, <penny.taylor@colliercountyfl.gov>, <bill.mcdaniel@colliercounty.gov> Hi, We beg you to consider this decision with all your heart! The real Florida where our were raised was a wild Florida. Minimal traffic and congestion. It was special. Our future generations deserve to have the same opportunity. Please preserve our remaining species that are dwindling in numbers and habitat. We need to draw the line. Stand up for the right thing...please!! Regards, Ricardo Baquero The voice for species that have no voice From:Chuck Carlsen To:TaylorPenny Subject:Long water and Bellmar Village Date:Monday, May 24, 2021 12:33:05 PM EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. My wife and I are against the above project that is coming before you tomorrow. The severe impact it will generate for traffic, the potential costs being past onto we tax payers, the water and waste concerns along with the destruction to the habitat especially the panthers is enough for you to cast your vote against this proposal. Thank you for your consideration Chuck & Corky Carlsen Chuck@fluidall.com 2650 Gulf Shore Blvd North Naples From:Ricardo Baquero To:LoCastroRick; SolisAndy; SaundersBurt; TaylorPenny; bill.mcdaniel@colliercounty.gov; LykinsDave Subject:Longwater & Bellmar Villages Proposal Date:Tuesday, May 25, 2021 7:12:22 PM EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Hi Elected Officials, Please reject the proposal. The loss of habitat and wildlife will grow for years to come. It will bring more traffic and congestion. Our children deserve to have a chance to see wildlife. Draw the line, enough is enough! Regards, Ricardo Baquero The voice for the animals who have no voice From:Ricardo Baquero To:LoCastroRick; SolisAndy; TaylorPenny; SaundersBurt; McDanielBill; LykinsDave Subject:Longwater & Bellmar Villages Proposal Date:Tuesday, May 25, 2021 7:12:22 PM EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Hi Elected Officials, I hope the numbers of wildlife that will be loss for years to come will be taken in consideration. It will increase more traffic and congestion. Reject the proposal!! Where do we draw the line, enough is enough! Regards, Ricardo Baquero The voice for the animals who have no voice! From:MARY WILSON To:SaundersBurt; SolisAndy; TaylorPenny; LoCastroRick; Bill.Mcdaniel@colliercountyfl.go Subject:Longwater and Bellmar Date:Wednesday, May 12, 2021 12:32:11 PM EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. I am contacting you today to urge you to vote “No” on Longwater and Bellmar. There are several reasons why approval of these so-called villages is ill advised. Among them are that they would be built on essential “Endangered” panther habitat; taxpayers will be stuck paying for the affordable housing land via impact fee credits to the developers; taxpayers, not the developer, will pay for providing wastewater treatment and fixing adversely impacted roadways; the plan lacks innovative smart growth design as required by RLSA; the “Village Center” is not in the community geographical center but on a major roadway; traffic will be adversely affected because no commercial development is required until 66% of homes are occupied, forcing thousands of residents to travel long distances for work, shopping, entertainment and recreation; and the development will be 90% single family homes- a typical suburban gated community configuration. Above all, I am personally appalled at the potentially catastophic stress these new villages will exert on this area’s fragile ecosystem. Water and air quality, the potential for severe flooding, the loss of our beloved panthersthe additional greenhouse gas emitted, and general quality of life will be severely impacted and will likely be irreversible. Thank you, Mary Wilson 209 Colonade Circle Naples, FL 34103 From:Mike Johnson To:TaylorPenny Cc:GrecoSherry Subject:Longwater and Bellmar developments Date:Monday, May 24, 2021 12:47:54 PM EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Good Afternoon Commissioner Taylor, Thank you for receiving my email expressing concern the Longwater and Bellmar developments are too big too soon for Collier County. While we live in Briarwood, off Livingston and Radio, our family (daughter) has primary residence on Wilson Road north of Immokolee Road. Traffic, schools, retail, all is strained now, for an area that we considered rural with large estate residential and farmland tracts. Please take every care and precaution necessary to preserve Collier for our families - developers have to be more patient to build. Thank you, Mike Johnson 1074 Briarwood Blvd. Naples, FL 34104 239 272 5580 From:shelluc7@aol.com Subject:Longwater and Bellmar items 9A and 9B Date:Tuesday, May 25, 2021 7:31:21 AM EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Dear Collier County Commissioners, Say no to the approval of Longwater and Bellmar developments to protect what is left of our already dwindling Florida panther and black bear population. We do not NEED more developments built so closely to this refuge, which will greatly and undoubtedly increase human-panther and human-bear conflict, resulting in increased danger for the panthers, bears and humans. As a resident in the state of Florida, who lives in a once very quiet ag/res area, I’ve seen too much native wildlife displaced and killed due to the encroachment of housing developments, new cities, commercial, and road expansions. Make the decision now to stop encroaching on public lands and travel corridors established to protect our Florida panthers and other native wildlife. We all know what plopping a “downtown” in the middle of this area will do over time. A vote to approve these developments is a vote for further endangering and eventual extinction of the Florida panther. Please vote NO to the approval of the Longwater and Bellmar developments. Sincerely, Irene Goodall Sent from AOL Mobile Mail Get the new AOL app: mail.mobile.aol.com From:shelluc7@aol.com Subject:Longwater and Bellmar items 9A and 9B Date:Tuesday, May 25, 2021 7:31:21 AM EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Dear Collier County Commissioners, Say no to the approval of Longwater and Bellmar developments to protect what is left of our already dwindling Florida panther and black bear population. We do not NEED more developments built so closely to this refuge, which will greatly and undoubtedly increase human-panther and human-bear conflict, resulting in increased danger for the panthers, bears and humans. As a resident in the state of Florida, who lives in a once very quiet ag/res area, I’ve seen too much native wildlife displaced and killed due to the encroachment of housing developments, new cities, commercial, and road expansions. Make the decision now to stop encroaching on public lands and travel corridors established to protect our Florida panthers and other native wildlife. We all know what plopping a “downtown” in the middle of this area will do over time. A vote to approve these developments is a vote for further endangering and eventual extinction of the Florida panther. Please vote NO to the approval of the Longwater and Bellmar developments. Sincerely, Irene Goodall Sent from AOL Mobile Mail Get the new AOL app: mail.mobile.aol.com From:Christina Dupuy To:LoCastroRick; SolisAndy; SaundersBurt; TaylorPenny; McDanielBill Subject:Longwater and Bellmar Villages Date:Monday, May 24, 2021 4:11:10 PM EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Elected officials, Please show some foresight for your children and grandchildren. I will make this brief, itappears that Collier County is going down the same rabbit hole as Miami Dade County. Weshould know better now, climate change is known, we in Florida are witnessing it. Please donot destroy natural areas that are needed to replenish our air and water. Thesedevelopments are not needed and are ill conceived purely out of greed to make moneynow and damn the future. Thank you for your time and service to the community.Christina Dupuy From:Gwendolynt1 To:GoodnerAngela Subject:Longwater and Bellmar Villages Date:Monday, March 29, 2021 5:02:55 PM EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Dear Collier County Commissioners, I have lived in eastern Golden Gate Estates for 18 years. I moved out here to be in the country close to nature and I enjoy seeing the native wild animals that live here which include the Black Bear, Panther and Bobcat as well as many smaller animals. The proposed villages in eastern Collier County threaten to change what we love about Southwest Florida. The animals can still live pass through and forage on the farm land but with villages built instead, their habitat and hunting ground grows smaller. In Collier County, growth is supposed to pay for growth. This is not the case with Longwater and Bellmar Villages. The developer’s plans propose to pass on to the County many of the costs necessary for providing Longwater and Bellmar with the required infrastructure and services. Collier County taxpayers and residents will be stuck footing the bill for the economic shortfall, which will be in the tens of millions of dollars or more, or other priorities will go unfunded. I do not need or want my taxes increased to pay for someone else's growth. The traffic will get worse as 1000's of new people move to these new homes. Are we trying to become a big city like Miami. We are loosing what makes this area so special. I beg you to please vote NO on the over developement of Eastern Collier County. Thank you, Gwendolyn Tyler Sent from my Metro By T-Mobile 4G LTE Android Device From:Loralee LeBoeuf To:LoCastroRick; SolisAndy; SaundersBurt; TaylorPenny; McDanielBill Subject:Longwater and Belmar Date:Tuesday, May 25, 2021 11:43:19 PM EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Dear Commissioners, Because of the lateness of yesterday’s meeting, I was unable to deliver my comments after being present for 4 1/2 hours. I ask that you please take a moment to read them now. The subject is the importance of the timing of building village centers. Thank you, Loralee LeBoeuf The question I raise today is, how committed are developers to building village centers in a timely manner, if at all. This is a very serious issues for the County, especially when considering the cumulative effect of multiple developments in the RLSA. Without village centers, the burden of increased traffic and pressure on existing amenities will fall on the shoulders of the County and its residents. When reviewing the Longwater and Belmar applications, staff added a village center trigger point at approximately 2/3 occupancy. Two previously approved RLSA developments, Rivergrass and Hyde Park, do not have village center trigger points. They could go as high as 100% occupancy before ever building a village center. So, what do those numbers look like? For Longwater and Belmar that translates to approximately 3,500 homes. For Rivergrass and Hyde Park, 4,300 homes. The total for all four villages, is 7,800 homes without any village center commitments. These numbers are estimates, but you get the idea. One might suggest that the likelihood of this scenario playing out is slim. Surely, developers will build a village center sooner. Maybe, but they have no obligation to do so. We’ve learned from history that build-out predictions cannot be trusted. Homes in Ava Maria have been selling for 15 years and to date less than half of the homes have been sold. If using the parameters set forth for Longwater and Belmar, theoretically Ava Maria would not yet be required to build a village center. However, Ava Maria committed to a village center upfront, investing in the best interests of future residents. Longwater and Bellmar residents could spend 10 to 15 years driving long distances for goods and services. Where do they go? To Golden Gate Estates or other parts of Collier County. The applicant suggests their developments and proposed village centers will help Golden Gate residents but in reality, it is doing just the opposite by adding pressure on a community already struggling for lack of amenities and increasing traffic on an already overloaded road system. When it comes to the timing of village centers, we’ve heard the phrase “based on market conditions”. Sounds good but it is just a way of avoiding making a commitment. Without upfront village center commitments for Longwater and Belmar, the County could be facing huge infrastructure costs down the road. From:Jeanne Jain To:LoCastroRick; SolisAndy; SaundersBurt; TaylorPenny; McDanielBill Subject:Longwater, Bellmar and Town Plan Date:Tuesday, May 25, 2021 7:13:40 PM EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Dear Commissioners, My husband and I attended the public hearing today until the dinner break. We could not wait any longer for our turn to comment, so our comments are as follows: It has been said here that Longwater and Bellmar villages will not take away land that Florida panthers use regularly. The villages WILL INDEED take away another 2,000 acres of prime panther habitat, or at the very least, 2,000 acres of land frequented by panthers and black bears, not to mention other listed species. One only has to peruse FWC's panther and black bear telemetry maps to dispute the claim it will not take away habitat. In addition, more cars and traffic mean more panther and black bear deaths by vehicle collision, the primary cause of death for both species. We purchased property adjacent to Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge, not to build, but for the benefit of wildlife as we were sure no development would take place that close to the refuge. How sadly mistaken we were! We wanted to make a narrow path on our partial wetlands property to install trail cameras for the purpose of photographing wildlife. The county informed us that was not allowed, yet the county is considering approval to take away two thousand acres in one fell swoop? The U.S. Department of the Interior had advised the planning commission that Longwater and Bellmar will encroach upon conservation areas such as the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge. The department also stated "the planning commission should take a pause in considering developments within the RLSA on an individual project approach, and implement a more comprehensive planning approach." They did not pause. They approved both Longwater and Bellmar. If Longwater and Bellmar are approved today, it is a decision that will have dire consequences. It will certainly mean dreadful impacts to Florida panthers, increase traffic on our already congested roads and result in higher taxes for all of us in the long run. Please say NO to the approval of Longwater, Bellmar and the Town plan. Thank you for the opportunity to voice our opinion. Respectfully, Jeanne Jain Peter Perry Those who have the privilege to know have the duty to act. ~~~ Albert Einstein From:Microsoft Outlook on behalf of PattersonAmy To:TaylorPenny Subject:Meeting Forward Notification: Amy Patterson and Trinity Scott (Villages and Town Plans) Longwater and Bellmar Start:Tuesday, May 18, 2021 11:30:00 AM End:Tuesday, May 18, 2021 12:00:00 PM Location:please call 239-252-7236, conference access code 141414 Host code 1454 Your meeting was forwarded PattersonAmy <mailto:Amy.Patterson@colliercountyfl.gov> has forwarded your meeting request to additional recipients. Meeting Amy Patterson and Trinity Scott (Villages and Town Plans) Longwater and Bellmar Meeting Time Tuesday, May 18, 2021 11:30 AM-12:00 PM. 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Vergara Subject:Amy Patterson and Trinity Scott (Villages and Town Plans) Longwater and Bellmar Location:please call 239-252-7236, conference access code 141414 Host code 1454 Start:Tue 5/18/2021 11:30 AM End:Tue 5/18/2021 12:00 PM Recurrence:(none) Meeting Status:Meeting organizer Organizer:TaylorPenny Required Attendees:TaylorPenny; PattersonAmy; ScottTrinity Optional Attendees:BarnwellIan; MarcellaJeanne; FrenchJames; BelloneJoseph   From:Eco-Green Eyes To:TaylorPenny Subject:Oppose Longwater and Bellmar Developments Date:Wednesday, April 14, 2021 8:23:14 PM EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Dear Commissioner Taylor, Enough is enough!!! We residents of Collier County who are your constituents, pay taxes, and vote are getting angry at the overwhelming amount of uncontrolled development being approved by the County Commissioners, and we will be watching how you vote on the Longwater and Bellmar developments proposed by Collier Enterprises. Collier County Commissioners already approved the Rivergrass Village development - that is enough! I would like to express my strong opposition to the proposed Longwater and Bellmar developments in Collier County for several reasons: 1. The infrastructure required for Longwater and Bellmar would not be adequately funded by developers, leaving Collier County tax payers to foot the bill. 2. Longwater and Bellmar would dramatically increase traffic and cause severe congestion in Collier County. 3. The two proposed 1,000 acre developments are in violation of RLSA requirements. 4. Longwater and Bellmar would be in endangered and threatened Florida Panther habitat, as well as that of other threatened and endangered species, and as such may violate laws protecting this habitat. Both NEPA and Endangered Species Act assessments must be conducted prior to approving permitting for such development. 5. Longwater and Bellmar will cause overcrowded beaches and a deterioration in the quality of life for the residents and voters of Collier County. The vast majority of residents of Collier County such as myself oppose excessive sprawl and development of environmentally sensitive lands. Collier Enterprises got Rivergrass Village - that is enough! I urge you to oppose the Longwater and Bellmar proposed developments. ARE YOU IN THE POCKETS OF DEVELOPERS SUCH AS COLLIER ENTERPRISES? YOUR CONSTITUENTS WILL BE WATCHING HOW YOU VOTE ON THIS ISSUE, AND WE WILL VOTE YOU OUT OF OFFICE IN THE NEXT ELECTION FOR COLLIER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS IF YOU APPROVE THE LONGWATER AND BELLMAR DEVELOPMENTS!! Sincerely, Dave Reeves 1310 Sweetwater Cove, #7201 Naples, FL 34110 From:kmeek@harmonmeek.com To:TaylorPenny Cc:juliana@harmonmeek.com; bbmeek@comcast.net; Bill Subject:please do not approve Longwater and Bellmar villages Date:Tuesday, May 25, 2021 8:29:44 AM EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Please do not approve the two proposed 1,000-acre villages, called Longwater and Bellmar, located in the Rural Lands Stewardship Area (RLSA) or eastern Collier County owned by Collier Enterprises. Please stop paving over paradise and destroying the city of Naples. Please listen to the generations of Neapolitans that have said “don’t East Coast our West Coast”. Please Penny. Kristine Meek Harmon-Meek Gallery Established in Naples in 1964 599 9th ST N Suite 309 Naples, FL 34102 239-261-2637 www.harmonmeek.com Harmon-Meek|modern 382 12th AVE S Naples, FL 34102 239-262-2699 From:kmeek@harmonmeek.com To:TaylorPenny Cc:juliana@harmonmeek.com; bbmeek@comcast.net; Bill Subject:please do not approve Longwater and Bellmar villages Date:Tuesday, May 25, 2021 8:29:44 AM EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Please do not approve the two proposed 1,000-acre villages, called Longwater and Bellmar, located in the Rural Lands Stewardship Area (RLSA) or eastern Collier County owned by Collier Enterprises. Please stop paving over paradise and destroying the city of Naples. Please listen to the generations of Neapolitans that have said “don’t East Coast our West Coast”. Please Penny. Kristine Meek Harmon-Meek Gallery Established in Naples in 1964 599 9th ST N Suite 309 Naples, FL 34102 239-261-2637 www.harmonmeek.com Harmon-Meek|modern 382 12th AVE S Naples, FL 34102 239-262-2699 From:Juan Roselione-Valadez To:LoCastroRick; SolisAndy; SaundersBurt; TaylorPenny; McDanielBill Subject:Please do not approve more developments in the heart of panther territory Date:Tuesday, May 25, 2021 12:09:45 AM EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Dear esteemed Commissioners, There are plenty of places to build homes and shopping centers in Florida but the heart of panther territory is not one of them. Once the pine trees, saw palmetto and cypress are destroyed and paved over the panthers, and thousands of other animals, plants and insects have absolutely nowhere to go. Please don't let Collier county go the way of Miami-Dade and Broward. Many thanks, Juan Valadez -- Director Rubell Museum 1100 NW 23 ST Miami, FL 33127 305-573-6090 From:Susan Flowers To:TaylorPenny Subject:Please say no Mrs.Taylor Date:Monday, May 24, 2021 12:43:57 PM EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. I hope you got my first email — I had a bit of trouble . Bill said I should send my feelings To you. He enjoyed working with You on the USGA which never materialized. I am a wildlife Enthusiast and love my work for The newly renovated Dr. Robert H. Gore, Jr. Nature Education Center. 4261 40th Ave. Naples Fl 34117 Bellmar and Longwater :Are they Necessary at this time? Covid 19 Destroyed so much here?? Has All destroyed been restored??? Florida is a wildlife refuge!!! Do the people here really care what that means??? Expanding roads, the Volume of vehicles, the number of match throwing people driving Through the forests and lands Preserved for animals to roam — Why do we need two more developments. Rivergrass should be studied first. Do not add 2 more!!!! PLEASE!!!!!! Talk to the MEN!!! Make them understand!!!!! I care! Susan Flowers Board of Directors Cypress Cove Landkeepers Sent from my iPhone From:Stephanie McMillan To:LoCastroRick; SolisAndy; Burt.Saunders; TaylorPenny; McDanielBill Subject:Please vote against developments Date:Monday, May 24, 2021 5:38:06 PM EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Dear Commissioners, I am a lifelong, third-generation resident of Florida. In case you care about the opinions of Florida residents, I am writing to ask you to please reject the Longwater and Bellmar Villages proposals. In my 56 years I've seen the state being gradually destroyed by over-development, and it would be a tragedy to keep losing more beautiful wild lands, plus all the species who depend on them. We need to heal the lands and waters, not keep ripping them up. Please protect the Florida panther and our state. Thanks for listening. Regards, Stephanie McMillan Fort Lauderdale From:Ka S To:TaylorPenny; SaundersBurt; McDanielBill; SolisAndy; LoCastroRick Subject:Please vote NO on Belmar and Longwater Date:Tuesday, May 11, 2021 10:14:31 AM EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Time to consider the future and what draws people to Florida and Collier. Tourism is an important piece of Florida's economy. People come to visit and live here because of our subtropical climate, everglades, wildlife, pristine water, clean beaches and healthy outdoor activities. We need to protect our environment. Belmar and Longwater will allow building on endangered habitat, threaten our water supply and bring more traffic to rural areas. We taxpayers pay for wastewater treatment systems and fixing adversely affected roadways. If you want to develop please concentrate it in areas that are already populated. These proposed developments in or eastern rural lands are SPRAWL - we don't need more single family gated and golf communities in our rural lands. Consider the wider implications on our natural resources. Ave Maria is STILL not fully occupied nor have tax investments been recouped from this development. Do what is reasonable and safe for our county and residents. Karen and Dick Sendik From:Sandy Parker To:LoCastroRick; SolisAndy; SaundersBurt; TaylorPenny; McDanielBill Subject:Please vote NO on Longwater and Bellmar Village approvals Date:Tuesday, May 11, 2021 4:06:01 PM EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Dear Commissioners, I am very concerned about the developments planned in the RLSA and urge you to vote NO on Thursday based on the research and facts presented by the League of Women Voters of Collier County. They have shown that taxpayers will end up paying for the affordable housing land if the county grants impact fee credits to the developers. They have also demonstrated that the Villages/Town Center design does NOT reflect the kind of SMART GROWTH that is required by the RLSAO. They rightly point out that the proposed Village Center is not in the community’s geographical center but rather will be on a major roadway (Big Cypress Pky). And they point out the obvious: with no commercial development required until 66% of home are occupied, thousands of residents will be traveling long distances for work, shopping, entertainment and recreation, FURTHER clogging Immokalee Road and other thoroughfares. Please listen to the very knowledgable League representatives and vote NO accordingly. Thank you, Sandy Parker 2126 Modena Court Naples From:KlatzkowJeff To:TaylorPenny; McDanielBill; LoCastroRick; SolisAndy; SaundersBurt Cc:IsacksonMark; "Richard D. Yovanovich (ryovanovich@cyklawfirm.com)"; April Olson Subject:Proposed Procedural Memo Date:Friday, May 21, 2021 11:39:54 AM Attachments:Procedural Memo - consolidated hearing for Longwater, Bellmar, etc. .pdf Commissioners: Please consider this a one-way communication. In consultation with the Chair and the County Manager, I have prepared a proposed procedural memo which would consolidate into a single public hearing 8 Agenda Items dealing with the RLSA (Longwater, Belmar, a Town Agreement, 3 related Stewardship Sending Area resolutions, and a County Water-Sewer District Agreement for each of the proposed villages). I believe that consolidation is appropriate as there are common questions of law and fact shared by each of the items, which are largely intertwined with one another. Based on my discussions, I believe that both the applicant for the proposed villages and the Conservancy are amenable to this proposed procedure. I have copied them on this email in case I was in error. Jeffrey A. Klatzkow Collier County Attorney (239) 252-2614 Under Florida Law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by telephone or in writing. From:Linda To:LoCastroRick; TaylorPenny; Bill.McDaniel@colliergov.net; Burt.Saunders@colliergov.net; Andy.Solis@colliergov.net Subject:Proposed villages Date:Monday, May 24, 2021 8:12:11 PM EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Dear commissioners, I hope you will delay voting on approval of the proposed villages of Longwater and Bellmar until you have the required fiscal analysis from the developer. I am dismayed by the apparent attempt to shift fiscal responsibility onto the taxpayers by Collier Enterprises. Economic assessments have been sorely understated. There will be significant negative traffic impacts and costs alone. I am also very concerned about about affordable housing. It’s a sad state of affairs to see that affordable housing is not required to be built in the near future in these proposed villages. The future of Collier County lies in your hands. I hope you will take this responsibility seriously and do what is best long-term, requiring smart growth rather than more of the same. Thank you for your service and your consideration. Sincerely, Linda Denning From:Linda To:LoCastroRick; TaylorPenny; Bill.McDaniel@colliergov.net; Burt.Saunders@colliergov.net; Andy.Solis@colliergov.net Subject:Proposed villages Date:Monday, May 24, 2021 8:12:11 PM EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Dear commissioners, I hope you will delay voting on approval of the proposed villages of Longwater and Bellmar until you have the required fiscal analysis from the developer. I am dismayed by the apparent attempt to shift fiscal responsibility onto the taxpayers by Collier Enterprises. Economic assessments have been sorely understated. There will be significant negative traffic impacts and costs alone. I am also very concerned about about affordable housing. It’s a sad state of affairs to see that affordable housing is not required to be built in the near future in these proposed villages. The future of Collier County lies in your hands. I hope you will take this responsibility seriously and do what is best long-term, requiring smart growth rather than more of the same. Thank you for your service and your consideration. Sincerely, Linda Denning From:Meredith Pennino To:SolisAndy; LoCastroRick; SaundersBurt; TaylorPenny; McDanielBill Subject:Protect the Panther, our state animal Date:Monday, May 24, 2021 7:12:01 PM EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Good evening, I understand that tomorrow you discuss the proposal of a real estate development which would negatively impact the scarce amount of Florida Panther habitat left in our state. I implore you to REJECT this proposal. Panthers need their habitat and breaking up the land in which they roam in addition to placing roadways between their habitat would seriously negatively impact the survival of many of our beloved endangered cats. Regards, Meredith Pennino From:Meredith Pennino To:SolisAndy; LoCastroRick; SaundersBurt; TaylorPenny; McDanielBill Subject:Protect the Panther, our state animal Date:Monday, May 24, 2021 7:12:01 PM EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Good evening, I understand that tomorrow you discuss the proposal of a real estate development which would negatively impact the scarce amount of Florida Panther habitat left in our state. I implore you to REJECT this proposal. Panthers need their habitat and breaking up the land in which they roam in addition to placing roadways between their habitat would seriously negatively impact the survival of many of our beloved endangered cats. Regards, Meredith Pennino From:Sallyanne Ferrero To:TaylorPenny; RichLocastro@Colliercountyfl.gov Subject:re Longwater and Bellmar developments Date:Thursday, May 13, 2021 9:17:15 AM EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Dear Commissioners, I am very disheartened to hear that Collier county may approve one or both of these sprawling developments. My first concern is that it/they gobble up a significant portion of panther habitat. Certainly other animals and plants will be impacted, too. Our Florida environment is so beautiful and fragile; I really cringe when I see this over development. Also, I am against the fact that my husband and I as residents and taxpayers would be paying for the land set aside for affordable housing; also for waste water systems. When is enough enough? We have a treasure here in our state! We hope you will vote against these developments and Collier County can maintain its beauty. Thank you for reading my email. Sincerely, Sallyanne and Ronald Ferrero 239.594.9751 From:Ricardo Baquero To:LoCastroRick; SolisAndy; SaundersBurt; TaylorPenny; LykinsDave Subject:Re: Longwater & Bellmar Villages Proposal Date:Wednesday, May 26, 2021 12:07:19 AM EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. On Tue, May 25, 2021, 5:02 PM Ricardo Baquero <rbaq91962@gmail.com> wrote: Hi Elected Officials, Please reject the proposal. The loss of habitat and wildlife will grow for years to come. It will bring more traffic and congestion. Our children deserve to have a chance to see wildlife. Draw the line, enough is enough! Regards, Ricardo Baquero The voice for the animals who have no voice From:calkritas To:Ka S; TaylorPenny; SaundersBurt; McDanielBill; SolisAndy; LoCastroRick Subject:Re: Please vote NO on Belmar and Longwater Date:Tuesday, May 11, 2021 10:35:00 AM EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Love it! Thanks, Karen! Great letter! See you Thursday at the Environmental Affairs meeting I hope! Susan Sent from the all new AOL app for iOS On Tuesday, May 11, 2021, 10:14 AM, Ka S <kjpsos11@gmail.com> wrote: Time to consider the future and what draws people to Florida and Collier. Tourism is an important piece of Florida's economy. People come to visit and live here because of our subtropical climate, everglades, wildlife, pristine water, clean beaches and healthy outdoor activities. We need to protect our environment. Belmar and Longwater will allow building on endangered habitat, threaten our water supply and bring more traffic to rural areas. We taxpayers pay for wastewater treatment systems and fixing adversely affected roadways. If you want to develop please concentrate it in areas that are already populated. These proposed developments in or eastern rural lands are SPRAWL - we don't need more single family gated and golf communities in our rural lands. Consider the wider implications on our natural resources. Ave Maria is STILL not fully occupied nor have tax investments been recouped from this development. Do what is reasonable and safe for our county and residents. Karen and Dick Sendik From:Ellen Siegel To:LoCastroRick; SolisAndy; SaundersBurt; TaylorPenny; Bill.McDaniel@colliercountyfl.go Subject:REJECT items 9A and 9B, Bellmar and Longwater development requests Date:Monday, May 24, 2021 6:01:35 PM EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Dear Esteemed Commissioners: I am unable to attend your meeting in person, hence this email for the record. I implore you NOT to approve two new developments of approximately 1,000 acres each in the heart of the primary zone of the Florida panther. As sea levels rise, yes, even on the west coast of Florida, people, structures and animals will need to relocate. Part of Florida's appeal is our nature. These develoments which are practically adjacent to the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge – are aiming at ground zero for Florida’s State Animal. Not only does the refuge contain the highest density of panthers in the state, but it is surrounded by other public lands established to provide interconnected habitat and travel corridors for panthers and the many species which share its range. These two developments in this location are probably the biggest single threat to the panther that we have seen so far. Both villages are about 1,000 acres each. Longwater will contain up to 2,600 new residences while Bellmar will contain up to 2,750. Both will also contain tens of thousands of square feet of commercial, government, and civic buildings. Thousands of additional vehicles, the major cause of death for the panther, will become a part of this new suburban landscape. And once the two new villages are approved, Collier Enterprises intends to add even more development and link them up with a third project, Rivergrass Village (already approved), to create the Town of Big Cypress. Essentially a new downtown center for Eastern Collier County in the heart of the remaining habitat for the panther. Florida black bears and panthers living in and around the Panther Refuge will surely come to these new developments out of curiosity and, in the case of bears (who live by their incredible sense of smell), to investigate attractive food odors. Some pets left outdoors will likely disappear from panther attacks and black bears will be all over any outdoor food. Garbage, barbecues, even birdfeeders will attract these powerful omnivores living in the heart of the South Bear Management Unit. The potential for human-bear and human-panther conflict in these new communities will be enormous. And as pets disappear, and bears search out new food sources, native wildlife living in their natural habitat suddenly become “nuisance animals.” While this endangers wildlife, humans will also be at risk as bear attacks have already taken place in other Florida communities built adjacent to dense bear populations. If approved, the Collier County Commission will be creating a dangerous situation for both humans and wildlife - eyes wide open. And you will be dooming some of the last wild land in Florida forever. Vote NO. Thank you for your attention. Ellen R. Siegel 305.332.5544 Boodog301@bellsouth.net 4046 NW 59 Avenue Gainesville, FL 32653 From:Dan To:LoCastroRick; SolisAndy; SaundersBurt; TaylorPenny Subject:Reject the housing proposal/Keep Collier Wild! Date:Monday, May 24, 2021 7:40:22 PM EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Hi, Please preserve our remaining species that are dwindling in numbers and habitat. We need to draw the line. Stand up for the right thing...please!! There's no one speaking for these animals and they need special care.Reject the proposal for the housing development. Regards, Matthew Baquero From:Ricardo Baquero To:LoCastroRick; SolisAndy; SaundersBurt; TaylorPenny; bill.mcdaniel@colliercounty.gov Subject:Reject the housing proposal/Keep Collier Wild! Date:Monday, May 24, 2021 7:07:18 PM EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Hi, We beg you to consider this decision with all your heart! The real Florida where our were raised was a wild Florida. Minimal traffic and congestion. It was special. Our future generations deserve to have the same opportunity. Please preserve our remaining species that are dwindling in numbers and habitat. We need to draw the line. Stand up for the right thing...please!! Regards, Ricardo Baquero The voice for species that have no voice From:Ricardo Baquero To:LoCastroRick; SolisAndy; SaundersBurt; TaylorPenny; bill.mcdaniel@colliercounty.gov Subject:Reject the housing proposal/Keep Collier Wild! Date:Monday, May 24, 2021 7:07:18 PM EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Hi, We beg you to consider this decision with all your heart! The real Florida where our were raised was a wild Florida. Minimal traffic and congestion. It was special. Our future generations deserve to have the same opportunity. Please preserve our remaining species that are dwindling in numbers and habitat. We need to draw the line. Stand up for the right thing...please!! Regards, Ricardo Baquero The voice for species that have no voice From:Susan Flowers To:TaylorPenny Subject:Say no to Longwater $ Bellmar Date:Monday, May 24, 2021 12:08:53 PM EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Dear Penny, Please say NO tomorrow. Following Covid-19 there is much to Restore and Preserve all around Collier County —. New building should not even Be a priority right now. BUT — building two more villages Will eradicate our PRESERVED WILDLIFE!!!! Has our wildlife ever been a priority???? Do the Commissioners even care about Wildlife preservation???? My husband told me to write to you to express my feelings—. I am Susan Flowers - Bill is my husband ! You must realize that more traffic, more exhaust fumes, more match throwing drivers, can only cause devastation to Collier County . Why can’t the Commissioners preserve the beauty we have and not continually add more to the destruction of our Paradise????? Say. NO !! PLEASE Susan Flowers Board of Directors The Dr. Robert H Gore,Jr. Nature Education Center 4261 40th Ave SE Naples Sent from my iPhone From:i To:TaylorPenny Subject:The Future of the Florida Panther rests in your hands Date:Monday, May 24, 2021 9:57:59 PM EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Dear Commissioner, I am writing because I am very concerned with the proposed development that will come before you for a vote tomorrow. Loss of habitat is the number one reason for the extinction of species. The Florida Panther is at a critical place, only about 120 - 230 Panthers exist in Florida and most live in that area. The survival of the entire species rests on your decision to develop this habitat. You have the opportunity to contribute to saving this species, please consider voting NO for the development of this critical habitat area. Thank you, Ivonne Ledesma 305-494-8132 From:i To:TaylorPenny Subject:The Future of the Florida Panther rests in your hands Date:Monday, May 24, 2021 9:57:59 PM EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Dear Commissioner, I am writing because I am very concerned with the proposed development that will come before you for a vote tomorrow. Loss of habitat is the number one reason for the extinction of species. The Florida Panther is at a critical place, only about 120 - 230 Panthers exist in Florida and most live in that area. The survival of the entire species rests on your decision to develop this habitat. You have the opportunity to contribute to saving this species, please consider voting NO for the development of this critical habitat area. Thank you, Ivonne Ledesma 305-494-8132 From:Kathleen McElroy To:LoCastroRick; SolisAndy; SaundersBurt; TaylorPenny; McDanielBill Subject:The Longwater and Bellmar Villages that have been proposed by Collier Enterprises Date:Tuesday, May 25, 2021 11:21:13 AM EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Please reject this major incursion into what little quality habitat still exists for the Florida panther and the many species which share its range. As a native Floridian, I'm horrified at the overdevelopment of our Everglades and the creatures that depend on it for survival. Thank you, Kathleen McElroy From:George Santos To:TaylorPenny Subject:VOTE NO ON RLSA Development Date:Monday, May 24, 2021 1:14:32 PM EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Stay Safe, George From:Mary Bianchini To:TaylorPenny; LoCastroRick; BURT.SAUNDERS@colliewrcountyfl.gov; McDanielBill; SolisAndy Subject:VOTE _NO _ ON LONGWATER AND BELLMAR Date:Thursday, May 13, 2021 11:21:08 AM EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Dear Elected Commissioners, I am a voter in Precinct 475, District 19. I request you leverage your accountability and authority to ensure the well-being of all Collier County residents; people and animals. I ask for your full-throated "NO" Vote on the Longwater and Bellmar Villages. Respectfully, Mary A. Bianchini Mary A. Bianchini 1125 Little Neck Ct, G60 Naples, FL 34102 From:Mary A. Bianchini To:TaylorPenny Subject:Vote NO on Longwater and Bellmar Villages! Date:Thursday, May 13, 2021 11:03:22 AM EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. I am a voter in Precinct 475, District 19. I request you leverage your accountabilities and authority to ensure the well-being of all Collier County residents- people and animals in a full-throated “NO” VOTE on the Longwater and Bellmar Villages. Respectfully, Mary Mary A. Bianchini 1125 Little Neck Court, G60 Naples, FL 34102 Mary A. Bianchini From:Diane Marston To:LoCastroRick; SolisAndy; SaundersBurt; TaylorPenny; McDanielBill Subject:Vote no on overdevelopment in eastern Collier County. Date:Thursday, March 25, 2021 4:19:47 PM EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. To the County Commissioners: We are new Collier County Residents and have been made aware of the Villages being requested for development, a plan on which you will be voting. We would like to register our urgent request for your no vote on this project proposed by Collier Enterprises. This project will impact our water quality, our natural panther habitat, our taxes, our very lifestyle. We keep seeing new building projects, all of which cause issues with the wonderful natural beauty and ecosystem of southwestern Florida and this village project would be the 'granddaddy' of all if you allow it to go forward. Please vote no on this whole Village project, especially because of the ecological devastation it will have on our beautiful County as well as the many ways it will cost so much and cause so much devastation in Collier County. Thank you for your consideration. Diane and Michael Marston 3573 Cedar Hammock Court Naples, Florida 34112 From:Shannon Geis To:LoCastroRick; SolisAndy; SaundersBurt; TaylorPenny; McDanielBill Subject:Vote NO to the approval of Longwater and Bellmar Date:Monday, May 24, 2021 9:46:47 PM EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Dear Collier County Commissioners: I am writing to voice my strong opposition to the two new development (Longwater and Bellmar) being voted on by the Commission. These new developments are major incursions into what little quality habitat that still exists for the Florida panther and the many species which share its range and will create habitat loss, fragmentation and increased panther deaths by vehicles. I implore you to reject and vote NO to any approval of these two new developments. Protecting our endangered Florida panthers and their habitat is critical to their survival. Sincerely, Shannon Geis Florida Resident From:Shannon Geis To:LoCastroRick; SolisAndy; SaundersBurt; TaylorPenny; McDanielBill Subject:Vote NO to the approval of Longwater and Bellmar Date:Monday, May 24, 2021 9:46:47 PM EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Dear Collier County Commissioners: I am writing to voice my strong opposition to the two new development (Longwater and Bellmar) being voted on by the Commission. These new developments are major incursions into what little quality habitat that still exists for the Florida panther and the many species which share its range and will create habitat loss, fragmentation and increased panther deaths by vehicles. I implore you to reject and vote NO to any approval of these two new developments. Protecting our endangered Florida panthers and their habitat is critical to their survival. Sincerely, Shannon Geis Florida Resident From:Elise Stimpson To:LoCastroRick; SolisAndy; SaundersBurt; TaylorPenny; McDanielBill Cc:julie D"Errico Subject:Wildlife Protection Date:Tuesday, May 25, 2021 2:52:07 PM EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Dear County Commissioners, Please do everything in your power to protect our precious wildlife. Let’s not allow developers to further encroach on the Florida Panther’s habitat. It is our responsibility to care for and protect our indigenous wildlife. We should set aside sufficient parcels of land as safe areas for wildlife to roam freely, similar to the Kruger National Park in South Africa. The Game Reserve areas can be maintained and used responsibly to let people enjoy the outdoors while observing wildlife from a distance. We have to act now to protect the Florida Panther before they become extinct or only live in captivity in Zoos. Zoos are no way to “protect” wild animals. I count on you to do the right thing and speak up for those who can not speak for themselves. Sincerely, Elise Stimpson