Agenda 03/14/2017 Item # 4B03/14/2017
COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 4.B
Doc ID: 2826
Item Summary: Proclamation designating March 18, 2017 as Save the Florida Panther Day in
Collier County. To be accepted by Tom Trotta, Amber Crooks and Mac Hatcher, representing the
Friends of the Florida Panther Refuge and Jess Sutt and Gina Lehner representing the Flori da Panther
National Wildlife Refuge.
Meeting Date: 03/14/2017
Prepared by:
Title: Executive Coordinator to Commissioner – Board of County Commissioners
Name: Michael Brownlee
03/01/2017 11:15 AM
Submitted by:
Title: Manager-Communications & Cust. Relations – Communication and Customer Relations
Name: Mike Sheffield
03/01/2017 11:15 AM
Approved By:
Review:
Communication and Customer Relations Mike Sheffield Additional Reviewer Completed 03/03/2017 9:43 AM
County Manager's Office Nick Casalanguida County Manager Review Completed 03/05/2017 9:08 AM
Board of County Commissioners MaryJo Brock Meeting Pending 03/14/2017 9:00 AM
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P R O C L A M A T I O N
WHEREAS, the People of Collier County treasure their wildlife and take
pleasure in the natural heritage handed down to them by
generations past; and,
WHEREAS, the Florida panther is the Official State Animal of the Great
State of Florida; and,
WHEREAS, the Florida State Legislature has established the third Saturday
in March as “Save the Florida Panther Day”; and,
WHEREAS, the Florida panther is a magnificent subspecies and a symbol of
the natural character of the Everglades Ecosystem of South
Florida; and,
WHEREAS, because Collier County is the stronghold for the long-term
survival of the Florida panther, the Natural Resource managers,
non-profit groups, citizens, and businesses in the County want to
gather to celebrate this species for the South Florida
Ecosystem; and,
WHEREAS, it is proper and fitting for all Floridians to pause and reflect on
the plight of the Florida panther and the task of preserving the
majestic Florida panther from the threat of extinction; and,
WHEREAS, we encourage each citizen to join in the celebration of the
Florida Panther.
NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed by the Board of County Commissioners of
Collier County, Florida, that March 18, 2017 be designated as
SAVE THE FLORIDA PANTHER DAY
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 14th Day of March, 2017.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
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PENNY TAYLOR, CHAIRMAN
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