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PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, Nancy Payton has spent nearly 30 years as an Environmental Policy Advocate
with the Florida Wildlife Federation and is recognized as one of the primary
faces of the Collier County environmental movement; and,
WHEREAS, Ms. Payton worked cooperatively and in collaboration with Collier County
Government to guide policy efforts to protect listed species and in regard to
proposed growth in Collier County's rural fringe and eastern lands, bringing
balance to water flows and habitat for endangered species with development;
and,
WHEREAS, Ms. Payton, with her spirit of partnership and innovative problem-solving,
generated voter support in 2002 to begin the Conservation Collier Program,
enabling the county to buy and manage more than 4,000 acres of
environmentally sensitive lands in 19 locations; and,
WHEREAS, Ms. Payton was successful in building bridges rather than walls and forging
productive relationships and alliances with the entire environmental community;
and,
WHEREAS, to recognize Ms. Payton's advocacy and dedication to protecting the
environment of Collier County and Southwest Florida, a Conservation Collier
preserve was named in her honor, the Nancy Payton Preserve; and,
WHEREAS, the Collier County Board of County Commissioners values Ms. Payton's
contributions to our community.
NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County,
Florida, that this day be proclaimed
NANCY PAYTON DAY.
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 10th Day of July 2018.
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