Agenda 03/23/2010 Item # 4F
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Agenda Item No. 4F
March 23, 2010
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PROCLAMA TION
Kt!ep Collie Bt!t1utiful's Bay Days Littu and Marine Clean Up ;S Dne of J. 200 IDCol
off/Nates of Keep America 8eoutiful's Great American Clean Up, 0 nationwide campaign to
cle~Jn up public lands anti waterways: and,
In 2009, The Great American Clean Up inll'O/vcd 3 mil/ion YOluntcus in 32, ()()()
communities, CfJlleeting 64 million pounds of litter and debris: and.
in 2009, through community events such tiS Bay Days Utter and Mar/ne Clean Up. more
than 100,000 miles of f'tIDdways, 95.000 acres of parks, 10,200 acres of wetlands.
8,800 miles of shtJf'ellne, 7. 800 miles of nature trails, and 4, 750 illegal dump sites were
cleaned: and.
locally, the Bay /)(Jys Ufter and Marine Cleon Up event is ceJdJrating its zct" year of
ckaning up Col/Je CDunty's waterways; tJnd,
on AprIl 1(1", 2010, the Boy tJoys Utter ond Marine Clean Up wIll host c<<Jrdif1t1.ted
efforts at De/nor Wiggins State Park, Vanderbilt Beach, Lowdermilk Park, 8ayvi~ Park,
Naples Pier, 10, ()()() Islands Panther Preserve, Isle of Capris, TigerTall Beach, everglades
NatiallDl Pork, Good/ond. Rookery Boy NERR, Immokalee Ff'tH1t Pa",h. Gorclon River, and
the Naples Boy: and.
The Bay Days Litter ond Morine Cleon Up evt!nt Is expected to remove oIMr 12 tons of
gorbDge rtmging from cigarette butts to car dCNJrS from Collier Caunty's public lands,' and,
fh6 key to protecting Collier CDunty's precious resources is actively engaging our local
citizens in protecting our environment.- and.
The 2010 Boy Days Litter and Morine Clean Up is the recipient of (/ $5. 000 grant from
the 2010 Waste Management Great American Clean Up Showcase AworcJs program in
partnership with Keep America Beautiful to continue the mission of education ana
enttironmental awareness,' and,
This event Is a public / privote partnership supported by the Collier County Solid Waste
Deport,"mt, 7'he City af Naples Solid Waste Department. Florida Deportment af
Transportation, Waste Management of Collier County, SunshlM Recycling, Ashbriff
Recycling, 1-8fXJ-Got-Junk, Seisky, Pilon and Wood AttDrneys os wells as the thousands
of Collier County citizens who IIOlunteer their time to pick up trash.
NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed by the' Board of County Commissioners of Collier
County. Florida, that April 10th be designated as
BAY DAYS / GREAT AMERICAN CLEAN UP DAY
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 23rd Day of March, 2010.
AT7FST:
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
FRED COYLE, CHAIRMAN
DWIGHT E. BROCK, CLERK
Agenda Item No. 4F
March 23, 2010
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COLLIER COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Meeting Date:
4F
Proclamation designating April 10, 2010 as Bay Days / Great American Clean Up Day. To be
accepted by Rory Admunson, President of the Keep Collier Beautiful Board of Directors,
Cher Compton, Executive Director of Keep Collier Beautiful and Larry Berg, Sr. District
Manager of Waste Management of Collier County. Sponsored by Commissioner Fiala.
3/23/20109:00:00 AM
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Prepared By
Paula Springs
Executive Aide to the BCe
Date
Bee
Bee
3/16/20102:44:03 PM
Approved By
Ian Mitchell
Supervisor - BCe Office Operations
Date
Bee
Bee
3/16/20103:05 PM
Approved By
Michael Sheffield
Assistant to the County Manager
Date
County Managers Office
3/16/2010 3:32 PM