Resolution 2001-016
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RESOLUTION NO. .2..O.D..l.. -16
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A FEDERAL INSPECTION
STATION (US CUSTOMS BUILDING) AT THE
IMMOKALEE REGIONAL AIRPORT
WHEREAS, the Immokalee Regional Airport has recently been designated as Foreign
Trade Zone No. 213; and
WHEREAS, the Immokalee Regional Airport has recently been designated as US
Customs Port No. 1881; and
WHEREAS, the United States Customs Tampa District Office has indicated a
willingness to serve the Immokalee Regional Airport at such time as a US Customs
building is constructed by the Collier County Airport Authority; and
WHEREAS, the County has over the past six (6) years supported and invested in the
growth and development of the Immokalee Regional Airport and the Airport's Industrial
Park; and
WHEREAS, the furtherance of the existing Immokalee Airport cargo operations
and growth of the Airport Industrial Park are hindered by a lack of a US Customs
facility and presence.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of County Commissioners of
Collier County, that the County supports the expeditious development of a Federal
Inspection Station (US Customs Building) at the Immokalee Regional Airport.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of County Commissioners of Collier
County, Florida endorses the efforts of the Collier County Airport Authority to obtain
grants to construct said US Customs Building.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of County Commissioners of Collier
County, Florida shall take measures to ensure that this resolution and the fact of the
County's support for the development of a US Customs building at the Immokalee
Regional Airport shall be transmitted to the appropriate regulatory agencies and grant
agencies.
This Resolution adopted this :i.::t:.b... day of v"-n l(.<Iltry
second and majority vote.
, 2001 after motion,
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....~ :,>';'OWl~.~T E. BROCK, CLERK
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. '.,: "A~ved as to form and legal
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David C. Weigel U ~
County Attorney