Backup Documents 02/10/2009 Item # 4B
4B
PROCLAMA TION
WHEREAS, Collier County is Z'" in the United States with properties in the foreclosure
process, ronks 11th in the State for foreclosure action, and foreclosure filings
in Collier County have increased 118 percent from last year: and,
WHEREAS, Collier Countys Code Enforcement Departments Blight Prevention Program was
implemented to address health, safety, and welfare issues: stabilize property
values and property tax revenues: and prevent blight in the community: and,
WHEREAS, the Blight Prevention Program combined efforts and resources from five
community task force teams including the Immokalee Task Force, North Naples
Task Force, Go/den Gate City Task Force, Golden Gate Estates Task Force and
East Naples Task Force along with severol Community Task Force Members
including but not limited to Code Enforcement, Utility Enforcement,
Department of Environmental Protection, Solid Waste, North Naples Fire, East
Naples Fire, Immokalee Fire, Pollution Control, Domestic Animal Services, Fish
and Wildlife, Civic Associations, Home Owner Associations, Naples Utility,
Collier County Health Department, Naples Chamber of Commerce and Collier
County Foreclosure Task Force: and,
WHEREAS, this outreach by Code Enforcement is providing voluntary compliance without
enforcement in an effort to combat blight in the area during these difficult
economic times: and,
WHEREAS, Collier Countys Code Enforcement Departments Blight Prevention Program is
respanding to constituents and community concerns on foreclosed homes and
taking a pro-active approach to provide resources for citizens in need of
assistance in an effort to maintain homeownership and keep properties
maintaiMd in an orderly fashion to assist in stabilizing property values.
NOW THEREFORE, be it prodaimed by the Board of County CommissiOMrs of Collier
County, Florida, that the
Collier County Code Enforcement Department
be congratulated and commended for their exemplary efforts in stabilizing
property values by voluntary code compliance in the Blight Prevention Program.
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 10th Day of February, 2009.
ATTEST:
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
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DONNA TALA, CHAIRMAN