Resolution 2008-190
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RESOLUTION NO. 01-190
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
DECLARING ITS SUPPORT FOR THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES AND THE FLORIDA DIVISION
OF EMERGE~ MANAGEMENT TO PURSUE ALL AVENUES OF FEMA
FUNDING TO RESTORE AND/OR RE-BUlLD THE IMMOKALEE FARMERS
MARKET
WHEREAS, Collier County residents enjoy the exceptional quality of life provided by
the diversity of a beach community and agricultural community within the 2,305 square miles of
Collier County; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners understands the importance of the
commercial and small farms in Collier County that provide high quality produce both locally and
nationally; and
WHEREAS, the farming and diverse community of Immokalee in eastern Collier
County relies heavily on its economic survival with the sale of local produce, crafts and other
essential commodities for the rural and urban communities within Collier County; and
WHEREAS, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has
submitted applications for the repair and/or replacement of the Farmers Market in lmmokalee
which was heavily damaged during Hurricane Wilma; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners expresses its desire to fully support
the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and the Florida Division of
Emergency Management to pursue all avenues of FEMA funding to restore and/or re-build the
lmmokalee Farmers Market and ensure it becomes a viable and future disaster resistant place for
local commerce.
This Resolution is adopted after motion; second and majority vote favoring adoption this
::2tfh day :TI.M Ie., 2008
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that:
The Board of County Commissioners fully supports the Florida Department of
Agriculture and Consumer Services and the Florida Division of Emergency Management to
pursue all avenues of FEMA funding to restore and/or re-build the Immokalee Farmers Market
and ensure it becomes a viable and future disaster resistant place for local commerce.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier
County, Florida, this ~\1ay of.1l x ,., f .
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DWIGHT E. BR?c:K, CLERK
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OFCOL'ITY ORIDA.
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