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GGEACA COMMUNITY PRIORTIES:
1.Transportation
a) Randall and Immokalee intersection
b) Golden Gate Blvd, 18th to Everglades
c) Safety bridges:
-16th St. NE at Cypress Canal
-47th Ave NE at Golden Gate
Main Canal
d) Safety Bridge on 10th Ave SE at
Faka Union Canal
e) Randall and Immokalee intersection
f) 4 lane construction of Randall Blvd
g) Ingress/egress to the Estates South
of White Blvd
h) Bridge to Frangipani on 8th St. SE
2. Economic Development/Jobs
3. Watershed Management Issues/Flooding
4. Wildfire prevention/ response measures
5. EMS
6. Modify LDC in regards to Charter Schools
COLLIER MOSQUITO CONTROL :
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2019 GOLDEN GATE
MASTER PLAN
UPDATE. CLICK ON THE BUTTON AND SCROLL DOWN TO GOLDEN GATE AREA MASTER PLAN
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BCC agendas
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BCC EMAIL ADDRESSES
Chris.hall@colliercountyfl.gov
Rick.LoCastro@colliercountyfl.gov
Burt.Saunders@colliercountyfl.gov
Dan.kowal@colliercountyfl.gov
Bill.McDaniel@colliercountyfl.gov
Developments on the borders of GG Estates in the RLSA & RFMUD
#1 Rivergrass SRA,
#2 Bellmar SRA
#3 Longwater SRA
* SKY SAIL aka HYDE PARK aka
WINCHESTER LAKES
* Immokalee Rd Rural Villages (RFMUD)
Understanding the TDR program in Collier County Government, Naples, Florida
CHAPTER 1. DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS
TDR is the acronym for TRANSFER OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS.
Development Rights originate from Property, or Property Rights. Property Rights are a fundamental belief of the Founding Fathers built into the US Constitution. “Property” is the basis for every “right” we have and enjoy now in the United States. The right to acquire, enjoy and dispose of property is protected by the Constitution’s Fifth Amendment’s “Due Process.....
Commissioner McDaniels once again proves he cares more about helping developers than the residents of District 5 and especially people living in Golden Gate Estates.
At the 14 July 2020 BCC meeting on item 9.A. Ventana Pointe GMP Amendment, Commissioner McDaniel’s made the recommendation that the Developers of Ventana Pointe in the Rural Fringe Mixed Used District (RFMUD) should be allowed to transfer property to the badly managed Conservation Collier program. View the meeting at this link: 50min 30 sec into the meeting.
HOW DID THOSE 125 FOOT TALL, 30 FOOT WIDE TRANSMISSION POWER POLES GET IN FRONT OF MY ESTATES HOME? JUST SHOCKING!
What the Heck are “Franchise Fees?” Annual Rent Payments
PICAYUNE STRAND STATE FOREST (PSSF) – WESTERN PROTECTIVE LEVEE – WATER QUALITY STUDY
VIRTUAL MEETING TODAY
10.20.20 @ 3PM. CLICK
HERE TO REGISTER
Below is a must read Article from the Naples Daily News by Judith M. Hushon and Lynn S. Martin - Guest columnists to the Naples Daily News.
This is another example of how Commissioner McDaniel's support of Developers in the RLSA will put more profit money in their pockets - after taking it out of yours.......
"Eastern Collier developers must heed policy, pay for infrastructure"
GGEACA meets
the 3rd Wed. of
each month.
WHEN: Wednesday,
TIME: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
WHERE: Fire Station #71,
behind the GG Blvd Library
Golden Gate Estates Area Civic Association is a private 501(c)4 not for profit Corporation. GGEACA is not a government organization. We have the right to approve or disapprove membership as a private corporation, and participation in our meetings.
Below is an article in www.GulfshoreBusiness.com Magazine published April 21, 2021 about the apparent conflicts of interest Commissioner Bill McDaniel has in representing or not representing all the residents of District 5 in Collier County.
Go to www.Gulfshorebusiness.com and read the entire article.
Could We Do Better?
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The questions comes down to "do you have to own land at the time of a vote to have a conflict of interest?"
County Attorney Klatzkow left this issue open. "Believe" is attorney code for "maybe, maybe not."
Perhaps Commissioner Penny Taylor could request that the newly formed 2020 Naples Ethics Commission could look at this issue as their first case, or
Maybe Collier County Government should have an Ethics Commission............
CLICK HERE FOR INFO
ON NAPLES ETHICS COMMISSION
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Collier County Commissioner’s Business Deals Spark Questions of Conflict
by Brett Blackledge, Gulfshore Business Magazine
bjblack35@gmail.com
April 21, 2021
Editor’s Note: This article was produced in partnership with The Florida Center for Government Accountability, a nonprofit legal and journalism program advocating public access to local government.
When William McDaniel ran for Collier County Commission in 2016, he campaigned on his business experience in real estate and as founder of an excavation company. He won the election, despite a history of business problems, including unpaid tax liens, property foreclosures and personal liability for multimillion-dollar business loans.
After taking office, McDaniel’s fortunes changed. He helped set up the sale of his business property to a developer planning a rural village in north-central Collier. The deal erased his obligation to pay $42.7 million owed on two defaulted loans and gave the development crucial access to Immokalee Rd.
Some Collier County residents have questioned McDaniel’s interests in the transaction. The deal allowed Palm Beach County developer Jeff Greene to buy McDaniel’s former excavating company’s land for the Immokalee Road Rural Village plan. New details about the deal and how McDaniel benefitted have renewed those concerns.
McDaniel had a business relationship with Greene before the sale, recommended him as a buyer for his land during the foreclosure negotiations and insisted that his personal responsibility for the
defaulted business loans be erased as part of the deal to quickly sell the Collier land, according to court records and interviews.
In March, McDaniel voted with his fellow commissioners to start the approval process for the Immokalee Road Rural Village project. Commissioners in the coming months will consider changing the county’s growth plan and rezoning the property in the environmentally sensitive rural area for the new homes and businesses promised by Greene.
Critics of the plan argue McDaniel’s connection to the land deal serves at the very least as an example of how some commissioners are too cozy with developers. At worst, McDaniel’s case serves as an example of a commissioner personally benefiting from a development project, some residents argue.
“There’s a huge issue here of quid pro quo,” said Michael Ramsey, president of the Golden Gate Estates Area Civic Association, which represents the community just south of the planned development.
“They both have interests,” Ramsey said of the developer and McDaniel. “He does have a conflict of interest.”
READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE....
COMMISSIONER MCDANIELS HAS TO WALK BACK HIS COMMENTS AT HIS TOWNHALL MEETING ABOUT INFRINGING ON ESTATES RESIDENTS 2ND AMENDMENT RIGHTS. CLAIMS HE WAS GIVEN BAD INFORMATION.
COMMISSIONER MCDANIEL PROPOSING TO INFRINGE ON ESTATES RESIDENTS 2ND AMMENDMENT RIGHTS
Watch Commissioner McDaniels comments to the Collier County Legislative Delegation about creating a local bill infringing on Estates Residents 2nd Amendment rights without talking to the Residents. Once again, he is making unilateral decisions without seeking any input from the residents of the Estates.
BCC AGENDA FOR 02/14/23
AGENDA ITEM
This is the proposed Mental Behavioral Medical Center proposed to be built on the North Side of Golden Gate Parkway, north of 60th St SW by Collier County Govt with a special deal with the David Lawrence Mental Health Center.
This proposed CFPUD/REZONE and GMPA is one of the most disgraceful acts of Collier County Government against the residents of Golden Gate Estates. Collier County Government, both Staff and the Commissioners have conspired to BYPASS the Golden Gate Area Master Plan through a BAIT AND SWITCH tactic.
NO GGEACA MEETING THIS WEDNESDAY 01.17.24
GGEACA ENCOURAGES ALL MEMBERS TO ATTEND THE E OF 951 MEETING TONIGHT,
TUESDAY, 01.16.24, 7.00 PM AT Collier Co Govt, Heritage Bay Service Center at 7.00pm, 15450 Collier Blvd, Naples, FL 34120
We will be discussing option to change the Estates Zoning to increase the construction of Cell Towers and Cell Service in the Rural Estates. PL20230013966
Collier County approves taxpayer funding for commissioner's legal defense in golf course lawsuit - NBC2 News (nbc-2.com)
Collier Commissioner McDaniel sued for failing to release 350,000 private emails he used for county business, taxpayers to foot the bill
by Bob Norman | Nov 15, 2023 | Featured News
SELF STORAGE BUSINESSES. The newest controversial business in the Estates is the SUDDEN increase in rezone applications for Self Storage Businesses. All are 3 stories tall, and all want to be adjacent to a 4 or 6 lane divided road, like Immokalee Rd & Oil Well Road. There are 2 very controversial locations.
The FIRST one is located on Immokalee Rd just west of the Fire Station. IMMOKALEE RANDALL COMMERCIAL SUBDISTRICT: PL20230002460 ; PL20230002458. McDaniel put this through on the Consent Agenda to swap Collier Co Transportation property bordering Immokalee Rd with a Developer so they could border Immokalee Rd. (ITEM 16.A.10, BCC CONSENT AGENDA 11.09.21). Scheduled for the Planning Commission on 02.01.2024
The 2nd one is proposed on the Barron Collier 23 acre plaza across from Orange Tree Blvd. PL20230018187, 130,000 sqft self storage facility.
MCDANIEL DIRT ROAD TAX. The dirt road tax proposed by McDaniel has been continued 3 times now due to fairness and legal issues. This is McDaniel’s “PELOSI MOMENT” where he said in the BCC meeting that they should approve the tax, and figure out how much to charge the residents later. This was approved by the BCC in December 2023. Reason: A MSTU was created, since this is not TAXPAYER collected monies, it can be used on private property.
JANUARY 23, 2024. TUESDAY. 5.00 PM. BCC CHAMBERS. By request of Commissioner Saunders: PUBLIC HEARING to discuss options to improve traffic conditions on Vanderbilt Beach Rd, and Immokalee Road (from I 75 to Oil Well Rd.) A 12 month moriatiorium may also be considered. This should be an interesting meeting. It is GGEACA’s view that SO MUCH DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN APPROVED TO DATE………THERE IS NO WAY TO IMPROVE THE TRAFFIC CONDITIONS.
NEW PROPOSED REZONE AT OIL WELL RD AND EVERGLADES BLVD. PL20220005805 PL20220006561 A proposed REZONE of 6.27 acres for a 5,000 square foot gasoline service station, 1,100 square feet of carwash and 13,900 square feet of miscellaneous neighborhood commercial uses. Going to Planning Commission meeting 01.18.24.
REAL ESTATE SEMINAR: YORK REAL ESTATE GROUP
Clerk of Courts-Crystal Kinzel will be one of six featured speakers at the York Real Estate Group’s Real Estate Seminar for buyers, sellers, and renters.
The first seminar of 2024 will be on Thursday, January 25, at the Collier County Heritage Bay Satellite Meeting Room, located at 15450 Collier Boulevard, from 2:00 PM- 4:00 PM.
The 2nd opportunity will be on Friday, February 16, 2024, at the Clerk’s Multipurpose Room at the Courthouse Annex on the main County Campus at 3315 Tamiami Trail from 2:00 PM-4:00 PM.
She will be joining Real Estate Agent James D. York, Attorney at Law Donald Ross Jr., Owner of Agent Insurance Company Chris Mitchell, Mortgage Lender Robert Slaughter and Attorney at Law Amber R. Mondock.
These experts will provide valuable insights to help you navigate real estate with confidence. The seminar will cover various interesting and relevant topics such as Record Home Prices, Interest rates, Homeowner’s Insurance, Wills and Trusts Across States. We also hope to answer many of your questions regarding these areas.
This is a free, educational seminar open for all residential homeowners as well as those considering buying or selling a home in Collier County.
This is NOT a sales presentation event; it is informational to assist residents or potential residents in safeguarding their homes.
RSVP is required. Please RSVP by 3:00 PM, Tuesday, January 23rd by calling 239-821-0150 or emailing JDY@YorkNaples.com to register.
