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GGEACA COMMUNITY PRIORTIES:
1.Transportation
a) Randall and Immokalee intersection
b) Safety bridges:
-16th St. NE at Cypress Canal
-47th Ave NE at Golden Gate
Main Canal
c)10th Ave SE at Faka Union Canal
d) 4 lane construction of Randall Blvd
e) Ingress/egress to the Estates South
of White Blvd
f) Bridge to Frangipani on 8th St. SE
g) Remove CHICANES on 13th St SW
2. Economic Development/Jobs:
a) Encourage development of Light Industry;
Commercial in RFMUD / Receiving;
b) Not Single Family Homes
3. Watershed Management Issues/Flooding
4. Wildfire prevention/ response measures
5. EMS/Fire: install bridges to allow a 6
minute response time
6. Modify LDC in regards to Charter Schools;
Requires a "CONDITIONAL USE" BCC vote
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2019 GOLDEN GATE
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BCC EMAIL ADDRESSES
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Rick.LoCastro@colliercountyfl.gov
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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
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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....
NEXT MEETING: 09.16.26
GGEACA WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1978. GGEACA HAS THE EXPERTS AND THE HISTORICAL, POLITICAL AND PRACTICAL KNOWLDEGE OF WHAT IT IS LIKE...... TO LIVE IN THE RURAL GOLDEN GATE ESTATES..
Do you know the difference between rural and urban estates?
If you don't join us. GOLDEN GATE ESTATES is the most UNIQUE subdivision in the United States.
Help protect.
THESE ARE FUTURE ITEMS OF INTEREST STILL TO COME BEFORE THE BCC:
AGENDA ITEMS OF INTEREST:
9C SOUTH NAPLES CITRUS GROVE @ SABAL PALM RD
Approve a Resolution proposing an amendment to the Collier County Growth Management Plan, Ordinance 89-05, as amended, specifically amending the Future Land Use Element and Future Land Use Map and map series to change the land use designation from Agricultural/Rural Designation, Rural Fringe Mixed Use District-Sending Lands to Agricultural/Rural Designation, Agricultural/Rural Mixed Use District, 341 Sabal Palm Road Residential Subdistrict to allow up to 423 owner-occupied dwelling units with affordable housing
11C FAIR GROUNDS / SWAMP BUGGY TRACK
Recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners to consider and provide direction regarding the Letter of Interest from the Collier County Agricultural & Fair Exposition Inc. to purchase a portion of the Camp Keais Property to relocate the Collier County Fairgrounds.
If you live in the Rural Estates...Do you understand the importance of the Golden Gate Estates Master Plan- Rural Component?
If you don't...... join us.
RURAL-GG Master Plan Restudy -
Next meeting is 09.23.26, WEDNESDAY
TIME: 6.00 pm;
LOCATION: MAX HASSE COMMUNITY PARK
3390 GG BLVD
It appears the D5 Commissioner has started interfering with the meeting procedures of the RGGE Advisory Board Meetings because the residents don't want the Rural Estates turned into a high density HOA
Collier County Staff does not understand that the Rural Estates is an Agricultural based community,
NOT a HOA Gated Community.
How far does the conflicts of interest go in District 5 read the article from the Florida Center for Government Accountability (https://flcga.org/)
"Billionaire’s mining operation is blasting Collier homes with no relief. It may be about to get a whole lot worse."
Posted November 21, 2025 at 6:00 AM ET
By Francisco Alvarado
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ARE WE WITHDRAWING TO MUCH WATER OUT OF THE GROUND IN RURAL GOLDEN GATE ESTATES; IT HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED LEHIGH ACRES IS ON THE PATH TO DAMAGE THEIR AQUIFER. PRESENTATION BY THE SFWMD.
IF YOU LIVE IN THE RURAL ESTATES...WHERE DOES THE WATER IN YOU WELL COME FROM?
The SFWMD will be presenting a their findings on this issue on 03.18.25
RURAL GOLDEN GATE ESTATES MASTER PLAN ADVISORY MEETINGS
The Rural Golden Gate Master Plan Advisory Committee met in July and August. All meetings from January to June had followed the historical format of a Master Plan Advisory Meeting. Presentations were made by the Rural Estates: growth, economics, infrastructure and density. The Board would discuss and debate the topic and vote on a position. The Advisory Committee of Mark Teaters (chair), Robert Raines (v chair), Bruce Hamels, Kim Ellis, and Michael Ramsey - had established 5 positions by UNANIMOUS vote. Those positions are listed below and are taken word for word from the minutes of the meetings:
01.29.26 MEETING.
NO MOTIONS, First meeting.
02.25.26 MEETING.
ADOPTION of Robert’s Rules of Order
Motion Michael Ramsey made a motion to extend the committee’s duration by an additional year.
Second The motion was seconded by Robert Raines.
Vote The motion passed unanimously.
03.26.26 MEETING.
TOPIC: HOME BASED BUSINESSES AND COMMERCIAL VEHICLE PARKING IN THE RURAL ESTATES
Mike Ramsey made a motion to extend this discussion into additional meetings.
Motion Seconded- Robert Raines
Motion passed unanimously
A second motion was made by Kimberly Ellis to further define commercial vehicles and definition of onsite employee and designated parking space.
Motion Seconded- Bruce Hamels
Mike Ramsey- Suggested a modification of the motion to define all the terms and to look at what other counties have done when implementing this.
Kimberly Ellis- Accepted the modification.
Motion passed unanimously
04.22.26 MEETING.
Mike Ramsey- This committee makes a recommendation that we do not support the contingent redevelopment of the Randall Blvd commercial subdistrict and it should be terminated.
Kimberly Ellis- Seconded.
Motion passed unanimously
Kimberly Ellis- Motion is that we don’t want any future commercial development in Rural Golden Gate Estates.
Robert Raines- Motion Seconded.
Motion passed unanimously
Mike Ramsey-I would like to make a motion to delete transitional conditional use from Rural Golden Gate Estates.
Motion seconded- Robert Raines
Motion passed unanimously
05.18.26 MEETING. WORKSHOP….NO MOTIONS
06.24.26 MEETING. NO MOTIONS…..Chair implemented a Workshop Format. Presentation by Consultant, Presented a Questionnaire / Survey questions to the Audience about Land Use, Commercial Services, & Conditional Uses. Board not allowed to comment or vote.
Chairman Teaters had to APOLOGIZE to the audience and the Committee for sending an email indicating the GGEACA could not submit comments about topics discussed by the committee unless GGEACA submitted meeting minutes for 2026, submitted creation documents, a list of all Board Members and membership. Chairman Teaters was informed by legal that he could not place that requirement on GGEACA.
07.16.26 Received an VERY UNEXPECTED and SUSPICIOUS email from Board member Bruce Hamels:
“From: Bruce Hamels [mailto:b.hamels@aol.com]
Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2026 11:06 AM
To: Aaron Zwiefel; Kim Ellis; Michael R. Ramsey; Esq Douglas L. Rankin; Robert Raines
Subject: July 22nd GGER Meeting
It is my understanding that on the next and further meetings that the Commissioners appointed committee members will be asked to join the audience as part of the "Storyboard" members not as advisory committee members as advised to Chairman Mark Teaters via Commissioner Bill McDaniels. Although it is entirely each ones decision whether to not attend the meeting, walk out of the meeting or join into the audience.
Yours truly,
Bruce Hamels
Sent from AOL on Android”
07.22.26 MEETING. Audience set in small groups with, group leaders provided by the Consultant and Collier County Staff leading discussions and recording comments. Topics were: Land Uses in Rural Golden Gate Estates. Board not allowed to comment or vote.
08.26.26 MEETING. Chairman Teaters was advised by County Staff to consider a motion to send all information collected by the Consultant to the Planning Commission. Vote was UNANIMOUS. There was no mention of sending the prior positions voted on as listed above.
Audience set in small groups with, group leaders provided by the Consultant and Collier County Staff leading discussions and recording comments. Topics were: Transportation Network. Board not allowed to comment or vote.
GGEACA tried to make comments to the audience about the issue that by connecting roads and by placement of Emergency Bridges….roads would be reclassified by Staff as “Collector” roads and deserving of Commercial Development, but was shut down.
You can draw your own conclusions, but it appears the District 5 Commissioner is interfering in the process and promoting commercial development. It also appears Sunshine Violations have been committed. The VBX extension will be very bad for the quality of life in the Rural Estates unless the residents fight back.
GGEACA NEEDS YOUR HELP. OUR NEXT MEETING IS 09.16.26.
WE WILL TELL YOU THE TRUTH ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON.
