Collier County & Local News Update July – September 2023
Amending the Conservation Collier ordinance; county’s one-cent sales surtax to end; support for the arts to tighten; new career and technical training center funded; and more.
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Conservation Collier and the County Budget: The Decision
Commissioners adopted the rolled-back rate for the countywide General and Water Pollution Control Funds, the Unincorporated Area General Fund, and Conservation Collier. The vote was 4 to 1.
Update: Health Freedom Bill of Rights Resolution and Ordinance
Health Freedom Bill of Rights Ordinance advances to a first reading; Collier Commissioners defer vote on Health Care Freedom Resolution pending a rewrite.
Shooting the Messenger?
Were the Collier Commissioners right to fire Joe Trachtenberg? Or were they shooting the messenger? And who owns the problem now?
Collier County & Local News for May–December 2022
CCPS in transition after Patton’s unexpected departure; Patterson named Collier’s first female county manager; county’s 60-day rent hike notice requirement in question.
Florida and Collier County Election Results — 2022
The election results clearly show that the majority of Collier County and Florida voters support policies espoused by the far-right side of the Republican Party.
Collier County Commission Elections: District 2
Republican Chris Hall and Democrat Bebe Kanter are running to represent District 2 on the Collier Board of County Commissioners:
Collier County Elections – Preliminary Results
As of 9:13 PM on Election Day, with a Collier County voter turnout of 29.7%, the more conservative local candidates consistently won in the closed Republican primaries.
Collier County Commissioner Elections: District 2
Reg Buxton, Chris Hall, Gerald Lefebvre, and Nancy Lewis are running for the Collier Board of County Commissioners from District 2. Only registered Republicans in District 2 may vote in this election. The winner will face Democrat Bebe Kanter in November.
On the Ballot for Collier Voters: Part 1
In this post: an overview of the Board of County Commissioners, School Board, and other local races, candidates, and referendum that will be on Collier voters’ August primary election ballot.