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Dear Commissioner Taylor: I am writing today in my continued opposition to the One Naples project as proposed. I understand that, at a recent special meeting of the Commissioners, a decision was made to hold the March 1st hearing at the Commissioners’ chamber in the County office building. Because of the COVID-19 virus, and the social distancing it requires, this venue is not conducive to the very large turnout by all those who have an opinion about One Naples, pro or con. I hope that you and your fellow Commissioners will reconsider. Better locations might include St John the Evangelist Church, North Collier County Regional Park, a Collier County School auditorium, or even the Phil at Artis. Thank you for your consideration. __________________________

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Dear Commissioner McDaniel: I am writing today in my continued opposition to the One Naples project as proposed. I understand that, at a recent special meeting of the Commissioners, a decision was made to hold the March 1st hearing at the Commissioners’ chamber in the County office building. Because of the COVID-19 virus, and the social distancing it requires, this venue is not conducive to the very large turnout by all those who have an opinion about One Naples, pro or con. I hope that you and your fellow Commissioners will reconsider. Better locations might include St John the Evangelist Church, North Collier County Regional Park, a Collier County School auditorium, or even the Phil at Artis. Thank you for your consideration. __________________________

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Dear Commissioner Saunders: I am writing today in my continued opposition to the One Naples project as proposed. I understand that, at a recent special meeting of the Commissioners, a decision was made to hold the March 1st hearing at the Commissioners’ chamber in the County office building. Because of the COVID-19 virus, and the social distancing it requires, this venue is not conducive to the very large turnout by all those who have an opinion about One Naples, pro or con. I hope that you and your fellow Commissioners will reconsider. Better locations might include St John the Evangelist Church, North Collier County Regional Park, a Collier County School auditorium, or even the Phil at Artis. Thank you for your consideration. __________________________

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Dear Commissioner LoCastro: I am writing today in my continued opposition to the One Naples project as proposed. I understand that, at a recent special meeting of the Commissioners, a decision was made to hold the March 1st hearing at the Commissioners’ chamber in the County office building. Because of the COVID-19 virus, and the social distancing it requires, this venue is not conducive to the very large turnout by all those who have an opinion about One Naples, pro or con. I hope that you and your fellow Commissioners will reconsider. Better locations might include St John the Evangelist Church, North Collier County Regional Park, a Collier County School auditorium, or even the Phil at Artis. Thank you for your consideration. __________________________

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Dear Commissioner Solis: I am writing today in my continued opposition to the One Naples project as proposed. I understand that, at a recent special meeting of the Commissioners, a decision was made to hold the March 1st hearing at the Commissioners’ chamber in the County office building. Because of the COVID-19 virus, and the social distancing it requires, this venue is not conducive to the very large turnout by all those who have an opinion about One Naples, pro or con. I hope that you and your fellow Commissioners will reconsider. Better locations might include St John the Evangelist Church, North Collier County Regional Park, a Collier County School auditorium, or even the Phil at Artis. Thank you for your consideration. __________________________

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Dear Commissioner LoCastro: As one of your constituents, I must tell you how impressed I have been by your first month on the Board. Your attention to detail is quite remarkable. Picking up on matters as seemingly small as the cost of golf carts is just terrific. Keep it up! But I am not writing you today to simply rave about your service. I am writing to express my concern about years, decades really, of County Commissioners putting developers ahead of neighborhoods. Your predecessor was the perfect example. It is true that Stock Development was good to District 1. Stock is a good developer, generally recognizing the relationship between what is good for the community with his need to make a profit. But your predecessor idolized him, and whatever he wanted she granted. Because I generally think highly of Stock, I am astonished by what he is trying to do in District 2 at Vanderbilt Beach. I know it’s far from where I live, but I sure wouldn’t want such a project in my neighborhood. Voting against Stock’s request for an amendment to the Growth Management Plan will send him back to the drawing board. Perhaps he can come up with a plan that is more suited to the location. You, as the “newbie,” have the chance to deliver a message that goes Far beyond Vanderbilt Beach. A vote to deny would deliver a message that you are for all the residents of the County and that you stand against the “Miamification” of all neighborhoods in all Districts. Thanks for your consideration, and keep up the good work. Sincerely, __________________________

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Dear Commissioner Taylor: On March 1 you and your fellow Commissioners will be hearing Stock Development’s application for One Naples. I am writing you today to express my strong opposition to the development as Stock has proposed it. I know full well that this development is not in our District, and that Commissioners generally tend to vote with the Commissioner in whose District the project lies. But, in this case I ask you to act independently. Residents of Commissioner Solis’ District have overwhelmingly shown their opposition. I know that you are aware of that as I know that you have received hundreds of emails telling you so. I believe that Commissioner Solis intends to vote in support of the Stock amendment to the Growth Management Plan. His reason for doing so is flawed. He feels that the neighborhood is not capable of understanding the nuances of the matter before you, and that he, alone, knows what is good for his District. When he tells people, “Be careful what you wish for.” he is saying that the residents of the affected neighborhood don’t know what they are asking. assure you that they do understand the ramifications of asking that Stock respect the existing C-3 zoning. One Naples is not simply a District 2 issue. Its approval would send a message that it’s “business as usual,” and that the “Miamification” of Collier County will continue. That must stop! I am asking you to vote to deny Stock’s proposed amendment to the Growth Management Plan I along with hundreds of others will be there on March 1st to support you in making the right decision. __________________________

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Dear Commissioner Fiala: I am writing you today to express my opposition to the Stock Development One Naples as it is currently proposed. I was encouraged by the action of the Planning Commission and their inability to recommend approval not only of the current Stock plan, but of a watered-down version that reduced the outrageous tower heights by almost 25%, and extremely diminished setbacks. They did their job, protecting the community. Now it’s your turn. Planning Commissioner Frye said it best when he asked the other Commissioners how they could ignore the outpouring of sentiment from the community. These are your constituents, your voters. Isn’t it your responsibility to listen to those who will live with this atrocity for decades to come and to vehemently deny the developer the right to build it? If hundreds of emails exhorting you to deny the project are not enough, if more than eighty people who signed up to speak against the project at the Planning Commission are not enough, if the 1,100 members of Save Vanderbilt Beach, forty percent of whom have contributed more than $100,000 to engage experts and fight the development are not enough, what exactly will be enough to persuade you to do the right thing? Please, when it comes before you, vote to deny the project as it is currently proposed. If you do approve something for the site, and remember we are not opposed to reasonable development, please approve the project with the conditions that your own Planning Staff proposed. They are reasonable and result in a project that is compatible with and complementary to the neighborhood. In hopes of a more reasonable project, I am respectfully, __________________________

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Dear Commissioner McDaniel: On March 1 you and your fellow Commissioners will be hearing Stock Development’s application for One Naples. I am writing you today to express my strong opposition to the development as Stock has proposed it. I know full well that this development is not in our District, and that you generally tend to vote with the Commissioner in whose District the project lies. But, in this case I ask you to act independently. Residents of Commissioner Solis’ District have overwhelmingly shown their opposition. I know that you are aware of that as I know that you have received hundreds of emails telling you so. I believe that Commissioner Solis intends to vote in support of the Stock amendment to the Growth Management Plan. His reason for doing so is flawed. He feels that the neighborhood is not capable of understanding the nuances of the matter before you, and that he, alone, know what is good for his District. When he tells people, “Be careful what you wish for.” he is saying that the residents of the affected neighborhood don’t know for what they are asking. I assure you that they do understand the ramifications of asking that Stock respect the existing C-3 zoning. One Naples is not simply a District 2 issue. It’s approval would send a message that for the Commissioners it’s “business as usual,” and the they have little concern for the “Miamification” of Collier County. It would represent the long-held pattern of the Board of County Commissioners supporting developers over neighborhoods. That must stop! I am asking you to vote to deny Stock’s proposed amendment to the Growth Management Plan. I cannot be more direct. You have for too long and for too often voted to allow developers to run slipshod over the wishes of your taxpaying constituents. I will be there on March 1st to hold your feet to the fire. __________________________

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Dear Commissioner Saunders: On March 1 you and your fellow Commissioners will be hearing Stock Development’s application for One Naples. I am writing you today to express my strong opposition to the development as Stock has proposed it. I know full well that this development is not in our District, and that you generally tend to vote with the Commissioner in whose District the project lies. But, in this case I ask you to act independently. Residents of Commissioner Solis’ District have overwhelmingly shown their opposition. I know that you are aware of that as I know that you have received hundreds of emails telling you so. I believe that Commissioner Solis intends to vote in support of the Stock amendment to the Growth Management Plan. His reason for doing so is flawed. He feels that the neighborhood is not capable of understanding the nuances of the matter before you, and that he, alone, know what is good for his District. When he tells people, “Be careful what you wish for.” he is saying that the residents of the affected neighborhood don’t know for what they are asking. I assure you that they do understand the ramifications of asking that Stock respect the existing C-3 zoning. One Naples is not simply a District 2 issue. It’s approval would send a message that for the Commissioners it’s “business as usual,” and the they have little concern for the “Miamification” of Collier County. It would represent the long-held pattern of the Board of County Commissioners supporting developers over neighborhoods. That must stop! I am asking you to vote to deny Stock’s proposed amendment to the Growth Management Plan. I cannot be more direct. You have for too long and for too often voted to allow developers to run slipshod over the wishes of your taxpaying constituents. I will be there on March 1st to hold your feet to the fire. __________________________

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Hi Neighbor, I am not sure that you are aware of the terrible development that is proposed for the corner of Vanderbilt Beach Road and Gulf Shore Drive. Stock Development is proposing a huge residential project containing 240 condominiums in three seven-story buildings and two eighteen story towers, taller than the Ritz and the many other residential buildings in the area! Stock has lots of arguments about why he should be entitled to build a development containing three times the currently approved density, but these argument are without merit as you will see if you check out this website, www.savevanderbiltbeach.com. I want you to know that I have registered with the site and that I strongly support its efforts. I sure hope that you will check it out and do the same. We must work together to keep our neighborhood’s character. It’s why we live here! Thanks!

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Dear Commissioner Solis: On March 1 you and your fellow Commissioners will be hearing Stock Development’s application for One Naples. I am writing you today to express my strong opposition to the development as Stock has proposed it. Frankly, knowing how much opposition there is to the project’s design, I am amazed that this is a hard decision for you. From what I understand of your logic, you feel that the neighborhood is not capable of understanding the nuances of the matter before you, and that you, alone, know what is good for us. When you tell people, “Be careful what you wish for.” you are saying that we don’t know what we are asking. I assure you that we do understand the ramifications of asking that Stock respect the existing C-3 zoning, and I am asking you to vote to deny his proposed amendment to the Growth Management Plan. I cannot be more direct. You have for too long and for too often voted to allow developers to run slipshod over the wishes of your taxpaying constituents. It must stop! I will be there on March 1st to hold your feet to the fire. Sincerely, __________________________