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Commissioners Ignore Their Own Land Development Code To Pass Land-Use Items Without Due Process

In three separate instances spanning December 2025 to February 2026, and despite prior public opposition; two rezones, and a mining expansion into what was designated preserve land, were approved without a required hearing, without sworn testimony, without a final staff presentation, and without public deliberation.

Instead of being placed on the regular agenda, these items were approved on the summary agenda, a process the County Manager has stated is reserved for “routine and administrative” matters with no public interest or controversy. The County's own Land Development Code (10.03.06J), and Florida Statute 125.66(5) are clear: rezones require at least one BCC (Board of County Commissioners) hearing, not summary. Items on the summary agenda are adopted as a package along with the consent agenda, often with little or no discussion.

Approvals issued without a lawful public hearing create long-term legal instability and erode public trust. Read the report below to learn the details and watch me confront the Commissioners directly for this behavior:

Commissioners Require Urban Sprawl in Panther Habitat to be Illegally Subsidized by the Poor

A new development in rural panther habitat called Corkscrew Grove East Village was unanimously approved by the Collier County Commissioners.

This project received 16 “deviations” from the law, illegally excluded major utilities from the fiscal neutrality analysis, and instrumentalized a regulatory framework that was designed to prevent exactly the kind of urban sprawl and fiscal irresponsibility this project represents.

In addition, the project as it stands will be subsidized by Immokalee taxpayers, the poorest in the County, despite legal protections in place to prevent such a thing.

Read the report below to learn more and watch me confront the commissioners with their own documents:

Toxic Dust in North Naples: The County Knew, Could Act, and Chose Not To

A waste facility in North Naples has been spreading dust containing elevated levels of harmful substances, including fiberglass, into surrounding properties. Residents report getting sick, business owners say their operations are suffering, and some employees cannot go outside without wearing masks. Independent testing has confirmed the presence of elevated toxin levels.

When residents brought this to the Collier County Commission, they were told the county's hands were tied — that state law preempts local air pollution regulation, and there was nothing the County could do. That claim was false, and the record proves it.

Read the report below to learn more and watch me confront the Commissioners directly with the facts:

In the 2024 Naples Mayoral race, Collier County Supervisor of Elections Melissa Blazier (REP) publicly stated that a group of Republicans committed "election fraud." According to the Treasurer of the Win America PAC, a wealthy and well-connected political operative in SWFL — Matt Hurley — was alleged to be a major figure of the scheme.

Further, public campaign finance records show that incumbent District 2 Commissioner Chris Hall’s 2022 campaign paid tens of thousands of dollars to Hurley’s consulting and data firms. According to a report by Florida Trident, the Florida Elections Commission later found that Hall’s 2022 campaign violated Florida election law by distributing materials that falsely implied he was the incumbent.

The people of Collier deserve transparency, honesty, and accountability from their political institutions.

Read the report below to learn more:

Commissioners Ignore Their Own Land Development Code To Pass Land-Use Items Without Due Process

Commissioners Require Urban Sprawl in Panther Habitat to be Illegally Subsidized by the Poor

Toxic Dust in North Naples: The County Knew, Could Act, and Chose Not To

Is There Corruption Inside the Collier GOP Bureaucracy?

Are Collier GOP Leaders Engaging in Systemic Violations of Campaign Finance Law?

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