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Commission declines to advertise Clam Bay advisory-committee ordinance, directs county and city to pursue stakeholder meetings

Collier County Board of County Commissioners · July 8, 2025
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Summary

After testimony from Pelican Bay Services Division, Pelican Bay residents, Seagate and Naples Caye, the Board voted not to advertise an ordinance creating a Clam Bay advisory committee and instead directed Commissioner Kowal and staff to convene stakeholders and work with the City of Naples and PBSD on a stakeholder meeting/engagement process.

The Collier County Board of County Commissioners on July 8 decided not to advertise an ordinance to establish a Clam Bay advisory committee, instead directing staff and Commissioner Kowal to coordinate meetings among the City of Naples, Pelican Bay Services Division (PBSD) and neighborhood stakeholders to address estuary concerns.

The item was introduced as a proposal to advertise an ordinance to create an advisory committee that would provide the board recommendations "on matters affecting the entire Clam Bay Estuary system." Several stakeholders urged creation of a committee with technical expertise. Kathy Whirley of the Conservancy of Southwest…

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