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Collier Mosquito Control defends operations, outlines facility upgrades as residents press for safer alternatives
Summary
Collier Mosquito Control gave the Naples City Council a sweeping operational update and a multi‑year plan to replace aging facilities and expand surveillance, while residents pressed officials for alternatives to aerial blanket spraying and questioned pesticide safety.
Patrick Lynn, executive director of the Collier Mosquito Control District, told the City Council on Nov. 17 that the independent special taxing district has operated in Collier since 1950 and is pursuing a three‑pronged master plan that includes facilities replacement, fleet and drone upgrades and investments in people and laboratory capacity. He said the district is funded by ad valorem taxes (the current millage is 0.1349) and that its operating budget is “just shy of $20,000,000.”
Lynn described recent operational changes — automated traps that upload data, expanded larviciding and the purchase of a Cessna SkyCourier slated for delivery in April 2026 — and noted the district now returns in‑house disease testing results in 24 to 48 hours, which staff say…
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