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Visitor‑center nonprofit asks county for support, says $50,000 a year would sustain operations
Summary
Leaders of the Collier Interpretive and Information Center (C2C) told supervisors the Interstate‑5 rest‑area visitor center draws thousands of travelers but operates largely on donations and advertising; the group said about $50,000 a year would allow a stable part‑time staff presence and improve outreach.
Representatives from the Collier Interpretive and Information Center (C2C) told the board Jan. 24 that the highway visitor center serves as an important county gateway but is financially strained and needs a reliable funding base.
"If we had $50,000 a year that we could count on, that would keep a staff person there," Renny Cleo, the center’s president, told the board during a…
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