History
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1885
Walter N. Haldeman founded Naples in 1885.
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1885-1889
A dock on the western shore of Naples Bay was built for initial access to Naples.
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1885-1889
Population: Madison and Nancy Weeks, their three sons and a daughter.
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1887
Naples was platted in 1887 and filed in Lee County.
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1888
The first two structures built in 1888 were the 600-foot Naples Pier and the 16-room Hotel Naples facing it.
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1888
Pier under construction 1888
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1894-1911
Dock on Naples Bay 1911. Storter houseboat with windows beside fishermen.
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1894-1911
The dock on Naples Bay being initial access to Naples. Sketch by Robert L. Storter, born 1894. He remembers it. Dock on Naples Bay.
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1894-1919
First bridge over Gordon River. Sketch by Robert L. Storter, born 1894.(he remembers it). A one-car wooden bridge over the Gordon River was built.
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2000
Bonnie Mackenzie, Mayor 2000.
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2000-2019
Population: 20,976.
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2000-2019
The Naples Pier underwent major renovations and upgrades to withstand gale force winds.
*Naples City Council Dais Mural Designed and Painted by John Haney, III, City of Naples Water Plant Employee in 2001.
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2000-2019
A master plan was developed to to achieve linkages and consistency of theme, “connectivity,” throughout the community via sidewalks, lighting and landscaping.
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2000-2019
Security cameras were installed at the City Dock and Naples Pier.
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2000-2019
The City’s wastewater treatment plant was upgraded to increase capacity.
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2000-2019
Natural gas lines were laid between Fort Myers and the City of Naples along U.S. 41.
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2000-2019
The Southwest Florida Holocaust Museum opened.
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2000-2019
One-story commercial buildings constructed north of the Four Corners between 1950 and 1970 were demolished and replaced with two-story developments, including medical buildings and banks.
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2000-2019
The American Water Works Association awarded the City of Naples Water Plant first place for “best tasting tap water.”
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2000-2019
Grand Central Station was redeveloped.
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2000-2019
Naples Bay Resort was developed.
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2000-2019
The City established the Conservation and Preservation of Land Program and the Land Preservation Trust Fund.
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2000-2019
The City’s Code of Ordinances was amended to abolish the Zoning Board of Appeals.
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2000-2019
Moorings Park was annexed into the City.
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2000-2019
The River Park Aquatic Center opened.
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2000-2019
The City adopted a 20-year Integrated Water Resources Plan, which addressed the need to identify alternate water sources.
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2000-2019
The City created the Fifth Avenue South Business Improvement District to stimulate retail business on the avenue.
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2000-2019
The City adopted its first stormwater lakes Lake Management Plan.
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2000-2019
Patty and Jay Baker Park was developed.
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2000-2019
Naples Fire Station No. 1 beside City Hall was rebuilt.
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2002
The City’s 2002 Reclaimed Water Master Plan was completed.
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2003
The Twenty-Year Plan for the restoration of Naples Bay was initiated in 2003.
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2004
William Barnett, Mayor 2004; 2008; 2016.
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2007
The City adopted a ten-year Vision Plan in 2007, “Preserving Naples: A Vision Plan to Keep the Best of the Past, while Building a Better Community for the Future.”
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2010
City Council Member, Gary Price, kicks off First Annual Stiletto Sprint on October 1, 2010.
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2012
John F. Sorey III, Mayor 2012.
