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    1980

    R.B. Anderson, Mayor 1980.

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    1980-1989

    Population: 17,581.

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    1980-1989

    The 13-member Naples Beautification Council was formed, charged to improve landscaping and public space signage.

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    1980-1989

    The Naples/Collier County Metropolitan Planning Organization was created.

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    1980-1989

    The Veterans’ War Memorial Monument was constructed at Cambier Park.

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    1980-1989

    A helipad was constructed on top of Naples Community Hospital’s Ambulatory Surgical Center of Naples.

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    1980-1989

    The position of City of Naples Natural Resource Manager was created to monitor and preserve.

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    1980-1989

    Naples’ natural resources, mangroves, marine life and canals, lakes and waterways.

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    1980-1989

    The City’s Living Memorial Tree Program was established.

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    1980-1989

    A 24-hour Airport Rescue Firefighting Facility was constructed at Naples Municipal Airport.

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    1982-1984

    Stanley R. Billick, Mayor 1982; 1984.

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    1985

    The federal 1985 Local Government Planning and Land Development Regulation Act required local governments to adopt comprehensive plans.

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    1986

    Edwin J. Putzel, Jr., Mayor 1986.

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    1986

    A 1986 voter-approved charter amendment limited council terms to two consecutive four-year terms.

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    1990

    Mayor Billick’s suggestion that the City of Naples mayoral term be increased from two to four years in order to get more work done was approved by voters and took effect in 1990.