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| Historical Info/Time Line |
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 | 1950
The Naples Mosquito Control District is created as an independent special taxing district with a three member, elected, Board of Commissioners. The District covers six square miles. |
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 | 1951
Truck spraying for larvae and adults begins using personnel and equipment on loan from the City of Naples for the Anti-mosquito program. |
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 | 1959
Brandt G. Watson is appointed as Director of the Naples Mosquito Control District. |
 | 1961
Property for the original headquarters building at 771 Airport Road is purchased for $5,000 |
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 | 1963
The District expands by 92 square miles to include East Naples and North Naples. The District now covers a total of 98 square miles. |
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 | 1965
The first Twin Beech airplane is purchased for aerial thermal fogging operations against adult mosquitoes. |
 | 1971
The District expands by 25 square miles to incorporate Golden Gate City. The District now covers 123 square miles. |
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 | 1972
The District expands again, this time by 82 square miles, incorporating Marco Island and Isles of Capri. The District now covers 205 square miles. |
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 | 1976
The NMCD becomes the Collier Mosquito Control District. The District also purchases the first of several Douglas DC-3 aircraft. |
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 | 1979
The District purchases Hughes TH-55 and Bell UH-1B (Hueys) helicopters for inspecting and larviciding mosquito breeding sites. |
 | 1982
The District adds Goodland, growing by one square mile to 206 square miles. |
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 | 1984
The District joins the computer age by purchasing an IBM System 34 mainframe computer. |
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 | 1986
An adult mosquito surveillance system is established using New Jersey light traps located at stratigic sites in the District. |
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 | 1987
The District purchases Hughes 500D helicopters for making aerial adulticide and larvicide applications. |
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 | 1988
Brandt G. Watson retires as Director and is replaced by Dr. Frank W. Van Essen. The Board of Commissioners is expanded from three to five elected members. |
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 | 1989
the District expandes eastward by 36 square miles to 242 square miles. Educational programs are developed and made available to the schools and civic organizations. |
 | 1990
District headquarters is moved to a new facility at 600 North Road, combining headquarters and hangar operations at one site on the Naples Municipal Airport property. |
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 | 1991
Aerial thermal fogging is discontinued and replaced by ultra low volume (ULV) fogging for adult mosquito control. |
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 | 1997
The original office building at 771 Airport Road facility is sold for $1,125,000. |
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 | 1998
Three Short Brothers and Harland Ltd. SC-7 Skyvans are purchased to begin a phased replacement of the District's aging DC-3 fleet. |
 | 2000
The District expands further to the east in Golden Gate Estates, adding 33 square miles, for a total of 275 square miles. |
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 | 2001
A further eastward expansion into Golden Gate Estates adds another 33 square miles, bringing the Districts area of responsibility to 308 square miles. Phase-in of Skyvans is complete and the last DC-3 is sold. |
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 | 2003
The Immokalee area becomes a part of the CMCD. This expansion adds 34 square miles to the District, bringing the total to 342 square miles. |
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 | 2004
The District takes in an additional 59 square miles of the Eastern Golden Gate Estates, an area with a dense tree canopy, for a total coverage area of 401 square miles. |
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 | 2005
The Naples Hangar receives a structural upgrade in order to better withstand hurricane force winds, just in time for Hurricane Wilma which hit a few months after the work was completed. |
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 | 2007
The Collier Mosquito Control District enters into an Interlocal Agreement with the Ave Maria Stewardship Community District to provide surveillance and treatment for the control of mosquitoes. |
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