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r,�� Mayor Craig Cates,District 1
The Florida Keys Mayor Pro Tem Holly Merrill Raschein,District 5
y Michelle Lincoln,District 2
James K.Scholl,District 3
Ij David Rice,District 4
County Commission Meeting
February 15, 2023
Agenda Item Number: B.4
Agenda Item Summary #11753
BULK ITEM: No DEPARTMENT: County Land Acquisition and Land
Management
TIME APPROXIMATE: STAFF CONTACT: Christine Hurley (305) 295-5180
Awards/Presentations
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Presentation of an Honorary Conch Certificate to Amy Phillips for
her dedication to the preservation and conservation of Florida Keys Lands.
ITEM BACKGROUND: Amy Phillips, Senior Acquisition Agent with the Department of
Environmental Protection, Division of State Lands, Bureau of Real Estate Services will be
leaving her position to begin a new adventure, staying with the Department of Environmental
Protection.
Amy started working on Florida Keys acquisitions in 2003. She has been with the Department
for 22 years, 19 of which were working on acquiring conservation land in the Florida Keys in the
Coupon Bight/Key Deer and Florida Keys Ecosystem project areas.
The State of Florida has spent more than $100,000,000 on Keys acquisitions and Amy has been a
huge part of that success.
She has also been instrumental supporting the Monroe County Land Authority in their efforts
this past year to pre-acquire land and resell it to DEP to leverage more state funding into our
community, meeting the goals of the Florida Keys Stewardship Bill.
During her 20 plus years with the Department, she has been involved with, and spent more than
$800 million on, conserving lands in the State of Florida under Preservation 2000 and Florida
Forever Programs.
Amy has been a friend of the Keys in many ways and her dedication to her work has earned her
an honorary conch certificate. Working in a State with 67 counties, many of which have Florida
Forever projects, Amy has always found time to work on the Keys projects.
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Christine Hurley Completed 02/07/2023 2:09 PM
Bob Shillinger Completed 02/07/2023 2:40 PM
Lindsey Ballard Completed 02/07/2023 3:03 PM
Board of County Commissioners Pending 02/15/2023 9:00 AM
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