- Good Mood Ranch in East Naples faces potential closure due to unpermitted land clearing and wetland disturbance.
- Owners Luc and Karen Goemaere are in a dispute with Collier County and the South Florida Water Management District over violations.
- A petition to save the family-friendly ranch has garnered over 2,100 signatures.
- The Goemaeres argue they are being unfairly targeted and that complying with regulations would be financially devastating.
- Local residents express support for the ranch and its unique offerings.
The name evokes positivity and optimism.
It easily rolls off the tongue: Good Mood Ranch.
Yet, the family-owned ranch in East Naples has caused its owners a lot of regulatory grief, putting them in a not-so-good mood…