St. Pete Beach proves that Amendment 4 will cost jobs and hurt taxpayers
Date:
September 9, 2009
Dear Fellow Floridian,
In a recent email, backers of the Amendment 4 campaign reacted to several of our arguments about the fundamental flaws in their proposal...
Citizens for Lower Taxes and a Stronger Economy Leading the Fight to Defeat Amendment 4
Date:
July 9, 2009
Last year, the special interests bankrolling Amendment 4 announced that they had paid for enough signatures to place their measure on the 2010 ballot. This irresponsible attempt to change our state's constitution will have dire impacts on Florida's economy and quality of life.
Hometown Democracy close to stumbling over finish line
Date:
February 12, 2009
With over 12 months to go, organizers for the so-called ?Hometown Democracy? amendment are now only 46,000 petitions short of reaching the 2010 ballot. Despite three prior failures to reach the ballot, Florida Hometown Democracy finally seems close to stumbling over the finish line.
St. Pete Beach: Troubling developments in a Hometown Democracy testing ground
Date:
February 12, 2009
In 2006, St. Pete Beach became the only city in Florida to adopt a local Hometown Democracy (HD) measure, requiring voter approval for all comprehensive plan changes. Since becoming an HD test case, residents of the small Pinellas County town have endured seemingly endless legal battles, unavoidably chaotic elections, and serious economic setbacks. The local tourism-based economy has stagnated and costly legal and administrative delays have prevented the city from complying with state growth mandates.
HOMETOWN DEMOCRACY FAILS 2008 BALLOT QUALIFICATION
Date:
February 2, 2008
On Friday night, February 1st, the Florida Division of Elections announced the Hometown Democracy amendment had not qualified for the 2008 ballot. This was a successful end to another battle in a war to protect Florida's unique quality-of-life. Floridians for Smarter Growth will remain vigilant and continue to take our message to every Florida voter: Hometown Democracy is bad for hometowns and worse for Democracy.
Hometown's Meltdown?
Date:
December 14, 2007
With just a month left to collect the remaining 200,000-plus signatures they need to qualify, there are signs the wheels may be coming off the Hometown Democracy bandwagon. Floridians for Smarter Growth is meeting them on every Florida street corner - and proof our efforts are stopping Hometown Democracy hit the media this week.
Tallahassee Press Conference Successful!
Date:
November 7, 2007
With just a month left to collect the remaining 200,000-plus signatures they need to qualify, there are signs the wheels may be coming off the Hometown Democracy bandwagon. Floridians for Smarter Growth is meeting them on every Florida street corner - and proof our efforts are stopping Hometown Democracy hit the media this week.
MAKE NO MISTAKE: Hometown wants a vote on every single change!
Date:
September 26, 2007
Part of my role as deputy political director of Floridians for Smarter Growth is to coordinate vital research. While examining Comprehensive Plan Amendments from across the State, I noticed far more technical and text amendments than increased-density amendments. In fact, there are thousands more!
Hometown Democracy Spin Collapses in Tampa Debate
Date:
September 12, 2007
Yesterday, I joined several Floridians for Smarter Growth colleagues on the road to Hillsborough County where we attended the Tampa Bay Business Journal’s Hometown Democracy Debate.
Thank you volunteers
Date:
August 23, 2007
I want to take a minute to thank everyone who came to our office last week to help stuff envelopes full of information packets supporting Floridians for Smarter Growth
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