Amendment 4: Don't follow in town's disastrous footsteps
Source:
Orlando Sentinel
Date:
June 18, 2010
In November, Florida voters will decide the fate of Amendment 4, a proposal to change our state constitution. A little more than three years ago, my town — St. Pete Beach — narrowly adopted a local version of this idea.
It has been an unqualified disaster.
Independent gubernatorial candidate Bud Chiles said Thursday that he’s opposed to Amendment 4, which would require voter approval before changes in local comprehensive plans, a measure aimed at curbing runaway growth.
Proposed Constitutional Amendment 4 is a real conundrum
Source:
Miami's Community News - South Miami News
Date:
June 16, 2010
Proposed Florida Constitutional Amendment 4, known as "The Growth Amendment," is a complex issue requiring voters to decide how much control they wish to take back from their government. To vote for the amendment is to say that we do not trust the very people we elect to act on our behalf.
Hometown Democracy Founder Apologizes for Racial Remark
Source:
The Daytona Beach News- Journal
Date:
June 9, 2010
Hometown Democracy leader says she’s sorry for ’step & fetch it’ e-mail
Source:
Palm Beach Post
Date:
June 7, 2010
In a public email dated May 13, 2010 to the Volusia County Council of Governments, Amendment 4 president and author, Lesley Blackner, referred to the group as "step & fetch it"-a term that is historically synonymous with degrading, racial stereotypes.
Naples trims back its land-use plan in preparation for Hometown Democracy
Source:
Naples Daily News
Date:
June 5, 2010
Amendment 4 debate to heat Tuesday up at DeLand forum
Source:
West Volusia Beacon
Date:
June 4, 2010
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