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Florida Chamber files complaint against Hometown Democracy
Source:
The Jacksonville Observer
Date:
July 22, 2010
The Florida Chamber of Commerce filed a complaint with the Florida Elections Commission against Florida Hometown Democracy Inc., the Political Action Committee sponsoring Amendment 4.
The complaint, filed by Adam Babington, vice president of Governmental Affairs with the Chamber, alledges that the group failed to properly comply with state elections law, including failing to report occupational information on all contributions in excess of $100 and using improper disclaimers in political advertising, incluing on the official Amendment 4 website.
The Florida AFL-CIO today announced its opposition to Amendment 4, becoming a part of the unprecedented coalition of more than 280 leading business, civic and labor groups that are working to defeat the measure in November. The Florida AFL-CIO decision reflects an emerging consensus among diverse organizations across the political spectrum that Amendment 4 is will hurt working families.
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Amendment 4's slick campaign will prove costly to Floridians
Source:
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Date:
July 18, 2010
Would you vote to put your neighbor out of work? Would you vote to raise the jobless rate to 15 percent, or higher? Would you vote to make it tougher for small businesses to operate, grow and add jobs in Florida?
This November, Floridians will have the opportunity to vote "no" on Amendment 4 — a Trojan Horse measure that will leave tens of thousands of working-class men and women without a job.
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Growth proposal may choke state's economy
Source:
The Daytona Beach News- Journal
Date:
July 18, 2010
Amendment 4, which will be presented to Florida voters on the November ballot as "Hometown Democracy," is a thinly disguised effort to stifle all development now reviewed and approved by our elected and city officials.
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Davie group promotes town's economic growth
Source:
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Date:
July 17, 2010
Robert Love believes Davie can rebound from the recession quicker than most towns.
The town now boasts its own economic director, a job Davie lacked when it counted most: during the economic real estate boom five years ago.
The folks who are fighting Amendment 4 — which would require that major changes to a city or county comprehensive plan be submitted to a public referendum — are launching a”Rapid Response Team” to knock down what they insist are “half-truths and misinformation” coming from the other side.
“We’ll give you more than just the sound bite – we’ll give you the facts to back it up,” promises No on 4 executive director Ryan Houck.
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Zephyrhills City Council opposes Hometown Democracy amendment
Source:
St. Petersburg Times
Date:
July 14, 2010
ZEPHYRHILLS — The City Council has given Florida Hometown Democracy a big thumbs-down.
The council passed a resolution Monday opposing Amendment 4, a measure on the November ballot that would require voter approval of changes to the local land use plan.
"The term Hometown Democracy sounds exciting, sounds like a good thing," said Todd Vande Berg, the city's director of development. But he said the amendment is a complicated and expensive proposition that could require the city to hold elections on every important decision.
Direct democracy? Why not let people we elected do jobs?
Source:
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Date:
July 12, 2010
SOUTHWEST FLORIDIANS SOON will vote on two important economic development-related issues.
The first is Amendment 4, the Florida Hometown Democracy-sponsored constitutional change, which would require voters' approval for comprehensive land-use plan amendments.
The second is a local initiative that would allow counties to provide ad valorem tax breaks to companies creating local, high-paying jobs.
In politics, creative marketing may be the difference between success and failure. That's why convincing Florida voters to oppose Amendment 4, the so-called ``Florida Hometown Democracy'' constitutional amendment, is no easy task. After all, how could ``Hometown Democracy'' be anything but good for our state?
Those in favor of Amendment 4 say this is in response to the wild unchecked growth we have experienced.
Let's look back. When I arrived in Volusia County in January 1986: Granada was a two-lane road and there was nothing between where Clyde Morris Boulevard is now and I-95. I moved into the county, now part of Ormond Beach, and had two wells for water and a septic tank.
Clyde Morris was extended to Granada, and opened up a corridor for senior housing, doctors' offices and homes.
On State Road A1A, from the Ormond Beach line to Silver Beach, we had a rundown McDonalds, a strip club and a line of mom-and-pop motels (we can thank hurricanes for getting rid of the worst of the motels and hotels).
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