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.
CHARLIE WELLS TO LEAD MANATEE AMMENDMENT BATTLE
Date:
October 23, 2007
(ORLANDO, FL – October 23, 2007) Floridians for Smarter Growth (FSG) today announced Former Manatee County Sheriff Charlie Wells will lead local efforts against the so-called "Hometown Democracy" amendment as the group’s General Chairperson for Manatee County. This countywide appointment by FSG comes as the sixth in just three weeks.
“Sheriff Charlie Wells has dedicated his career to protecting Floridians,” said Mark Wilson, FSG Treasurer and Executive Vice President of the Florida Chamber of Commerce. “Sheriff Wells is a deeply respected leader in law enforcement and the natural choice to lead our campaign in Manatee County.”
“I am seriously concerned that Hometown Democracy will cripple local law enforcement,” Sheriff Wells said. “Voting on everything is a costly proposition funded instead of vital services like emergency response teams, fire prevention units and police.”
“I have dedicated my career to keeping the residents of Manatee County safe,” explained Sheriff Wells
PHILLIP HOWELL TO LEAD PENSACOLA AMENDMENT FIGHT
Date:
October 11, 2007
(ORLANDO, FL - October 11, 2007) Pensacola attorney Phillip Howell has joined the fight against the so-called Hometown Democracy amendment in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, according to Floridians for Smarter Growth (FSG). As the group’s new General Chairperson for the Pensacola area, Mr. Howell will lead the local campaign to defeat the proposed constitutional amendment.
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
Notes from the Trail: 7 Days of Momentum
Date:
August 11, 2007
As we wrap up another week of community meetings throughout the state, it seems that FSG has defied the law of diminishing returns and more than doubled the size of its local coalition in only 7 days.
Hometown's Double Standard
Date:
August 10, 2007
St. Pete Times' Steve Bosquet wrote an interesting story on the revocation rule wrangling. Funny thing: Hometown’s cofounder Ross Burnaman exposed the rule to the 150-day adjustment himself. He's a lawyer, so he appealed it in the first place. And it backfired.
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