RENE FLOWERS TO LEAD PINELLAS AMENDMENT FIGHT
Date:
December 21, 2007
(ORLANDO, FL – December 21, 2007) Floridians for Smarter Growth (FSG) today announced St. Petersburg Council Member Rene Flowers will lead the fight against the so-called Hometown Democracy amendment as the group’s General Chairperson for Pinellas County. Ms. Flowers joins a growing coalition of regional leadership recently announced by FSG.
JOHN WHEELER TO LEAD COLUMBIA COUNTY AMENDMENT FIGHT
Date:
January 15, 2008
Floridians for Smarter Growth (FSG) today announced that John Wheeler, Vice President of The Wheeler Agency, Inc., will lead the fight against the so-called Hometown Democracy amendment as the group's General Chairperson for Columbia County. With the addition of Mr. Wheeler, FSG has completed its first phase of appointing key County Chairs throughout the state.
HOMETOWN DEMOCRACY FAILS AND FLORIDA DODGES A BULLET
Date:
February 1, 2008
STATEMENT BY MARK WILSON FOR FLORIDIANS FOR SMARTER GROWTH
"Tonight it is clear: Hometown Democracy fell short again and did not submit enough signed petitions to qualify for a 2008 vote. This marks the third time the "Vote on Everything" amendment failed to make the ballot. Florida once again dodged a bullet, but voters will likely see one more ricochet because the bullet will be on the ballot in 2010.
THANK YOU from Floridians for Smarter Growth
Date:
February 5, 2008
Dear FSG Supporter:
It's just halftime for Hometown Democracy, and Floridians are only up by three. But the anti-growth amendment will not be on the 2008 ballot, due in no small part to your support, time and effort. As executive director of Floridians for Smarter Growth, I'm writing to thank you for backing our battle to defeat the paid signature drive for the "Vote on Everything" amendment.
FSG APPOINTS NEW DIRECTOR FOR HOMETOWN FIGHT
Date:
February 26, 2008
(ORLANDO, FL - February 26, 2007) Floridians for Smarter Growth (FSG) today announced that Ryan Houck, the group's political director, would replace executive director Michael Caputo as head of the statewide campaign to defeat Hometown Democracy. With Hometown Democracy leaders avowed to push on to the 2010 ballot, FSG enters a new phase to assure the smarter growth message is heard across Florida.
FLORIDA SIERRA CHAPTER HAS MORE ANSWERING TO DO
Date:
April 3, 2008
Although the Sierra Club's national board took the unprecedented step of suspending all 27 members of the Florida Chapter's executive committee, important questions regarding the decisions of the state organization remain unanswered.
(ORLANDO, FL - June 6, 2008) In November 2006, St. Pete Beach became the only city in Florida to pass a local Hometown Democracy measure, requiring voter approval for all land use plan changes. Since becoming the state's test case, residents of the small Pinellas County town have endured seemingly endless legal battles, unavoidably chaotic elections, and serious economic setbacks.
HOMETOWN DEMOCRACY SCRAMBLES TO COLLECT PETITIONS
Date:
July 24, 2008
(ORLANDO, FL ? July 24, 2008) For a group that says it has already submitted enough petitions, Florida Hometown Democracy is spending a lot of time and money paying for more. An e-mail from Hometown Democracy leader John Hedrick confirms that the initiative campaign is now paying $3 per signature in a desperate attempt to collect 611,009 petitions before a possible court date in August. Although amendment leaders claimed they had already submitted enough petitions, their frantic effort to collect more signatures proves otherwise.
JUDGE UPHOLDS PETITION DEADLINE
Date:
August 29, 2008
(ORLANDO, FL - August 29, 2008) US District Judge Stephen Mickle today told the lawyers running the so-called "Hometown Democracy" campaign that he would not overturn state constitutional requirements in order to put their amendment on the November, 2008 ballot.
Dear Mr. Burnaman: "Power to the people?"
Date:
October 6, 2008
Mr. Burnaman:
Following a referendum in 2006, an appeals court made Hometown Democracy the law of the land in St. Pete Beach.
As the co-founder of Florida Hometown Democracy, you seemed eager to approve of the ruling, saying, "I think the appeals court got it right: All political power is inherent in the people."
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