"HOMETOWN DEMOCRACY" AMENDMENT TO APPEAR ON BALLOT, GROUP CLAIMS
Date:
June 8, 2009
Under the banner of Floridians for Smarter Growth, the business community is ready for battle
(ORLANDO, FL - June 8, 2009) The radical Hometown Democracy proposal failed to reach the ballot in 2004, 2006 and 2008. However, interest groups bankrolling the would-be constitutional amendment now claim that they have collected enough signatures to reach the ballot in 2010.
FSG: Status Update
Date:
June 2, 2009
Dear Fellow Floridian:
At the time I write this letter, Florida Hometown Democracy has submitted 689,819 valid petitions. This number accounts for all revoked signatures and places Hometown Democracy ahead of the total signature threshold.
MEMO: Hometown Democracy nearing signature requirement
Date:
April 27, 2009
HOMETOWN DEMOCRACY IS NEARING THE SIGNATURE REQUIREMENT. THE TIME FOR ACTION IS NOW.
Hometown Democracy is a proposal to amend Florida's constitution. If passed by the voters, it would require that hundreds of local land use changes be decided by referendum. Local test cases prove that this proposal will cost taxpayers untold millions in legal fees and election costs. Designed to permanently freeze economic growth, Hometown Democracy would slow Florida's economic recovery and permanently damage our state's business climate.
FLORIDA SUPREME COURT RULES ON SMARTER PETITION
Date:
December 18, 2008
(ORLANDO, FL - December 18, 2008) The Florida Supreme Court today gave the green light to a constitutional amendment proposed by Floridians for Smarter Growth. The decision - agreeing that the Smarter Growth Petition meets all legal requirements - is a major win for business leaders who have supported the Floridians for Smarter Growth petition as a more reasonable alternative to the so-called "Hometown Democracy" amendment.
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."
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.
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.
(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.
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.
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.
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