ROBERT WHITE TO LEAD JACKSONVILLE AMENDMENT FIGHT
Date:
October 9, 2007
(ORLANDO, FL - October 9, 2007) Floridians for Smarter Growth (FSG) today announced that Compass Bank President Robert White will lead the fight against the so-called Hometown Democracy amendment as the group’s General Chairperson for Jacksonville. The Duval County-wide appointment was the third announced by the campaign to defeat the proposed amendment to the Florida constitution.
SAM KILLEBREW TO LEAD POLK COUNTY AMENDMENT BATTLE
Date:
October 4, 2007
(ORLANDO, FL - October 4, 2007) Floridians for Smarter Growth (FSG) today announced Florida Strategic Group Partner Sam Killebrew will lead local efforts against the so-called “Hometown Democracy” amendment as the group’s General Chairperson for Polk County. The announcement was FSG’s second key regional leadership appointment in just two days.
CAROLE GREEN TO LEAD LEE-COLLIER AMENDMENT FIGHT
Date:
October 2, 2007
(ORLANDO, FL - October 2, 2007) Floridians for Smarter Growth (FSG) today announced former State Rep. Carole Green will fight against the so-called Hometown Democracy amendment as the group’s General Chairperson for Lee and Collier counties. In announcing the former Secretary of Elder Affairs as its first regional leadership appointment, FSG advanced a key strategy: establishing active county and municipal organizations to beat the ballot box planning proposal.
“Lee and Collier counties are key battlegrounds in this fight for Florida’s future,” said FSG Treasurer Mark Wilson, executive vice president of the Florida Chamber of Commerce. “Nobody knows that landscape like Carole and she brings a unique perspective on how Hometown Democracy will impact Floridians’ health care.”
“Hometown Democracy is just unworkable, considering the huge taxpayer expense and overload that accompanies voting a few hundred of times each year,” Ms. Green said. “I am pleased to lead FSG’s Lee-Collier e
HOMETOWN DEMOCRACY GADFLY BUSTED IN POMPANO
Date:
August 9, 2007
(ORLANDO, FL) - Extremist activist Joyce Tarnow, called a "gadfly" by the ST. PETERSBURG TIMES, was arrested outside a supermarket in Pompano Beach in July, according to an August 8th TIMES report. Tarnow, who is no stranger to controversy, said she plans to challenge the arrest in the courts - and plans to break the law again.
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