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Hometown Democracy Update
Published: Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Hometown Democracy is Hurting Towns
I recently received this information, I thought it to be to important not to pass along.
By now, many of you have heard the story of what happened in St. Pete Beach after it became the first city in Florida to adopt a local version of Amendment 4. It's former mayor shared with Florida the struggles his community has experienced since it adopted that amendment:
Hurting towns and democracy
By WARD FRISZOLOWSKI Special To The Tampa Tribune
The Tampa Tribune
Published: October 20, 2009
In 2006, my hometown of St. Pete Beach became the first community in Florida to adopt a local version of Amendment 4 requiring a vote on every proposed change to the town's comprehensive plan, no matter how small or technical.
Since the measure was passed, the residents of St. Pete Beach have endured endless lawsuits and seen little progress. Even die-hard disciples of Amendment 4 have since converted back to common sense.
Link to More Information:
http://www.onevoiceforflorida.com/forums/thread/21ee3963-6e60-4f69-9e26-bb59e5f19d7f/1
I have asked Ryan Houck, Executive Director from Floridians for Smart Growth, to present to the group at our first meeting in January.
It is critical that you are involved in our local and regional "Floridians for Smarter Growth" campaign committees to stop Amendment 4. We are almost 12 months from election day, and now is the time to get involved.
Regards,
Jack Barnhart
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