State Growth Management Dead
As expected, Governor Scott signed into law HB 7207. We are now faced with no checks and balances on local government decisions. The ability of citizens to challenge local decisions is almost gone and rural lands are now open for sprawling development. Our elected representatives and the Governor have been very thorough.
We thank our members who wrote, called and emailed the Governor urging him not to sign this bill and asking him instead to create a bi-partisan committee to reform growth management. Please click on the link below for a very interesting analysis of a bill that will go down in infamy
St. Petersburg Times -- An obituary for Florida Growth Management, June 5, 2011
Local governments will soon restructure their planning and development processes to reflect the new law. Without the former protections that were in place our local vigilance to amendments on growth plans is more relevant than ever before.
As always, we look forward to hearing from our members on these matters. Please do not hesitate to contact us.
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