The Amendment 4 rally against the developer fundraiser yesterday was a pretty good example of the David vs. Goliath fight this is turning into. On the one side we had multi-millionaire Wayne Huizenga, who drove by us to valet his big shiny black car as he laughed and waved at us. They had the expensive restaurant with fancy martinis. We were standing out in the street. We had ragtag people and signs, they had slick banners and people dressed to the T. Who do you think represents the people on this issue? I hope you are not going to let their money buy your vote against Amendment 4 because they have plenty of that on their side: MONEY. And, they will make the issue all about money and time: They will say implementing it will cost the government too much money and take up too much of your time. Neither is true. Don't believe their hype. Just look at them, do you really think they want to help you? Greedy bastards.
Hit read more to see more photos.
8 comments:
Not hype. Lies.
Everyone has knows and has seen by now what developers and their political allies have done to Miami-Dade county. It ain't pretty and will only get worse as this behavior continues. Ammendment 4 has a very good chance of passing as us every folk are sick and tired of past practices.
The confused and dumbed-down electorate are easily confused - I swear I'm giving up entirely on anything turning out correctly ever again, especially in Florida, where today, Rick Scott is leading in the polls to be our next Governor. I do appreciate those that were able to demonstrate against the corrupted and monied interests but I'm just about ready to throw my hands in the air and say "fuggetit"..
If Ammendment 4 does not pass it will be business as usual in S. Florida and developers and elected officials will continue to degrade our quality of life as special interest and big money reap the benefits of uncontrolled growth and urban sprawl.
Business leaders, neighborhood activists clash over growth amendment
June 09, 2010|By Scott Wyman, Sun Sentinel
FORT LAUDERDALE —
As business executives gathered Wednesday at a downtown restaurant to raise money to fight a ballot initiative that requires public votes on development, slow-growth activists picketed outside.
The business leaders sought to raise more than $250,000 over hors d'oeuvres inside YOLO Restaurant. Outside on Las Olas Boulevard, the neighborhood activists charged Florida is the victim of runaway development and that voters need to take direct control of land-use decisions.
It's the start of what both sides expect to be an intense campaign over the next five months. Amendment 4, which is also known as Florida Hometown Democracy, would require voter approval of changes in local comprehensive plans that say what kind of growth can take place and where.
The Broward Workshop, a group of top local business leaders, held the YOLO fundraiser to pay for a local advertising and education campaign and chipped in $100,000.
OK, I am an "us", so I promise to hang my suits up for a while. I don't want to be confused as a "them". Maybe we should have t-shirts that say "us" - or maybe "we the people" . Yeah, I think I want to be a "we".
I’m a 6th generation Floridian on my mother’s side and 5th on my father’s side. My ancestors came to Florida before statehood.
We have had enough development in Florida. It’s time the voters wake up and put the brakes on. Hometown Democracy’s Amendment 4 will put the matter into the right hands--the people who are affected.
Lovett E. Williams, Jr., PhD
Wildlife Ecologist
As a former elected county commissioner (who didn't take the money or drink the coolaid), I believe that Florida Hometown Democracy is the only hope that the taxpayers have as protection against the rising costs of infrastructure. The present situation of political corruption by the mega-growth industry is not morally defensible. Growth for growths (greeds) sake is the defense offered by a cancer cell. Unfortunately, approval of FHDA will trigger the developer lackeys in Tallahassee to repeal the Growth Management Act. Developers get what they pay for, especially from the seats of their elected development lapdogs in the Senate, House and Governors Mansion.
Post a Comment