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Yes this video sucks. It is halting and the sound is bad (works better on a smart phone). I had to re-record it because the original was so low you could hardly hear it. But, I URGE you to watch this video of Carl Hiaasen talking about Amendment 4 which is on the November ballot -- A.K.A. Florida Hometown Democracy Amendment.
Carl Hiaasen is one of my heroes.
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This is awsome! Thanks!
Excellent video (for the content ;->). My initial reaction upon hearing about the amendment was a natural: "YES" - and although I am inclined to vote YES for this in November, I still have some concerns about it. One of the arguments against is that if this passes, the current state of public apathy towards development will nullify EVERY SINGLE development proposal, and that nothing will go through, which in turn will slow development to a crawl, cost jobs, no progress, etc etc. I happen to think that there MIGHT be some small truth to this. I live on the edge of the UDB and am worried that they'll put a Walmart 2 blocks away from me. I have to face reality that I should have known what I was getting myself into when I chose a development surrounded by wide open spaces... one day it is going to happen. If this passes and we get a say, I can definitely look into my soul and say I would vote everything they want to build there with NO. Perhaps there should be a mitigating factor to also balance the public apathy, like require a minimum turnout percentage of the public MUST vote for / against something before it is affected. You just can't have a handful of people from a neighborhood veto everything.
You are misusing the word apathy. That would mean they didn't care - and thus wouldn't vote.
i like how he talks about how the procedure that would be required be amendment 4 -- a referendum --has been studied and proven to lead to better policies and outcomes with respect to the three major components of sprawl -- lack of density and mixed-use, and abundance of highway miles -- thus dramatically improving people's lives. OH WAIT, NO, AMENDMENT 4 IS A PROCEDURAL SHOT IN THE DARK!!! A PURE GUESSING GAME!!!
yesterday i had an interesting conversation with an amendment 4 supporter (who has a PhD in planning, which becomes important later in the story). i asked him if there are any studies linking referenda with better policy outcomes, and he said there aren't but he would write one if i paid him. i replied that, if amendment 4 would help so many people, its supporters might want to establish that link for free. his response was "i have a PhD, what's your credential?" strange, isn't "elitist hired gun" supposed to apply to amendment 4 OPPONENTS?
Sorry lee allen this is not a democracy. if people want to read stuff against HTD they can find it themselves elsewhere. I am not doing their job for them.
Go here and listen. You can click "share" and put it up on your facebook or myspace pages.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8v4GYQ-rkdI
Lee,
If this passes, we can always amend where it falls short. It is a good first step.
amendment 4 is a short-sighted, irrational, cynical, selfish, borderline misanthropic step.
....SAID THE DEVELOPER.
During my almost 3 decades of zoning/land use, I learned a valuable lesson. People will support a change that ENHANCES their neighborhood. They will oppose a project that is not compatable with the area, degrades it and causes loss of value of their most expensive investment (much like the current system has done). Moral: If FHD passes developers will be forced to work with the community. This is not a bad thing and should have been the case all along. People are not NIMBY per se, they are NIMBY bad projects. FHD will now force developers to communicate with the neighbors, not just line the pockets of politicians. What a concept for better building.
Thank you, previous anon. Perfectly said.
Tonight at the UEL Dinner honoring Katy, there was a call for someone to start a 501-C3 "Friends of Planning" organization. Too funny. Hey, maybe that is a good idea.
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