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The hand-wringing of newspaper editorial pages continues over the promised demise of the Department of Community Affairs, the State’s growth oversight agency. Of course, the media lied through their teeth about Amendment 4, and now it’s back to business as usual.One break from the usual bad news, Floridians have a unique opportunity to give themselves and future generations a remarkable gift. A proposal is being floated to turn 150,000 acres north of Lake Okeechobee into a refuge. Read Read more

Amendment 4 would have given Florida residents that seat at the table.,http://www.pnj.com/article/20110124/OPINION/101240301/Room-at-the-table-Room at the table?January 24, 2011 Gov. Rick Scott last week continued his campaign mantra about bringing jobs to Florida, and was echoed by legislative leaders. We're with them.But not if they intend to give away the store.Speaking to reporters and editors in Tallahassee last week, Scott said "my job is to sit down with business leaders every day and Read more

http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/nov/29/activists-fear-developer-bias-on-planning-commissi/news-breaking/Activists fear developer bias on planning commissionBy MIKE SALINERO The Tampa Tribune Published: November 29, 2010TAMPA - When the Florida Legislature created the Hillsborough City-County Planning Commission in 1959, the idea was to have an independent board, free of political pressure, to make recommendations on land-use changes. But recent appointments to the commission and a new Read more

http://www.tampabay.com/news/localgovernment/judge-rules-against-city-in-st-pete-beach-development-dispute/1136979Judge rules against city in St. Pete Beach development dispute By Sheila Mullane Estrada, Times Correspondent Monday, November 29, 2010 ST. PETE BEACH — A voter-approved comprehensive plan — the legal guide for all development and redevelopment within the city — has been declared invalid.Pasco-Pinellas Circuit Court Judge David Demers ruled against the city Wednesday in a Read more

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