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PLF holds webchat on Florida proposal to tighten land-use controls

October 22, 2010 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Author:  Paul J. Beard II Today, PLF moderated a Web chat on Amendment 4, which will appear on next month's ballot in Florida.  If passed, Amendment 4 would modify the Florida Constitution to require a popular vote, by referendum, before a local government could adopt a new comprehensive land use plan or amend an existing … ...

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Florida anti-growth initiative (Amendment 4) goes down in defeat

November 04, 2010 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Author: Alan DeSerio Florida voters were faced this week with a myriad of ballot choices affecting the future of the State. One of them was Amendment 4. Draped with banners of "home town democracy," the proposal seemed innocuous enough, promising to give "the people" the ability to control future growth in Florida.  ...