Department of Community Affairs Secretary Tom Pelham has stated:
“The local plan (Comprehensive Plan) is constantly changing, offers little stability or predictability, and has diminished credibility with the public. Instead of the 10- or 20-year visions they were supposed to represent, local comprehensive plans are in danger of becoming little more than six-month suggestions. It is not surprising that many citizens have lost faith in the ability of local comprehensive plans to control growth and development.”
So, what can we do?
Let the voters decide how they want their community to look. Support Florida Hometown Democracy in 2010. Don't allow builders and those who support run-away growth to dictate what WE want. Changes to Comp Plans should be agreed to by the citizens who live in that community, not just a chosen political few on Planning and Zoning Boards.
