Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Blackner letter to the Editor on Florida Hometown Democracy

Read the Letter to the Editor in today's Palm Beach Post by Lesley Blackner.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Lynn: folks are not too savvy, however, Comp. Plans were implemented, done, whatever to protect the existing zoning that existed before they, the big developers put their supposed honest , moral, elected by the people to represent our towns and communities and counties. Comp plans are in Charters, that then get changed when developers want more than that land was zoned for or intended. For example, X city manager Hooper, who was a partner with PEC CORPORATION , annexed via the last Mayor Schmidt, those acres west of 95. The people do not know and did not know, that it was only one home for 20 acres, and the sneaky bunch, developers, council, lawyers, county reps., builders assns., chambers of commerce, realtors pulled the wool over the people, and then in came Restorations and had the rules, all changed. That land to put it mildly is swamp, and they do not and will not put in the infrastructure and the people do not know it. Matter of fact, many towns are dropping permits to mere dollars. Matter of fact, all that land out there that they supposedly purchased for big bucks, only pays less in taxes than I pay on my appraised value home of $153,000.00. The deal re a comp plan, when they buy it, they knew what it was zoned for, and they orchestrate from there. Also, when the Miami Corp bought that land it was only for logging, and wallah, then they hire the Storches and the Henderson and that big firm they all banded with, and the cancer go's on like with representatives and senators and this jerk Houck, and all the other groups calling themselves whatever, carol p.s., the best one on this comp plan, all I can say, is they,,,,,,the opposition, C stands for "CON" " O " STANDS FOR "OPPOSITION" --" m " "MONEY" " P " PIRATES. PLANS, SO IT IS CON THE OPPOSITION OUT OF MONEY TO PIRATE THE PLAN. . WORDS LIKE PLUNTER,PITEABLE, ETC, IN ESSENCE COMP PLANS WERE SET UP AS A RULE IN CHARTERS, BUT THEN ALONG CAME MASS DEVELOPERS. PRISONS COULD BE A BETTER PLACE FOR THEM ALL DECEIVING THE PEOPLE, GOING TO GO, MY RANTING TIME IS OVER., HA., CAS

Anonymous said...

Growth in Florida is out of control and corrupt.When billions of dollars are at stake, greed ,and not common sense or quality of life,reigns supreme. I've often said that Florida Hometown Democracy doesn't rock the boat of corrupt ,developer run government in Florida.Florida Hometown Democracy TIPS THE BOAT OVER !Imagine,elected officials that actually have to answer to and pay attention to their constituents.It's ironic that uncontrolled developer greed brought Florida to it's knees and that another act of sheer greed ( SB 360,recently passed by Gridlock Charlie Crist )was so over the top that it actually woke people up and energized them to say"Enough is enough "!Thanks, Charlie,and too bad about your non existent political career. Katie Mcgiveron