Florida's Land-Use Corruption
Here are news stories that detail a rogue's gallery of corrupt Florida politicians and developers who use big profits to push more and more overbuilding, the kind of crazy growth that Amendment 4 will allow voters to have a say about. According to a Department of Justice study, for the 10 years ending in 2007, Florida had more public corruption cases than any other state in the nation.
They are accused of helping crooked developers cut their school impact fees by $500,000. While Broward County Commissioner Stacy Ritter remains under investigation for her involvement with dirty developers Bruce and Shawn Chait, she wrote on her Facebook pagethat their gift... Let's start with "Nervous Nelly," AKA Patricia Atkins-Grad, the suspended Tamarac commissioner who has already been charged with bribery and unlawful compensation in the case involving dirty... Koons was arrested for pressuring opponents of a mangrove preserve project in the Lake Worth Lagoon that he had been pushing for years. The father-and-son development team at the center of Broward County’s corruption scandal have another new role – icon for why state voters should support Amendment 4 in November. Another chapter in the saga of Broward County Bribery "R" Us The Chaits are the father-and-son team of Bruce and Shawn, who tried to convert a former golf course in Tamarac into a development. Approving these types of projects can make politicians weak in... While this election season plays out, let's not forget what all these candidates are vying for. A chance to slop up free steaks and drinks at premiere restaurants from lobbyists and companies... Just days before developers Bruce and Shawn Chait are scheduled to plead guilty to criminal charges that they bribed local politicians, new details emerged Monday about related public corruption... In a Department of Justice tally covering the last decade, Florida wins by its sheer number of guilty. Jim McGovern’s Aug. 4 letter about Florida Hometown Democracy Amendment 4 ignored the sad reality of political corruption in Florida: Amendment 4 is one way to get some oversight.
NOVEMBER 2ND, 2010
Remember to Vote Yes on 4 and remind all your friends to join you.
Election Night statement of Lesley Blackner, president, Florida Hometown Democracy ‣
NOVEMBER 2ND, 2010
We are obviously disappointed in the apparent outcome of the referendum on...
Beached Miami: Why younger voters should say Yes on 4 ‣
OCTOBER 27TH, 2010
To save the environment and provide stability for housing prices, younger...
Beached Miami: Why younger voters should say Yes on 4 ‣
OCTOBER 27TH, 2010
To save the environment and provide stability for housing prices, younger...
Pensacola News-Journal: Yes on 4 puts control in your hands ‣
OCTOBER 23RD, 2010
A former planning board member says a vote for Amendment 4 will regain...
Lee Bidgood Jr.,: The Case for Amendment 4 ‣
OCTOBER 13TH, 2010
Powerful developers claim they can cure our economic woes by developing more...
Ben Rich: Break control of the developers ‣
OCTOBER 18TH, 2010
Here are some facts. As a former St. Johns County commissioner, I know these...
PBP: Amendment 4 forces honesty on politicians ‣
OCTOBER 9TH, 2010
PBP: Amendment 4 forces honesty on politicians
New York Times: Florida Voters Enter Battle on Growth ‣
SEPTEMBER 28TH, 2010
Lesley Blackner drove through a maze of condominium towers, rarely...
Fox News: Florida, the vacant home state? ‣
SEPTEMBER 24TH, 2010
Douglas Kennedy reports from overbuilt developments in Florida in his...
Sun-Sentinel: Lion Country Safari development increase creates road for Amendment 4 ‣
SEPTEMBER 7TH, 2010
Lion Country Safari on Aug. 30 convinced the Palm Beach County Commission to...
The Keynoter newspaper endorses Amendment 4 ‣
OCTOBER 19TH, 2010
The news source in the Florida Keys says growth issues in the sensitive Keys...
Lee Bidgood Jr.,: The Case for Amendment 4 ‣
OCTOBER 13TH, 2010
Powerful developers claim they can cure our economic woes by developing more...
