Letters to editor

Here are some facts. As a former St. Johns County commissioner, I know these things to be true.

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PBP: Amendment 4 forces honesty on politicians

St. Augustine Record: Amendment 4 gives citizens a new vote

Amendment 4 would give public a say

Why not put voters in charge?

Instead of the “World’s Most Beautiful Beaches,” we locals are confronted with a concrete canyon, denied a view of the “emerald-green Gulf waters” except through the...

Florida Hometown Democracy's Amendment 4 is a very simple solution to the unrestrained over-building that has increased our hefty tax burden, limited the creation of new, better-paying employment...

A large number of our Flagler Beach residents are strongly involved in preserving our environment, and, thus, are sincerely opposed to the anti-amendment votes of three commissioners and the two...

Amendment 4 will give the public a voice in how their communities are developed, a voice they do not now have.

It gives citizens options to better manage their community’s land-use plan. It will not raise property taxes or drive jobs from our state.

Often local government is much more effective when citizens can have a check on their local elected officials in a more direct way.

.If you want the right to decide for yourself whether you are going to have to pony up more tax dollars out of your pocket for the increasedmillage rates that result from more huge...

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. Florida...

By Kathy Marsh, Gainesville AlachuaCountyToday.com Support for Amendment 4   August 08, 2010   In response to the Alachua County Today article on Amendment 4 that ran...

By John Wesley White, Sarasota HeraldTribune.com Saturday, August 7, 2010   Letters to Editor Amendment 4's utility I appreciate the concerns raised by guest...

By Mary Gehring, Ocala Ocala.com IN YOUR OPINION Letters to the editor Wednesday, August 4, 2010   Vote yes on 4 Why should you vote for Amendment 4 in...

Daytona Beach News Journal July 29, 2010   Plenty of room to grow By RONALD RICHARDSON, Ormond Beach   In his July 18 column, Howard Tipton misstates the purpose of Amendment...

By George Niemann TampaBayNewspapers Wednesday, July 28, 2010   Friszolowski comments no major surprise   Editor: It’s no...

By George Niemann, Dover St. Petersburg Times Sunday, July 25, 2010   St. Petersburg's decoy land use plan shows need for Amendment 4. Decoy "plan" is an insult to...

By Jane Padgett, Green Cove Springs Clay Today July 22, 2010   Don't believe attacks on Amendment 4 I am writing in reference to a recent guest column denouncing...

Daytona Beach News-Journal   Give the people power   By JEFF BOYLE, Ormond Beach   July 22, 2010   In response to Howard Tipton's suggestion that the Hometown...

St. Augustine.com July 14, 2010   George Olsen   Amendment 4 benefits community decision-making Editor: As reporter Brandon Larrabee wrote June 18, the Florida Legislature...

Daytona Beach News-Journal July 7, 2010   Taking control of growth By TONY GOUDIE, Ponce Inlet   I write in response to your editorial in the June 24 edition of The ...