Vote NO to Amendment 4 on November 2

The supporters of Amendment 4 would say that it gives the voters more say in how municipalities, in which they pay taxes, are developed. At first glance it seems like a reasonable propositon to allow the public more voice in how their cities and towns are built. Passing of this amendment could actually have disastrous consequences that could halt worthy projects throughtout the state.

We consistently have a very poor turn-out to vote in our country. The voters that consistently show up are those people that are voting against something. The content, working population, despite efforts to change that, do not make voting a priority. It makes sense to see that with all the additional elections this amendment will require, only those opposed to projects will vote. "Passage of Amendment 4 could lead to hundreds, if not thousands, of extra elections that would cost $44.6 million to $83.4 million statewide, Florida TaxWatch said in a briefing released Tuesday."

"Our nation’s founding fathers and Florida TaxWatch have long warned against 'hyper-democracy' and its threat to our republic form of government. The current process to amend comp plans is already accessible and open to the public. The voters currently hold elected officials responsible for their actions in amending comp plans."

Florida TaxWatch expressed concerns about jobs s well."Amendment 4 would stymie business formation and expansion as higher costs would emerge for approved commercial and residential investment. Future development in the state will be further deterred, as potential and existing industry would face uncertainty and longer waiting periods as a result of the required elections under Amendment 4," the group said.

“With Amendment 4, you are putting a roadblock in place,” Debbie Orshefsky, co-chair of the national environmental and land development practice at law firm Greenberg Traurig, said during the Business Journal's Aug. 6 Critical Conversation about Amendment 4. “The public is very parochial. The public is going to think of ‘what is good in my backyard?’”

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