Former House Speaker Jon Mills: Don't Create Chaos in Protection of Natural Resources
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Jon L. Mills is Dean Emeritus of the University of Florida Levin College of Law, where he founded and currently serves as director of the Center for Governmental Responsibility. Mills is the former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives. Among his many legislative accomplishments was the passage of the Growth Management Act.
Former Speaker Mills wrote this guest column to oppose the Legislature's current plan to dismantle the Department of Community Affairs and weaken Florida's growth management process.
After you read his column, please share your thoughts in the comments.
Dismantling Growth Management?
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Several bills moving through the legislature would greatly affect Florida's growth management process. Legislators are considering eliminating the Department of Community Affairs, the agency that works with local communities to help control and manage growth and protect the environment. There is also a bill to make it easier for developers to fill in wetlands and build on them.
Legislators argue the changes will spur economic development. Environmentalists and advocates of smart growth oppose the changes, pointing out the hundreds of thousands of new homes sitting empty and arguing that destroying Florida's environment and encouraging urban sprawl won't attract new jobs, residents or tourists to the state.
What do you think? For more information, visit CIVIC's article.
WKoF initiative: Florida's Green Future
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To protect our natural resources, we need to implement changes in households, companies and government. What are the biggest challenges facing Florida's environment? What ideas do you have for individuals, businesses, and state and local government to help make our future more green?
Share your thoughts here as we kick off "What Kind of Florida Do You Want to Live In?", our ground-breaking, two-year initiative that will mobilize citizens from around the state to come together in shaping policy proposals that can make a real difference in the lives of Floridians. To learn more, visit the What Kind of Florida? homepage.
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