Hometown Democracy is not a special-interest group but a
grass-roots organization that wants Martin County (and all of Florida)
to be able to tell developers "no" about land use changes that the
politicians and developers keep saying "yes" to. We basically have seen
what it looks like when you bullldoze all the green space and pour
concrete over it.
What good is money if you have to live in a dirty, traffic-jammed town consisting of fast-food joints, banks, and more banks and strip malls? You can experience this in Los Angeles, as that's all you see for hundreds of miles driving from Santa Barbara to San Diego. If that's what Floridians want, then they will vote for it. And that's all we're asking for.
You are the scam, Mr. Ferguson. There are other ways of making business. Why aren't we concentrating on blighted areas that need development instead of bulldozing what little woods we have left? There are plenty of ways to make money other than messing up the nest.
My last note of curiosity is the list of recommended books that were listed as a quick read. The list was a who's who in the extreme left wing of the socialist party.
Steve Surgeont
Hobe Sound