In November we featured a popular post about the proposed Florida Hometown Democracy constitutional amendment that would (if passed) have required voter approval for comprehensive plan changes in any given jurisdiction. We vehemently opposed and continue to oppose this amendment as it would seriously inhibit Florida’s growth, both in the economic sense as well as […]
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During a recent stroll down South Beach’s Lincoln Road, a pedestrian street known for its shopping, I contemplated the sound and the fury circulating about the supposed harsh recession underway. One would imagine that during hard times, or even the threat of hard times, retail activity would be much diminished. And such a narrative would […]
Some may argue that the right of an individual to develop his own property as he sees fit is constricted enough, given current zoning codes and regulations. While there is certainly room for disagreement on the issue, there is a new constitutional amendment in the pipeline that promises to choke our quasi-free market real estate […]