Give Local Voters a Say on Major Developments � Tangerine, Florida

Give Local Voters a Say on Major Developments � Tangerine, Florida

Give Local Voters a Say on Major Developments

by tangerineflorida

By PAMELA WINCHESTER , GUEST EDITORIAL
Sometimes, when the political system gets corrupted and out of touch, citizens need to step in to restore proper balance — and that’s what Hometown Democracy Amendment 4 will do. We are a nonpartisan citizen’s movement that is all about empowering ordinary Floridians like you and me. With Amendment 4, we’re simply saying: Give us citizens a seat at the table — a chance to vote. We’re the ones who pay our tax dollars to extend the services like schools, hospitals, police, fire, water, sewer and roads to all these new developments that politicians keep approving left and right. We should get a vote before we’re forced to pay.
Everywhere you drive you see empty strip malls and foreclosed subdivisions, yet politicians are still approving more development daily. Think about it: Even if no one’s living or working in those ghost buildings, all of us in the county still have to pay for their services, and that means higher