These so-called "Sensible Growth" initiatives are a travesty! Any freedom-loving American like you, Pat, should be strongly opposed to these fascists! If their initiatives become law YOUR private property rights will be largely taken away, and you can forget about any developer EVER getting permission to build a marina or public boat docks in Florida again. Their first proposal is that every comp plan change has to go before the voters in a referendum. This flies in the face of the basic concept of representative government (we are a Republic, NOT a Democracy because the Founding Fathers were smart enough to realize that was the ONLY way to make the system work). This "mob rule" will shut down new development and will pretty much put the home building industry out of business and drive the price of existing homes so high that no working people will EVER be able to afford them (it's bad enough already!). Sure, the equity in your and my house will go up, but at the cost of somebody else's FREEDOM!!!!! Their second proposal is for a "Super Majority" vote of any government entity before any new zoning or development can be approved. That means in most cities and counties the old farts only have to threaten or bribe two councilmen or commissioners to get their way instead of a majority. Again, it undermines the basic intent of representative government! Don't be fooled, Pat! There is nothing "sensible" about these proposals. It is nothing more than a bunch of old geezers who's attitude is "I got mine, screw everybody else!" Sure, we all hate the crowds and traffic, but that is the price we pay for CHOOSING to live here, and for the blessing of living in a FREE COUNTRY where other people are equally free to CHOOSE to live here!!! Private property rights are ESSENTIAL in a free society, and must be protected! Feel free to forward this to whomever you wish. - Jim