AMENDMENT IV

Amendment IV

Amendment IV

Introduction

Amendment 4, the proposed "Hometown Democracy" amendment to the Florida Constitution which will appear on the November ballot, would bring chaos, confusion, and economic deterioration to the State of Florida (Roskin Cord Medeiros 2009).Amendment 4 means higher property taxes and higher costs for all working families. Under Amendment 4, local governments would be required to hold expensive referenda on hundreds, and in some cases thousands, of comprehensive plan amendments every year.What does Amendment 4 mean?

The truth is this "vote on everything" amendment will make affairs worse. Amendment 4 would lead to short-term conceiving and piecemeal planning which ...