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A delicate balance of power curbs abuses

Volusia County's Plan to Limit Growth Fails

People with power can hijack proposals or people with power can prevent injustices against private property owners. A delicate balance of power exists to curb abuses, but too often the balance of power is absent.

Giving any organization or government entity too much power often leads to corruption and is NOT worth the risk to private property rights. Please vote against and resist ANY attempt to set up a controlling body, both good and bad, that has the power to establish rules and regulations governing private property rights.

Volusia's plan to limit growth exposes the true intent of various organizations and government bodies seeking to control private property rights and warrants strict scrutiny. The County Council says the ambitious plan had been changed dramatically. County Council members reluctantly killed an ambitious and controversial proposal for new growth limits in Volusia but pledged to work hard on an alternate plan called "smart growth." Citizens beware of feel-good proposals called "smart growth."

Thursday's vote marked the final blow for so-called urban growth boundaries, a proposal originally designed to limit intense development into Volusia's rural core that received backing from nearly 72 percent of voters. The 72 percent voters were most likely city apartment dwellers that do not own private property. Historically these types, members of environmental extremists groups, only want to control other property owners' rights and property.

Thankfully, the proposal was changed so dramatically by an outside agency -- the Volusia Growth Management Commission -- that boundary supporters said it became an abomination.

"I'm afraid they've given it a poison pill," Edgewater resident Mike Thompson, a boundary member of the Volusia/Flagler Sierra Club, told County Council members.

Boundary backers have already said they would try again to get the growth boundaries into Volusia's growth plan.

Many boundary supporters focused their frustration on the commission, a panel of city and county appointees empowered by Volusia's charter to oversee changes to local-government growth plans.

"I'm telling you what: Talk about some power," outgoing County Council member Joe Jaynes said. "They can override everything that's going on in the county." County Council member Pat Northey said the county's original proposal was "hijacked."

The commission placed several conditions on the county's approval of the boundaries late Tuesday, including exempting cities from the proposed development limits.

People with power can hijack proposals or people with power can prevent injustices against private property owners. A delicate balance of power exists to curb abuses, but too often the balance of power is absent.

Giving any organization or government entity too much power often leads to corruption and is NOT worth the risk to private property rights. Please vote against and resist ANY attempt to set up a controlling body, both good and bad, that has the power to establish rules and regulations governing private property rights.

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	A delicate balance of power curbs abuses Volusia County's Plan to Limit Growth Fails
	People with power can hijack proposals or people with power can prevent injustices against private property owners. A delicate balance of power exists to curb abuses, but too often the balance of power is absent. Giving any organization or government entity too much power often leads to corruption and is NOT worth the risk to private property rights. Please vote against and resist ANY attempt to set up a controlling body, both good and bad, that has the power to establish rules and regulations governing private property rights. Volusia's plan to limit growth exposes the true intent of various organizations and government bodies seeking to control private property rights and warrants strict scrutiny. The County Council says the ambitious plan had been changed dramatically. County Council members reluctantly killed an ambitious and controversial proposal for new growth limits in Volusia but pledged to work hard on an alternate plan called "smart growth." Citizens beware of feel-good proposals called "smart growth." Thursday's vote marked the final blow for so-called urban growth boundaries, a proposal originally designed to limit intense development into Volusia's rural core that received backing from nearly 72 percent of voters. The 72 percent voters were most likely city apartment dwellers that do not own private property. Historically these types, members of environmental extremists groups, only want to control other property owners' rights and property. Thankfully, the proposal was changed so dramatically by an outside agency -- the Volusia Growth Management Commission -- that boundary supporters said it became an abomination. "I'm afraid they've given it a poison pill," Edgewater resident Mike Thompson, a boundary member of the Volusia/Flagler Sierra Club, told County Council members. Boundary backers have already said they would try again to get the growth boundaries into Volusia's growth plan. Many boundary supporters focused their frustration on the commission, a panel of city and county appointees empowered by Volusia's charter to oversee changes to local-government growth plans. "I'm telling you what: Talk about some power," outgoing County Council member Joe Jaynes said. "They can override everything that's going on in the county." County Council member Pat Northey said the county's original proposal was "hijacked." The commission placed several conditions on the county's approval of the boundaries late Tuesday, including exempting cities from the proposed development limits. People with power can hijack proposals or people with power can prevent injustices against private property owners. A delicate balance of power exists to curb abuses, but too often the balance of power is absent. Giving any organization or government entity too much power often leads to corruption and is NOT worth the risk to private property rights. Please vote against and resist ANY attempt to set up a controlling body, both good and bad, that has the power to establish rules and regulations governing private property rights.
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