The Hold the Line campaign WANTS YOU! "Protect the Future of Miami and stop the mad dash of development to the edge of the Everglades in Miami/Dade."
Yesterday I spoke with Nate Geisler, the South Florida Community Organizer for Clean Water Action/Clean Water Fund…basically he’s the guy doing a lot of work for the UDB (Urban Development Boundary) Hold the Line campaign. Here’s the deal:
How you can help HOLD THE LINE:
- Be at the public hearing on Tuesday, April 18 at 9:00am in the Stephen P. Clark center (Metrorail: Government Center)
- Wear a GREEN shirt.
- If you go, let me know. I’ll be there, trying my hardest to live-blog it.
- That’s it! Sounds easy, but it will help a lot to have community members in front of the commissioners while they are deliberating.
The Hold the Line campaign has had successes even before the vote. Yesterday some controversial plans were withdrawn.
Got more time on your hands? Come to the Hold the Line press conference on Monday, April 17 at 1pm. It will be located in the Tina Hills Pavilion (south of fountain) in Bayfront Park. (But if you have to choose, please go to the meeting on Tuesday!)
Can’t go to either? Find your county commissioner, and send an email with your thoughts.
Why is this important? (Source: Hold the Line flier)
- Miami-Dade is the only county in South Florida that has an Urban Development Boundary. Developers say moving the line will make houses cheaper for people to attain the “American Dream”. However, Broward County is already built to the edge of the Everglades and homes in Broward are as expensive or more than in Miami!
- Our roads, sewers, and parks are all lacking, schools are overcrowded, yet big developers want to move the UDB and cause taxpayers to keep paying millions to foot the bill for sprawl.
- We are losing more and more of our remaining farmland. Agriculture is the County’s third largest industry but it is under threat with expansion of the Boundary.
- Moving the “UDB” will add more traffic through our communities. Current proposals alone, at different stages of review, could add 100,000 people or more outside of the UDB and COUNTY EXPERT STAFF HAVE SAID THERE IS ENOUGH LAND SUPPLY IN THE UDB FOR 15 YEARS OR MORE!
If you would like any more information, you can contact the Hold the Line offices: 305-485-5949.