Say no to disguised massive sprawl "Blue Ribbon Projects"

Recipients

Senator Kristen Aston Arrington
Senator Bryan Avila
Representative Yvette Benarroch
Senator Mack Bernard
Representative Erika Booth
Representative David Borrero
Senator Lavon Bracy Davis
Representative Robert Charles "Chuck" Brannan III
Representative James Buchanan
Representative Kevin Chambliss
Representative Kimberly Daniels
Senator Nick DiCeglie
Representative Wyman Duggan
Representative Tiffany Esposito
Representative Gallop Franklin II
Representative Mike Giallombardo
Representative Peggy Gossett-Seidman
Senator Erin Grall
Representative Christine Hunschofsky
Representative Chip LaMarca
Senator Tom Leek
Representative Randy Maggard
Senator Jonathan Martin
Senator Debbie Mayfield
Senator Stan McClain
Representative Vanessa Oliver
Senator Tina Scott Polsky
Representative Juan Carlos Porras
Representative Michele Rayner
Representative Felicia Simone Robinson
Representative Michelle Salzman
Representative Jason Shoaf
Representative Tyler Sirois
Representative David Smith
Representative Carlos Guillermo Smith
Representative Leonard Spencer
Representative Chase Tramont
Senator Keith Truenow
Senator Tom Wright
Representative Bradford Troy "Brad" Yeager

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I urge you to vote NO on HB 299/SB 354, the "Blue Ribbon Projects" bill.

To [Decision Maker],

I am writing to urge you to vote NO on HB 299/SB 354, the "Blue Ribbon Projects" bill.

This bill undermines local planning, inducing sprawling development, and creates long-term risks for water resources and infrastructure. This bill also jeopardizes agricultural and rural lands by opening them up to unplanned, sprawl development. Finally, this bill targets the local planning process, which is set up to allow for measured, reasonable, and thoughtful decisions. Large-scale development proposals should not move forward without meaningful local review, comprehensive planning, and public participation.

Sector planning is better suited for large-scale development and already exists. It makes more sense if there is truly a need to create a planning process for 10,000-acre projects, to update the Sector planning process to allow projects of 10,000 acres (versus the current 15,000-acre threshold) to qualify, rather than create a new, destructive, and entirely unnecessary approval path that cuts out elected officials and public participation.

Please vote NO on HB 299/SB 354 when it comes before you for a vote.

Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,
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