IMPORTANT ADVOCACY ALERT from 1000 Friends of Florida

First, please OPPOSE Proposal 95 which comes before two committees of the Constitution Revision Commission on Friday, February 2.  If Proposal 95 became a part of Florida’s Constitution, it could strike down local government ordinances on environmental protection, land use, and growth management throughout Florida.  Both the Constitutional Revision Commission (CRC) Local Government Committee and the CRC Legislative Committee will hold hearings on Proposal 95 this Friday, February 2 at 9:00 AM.  Please contact the members of this committee as soon as possible using the information below. Tell them that you OPPOSE Proposal 95.

On the Local Government Committee:
Commissioner Erika Donalds, Local Government Committee Chair
(850) 270-8283, [email protected]
Commissioner Chris Nocco, Local Government Committee Vice Chair
(727) 847-5878, [email protected]
Commissioner Emery Gainey
(850) 296-0898, [email protected]
Commissioner Bob Solari
(772) 226-1438, [email protected]
Commissioner John Stemberger
(850) 329-0805, [email protected]
Commissioner Carolyn Timmann
(772) 210-4398. [email protected]
Commissioner Nicole Washington
(786) 309-6022, [email protected]

On the Legislative Committee:
Commissioner Jose Felix Diaz, Legislative Committee Chair
[email protected]
Commissioner Belinda Keiser, Legislative Committee Vice Chair

(954) 609-5265, [email protected]
Commissioner Dr. Jose “Pepe” Armas
[email protected]
Commissioner Lisa Carlton
(941) 218-0142; [email protected]
Commissioner (and Proposal 95 sponsor) Tom Lee
(850) 487-5020, [email protected]
Commissioner Patricia Levesque
(850) 895-1249; [email protected]
Commissioner Darryl Rouson
(727) 822-6828; [email protected]

Proposal 95 says “A regulation enacted by a county, municipality, or special district may not intrude upon or impede commerce, trade, or labor across the respective entities boundaries.”  This proposal could have devastating impacts on the work that cities and counties do to protect Florida’s environment and improve communities. If Proposal 95 became a part of Florida’s Constitution, it could strike down local government ordinances on environmental protection, land use, and growth management throughout Florida. If you support local control, planning, and environmental protection then join 1000 Friends of Florida in opposing Proposal 95. Please contact the above Commissioners, include Proposal 95 sponsor Senator Tom Lee, as soon as possible.

Second, please ask the Senate Environmental Preservation and Conservation Committee to support SB 462 to ban fracking on Monday, February 5.  Senate Bill 462 is a proposal to ban advanced well stimulation treatments (also known as “fracking”) in the state of Florida. Please contact the members of this committee to let them know you support this important bill.

Senator Rob Bradley, Chair Environmental Preservation and Conservation Committee
(850) 487-5005; [email protected]
Senator Linda Stewart, Vice Chair Environmental Preservation and Conservation Committee, SB 462 co-sponsor
(850) 487-5013; [email protected]
Senator Aaron Bean
(850) 487-5004; [email protected]
Senator Lauren Book, SB 462 co-sponsor
(850) 487-5032; [email protected]
Senator Gary M. Farmer, Jr.
(850) 487-5034; [email protected]
Senator Anitere Flores, SB 462 co-sponsor
(850) 487-5039; [email protected]
Senator Dorothy L. Hukill
(850) 487-5014; [email protected]
Senator Travis Hutson
(850) 487-5007; [email protected]
Senator David Simmons
(850) 487-5009; [email protected]
Senator Annette Taddeo, SB 462 co-sponsor
(850) 487-5040; [email protected]