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need for cities to have home rule powers. This is included
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in the constitution (Article VIII, Section 2 (b) and ratified
in 1973. This gives each city the flexibility to make its laws
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plant or can plant a tree will fall under this type of scrutiny.
Such areas include vacation rentals, developers, writing rules
for taking down trees, eliminate local CRAs and how local
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governments can spend their tax dollars. Everyone needs
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Representative Yvette Benarroch : 800.717.5881 Sandra Lee Buxton
Representative Lauren Melo : 239.417.6270 Diana Jarrett
Senator Kathleen Passidomo : 239.417.6205 Lois Bolin
Jeff Lytle
In an update to the above, Senate Bill 1242 and House
Claudia Polzin
Bill 991 are well on their way to eliminating CRAs in the Paula Allia
state of Florida. Tina Osceola
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