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Originally Posted by janmcn
Since the Florida legislature repealed the 25 year old Growth Management Law in 2011, developers are no longer required to build roads, schools, sewage systems, etc. They don't even have to stipulate their developments are safe. All the costs of development now fall on the cities and towns involved.
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That's not quite the way I read the newspaper account of this:
Florida lawmakers wipe out 30 years of growth management law - Tampa Bay Times
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The legislation shifts oversight of development from the state to local governments while giving the state the final say over development plans that affect regions or sensitive land considered "areas of critical state concern."
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Sounds like it was more of a shift of authority from the state to the county/local government, but kept open the possible involvement of the state. It also seemed to be primarily concerned with environmental impacts and not traffic impacts.