Clean Water Action

Hold The Line Needs You!

Urban sprawl strikes again! In 2006, with your help the Hold the Line successfully kept the Urban Development Boundary (UDB) from being moved west into Florida's Everglades to accommodate sprawling development that would strain Miami-Dade's already backlogged infrastructure.

Four new pending applications have been filed to open another 178 acres of Miami-Dade to development outside the line. An additional application is expected that seeks to add another 7,000 residential homes to the county's roads, schools, and utilities increasing both traffic and pollution.

Empty chambers at community council meetings lead to only 1 out of the 4 applications being recommended for denial.

Miami-Dade's citizens can't afford to pave wetlands and permit new developments that will draw from our already taxed water supply and jeopardize the Everglades.

Take Action: Personalize the letter below for hand delivery by Clean Water Action to your County Commissioner.

Let your Commissioner know you oppose moving the UDB.

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February 10, 2010

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Dear Commissioner,

As a resident of Miami-Dade, I am writing to voice my opposition to development outside the current Urban Development Boundary (UDB).

My concerns are:

* Increased traffic: Proposed developments are serviced by roads already stretched beyond capacity.  Residents of Miami-Dade can't afford to waste any more time sitting in traffic.

* Lacking infrastructure: We are developing at alarming rates, and yet funding for our schools, roads, sewer lines and other vital infrastructure lags behind.

* Water shortages: We are already suffering from drought restrictions and water shortages.  Sending water to undeveloped areas outside the UDB only worsens this problem.

* Everglades protection:  Protecting our wetlands is important to me, and the lands outside the UDB are vital for true restoration.  Developing outside the UDB destroys wetlands which replenish our drinking water sources and keep the Everglades system healthy.

Please do not vote for more development at the cost of our water, the Everglades, and our communities.

Vote to HOLD THE LINE!

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