Florida voters overwhelmingly approved
the Florida Water and Land Legacy (Amendment One) by 75 %, more than any other
environmental constitutional amendment in the history of the state. Now
the Florida Senate wants to hear what you want them to do as far as making it
happen.
TAKE ACTION:
1) Submit
your comment on this website: http://www.flsenate.gov/Media/Topics/wlc
President Gardiner has given the
Environmental Preservation and Conservation committee the job of figuring it
out and they’re asking for your input. Chairman Dean has set up a webpage
where you can submit comments on how the legislature should discharge its
responsibilities in regard to Amendment One: http://www.flsenate.gov/Media/Topics/wlc The site also has information about
the amendment you may find of interest.
The Jan. 7 meeting of Sen.
Dean’s committee was devoted to the Amendment and can be seen here: http://flsenate.gov/Committees/Show/EP/ Scroll down to the 2015 Meetings
Records box and click on ‘Post Meeting Packet’ and ‘Video’.
2) Meet
with your legislators: Just as important as sending comments to
the site is meeting with your legislators, building a relationship with them,
and urging them to stand up for the environment. It will make a big
difference if everyone’s legislator knows how important it is to do what the
voters expect – restore full funding for water and land conservation.
Remind them of the benefits conservation programs have provided your community
– from parks to aquifer recharge to eco-tourism that stimulates the local
economy. You can find talking points and examples of past and future conservation
projects organized by county and region at:
Find your Rep. and Senator at:http://myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/myrepresentative.aspx andhttp://www.flsenate.gov/Senators/Find These sites will take you to
each legislator’s page where you’ll find their district addresses and phone
numbers.
3) Let
me know what your legislator says: If you talk with your
legislators or their staff about Amendment One, please let me know what they
say. That kind of feedback will really help my work as the Sierra Club
lobbyist.
Thank you for everything you do for the
planet!
David Cullen, Sierra Club Florida
lobbyist
