Nocatee: Sierra Club's Stance Criticized

2 December 2001 - 6:00am

Editorial criticizes the Sierra Club's stance on the Nocatee mega-development plan in Florida.

"The irony is that what is loosely labeled growth in Florida often is merely the replacement of housing stock. People move from older homes to newer ones, and the older homes are torn down, as in the LaVilla section of downtown Jacksonville.Why anyone should oppose this natural process is a mystery."

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Source: The Florida Times-Union, November 28, 2001
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