An Uncertain Future For Florida's Growth Management

8 January 2003 - 5:00am

Growth management in Florida faces an uncertain future as Governor Jeb Bush's position on growth remains unclear.

"Governor Bush has said he wants to fold DCA into the Department of State, soon to be directed by Orlando Mayor Glenda Hood. Neither Bush nor Hood has presented details of the proposed merger. More to the point, Bush has spent four years delivering little more than speeches as it relates to controlling Florida's real estate growth. He has called growth management his greatest disappointment, but even his mea culpa creates uncertainty. Is he disappointed that he did too little to control growth or too much?"

Source: The St. Petersburg Times, January 7, 2003
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