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“The state of Florida has repealed its 30-year old growth management law (also called "smart growth,"
"compact development" and "livability"). Under the law, local jurisdictions were required to adopt
comprehensive land use plans stipulating where development could and could not occur. These plans
were subject to approval by the state Department of Community Affairs, an agency now abolished by
the legislation. The state approval process had been similar to that of Oregon. Governor Rick Scott had
urged repeal as a part of his program to create 700,000 new jobs in seven years in Florida. Economic
research in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States has associated slower
economic growth with growth management programs.”
http://www.newgeography.com/CONTENT/002471-FLORIDA-REPEALS-SMART-GROWTH-LAW

35. AGENDA 21 IN EDMOND, OKLAHOMA: WITHDRAWAL FROM
ICLEI

“The City of Edmond has been an ICLEI member since 2009, and like many communities, decided to
join in order to utilize data-calculating and converting software used to determine
energy savings, emissions and technology effectiveness… Govern Edmond Locally (GEL), a
grassroots effort whose mission statement is to “restore Constitutional governance at the local level in
Edmond, OK,” opposed the city’s involvement in ICLEI and was instrumental in persuading the city to
reverse its decision.

After a press release announcing that a public forum would be held in December called “Sustainability
in Edmond,” Semands and other concerned residents learned the meeting agenda would be anything
but a public forum. What was planned was not a public forum-style meeting, but a
scenario of dividing the attendees into small groups to discuss various sustainability
issues, depriving those attendees of the forum [of a means] by which to make their
opposition known. GEL began contacting Edmondites about the hidden well, agenda, of AGENDA
21 and ICLEI, and a large number of citizens showed up at the meeting to oppose the measure. It was
so large a turn-out that the facilitators were unprepared and slightly disarmed. It turns out that people
living in Edmond are almost universally opposed to having anything to do with the U.N. in their city.”

http://wellfedneighbor.ning.com/profiles/blogs/edmond-oklahoma-dumps-agenda

36. AGENDA 21 IN HOUSTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA

A group of property owners in Houston County, Minnesota have filed a lawsuit against the county for
its Comprehensive Land Use Plan. “The actions of Houston County in the implementation of the
Houston County Comprehensive Land Use Plan, as described herein, constitute an uncompensated
taking of private property, and are therefore, unconstitutional and unenforceable under both the
United States and Minnesota Constitutions.”
http://sovereignty.net/P/SD/HOUSTONCOUNTYCOMPLAINT.PDF

37. AGENDA 21 IN NAPA VALLEY, CALIFORNIA

“The City Council, without all members aware of the application change to Association of Bay Area
Governments, was looking to have 3,000 to 7,500 housing units built along Soscal Gateway, under the
guise of a “transportation corridor.”

The purpose: grants from the MTC (Metropolitan Transportation Commission) and revenue for the
city. With the new transportation terminal being built next to the Napa Expo, these units meet the
requirement of having access to a “transportation network.” These units will require intense density of
20 to 75 units per acre, packed in like sardines, and adding 6,000 to 15,000 new commuters along
Soscal and Silverado Trail.