50-year South Florida growth plan raises a ruckus | www.mypalmbeachpost.com

Hysteria prevails with some people about the Seven50 plan that is making its final round through the local government review process. Michael Busha, Executive Director of Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council, had to take to writing an 11 page memo which outlines the myths and facts about the program. It is a comprehensive planning tool that looks at regional issues over the next 50 years. A period of time during which this area might add another 3 million people.

This is what the Palm Beach County attorney's office had to say about it. It looks like another group of malcontents will be at the County Commission meeting tomorrow. Click title for link.

Palm Beach County Attorney Denise Nieman and Bob Banks, the county’s chief land-use attorney, said they’ve read all of the Seven50 documents related to the county’s participation and none of the documents support Frey’s [Phyllis Frey] claims.
“The county has not and cannot delegate away its legislative authority regarding comprehensive planning by participating in the Seven50 planning process,’’ Banks wrote in a memo to commissioners. He also cited passage “III c” in the memorandum of understanding stating that “Nothing … shall obligate the signatories to expend appropriations, obligate funds or enter into any contract or other agreement.”
Frey said two attorneys in the coalition support her contention, but she would not identify the attorneys or make them available to a reporter.
The vast majority of local governments in the seven-county area – more than 120 – have signed on to participate in Seven50.