Florida must plan for growth - Letters to the Editor - MiamiHerald.com

From the 1000 Friends of Florida - a letter to the editor which appeared this past Saturday in the Miami Herald.  Click title for link.  From the piece:

Citing a 2013 Moody’s report, state House Speaker Will Weatherford recently noted that Florida is poised to once again grow at the rate of 1,000 new residents each day. Given the history of growth and development issues in our state, that is either good or bad news, depending on your perspective.
The last time Florida experienced that kind of growth, the comprehensive 1985 Growth Management Act was adopted by the governor and Legislature. This act was designed to deal with the many challenges new growth presented to roads, schools, drinking water supplies, stormwater drainage, coastlines and natural areas. And even with this program in place, Florida still didn’t keep up with all the impacts new growth caused.