Comments on: selling out our wetlands for developers

By: Could 16,000 Hillsborough residents really be dumb enough to vote for Blair? | Daily Loaf

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:23:50 +0000

[...] Here are the stats: 16,462, to be exact. Blair has tried to kill our local wetlands regulation (as the chairman of the EPC), he has launched an attack on gays and he thinks the [...]

By: Sticks of Fire: a Tampa blog » Blog Archive » developers attempt to weaken epc yet again

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:38:57 +0000

[...] summer, citizens stood strongly against the attempt by four county commissioners to eliminate our wetlands protections, so the commissioners backed down and accepted the “Hybrid” proposal offered by EPC director [...]

By: Tampa Is…? » Blog Archive » times wrongly slams epc

Tampa Is…? » Blog Archive » times wrongly slams epc — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:55:34 +0000

[...] summer, special interests almost succeeded in getting our county commission to eliminate EPC wetland protections. Citizens had to work feverishly to snatch the agency from the flames. Innuendo from the Times [...]

By: Sticks of Fire: a Tampa blog » Blog Archive » hillsborough wetlands now threatened by state

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 14:26:58 +0000

[...] that would have gutted the agency (it died when Gov. Crist promised to veto it), and this year they tried to gut the EPC themselves, but this time they are standing up for our local wetlands protections against this state bill. (We [...]

By: Sticks of Fire: a Tampa blog » Blog Archive » should we change the mix of the EPC board?

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:05:16 +0000

[...] don’t forget: not only did our BOCC/EPC recently vote 4-3 to eliminate our local wetlands protections, only to have to back down in the face of massive public outrage; but before that, last spring they [...]

By: Lori Lane

Lori Lane — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 18:56:19 +0000

We are in the same situation as what i have read in your colum. We have corruption involving the epa in columbus,any suggestions would be helpful. If there is any thing I could do to help in your situation please send word

By: Sticks of Fire: a Tampa blog » Blog Archive » planning commission to get developer-friendly?

Sun, 16 Sep 2007 23:58:47 +0000

[...] Hung Mai, engineer for developer Stephen Dibbs, who spearheaded recent attacks on local wetlands regulations. Last spring, Hung Mai himself spoke out against a Comprehensive Plan amendment that would [...]

By: Anna Marie

Anna Marie — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 13:48:33 +0000

I bought a piece of property bordering the wet lands 3 1/2 years ago. 2 years ago a land developer filled in 15 Acers of wet lands. My property at first was flooded then they had to put in a reservoir and my property water went way down.. The snakes and other wild life had no where to go. So they moved to my front lawn. For two years I have had to battle water moccasins in the children’s toys. Our dog was killed by an alligator. When the children got to scared to even walk to the mail box I rented out my home and moved into an apartment. I think someone should have to pay for driving me out of my home. But I have no idea who to call… can anyone help me?

By: Sticks of Fire: a Tampa blog » Blog Archive » blair’s baloney

Sticks of Fire: a Tampa blog » Blog Archive » blair’s baloney — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 13:07:48 +0000

[...] the “challenges and propaganda” Blair claims he’s had to face (poor him!) while he tried to eliminate our wetlands protections. Oh excuse me, there goes another “distortion” — he was only trying to make the [...]

By: Sticks of Fire: a Tampa blog » Blog Archive » will the epc-bocc hear you thursday?

Tue, 14 Aug 2007 13:51:25 +0000

[...] voting to eliminate the whole wetlands division of our Environmental Protection Commission (EPC), along with all our local wetlands protections, [...]