From an email I received this morning…….. help us out if you can!

So far, you and 1,526 other individuals have signed the petition to Gov. Crist urging him to stop two big developments that threaten the Everglades.

We’re closing in on our goal of 2,000 petition signatures, but we need your help. Our plan is to deliver the petition to Gov. Crist as soon as we reach our goal. Please take a moment to forward this urgent petition to your friends and family . We’ve made it very easy to do, simply click here:

http://progressflorida.org/page/invite/evergladesinvite

We have the power to change Florida when we work together. And that’s why Progress Florida exists — to bring grassroots Floridians together and give us a stronger voice at the state and local level. Progress Florida offers busy folks fast, easy, and fun ways to make a difference. Stopping big developers from paving the Everglades is just one of our first online campaigns.

It seems like every day, some politically connected developer is proposing an unsustainable, poorly planned development somewhere in Florida. This time they’re trying to move Miami-Dade County’s Urban Development Boundary (UDB) so they can further expand into the increasingly vulnerable Everglades. The Miami-Dade County Commission has approved the new developments, despite objections from planning staff, a veto by Mayor Carlos Alvarez, and opposition from thousands of citizens and organizations mobilized by the “Hold the Line” coalition. Not only would eliminating the UDB impact the Everglades; it poses a serious threat to drinking water supplies; would cause further traffic problems; and pave wetlands critical for flood control.

This change in Miami-Dade’s comprehensive plan must be stopped by Gov. Crist’s Department of Community Affairs (DCA.) That’s where you come in.

Thanks for signing the petition to Gov. Crist, now, please take a moment to forward this urgent petition to your friends and family . We’ve made it very easy to do, simply click here:

http://progressflorida.org/page/invite/evergladesinvite

Thank you,

The Progress Florida Team - Mark, Damien, Ray and Jon