An important message about development

Tim Smith wants the city's inevitable growth to be handled responsibly, and believes the concerns and wishes of our neighborhoods deserve the utmost attention and consideration. That's why he successfully proposed a building moratorium on the Beach -- he wanted the city to avoid stupid mistakes that would adversely affect our homeowners for decades.

Naugle, on the other hand, postures as anti-developer and anti-lobbyist while voting for many developer-lobbyist projects (see chart). He has never proposed a building moratorium, and the city codes that make it so difficult to legally stop high-rise projects were put into place on his watch.

Did Tim Smith vote in favor of these projects? Yes, he did ... he has never claimed otherwise. But the vast majority of projects that were approved by Tim were also approved by Naugle.

Now the voters must decide whether they want an active mayor who manages and controls development to the fullest extent possible (Tim), or the same mayor who has presided over the greatest increase in high-rise development in the history of Fort Lauderdale (Naugle).

We need a new approach; the old one isn't working.

Tim Smith for Mayor.