Letter to Legislatures Opposing HB 359

We write to state our strong opposition to HB 359, which we believe would stifle legitimatepublic concern and comment regarding local land-use decisions, comprehensive plans or planamendments.The unfettered voice of the public is critical in our democracy to balance the investment-backedactions of lobbyists and developers. Local citizens are in the best position to foresee possiblenegative impacts to their quality of life of any new regulations or proposed projects in theirimmediate vicinity.