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Policies regarding the environment seem to be those for which officials least seek counsel from experts who have spent their professional careers studying ecosystems, the environment, and practices we MUST implement in order to sustain our own species's existence, indisputably and highly dependent on limited natural resources.

If you think about it for a moment, I'm sure you would agree that it does not make economic, political, nor ethical sense to make decisions about that which you do not know. Indeed, elected officials make scores of important decisions and cannot be expected to be experts on all the topics for which they implement far-reaching and impactful policies. It is their responsibility, however, to seek counsel from those who have more expertise than they so that those same officals might carry out the job for which he or she was elected: that of implementing informed, responsible decisions.

It's important to do something

If you do not have time to write a letter, simply write STOP THE COCOMAR PLAZA ON ATLANTIC BLVD. IN COCONUT CREEK FLORIDA in the subject line and e-mail it to the targeted person, company, and newspaper. That's a start.

WRITING EFFECTIVE LETTERS & EMAILS:
In this internet age we live in, emails seem to be the easiest and most popular format of written protest, but we also encourage you to write letters the old fashioned way too. (Some say that one real letter is equal to around 3 emails or more). No matter what format you choose, the more the better! When composing letters or emails, there are some time tested and activist proven strategies for effectiveness. Of course each cause will have its own set of criteria to follow. 

• Leave out profanity (Be creative and try and keep it professional sounding)
• Don't threaten, (or, if it's in your nature, keep it to a realist lawful actions, else you do not help the cause).
• State that you will be boycotting LOWES and/or KOHL's.
• State that you are a tax paying aggressively active voter in your city, and actions taking by city leaders on this issue will effect your vote (sent in large enough volume, this is always the best way to be heard). Names do not count as much as votes.
• Ask them to STOP THE DEVELOPMENT NOW, for what ever your strongest concerns are on the matter.
• Tell them who you are and what you do.

FYI: It is believed by some that letters to the Editors of Newspapers go further than letters to politicians. In either case, they get read by the people that make the decision. It only takes about five minutes to write the letter but it might take the recipient a day or two to read them all. This will change the way they feel about something that was not a problem to them but is now.

MAKING PHONE CALLS AND SENDING FAXES:
Depending on the individual you are trying to contact, making a phone call direct to them can be a very powerful form of activism. Although it would be very rare to actually have your target individual answer the line, it's not unheard of. All politicians and people in positions of power have secretaries and middlemen who will intercept you, but that's ok. (By making a call, you are tyeing up their phone lines during key business hours and this WILL have an effect on them.) When you reach the cut off person, it's best to try and remain professional and follow the same line of logical communication points that you would use in writing letters or emailing. (see notes below) Don't let your passions get the best of you and swear at somebody or yell at them... This usually has the effect of having them hang up on you. Also, when on the phone with a secretary, you can double check the target person's fax number and email for accuracy. If the individual or company has ANY kind of integrity, they will most likely give you accurate information, which you can then pander out to other concerned citizens... As for faxes, the same logic and strategies for making your point in a phone call, letter, or email follow, of course, but with faxes you are using (wasting) their paper as well as tyeing up their line, and this is a good thing.

Whatever method of communicating your point to the targeted individuals or companies involved, the more you do, the better! 

Individual actions do make a difference!
        
... and always keep in mind the relevant facts:
*This is the last piece of wetlands available in the south section of Coconut Creek that provide the wildlife, beauty, and serenity for us the voting constituency.
*There is already to many abandon plaza's throughout our area.
*A LOWES and a KOHL's (near future) are both with in minutes away.
*Traffic, Safety, Crime, Noise, Lighting, Property value, and the privacy of our homestead, to just name a few.

*You are aware that the parcel of land is zoned Commercial, However, inlight of it being the only wetland left in the greater area, you want it to be rezoned by thcity and/or the county.