"Smart growth is a huge issue -- Colorado and Arizona bothdefeated initiatives that would have severely restricted growth,"Jellison says. "It's like terrorism -- it seems to be popping upall over the place."

Last year, NAIOP helped seed efforts to fight these initiativesin both Colorado and Arizona, and will serve as a resource forother states that face such efforts. Jellison will likely talk onthat topic as he visits local chapters.

"I can will them that they need to be vigilant," he says."Here's what happened, and here's how fast it can happen."

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