Mobility Live blog

[Ocklawaha]

Just getting on a roll, about 40 people here to support the mobility moratorium sunset.

[Ocklawaha]

President of the Grater Arlington Civic Council is speaking, he is presenting his opinion that everyone is hurting and that we can't be the city we should be without investing in ourselves.

[Ocklawaha]

Mike Fields also spoke in favor of ending the moratorium. A local doctor downtown is speaking to the transportation plan and his support in ending the moratorium.

The current state of the city is unfriendly

Our infrastructure is in a shambles...

Next another speaker in support of sunset.

[Ocklawaha]

3 more coming up to bat.

Mr. Learch is speaking, talking about funds being diverted and that the moratorium is hurting our city infrastructure. I am against the moratorium on the mobility fee.

Mr. Henry, Speaking to the lack of bike lanes downtown, and the way to grow the downtown is to get us to want to come downtown.

[Ocklawaha]

Next speaker, STOP spending money and get the plan in effect so we can support ourselves without spending tax money. The mobility fee does that.

Dan Carr, We are hearing that 2012 has already been voted on, we allowed a company to come from WISCONSIN, we've paid them and now it's coming out of our own pockets.

Gloria speaking for preservation of Springfield, we agree that ending the moratorium will enhance our neighborhood.

[Tacachale]

Do we know how many pro-moratorium speakers are there?

[Ocklawaha]

Doug did a quick count and came up with 40.

[Ocklawaha]

Now we're hearing about debit reduction, and how irresponsible the council has been because they fell for the Sheriff's comments.

[Ocklawaha]

Just read a card, again in support of ending the moratorium.

Next guy is talking about yard waste and Advance Disposal being such a great citizen for our city. There is a right and a wrong way to assist a corporate relocation, and this move is anti-citizen.

4 more had their cards read as being against the moratorium.

[Ocklawaha]

RAP is now stating their support for the sunset of the moratorium.

Next up a tiny girl who says she has to walk to school without sidewalks and SHE wants it ended.

The mother now speaking about the unsafe condition of the walks in their neighborhood.

ENNIS DAVIS, just spoke saying he represents MJ and TRANSFORM JAX, and THEY support ending the moratorium.

[Ocklawaha]

Speaking about the mobility fee, another woman is speaking, saying that last year after the moratorium was passed several council members came down and shook hands with developers.

We were promised it was just for one year, well, that year is over. Shouldn't we give the mobility plan to do its job? Lets collect some revenue from the developers.

[Ocklawaha]

Andrew Dickson, up to bat, he is the pedestrian safety-traffic chair of San Marco. JACKSONVILLE is the 3rd most dangerous city in America for bikes and pedestrians, and the mobility fee allows us to build that infrastructure we need.

Redesigning infrastructure isn't good, we should do it right the first time, if we want high quality things, we need to know what will work. The mobility plan will work, sunset the moratorium.

[Ocklawaha]

Woman veteran deployed in Iraq, says the bike safety is worse then the battle zones. She has been hit twicej on my bike, and both times the Sheriff deputies told her 'maybe you should think about where you live.

Next up, woman is stating that our mobility fee's will beef up our mass transit and allow us to create jobs. A study called Transportation in the new generation says young people prefer mass transit.

[Ocklawaha]

Debbiie Thompson, her card stated she supports the sunset.

[CityLife]

So what happened? I was running late and just got up to City Hall and the meeting was already over.