Hemming Plaza to be Destroyed?

[If_I_Loved_you]

Any City in Americathat is found out doing this should be billed several thousand dollars for each homeless person bused out!!!

[sheclown]

And totally inhumane, to say the least.

[Noone]

Hemming Plaza DIA subcommittee meeting today at 1:30 first floor City Hall.

[Dog Walker]

There are plans by the City to cut down all of the Laural Oaks in Hemming Plaza because the are "two old" at 25-30 years.

[edjax]

The council did vote to provide $200,000 for maintenance and programming for Hemming Plaza for the upcoming fiscal year beginning 10/1.  This was by amendment from Councilwoman Lee. 

[thelakelander]

Great news!

[Ralph W]

The JAX CASH MOB is a popular event, as are the Creek cleanup outings, as are the various Pub Crawls. Also, don't forget One Spark. These events tend to bring out a fair number of people, some I recognize thru various postings here on MJ, who appear to be interested in supporting, in general, Jacksonville and in particular, Downtown Jacksonville.

Hemming Plaza would be a good choice for adoption by a joint effort of the Cash Mob, Creek cleaners and Pub Crawlers.

Imagine a crowd of glove clad, bag toting, weed pulling, brush trimming, gum scraping Friends of Hemming descending enmass on the Plaza for a cleanup blitz. Then trucking across the street to the Chamblin Book Mine for lunch and libations. To be fair, they'd have to do it again, trucking to support another downtown business at a later date.

This should demonstrate to the powers that be that somebody cares, it's not all lip service or complaining and it could be a training lesson on efficient use of time and manpower to the city crews and their managers who should be able to plan and execute similar efforts throughout the rest of the city. This last is a snide comment about the sad state of other neglected locations including the areas surrounding Stanton as has been in the news lately.

Would it work? How about some of the established organizers running it up the flag pole to see if anyone salutes.

[Ocklawaha]

As a 'salute' to the City Councilman that waved his hands over the crowd and called us Noise, I suggest we name the group N.O.I.S.E.!

Use our favorite Noone's phrase for it: NO ONE IS SERIOUSLY ENGAGED!

I'm all in... ha ha, I'll beat the place into submission with my cane!

[Noone]

 Glad your feeling better Ock

[I-10east]

Don Redman is still hellbent on removing those chairs & tables out of Hemming Plaza...

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[JeffreyS]

Can he please be done with politics already? What a burden he is on this community.

[tufsu1]

Reality is Redman can be seen downtown and often listens to constituents....cant say that about many otger council members

[tufsu1]

Guess I can still be classy and respect the office even when I disagree with the man

[Noone]

The council did vote to provide $200,000 for maintenance and programming for Hemming Plaza for the upcoming fiscal year beginning 10/1.  This was by amendment from Councilwoman Lee. 

2013-695 ready for a Jacksonville city council vote.

Will an amendment be attached to 2013-384 for 24/7 Public Access to Hogans Creek? Applicants were supportive.

LPS- Let People Succeed- Unlock the gate to our RIVER.

PALMS FISH CAMP - A million bucks and you never even open the door. Sign me up!

Governor Scott, RICO guys snap out of it. The favorite of any CRA/DIA in the USA plan the Jim Love, Kevin Kuzel 26' Berkman floating dock compromise (ShipyardsIII) misrepresented by OGC to the Jacksonville Waterways Commission during the 2013 FIND grant application process. Our property tax dollars. We are so LOST.

So many more add your own.
DIA Downtown Experience Committee update was rescheduled to Dec. DIA meeting two days out.
Jacksonville Waterways Commission meeting two day out. Anyone see an agenda? Backroom deals! Anyone want to donate a buck to 2009-442? Artificial Reef Trust Fund.

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PS
Still have an open contest on the new Waterway signage that was never before Waterways and if you post and share it with all of us I'll treat you to lunch at Chopstick Charley's and we will use Uber to get there. This contest is a month old because councilman Redman was made aware of it last month at Waterways. Here is a clue. It's next to the River and it's in our new DIA zone.

[Noone]

It was announced at the 11/20/13 DIA Board meeting that there will be a meeting today at 3 pm rm. 825 Ed Ball bldg. on Hemming Plaza. I got the impression that a final decision will be made. Anyone else aware of this?