East Lot Litigation Will Add $4 Million To Landing Cost

[Charles Hunter]

Does Lenny stay in office to 2023, and then go to work for Khan; or does he run for some state office in 2022?

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If you were a developer and looking at Jacksonville for a potential investment, what would turn you off more?  A bunch of vacant properties, neglected areas, no sensible vision in place?  I think all of these is the reason nobody is doing anything in Jacksonville's downtown.  When it come to our Cowford the developers wait until they can get the city to be the benefactor in most instances.  This Landing episode is nothing more than Lenny making sure Kahn's lot J has no competition.  What a nightmare.

Nothing to attract people downtown, very little foot traffic, very few events happening, vacant store fronts, skyscrapers, and other buildings, too many empty properties, and in general, just nothing, nothing at all going on. I remember a few years back when I lived in Jax, a friend of mine from Germany came to visit. I took him downtown and when he saw the tall buildings he was excited. He took pictures and asked was there anything to do or any place to go, and at the time I had to tell him no for the exception of the Landing. When we were leaving downtown, he was taking pics of the skyline and then he shook his head, wagging his head from side to side. I asked him what was the matter? He told me in these words......."ALL THOSE TALL BUILDINGS AND NOTHING GOING ON." So that says it all.