Addicted to Growth.

[fsu813]

Read this 2018 piece about Cobb County, GA and couldn't help but find similarities with Duval.

https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2018/8/3/cobb-county-addicted-to-growth

[Florida Power And Light]

I remember Cobb and Atlanta environs circa 1972

Most Red Government entities work furiously to accommodate " Growth", eventually transforming huge swaths of acreage to " Blue".
During the Transition, established residents have no idea how they might in fact effectively become engaged to " Stop" the ' Inevitable' change, maybe even Dodge NIMBY story tale.
Fast forward to Around Here:
First Coast Beltway
Brannon Chaffee
Lake Asbury Sector Plan # 1,...... and # 2
I personally worked to alter the beltway route envisioned in the early 70's away from what would become the Ravines Conservation Area. A " victory " for public lands, conservation. Not enough.
Now officially AKA White Flight Boulevard

NON NEWS

[bl8jaxnative]

I'm not sure what the simularity one would see.  Duval + Jacksonville's nasty debt problem from pension obligations, not infrastructure.

[marcuscnelson]

Certainly wouldn't help adding a $233 million loan to it, that then requires another $100+ million in interest.

But this does seem like an issue more likely applicable to a place like St. Johns County than Duval proper.

[Florida Power And Light]

First Coast Outer Beltway..... ooops..... excuse me..... Expressway...... clinches, finally, Jax At Atlanta similarities.