Businesses closing all around and ...we have this...

[CS Foltz]

We got signage ordinances but have to have Advertisments to get "Bus Shelters".....................something is wrong with this picture! Now we can not even mark a business location but JTA can charge someone to put their business on a bus...............ONESTOPTHRIFTSHOP.............You need to raising cain with your Council Representative, unless they are term limited, they want to be re-elected and thats your leverage! Start by walking around your neighborhood and start collecting signitures, the more the merrier! Your goal should be 100 then start banging on your rep's door!

[ONESTOP THRIFTSHOP]

CITY COUNCIL MEETING:  TUESDAY APRIL 27, 2010 AT 5 PM
CITY HALL  IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS ON 1ST FLOOR

I WIL BE OPPOSING SIGNAGE ORDINANCE 2010-253  AND ALSO STATING MY RECOMMENDATIONS .

Why are Businesses Closing?
Why is the Unemployment Rate at it's highest?
Why is the Crime Rate at it's highest?
Why are the Permit Fee's so high?
Where are the all the Job's at, that was promised to come to Jacksonville?

All these questions needs to be answered by the City Council Members and the Mayor?

But I will tell you why: 
1. Businesses can not afford the high permit fees for signage to advertise.
2. Businesses can not put there signs out to let the community know we are there.
3. Businesses closing everyday due to not able to advertise there business name.
4. Unemployment Rate is high due to the businesses are closing and can't make it here in Jacksonville due to all
    the fee's that the City Council and Mayor is posing on us.
5. Crime Rate is high due to people loosing there jobs and finding other ways to survive, by committing a crime.
6.  Businesses who stay open they pass these fees onto the consumer to pay them for them.

I have sent a Press Release to all Television Stations in reference to this City Council Meeting. And also I will be speaking at this meeting in reference to the Signage Ordinance 2010-253 (weekend directional signs) that will not benefit alot of businesses in this city.

I am with ONE STOP THRIFT SHOP at 3644 Post Street in the Murray Hill area on the Westside.
We have lost alot of revenue due to we can not put our signs out to direct the people to our store. Also Post Street is closed for construction for the next 4 plus months.