From the Daily Record:
Congress recently completed a $555 billion fiscal year 2008 omnibus appropriations bill that outlines local spending measures. U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown (D-Fla) reported how a portion of that money â€" $59.5 million or less than .0001 percent of the total â€" is earmarked for use in Jacksonville, including:
•$22.4 million for construction of the Veterans’ Cemetery planned on the Northside.
•$15.5 million for Camp Blanding’s Regional Training Institute Joint Operations Center.
•$9.5 million for JTA’s Bus Rapid Transit system.
•$3.7 million for dredging of the Intracoastal Waterway between Jacksonville and St. Augustine.
•$2.85 million for dredging of the St. Johns River.
•$1,305,000 for Citrus Canker Research in North Florida.
•$1 million for Heckscher Drive and bridge replacement.
•$500,000 for Jacksonville JTA’s Intermodal Center.
•$500,000 for Jacksonville JTA’s bus system.
•$492,000 for Jacksonville University’s Marine Science Research Institute.
•$490,000 for Mayport Ferry refurbishment and replacement.
•$312,000 for the Community Rehabilitation Center of Jacksonville’s substance abuse and mental health programs.
•$292,000 for Jacksonville’s Youth Crisis Center’s facilities and equipment
•$258,500 for Duval County Florida’s Youth Advocate Program, a juvenile justice recidivism reduction project.
•$243,000 for Duval County Public Schools equipment.
•$150,000 for streetscaping and renovation of Pearl Street Plaza.
Quote•$9.5 million for JTA’s Bus Rapid Transit system.
Cool. That's enough to get 1/3 of a mile completed for the 34 mile long system.
Freakin ridiculous.
Looked at from anywhere but JTA, that's also enough to build 4-5 miles of BRT feeder for Rail, and MORE then Memphis paid for the Streetcar starter.
Ocklawaha
They only need $990,500,000 more.
Wow, can we say "federally supplied BBQ"?
I'm sure you can trust the JTA to make all the right moves with our money.