TU Editorial Board - Courthouse: Get the job done

[JeffreyS]

We might need a new courthouse so that the judges won't have to share courtrooms that sit empty more than full, so we can avoid night or weekend court, so we can look fancy or sell the water front property we couldn't sell at city hall.
But

We need better schools more.
We need better park services for our children more.
We need better transit more.
We need better police presence more.

We need to prioritize and this bloated courthouse just should not be very far up the list.

I will rethink it the day we get a great buyer on the hook for the old courthouse property.

[gatorback]

I'm beginning to think Jacksonville couldn't organize a 2 car parade.  Present company excluded.   

[vicupstate]

We need to prioritize and this bloated courthouse just should not be very far up the list.

I will rethink it the day we get a great buyer on the hook for the old courthouse property.

When an RPF (Request for Proposals) was done several years back, three very substantial proposals were offered by private parties.  This was a 'fishing expedition' by the city, since I believe the BJP had not even been approved yet, so it was not an 'actionable' option at that time.


Because of the protracted timeline this thing has gone through, I don't think the city will see serious interest in the site of the existing courthouse, until it is vacant.  Why would anyone waste their time and money on something so nebulous.