TIGER II Grant Winners Announced; No Money for Jax

Started by Metro Jacksonville, October 28, 2010, 04:42:13 AM

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dougskiles

#30
October 30, 2010, 07:41:10 AM
Great ideas - I love the concept of a full court press to our governing organizations (jta, city council, mayor, etc.).  I'm sure that some of them read this forum, but they don't have to answer to it directly.  What is the next step?  Have any of the Metro Jacksonville members taken this message to them directly in an organized, focused approach?  I've been in front of these groups for other professional matters (civil engineering/land development projects) but never lobbying for the types of projects discussed on this forum.  If this group is planning such an effort I would like to be a part of it.

Cricket

#31
October 30, 2010, 02:38:53 PM
This may be a bit of a digression but on a macro level this Administration (and the one before it) is all over the world, notably in Iraq and Afghanistan, building cities, repairing cities, and throwing billions at foreign governments and still can't afford to help our own cities. You need to look no further than New Orleans years after Katrina and the city is still blighted and falling apart. Only when it comes to helping our own the deficit and taxes become concerns especially with the GOP. Compared with some other cities Jax may not be doing too bad. But there is something wrong with this picture.    >:(
"If we bring not the good courage of minds covetous of truth, and truth only, prepared to hear all things, and decide upon all things, according to evidence, we should do more wisely to sit down contented in ignorance, than to bestir ourselves only to reap disappointment."

Garden guy

#32
November 05, 2010, 06:10:06 AM
What make you people think jacksonville can qualify for this stuff...with the leadership in this city...we'll never see it...our local conservatives will make sure of that...none of this will change until they are out and replaced by some forward think evolved individuals...

CS Foltz

#33
November 05, 2010, 04:08:40 PM
Garden guy......"Local Conservatives" have nothing to do with it! Republicans have been at the helm for the past 16 years and I look where we are at now! Current Administration has shown a severe lack of leadership, vision and accountability and once again.........I look where we are at now!  We keep paying for things that do not benefit the whole, just a select few and I say it is time to vote the incumbents, the GOB Networkers and the sycophants out!
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