Abel Harding's 2011 Plan For Downtown

[Noone]

Right now if any council district has a dredging project or is interested in a small craft launch for canoes or kayaks for  their district constituents now is the time to speak up. 

[dougskiles]

How much is available per project?  And will they cover 100% of the cost?

[Noone]

That depends on how many council members care about the constituents in their districts and ask. Don Redman is the chair of Waterways and he has the answer. 630-1377

FIND will match 50% of the cost.

[north miami]

By the way,FIND contributed $5,000 towards last month's Coastal Cleanup.

Thank you Noone for bringing that to attention.

Apparently many goings on FIND related including engagement with City Hall,perhaps per usual government wheels in motion however these things often are embedded in relative obscurity.

Great to see here a public forum.

[Noone]

Has anyone in this city of almost a million made one phone call to even check on how many FIND projects are currently identified to move forward? New administration and a new council.

Who will be the city council person that is going to have the guts to just ask for the constituents in their district when it comes to Public Access and Economic opportunity to our St. Johns River our American Heritage River a Federal Initiative.

Jacksonville Waterways Commission meeting in 7 days. Anybody care? 

[Noone]

Jacksonville Waterways Commission meeting in 3 hours. Have you asked your city councilperson about any Waterway Issue for your district? Any dredging for your creek? There was a special Waterways FIND subcommittee meeting to identify canoe and kayak launches. The meeting was 2 1/2 hours. HUGE ANNOUNCEMENTS coming.

What will we be telling our Regional Partners? JAXCOMMERCE are you excited?

Jerry Mallot lets kayak Hogans Creek. I'm serious.

Boyer, Love, My early picks as being pro active for river access. Just ask for your constituents and you will receive. River Oaks Park......A slam dunk

Redman, Gaffney, Have abandoned their constituents. Pocket Parks- Pocket Piers. It will be 3 years in December when I approached the Commissioners of the Florida Inland Navigation District about the potential of the use of a Waterfront Public Access street end and their guidance to me was that you need a sponsor. A city councilmember. Mike Messiano the Duval County representative has been super. In a city of almost 1 million not one city councilmember has stepped up to the plate.

Jacksonville is a joke. We are about to lose city council oversite Downtown with redistricting and a total Govt. Takeover by a new Authority and that will include Public Access and Economic opportunity to our St. Johns River our American Heritage. River.

Palms Fish Camp? What a disaster.

Has any councilmember asked about a FIND project for their constituents? Does anybody care? 630-1377 call and ask. Don Redman is the chair of Waterways and was at the special Waterways Find subcommittee meeting so he knows what is on the list.  Somebody, anybody, please make a call and report back on this thread. If you are outside of Duval county you will then have a better understanding of how the Public Trust is being just totally crushed in this community. I'm serious.

Anybody want to kayak Downtown?

Commissioners of FIND go to the front of the line.
Regional Partners.

Be concerned. I'm scared to death

Will we be saying

VISIT JACKSONVILLE
          or
DON"T VISIT JACKSONVILLE

[Garden guy]

With Redman at the helm...does anything happen or does he sit on his ass and gossip all day like in the shop?...I can't see much getting done...fairly anyways.

[Noone]

With Redman at the helm...does anything happen or does he sit on his ass and gossip all day like in the shop?...I can't see much getting done...fairly anyways.

Redman, Up until now has done nothing. And Jacksonville History will show this. He can still do something.

Regardless, Ricker was at the 10/12 Jacksonville Waterways Commission meeting and after the meeting his request was heard and my hats off to him for showing up and asking.

In the months ahead this will be moving forward. Who will be the city council member that will be recognized throughout the East Coast of the state of Florida for personally sponsoring legislation that will tell Governor Scott and the world that Jacksonville is open for business. Everyone is Making It Happen.

[DuvalHusky]

Not actively pursuing FIND is a pound foolish since we already pay into the program in the general budget. By tendering applications to the Commission, we are merely recouping dollars already paid in.

In fairness to Redman, he has been preoccupied helping the JSO verify that peaceable assemblies have proper permits. Determining the future of our greatest natural resource is far less important than making sure Hemming Plaza is protected. 

[Noone]

In 3 days Jacksonville Waterways Commission meeting 9:30 in council chambers. Open to the Public.  Will be asking that Chelsea St. be added to the FIND List for future project consideration. Who will be the Jacksonville Waterway Commission member that will Make It Happen?

[Noone]

Jacksonville Waterways Commission meeting in 3 hours. Has any city council member submitted a FIND project for the constituents in their district?

Has anyone even tried? Will the overhead monitor be fixed in council chambers? Was out at the last Jacksonville Waterways meeting and city council last night. Two months in a row.

Who wants to be a 501-c?

[Noone]

Regional Partners. Don't look to us for guidance. The true excitement is what you see other counties doing to promote Public Access and economic opportunity for their constituents.

After attending a gathering of the commissioners of FIND last week you want to tell everyone.

Visit St. Johns county- Especially the Pier

[fieldafm]

There is a new bill being circulated that expands land ownership over water, which could potentially further limit waterway access (even if you are floating in the river).

[north miami]

There is a new bill being circulated that expands land ownership over water, which could potentially further limit waterway access (even if you are floating in the river).

local or state??  Submerged lands lease??    ultimately a state matter/Trustees/State Constitution

Navigable waters are public.       
Public Trust Doctrine. Upheld. Come to think of it,we are past due another attempt.....current political environment ripe for attempted Raid......will the stage shift to NE Florida?

[Noone]

There is a new bill being circulated that expands land ownership over water, which could potentially further limit waterway access (even if you are floating in the river).

No more kayaking under the Hyatt.