Live Blogging@1:30PM. "Mayor to Take Action on Courthouse Furniture"

[Ralph W]

The city has been cutting positions left and right for some time now. Take, for instance, the Building Dept. Last time I walked those halls the place was a ghost town. Lots of empty chairs and desks.

I recommend Mayor Brown take Judge Moran by the hand and walk him through that department. Ought to be something there that would strike his fancy and save some money.

Then go floor by floor, office by office through all city departments and see if there is more furniture unused and gathering dust. I had the opportunity to visit another office - former city employee W. Geiger. Nice conference room with nice furniture. What a waste. Chairs and conference table that would do very well in our new courthouse.

[Timkin]

I  understand his point, but its time to move on. Im a sick of this courthouse. hopefully the council gets enough votes so we can move on. This courthouse has been a mess ever since peyton took office.

Lets get a couple Jackhammers and go fix that mess, Duval Dude

[mtraininjax]

sorry...but its a really bad policy (albeit popular with the people) move to go against a 17-1 vote of City Council...and politically speaking, its likely to hurt some of his bigger priorities (like the DIA).

+1

750k is not even 1% of the city budget and its a one-time purchase. Hey Kudos to the mayor for angering another State Agency (the judges are actually paid by the State, but each county is responsible for having facilities for them to legislate). It will not get easier for him, he has issues at the Public Defender's office as well as Angela Corey and her issues with the new State Attorney location.

So when our great city gets screwed again at the State level, I'll look at this issue as part of the reason. Again, inexperience on the part of a guy who is getting bad advice or none from people in the know. Peyton made his share of mistakes too, but its how you learn and move on from them that matter. You can only show up and Rah Rah at events for so long until people begin to realize the campaigner is not the same as the actual mayor.

[copperfiend]

Did he cave on the bridge for the State Attorney? About $750,000, not including the inevitable cost over-runs or change orders.

I am pretty sure the bridge is a no-go.

They had talked about a street level covered walkway. I'd just give Corey and her team some umbrellas instead.

[JeffreyS]

sorry...but its a really bad policy (albeit popular with the people) move to go against a 17-1 vote of City Council...and politically speaking, its likely to hurt some of his bigger priorities (like the DIA).

+1

750k is not even 1% of the city budget and its a one-time purchase. Hey Kudos to the mayor for angering another State Agency (the judges are actually paid by the State, but each county is responsible for having facilities for them to legislate). It will not get easier for him, he has issues at the Public Defender's office as well as Angela Corey and her issues with the new State Attorney location.

So when our great city gets screwed again at the State level, I'll look at this issue as part of the reason. Again, inexperience on the part of a guy who is getting bad advice or none from people in the know. Peyton made his share of mistakes too, but its how you learn and move on from them that matter. You can only show up and Rah Rah at events for so long until people begin to realize the campaigner is not the same as the actual mayor.

So you saying for politics the Mayor should cave and come out with what a statement that says " there is no possible way that even one chair in the previous courthouse is fit to support one bottom. As mayor I will make sure there is enough new leather smell to fill all six blocks of this mammoth sprawville leviathan in the middle of our downtown".

It may be a little penny wise and pound foolish but finally someone in our city government has taken the stand that at some point we have to stop the bleeding with this project and we all should support that.

Waiting to stop or start spending money on any project until there will be absolutely no gripes is a fools errand.