Jacksonville "The City You Can Trash"!

[Cheshire Cat]

The title of this thread comes from a friend who made the statement after seeing my fb post about this mascot.  Yes, it's a trash can and yes someone though this was a good idea.  My understanding is it came into being as a part of the effort of Denise Lee and others and is the "mascot" to fight blight.  What it cost or who came up with the idea I have not investigate yet but I do know how this should be categorized.  It should be filed in the "someone needs their head examined" file of local mascots. 

This thing needs to be put in a closet and kept there, not promoted.  Lord have mercy Jacksonville.  A trashcan!

Jax Daily Record

The city's newest mascot will be in attendance 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at the tire and sign buyback event in Lot J at EverBank Field. Call 630-CITY for details.The caped can is scheduled to get a name next week[/quote}

[coredumped]

Anyone remember these ads:

https://www.youtube.com/v/rLaGIW7r0jI

[Noone]

Fight Blight because it's right.

2015-377  Active legislation. Introduced by Yarborough and Jones both term limited out.

[I-10east]

That old Don't trash Jacksonville commercial reminded me of the Everest Commercial that aired years later; Both 'hard hitting & edgy'. LMAO 

[David]

Anyone remember these ads:

https://www.youtube.com/v/rLaGIW7r0jI

Heh wasn't there a loud mouth one too? "HEY YOU, LITTER TOSSIN TRASH MAKING GARBAGE FACE! DON'T TRASH JACKSONVILLE!"

It was something along those lines but I can't find anything online about it.