Bitter Editorial About All The Potential: Rob Middleton

[Metro Jacksonville]

Bitter Editorial About All The Potential: Rob Middleton



Echoing a very widespread and angry feeling that has become common amongst the visionary class of Jacksonville, Rob Middleton vents a little steam about a City that has everything at its fingertips necessary to become a great city but chooses to stay a coal rather than become a diamond.  Join us after the jump for some zeitgeisty rage.

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[UNFurbanist]

This should be sent to city council, the mayor and every independent authority signed by every citizen in Jax!

[Bativac]

Bitter, but 100% on point.

[ProjectMaximus]

hahaha. pretty funny.

[marksjax]

Spot on!

[CCMjax]

Ha ha!  Let's do a study on it . . . and then shelve it . . . and do a study on something else, it's the Jacksonville way!

[vicupstate]

It goes along with our city motto, "In Ten Years Things Will Be Great!!"

Better City Motto, because in 10 years, it won't be any different:

Jacksonville: Come see our Blueprints! 

or perhaps...

Our taxes are as low as our Quality of life!

[Houseboat Mike]

This should be sent to city council, the mayor and every independent authority signed by every citizen in Jax!

+1000000

[SuzySpringfield]

Our taxes are as low as our Quality of life!

YAS!

[Intuition Ale Works]

Just a correction but Charlotte does not have an HRO.

http://www.hrc.org/blog/charlotte-city-council-schedules-non-discrimination-vote-for-february-22

[obie1]

Our taxes are as low as our Quality of life!

QFT

[marty904]

Been here exactly 2 years now, as a downtown business owner and resident, up from Orlando... have to say, every point in his rant was dead on.  I was excited at first but now just... not.  At least the traffic ain't as bad 

[MusicMan]

You should take the word "BITTER" out of the title of this thread.  It's not necessarily bitter, but it sure is 100% honest.

How about :  "Honest Editorial About all the Wasted Potential"

I have blogged on here numerous times about how the Berkman II is a perfect symbol for Jacksonville's Downtown.........................

[cindy394]

I attended the Historical Council of Realtors luncheon at the Laura Street Trio today.  Lovely space and it was interesting to hear the plans and intentions from the developer, Steve Akins. No doubt the plans have merit and no way should these buildings be lost like most of our historical buildings downtown.  Not sure that the community gets that the city has to have the political will and resources to preserve and restore whats left (very little) of our historical skyline.  I heard that the mayor has put a moratorium on ANY spending while the pension issues are resolved, so Laura Street buildings sit empty and continue their downward slide.  Truly a one horse town apparently.  So much potential to create a walkable, attractive community in whats left of our urban landscape.  We keep talking about the success of Brooklyn but i see empty fields with rows of commercial buildings obstructing the river access and views and some flashy new apartments.  The history? the older homes?  all plowed under.  Same with Lavilla. We are good at demolition and "laying the groundwork" for exciting plans but restoring, preserving and building on the resources we already have?  theres the rub. Revitalization should not be annihilation.

[SunKing]

i hosted an out of town group this week from the likes of Boston, Philly, NYC and S. Florida.  I heard nothing but genuine positive comments on the livability and beauty of our fair city.
You couldn't pay me enough money to move to a lily white, corporate town like Charlotte.