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A flip-flop, flippity-flop on the Snyder Memorial Building

Published September 14, 2006 in Opinion      Digg Digg   Share this article on Facebook Share on Facebook   twitterTweet this!   Open printer friendly version of this article Print Article

Regarding the conveyance - a fancy word for "free gift" - of the Snyder Memorial  Church building to the Fire & Police Pension Fund, the Mayor backed down on  Tuesday night - and just in the nick of time. Right before City Council met this  past Tuesday to vote on approval of the conveyance/gift, Peyton pulled the  Snyder building out of the deal. We can only think it is because of the pressure  he had started to receive from groups such as this one. So Peyton changed his  mind again. And we are glad to hear it.

I know many people have called Peyton a flip-flopper -- one who just cannot make  up his mind on issues. I think part of the reason is he is just an ineffective  leader in general. I think a larger reason though is that he is surrounded by a  good old boy system and advisors who subscribe to this backwater form of  government. So they tell him, "Yeah, it would be OK to just give this property  away...no one will care." And he follows their advice and it blows up in his  face again. But still, it is his fault. He chose his advisors and every day  makes a decision whether to continue following their advice.  

Getting back to the idea of just giving city land away. A free gift here and  there - why should the taxpayers care? Especially with a huge surplus in our  county budget. We do still have that surplus, right? Oh yeah - that was under  the last mayor.
 
Synder Fun Fact:
 
 The city is getting raped by contractor J. Register Co., Inc. who is replacing  the roof of the historic building. They are only charging the city $385,000.00.  For a roof replacement.
 
 
  

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» 3 Comments

Jason

September 14, 2006, 08:56:53 AM

Would the State be happy about the City of Jax giving away a building that they helped fund repairs of?  I don't think so.

Sue Star

September 17, 2006, 12:12:22 PM

Was this a Music Hall? If it was  and still is, it should be for the public use of the  people in this city to practice and perform music. Jacksonville has been home to a lot of famous musicians, and we could really be doing something for the whole community to have some kind of Music Museum of Jacksonville Performers in this beautiful Historical Building. Fans of Lynyrd Skynyrd (Hall of Fame) and all those other famous performers would love to come to the hometown of those performers and see the Museum. You are right I do not want the building given away when we have all, including the State, paid so much to repair it, and it could be put to good use for the public.

ricotta park

September 18, 2006, 09:33:54 AM

A music museum / performance space is a GREAT idea. Why can't the city just put it to good, community use and make it a space for us? The cost could be relatively low and it would benefit downtown...
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