Jacksonville's leaders outdone again!

[thebrokenforum]

I think I already know the answer to this question but...why doesn't the media do more investigative reporting on what the city is doing or not doing? I mean, they are certainly reactionary, i.e. reporting press conferences and meetings but why do none of them seem to be interested in shining a spotlight on city hall and actually asking questions...like many of the questions posted here.

It seems elementary but a lot of people have these very same questions yet, no one is asking them. Much of what is posted on this board would put TU headlines to shame. Are investigative reporters merely characters you see in movies? Does no one have the guts to do it?

[tufsu1]

tufsu1, we should sit down and discuss this one of these days.  This is one of the reasons I'm so passionate about seeing rail return down the S-Line.  Better infrastructure and maintenance of public property can reduce crime.  In fact, I'd be willing to debate, attacking the situation in this manner can be more effective than the Jacksonville Journey plan of hiring more cops, which only serves as a reaction to the problem, rather than curing the atmosphere that breeds it.

Lake...I agree....some projects (like premium urban transit) can be a huge catlyst for social change.

I was just trying to make a general point that some on this site seem to think that everything is solved by building the next really tall building! 

[Coolyfett]

If anyone cares, the mayor's email is jpeyton@coj.net

Does he really check that email?? I got some words for the turtle, but I don't wanna write if he doesn't really read.

[Coolyfett]

B-Ham is trying to get the Olympics?? That's news. Its interesting reading how many of the politicians don't live near downtown. Figures as much. This Tony guy sounds interesting....I never heard the name before.  The mayor's office is not interested in rail? Is that because the mayor's office can afford to keep their tanks full? Duval County School Board should be handling that read to the kids thing. Godbold & Hazouri (my elementary years) never read to me and my classmates doubt we needed them to either. YOU WILL NEVER EVER GET RID OF CRIME......but you CAN slow it down by giving potential criminals something else to do. Can't commit crimes if you are at work.....Can't plan/commit crimes if you don't have idle time to waste. Jacksonville is not busy enough...because the leaders are not busy and don't stay on the grind....They like to take it EEEEEEAAAASSSSY. "SLOW N STEADY WINS THE RACE".......The attitude of the leaders trinkles down to the citizens. "SLOW N STEADY"

"Sitting on the dock of a bay watching the tiiiiiiiiiide roll away....Sitting on a dock of the bay WASTING TIIIIIIIIME."

[jeh1980]

If anyone cares, the mayor's email is jpeyton@coj.net

Does he really check that email?? I got some words for the turtle, but I don't wanna write if he doesn't really read.
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Whoa, wait a minute! That don't sound very good. I know there had to be some kind of explaination concerning our Mayor. I believe that he will listen and pay attention to us soon enough. I'm not trying to sound like a wimp, but give the man some time...or should I say, give the man a break! 

[thelakelander]

This may throw a grenade in Birmingham's plans to host the olympics and get streetcars up and running.

Feds arrest Birmingham mayor on bribery charges

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The mayor of Alabama's largest city, Larry Langford, was arrested Monday on federal bribery and fraud charges connected to a multibillion-dollar sewer bond deal that has driven the surrounding county to the brink of bankruptcy.

Federal prosecutors in Birmingham said Langford, Montgomery investment banker Bill Blount and lobbyist Al LaPierre were charged in the 101-count indictment released Monday. The charges also include money laundering and filing false tax returns.

Langford is accused of receiving $230,000 in bribes from Blount, some of them routed through LaPierre, to influence the bond deals while Langford was president of the Jefferson County Commission. Blount's firm made $7.1 million in fees from the bond work.

full article: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/birmingham_mayor

[ProjectMaximus]

This may through a grenade in Birmingham's plans to host the olympics and get streetcars up and running.

Feds arrest Birmingham mayor on bribery charges

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The mayor of Alabama's largest city, Larry Langford, was arrested Monday on federal bribery and fraud charges connected to a multibillion-dollar sewer bond deal that has driven the surrounding county to the brink of bankruptcy.

Federal prosecutors in Birmingham said Langford, Montgomery investment banker Bill Blount and lobbyist Al LaPierre were charged in the 101-count indictment released Monday. The charges also include money laundering and filing false tax returns.

Langford is accused of receiving $230,000 in bribes from Blount, some of them routed through LaPierre, to influence the bond deals while Langford was president of the Jefferson County Commission. Blount's firm made $7.1 million in fees from the bond work.

full article: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/birmingham_mayor

Yeah, I came across that article yesterday. I have some friends from Birmingham and when I first told them about streetcars and the olympics months ago, well, they laughed and said many people think the mayor is crazy. Maybe he's dreaming big, but Birmingham and the state of Alabama had too many problems to be doing what he was doing right now. Particularly with the state being bankrupt and all...

[Ocklawaha]

I heard Peyton has put us down for the Winter Olympic's for 2022.

OCKLAWAHA