Jacksonville: A city without a vision
So far – as of yesterday – Jacksonville’s local elections have a pathetic voter turnout. Only about 75,000 people have cast their vote which is a measly 12% of the population of Jacksonville. Check out the statistics here: https://www.duvalelections.com/Election-Information/Voter-Turnout So why do you think the casting of ballots is so low? I have a thought […]
Downtown Revitalization: Are we beating a dead horse?
Downtown “revitalization” has been a topic in City Hall for as long as I can remember. In the 1940s, Mayor Haydon Burns led an effort to clean up the city, especially the waterfront, where aged and unsightly docks ruined the view of the magnificent river. Burns parlayed that into “The Jacksonville Story,” which earned him […]