(02-18-2019, 08:02 PM)Caldrac Wrote: What do you think Khan and the city need to do stadium wise? I honestly think they just need to win out more consistently. Jacksonville is growing exponentially. Almost too much. It's crowded no matter where I go now in this city. Nearly 9 years ago when I bought my home on the older side of Kernan. It was pretty barren. Now the roads are being extended. The Kernan Square area that only had The Academy to claim now has an entire apartment complex not too far from it along with a 711, Earth Fare, Bell's, L.A Fitness, etc.

They're now adding another apartment complex on the other end towards my neighborhood where it ties into Ft. Caroline. And it doesn't look like they're slowing down. The Tamaya Community is supposed to be a huge, new neighborhood and there's also a big clearing of woods they're knocking down where Kernan and Beach Boulevard meet where the overpass is.

I think our city will be fine population wise. Just need a WINNER in that stadium on gamedays to get the city pumped up again.

It's growing like crazy on the Westside/Clay county area, as well. There's new neighborhoods popping up all the time. 

Unfortunately, there's still a large contingent of short-sighted voters in Duval who want a new stadium paid for in entirety by Shad Khan. They see a stadium as the exclusive domain of the Jaguars, without giving one iota of consideration of its other uses throughout the year. Perhaps incoming populations, and winning more, can sway the rubes. Some of them absolutely loath Khan and the Jags. I just don't get it. 

Personally, I would loooove to see something like the new Atlanta stadium here. A retractable roof would be ideal for hot Sept/Oct days, and cooler Nov/Dec days. But that's an impossible dream. Raising that kind of fundage, with an internationally recognizable sponsor is way beyond Jacksonville for the next couple of decades.

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