(01-06-2023, 11:48 AM)carp8dm Wrote:

(01-06-2023, 09:23 AM)americus 2.0 Wrote: TIIC (the idiots in charge) of moving the city forward haven't budged in decades and they won't anytime soon. There is too much of the good old boy network still around for anything to happen. It is the South after all.

I just moved to the Jacksonville area 4 years ago.  It's hard to see how the area near the stadium is in such disrepair.  We're an NFL city, for crying out loud.  I just wish it wasn't so "good old boy" as you describe it.  After all, if the city begins to develop and look like an actual modern city, wouldn't the good old boys also prosper from all the advancement and investment into the city??

I honestly just don't get it...

It is slowly changing.

My money says, that area looks a lot different 8 years from now. 

Khan is spearheading 4 different downtown developments including the shipyards near the stadium. 

For decades there was a faction that prevented downtown development  - and their influence has faded in recent years. 
It will take time, but change is slowly getting a foothold downtown. 

I don't want to open up the full can of worms. It turns political too quickly and that stuff has its own forum for a reason. 
Let's just say the Jags, their ownership, and those partnering with them will be part of a catalyst for good things happening in Jax in the years to come.

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